[Intro] [Solo Celtic harp introduces a gentle farewell melody. Low whistle quietly echoes the final phrase. Fingerpicked guitar enters softly. The atmosphere should feel like the final song before friends part for the evening.] ⸻ [Verse 1] [Female Voice 1] Now the lanterns softly glow, Homeward all the travelers go. Though the stars begin to shine, Your road will always cross with mine. [Female Voice 2] Though the evening bids farewell, Kindness lingers where we dwell. Every ending, soft and true, Leaves a path that leads to you. ⸻ [Chorus] [Both Female Voices in close Celtic harmony] Until tomorrow, Until the dawn, Though we part, Our song lives on. Every road, Near or far, Finds its way To where friends are. ⸻ [Verse 2] [Female Voice 1] May the night bring gentle rest, May your dreams be kindly blessed. May the morning find your smile, Waiting just beyond the mile. [Female Voice 2] When the robin greets the day, We’ll have songs again to play. Every laugh we leave tonight Meets the morning with new light. ⸻ [Bridge] [Female Voice 1] If tomorrow comes too slow… [Female Voice 2] Listen where the soft winds blow. [Female Voice 1] Every melody we share… [Female Voice 2] Finds you waiting somewhere there. ⸻ [Final Chorus] [Female Voice 1 begins alone.] Until tomorrow… [A full measure of silence. No instruments or vocals. Leave obvious space where Female Voice 2 would normally answer.] [Female Voice 1 continues softly.] Until the dawn, Though we part, Our song lives on. Every road, Near or far, Finds its way To where friends are. [On the final line, only the instruments sustain the harmony that Female Voice 2 would once have sung. Do not replace it with another vocal.] ⸻ [Outro] [Female Voice 1 quietly hums the melody alone. The fiddle softly echoes the missing harmony while harp and low whistle bring the song to a peaceful close. End with a long natural reverberation, leaving the final note suspended like an unfinished conversation.]
