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30 Nov 06 - 08:26 AM (#1896447) Subject: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: fogie Come all ye! I'm looking for a selection of songs of this ilk, and I won't restrict it to trad folk. I was thinking of such songs as THE PARTING GLASS and ALONG THE ROADS OF TIME and others sprang to mind such as AULD LANG SYNE, LOCH LOMOND as well as (stretching it a bit) LONG MAY YOU RUN -Neil Young, and Abba's WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, although THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO is more emotionally akin to the original entries. There's GOODBYE TO BARN AND STACK AND TREE from A Shropshire Lad, and ADIEU SWEET LOVELY NANCY. I don't want the songs to be addressed to dead partners, both individuals have to be alive, and I'm not looking for every pop/soul/tamla hit unless it has a sweet melancholy which I think is found in the above examples. Adieu and luck be with ye! |
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30 Nov 06 - 08:30 AM (#1896450) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Nick I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor |
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30 Nov 06 - 08:44 AM (#1896459) Subject: Lyr Add: FOR THE SPECIAL FRIENDS (Iain Mackintosh) From: eddie1 A great song written by the late Iain Mackintosh is "For The Special Friends! I've tried to write a song about the things I've seen and done And the places that I've been to on the way But I'd need another year and I'd need another beer To tell you all about those yesterdays. Ch It's not the towns I've been to that make my life so fine It's not the beer, the whisky or the wine The towns are just the places I go to meet my friends So this song's for those special friends of mine. The friends who make me welcome when I come into their home For home is where I lay my banjo down Say "Hello Iain glad you're here, have some wine or have some beer Sit down, take of your shoes and stay around". Ch We'll maybe sing a song or two but just if that's the mood We'll talk of other friends and days gone by Of the happy times, the sad times, the bad times and the good And before we say goodnight the bottle's dry. Ch I wake up in the morning with some ideas for a song And put some lines together as I drive Of how good it was to see you when you opened up the door And how difficult it is to say goodbye. Ch For many of us, Iain was one of "The Special Friends" Eddie |
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30 Nov 06 - 09:04 AM (#1896470) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Keith A of Hertford Love Farewell |
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30 Nov 06 - 09:06 AM (#1896472) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Keith A of Hertford Many songs in under "farewell" |
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30 Nov 06 - 09:30 AM (#1896483) Subject: Lyr Add: THE NIGHT IS YOUNG (Colum Sands) From: GUEST,Henryp Goodnight Song on Blue Murder's No One Stands Alone. Colin Irwin, in his book "In Search of Albion", drove over the North Yorkshire Moors playing this and wondering if he should choose it for his own funeral! "Jim Boyes' perfectly-judged Goodnight Song is the perfect closer. Keep the tissues handy." BBC Radio 2 Folk website. The night is young by Colum Sands from ALL MY WINDING JOURNEYS Chorus: Rest for a while now the night is young The time is short and the road is long Tell me a story I'll sing you a song For tomorrow the road will be calling us on Don't let your journey be stopped at the start There are times when your feet have to follow your heart But the faster you travel the less you can see And the more that you have the less you can be Chorus Look for the house with the smile at the door Where we sat round the table and danced on the floor Found warmth at the fire and came back for more There was grass on the chimney and a lock on the door Chorus So let the reel have its turn and the song its refrain And here's to the day when we all meet again And long may the sun shine wherever you are But you'll still need the darkness to show you the stars Chorus |
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30 Nov 06 - 09:35 AM (#1896486) Subject: Lyr Add.: BOUND TO GO (Ian McCalman) From: bfdk Here's a candidate :-) Bound to Go (Ian McCalman) We are some lowland travellers and now we must away It's hello and goodbye are the words that we must say We might see you in the spring-time when the streams do melt and flow So come all good people we're all bound to go Bound to go Bound to go So farewell good people we're all bound to go The road we've come was hard and long from coast to foreign coast It's hello and goodbye are the words we'll use the most We might see you in the autumn when the leaves are falling low So come all good people we're all bound to go Bound to go Bound to go So farewell