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Theme code Index	1H1H1H 1H51
Also known as	Cúilfhionn (An), Chuilfhionn (An), Cuilfion Le Atrugad (An), Cuilrionn (An), Coulin (The), Coolin (The), Cuilin, In this Calm Sheltered Villa, Had You Seen My Sweet Coolin, Oh! hush the soft sigh, Oh! the hours I have passed, Old Coolun (The), Though the Last Glimpse of Erin, Lady of the Desert (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Aird
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 5
Tune and/or Page number	No. 71, p. 29
Year of publication/Date of MS	1797
Artist	Biography:Leo Rowsome
Title of recording	Coolin', Copperplate Reel
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Winner 4259 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1925
Media
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Coolun
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5
B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 71, p. 29)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
"Slow"(de/f/)|g2 g>b ag/f/|g2 B2 (3GBd|g>f ga/b/ ag|(g2f2) g>f|
e2 (ef/g/) {a}(gf/e/)|d2 B>dg>d|{f}ed/c/ B>G A2{GA}|G4:|
d>c|BAGA B>c|d^cd>e d>e/2f/4|g>f ga/b/ ag|(g2f2) g>f|
e2 (ef/g/) {a}gf/e/|d2 B>dg>d|{f}ed/c/ B>G TA2 {GA}|G4||

X:1
T:Coolun
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Gow - 2nd Repository  (1802)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(3ABc|d2 ~d>f (f/e/)d/c/|~d2 A2 (3DFA|d2 (de/f/) {f}e>d|(d2c)z ~d>c|
~(B2 B)c/d/ (e/d/)(c/B/)|A2 (FA)(d>A)|(c/B/)A/G/ F2 E2|D4:|
|:A>G|~F>E(D>E)(FG)|A>^G ABcA|~d>c (de/f/) ed|(d2c2) d>c|
~B2 (B/c/d/c/) (e/d/)(c/B/)|A2 (FA)d>A|(c/B/)(A/G/) F2 E2|D4:||

X:1
T:Coolun
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"A Favorite Irish Air."
B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 21)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(A>B/2c/4)|d2d2 (e>c)|d2F2 (3DFA|d>c (d>e/2f/4) Te>d|(d2c2)(d>c)|
B2 (Bc/d/) {e}(dc/B/)|A2 (FA) (dA)|{c}(BA/G/) (FD) TE2{DE}|{E}D4:|
|:A>G|F>ED>EF>G|A>^GA>Bc>A|(d>c) (d>e/2f/4) (e>d)|(d2c2) d>c|
B2 (Bc/d/) {e}(dc/B/)|A2 F(A)(dA)|{c}BA/G/ (FD) TE2{DE}|{E}D4:|]

