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Thread #1677 Message #5839
Posted By: emeaco@netserv.net.au
27-May-97 - 10:58 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Londonderry Air / Emer's Farewell / ...
Subject: Londonderry Air - lyrics
The tune Londonderry air was given to Petrie by Miss Jane Ross of Londonderry, a well-known collector of traditional Irish music. Sir Hubert Parry called it "the most beautiful tune in the world" The first known words to be added to it were by Alfred Perceval Graves -" Would I were Erin's appli blossom o'er thee" and the second version, " Emer's farewell" was made by the same writer. The most popular version, "Danny Boy" was written by the prolific lyricist Frederick E Weatherby in 1913. Do the words for "Emer's Farewell" still exist? If so where can I get a copy of them?