Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on December 22nd 2001 by Redbird.
This tune has been added to 525 tunebooks.
Also known as Bheir Dhomh Do Lamh, Tabhair Do'm Do Lámh, Tabhair Dom Do Lamh, Tabhair Dom Do Lámh, Tabhair Dom Do Lámh (O Catháin), Waltz Of The White Lilies, White, Green, And Orange, White, Orange, And Green.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Give Me Your Hand
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
D2|E2 G2 G2| G4 D2|E2 G2 G>A| G4 D2|E2 G2 G2| G2 A2 B2|B2 e2 de| B4 AG|
A2 A2 ed| B2 B2 dB|A2 AB AG| E4 D2|E2 G2 G2| G4 D2|E2 G2 G2| G4 D2|
E2 G2 G2| G2 A2 B2|de dB AB| G4 D2|E2 G2 G2| G2 A2 B2|B2 e2 d2| B4 AG|
A2 A2 ed| B2 B2 dB|A2 AB cd| e4 dB|d2 d2 e2| g4 ed|e2 e2 (3geg| a4 de|
g2 g2 de| g2 g2 de|g2 g2 (3aga| b6| b2 b2 b2| b4 ag|a2 ag ab| a4 gf|
e3 f2 (3gfe| d2 d2 g2|B3 d cB| A4 (3cBA|G2 GA Bd| =f4 ed|e2 e2 g2| e4 dB|
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d2 d2 g2| B2 B2 dB|A2 AB (3cBA| G6 ||
Tabhair Dom Do Lamh
This is of course also known by its Irish title, "Tabhair Dom Do Lamh".
The tune is by Ruairi Dall O'Cathain, c. 1570-c.1650, an Irish harper who emigrated to Scotland. James I/VI sent for O'Cathain due to the popularity of this tune. Dated in the Bunting collection to about 1603.
O'Cathain and O'Carolan (the blind harper considered by many to have been Ireland's greatest composer of the time, and some say even still) were great rivals and reportedly couldn't stand each other. There's a story told that O'Cathain was attending a great festival. One evening there was a gathering, and O'Cathain was roaring out insults about O'Carolan, who was, unbeknownst to O'Cathain, present at the time. O'Carolan left his guide and, using his hearing alone, slowly came up behind O'Cathain and then grabbed him by the throat in mid-insult and began to throttle him. It took, reportedly, five or six men to pull the harpers apart.
I've read the following regarding this tune: Note that the tune is pentatonic until the final phrase. The mixolydian seventh appears four measures from the end, while the fourth does not appear until the final measure.
# Posted on December 23rd 2001 by Zina Lee
Give me your hands (on my neck!)
Great story, Zina!
# Posted on January 2nd 2002 by glauber
Planxty
Planxty played this with the raggle-tagle gypsy and the break between the two tunes is wonderful. I've not found a recording of it recently, but I remember it as one of Christy Moore's favourite combos.
# Posted on January 3rd 2002 by Mcbear365
Author
Sorry about this, but I was under the impression that Ruari Dall, (Blind Ruari) was a fiddler, not a harpest. Also that this tune, Tabhair dom do Lamh, is a O'Carolan compositon, at least it was according to my school text book!
Mind you nice story about the two blind men trying to beat up each other!
# Posted on April 18th 2002 by macfion
Rory Dall O Cathain wrote "Give Me Your Hand"
I looked this up in my copy of "Carolan: The Life Times and Music of an Irish Harper" by Donal O'Sullivan (new edition, 2001, Ossian Publications Ltd., Cork Ireland). Arthur O'Neill tells this story about Rory Dall O Cathain (Blind Roger O'Keane) in chapter 4 of his memoirs, reprinted in the O'Sullivan book (p.321):
"He [Rory Dall] took a fancy to visit Scotland, where there were great harpers. He took his retinue (or suite) with him. Amongst other visits in the style of an Irish chieftain he paid one to a Lady Eglinton, and she (not knowing his rank) in a peremptory manner demanded a tune, which he declined as he only came to play to amuse her, and in an irritable manner left the house. However, when she was informed of his consequence she eagerly contrived a reconciliation and made an apology, and the result was that he composed a tune for her ladyship, the handsome tune of 'Da mihi manum' ('Give me your hand'), for which his fame reached through Scotland and came to the ears of the Gunpowder Plot prophet James the First of England (then the Sixth of Scotland). . ."
Get hold of the book and read the rest of the memoir -- you'll enjoy it!
Sarah
# Posted on April 19th 2002 by x
I found this tune in a tin whistle book by Robin Williamson. I like it very much.
When I play this I like to speed up slightly in measures 33 and 34, and then slow down in measure 35 and hold the note in measure 36.
# Posted on June 17th 2002 by The Whistler
Story about O'Carolan and O'Cathain is apocryphal
Primarily because O'Carolan wasn't born until twenty years after the death of O'Cathain--at least according to the dates given above for O'Cathain.
# Posted on July 3rd 2003 by pchaffee
macfion, I'm sorry to do this, but you are very wrong on both counts. ZinaLee was spot on about Ruari Dall O'Catháin. He's actually an ancestor of mine, and we come from the same town, so I know quite a bit about the fella!
Number one, he was indeed a harper, not a fiddler. The fiddler you are mistaking him from is most likely 'Blind Jimmy McCurry (1830-1910). He was from the same area as Ruairi Dall O'Catháin, but Jimmy McCurry was born some 180 years after Ruairi Dall O'Catháin died.
Secondly, "Tabhair dom do lamh" was without any shadow of doubt written by Ruairi Dall O'Catháin, so I'm afraid you were wrong on both counts there.
Sorry to do this, but I just thought I would put you right
# Posted on October 7th 2003 by Murrough
Recordings of Tabhair dom do lamh
The Chieftains also recorded this, I think it was on Chieftains 5, if my memory serves me right. I loved the story about the two harpers fighting! lol
Silver
# Posted on October 12th 2004 by Silverwolff
O Riada
wonderful version of this on Sean O Riada's record "O Riada" with Ceoltoiri Chualann.
# Posted on December 19th 2004 by jimhale
Transcription error
There is an error in transcription near the end of the piece. It brings up the dialog "illegal colon". Easy to fix.
I love this piece.
# Posted on July 24th 2005 by shiaumo
About Zina's Story
thats so funny,,,,
i love this song!
one of my favorites!!!!
# Posted on September 11th 2005 by CELTICCHEF83
White Orange and Green
where I first heard this song, is from my first irish cd, and where I first fell in love with the music. the cd is called Celtic Pride and the recording was done by Column MacOireachtaigh, a name wich I will never ever ever attempt to pronounce.
anyways, the song we have listed here was played after all the lyrics were finished in the song white orange and green wich I believe is track 2. It was very pretty and if anyone wants a copy of the song just contact me.
anyways, the lyrics for it where (and forgive spelling and all I just listened to the words some may even be innacurate but...)
in the bulgaldi mountains so far far away, I'll tell you a story that
G A B B B B A G E G A G G G B D' D' B G
happened one day, about a young girl, her age was sixteen,
B A G A G G B D' D' B D'E' D' B A
and she carried a banner white orange and green.
A B ------ A B DE---- D E G G G
And a young english soldier was passing that way, and he saw the young girl with her banner so gay, he laughed and he joked and got off his mashien, determined to capture, white orange and green.
"Oh you can't have my banner," the young girl replied, "to your blood and mine on the bulgaldi's lyde, for I am a rebel and thats nothing mean, and I'd lay down my life for white orange and green"
And the young english soldier turned white as the snow, got on his mashien and away he did go, for there is no use in fighting a girl of sixteen, who would die for a banner, white orange and green.
you will note that I have the notes below the words, in the first verse, to the best I could do anyways, I learned it by ear so it could be off. ' <- that will signify a high octave note on the whistle like D' or G' each verse is same as far as the music goes. at the end of the verses the song then continues on using the music that is provided here for Tabhair Dom Do La'mh
# Posted on May 20th 2006 by llamanator
Crap
crap the notes didn't keep their spaces, I'm very sorry =(
# Posted on May 20th 2006 by llamanator
C**P!? ~ how did that slip through the net without asterisks?