good people we're all bound to go We have laughed and danced and sang a bit, our loves have come and gone It's hello and goodbye are the words that linger on We might see you in the winter driving through the sleet and the snow So come all good people we're all bound to go Bound to go Bound to go So farewell good people we're all bound to go And when journeying days are over and the salt hangs on us all It's hello and goodbye are the words that we'll recall And we'll give a thought to a thousand friends all those we've come to know So come all good people we're all bound to go Bound to go Bound to go So farewell good people we're all bound to go This is the version that Davy Steele sings on Ian McCalman's CD Singular. Best wishes, Bente |
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30 Nov 06 - 10:19 AM (#1896510) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST,Bob Coltman Too numerous to mention...parting songs are a huge dimension of traditional song, literally hundreds stem from every region of Britain and America, let alone Canada, Australia, not to mention non-Anglo-American traditions. A few favorites that come to mind: The Dawning of the Morning (Irish) My Dearest Dear (Appalachian, Sharp) Ten Thousand Mile (Sandburg/Burl Ives) Farewell to Tarwathie (Scots) Swansea Town (Welsh) Goodbye, Old Paint, I'm a-Leavin' Cheyenne (cowboy) Goodbye, My Honey, I'm Gone (Grant Bros. and others) Country music's loaded with them. You could start with this and work forward in time: You've Been a Friend to Me (Uncle Dave Macon and others) Traditional and modern blues songs would have to be included, a few at random being: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon Jefferson) Yellow Dog Blues (Sam Collins) Lost Lover Blues (Lottie Kimbrough) Leaving Home Blues (Walter Rhodes) If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down the Road (Skip James) From folk-rock, a couple of notables: Who'll Buy Your Chickens When I'm Gone / Paul Clayton's Who's Gonna Buy You Ribbons and the song based on it, Dylan's Don't Think Twice Clapton's "Layla" is one of the most shattering -- though it may not fit your definition of "parting," that's surely what it's about. Obviously there are many more, this is just off the top of the head. Bob |
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30 Nov 06 - 10:24 AM (#1896512) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST,Peter Taylor One of my favourites is Beyond the Distant Hills by Lawrence Dean, recorded by Martyn Wyndham-Read on Oceans in the Sky |
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30 Nov 06 - 10:34 AM (#1896518) Subject: Lyr Add: THE GOODNIGHT SONG (from Blue Murder) From: JennyO Here's a really nice one that is being used by the fabulous Wheeze & Suck Band as their closing song - it gives me goose bumps. They will be performing at my folk club next week. The Goodnight Song (Sung by Blue Murder with Jim Boyes singing lead on their album No One Stands Alone.) Chorus (after each verse): So goodnight my friends as the dawn comes pale And the Eastern wind brings the threat of gale Keep a hold on hope through the darkest vale And we'll meet further on down the road I have travelled far from this island strand From the icy wastes to the burning sand Ploughed the raging sea, seen the verdant land Been at home in a place far away Many differences but much the same Though the ways are strange and have different names But a friendly face breaks a thousand chains And a smile breaks the lock on the door We have joined in song, laughed a night away Swapped out tales of woe, kept the clouds at bay In the morning clear will be on our way But we'll meet further on down the road So lets drink a health to good times gone by When our spirits soared and we touched the sky And we'll bid farewell but not goodbye And we'll meet further on down the road Chorus: So goodnight my friends as the dawn comes pale And the Eastern wind brings the threat of gale |:Keep a hold on hope through the darkest vale And we'll meet further on down the road:| |
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30 Nov 06 - 02:44 PM (#1896742) Subject: Lyr Add: BIRDS WERE SINGING OF YOU (Carter Family) From: GLoux From the Carter Family: THE BIRDS WERE SINGING OF YOU A DI heard the birds a-singing Out among the trees and dew And all the birds, my darling Were singing, were singing of you. D AI think of you in the daytime I dream of you by night I wake and wish you were here, love, And tears are blinding my sight. The flowers that slumber so sweetly The stars above the blue Oh heaven itself, my darling Is thinking, is thinking of you. Chorus: Is thinking, is thinking of you, my love Is thinking, thinking of you Oh heaven itself, my darling Is thinking, is thinking of you. I opened my window so gently Looked out on the dreaming view And all the world, my darling Was sighing, was sighing for you. Chorus: Was sighing, sighing for you, my love Was sighing, sighing for you And all the world, my darling Was sighing, was sighing for you Recorded 11/25/30 Memphis, Tn |
