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Theme code Index	5L7L43 5L257L
Also known as	Osgail an dorus go ciuin o, She is far from the land, Swift Fly the Hours
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	No. 15
Year of publication/Date of MS	1786
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Open the Door Softly
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Bunting – General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. 15)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
"Spirito".D.D.E .F.A.B|(=cd).c B2 D|(DFA) (ABc)|{c}(d3 F2)d|
(dB)d =c.B.A|(GF).G .A2B|(AF).D .D.E.F|E3 D2d|
(dB).d .=c.B.A|(GF).G A2B|(AF).D .D.E.F|[C3E3]D3||

X:1
T:Open the Door Softly
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 334
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
"Tenderly"DDE FAB|=c>dc BDD|DFA ABc|d3F3|
dBd cBA|GFG A2B|AFD DEF|E3 D2d|
dBd cBA|GFG ABB|AFD DEF|E3 D3||

X:1
T:She is far from the land
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:Lyric by Thomas Moore
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Eb
"Andante"EE|EEF GBc|_ded c2E/E/|EGB Bcd|e3 G2e|
ece _dcB|(AG)A B2 c/c/|BGE EFG|F3 E2z:|
E|EEF GBc|(_de)d c2E/E/|EGB (Bc)d|e3 G2e|
ece _dcB|AGA B2c/c/|(BG)E EFG|F6|E3z z2||

X:1
T:O turn away those cruel eyes
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Thomson - Scots Musical Museum (1803, Song 584, p. 604)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D|D2E (FA)B|(=cd)c B2A|(DF)A (AB)c|d3 F2E|
D2E (FA)B|(=cd)c B2A|(DF)A (AB)^c|d3 A2||
z|dBd (=cB)A|(GF)G A2B|(AF)D (DE)F|E3D2d|
(dB)d (=cB)A|(GF)G A2B|(AF)D (DE)F|E3D2||

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