ONE EVENING FAIR
Soumis par admin le mer, 03/17/2010 - 22:46
Rhythm: song
Key: F
Meter: C
Book: Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs"
History: I learned both the air and the words of this song at home in early
youth. Of the words I can recall the following three verses:
Words:
One evening fair as I roved out down by a river side,
I heard a lovely maid complain--the tears rolled from her eyes:
"It was a cold and stormy night"--those sad words she did say--
"When my love went on the raging main, bound for Amerikay.
"My love he was a fisherman, his age was scarce eighteen,
"He was a handsome young man as ever yet was seen:
"My father he has riches great, and O'Reilly was but poor,
"And because he was a fisherman he could not him endure.
"Says my mother then to me: `My dear, this case is bad indeed,
"`Therefore my loving daughter I hope you will take heed;
"`If you be fond of Reilly, let him leave this counterie,
"`Your father said his life he'd take, so shun his companie.'"
Key: F
Meter: C
Book: Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs"
History: I learned both the air and the words of this song at home in early
youth. Of the words I can recall the following three verses:
Words:
One evening fair as I roved out down by a river side,
I heard a lovely maid complain--the tears rolled from her eyes:
"It was a cold and stormy night"--those sad words she did say--
"When my love went on the raging main, bound for Amerikay.
"My love he was a fisherman, his age was scarce eighteen,
"He was a handsome young man as ever yet was seen:
"My father he has riches great, and O'Reilly was but poor,
"And because he was a fisherman he could not him endure.
"Says my mother then to me: `My dear, this case is bad indeed,
"`Therefore my loving daughter I hope you will take heed;
"`If you be fond of Reilly, let him leave this counterie,
"`Your father said his life he'd take, so shun his companie.'"
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