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30 Nov 06 - 02:46 PM (#1896746) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Peace "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You" |
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30 Nov 06 - 03:50 PM (#1896816) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: bobad "He Was A Friend Of Mine" |
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30 Nov 06 - 04:03 PM (#1896833) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Effsee Ae fond kiss, and then we sever, Ae fareweel, alas, forever, Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met, never parted, We had ne'er been broken-herted. R.Burns. |
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30 Nov 06 - 05:24 PM (#1896904) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST,Elizabeth The emigrant's farewell/ Farewell my love, remember me |
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30 Nov 06 - 05:43 PM (#1896914) Subject: Lyr Add: FAREWELL TO LOCHABER From: OtherDave Hard to believe this isn't in the DT database. I've copied the lyrics below from those posted on the forum by The Walrus, back in 2001. I recall a story that Bonnie Prince Charlie, long after Culloden, heard some exiles singing this, and he burst into tears. Probably a legend, but my kind of legend. Lochaber is a region around Fort William, in the Highlands of Scotland. It includes Moidart, when Prince Charlie landed; Glenfinnan, where he rallied supporters of his father's claim to kingship; Glencoe; and the 'small isles' of Eigg, Rum, Muck, and Canna. Here's a link to another version of the lyrics, along with a midi and some background: http://www.contemplator.com/scotland/lochaber.html FAREWELL TO LOCHABER Farewell to Lochaber and farewell, my Jean, Where heartsome with thee, I habe many days been, For Lochaber no more, Lochaber no more, We'll maybe return to Lochaber no more. These tears that I shed, they are all for my dear, And no' for the dangers attending on war, Though borne on rough seas to a far bloody shore, Maybe to return to Lochaber no more. Though hurricanes rise and rise every wind They'll ne'er make a tempest like that in my mind. Though loudest of thunder on louder waves roar, There's nothing like leaving my love on the shore. To leave thee behind me, my heart is sair pained, By ease that's inglorious no fame can be gained, And beauty and love's the reward of the brave, And I must deserve it before I can crave, Then glory, my Jean, maun plead my excuse, Since honour commands me, how can I refuse? For without it I ne'er can have merit for thee, And without thy favour I'd better not be. I gae then, my lass, tae win honour and fame, And if I should luck to come gloriously hame, A heart I will bring thee with love running o'er, And then I'll leave thee and Lochaber no more. |
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30 Nov 06 - 05:54 PM (#1896923) Subject: Lyr Add: THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME FOR LEAVING From: Bert Here's one of mine ---------------------------------------- THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME FOR LEAVING There's never a good time for leaving There's no good time for goodbye There's never a good time for leaving it always makes somebody cry There's never a good time for leaving There's never a good time for going Darling say you won't go There's never a good time for going I'll love you for ever I know There's never a good time for going Darling don't leave me Oh tell me you'll stay stay here beside me for just one more day There's never a good time for leaving There's never a good time for leaving There's no good time for goodbye There's never a good time for leaving it always makes somebody cry There's never a good time for leaving |
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30 Nov 06 - 06:50 PM (#1896975) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: oldhippie "Until We Meet Again" written by Gordon M Edwards, recorded on self titled CD by "Kilkenny Krew" out of StJohns Newfoundland is a good one. |
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30 Nov 06 - 06:57 PM (#1896982) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST,saulgoldie The Last Thing On My Mind by Tom Paxton Early Morning Rain by Gordon Lightfoot and Leavin on a Jet Plane by John Denver quickly come to mind. and The Urge for Going by Tom Rush The Leaving of Liverpool by ?? (as sung by Schooner Fare) |
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01 Dec 06 - 02:51 AM (#1897206) Subject: Lyr Add: THE OUTSIDE TRACK (Henry Lawson) From: GUEST,AnneMC Post - Top - Forum Home - Printer Friendly - Translate Check out the thread for "Outside Track" for the background- including lyrics Chalrie Noble left on it. Subject: RE: Outside Track - Henry Lawson From: Charley Noble Date: 19 May 03 - 07:17 PM Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: OUTSIDE TRACK (Henry Lawson) From: Charley Noble Date: 09 Jun 03 - 08:07 PM I'm not sure how much I've strayed from Gerry Hallom's tune. I have to admit becoming fascinated with finding fragments of "Roddy McCalley" and "Foggy Dew" embedded in his arrangement and I may have added a few other elements in what I've been doing. I've also done some relatively minor "folk processing" of the verses which look like this: Words by Henry Lawson, 1896; original tune by Gerry Hallom © 1982 Primarily from the singing of Margaret Walters and John Warner, Who Was Here?, Feathers & Wedge © 1997 Words and tune modified by Charlie Ipcar, 2002 Key: F (C/5) The Outside Track G----------D----------Em------------D--------G There were ten of us there on that moon-lit quay -----D-----------A--D--G And one on the for'ard hatch; ----D---------Em---------D------------G No straighter man to his mates than he, ----D---------G---D-A No one could be his match; -------------D----G—D--------------------G--D "'Twill be long, old man, 'fore our glass-es clink, ----------------------------------------A 'twill be long 'fore we grasp your hand!" ----------D--------------Em----------D----G Then we dragged him ashore for a final drink, ---------D------------A---------------G Till the whole wide world seemed grand. Chorus: G--------D-----G----D------------------G----D For they marry and go, as the world rolls back, ---------------------------------A They marry and vanish and die; -----------D-----------Em---------D-------G But their spirit shall live on the outside track, ---D------------A-------G As long as the years go by. The port-lights glowed in the morning mist That rolled from the waters so green; And over the railing we grasped his fist As the dark tide came between; We cheered the captain, we cheered the crew, And our own mate, times out of mind; We cheered the land he was going to, And the land he'd left behind. (CHO) We roared Lang Syne as a last farewell, But me heart seemed out of joint; I well remember the hush that fell As the steamer cleared the point; We drifted home through the public bars, We were ten times less by one, Who'd sailed out under the morning stars, Into the rising sun. (CHO) And one by one, and two by two, They've sailed from the quay since then; I've said good-bye to the last I knew, The last of the careless men; And I can't but think that the times we had Were the best times after all, As I turn aside, raise my glass, And drink to this bar-room wall. (CHO) An MP3 sample of how I'm doing this can be accessed from my personal website: Charley Noble Personal Website Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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01 Dec 06 - 03:01 AM (#1897216) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Georgiansilver "The Parting Glass" |
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01 Dec 06 - 04:14 AM (#1897245) Subject: Lyr Add: HERE IS MY HOME (Si Kahn) From: JennyO This is a special one I like to sing near the end of a session: HERE IS MY HOME (Si Kahn) Good friends from whom we now must part, Where are we bound? Your hands and voices lift my heart; Here is my home. CHORUS: Come darkness, come light Where are we bound? Come morning, come night Here is my home. For those who work in harmony, Where are we bound? Can learn to live in unity; Here is my home. If we can join ourselves in song, Where are we bound? Our hearts will live when we are gone; Here is my home. The spirit that finds music here Where are we bound? Will sing forever in the air Here is my home. |
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01 Dec 06 - 05:29 AM (#1897278) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST,fogie I can see there are some very appropriate songs here, so thank you all. I should have thought of ae fond kiss,and the songs mentioned by saulgoldie, and have remembered The road to drumleman, and In the Shanendoa Valley. The words above miss so much when parted from the music, and its difficult to feel how melancholy they might be, however Ill take note of the titles and the artists recordings, and hope to make their aquaintance along the road. Many thanks so far. |
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01 Dec 06 - 07:57 AM (#1897341) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: The Walrus "Here to the Next to Die", "Farewell Shanty", "Goodbye-ee" "The Highlanders' Farewell to Sicily" Any use? W |
