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'''FAIR WOMAN, THE''' (Ben bhán). AKA - "It is not in thy power fair maid." Irish, Air (6/8 time). D Major (Bunting): B Flat Major (Clinton). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The tune was entered into vol. 2 (p. 146) of the large mid-19th century music manuscript collection of County Cork cleric and uilleann piper [[biography:James Goodman]]" as "It is not in thy power fair maid," with "The Fair Woman" given as an alternate title.  
|f_annotation='''FAIR WOMAN, THE''' (Ben/bean bhán). AKA - "It is not in thy power fair maid." Irish, Air (6/8 time). D Major (Bunting, Goodman): B Flat Major (Clinton). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Bunting): AB (Goodman). "The Fair Woman" is categorized as a "spinning song" by Fleishmann and Ó Súilleabháin in their exhaustive survey of Irish tunes. The tune was entered into vol. 2 (p. 146) of the large mid-19th century music manuscript collection of County Cork cleric and uilleann piper [[wikipedia:James_Goodman_(musicologist)]]" as "It is not in thy power fair maid," with "The Fair Woman" given as an alternate title (probably copied from J.T. Surenne's collection). Goodman's title comes from a song by D. Weir, set to the air "Fair Woman," which can be found in R.A. Smith's '''Irish Minstrel''' (1825 p. 36).  
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''It is not in thy power, fair maid,''<br>
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''To frown; whene're thou triest''<br>
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''Well I can see, beneath thy frown, ''<br>
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''Lurk smiles, the sweetest, slyest.''<br>
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''Thy heart can only cherish love,''<br>
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''Such love that nought can shake it;''<br>
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''Betraying could not make it hate,''<br>
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''Unkindness soon would break it.''<br>
''Printed sources'': Bunting ('''General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland'''), 1796; No. 23, p. 12. Clinton ('''Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs'''), 1841; No. 169, p. 86. Crosby ('''The Irish Muscial Repository'''), London, c. 1808. Surenne ('''Songs of Ireland'''), 1854; p. 65.
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Thomas Moore set tune tune to verses beginning "Turn thy wand'ring steps, fair maid," published in his '''Selection of Irish Melodies''' (1807).
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|f_printed_sources= Bunting ('''General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland'''), 1796; No. 23, p. 12. Clinton ('''Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs'''), 1841; No. 169, p. 86. Crosby ('''The Irish Muscial Repository'''), London, c. 1808. Surenne ('''Songs of Ireland'''), 1854; p. 65 [https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/16472581/the-songs-of-ireland-national-library-of-scotland].
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X:1 T:Fair Woman, The T:Ben bhán M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Andante" B:Bunting - General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. 23) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D D2F A2B|d2d (c2A)|d2d c2A|T(B3{AB}[E2A2]) (B/c/)| d2d cBA|A2 (G F2)(D|E2) (G F2)D|T[C3E3] D2 B/c/| d2d cBA|[D2A2] ([EG]F2) (D|E2)(G F2)(D|E3) D3||
Sheet Music for "The Fair Woman"The Fair WomanBen bhánAirAndanteBook: Bunting - General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. 23)Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion



FAIR WOMAN, THE (Ben/bean bhán). AKA - "It is not in thy power fair maid." Irish, Air (6/8 time). D Major (Bunting, Goodman): B Flat Major (Clinton). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (Bunting): AB (Goodman). "The Fair Woman" is categorized as a "spinning song" by Fleishmann and Ó Súilleabháin in their exhaustive survey of Irish tunes. The tune was entered into vol. 2 (p. 146) of the large mid-19th century music manuscript collection of County Cork cleric and uilleann piper wikipedia:James_Goodman_(musicologist)" as "It is not in thy power fair maid," with "The Fair Woman" given as an alternate title (probably copied from J.T. Surenne's collection). Goodman's title comes from a song by D. Weir, set to the air "Fair Woman," which can be found in R.A. Smith's Irish Minstrel (1825 p. 36).

It is not in thy power, fair maid,
To frown; whene're thou triest
Well I can see, beneath thy frown,
Lurk smiles, the sweetest, slyest.
Thy heart can only cherish love,
Such love that nought can shake it;
Betraying could not make it hate,
Unkindness soon would break it.

Thomas Moore set tune tune to verses beginning "Turn thy wand'ring steps, fair maid," published in his Selection of Irish Melodies (1807).


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Printed sources : - Bunting (General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland), 1796; No. 23, p. 12. Clinton (Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs), 1841; No. 169, p. 86. Crosby (The Irish Muscial Repository), London, c. 1808. Surenne (Songs of Ireland), 1854; p. 65 [1].






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