Hayley Westenra Lyrics

8. The Last Rose Of Summer

'Tis the last rose of summer 
Left blooming all alone, 
All her lovely companions 
Are faded and gone. 
No flower of her kindred, 
No rose bud is nigh, 
To reflect back her blushes, 
And give sigh for sigh. 

I’ll not leave thee, thou lone one, 
To pine on the stem. 
Since the lovely are sleeping, 
Go sleep now with them. 
Thus kindly I scatter 
Thy leaves over the bed 
Where thy mates of the garden 
Lie scentless and dead. 

So soon may I follow 
When friendships decay, 
And from love’s shining circle 
The gems drop away! 
When true hearts lie withered 
And fond ones are flown 
Oh! Who would inhabit 
This bleak world alone?

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