A custom farewell song for a coworker
Better than the card that went round the office and ran out of space by the third signature.
Lyrics and music made with La Ritournelle AI
Someone is leaving. The card has gone round, everyone has written some version of good luck, and there is a leaving do in the pub on Thursday that will last ninety minutes and produce no memory whatsoever. Meanwhile this person sat two desks away for six years and knew where everything was.
A farewell song is what the whip round should have bought. It has their name in it, the meeting that became a legend, the mug nobody else was allowed to touch, and the actual reason the team will miss them. Play it at the leaving do and it is the only part anyone still talks about in November.
How to write your brief
Ideas to include
The team's inside jokes
The catchphrase, the mug, the email signature, the meeting that will be discussed forever. Office humor is hyper specific and that is exactly why it lands.
From the whole team
The whip round already exists. Collect one line from each person instead of one signature and turn the card into something audible.
The one who held it together
For the person who quietly did the actual work for a decade. Warm, specific, and finally said out loud on the way out.
Perfect for
- A coworker leaving after years on the same team
- A whole department chipping in on one leaving gift
- A manager the team genuinely liked, which is rare enough to mark
- An intern or junior moving on to their first real role
Tone ideas
- Funny and affectionate, running on office in jokes
- Genuinely warm, for someone who mattered to the team
- Upbeat and celebratory, for someone leaving for something better
- Mock grand, an anthem far too enormous for a Thursday in the pub
Message example
Last day. The card ran out of room, so the team had La Ritournelle write you a farewell song instead. It mentions the mug. It was always going to mention the mug.
Brief examples
The team's inside jokes
Name: Priya. Bond: coworker of six years on the same team. Occasion: Farewell party. Tone: funny and affectionate. Anecdote: she owns a mug that a temp once used and the incident is still referenced in meetings, to adapt with a real memory. Delivery: played at the leaving do. Indicative example, exact lyrics not promised.
From the whole team
Name: Gareth. Bond: colleague, from a department of eighteen. Occasion: Leaving do. Tone: upbeat and celebratory. Anecdote: he is leaving for a job he has wanted since the day he arrived, to adapt with a real memory. Delivery: played in the pub on Thursday. Indicative example, exact lyrics not promised.
The one who held it together
Name: Carol. Bond: office manager for eleven years. Occasion: Last day. Tone: genuinely warm. Anecdote: nobody has ever found out how she knew where anything was, to adapt with a real memory. Delivery: sent as a link at the end of her last day. Indicative example, exact lyrics not promised.
How it works
You tell us
Their name, how long they were here, the running jokes, and what the team actually wants to say.
We compose
We write the lyrics for your review, then produce a fully sung, studio quality track.
You gift it
Play it at the leaving do, or send the link at the end of their last day.
Why La Ritournelle
- The team's real jokes in the lyrics, which no card can hold
- You read and approve every line, so nothing lands wrong in front of the whole office
- Studio quality audio, ready in minutes, even if the leaving do is in an hour
- 7,99 € from the whip round, which will not miss it
Frequently asked questions
Is a song too much for a coworker?
Can the whole team contribute?
They are being made redundant, not leaving by choice. Can I still do this?
The leaving do is this afternoon. Can you help?
Other occasions
Ready to write their song?
Tell us the story, we handle the rest. Your song is ready in minutes.