FOR THE FALLEN

LYRICS

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Ils ne vieilliront pas, comme nous, qui leur avons survécu.
Ils ne connaîtront jamais l’outrage ni le poids des années.
Quand viendra l’heure du crépuscule et celle de l’aurore,
Nous nous souviendrons d’eux.

Laurence Binyon (1914)

A single verse from the famous poem “For the Fallen’ by Laurence Binyon has become synonymous with acts of remembrance throughout the world  It has become known as the ‘Ode of Remembrance’ and often recited at Remembrance Day, Veterans’ Day, ANZAC and Memorial Day commemorations . This setting, in both English and French, is appropriate for Remembrance Day in Canada.  For English only, appropriate for other counties of the Commonwealth and the USA, the first verse should be repeated to letter B, with m. 39 to the end as a Coda.