X:1
T:Coolin, or Lady of the Desert
M:3/4
L:1/16
R:Air
N:”Very ancient, author and date unknown. With
N:variations by Lyons in the year 1702.”
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 119, pp. 88-89)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
.d3(e/f/)|.g2z2 [d4g4] (a2g2)|.f2 z2 (e2d2) (d3e/f/)|g2z2 [d4g4] (b/a/g3)|.f2z2 [.d4f4] {a}(g2f2)|
{^df}(e8 =d)B|{^ce}d8 B4 B3d/e/|(g2d2).c2.B2 [F4A4]|[D8G8]||(d3e/f/)|
g2z2 [d4g4] (b/a/g3)|.f2z2 (e2d2) (d/e/f3)|.g2 z2 [d4g4] (b/a/g3)|.f2z2f4 {f}(e2d2)|
e2z2 {^d}e4 {e}=d2B2|d2z2 {^c}d4 .B3(d/e/)|(g2d2).c2.B2 [F4A4]|[D8G8]||
G3(A/B/)|.d2z2{^c}d4 (e/d/B3)|.d2z2 {^c}d4 (d/e/f3)|.g2z2 g4 (a3>g/)|
.f2z2f4 (g3>f/)|{^df}e8 =d2B2|
{^ce}d8 B4 (B3d/e/)|(g2d2).c2.B2 TA3G|[D8G8] (G3A/B/)|.d2z2.e4 {e}(d3>B/)|.d2z2{c}(B/A/G3) .G4|
.g2z2 (g3a/b/) (a2g2)|.f2z2f4 {f}(e2d2)|e2z2 [c4e4].d2.B2|(d3>B/) .G4 (.B2.d2)|(e2d2).c2.B2 (A3>G/)|[D8G8]|| 
P:2”Var. 1st. A little quicker” 
d/e/4f/4|{a}g/f/g/a/g/a/|{g}f/e/d/e/f/d/|{a}g/f/g/b/a/g/|{g}f/e/f/a/g/f/|
{f}e/d/e/g/e/g/|{e}d/B/A/B/d/e/|g/d/e/B/A/G/|.G-[B2G2]:|
|:(G/A/4B/4)|{e}(d/B/d/e/d/e/)|{e}(d/B/d/e/d/G/)|{a}(g/f/g/b/g/b/)|
{g}(f/e/f/a/g/f/)|{f}(e/d/e/g/e/g/)|{e}(d/B/A/B/d/e/)|(g/d/e/B/A/G/)|G!fermata![B2G2]:|
L:1/16
P:3 “Var. 2nd. Slow and Plaintive”
D4|G7(G F2>E/)|F7 F/ TE3>D/|G4 (G/A/B3) TA3>G/|.F2 z2 {F}TE3>D/ .B,2z2|
.E2 z2 T(D3>B,/) A,2 z2|(D3>B,/) G,4 (B,3>D/)|{^D}E2z2 (D/<B,2) T(A,3>G,/)|G,8||
(G,3A,/B,/)|(.D4.E4) {E}(D3>B,/)|[B,2D2]z2 [B,4D4] z2|
G4 (A2B2) (A2G2)|F2z2 F2{F}(E3>D/) .B,2z2|E2z2 .E2 {E}(D3>B,/) .A,2z2|
.D2z2 .D2(E/D/B,/A,/) (B,2D2)|.E2 z2 (D/<B,3) T(A,3>G,/)|G,8||
P:4 “Var. 3rd. Quick and Lively”
M:3/8
L:1/8
D/E/4F/4|G/F/G/A/G/A/|F/G/F/E/F/A/|G/A/G/F/G/E/|F/G/F/E/F/D/|
E/F/E/D/E/B,/|D/B,/A,/B,/D/E/|G/D/E/B,/A,/G,/|G,2:|
|:(G,/A,/4B,/4)|D/B,/D/E/D/E/|D/B,/D/E/D/G,/|G/F/G/B/A/G/|
F/G/F/E/D/B,/|{F}E/D/E/F/E/F/|D/B,/A,/B,/D/E/|G/D/E/B,/A,/G,/|G,2:|
P:5 “Slower”
D2|G4 z(B|A4) z(c|B4) z(B|A4) z(F|E4) {E}(D>B,)|
(D2 E)(DB,D)|(ED)(CB,) T(A,>G,)|G,4||(G,/A,/B,)|{^C}D6|{^C}D6|
L:1/16
.G2z2 (G/A/B3) (A2G2)|\
L:1/8
.Fz F2 {E}(D>>B,)|.Ez E2 {D}(C>>A,)|.Dz [B,2D2] (G>F)|(EDCB,) T(A,>>G,)|!fermata!G,4||

X:1
%
T:Coolun
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Andante”
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 48, p. 24)
H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
"Andante"d2|.g2 (g>b) {b}(a>f)|(g>d B)z (3GBd|(g>f ga/b/ a>).g|
(g2f)z (g>f)|e2-e(f/g/ a/g/f/e/)|(d2 B/)z/(dg).d|{f}(ed/c/) B>G T!fermata!A2 {GBA}|G4:|
|:(d>c)|(BA).G>.A.B.c|.d>.^c.d.e.f.d|.g>.f (g>a/2b/4 ag)|(g2f) z (g>f)|
e2- e(f/g/{a}gf/e/)|(d2 B/)z/(dg).d|{f}(ed/c/) (B>A) !fermata!A2 {GBA}|G4:|]

