Farewell or fare well is a

parting phrase A valediction ( derivation from Latin ''vale dicere'', "to say farewell"), parting phrase, or complimentary close in American English, is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message,

. The terms may also refer to:

Places

* Farewell, Missouri, a community in the United States * Farewell and Chorley, a location in the United Kingdom near Lichfield, site of the former

Farewell Priory Farewell Priory was a Benedictine nunnery near Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. Although it received considerable episcopal support, it was always small and poor. It was dissolved in 1527 as a by-product of Cardinal Wolsey's scheme to establ ...

* Cape Farewell (disambiguation), multiple places

Films

* ''Farewell'' (1930 film) (German: ''Abschied''), a film directed by Robert Siodmak * ''

Farewells ''Farewells'' (also titled ''Lydia Ate the Apple'' and ''Partings'' in the United States; original Polish title: ''Pożegnania'') ''is'' a Polish film released in 1958 and directed by Wojciech Has. Taking place in Poland during the late 1930s and ...

'' (Polish: ''Pożegnania''), a 1958 film directed by Wojciech Has * ''Farewell'' (1967 film) (''Gobyeol''), a South Korean film starring

Shin Young-kyun Shin Young-kyun (; born November 6, 1928) is a South Korean actor, film producer, and politician. Biography Shin Young-kyun was born in Pyongsan, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Hwanghae Province, North Korea) in 1928. When he was 10 years old, Sh ...

* ''Farewell'' (1972 film) (''Jagbyeol''), a South Korean film starring

Namkoong Won Namkoong Won (; 1 August 1934 – 5 February 2024) was a South Korean actor. Namkoong was born Hong Gyeong-il in 1934. He was a popular actor of the 1960s along with Shin Seong-il, Shin Young-kyun and Choi Moo-ryong. His son was South Korean po ...

* ''Farewell'' (1983 film) (''Proshchanie''), a film directed by Elem Klimov * ''The Farewell'' (2000 film), a 2000 German film * ''Farewell'' (2009 film) (''L'affaire Farewell''), a 2009 French film * ''The Farewell'' (2019 film), a 2019 American film

Music

Groups and labels

Farewell (band) Farewell is an American pop punk band formed in 2004 in Greensboro, North Carolina. They were signed to Epitaph Records releasing two CDs. After fulfilling their contractual obligations with the release of their second CD, the relationship with ...

, an American pop-punk band

Classical

* '' Farewell Symphony'', Symphony No. 45 by Haydn * Piano Sonata No. 26 (Beethoven), known as "Das Lebewohl" or "Les Adieux" ("The Farewell") *

Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1 (Chopin) Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1, is a waltz composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1835. It was posthumously published by his friend Julian Fontana in 1855, six years after the composer's death, together with the earlier composed Waltz in B minor, ...

, called also ''The Farewell Waltz'' or ''Valse de l'adieu''. * "Farewell", the final movement in ''

Waldszenen ''Waldszenen'' (''Forest Scenes''), Opus number, Op. 82, is a set of nine short solo piano pieces composed by Robert Schumann in 1848–1849, first published in 1850–1851 in Leipzig by Bartholf Senff. On the set, Schumann wrote: "The titles f ...

'', op. 82 by Robert Schumann

Albums

* ''Farewell'' (Divinefire album), 2008 * ''Farewell'' (Oingo Boingo album), 1996 * ''Farewell'' (Gil Evans album), 1986 * ''Farewell'' (The Seekers album), 2019 * ''Farewell'' (The Supremes album), 1970 * ''Farewell'' (Tomiko Van album), 2006 * ''Farewell'' (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band album), 1980 * ''Farewell'', a 2003 album by

Clan of Xymox Clan of Xymox, also known as simply Xymox, are a Dutch rock band formed in 1981 best known as pioneers of dark wave music. Clan of Xymox featured a trio of singer-songwriters – Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert, and Pieter Nooten – and gained ...

* ''Farewell'' (EP), a 2024 EP by Lil Tjay

Songs

* "Farewell" (Bob Dylan song), 1963 * "Farewell" (Rihanna song), 2011 * "Farewell" (Rod Stewart song), 1974 * "Farewell", a single by

Congreso () is a musical band from Chile. Founded in 1969 in Quilpué, the band has been highly acclaimed with over 50 years in Latin American music. The band is one of the most important bands in the history of Chilean music, both for its refined mu ...

* "Farewell", by The Amity Affliction from '' Let the Ocean Take Me'' * "Farewell", by Avantasia from ''

The Metal Opera ''The Metal Opera'' is the first full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German supergroup (music), supergroup project, Avantasia. It is a concept album and a Symphonic metal, metal opera. The album is followed by the sequel ''The Metal Opera Part II ...

'' * "Farewell", by Eminem from ''

Music to Be Murdered By ''Music to Be Murdered By'' is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was released on January 17, 2020, through Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. Just like his previous studio album, ''Kamikaze'', i ...

'' * "Farewell", by Freedom Call from ''

Crystal Empire ''Crystal Empire'' is the second full-length album by the German power metal band Freedom Call. It was released on 22 January 2001 by Steamhammer. It was the last Freedom Call album with Sascha Gerstner, who later joined Helloween. Track list ...

'' * "Farewell", by Heavenly from ''

Carpe Diem () is a Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work '' Odes'' (23 BC). Translation is the second-person singular present active imperative of '' carpō'' "pick or pluck" used by Ho ...

'' * "Farewell", by Kamelot from ''

Epica Epica or EPICA may refer to: * Epica (band), a Dutch symphonic metal band * ''Epica'' (Kamelot album), 2003 * ''Epica'' (Audiomachine album), 2012 * The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA) * The Epica Awards (International Adver ...

'' * "Farewell", by Sentenced from '' Frozen'' * "Farewell", a series of songs by Seventh Wonder from ''

Tiara A tiara (, ) is a head ornament adorned with jewels. Its origins date back to ancient Greco-Roman world. In the late 18th century, the tiara came into fashion in Europe as a prestigious piece of jewelry to be worn by women at formal occasions ...

'' * "Farewell", by Simple Plan from ''

Taking One for the Team ''Taking One for the Team'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released on February 19, 2016 through Atlantic Records and represents the band's first full-length record in nearly five years. Following the release o ...

'' * "Farewell", by The Yardbirds from '' Roger the Engineer'' * "Farewell", composed by A. R. Rahman from the film soundtrack ''

Million Dollar Arm ''Million Dollar Arm'' is a 2014 American biographical sports drama film directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Walt Disney Pictures from a screenplay written by Tom McCarthy. The film is based on the true story of baseball pitchers Ri ...

'' * " Drum bun" (meaning "Farewell"), a popular military and patriotic Romanian song

Other uses

* Farewell, the code-name of the KGB defector

Vladimir Vetrov Vladimir Ippolitovich Vetrov (; 10 October 1932 – 23 January 1985) was a high-ranking KGB spy during the Cold War who decided to covertly release valuable information to France and NATO on the Soviet Union's clandestine program aimed at ...

* ''Farewell'' (Ayşe Kulin) (Turkish: ''Veda''), a 2008 novel by Ayşe Kulin * ''Farewell'', a novella by

Han Kang Han Kang (; born 27 November 1970) is a South Korean writer. From 2007 to 2018, she taught creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Han rose to international prominence for her novel ''The Vegetarian'', which became the first Kore ...

* ''Farewell'', a bronze relief by Ivan Zajec at Prešeren Monument, Ljubljana, Slovenia * "Farewell", a 2006 episode of the television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' * "Farewell" (Sugar episode), a 2024 episode of the television series ''Sugar''