Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 13 tunebooks.
Also known as Castle Of Dromore, Cáislean Droma Mhor, My Wife Is Sick And Like To Die, My Wife Is Sick And Like To Die, Oh Dear What Shall I Do, October Winds, The October Winds.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Castle Of Dromore, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
FG | A4 A2 | A4 A2 | B4 A2 | A2 B2 c2 | d4 G2 | F4- FG | A6- | A4 Bc |
d4 D2 | D4 F2 | E4 D2 | D3 E F2 | G4 B2 | A4 G2 | F6- | F2 B2 c2 ||
d3 e d2 | c2 d2 c2 | B3 c B2 | A4- AG | F4 A2 | G2 (3FGF E2 | D6 | F4 A2 |
G3 F G2 | E4 G2 | F2 G2 A2 | D4 F2 | G3 F E2 | D4 C2 | D6- | D4 ||
"The Castle of Dromore" ~ F, C & D ~ 6/8, 6/2 & 3/4 here
After listening to a dozen different takes of this old lullaby and older melody I decided against following the many attempts at transcribing it in 6/8, which just seemed daft. Listening to different attempts at accompaniment it seemed that most were actually giving it the feel of 3/4 time rather than 6/8, but not that damn old boom-chuck-chuck way, with more consideration for it... It is a tough number giving something like this a final form. Apologies if it is not quite as you remember it. I'm hoping others will add their way with it here.
I'll be back to at least add some historical transcripts for comparison. I believe it is in O'Neill. Kenny was trying to spur me or Ptarmigan to 'full house' a certain recording, when that's what I was already working on, with this tune and getting a correction for the spelling of another...
# Posted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan
"My wife is sick and like to die, oh dear what shall I do"
"Stanford/Petrie Complete Collection", 1905, #509
X: 1
T: My wife is sick and like to die, oh dear what shall I do
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
S: "Stanford/Petrie Complete Collection", 1905, #509
K: F Major
A/B/ | c2 c c2 c | d2 c cde | f2 B A2 B | c3 z2 ||
d/e/ | f2 F F2 F | G2 F FGA | B2 d c2 B | A3 z2 ||
d/e/ | fgf efe | ded c2 B | A2 c BAG | F3 || A2 c |
BcB G2 B | A2 F A2 c | BcB G2 E | F3 F ||
# Posted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan
Oops, missed a bit ~ the above is courtesy of ~
'The Fiddler's Companion'
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/MY_MZ.htm#MY_WIFE_IS_SICK_AND_LIKE_TO_DIE,_OH_DEAR_WHAT_SHALL_I_DO
# Posted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan
"The Castle Of Dromore" ~ O'Neill
X: 52
T: The Castle Of Dromore
B: "O'Neill's Music Of Ireland", 1903, #52
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4 = 60
R: Lullaby / air
K: D Major
F/G/ | A2 A A2 A | B2 A (ABc | d2 G F2 G | A3 -A2 B/c/ |
d2 D D2 D | E2 D DEF | G2 B A2 G | F3- F2 B/c/ ||
ded cdc | BcB A2 G | F2 A GFE | D3 F2 A |
GAG E2 G | FGA D2 F | G2 E D2 C | D3- D2 |]
# Posted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan
The Castle of Dromore / Cáislean Droma Mhor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromore_Castle
http://www.lisburn.com/dromore-historical/Journal-1/journal-1-4.html
# Posted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan
"The Castle of Dromore"
http://www.irishpage.com/poems/dromore.htm
October winds lament around the castle of Dromore,
Yet peace is in her lofty halls, a pháiste bán a stór.
Though autumn leaves may droop and die, a bud of spring are you,
Sing hushaba, lú, lá, lú, ló, lán, sing hushaba, lú, ló, lán...
Send no ill will to hinder us, my helpless babe and me,
Dread spirits of the Blackwater, Clan Eoghain's wild banshee.
And holy Mary pitying us in heaven for grace doth sue,
Sing hushaba, lú, lá, lú, ló, lán, sing hushaba, lú, ló, lán...
Take time to thrive, my rose of hope, in the garden of Dromore,
Take heed young eaglet till your wings are feathered fit to soar.
A little rest and then our land is full o' things to do,
Sing hushaba, lú, lá, lú, ló, lán, sing hushaba, lú, ló, lán...
The October winds lament around the castle of Dromore,
Yet peace is in her lofty halls, a pháiste bán a stór.
Though autumn leaves may droop and die, a bud of spring are you,
Sing hushaba, lú, lá, lú, ló, lán, sing hushaba, lú, ló, lán...
# Posted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan
"Le Dúbhghlas de hÍde"
Tá gaotha an gheimhridh sgallta fuar, thart thimchioll an Drom'-mhóir,
Ach ann sna halla tá siothchán, a pháiste gheal a stóir.
Ta gach sean-duilleog dul air crith, ach is og an beannglan thú,
Seinimis lothin lú ló lan, seinim loithin lú ló
Nár thig aon droch-rud idir mé's mo naoidheanán gan bhrón,
Nar thig aon tais ó'n Abhainn Mhóir na Bean-sidhe Chloinne Eoghain,
á Muire Máthair ós ár g-cionn ag iarradh grása duinn;
Seinimis lothin lú ló lan, seinim loithin lú ló
A Róis mo chroídhe, a Slaithín ur a's gharrha an Drom'-mhóir,
Bí ag fás go mbeídh gach cleite beag, mar sgiathán iolair mhóir,
Agus léim ann sin air fad an t-saoghail, oibrigh a's saothraigh clú;
Seinimis lothin lú ló lan, seinim loithin lú ló
# Posted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan
Castle of Dromore / Dromore Castle
Are there really five? ~ Down, Kerry, Limerick, Tyrone ~ and somewhere in Scotland?
# Posted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan
Oh yeah, just in case someone was wondering, the English words came first, or so I understand...
# Posted on June 8th 2007 by ceolachan
6/4 ~ I've seen it transcribed that way too...
# Posted on June 9th 2007 by ceolachan
Castle of Dromore
HI, i know this only by the name that's been given, I like the melody though, it becomes a wonderful flute piece, thanks for posting it, takair jb
# Posted on June 10th 2007 by Joseph Beck
Castle of Dromore
Always had a soft spot for this tune. First heard it when we sang it at school in the forties. Incidentally we sang it in English. Later on we played it in the band as an old time waltz in the days of ceili and old time dancing.
# Posted on July 30th 2007 by Free Reed