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Annotation:Young Man's Dream (The)
X:1 T:Aislean an Oigfear T:Young Man's Dream, The M:3/4 L:1/8 B:Edward Bunting - General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. 17, p. 10) Q:"Very slow" Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G {F}GA|B2 (de)(dB)|A2 G>EGA|B3G B/A/G|[B,4G4]:||(d/e/f)|g2 (gf) (f/e/d/f/)|(e2 d>)B (d/e/f)| g2 g<fe>d|e3 e/f/ gf|{f}e2 dB (e/d/)(B/A/)|(G2 A/)G/E/D/ GA|B2 AG B/A/G|[B,6G6]||
YOUNG MAN'S DREAM, THE (“Aisling an t-Og-Fir” or “Aislean an Oigfear”). AKA and see "When that mild eye is beaming," "As a beam o'er the face of the waters," "Last Rose of Summer (The)." Irish, "Very Slow" Air (3/4 time). G Major (Bunting, Haverty): D Major (Clinton): B Flat Major (Forde). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The melody appears in the Bunting Collection (1796), and is thought to be the original for the renowned “Danny Boy” (“Londonderry/Derry Air”).
