The National Song Book - Online Music Book
250 Folk-songs, Carols, And Rounds with sheet music and lyrics
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MORE OF CLOYNE |
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Long ago, when snared like thee By the Shee,f my harp and I
O'er them wove the slumber spell, Warbling well its lullaby. |
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Till with dreamy smiles they sank, Rank on rank, before the strain ;
Then I rose from out the rath
And found my path to earth again. |
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4-Little sister, to my woe
Hid below among the Shee, List and learn my magic tune,
That it iuII soon may succour thee. |
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* Earthen fort, pronounced doon. |
t Fairies. |
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Note.—More of Munster was carried off by the fairies in her youth; but escaped from them and became the wife of Cathal, king of Cashel. Afterwards her sister was similarly abducted but was rescued by More, who recognized her by her singing. |
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H. 4868. |
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