The Yellow area here doesn't allow for spacing of letters, I know, I've made a few daft attempts at alphabet art, it was disasterous. Let's see if another couple of ways for spacing gets closer to your intentions ~
in the bul-gal-di moun-tains so far far a-way,
G--A---B---B--B---B------A----G--E---G--A-G-,
in the bul-gal-di moun-tains so far far a-way,
G_A__B__B__B__B____A___G__E_G__A_G_,
# Posted on May 20th 2006 by ceolachan
It seems the hyphens remain closer to the mark...
# Posted on May 20th 2006 by ceolachan
"White, Orange and Green" ~ let's see if this works ~
If I've messed anything up you'll now have the means to correct it ~
In the bul-gal-di moun-tains so far far a-way,
G--A---B---B--B---B------A-----G--E---G-A-G-,
I'll tell you a stor-y that hap-pened one day,
G--G---B--D'-D'--B--G----B---A-------G----A-,
a-bout a young girl, and her age was six-teen,
G-G----B-D'------D'---B----D'---E'----D'----B---A-,
and she car-ried a ban-ner white orange and green.
A----B----A---B----D-E----D----E-----G--------G----G-.
Fingers crossed X...
# Posted on May 20th 2006 by ceolachan
This is just another attempt using underscore. I had first did a cut and paste, not the best idea, as it centers better here in the yellow space before hitting the button below ~ [ post ]
in the bul-gal-di moun-tains so far far a-way,
G_A__B__B_B__B____A__G_E_G_A_G_,
# Posted on May 20th 2006 by ceolachan
Both ways work, but the hyphen being smaller it gives you more capability of assigning a note to a syllable of the lyric...
# Posted on May 20th 2006 by ceolachan
Just found confirmation of Carolan's birth date (1670) - see http://turloughocarolan.net/ - so that he would have required access to a time machine to have attempted to throttle Ruari daill Ó Cathain! Interesting though is the similarity between their music and the number of people who believe that Give me your Hand was a Carolan composition.
# Posted on February 23rd 2007 by Bannerman
I could be wrong but when you compare the sheetmusic to the abc format in the second line of this tune there seems to be some differences.Can anybody rectify these for me?????Im dyin to get this tune off to a T.
# Posted on February 28th 2007 by eddienolan
What I want to know is where or what are the Bulgadi mountains?
# Posted on March 8th 2007 by beanbuile
Joke about this tune.
I attended a great concert by Noel Hill here in Portland, Oregon, tonight. He said that "Give Me Your Hand" is often played at Irish weddings. He also said not to confuse it with another tune played at Irish divorce proceedings: "Give Me Your House!"
# Posted on August 11th 2007 by boxplayer
Newfoundland?
I was playing this tune on a porch at a party with a friend. He was playing it on the uillean pipes, I on the fiddle, and another on the guitar. After we finished playing, we noticed a girl standing in front of us, nearly weeping. She thanked us for playing and mentioned that this tune is a popular and well-loved tune in Newfoundland. She said she had many relatives in Newfoundland was crying because the tune reminded her of home. Does anyone else know anything about this newfoundland connection?
# Posted on October 19th 2007 by meredithrachael
"Give Me Your Hand" ~ Tony Hinnigan on low whistle
http://www.tonyhinnigan.com/
http://www.tonyhinnigan.com/whistles.php#
5.) Low Whistle ~ Chieftain Gold (brass) by Phil Hardy ~ "Give Me Your Hand"
http://www.tonyhinnigan.com/movie.php?pageName=tony6.mov
# Posted on February 23rd 2008 by ceolachan