The Rose
André Rieu; Johann Strauss Orchestra Lyrics

'Tis the last rose of summer,
This is the final rose of the summer season, signaling the end of its life cycle

Left blooming alone.
It stands alone, the last flower remaining, now that all of its companions have wilted away

All her lovely companions
The other flowers that bloomed alongside her

Are faded and gone.
Have now faded away and died

No flow'r of her kindred,
There is no other flower like her

No rosebud is nigh,
There is no nearby rosebud to keep her company

To reflect back her blushes
There is no one nearby to mimic the color of her petals

Or give sigh for sigh.
There is no one nearby to share her sorrows or joys

I'll not leave thee thou lone one
I will not abandon you, the last rose left standing

To pine on the stem,
To suffer all alone while you are still rooted there

Since the lovely are sleeping
Since the other beautiful flowers have already died

Go sleep thou with them;
You should join them in eternal rest

Thus kindly I scatter
I will gently scatter

Thy leaves o'er the bed,
Your leaves over the space where the other flowers have died

Where thy mates of the garden
Where the other flowers from the garden

Lie scentless and dead.
Now rest, without any fragrance left

So soon may I follow
I hope that I will not be far behind

When friendships decay,
When my relationships start to deteriorate

And from loves' shining circle
When I lose loved ones from my inner circle

The gems drop away!
When I lose those that I hold dearest to me

When true hearts lie withered
When genuine people start to wither and fade away

And fond ones are flown
And those that I cherish have left

Oh! Who would inhabit
Who would choose to occupy

This bleak world alone?
This lifeless and empty world without the companionship of others?