- Aaron Jay Kernis
Farewell (2019)
- AMP and AJK Music (World)
Commissioned by The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
the Yiddish lyrics are transliterated
- violin, piano
- Soprano
- 4 min 30 s
- Yiddish Folksong
Programme Note
English Translation
O farewell my beloved parents!
I’m traveling away on a distant path,
Where no winds blow,
And where no birds fly,
And where no roosters crow.
Farewell my beloved parents!
I’m travelling away from you…
You should have health and life,
And I, a happy path.