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Thread #62092 Message #1001911
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
14-Aug-03 - 10:55 AM
Thread Name: Origins: McCallum's Lament / McAllum's Lament
Subject: Tune Add: MCALLUM'S LAMENT
There are two examples in Greig-Duncan; the text above is 251B, and came from J.W. Spence. 251A, from Mrs Cruickshank, is tune and one verse, as follows:
X:1 T:MCALLUM'S LAMENT S:Mrs Cruikshank Z:Gavin Greig B:Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection, vol.II no.251A p.246. N:Roud 5847 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 M:3/4 K:G d2|d2 c2 B2|B4 G A|B2 G3 E|D w:Fare-well to the hills and the dells of Strath-spey, B, C|D2 E2 F2|G d3 d2|d3 c B2|A4 w:To the dark woods of Tul-loch fare-well and for aye; d2|d2 c2 B2|B2 G2 GA|B2 G3 E|D4 w:To Neth-y's sweet mu-mur I'll_ lis-ten no more, B,C|D2 E2 F2|G d3 d2|B2 G2 A2|G4|] w:Nor_ scour the dark for-est of gloom-y Glen-more.