The Last Rose of Summer Arranged by DARMON MEADER Shawnee Press, Inc.nv THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER ‘arranger by for SATB voices, unaccompanied* Irish Folk Song DARMON MEADER Moderately (+ = ca. 80) SOPRANO. fi eee 5 = o rose of _ sum-mer, Left_ blooming a - ALTO SS SE | SSS ‘Tis the last rose of sum-mer, Left_ bloom -ing_ a-=~ LD ,—_tihre $+ TENOR ei 5 ee ee ere = ¥ °Tis the last rose of sum- mer, Left bloom-ing a E —fe ~~ — sss [RRL Te SS “Tis the last rose of sum-mer, Left bloom-ing a Moderately (2= ca. 80) oss, f —et a for 6 I= a og 2 rehearsal nf only lo: gp # {eet = 2S SS Jone; All her love- ly com - pan-ions are Lope _ - Pah a lone; Allher love-ly com - pan-ions are fad- ed and— gone; No_ Geos 5] 5] y lone; Allher love-ly com - pan-ions are fad-ed and ab. > == Po er ole ww « lone; All her love-ly com - pan-ions are fad- ed and ben : == 2 2 7 sis eels a = = os i, @ f ° 2 Fs Performance time: approx. 2:50 “Available: SATB, Unaccompanied (A 2262) Copyright © 2006, Shawnee Press, Inc., Nashville, TN 37212 A 2262re 1 — = Ss SS SS flow’r of her____ kin - dred, No rose - bud is nigh, To re- pba ee ¥ a % flow’r of her____kin - dred, No rose - bud — nigh, To re- Spefaf——— le ee flow’r of her kin - dred, No rose - bud is nigh, To re- 9) —_— A a PSS — SSS pee op =e = blush-es Or__ give sigh for__ —— st ——— a flect back her —blush-es Or____ give sigh. for. sigh. PI not a ; mp iS = — ¥ flect back her —blush-es Or ~— give for sigh, —‘'ll not be Es —+ — = --* Ps 2a = S| flect back her —blush- es Or give sigh for sigh. Tl not A 2262————=—— —— | = = his be - leave thee, thou lone one, to pine on the + 4 a 5 5 : - . | leave thee, thou lone one, to pine on the —_— stem, —_Since the —— = === % = SSS SSS leave thee, thou_ lone one, to™ pine on the stem. 2 = = leave thee, thou lone one, to pine on the — stem. Since the 17] 5, ee P= 2 Db ===. i = = et i reZ be Se love-ly are. —sleep-ing, go sleep thou with —_ them. Thus_ Op ===: = — ” - ee be * - ae love-ly are —sleep-ing, go sleep thou with _ them. a — sal J =— bee te at cS SS love - ly are sleep-ing, go sleep thou_ with_ them, fie iy. a = = z cS love - ly are sleep-ing, go sleep thou_ with themer the bed, Where thy —— = EE — ss Where thy FF 2» rall. . fork) of ae _——_—— — a at f SE SS mates of the ~—gar-den scent less i" ——— at a — : aye be © mates of the —gar-den__lie__scent less 3S 5 Ft =— : ee ee OS PSS Ge mates of___ the. ir-den lie. scent -less_ and dead. So A = toh) of eta satan ie mates of _ A 2262 the scent - less. and __6 33/a tempo x io soon may_ 1, And from oe = SSS SS = esa soon may I fol - low, when friend-ships de - cay, ‘And from fo pat - 5 ; SH ° - ie —— es soon may I fol - low, when friend-ships de - cay, And from_ soon may I fol - low, when ‘tiend-ships de - cay, And from 33] avempo = af fe = ole ad f rs = == slower Pp = —— = o Love’s shin - ing cir - cle, the gems drop a -—way. When #f oj = eo — — Love’s shin - ing | bet Love hin - ing - ‘ — a + Love's shin - ing cir cle, the gems drop = a= way When by slower #¢— f =i 2S . — = — £—___$ = - o fie a= . == A 226245 truce hearts lie___ with-ered and fond ones. are flown, Oh, it a See oe i ewe = - true hearts lie with-ered and fond ones — flown. Oh, + see a 4 ss ee =o SS true hearts lie with-ered and fond ones. are flown. Oh, _ ———— 2 : —= true hearts lie with -ered and fond ones. are_ flown. Oh, a. _ 6 er re ea 3 who would in - hab it —— who would in - hab - it this bleak world a~- lone? “Tis the eee PR —=, ot ap Ss ¥ 7— ; who would in - hab = it this bleak world a = lone? “Tis the who would in - very slowly[49] slowly, languidly mp. erie left bloom - ing, mp == oe last rose of sum - mer, of sum - mer left bloom - ing, a =p 2 _ GP hat 2 of ¥ oe — = =o == = last rose. of sum - mer, of sum - mer left bloom - ing, === oe eae te =e last rose of sum - mer, of sum - mer left bloom - ing, (BB) stows; lami gf — —F A —— . a s =: = ——— ot tea | == — a SS 5 ms: *|—. »| ptt ee ee Le . a rit ~ o -~ —— + : © ae ———— bloom - ing a= lone. — bloom - ing - tone left bloom - ing a - lone. , oO é 5 oe 2 — ee BSS Se bloom - ing a - lone,______ left. bloom-ing a - lone. _——— =e | a lone, left bloom - ing a = lone. SS —ar? og L 724 at pf. SE SS A 2262 88;