Mairi's Wedding
X:1 T:Mairi's Wedding M:C L:1/8 R:Scottish Measure K:G |:D3E D2E2|G2A2B4|A2G2E2G2|B2A2Bd3|D3E D2E2|G2A2B3c/B/|A2G2E2C2|D8:| |:d4 d3e|d2c2B4|A2G2E2G2|B2A2Bd3|d2Bd2e|d2c2B3c/B/|A2G2E2C2|D8:|]
X: 2 T: Mairi's Wedding T: Lewis Bridal Song %C: Words: John Bannerman (1935) O: Music: Trad Scotland (1909) R: march H: The well-known words for this song, and the Scottish Country Dance that goes H: with it, were written for Mary McNiven, born in 1908, and still alive in 1998. H: The lyrics were written by Johnny Bannerman for her birthday in 1935, in Gaelic. H: Her wedding to Captain John Campbell was in 1941. The tune itself is older. H: It was published in Marjory Kennedy-Fraser's "Songs of the Hebrides" (1909). Z: 1998 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: C| L: 1/4 F:http://jc.tzo.net/~jc/music/abc/march/LewisBridalSong.abc K: D f "A"\ [| "D"A>A AB | de f2 | "G"ed Bd | "A7"fe fa \ | "D"A>A AB | de f2 | "G"ed BG | "A7"A2 A2 |] "B1"\ [| "D"a>a ab | ag f2 | "G"ed Bd | "A7"fe f<a \ | "D"a>a ab | ag f2 | "G"ed BG |1 "A7"A2 A2 :|2 "A"AB/c/ d/e/f/g/ |] "B2"\ [| "D"a>a ab | ag f2 | "G"ed Bd | "A7"fe f<a \ | "D"A>A AB | de fg | "G"a>f "A7"fe | "D"d2 z2 |]