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01 Dec 06 - 08:59 AM (#1897400) Subject: Lyr Add: KEEP YOU IN PEACE (Sarah Morgan) From: Saro Here's one of mine to add to your store (chorus inspired by a Celtic blessing): ^^ KEEP YOU IN PEACE © Sarah Morgan 1992 Warm be the sun that shines upon you Soft be the winds as they breathe on you Smooth be the roads that rise before you Keep you in peace till we meet again. May you have shelter in storm to hide you, May you have stars in the night to guide you May you have ever a friend beside you, Keep you in peace till we meet again. Warm be the sun that shines upon you Soft be the winds as they breathe on you Smooth be the roads that rise before you Keep you in peace till we meet again. May you not lack for good bread to feed you, May you not lack for good hope to speed you, And for your singing, a heart to heed you, Keep you in peace till we meet again. Warm be the sun that shines upon you Soft be the winds as they breathe on you Smooth be the roads that rise before you Keep you in peace till we meet again. Keep you in peace till we meet again. Best wishes Sarah |
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01 Dec 06 - 09:13 AM (#1897416) Subject: Lyr Add: GO OFF ON YOUR WAY (Ronnie MacEachern From: OtherDave One of the most poignant songs of departure I know is Ronnie MacEachern's elegaic "Go Off on Your Way." Here's what he says about it himself, in "The Cape Breton Song Collection" (1985):
So he decided to write a song with actual people's names in it. The verses are filled with them, interwoven with the chorus: Here's a song now for the Andersons For the Abbasses and the Arsenaults For the Anthonys and the Annestys, For the Archibalds and the Atkinsons. Go off on your way now And may you find better things Don't wait around till you have no fare to leave. All the best if you're staying All the best if you should choose to leave Here's to kindness on your journey Here's to joy in your new home. He remembers forty or more family names on his way to the last three verses -- the first of which smiles as what might be the most common Cape Breton name: ...Let's tie one on now for the MacIntyres, The MacLeods and the MacInnises, The MacEacherns and the MacDougalls, The MacDonalds and the MacDonalds...and the MacDonalds And with each sunset, they'll be leaving When it rises, some return again Just one penny for each broken heart I'd surely be a millionaire If I said your name, I apologize If I left you out, I apologize Keep on singing if you're up to it Good luck with X, Y, and Z... You can hear Ronnie sing the chorus in this Real Audio clip from the CD Cape Breton by Request, Volume 1. (As you might guess, I too am part of the Cape Breton diaspora) Somehow this brought to mind Ronnie MacEachern's Cape Breton Island elegy, "Go Off on Your Way." If memory serves, this appeared in one of the first versions of the revue, "The Rise and Follies of Cape Breton." Lyrics and music appear in "The Cape Breton Songbook," |
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01 Dec 06 - 10:00 AM (#1897456) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: JennyO I don't think anyone's mentioned this one yet - in the Digitrad: HEALTH TO THE COMPANY |
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01 Dec 06 - 10:29 AM (#1897481) Subject: Lyr Add: ONE MORE SONG From: jiva One of ours too... We quite often finish with this one.. There's an mp3 snippet on our website at: http://www.jiva.co.uk/songs/onemore.htm One More Song © jiva 2004 One more story to be told – one more song to sing One more drink before we go – one more song to sing One more tear, one more smile Who knows what tomorrow may bring? One more drink before we go – one more song to sing Now the day is at an end – one more song to sing Friends will always meet again – one more song to sing One more tear, one more smile Who knows what tomorrow may bring? Friends will always meet again – one more song to sing When you need some company – one more song to sing Keep this in your memory – one more song to sing One more tear, one more smile Who knows what tomorrow may bring? Keep this in your memory – one more song to sing One more tear, one more smile Who knows what tomorrow may bring? Keep this in your memory – one more song to sing One more song to sing One more song to sing |
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01 Dec 06 - 11:05 AM (#1897508) Subject: Lyr Add: HERE'S TO YOU (Alan Bell) From: GUEST,Henryp HERE'S TO YOU (When first we met) Written by Alan Bell of The Taverners, Fylde Folk Festival, Folkus and so much more. Recorded by Cathie Ryan and Niamh Parsons amongst others. When first we met complete awkward strangers. We did not know if we could be friends. How soon we came for to know each other, And now I know we will meet again. Chorus: So here's to you, and our time together. I will share with you a parting glass, And bid adieu with some smile and laughter, Our time apart will be short, and pass. We've talked of dreams and of new tomorrows, Of yesterday and its dark despair. We've had our share of love and sorrow, And now we part as friends who care. A long, long road well it lies before me, And fate will meet me where it will, And through the valleys and over mountains, I will not forget but remember you still. |
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01 Dec 06 - 11:51 AM (#1897554) Subject: Lyr Add: PARTING WALTZ (Wallace "Cheese" Reed) From: Scoville This is a bit clumsy without the music but the Red Stick Ramblers' cover is played on two fiddles and the arrangement alone, without the words, would break your heart: PARTING WALTZ words and music by: Wallace "Cheese" Reed Hey, chèrie mais moi je croyais tu serais venue Oh, bébé, il n'y a pas longtemps mais rencontrés Rencontrés à la maison mais comme les vieux temps chèrie Moi, je croyais tu serais venue avant longtemps Hey, bébé, tu ne me rencontres pas à la maison Comme d'habitude, ça chèrie, il n'y a pas longtemps, mais malheureuse Un jour va venir tu vas venir, tu seras trop tard, chère mignon Moi je ne croyais pas t'aurais fait ça avec ton neg chère bébé Hey Bébé I thought you would have come It hasn't been long since we last met Hey Bébé, you're not coming to meet me at the house As usual, it hasn't been long, but it's unfortunate We met at the house like the old days I thought you would have come by The day is going to come when you will come- you'll be too late, dear cute one I didn 't think you would have done that to your old boy, dear Bébé |
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01 Dec 06 - 11:51 AM (#1897555) Subject: Lyr Add: SLÁN ABHAILE From: OtherDave And speaking of Cathie Ryan, I've always thought it'd be terrific for her to sing a duet with Willie Nelson. I'd like to hear their voices blend in yet another parting (or perhaps parted) song, Slán Abhaile The sun is down, the moon is blue I think they know that I'm missing you But time will heal this heartfelt pain As soon as I see you again... Slán abhaile, slan go foill Beidh mo chroi seo briste gan thú a stór Nó go gcasfad arís orainn Éist is bí ag smaoineamh Ar an gceol 'tá ag teacht Ó mo chroi seo amach Safe home, good luck This heart of mine will be broken without you, my love Until we meet again Listen and be thinking On the music that is coming From the depths of my heart |
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01 Dec 06 - 07:00 PM (#1897899) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: 8_Pints Raise a Glass [Linda Kelly] recorded by Hissyfit on their "Sweet Minerva" CD - written by some special people! Bob vG |
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01 Dec 06 - 07:21 PM (#1897912) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: slowerairs Would suggest NOW IS THE HOUR The Maori Farewell Song. |
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01 Dec 06 - 08:34 PM (#1897959) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Susan of DT There are 260 songs labelled with the key word "parting" in the Digital Tradition |
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02 Dec 06 - 11:15 AM (#1898320) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST Going To The West - sung most beautifully by Kate Brislin and Jodi Stecher. |
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23 Sep 19 - 07:45 PM (#4010115) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Lighter Re "Farewell to Lochaber": James Anthony Gardner, Recollections, ([Ms. 1836;] (London: Navy Records Society, 1906), p. 5, ref. to 1775: “[Charley] Buchan [purser of HMS Boreas] got up and, flourishing the carving knife, sang with a voice of thunder, ‘Farewell to Lochaber,’ which made the landlord back out as if he had been at the levee.” |
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23 Sep 19 - 07:53 PM (#4010117) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST,mrgrtt123 We said that it would last, but how come it's the last time? Last Time by The Script, this is their latest song. |
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24 Sep 19 - 03:49 AM (#4010157) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Jack Campin I don't think "Now Is The Hour" is Maori, it's a generic New Zealand one. They used to have a nice ritual when the departure was by ship. People on the ship would biff toilet rolls down to the quay holding the end, so there were hundreds of streamers held at each end. They'd all sing "Now Is The Hour" as the ship moved off and broke the TP. Did that for my grandma at Auckland quayside after she'd come over for my graduation in 1971. My favourite farewell songs are Scottish ones not mentioned yet: "We're No Awa Tae Bide Awa" and "Happy We've Been A Thegither". |
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24 Sep 19 - 04:08 AM (#4010165) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler One worthy of consideration is "Time to call this night a day", written by Pete McNab, that we used to end the evening for Hen's Teeth concerts. Robin |
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24 Sep 19 - 05:40 AM (#4010181) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: David C. Carter "Talk to me of Mendocino". Kate McGarrigle. Since Kate left us,sadly,I find it hard to listen to now. |
