Thugamar Fein An Samhradh Linn

waltz

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on April 27th 2010 by Nikita Pfister.

This tune has been added to 24 tunebooks.

Also known as Amhran Na Bealtaine, Samhradh, Samhradh, Summertime, Summertime, Thugamar Féin An Samhradh Linn, Thugamur Fein An Samhra Linn, We Brought The Summer With Us, We Have Brought The Summer In, We've Brought The Summer With Us.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

1691 by Na Casaidigh
A Stór ‘s A Stóirín by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, Garry Ó Briain
The Chieftains 5 by The Chieftains
The Very Best Of The Claddagh Years by The Chieftains
Uncovered by Garry Walsh

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Not a jig, but a slow air

on the score I have, it's written in 3/8. Maybe I should have put it in 3/4, as a waltz... but it doesn't seem good in a waltz feeling... I play it as a slow air, and find it very beautiful and haunting... originally it's a song.
Here's the Wolftones' version :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3aqFrEpCg4
and the Chieftains :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e8IOd2beCo&feature=related

# Posted on April 27th 2010 by Nikita Pfister

3/4 for an air does not mean treating it as a waltz. You've beat me to this as I had planned to add it for you but then had computer woes and have been working on that this last week. I also had planned to put some time aside to do at least one more transcription, from the playing of Maire Ni Chathasaigh, harp. I'll be back... ;-)

# Posted on April 27th 2010 by ceolachan

Discussion: Info on a (this) tune

# Posted on April 12th 2010 by Nikita Pfister
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/24342

# Posted on April 27th 2010 by ceolachan

Of course it's true 3/4 isn't always a waltz... the "3/8" or 6/8 signature makes me play it with a different feeling than 3/4, which seems just more "right" for this particular tune...
Thanks for all the indication, c, it's really great.
Now I'm looking for the words : seems there's a lot of different versions... if anyone has them.... ? if not, I'll play it as a slow air, with some rubato, long drone-like basses... works also beautifully on hammered dulcimer !

# Posted on April 28th 2010 by Nikita Pfister

I was going to post this, too...

last year, as a matter of fact! But, then I didn't get to it and Bealtaine came and went, so I thought I'd do it this year--and now I'm too late! Alas!

I'd prefer it in 3/4... Perhaps I'll add a version soon...

Thanks for promoting this wonderful air!

# Posted on April 28th 2010 by muspc

Update

I've updated the ABC : 3/4, makes it filed in the waltzes since there's no "slow air" or "other" file on this site... I'coudn't update the inner meter, which stays 1/8.... and I don't know if the sheet music version will change... but then, I've seen a lot of waltzes and Carolan tunes written in 6/8 and played as waltzes...

# Posted on April 29th 2010 by Nikita Pfister

Another version

Michael Tubridy (in Traditional Irish Music) has two settings:

They are:

X:1
T:Thugamar Féin an Samhradh Linn #1
R:waltz
S:Croabh Naithi Tunebook #1, page 2
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:G
A2 B2 d2|e4 e2|e2 f2 d2|e4 A2|
d3 e f2|g4 e2|f4 d2|B6|
g2 a2 g2|f4 d2|e4 A2|d4 B2|
A2 g2 f2|g4 e2|d4 B2|A6||

and:

X:2
T:Thugamar Féin an Samhradh Linn #2
R:waltz
S:Croabh Naithi Tunebook #1, page 2
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:G
G3 A B2|A4 G2|E4 D2|D6|
G3 A B2|d4 c2|B3 A G2|A6|
d4 d2|c4 c2|B2 A2 G2|E4 D2|
G3 A B2|A4 G2|E4 D2|D6||

# Posted on May 2nd 2010 by Alancorsini

"Thugamar Féin an Samhradh Linn" ~ L: 1/8

X: 1
T: Thugamar Fein An Samhradh Linn
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmix
|: D2 E2 G2 | A4 A2 | A2 B2 G2 | A4 D2 |
G2 A2 B2 | c4 A2 | B4 G2 | E6 |
c2 d2 c2 | B4 G2 | A4 D2 | G4 E2 |
D2 c2 B2 | c4 A2 | G4 E2 | D6 :|

That's this transcription, Nikita's. More will follow when I've finished sorting out the hell that descended on our computers via McAfee... At least I've backed everything up. Fingers crosse we can get things back up and fully running again... :-(

Muspc, please add your take on it. And thanks Alan...

# Posted on May 5th 2010 by ceolachan

Some chords added

|"G"DEG | "D"A2A | A"G"BG | "D"A2D | GAB | "C"c2A |"G"B2G | "Em"E3 | "Am"cdc | "G"B2G | "D"A2D | "G"G2E | D"C"cB | "Am"c2A | "G"G2"Em"E |"D"D6/2
|

# Posted on August 12th 2011 by capnmike