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DÓNAL ÓG. Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. | '''DÓNAL ÓG''' (Young Donald). Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The song "Donald Og" is of some antiquity, and several translations from the original Irish Gaelic exist. A translation by Lady Gregory was quoted in James Joyce's novel '''The Dead'''. The song combines physical and metaphysical images. For a more complete exploration of the song, see Mudcat Cafe thread [http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=4277] | ||
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Tune properties and standard notation
DÓNAL ÓG (Young Donald). Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The song "Donald Og" is of some antiquity, and several translations from the original Irish Gaelic exist. A translation by Lady Gregory was quoted in James Joyce's novel The Dead. The song combines physical and metaphysical images. For a more complete exploration of the song, see Mudcat Cafe thread [1]
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland), 1995; No. 28, p. 29.
Recorded sources: