Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra , Jeffrey Tate - The Last Rose of Summer lyrics

'Tis the last rose of
Summer left blooming alone
All her lovely companions are faded and gone
No flower of her kindred, no rosebud is nigh
To reflect back her blushes and
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?
This bleak world alone