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|f_annotation='''PALM TREES WAVE ON HIGH.''' AKA - "[[Hills of Kerry (The)]]," "[[Palm Trees of Kerry (The)]]," "[[Sweet Tralee]]." Irish, Air or Waltz (3/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The melody is the air to the song "(Green) Hills of Kerry" AKA "Sweet Tralee," which begins:
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''The noble and the brave have departed from our shore,''<br  />
''They've gone off to a foreign land where the wild cannons roar;''<br  />
''No more they'll see the shamrock, the plant so dear to me,''<br  />
''Or hear the small birds singing around sweet Tralee.''<br  />
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Chorus:<br  />
''The Palm trees wave on high along the fertile shore,''<br  />
''Adieu the Hills of Kerry I never will see no more;''<br  />
''Oh why did I leave my home, oh why did I cross the sea,''<br  />
''And leave the small birds singing around you sweet Tralee.''<br  />
|f_printed_sources=Peter Cooper ('''Mel Bey Complete Irish Fiddle Player'''), 1995; No. 67.
|f_recorded_sources=Green Linnet SIF3040, De Dannan - "Ballroom" (1987).
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|f_annotation='''PALM TREES WAVE ON HIGH.''' AKA - "[[Hills of Kerry (The)]]," "[[Palm Trees of Kerry (The)]]," "[[Sweet Tralee]]." Irish, Air or Waltz (3/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The melody is the air to the song "(Green) Hills of Kerry" AKA "Sweet Tralee," which begins:
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''The noble and the brave have departed from our shore,''<br>
''They've gone off to a foreign land where the wild cannons roar;''<br>
''No more they'll see the shamrock, the plant so dear to me,''<br>
''Or hear the small birds singing around sweet Tralee.''<br>
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Chorus:<br>
''The Palm trees wave on high along the fertile shore,''<br>
''Adieu the Hills of Kerry I never will see no more;''<br>
''Oh why did I leave my home, oh why did I cross the sea,''<br>
''And leave the small birds singing around you sweet Tralee.''<br>
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|f_recorded_sources=Green Linnet SIF3040, De Dannan - "Ballroom" (1987).
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PALM TREES WAVE ON HIGH. AKA - "Hills of Kerry (The)," "Palm Trees of Kerry (The)," "Sweet Tralee." Irish, Air or Waltz (3/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The melody is the air to the song "(Green) Hills of Kerry" AKA "Sweet Tralee," which begins:


The noble and the brave have departed from our shore,
They've gone off to a foreign land where the wild cannons roar;
No more they'll see the shamrock, the plant so dear to me,
Or hear the small birds singing around sweet Tralee.

Chorus:
The Palm trees wave on high along the fertile shore,
Adieu the Hills of Kerry I never will see no more;
Oh why did I leave my home, oh why did I cross the sea,
And leave the small birds singing around you sweet Tralee.


Additional notes



Printed sources : - Peter Cooper (Mel Bey Complete Irish Fiddle Player), 1995; No. 67.

Recorded sources : - Green Linnet SIF3040, De Dannan - "Ballroom" (1987).




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