this tune..._?

It’s from the film The Nephew…is this an old song?
it goes like this;

g—ag|f—gf|e—d-|e—f.
g—ag|f—gf|ed–b-|----Bd
e—e-|f—gf|e—d-|e—dedB----
GAB—BB----A—AAG-----G------

now I’m sure (sort of) it starts with an Irish word
“Bhi…”
and I had only two lines translated on subtitles, which are
“Come back, my love
and don’t leave my side”..

sound real nice when heard on the film, but not when played by me :stuck_out_tongue: also I need to study abc.

Can’t make anything of this. Do you have a real ABC notation? Haven’t seen the film. Is it recorded anywhere else?

djm

X:1
T:Sean-nos Chadsa (note: I made this one up)
M:3/4
K:Em
g4 ag|f4 gf|e4 d2|e4 f2.
g4 ag|f4 gf|edb4|b4 Bd
e4 e2|f4 gf|e4 d2|e3 ded|B6
GA|B3 BB2|A4 AA|G6 |G6

phew! :smiley:

perhaps I could record this, but don’t have a mic yet..

Sorry, still don’t recognize it. When you get your mic, could you sing a few verses? :laughing:

djm

I had quite the time finding that myself. It is Fil, Fil A Rún ó. And of course
after I found that, it was all over the place. A lovely air.
Lesl

It is a very popular Donegal song "Fil, Fil A Run O", written in 1739. It is
the lament of a mother whose son “changed his coat” during the Penal
times… “” [from the IrTrad-L]

Fil, fil a rún ó
fil a rún ó is ná himigh uaim
Fillorm a chuisle’s a stór,
Agus chifidh tú 'n ghlóir má fhillean tú

Shúil mise thall is abhus
I móta ghrainn’ óige do rudagh mé
'S ni fhaca aon iontas go fóill
Mar an sagart Ó Dónaill 'na mhinistir.

Fil, fil a rún ó
fil a rún ó is ná himigh uaim
Fillorm a chuisle’s a stór,
Agus chifidh tú 'n ghlóir má fhillean tú.

Dhiúltaigh tú Peadar is Pól
Mar gheall ar an ór’s ar an airgead;
Dhúiltaigh tú banrion na glóire
Agus d’iompaigh tú i gcóta 'n mhinistir.

Fil, Fil a rún ó,
fil a rún ó is ná himigh uaim
Má fhillean tú innui nó go deo
Fil insan ord 'nar oileadh tú.

ah!! lesl, thank you so much!!! :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

You’re welcome. Here is some more. I did some research on it and
transcribed it in 2 keys. This also after first hearing it in the film. I taped
the song off the tv onto my walkman! I didn’t get the “ties” correctly in
the abc. I used a “-” to mean tie. The discography has this as an air and
as a song.

X:1
T:Fil, fil a rún ó
R:air
H:a very popular Donegal song "Fil, Fil A Run O", written in 1739. It
H:is the lament of a mother whose son
H:“changed his coat” during the Penal times… Robert Mouland
H:see song file for lyrics and history.
N:I transcribed this from the film version.
D:Various Artists / Celtic Charm;
D:Aoife Ni Fhearraigh, "Loinneog Cheoil"1991,cassette;
D:The Best of Joe And Antoinette McKenna, Shanachie 1997;
D:Farewell To Fine Weather, Joe & Antoinette McKenna, Shanachie;
D:Celtic Requiem - Various Artists, Windham Hill 1998;
D:Anne Lister: Burnt Feathers (1986)Fellside FE059;
D:Maighread & Triona Ni Dhomhnaill, Idir an Da Sholas;
D:1997 film “the Nephew” (no soundtrack available?).
Z:Lesl
M:6/8
Q:3/8=60
K:D
d6|c4 dc|B4 A2|B4 c2|d4 ed|c4 dc|BA F4|-F3z F2|
{F}B6|{B}c4 dc|B4 A2|B4 A2|{BA}F6|-F4 DE|EF F4|-F4 ED|D6|-D6||
K:G
g6|f4 gf|e4 d2|e4 f2|g4 ag|f4 gf|ed B4|-B3z B2|
{B}e6|{e}f4 gf|e4 d2|e4 d2|{ed}B6|-B4 GA|AB B4|-B4 AG|G6|

lesl, thanks for the discographie…I’m going to faint :smiley:

Tak, NOW you’ve done it … :smiley:

djm

ok…Aoife’s CD looks okay…anyone had a listen to it? What’s her songs like?