If All the Sea Were Ink

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Theme code Index	5211 5665
Also known as	If the Sea Were Ink, Ah! Where Is the Vow?, Lay His Sword By His Side
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	3 flats
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Smollet Holden
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Collection of Favorite Irish Airs
Tune and/or Page number	p. 10
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1841
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If All the Sea Were Ink: Annotations

X:1 T:If the sea were ink M:C| L:1/8 R:Air Q:”Slow & with Expression” B:Smollet Holden - Collection of favourite Irish Airs (London, c. 1841; p. 10) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Eb ec|BG FG E2 EG|B2 c>_d c2 BG|F2 FG BG F>G|E6:| GB|c2 BG B2 cd|e2 ef g2 fe|~c2 e>c cB GB|c3B B2GB| c2 BG B2 cd|e2 e>f g2 fe|c2 e>c cB GB|(c3B) !fermata!e2 (c/d/e/c/)| B>G F>G E2 EG|B2 c>_d c2 BG|F2 FG BG F>G|E6||

X:1 T:If the Sea Were Ink L:1/8 M:C Q:"Moderate" S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 552 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G e/f/g/e/|dBAB G2 GB|d2 e>f e2 dB|A2 AB dBAB|G4 z2:| Bd|e2 dB d2 ef|g2 g>a b2 ag|e2 g>e dcBd|e3 f/e/ d2 Bd| e2 dB d2 e>f|g2 g>a {c'}b2 ag|{f}e2 g>e edBd|e3 d g2||

X:2 T:If all the sea were ink M:C L:1/8 S:Walker K:C cA|GED>E C2 CE|G2 A_B A2 GE|D2 DE GED>E|C6 EG| A2 GE G2 AB|c>Bcd e2 dc|A2 cA AGEG|A3 G G2 EG| A2 GE G2 AB|c>Bcd e2 dc|A2 cA AGEG|A3G c2 A/B/c/A/| GED>E C2 CE|G2 A_B A2 GE|D2 DE GED>E|C6||

If All the Sea Were Ink: Annotations