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MAID OF LLANGOLLEN. Scottish, Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The "Maid of Llangollen" was an English song (Llangollen is a Welsh name) dating at least back to the early decades of the 19th century.
Tho' lowly my lot and tho' poor my estate,
I see without envy the wealthy and great;
Contented an proud a poor shepherd to be,
While the maid of Llangollen smiles sweetly on me,
While the maid of Llangollen smiles sweetly on me.
The song was written by Brinley Richards, inspired by a Welsh beauty. Mrs. Edwards was, in later life, proprietress of the Hand Hotel in Llangollen. She died in September, 1885.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 374, p. 41. Riley's Flute Melodies, vol. 4, 1826; p. 73.
Recorded sources: