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"The Last Rose of Summer" is a poem by the Irish poet Thomas Moore. He wrote it in 1805, while staying at Jenkinstown Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, where he was said to have been inspired by a specimen of Rosa 'Old Blush' .
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- Kindly I Scatter Thy Leaves O’Er The Bed
- OH Who Would Inhabit This Bleak World Alone!
- Last Rose of Summer – A Mini-Masterpiece
- Lyrics Were Set to An Old Irish Folk Tune
The Last Rose of Summer evokes the sadness and loneliness that might be felt by a person towards the end of their lives when all of their contemporaries and friends have died. The first verse reflects on how the rose is the only one still blooming while all around it have faded and died. Instantly, the song conjures up a sense of isolation as the r...
Faced with this image of isolation, the poet imagines that the rose must be pining for the loss of its companions. Rather than see it suffer through loneliness, he prefers to let the last remaining flower join the others which lie “scentless and dead” on the ground. He sees this as an act of mercy: “Thus kindly I scatter thy leaves o’er the bed.”
The third verse moves away from the rose and the purpose of the imagery is revealed. The poet projects forward to the day when like the rose, he is the last one remaining of his circle of friends and loved ones. He has already decided that when that moment arrives, he has no desire to carry on living alone. He says that – “when friendships decay … ...
Thomas Moore was regarded as one of the most important poets of the early 19th Romantic era, alongside such names as Byron and Shelley. The Last Rose of Summer is typical of his work and shows why he was so successful. It is extremely simple yet captures beautifully the sense of sadness of being left alone towards the end of life, when contemporari...
The Last Rose of Summer was published in Moore’s Irish Melodies which were immensely popular in the first half of the 19th century. The words were set to an old Irish folk tune by Moore’s collaborator, the Irish musician Sir John Stevenson. The tune he used was The Young Man’s Dream, also sometimes known as The Groves of Blarney. The song was an in...
Jul 13, 2024 · The Last Rose of Summer, arranged by Alexander L’Estrange and performed by The Queen’s Six, is a beautiful and poignant song that holds a deep meaning. This classic Irish folk song tells the story of a lone rose that survives the summer, while all the other flowers fade away.
It includes “The Rosebud” by John Keble, “The Little Red Rose” by Goethe, “Go, Lovely Rose” by Edmund Waller, “White Roses” by Sarah Louisa P. Smith, “The City Rose to the Wild Rose” by Sarah Roberts, “Roses” by Leigh Hunt, and “A Dead Rose” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, among other rose poems.
The Last Rose of Summer - Traditional Irish (transcription variations)The Last Rose of Summer is a poem by Irish poet Thomas Moore. Moore wrote it in 1805 wh...
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John McDermott The Last Rose of Summer (LIVE) "The Irish Tenors Live From Belfast" DVD (2000) click "Show more" to see lyrics.Lyrics:Tis' the last rose of su...
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The song The Last Rose of Summer was written by Thomas Moore and John Andrew Stevenson and was first recorded and released by Mr. J. W. Myers in 1899. It was covered by Max Jaffa with The Palm Court Orchestra, The Somerset Strings, Rebecca Newman, Celtic Woman and other artists.
