ADD: Farewell my Friends (Dick Miles)

Subject: Farewell my Friends DickMiles
From: The Sandman
Date: 14 Aug 19 - 12:49 PM

Here is a song[self composed 1980s] that people are welcome to sing if they feel inclined.I havr just revived it and put it back in my repertoire.

A vale of tranquillity, as the curtain comes down
The stars brightly greet us as the silence surrounds
each song that we sang fond memory records
Like the stars in the night sky ,all of one accord.
Chorus Farewell my friends once more
As the night gets spent and our voices blend
Farewell my friends once more
2. The hours quickly passing nowthe fire gets low
The embers still glowing as we stir up the coals
So we sang the last song ,each chorus a bond
In harmony united all singing one song
3.The fiddler cast spells as she bowed away time.
We drank down the music far stronger than wine.
But the memories live on from the chalice of song
Of this night spent together before we move on
4.united togeter combining as one
Let us part in agreement, trough the power of song
All people in peace our voices concord
Like the stars in the night sky all of one accord

Copyright Dick Miles 1987, tune from my song book Sailors Dream, available www.dickmiles.com or on cd around the harbour town.www.dickmiles.com

Subject: RE: ADD: Farewell my Friends (Dick Miles)
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Aug 19 - 03:23 PM

re

Subject: RE: ADD: Farewell my Friends (Dick Miles)
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 16 Aug 19 - 05:55 PM

As a taster maybe you could put the chorus on YouTube or your website?

Subject: RE: ADD: Farewell my Friends (Dick Miles)
From: The Sandman
Date: 17 Aug 19 - 08:20 AM

thanks i must see if i can gett it added to the website,ido not have the wherewithal to put up tracks on you tube any more

Subject: RE: ADD: Farewell my Friends (Dick Miles)
From: GUEST,Starship
Date: 06 May 20 - 12:03 PM

Farewell My Friends (written by Dick Miles,

1) A vale of tranquility as the curtain comes down,
The stars brightly greet us as the silence surrounds,
Each song that we sang, fond memory records,
Like the stars in the night sky all of one accord.

Chorus: Farewell my friends once more,
As the night gets spent and our voices blend,
Farewell my friends once more.

2) The hours quickly passing, now the fire gets low,
The embers still glowing as we stir up the coals,
So we sing the last song, each chorus a bond,
With voices united all singing one song.

Chorus

3) The fiddler cast spells as she bowed away time,
We drank down the music far stronger than wine,
But the memories live on from the chalice of song
Of this night spent together before we move on.

Chorus

4) United together, combining as one,
Let us part in agreement, through the power of song,
All people in peace, our voices concord,
Like the stars in the night sky all of one accord.

Chorus

End

I have changed 'sang' to 'sing' and 'In harmony' to 'With voices' in stanza 2, and corrected a few typos. But it's your song, so please accept my edits as suggestions only. I hope you can get it recorded and onto YouTube at some point because it's a good piece of writing.

Best wishes to you.

Subject: RE: ADD: Farewell my Friends (Dick Miles)
From: The Sandman
Date: 06 May 20 - 01:01 PM

yes sure thats ok it doesnt change the meaning , thanks glad you like it

Subject: RE: ADD: Farewell my Friends (Dick Miles)
From: GUEST,Starship
Date: 06 May 20 - 01:15 PM

I saw it on the thread about your friend who passed on, but I didn't want to intrude there. Condolences, Dick.

Subject: RE: ADD: Farewell my Friends (Dick Miles)
From: GUEST,The Sandman
Date: 28 Apr 22 - 12:43 AM

The song was written when I lived in Suffolk, We used to go to a pub in Earl Soham for a session,
There was a tradtional singer called Tony Harvey, who had been listening, he came up to me and said I have a horse and trap outside, would you sing a song for me on my way home,
I agreed, and sang On One April Morning with Concertina Accompaniment, he was delighted and insisted I had a supper with him, he then stuffed Fifty pounds into my hand, complimented me on my singing, and drove me back to the pub in his horse and trap. He was a generous man and a singer of note himself,
I recall it was a Balmy calm summers evening. A fond memory.