This month it’s my pleasure to share with you the very beautiful Catalan folk song Adéu Donzellet – also known by its English title Farewell Lad. This piece has emerged as a popular work for choir, or a solo vocalist accompanied by piano (sung in either Catalan or an English adaptation of the lyrics), but little seems to be known about the exact origins of this piece other than its connection to Catalonia – an autonomous community of Spain with ancient origins and its own musical culture, and Romance language. The lyrics of the folk song
TRADITIONAL CATALAN Farewell Lad
Jul 27, 2022
3 minutes
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