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Seasons in the Sun

Song · 1973 · Terry Jacks. Album: Seasons in the Sun

A tender goodbye set to a sunny melody 🌅

Who it's for

Adapted from Jacques Brel's 'Le Moribond', it's a dying man's farewell to the people he loves.

Facing goodbye→Bittersweet peace

Feelings it meets

What it is

"Seasons in the Sun" is Canadian singer Terry Jacks's 1973 version of Jacques Brel's 1961 song "Le Moribond" ("The Dying Man"), using Rod McKuen's English lyrics, which Jacks substantially reworked.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

Before you start

Heads up: Themes of death and dying.

Age: Suggested 13+

All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players;William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7

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