"Farewell Angelina" is a song written by

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in the mid-1960s, and most famously recorded by

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Inspiration

According to Bob Dylan: ''All the Songs'', an

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sailors' song by George Scroggie titled '' Farewell to Tarwathie'' provided the skeleton of the song's melody. That song, in turn, had been inspired by the old traditional tune, Wagoner's Lad.

Recording

Dylan attempted to record "Farewell Angelina" only once, during the first session for his 1965 album ''

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'', and he abandoned all attempts to record the song again. Dylan's one recording of the song was eventually issued in 1991 on ''

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'' and again on '' The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966''.

Joan Baez's version

included this song on her 1965 album ''

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''. In the UK the song was issued at the same time as a single. Baez' version, though only about half as long as Dylan's recording, was very similar in structure and showed her moving away from pure

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with the use of string bass accompaniment. Baez has often included performances of the song in her concerts, from 1965 through the 2010s. A live version appears on 1984's '' Live Europe '83.''

Cover versions

"Farewell Angelina" has remained a continuous part of Joan Baez' concert repertoire, being recorded twice for live albums during the 1980s. The song has also been recorded by the

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(on ''

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''),

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(on ''

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''), Tim O'Brien (See Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 39, masterfully collected by Jay Ess),

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, and Danu's ''When All is Said and Done''.

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and

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translated it into

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under the title ''Adieu Angelina'', which itself has been recorded many times. This French version of the song has been recorded by

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(who also sang a version in German). An italian version, under the title ''Addio Angelina'', has been recorded in 1969 by

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and included in the album

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. A rare acoustic rendition was recorded by

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in the early 1990s. The Celtic jam band Wake the Dead recorded it in 2006 for their third album ''Blue Light Cheap Hotel''.

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recorded it on his 2012 album ''Darker Than Light''. In 1997, it was translated and released by Bengali Singer-songwriter

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. Gösta Rybrant wrote a Swedish translation (Farväl Angelina), first recorded in 1966 by

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recorded a version appearing on the 1985 album Scener. Another Swedish translation, (Adjö, Angelina) by Michael Wiehe appears on the 2007 album "Dylan på Svenska" (Dylan in Swedish) Mikael Wiehe & Ebba Forsberg. Devonian folk band

recorded a version for their 1997 album Dark Fields, with

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providing the vocals and main guitar, and

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joining on second guitar.

References

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