This song is in the key of E-flat major, in 3/4 time, and is a single-section ballad. It has only eight lines and 16 bars, including numbers 1 to 4, 5, and 8. , the melody of bars 13 to 16 is exactly the same, and the musical interval of the whole song is only one octave. Looking at the two changed sentences, it is just a change of the last two notes. Why does this song have such great charm? This is what interests many composers.

Beethoven personally revised this song; Mendelssohn used this melody to write a piano fantasy; German composer Floto used this folk song in his opera "Marr" In "Tower", it appears twice in the play. The first time is in the second act. When the young farmer Longnier asked the queen's maid to disguise herself as a peasant girl and sing a song under the pseudonym Marta, Marta took it off. The roses worn on the chest sang this moving song. The second time was in the fourth act of the opera. When Longniel and Marta finally got married to the lovers, they again We sang this song together. Flotto's use of this folk song in his opera did play a big role in the success of his play. Since "The Last Rose of Summer" has received the attention of so many famous composers, it has spread even more widely.

"The Last Rose of Summer" has become one of the songs often sung by sopranos in concerts. The United States of America filmed a movie called "Three Brothers" decades ago. The story film "The Making of a Smart Girl" was the first to use this song, which was sung by the famous movie star and singer Deanna Debin of the United States of America. The song was also included in her later recordings. This song was also used in the Federal Republic of Germany feature film "Handsome Boy". The young protagonist Heinqin in this film likes to sing very much. Among the songs he sang was "The Last Rose of Summer", but the rhythm and individual notes were slightly changed to make this folk song more suitable for modern people. taste. In the Japanese TV series "Oxin", the deserter Jun plays the harmonica for little Ashin in the snow, and he plays this song. In this film, "The Last Rose of Summer" appears many times as a musical subject of Ashin's suffering. This shows how popular this song is.

Those who have watched the German movie "The Handsome Boy" will probably not forget this song that Heintje sang when he missed his mother. This song, which is lyrically euphemistic and contains a hint of sadness, was originally an Irish ballad. "The Last Rose of Summer" not only inspired many great composers, but also won the favor of many singers, and has been sung for hundreds of years. The Last Rose of Summer

Irish Folk Song

Lyrics written by Thomas Moore

Easy Translation and Dubbing

'Tis the last rose of summer, left blooming all alone

The last rose of summer is still blooming alone,

All her lovely companions are faded and gone.

All her lovely companions have withered and died.

No flower of her kindred, no rose bud is nigh

No more flowers to accompany her,

To reflect back her blushes and give sigh for sigh.

Illuminate her crimson face and sigh with her sadness.

I'll not leave thee, thou lone one! to pine on the stem

I don't want to see you stay on the branch in pain and loneliness,

May you sleep peacefully with your companions.

'Thus kindly I scatter thy leaves o'er the bed

I gently scatter your fragrant petals in the flower bed,

Where thy mates of the garden lie scentless and dead.

Let you and your dear companions be buried in that loess.

So soon may I follow, when friendships decay

When the lover's golden ring loses the light of the gems,

And from love's shining circle the gems drop away< /p>

When that precious friendship withers, I am willing to go with you.

When true hearts lie wither'd and fond ones are flown

When true hearts languish, when dear ones die,

Oh ! who would inhabit this bleak world alone

Who would inhabit this bleak world alone

Who would inhabit this bleak world alone?