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Thread #108773   Message #2266631
Posted By: Fergie
19-Feb-08 - 03:59 PM
Thread Name: Hibernia's Lovely Jane
Subject: Hibernia's Lovely Jane
Hi all, I transcribed these lyrics from the Bodleian Library site. Does anybody know anything about this song? Does anybody have the air (see info below) or know how I might get it?

HIBERNIA'S LOVELY JANE.

Departing from the Scottish shore,
And the Highlands mossy banks,
To Germany we first set sail,
To join the hostile ranks,
At length in Ireland we arrived,
After a long Campaign;
Where a bonny maid my heart betrayed,
Hibernia's lovely Jane.

Her cheeks were of the rosy hue.
And the bright glance of her een,
Sparkled like pure drops of dew,
That spangled the meadows green.
Jane Cameron was ne'er so fair,
Nor Jessie of Drumblane;
Nor Prosperine could e'er outshine,
Hibernia's lovely Jane.

I oft have faced the daring foe,
While in the bloodstained field;
I oft have 'scaped death's fatal blow,
But now to love must yield.
Cupid's dart hath pierced my heart.
With love's tormenting pain,
Since first I saw that false braw,
Hibernia's lovely Jane.

My tartan plaid I will forsake,
My Commission I'll resign;
That very nymph my bride I'll make,
If the false will be mine.
In Hibernia's Isle, where graces smile,
For life I will remain;
In Hymen's band join heart and hand
With Hibernia's lovely Jane.

From www.ibiblio.org I got this information

HIBERNIA'S LOVELY JANE. Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard. AB. "From the Rev. Maxwell H. Close of Dublin: taken down by him in 1836 from the singing of Pat Walker, a Wicklow man" (Joyce). Joyce(Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 205, pg. 101.
X:1
T:Hibernia's Lovely Jane
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs   (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
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Fergus