Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned our long before
Your legend ever will
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England's rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And you footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned our long before
Your legend ever will
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England's rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And you footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Оригинално написана през 1973 година в памет на Мерилин Монро, песента е пренаписана през 1997 година за погребението на принцеса Даяна, която загина при автомобилна катастрофа на 31 август 1997 в Париж. Елтън Джон е бил близък с принцесата на Уелс и първоначално не е смятал да присъства на погребението й, тъй като се е чувствал емоционално потиснат от случилото се. След неясно съобщение, което оставя на секретаря на автора на песента Бърни Топен, той решава да промени текста на оригиналната композиция и така Елтън Джон изпълнява "Свещ на вятъра" на погребението на Даяна. Събитието беше предавано на живо по целия свят, дори и у нас. Само в деня на издаването на записа на песента, той е разпродаден в над 600 хиляди копия във Великобритания. Изчислено е, че тогава почти шест копия са продавани някъде по света всяка секунда. С общи продажби от над 33 милиона копия, песента е обявена за най-продавания сингъл в историята на звукозаписа и издаването на сингли на компактдиск.
Елтън Джон никога не изпълнява повторно тази версия на песента.
Елтън Джон никога не изпълнява повторно тази версия на песента.
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