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03 Dec 19 - 08:17 PM (#4022158) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: FreddyHeadey 'Absent Friends' by His Worship and the Pig Dave Boulton(words) and Jeff Parton(tune) chorus 'Come raise your glass and drink to absent friends As the door behind us closes and another day begins Think of the ones we've loved and lost who'll never come again Come raise your glass and drink to absent friends. |
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03 Dec 19 - 08:58 PM (#4022164) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST,Starship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpQwnyyqULY George Formby had this one about parting. |
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03 Dec 19 - 10:11 PM (#4022165) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST,Gerry That's No Way To Say Goodbye (Leonard Cohen). Changes (Phil Ochs). Boots of Spanish Leather (Bob Dylan). For Lovin' Me (Gordon Lightfoot). Coming of the Roads (Billy Edd Wheeler, recorded by Judy Collins and others). Yes, I am a child of the 60s – how did you know? |
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04 Dec 19 - 12:14 AM (#4022168) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: gillymor Going to the West |
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04 Dec 19 - 04:23 AM (#4022183) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: FreddyHeadey ^^^ Dec 3rd online & lyrics 'Absent Friends' by His Worship and the Pig Dave Boulton(words) and Jeff Parton(tune) CHORUS: Come raise your glass and drink to absent friends As the door behind us closes and another day begins Think on the ones we’ve loved and lost who’ll never come again Come raise your glass and drink to absent friends Here among this company convivial and bright Almost everyone has someone that they wish were here tonight If the chair beside you’s empty or the bed beside you’s cold If there’s arms you long to rest in or a hand you want to hold It may be a long lost lover or a father’s guiding hand Or a comrade left forever in some far-off foreign land That certain special someone that you think of every day The one you always turned to when the others turned away It’s the match that can’t be argued, it’s the joke that can’t be shared The quiet conversations though you know nobody’s there A hunger food won’t satisfy, a wound that can’t be healed A past that’s not forgotten and a future not revealed Well it’s time to go our sep’rate ways, it’s almost time to part But we carry all the special ones forever in our hearts So banish all the fears and the failures from your mind Just look toward the future now and join me one last time © 2000 His Worship & the Pig https://david-boulton.co.uk/songs/absent-friends/ |
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04 Dec 19 - 09:08 AM (#4022213) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST,johnmc Robin Williamson's " Farewell Sweet Mally " is a lovely song. |
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04 Dec 19 - 09:39 AM (#4022218) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: leeneia Think on Me by Lady John Scott Smile the while or Smile Awhile You kiss me sad adieu |
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04 Dec 19 - 07:29 PM (#4022300) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Tattie Bogle "Tak a dram afore ye go" by Iain Sinclair. (Of the group Mirk). "Green grow the Laurels". "Farewell to Fuinary". "Leaving of Liverpool" |
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05 Dec 19 - 12:13 PM (#4022314) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Dennis the Elder Not sure if any of the following have been mentioned. I have been know to sing all but one (not very well) but never even tried the last mentioned classic The Green Fields of Goats Dobhair or Weedore (Performed by Clannad) Leaving Nancy (Eric Bogle) Amelia ( John Tams) Will I see Thee More (John McCusker and John Tams) Farewell (Robbie Burns) Farewell to Anzac (Cicely Fox Smith) |
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05 Dec 19 - 05:13 PM (#4022359) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: Georgiansilver Oleasde watch this all the way through//// gets me everytime.... =TheHigh Kings performing 'The Parting Glass' https://youtu.be/XhJp0W0ku2w |
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07 Dec 19 - 12:10 PM (#4022632) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: GUEST,John from "Elsie`s Band" Our version of "Epilogue" can be heard on our website. elsiesband.com Extras Page. |
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07 Dec 19 - 08:32 PM (#4022718) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: songs of parting From: The Sandman 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 together 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 |