This edition was prepared by Andreas Stenberg — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Fare well fond youth
Staff Notation • Secular, Lute songs
Preview
0
0
Subscribed as
Want Sunday picks sent to another address too?
Free weekly email
Your choir should not be left out in what's trending
Sunday mass selections, psalms, and trending songs in your area — straight to your inbox.
Fare well fond youth by Robert Jones — Lyrics
Farewell fond youth, if thou hadst not bin blind
out of my eye thou mighst have read my mind,
but now I plainely see how thou wouldst faine leave me,
sure I was a curst,
not to go at first
sure I was a curst
O fie, fie no, sweete stay
and I will tell thee why
no, sure I was a curst,
not to go at first
sure I was a curst
O fie, fie no, sweet stay
and I will tell thee why no.
Once more farewell, since first I heard thee speake,
Read full lyrics
About Fare well fond youth
This wistful English secular song by Robert Jones might suit a concert programme seeking to evoke a mood of romantic regret. Sung by a three-part choir of sopranos, altos and basses, the text laments a lost love, with the singer reflecting on their own naivety and the fickleness of affection. The lyrics move from a sense of farewell to a realization of the beloved's inconstancy, culminating in a poignant admission of foolishness and a deep sense of loss. Its origins in the lute song tradition suggest a chamber setting, making it an intimate addition to a concert programme, perhaps for a spring or summer gathering where reflection on past affections might resonate.
