X:1
T:Londonderry Air
T:"Danny Boy"
C:Arranged for NAF by Julia and Robert Gatliff (requires half-holes)
C:Traditional Irish (maybe Scottish) Melody, Lyrics by Frederic Weatherly (1910)
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:E
G A B | c3 B | c f e c | (BA) F2-|F A c =d | e3 f |
e c A c | B4-|B G A B | c3 B | c f e c | (BA) F2-|F G A B |
c3 =d | c B A B | A4-|A e f g | a3 g | g f e f |(ec) A2-|A e f g |
a3 g | g f e c | B4-|B e e =d | e3 a | g f =d f |
(ec) (A2|F) G A B | (cf) e c | (BA) F G | A4-|A |]
W:1) Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
W:From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
W:The summer's gone, and all the leaves are falling
W:T'is you, T'is you must go and I must bide.
W:
W:2) But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
W:Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
W:t'is I'll be there in sunshine or in shadow
W:Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.
W:
W:3) And when ye come, and all the flow'rs are dying
W:If I am dead, as dead I well may be
W:ye'll come and find the place where I am lying
W:And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.
W:
W:4) And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above me
W:And oh, my grave shall warmer, sweeter be
W:For ye will bend and tell me that you love me
W:And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me.
W:
Arrangement Note: Some liberties were taken to fit this melody within the range of NAF. A potion of notes between measures 24-28 have been arranged to fit. This was the primary reason this melody was not transposed up to avoid the half-holing. Sometimes compromises are necessary to arrange a melody within the constraints of this wonderful instrument.