Annotation:Cainntearachd (2)

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X:1 T:Cainntearachd [2] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel N:Vocal setting B:Celtic Melodies, Being a Collection of Original Slow Highland Airs, B:Pipe-Reels, and Cainntearachd, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, c. 1830, No. 26, p. 15) N:"Selected and Arranged by a Highlander." The editors have been N:identified as Finlay Dunn and George Farquhar Graham Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmix d>d g2 d>d dc|d>d e2 d>d dc|d>d g2 d>d dc|dd dc (d2G2)|| G<e d2 cA F2|F<c c2 AF F2|A<e d2 ed d2|d<e dc d<d d2||



CAINNTEARACHD [2]. Scottish, Pipe Reel. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Graham prints a vocal (puirt à beul [1]) (mouth music) reel and a pipe setting of the same tune. Scots Gaelic words set to the tune are as below. See note for Annotation:Cainntearachd (1) for more on the form.

Theid mi null thair an abhainn,
Thig mi mall tahir an abhainn,
Theid mi null thair an abhainn,
'S fágidh mi 'n táilleir.
Nhein ho haradle,
Nahein hein haradle,
Nahein ho haradle,
Nhein haradle horo.

I'll go over the river,
I'll come over the river,
I'll go over the river,


Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Graham & Dunn (Celtic Melodies, Being a Collection of Original Slow Highland Airs, Pipe-Reels, and Cainntearachd, vol. 1), Edinburgh, c. 1830; Nos. 26 & 27, p. 15.

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