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Theme code Index	1H1H3H3H 1H1H55
Also known as	Sin Sios agus sios liom, Lie Up with Me and Lie Down with Me, Where's the slave so lowly, Sheen Sheesh igus Souse lum
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	4 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	No. 38, p. 30
Year of publication/Date of MS	1840
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T:Sin sios agus liom
T:Down Beside Me
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Merry Musician, 1716, 327
K:E
e4 g4|e4 B4|=d3d d2e2|c4 B4|
e2 e2 ef g2|B3c B2 G2|c3B c2 AG|F4 E4||
G3 F G2A2|B4 B4|c3B cd e2|d4 B4|
e4 G4 c4 F4|B3c B2 G2|F4 E4||

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T:Down Beside Me
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Rather Slow"
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 38, p. 30)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
(e>f) (e/f/)(g/f/)|Te2 cz|.c.B.e.d|Tc2B B|
[Be](e/f/) (e/f/)(g/f/)|.e.B .B(A/G/)|.c.B.A.G|TF2Ez||
(G>F).G.A|(B>c).B.B|(c>d).e.d|Tc2 Bz|
Te2 (G>B)|c/B/A/G/ .F(G/A/)|.B(B/c/) .B(A/G/)|TF2 Ez|]

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T:Sios agus sios liom
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:”Moderato con energio”
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland:200 Airs (1841, No. 96, p. 48)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
.c|.f3.g .f>.g.a>.g|(f4 c2) z.c|.d3 .c .d>.e.f>.e|{e}(d4 c3) .A|
(f3g) (fga).f|(dc) {c}(BA) !fermata!B2 (Ac)|(d2 f)z/.e/ (dcBA)|(G4 F2) zF|
(A3G A3) B|(c3d c)z (fe)|.d3.c .d>.e.f>.e|{e}(d4 c) z(de)|
.f2 (f2A3)-c|(dc){c}(BA) .G2 .A.B|(c2 f)z/e/ d>cd>B|(A2 {A}G>)F F2z||
“Larghetto melancolico”.A2.A2 (c3B)|.A2.A2 (c3B)|(A3 G/F/) T(G3F)|F4 F2||

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T:Down Beside Me
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Rather Slow"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 96, p. 39)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
(e>f) (e/f/g/e/)|Te2B z|.c.B.e.d|Tc2B z|e(e/f/) (e/f/g/f/)|.e.B .B(A/G/)|
.c.B.A.G|TF2E z||(G>F).G.A|(B>c).B.B|(c>d).e.d|Tc2 Bz|
Te2 (G>B)|c/B/A/G/ .F(G/A/)|.B(B/c/) .B(A/G/)|TF2Ez||

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