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SONG LXVII.
WHERE HELEN LIES*.
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I wiih I were where He-len lies! Where
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day and night fhe on me cries ! Where day and
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light (lie on me cries! I wifh I were where
He-len lies, On fair Kirkonell lee !
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Oh He-len fair! Oh Helen chafte! Were I with
* The ftory of this ballad is thus given by Mr. Pennant :
te In the burying-ground of Kirkonnel is the grave of
the fair Ellen Irvine, and that of her lover : iha wa«
Vol. I.
O.
SONG LXVII.
WHERE HELEN LIES*.
m^0£m^=i
I wiih I were where He-len lies! Where
p^^^^^^pF^fei^^
day and night fhe on me cries ! Where day and
=¥#
T-- »
^^^Ipspi
light (lie on me cries! I wifh I were where
He-len lies, On fair Kirkonell lee !
lilpplllgpl^i
Oh He-len fair! Oh Helen chafte! Were I with
* The ftory of this ballad is thus given by Mr. Pennant :
te In the burying-ground of Kirkonnel is the grave of
the fair Ellen Irvine, and that of her lover : iha wa«
Vol. I.
O.
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| Special collections of printed music > Glen Collection of printed music > Printed music > Scotish song in two volumes > Volume 1 > (279) Page 145 - Where Helen lies |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/90270567 |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.84 |
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| Description | Edited, with an historical essay and notes, by J. Ritson. London : Printed for J. Johnson; and J. Egerton, MDCCXIV [sic, i.e.1794]. [Volume 2 is dated correctly "MDCCXCIV"]. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.84-84a |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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| Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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