Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on February 7th 2004 by kiwi.
This tune has been added to 49 tunebooks.
Also known as An Coileach Ag Fogairt An Lae, Ta An Coileach Ag Fogairt An Lae, Ta An Coilleach Ag Fogairt An Lae, Tá An Coilleach Ag Fógairt An Lae, When The Cock Crows, It Is Day.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: When The Cock Crows It Is Day
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
D|GAB AGE|{e}c2 B c2 D|GAB AGE|{B}A2 G A2 D|
GAB AGE|c2 d (3efg e|dBG AGE|1 G3 G2:|2 G3 GBd||
g2 e dBG|c4 z d|(3efg e dBG|A3 ABd|
g2 e dBG|c2 d (3efg e|dBG AGE|1 G3 GBd:|2G3 G2D|
The Tune
ANother great tune from the Mulcahy Family album. An interesting jig with some lovely long notes in it. Possibly originlally a piping tune? I'm no expert so wouldn,t know but its a great tune to play ina great set.
# Posted on February 7th 2004 by kiwi
Seamus Ennis played this one.
It is a great little piping tune, Seamus Ennis played this one on his 40yrs of Irish piping album. He also mentions it in his piping tutor.
I've heard it sung (In Irish) by Sean Cannon on one of the Dubliners albums.
# Posted on April 10th 2004 by djimbo
The cocks crow is day.
Apparently, a version of this fine tune can be found in one of O'Farrels publications.
# Posted on February 27th 2005 by Pete D
When the Cock Crows, It Is Day
Here's the version I picked up from a piper in a session:
K: Gmaj
D|GAB BAG|d3 d2B|GAB BAG|A3 ABA|
GAB BAG|c2d ege|dBG AGE|G3 G2:|
d|gdd gdd|c3 c2d|gdd gdB|A3 ABd|
gdd gdB|c2d ege|dBG AGE|G3 G2:|
# Posted on December 30th 2006 by slainte
The one posted above is actually WIllie Clancy's version of it, htere's a recording of Willie first playing the tune as an air, followed buy the jig. Also on the Aengus lp but there played by Jackie Small.
Seamus Ennis' version of it, as Slainte gives it, would be the more common one.
# Posted on December 30th 2006 by kilfarboy
"Skipper's Jig" / "Ta an coileach Ag Fogairt an Lae" ~ another air apparent?
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on June 7th 2007 by Maryland-Highlander.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7324
Very distinct, but you can just hear the words going to either melody...
# Posted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan
Chieftians
Also did this one on 'A Tribute To Derek Bell', which I find sounds awesome on those D small pipes.
# Posted on July 5th 2007 by tin_whistler
Lyrics
I might not be any good at ABC, but I have my uses
each verse is sung once for the A part, then higher for the B part. Really a pretty fun song:
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá an mhuc ag an doras
ag iarraidh é a oscailt
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá an chearc is a hál
ina gcodladh go sámh
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá an chaora is na huain
ina dtoirchim suain
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
Tá na mná ina suí
Is na fir ag éirí
Tá an coileach ag fógairt an lae
# Posted on August 18th 2007 by dubhghaill
Coc-a-diú-dil-diú.
Unfortunately I've heard this one 1/2 a million times -and it was irritating only after the 3rd time! Funnily enough now I'm beginning to like it again, in a kind of tongue-in-chick way.
Can you hear the clucking in the second part? (very effective on the pipes if you pop those notes)
# Posted on February 5th 2008 by birlibirdie
...
actually, the poping works better in this here version of the second part:
_gbd' ||g'd'b g'd'b|c._cbd'|g'db g'db|a._ etc ||
if you know what I mean (sorry this is not proper ABC, I have yet to learn it)
# Posted on February 5th 2008 by birlibirdie