The Last Goodbye – English Lyrics

• By: Tay Zonday

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I saw the light fade from the sky

On the wind I heard a sigh

As the snowflakes cover

My fallen brothers

I will say this last goodbye

Night is now falling

So ends this day

The road is now calling

And I must away

Over hill and under tree

Through lands where never light has shone

By silver streams that run down to the sea

Under cloud, beneath the stars

Over snow and winter's morn

I turn at last to paths that lead home

And though where the road then takes me,

I cannot tell

We came all this way

But now comes the day

To bid you farewell

Many places I have been

Many sorrows I have seen

But I don't regret

Nor will I forget

All who took that road with me

Night is now falling

So ends this day

The road is now calling

And I must away

Over hill, and under tree

Through lands where never light has shone

By silver streams that run down to the sea

To these memories I will hold

With your blessing I will go

To turn at last to paths that lead home

And though where the road then takes me,

I cannot tell

We came all this way

But now comes the day

To bid you farewell

I bid you all a very fond farewell

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - visible radiation that makes things visible; illumination
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of light between sunrise and sunset
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a paved way for travel
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A2	noun - a farewell; an expression used when parting
farewell /ˈfɛrˌwɛl/ B2	noun - a formal goodbye; parting words
silver /ˈsɪlvər/ B2	noun - a shiny gray‑white metal adjective - having the color of silver; silvery
streams /striːmz/ B1	noun - small rivers; flowing bodies of water
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives; a house
path /pæθ/ B1	noun - a way or track laid down for walking
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B2	noun - the faculty of recalling past experiences; a recollection
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - frozen precipitation that falls as white flakes
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - air moving horizontally at the earth’s surface
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse above the earth; the atmosphere
fallen /ˈfɔːlən/ B2	adjective - having dropped to the ground; downcast
last /læst/ A2	adjective - final; occurring at the end
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	verb - to feel sorrow or remorse for something done or not done

Key Grammar Structures

• I saw the light fade from the sky

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb "saw" is the past simple form of "see", showing a completed action in the past.

• As the snowflakes cover My fallen brothers

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ The verb "cover" is in the present simple, used for a general or repeated action.

• I will say this last goodbye

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ "Will" is the auxiliary used to form the future simple: I **"will"** say.

• Night is now falling

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ "Is falling" combines the present of "be" + present participle "falling" to show an ongoing action.

• The road is now calling

  ➔ Present Continuous (verb as gerund)

  ➔ "Is calling" uses the present continuous to personify the road, with "calling" as a gerund.

• And I must away

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (elliptical)

  ➔ "Must" is a modal verb that requires a base verb; the verb "go" is omitted but understood: I **"must"** (go) away.

• Through lands where never light has shone

  ➔ Relative clause with Present Perfect

  ➔ "Where" introduces a relative clause; "has shone" is present perfect, indicating an action that started in the past and continues.

• I cannot tell

  ➔ Modal verb cannot + base verb

  ➔ "Cannot" (cannot) is a modal verb expressing inability, followed directly by the base verb "tell".