I have been asked,by a very organized person who is planning his funeral, to learn a tune he knows as “The Harp Whence Through Tara’s Halls”.
I have searched every link and site I know of and have come up empty.
Does anybody know of such a tune?
Knowing this person very well, I don’t think we need to be in a big rush, but…
Keith
Is he talking about the poem by Thomas Moore, called “The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls”? I think it’s been set to music several times, but the tune given for it in the search I did is “The Minstrel Boy.” Try searching on that. Here’s the words:
The harp that once through Tara’s halls
The soul of music shed,
Now hangs as mute on Tara’s walls
As if that soul were fled.
So sleeps the pride of former days,
So glory’s thrill is o’er,
And hearts that once beat high for praise,
Now feel that pulse no more!
No more to chiefs and ladies bright
The harp of Tara swells;
The chord alone that breaks at night,
Its tale of ruin tells.
Thus Freedom now so seldom wakes,
The only throb she gives
Is when some heart indignant breaks,
To show that still she lives.
[ This Message was edited by: Redwolf on 2002-10-27 00:37 ]
Hmmm…the tune that actually plays on this site is definitely not “The Minstrel Boy.” Try giving it a listen…maybe you’ll recognize it by another name.
Redwolf
The](http://ingeb.org/songs/theharpt.html%22%3EThe) Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls
That is it!! Thank you!
Like so many trad tunes, there are snippits of other tunes through out it that I recognize, but not the whole piece.
I am betting that the words set to The Minstrel Boy is what he will want.
Redwolf, thank you so much.
Keith