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DUET:— BEHOLD THE HOUR THE BOAT ARRIVE.
Words by Burns. Arranged for this work by A. Hume. Gaelic Air,— Oran gaoil.
iRt Voice. Slow and with great feeling.
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ar - rive, Thou go - est, thou dar-ling of my
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Be-hold the hour, the boat ar-rive, Thou go-est, thou darling of my
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heart; Ah ! sever'd from thee can I sur-vive? But fate has will'd, and wenrastpart.
heart ; Ah ! sever'd from thee can I survive ? But fate has will'd, and we must part.
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I'll oft - en greet this surg-ing swell, Yon dis-tant isle will oft- en hail; E'en
I'U oft - en greet this surg-ing swell, Yon dis - tant isle will oft -en hail; E'en
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here I took the last fare-well, There la - test mark'd her van -ish'd sail.
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here I took the last fare-well, There la - test mark'd her van-iih'd sail.
Along the solitary shore, Happy, thou Indian grove, I'll say,
While flitting sea-fowl round me cry, Where now my Nancy's path may be?
Across the rolling, dashing roar, While thro' thy sweets she loves to stray,
I'll westward turn my wistful eye. tell me, does she muse on me?
DUET:— BEHOLD THE HOUR THE BOAT ARRIVE.
Words by Burns. Arranged for this work by A. Hume. Gaelic Air,— Oran gaoil.
iRt Voice. Slow and with great feeling.
=3^
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«=^p-
£4*
i=fc±Hh=fc
»>/ Be ^ hold the hour, the boat
2d Voice.
ar - rive, Thou go - est, thou dar-ling of my
3MF
^^^^1
iipl^g^i^
Be-hold the hour, the boat ar-rive, Thou go-est, thou darling of my
^fe
(^^n^gpapm^i
heart; Ah ! sever'd from thee can I sur-vive? But fate has will'd, and wenrastpart.
heart ; Ah ! sever'd from thee can I survive ? But fate has will'd, and we must part.
^ ^= ^^^ ^^E^ ^^
I'll oft - en greet this surg-ing swell, Yon dis-tant isle will oft- en hail; E'en
I'U oft - en greet this surg-ing swell, Yon dis - tant isle will oft -en hail; E'en
P
^pis£p^^=^pi!
sn 1 >-j \-m it-
here I took the last fare-well, There la - test mark'd her van -ish'd sail.
p dim. ^
*=§m^m=£=j m$ =m
here I took the last fare-well, There la - test mark'd her van-iih'd sail.
Along the solitary shore, Happy, thou Indian grove, I'll say,
While flitting sea-fowl round me cry, Where now my Nancy's path may be?
Across the rolling, dashing roar, While thro' thy sweets she loves to stray,
I'll westward turn my wistful eye. tell me, does she muse on me?
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| Description | A collection of Scottish songs, original and selected, with music. Glasgow: D. Jack, 1856. |
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