Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on October 14th 2002 by cuchulain54.
This tune has been added to 171 tunebooks.
Also known as 'Ar Éirinn Ni 'Neosfainn Ce Hi, Ar Éireann Ní Neosfainn Cé Uí, Ar Eireann Ni Neosainn Ce Hi, Ar Eireann Ni Neosfainn Ce Ui, Ar irinn N Neosfainn C H, Ar Eirinn Ni NEosfinn Ce Hi, Buachaill On Eirne, Come By The Hills, For Ireland I Would Not Not Tell Her Name, For Ireland I Would Not Speak Her Name, For Ireland I Would Not Tell Her Name, For Ireland I'll Not Tell Her Name, For Ireland, I'd Not Tell Her Name.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: For Ireland I Won't Say Her Name
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
|:de | "D"f2A3A|"Em7"B2d3e|"D"f6-|f4de|f2A3A|
"Bm"B2d3f|"A"e6-|e4de|"D"f2A3A|"G"B2g3e|
"D"f6-|f3ded|"G"B2"A"A3A|"G"B2D3"A"e|"D"d6-|d4fg|
"D"a2f2fe|d3fa2|"G"b6|"Bm"d'4b2|
"D"a2f2fe|"Bm"d3efd|"A"e6-|e4ag|"D"f2A3A|
"G"B2g3e|"D"f6-|f3ded|"G"B2"A"A2A|"Em7"Bd3"A"e2|"D"d6-|d4:|
This is my first foray into abc notation...I got an error message before I finished, so I don't know why this showed up. I would've done the "dot" notation, too, but I don't know how to access that. Was there a form to fill out that I got booted off before I got to it?
Anyway, this is more of a slow air than a waltz, but it works nicely in waltz time. It's from the Boys of the Lough's "Recorded Live" album.
# Posted on October 14th 2002 by cuchulain54
I think the "D" in bar 12 should read as "d".
# Posted on October 14th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig
Yes, David is right. Actually Jeremy saved my butt on a number of errors I put in. Some (all?) of the dotted half-notes in the score are actually supposed to be 5 beats long -- I didn't know how to tie a note into the next measure. Still don't know my ABCs, I guess.
# Posted on October 16th 2002 by cuchulain54
Slow air
This is more properly a slow air - and the Irish name is
Ar Eireann ni neosainn a anam"
# Posted on January 1st 2004 by MollyB
Sorry
sorry, Irish name is "Ar Eireann ni neosainn ce hi"
# Posted on January 1st 2004 by MollyB
Buachaill On Eirne
Apparently "Buachaill On Eirne" means "Boy from Ireland" and is a different tune to this one. Also used as the tune for the song "Come By The Hills".
# Posted on April 16th 2004 by harry
does anyone know the lyrics to this song?
Emily
# Posted on April 25th 2004 by morganlefay15
Emily, on a CD of Sligo band Dervish you will hear the lovely singer Cathy Jordan singing this song: http://www.dervish.ie/day.htm
It's the most beautiful song as far as I know.
H.
# Posted on April 25th 2004 by slainte
STORY OF LYRIC
THIS IS ABOUT A PRIEST WHO FALLS IN LOVE WITH HIS BROTHERS WIFE !!
# Posted on August 25th 2005 by black
Dervish
Must agree with slainte about the Dervish version. Absolutely class - would make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck!
# Posted on September 13th 2006 by patstaunton
Focail
AR ÉIRINN NÍ N-EÓSAINN CÉ H-Í
Aréir is mé téarnamh um' neoin
Ar an dtaobh thall den teóra 'na mbím,
Do théarnaig an spéir-bhean im' chómhair
D'fhág taomanach breóite lag sinn.
Do ghéilleas dá méin is dá cló,
Dá béal tanaí beó mhilis binn,
Do léimeas fé dhéin dul 'na cómhair,
Is ar éirinn ní n-eósainn cé h-í.
Dá ngéilleadh an spéir-bhean dom' ghlór,
Siad ráidhte mo bheól a bheadh fíor;
Go deimhin duit go ndéanfainn a gnó
Do léirchur i gcóir is i gcrich.
Dó léighfinn go léir stair dom' stór,
'S ba mhéinn liom í thógaint dom chroí,
'S do bhearfainn an chraobh dhi ina dóid,
Is ar éirinn ní n-eósainn cé h-í.
Tá spéir-bhruinneal mhaordha dheas óg
Ar an taobh thall de'n teóra 'na mbím.
Tá féile 'gus daonnacht is meóin
Is deise ró mhór ins an mhnaoi,
Tá folt lei a' tuitim go feóir,
Go cocánach ómarach buí.
Tá lasadh 'na leacain mar rós,
Is ar éirinn ní n-eósainn cé h-í.
# Posted on December 16th 2009 by DonallDubh