Annotation:Ever of Thee I'm Fondly Dreaming
X:1 T:Ever of Thee I’m Fondly Dreaming M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (1883, Book 1, No. 30) N:Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a fiddler and uilleann piper originally N:from north Longford, but who moved around 1852 to Newpark, N:Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Leitrim. K:D Ad|f2 f>g|f3e|ed FG|B2A2|d2 e>d|c3d|.e.e (gf)|d3 A/d/| f2 f>g|f3e|(ed) FG|B2-A2|d2 e>d |c3d |(eg fe)|d4!fine!|| f2 f>f|b3a|ag fg|b3a|a2 g>e|!fermata!g2 f/e/d/ !fermata!d/e/f/g/|a4|^g4|=g3 A/d/|| f2 f>g|f3e|ed FG|B2A2|d2 e>d|c3d|ee gf|f3 A/d/| f2 f>g |f3e|ed FG|B2A2|d2 e>d|c3d|(eg fe)|d2!D.C. al fine!||
EVER OF THEE I'M FONDLY DREAMING. Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). "Ever of thee I'm fondly dreaming" is a song [Roud Number: 13774] with music by Foley Hall and words by George Linley, published in 1858. It begins:
Ever of thee I'm fondly dreaming,
Thy gentle voice my spirit can cheer;
Thou wert the star that mildly beaming,
Shone o'er my path when all was dark and drear.
Still in my heart thy form I cherish,
Ev'ry kind thought like a bird flies to thee;
Ah! never till life and mem'ry perish,
Can I forget how dear thou art to me;
Morn, noon and night where-e'er I may be.
