The Munster Cloak

waltz

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on November 10th 2002 by alastair wilson.

This tune has been added to 192 tunebooks.

Also known as An Fhalaigín Mhuimhneach, An Fhallaingin Mhuimhneach, Munster Cloak, The Munster March, Spanish Cloak, The Spanish Cloak.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Beauty In Tears by The O'Carolan Quartet
• Celtic Harp II: From A Distant Time by Patrick Ball
• Celtic Passion by John Williams, Dean Magraw
• Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music From Galway by Various Artists
• En El Bosque Sin Retorno by Tocando El Aire
• Far From Home by Blackthorn Band
• Images by Barde
• Irish Traditional Pipe Music by Finbar Furey
• On A Different Note by Michael Flatley
• Songs Of The Irish Whistle 2 by Joanie Madden
• The Chieftains 1 by The Chieftains
• The Kells by The Kells
• The Traditional Music Of Ireland by Seamus Egan
• The Wide World Over by The Chieftains

X: 1
T: Munster Cloak, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
G2 GA BG | A2 AB cA | G2 GA Bd | c2 A2 F2 |!
G2 GA BG | A2 AB cA | d2 defd | c2 A2 F2 :|!
g2- ga gf | d2 g2 a2 | b2 a2 g2 | f2 g2 a2 |!
b2 a2 g2 | f2 de fd | dc Ad cA | A2 G2 G2 :|]!

This cloak seems to get about a bit

This cloak seems to get about a bit. I've seen it come from a few places, including I think Spain

# Posted on November 10th 2002 by Davetnova

The Munster Cloak

Eamon Butler said that this was one of the oldest Irish mazurkas,and it was originally a Spanish melody.

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

Time signature?

A small point but the marked time signature doesn't match the dots. As the tune seems to be a mazurka, it would make more sense to change semiquavers to quavers etc, rather than change the time signature to 3/8. (Is a mazurka just a quickish waltz, or is it more complicated than that?)

# Posted on December 4th 2004 by Peter K

See "An Fhallaingin Mhuimhneach" on this website for other comments about this tune. (Time signature and note values correspond "correctly" under the other listing.)

# Posted on December 4th 2004 by Peter K

Mazurka I don't think so, not even a dog of one...

# Posted on May 20th 2005 by ceolachan

M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: mazurka
K: Gmaj
G3 A (3BAG | A2 A>B c>A | G2 G>A B>d | (3cdc (3ABA (3FGF |
G2 G>A B>G | A2 A>B (3cBA | d3 e f>d |1 c2 A2 F2 :|
2 c2 (3ABA (3def ||
|: g2 g>a g>f | d2 (3gag a2 | (3bc'b (3aba (3gag | f2 (3gag a2 |
b2 (3aba g>d | f2 d>e f>d | d>c A>d c>A |1 A2 G2 d2 :|
2 A2 G2 F2 ||

Nah! - It still feels and sounds like a twist on a slow march...

# Posted on May 20th 2005 by ceolachan

Focail

Fallaing ar fhallaing 'sí an fhaillingín Mhuimhneach í.
Fallaing ar fhallaing 'sí an fhaillingín Mhuimhneach í.

curfá:
Fallaing ar fhallaing 'sí an fhaillingín Mhuimhneach í.
Fallaing chrua chasta 'snár chasa sí choich' orainn.

Fográim an fhallaing,
Is iomaí dath daor uirthi,
Tá dubh agus dearg
glas-uaine 'gus buí inti.

Dá mbeadh agam an fhallaing
ní thabharfainn don phíobair' í
Is túisce do chraithfinn
mar easair fé' chaoirigh í.

# Posted on September 1st 2009 by DonallDubh

Time Signature Issue

As noted by Peter K the dots didn't match the time signature.
I hope I have fixed this.

# Posted on December 13th 2009 by alastair wilson

This is the thread Peter K meant, I guess;
Advice on how a particular tune is typically used
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/22505/comments

# Posted on April 22nd 2010 by birlibirdie

Maid on the Mountain

There's a nice recording of the song Maid on the Mountain, which uses essentially the same tune, on Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, & Terry Corcoran's Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part (Green Linnet).

# Posted on July 12th 2010 by cpc