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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.


Note Nethy, not Nithy.