by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
Farewell! old cottage
Language: English
Farewell! old cottage, You and I must part; I leave your faithful shelter With a poor breaking heart. The stranger, in his might, Hath cast our lot in twain; The term of our delight Must close in parting pain. Farewell! old cottage, You and I must part; I leave your faithful shelter With a poor breaking heart. Farewell! old cottage, Memory still inthralls The loved ones of my childhood In your time beaten walls. Here my brother played In pride of health and youth, Here my sister prayed In purity and truth. Farewell! old cottage, You and I must part; I leave your faithful shelter With a poor breaking heart. Farewell! old cottage, Oft times from afar Yon window light hath served me As a loved guiding star, And cheered a heart that longed To join the household mirth Where happy faces thronged A hospitable hearth. Farewell! old cottage, You and I must part; I leave your faithful shelter With a poor breaking heart.
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Farewell! old cottage" [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! old cottage", published 1851. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-26
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Word count: 164