AVALON FAREWELL
Music by Carolyn Hunter
Lyrics by T. A. Barron
Based on the ballad Merlin sings in The Great Tree of Avalon: The Eternal Flame, which is Book 11 in The Merlin Saga by T. A. Barron (and also the third book of The Great Tree of Avalon trilogy). This ballad appears in Chapter 36 in the paperback and hardback USA editions.

This recording of Avalon Farewell is performed by Carolyn Hunter and is found in Season 2, Episode 3 of Magic and Mountains: The T. A. Barron Podcast along with an introductory reading by T. A. Barron. (www.tabarron.com/podcast)

LYRICS

To Avalon now cry farewell,
Thy mem'ries only taking;
So many seasons did thee dwell,
In wondrous realms forsaking.
Return one day! Thy dearest goal
Keep firm beyond all shaking.
For mist shall ever stir thy soul,
A distant music making.

Remember each the sacred realms
Though images glow dimmer;
And steer thy course with homeward helm
Ere time alive grows slimmer:
The Land of Bells shall chime thy loss,
As lofty summits shimmer;
El Urien, so green with moss,
Shall thrive as dreams still glimmer.

Though destined far away to roam,
Forever shall thee yearn
To find again thy heart's true home:
To Avalon return.
To Avalon return.

The Rainbow Seas of liquid light
With beauty shall entrance;
While flames atop Volcanoes bright
Shall forever prance;
'The fertile Mud shall haunt thee most,
For that gives life a chance;
And Y Swylarna's mist shall host
The maids' eternal dance.

Though destined far away to roam,
Forever shall thee yearn
To find again thy heart's true home:
To Avalon return.
To Avalon return.

Then lovely dark shall welcome thee
The higher realms of Merlin's Tree
Gain wonder with their height:
Their spiral falls and secret stairs
Shall climb beyond thy fright,
And stars on high shall ever shine
To guide thee with their light.

Though destined far away to roam,
Forever shall thee yearn
To find again thy heart's true home:
To Avalon return.
To Avalon return.

To Avalon now say farewell,
As fires of mem'ry burn;
So many seasons did thee dwell
Where wonders ever turn.

Though destined far away to roam,
Forever shall thee yearn
To find again thy heart's true home:
To Avalon return.
To Avalon return.

Though destined far away to roam,
Forever shall thee yearn
To find again thy heart's true home:
To Avalon return.

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Avalon Farewell

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T. A. Barron is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling creator of more than 30 highly acclaimed books, including The Merlin Saga which has sold millions of copies worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages. Always a believer in the heroism of every child and in the magnificence of nature, T. A. Barron founded the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, which honors outstanding young people of all descriptions. He travels the country – and the globe – speaking about our stories, our aspirations, and our world.

Naturally (pun intended), T. A. Barron also loves hiking, camping, and skiing in Colorado with his family. All the Barron children are named after beautiful places on the planet.

T. A. Barron

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