Mudcat Café message #43458

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Thread #7241 Message #43458
Posted By: John in Brisbane
27-Oct-98 - 08:06 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Tune Add: The Blind Harper (Welsh)
Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: THE BLIND HARPER (trad Welsh)

THE BLIND HARPER

This is a traditional Welsh tune. from the Contemplator site.

Though better minstrels far than I
May strike the quiv'ring string;
And bards more worthy of the theme
Thy praises loud shall sing.
Yet I, a wand'ring harper blind,
With sightless up turned eye,
By harp and voice to honor Wales,
My feeble strains to try.

My voice upraised to wild swept chords
I sing thy fertile dales;
Thy frowning mountains, rushing streams,
And all that makes thee, Wales.
All these I love and all have seen
Though gone now is my sight,
I can but feel the breezes play
For all the rest is night.

But even yet, it ye'll but list,
To my old harp's best note,
I'll sing to you your country's deeds,
To them my songs devote.
Now guided by my faithful hound
I stray from door to door,
And tell how Wales has fought and bled,
And tales of old time lore.

MIDI file: HARP_NEW.mid
Timebase: 120
Name: The Blind Harper
Text: MIDI
TimeSig: 2/4 24 8
Key: G
Tempo: 094 (631579 microsec/crotchet)
Tempo: 100 (600000 microsec/crotchet)
Tempo: 100 (600000 microsec/crotchet)
Tempo: 100 (600000 microsec/crotchet)
Start
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End

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ABC format:
X:1
T:The Blind Harper
M:2/4
Q:1/4=100
K:G
B,8|E3^DE3F|G3FG2A2|B2G2F2E2|G2F4B,2|E3^DE2F2|
G3FG2A2|BG3A2c2|B6B2|G3FG2B2|A3GA2c2|G3FG2A2|
B6B,2|E3^DE2F2|G3FG2A2|BG3F3E|E6B,2|E3^DE3F|
G3FG2A2|B2G2F2E2|G2F4B,2|E3^DE2F2|G3FG2A2|
BG3A2c2|B6B2|G3FG2B2|A3GA2c2|G3FG2A2|B6B,2|
E3^DE2F2|G3FG2A2|BG3F3E|E6B,2|E3^DE3F|G3FG2A2|
B2G2F2E2|G2F4B,2|E3^DE2F2|G3FG2A2|BG3A2c2|
B6B2|G3FG2B2|A3GA2c2|G3FG2A2|B6B,2|E3^DE2F2|
G3FG2A2|BG3F3E|E6||