The Last Rose of Summer (on Koto) - performed by Tokiko Kimura

The Irish traditional "The Last Rose of Summer" played on the Japanese traditional instrument the Koto by Tokiko Kimura
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First a poem by Thomas Moore and the melody was taken from the traditional Irish tune "Aislean an Oigfear", but upon first publishing in 1813 the piano accompaniment was written by John Andrew Stevenson.

The Last Rose of Summer by Thomas Moore
'Tis the last rose of summer,
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;
No flower of her kindred,
No rose-bud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes
Or give sigh for sigh!

I'll not leave thee, thou lone one.
To pine on the stem;
Since the lovely are sleeping,
Go, sleep thou with them;
Thus kindly I scatter
Thy leaves o'er the bed,
Where thy mates of the garden
Lie scentless and dead.

So soon may I follow,
When friendships decay,
And from love's shining circle
The gems drop away!
When true hearts lie wither'd,
And fond ones are flown,
Oh! who would inhabit
This bleak world alone

Recorded and mixed by Rob Ruccia of Uptown Recording:
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Video edit by Jake Jarvi:

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