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'''DEADLY WARS, THE'''. Scottish, English; Air and March. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The song is a version of Scottish poet Robert Burns's song "When Wild War'd Deadly Blast," contributed to Thomson's '''Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs''' (1793), said to have been written after hearing a poor soldier relate his experiences in a little inn at Brownhill, Nithsdale. Burns thought the indicated tune should be "[[Mill Mill O]]." | '''DEADLY WARS, THE'''. Scottish, English; Air and March. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The song is a version of Scottish poet Robert Burns's song "When Wild War'd Deadly Blast," contributed to Thomson's '''Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs''' (1793), said to have been written after hearing a poor soldier relate his experiences in a little inn at Brownhill, Nithsdale. Burns thought the indicated tune should be "[[Mill Mill O (The)]]." | ||
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DEADLY WARS, THE. Scottish, English; Air and March. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The song is a version of Scottish poet Robert Burns's song "When Wild War'd Deadly Blast," contributed to Thomson's Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs (1793), said to have been written after hearing a poor soldier relate his experiences in a little inn at Brownhill, Nithsdale. Burns thought the indicated tune should be "Mill Mill O (The)."
When wild war's deadly blast was blawn,
And gentle peace returning,
Wi' mony a sweet babe fatherless
And mony a widow mourning.
I left the lines and tented field
Where lang I'd been a lodger
My humble knapsack all my wealth
A poor but honest sodger.
The tune was entered into several early 19th century musicians' manuscript collections, including those of John Clare (Helpstone)
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 36, p. 32.
Recorded sources: