Farewell or fare well is a

parting phrase Parting phrases, which are valedictions used to acknowledge the parting of individuals or groups of people from each other, are elements of parting traditions. Parting phrases are specific to culture and situation, and vary based on the social st ...

. The terms may also refer to:

Places

Farewell, Missouri Farewell is an unincorporated community in southern Oregon County, Missouri, Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route V approximately eight miles east of Thayer, Missouri, Thayer. It is one-half mile north of ...

, 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 establi ...

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) is the English title for ''Pożegnania'', a film released in 1958, directed by Wojciech Has. The film is an adaptation of a highly lyrical and reflective ...

'' (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, Hwanghae Province (now part of North Korea) in 1928. When he was 10 years old, Shin went to Seoul. Whi ...

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

Namkoong Won Namkoong Won (born August 1, 1934) is 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. Filmography * Note; the whole list is refe ...

* ''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 E ...

, an American pop-punk band

Classical

* ''

Farewell Symphony Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F minor, known as the "Farewell" Symphony (german: Abschieds-Symphonie; modern orthography: ), is a symphony dated 1772 on the autograph score. A typical performance of the symphony lasts around twenty-five minu ...

'', 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 Op. 69, N ...

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

Waldszenen ''Waldszenen'' (''Forest Scenes''), 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 for pieces of ...

'', 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 from Nijmegen formed in 1981 best known as pioneers of darkwave music. Clan of Xymox featured a trio of singers and songwriters – Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert, and Pieter Noot ...

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, it is a highly acclaimed band with over 50 years of experience fusioning and developing Latin American music. Began their career in the late 1960s linked to New Chilean Song movemen ...

* "Farewell", by Avantasia from ''

The Metal Opera ''The Metal Opera'' is the first full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German supergroup project, Avantasia. It is a concept album and a rock opera. The album is followed by the sequel ''The Metal Opera Part II''. Both were written over the course ...

'' * "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, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. Just like Eminem’s previous studio album ''Kamikaze'' ( ...

'' * "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 Horace t ...

'' * "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 (from la, tiara, from grc, τιάρα) is a jeweled head ornament. Its origins date back to ancient Greece and Rome. In the late 18th century, the tiara came into fashion in Europe as a prestigious piece of jewelry to be worn by women ...

'' * "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 ...

'' * "Farewell", by The Yardbirds from ''

Roger the Engineer ''Roger the Engineer'' (originally released in the UK as ''Yardbirds'' and in the US, Germany, France and Italy as ''Over Under Sideways Down'') is the only UK studio album and third US album by English rock band the Yardbirds. Recorded and rel ...

'' * "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 Rinku ...

'' * "

Drum bun "Drum bun" () is a Romanian March (music), march composed by Ștefan Nosievici in 1856. It was one of the two male choirs he composed, the other being "Tătarul". The Society for Romanian Culture and Literature in Bukovina posthumously published ...

" (meaning "Farewell"), a popular military and patriotic Romanian song

Other uses

* Farewell, the code-name of the KGB defector

Vladimir Vetrov , nickname = , image = , caption = , allegiance = Soviet Union later France , service = KGB, DST , serviceyears = , rank = Lieutenant Colonel , operation = F ...

* ''Farewell'' (Ayşe Kulin) (Turkish: ''Veda''), a 2008 novel by Ayşe Kulin * ''Farewell'', a bronze relief by Ivan Zajec at Prešeren Monument, Ljubljana, Slovenia * "Farewell", a 2006 episode of the television series ''12 oz. Mouse''