X:1
%
T:Coolin, The; or, Lady of the Desert
M:3/4
L:1/16
R:Air
N:”Bunting’s arrangement.”
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1859, No. 101, p. 45) 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d3(e/f/)|g2z2g4 (a2g2)|.f2z2 (e2d2) (d3e/f/)|g2z2g4 (b/a/g3)|.f2z2 [A4f4] {a}(g2f2)|
{^df}(e8 =d2)B2|{^ce}d8 B3d/e/|(g2d2).c2.B2 [F4A4]|[B,8G8]||
(d3e/f/)|g2 z2 [d4g4] (b/a/g3)|.f2 z2 (e2d2) (d/e/f3)|.g2z2[d4g4] (b/a/g3)|f2z2f4 {f}(e2d2)|
Ez2 {^d}e4{e}=d2B2|d2 z2 {^c}d4 B3(d/e/)|(g2d2).c2.B2 [F4A4]|[B,8G8]||
G3(A/B/)|.d2z2 {^c}d4 (e/d/B3)|.d2z2 {^c}d4 (d/e/f3)|.g2z2g4 (a5g/)|.f2z2f4 (g5f/)|
{^df}e8 =d2B2|{^ce}d8 (B3d/e/)|(g2d2).c2.B2 TA3G|[B,8G8] (G3A/B/)|
.d2z2.e4 {e}(d5B/)|.d2 z2 {c}(B/A/G3) .G2|g2z2 (g3a/b/) (a2g2)|.f2z2f4 {f}(e2d2)|
e2z2 [c4e4] .d2.B2|(d5B/) .G4 (.B2.d2)|(e2d2).c2.B2 (A5G/)|[B,8G8]|]

X:1
T:Coolin, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Robinson’s Arrangement”
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1858, No. 180, p. 81)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
"Andante"(Bc/d/)|[G2e2][B2e2] (f>d)|e2G2 (3EGB|(e>d) (ef/g/) (f>e)|e2 {fe}d2 e>d|
c2 (3cde {f}(ed/c/)|B2 (GB) (eB)|(cB/A/) (GE) T(F>E)|E4||
(B>A)|(G>FE>F) (G>=A)|(B>=AB>c) (d>B)|(e>d) ef/g/ f>e|(e2d2) (e>d)|
c2 (3cde (f/e/d/c/)|[G2B2] (GB) (eB)|(d/c/B/A/) (GE) T(F>E)|E4||

X:3
%
T:Old Coolin, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Moderato"
S:Stanford/Petire (1905), No. 599
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
"Moderato"AB/c/ | d2 dcde | f2A2A2 | f2 gfed | {d}c2 A2 AB/c/ | d2 dcde | 
f2A2 AB | AG F2 TG2 | A4 || FG | A2A2 GF | =c2 BAGF | 
GF GB AG | F2D2 FG | A2f2 ef | de f2 AG | F2 DF E>D | 
D4 || AB/c/ | d2 dcde | f2A2A2 | f2 gfed | {d}c2A2 AB/c/ | 
d2 dcde | f2 A2 AB | AG F2 TG2 | A4 || FG | A2A2 GF |=c2 BAG>F | 
GF GB AG | F2D2 FG | A2f2 ef | de f2 AG | F2DF E>D | D4 ||

X:2
%
T:Coolin, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"With great expression"
S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
c>d | f>g a2 g>f | f2 A2 c>d | f>g a2 g>f | f4 fe | dcfdcA | c2F2 Ac | 
d2 cA {A}G>F | F4 || AG | FGAcdf | c2A2 cd | f>g a2 g>f | 
f4 f>e | dcfdcA | c2A2 cf | d2 cA {A}G>F | F4 ||

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