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Theme code Index	3b3b2 17L1
Also known as	Colly My Cow, Peasant's Grief (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	3/8
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	No. 42, p. 32
Year of publication/Date of MS	1840
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T:Dear Black Cow [2]
M:3/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Very ancient, author and date unknown.” 
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 42, p. 32)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
E/>F/|G2F|.E/ .E/ ^D E/>F/|G2F|Ez (D/>E/)|F2E|
(D/>B,/) (A,/>B,/) (D/>E/)|F2 E|Dz (E/>F/)|G2 F|.E/.E/ ^D (E/>F/)|
G2 A|GF F|G/F/ G/ A/ B/>^d/|e !fermata!e (3c/B/A/|G2F|E2||

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T:Dear Black Cow [2]
M:3/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 78, p. 33)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
“Mournful and Slow”E/>F/|G2 F|.E/ .E/ ^D E/>F/|G2 F|E z (D/>E/)|
.D/>B,/ (A,/>B,/) (D/>E/)|F2 E|D z (E/>F/)|G2 F|.E/ .E/ .^D (E/>F/)|
G2A|GF F|G/F/ G/ A/ B/>^d/|e e (3c/B/A/|G2 F|E2||

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T:Dear Black Cow [2]
M:3/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Very slow"
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 130
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
"Very Slow"(E/>F/) | (G2F) | E/>E/^D (E/>F/) | (G2F) | Ez (D/>E/) | (F2E) | 
(D/>B,/A,/>B,/D/>E/) | (F2E) |Dz(E/>F/) | (G2F) | E/>E/^D (E/>F/) | 
(G2A) | G/>F/ F2 | (E/F/G/A/B/>d/) | ee (3c/B/A/ | (G2F) | E2 ||

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