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庭の千草
(The Last Rose of Summer)

作詞　 Thomas Moore 作曲　アイルランド民謡 日本語詞　　里見　　義

庭の千草も　虫の音(ね)も 枯れて淋しく　なりにけり ああ　白菊 ああ　白菊 ひとり遅れて　咲きにけり 露にたわむや　菊の花 霜におごるや　菊の花 ああ　あわれあわれ ああ　白菊 人の操(みさお)も　かくてこそ

'Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming all 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 withered And fond ones are flown Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?

１８８４年（明治１７年）