by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
Farewell my Lilly dear
Language: English
Available translation(s): ITA
Lilly dear, it grieves me The tale I have to tell; Old massa sends me roaming, So Lilly, fare you well! Oh! fare you well my true love, Farewell old Tennessee, Then let me weep for you love, But do not weep for me. Chorus Farewell forever to Old Tennessee; Farewell my Lilly dear, Don't weep for me. I's guine to roam the wide world In lands I've never hoed, With nothing but my banjo To cheer me on the road; For when I'm sad and weary I'll make the banjo play, To mind me of my true love When I am far away. (Chorus) I wake up in the morning, And walk out on the farm; Oh! Lilly am a darling She take me by the arm, We wander through the clover Down by the river side, I tell her that I love her And she must be my bride. (Chorus) Oh! Lilly dear, 'tis mournful To leave you here alone, You'll smile before I leave you, And weep when I am gone. The sun can never shine, love, So bright for you and me, As when I worked beside you In good old Tennessee. (Chorus)
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Farewell my Lilly dear" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Farewell my Lilly dear", published 1851. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Antonio Zencovich) , title 1: "Buona fortuna, mia cara Lilly", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor] , Antonio Zencovich
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-26
Line count: 39
Word count: 197