Hadley Fraser sings The Dying Soldier (arr. Nigel Short)

Epiphoni Consort, Hadley Fraser, Matt Mella
From: The Christmas Truce by Rufus Stilgoe, Sat 8th Dec 2018 at St Peter's Vauxhall.

Last few tickets available to see The Christmas Truce on Sat 15th December (2018), St Paul's Covent Garden.

[tanjasmine]

Hadley sang this so beautifully, so full of emotions. I can see a lady in the video wiping tears from her eyes listening to him.

[maiyathapar]

I cried during this moment, it was the most incredible and moving thing I’ve witnessed in a long time

[emmadumais]

I think of 1917 when I hear this song. I LOVE hadley fraser, he did such a good job!!!!

[jcrawford]

Oh brother green oh come to me,
For I am shot and bleeding.
Now i must die, no more to see
My wife and my dear children.

The fighting foe has laid me low
On this cold ground, to suffer.
Stay brother, stay and lay me away,
And write my wife a letter.

Oh brother I am dying now,
Oh I do die so easy.
Surely death has sting
Because I love my Jesus.
(I love, I love my jesus)

Go tell my wife (tell my wife)
She must not grieve.
Go kiss my little children,
For they will call for me in vein
When I am gone, (when I am gone)
When I am gone, (when I am gone)
When i am gone into heaven.

Ah...
End

[elisabethnerolk]

hes got a carrying voice!! i love that so much

[DianeD]

I wish we could get a recording of this. I downloaded a wav version file but someone dropped something during this performance at @4min. I wonder if there is a clean recording.

[lauralincello]

Wow that’s beautiful! Do you know if he was wearing a mic (it doesn’t sound like he was)

[mikaa]

Great rendition! Are there any other videos from this event?