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40 SONGS OF SCOTLAND.
THE BATTLE OF KILLIECRANKIE.
While Scotland was in the crisis of the Revolution settlement,
an effort was made in behalf of the expatriated king by the
Viscount Dundee (better known by his patrimonial name of
Claverhouse or Claverse), who had great influence among the
Highland clans, and easily gathered a few thousands of them
together. An encounter took place between him and General
Mackay at Killiecrankie, July 17, 1689, when the brave Dundee
was victorious, but fell by a bullet-shot towards the close of the
action. In the following probably contemporary ballad, the
chief attention is drawn to the mode of fighting, and the
sentiments and expressions of the mountaineer soldiery.
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Clav-erse and his High -land -men Came down up - on the
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5
raw, man ; Who, be - ing stout, gave mo - ny a shout ; The
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lads be - gan to claw, then. Wi' sword and targe
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mo-ny a fear-fu' heavy sigh, The lads be -gan to claw, then.
THE BATTLE OF KILLIECRANKIE.
While Scotland was in the crisis of the Revolution settlement,
an effort was made in behalf of the expatriated king by the
Viscount Dundee (better known by his patrimonial name of
Claverhouse or Claverse), who had great influence among the
Highland clans, and easily gathered a few thousands of them
together. An encounter took place between him and General
Mackay at Killiecrankie, July 17, 1689, when the brave Dundee
was victorious, but fell by a bullet-shot towards the close of the
action. In the following probably contemporary ballad, the
chief attention is drawn to the mode of fighting, and the
sentiments and expressions of the mountaineer soldiery.
i
y-ft-
^§#P
Clav-erse and his High -land -men Came down up - on the
E^^^m
5
raw, man ; Who, be - ing stout, gave mo - ny a shout ; The
S=i3=£
S
*=y
lads be - gan to claw, then. Wi' sword and targe
m^^^^m^^
to their hand, Wi' which they were na slaw, man ; Wi'
£=33
mo-ny a fear-fu' heavy sigh, The lads be -gan to claw, then.
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| Description | With the tunes. Edited by Robert Chambers. Edinburgh ; London : W. & R. Chambers, 1890. |
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| Shelfmark | Glen.118 |
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| Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe.There are more than 330 publications contained in about 320 selected from the collection of John Glen (1833-1904). Also available are a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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