The Last Rose of Summer (on Koto) - performed by Tokiko Kimura

The Irish traditional "The Last Rose of Summer" played on the Japanese traditional instrument the Koto by Tokiko Kimura From a full video exploring this instrument:    • The Koto (13 string Japanese traditional i...   Toki's Instagram:   / mirerara   Thanks so much to them for allowing us to explore this incredible instrument! First a poem by Thomas Moore and the melody was taken from the traditional Irish tune "Aislean an Oigfear", but upon first publishing in 1813 the piano accompaniment was written by John Andrew Stevenson. The Last Rose of Summer by Thomas Moore 'Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone; No flower of her kindred, No rose-bud is nigh, To reflect back her blushes Or 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 wither'd, And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone Recorded and mixed by Rob Ruccia of Uptown Recording: http://www.uptownrecording.com/ Camera operated by Sam Grant of The Good Stuff:    / thegoodstuff   Video edit by Jake Jarvi:    / pineappleboyfilms   keep in touch... Main Channel:    / robscallon   Facebook: InstaBLAM:   / robscallon   Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/twitter78 Tumblr:   / robscallon