325. The Origin of Ireland

 

 


325. The Origin of Ireland

'The Origin of Ireland.' Sung by Miss Jean Holeman. Recorded at Durham in
July 1922. It is not possible to understand all the words from the record.

 

I crave your at - ten - tion Be -


fore I shall men - tion

 

of

 

dear.

 

With

 

 

cream of ere - a - tion


the queen. 'Twas ear - ly one

 

morn - ing with - out an - y warn - ing

 

 

(by the sweet to - ken)

 

 

(was bro - ken)

 

Scale : Heptachordal, plagal. Tonal Center : g. Structure : ababiccicb (2,2,2,2,
2,2,2,2) = aaibbi (4,4,4,4) ; the last two measures of b^ are identical with those
of a.