Thy fair bosom
X:1 T:Thy Fairy Bosom M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"With solemnity" B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland:200 Airs (1841, No. 76, p. 38) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmin (d=e/^f/|g>).g .g2 (3gab|(a>^f) (_e2 d).c|(B>c) (d2 c>)A|G>G G2 zd| .g>.g .g2 (3gab|(a>^f)| (_e2 d).c|(B>c) d2 {d}c>A|G>G Gz (.G.A.| B2)_ z.A (A>c)|{def}e4 {fe}d.c|.B>.d (g2 ^f>).g|(a>^f) .g2 (d>c)| (B>d) g2 (3gab|(a>^f) (_e2 d).c|(.B>.c) .d2-{d}(c>A)|.G>.G !fermata!.G2||
X:1
T:Thy Fair Bosom
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:”With great Expression”
B:Smollet Holden - Collection of favourite Irish Airs (London, c. 1841; p. 11)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
A=B/^c/|d>d d2 de/f/|e>^c TB2 G>A|B/A/d/B/ A2 G>E|D>D D2:|
X:1
T:Thy fair bosom
T:Night closed around
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Largo Solemno"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3 (1859, No. 204, p. 97)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
A=B/^c/|d>d d2 (3def|(e>^c) B2 (AG)|(F>G)A2 (G>E)|D4 AG|
d>d d2 (3def|e>^c B2 (AG)|(F>G) A2 {A}G>E|D4||
(DE)|G3E (E>G)|[E4B4] {=cB}(AG)|(F>A) d2 (^c>d)|e>^c d2 (AG)|
(F>A) d2 (3def|(e>^c) B2 (AG)|(F>G) A2 {A}G>E|D4||
X:1
T:Thy Fair Bosom
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"With feeling"
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 205
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(de/f/) | g>g g2 (ga/b/) | a>f e2 dc | B>c d2 cA | B>B B2 d2 | g>g g2 ga/b/ |
a>f e2 d>c | B>c d2 cA | G>G G2 || Bd | c2 zA A>c | e4 dc | B>d g2 f>g |
a>f g2 d>c | B>d g2 ga/b/ | a>f e2 d>c | B>c d2 cA | G>G G2 ||