Wilt Thou be My Dearie

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Theme code Index	16L15L 1432
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4, 2/4
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Aird
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 5
Tune and/or Page number	p. 53
Year of publication/Date of MS	1797
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Wilt Thou be My Dearie: Annotations

X:1
T:Wilt thou be my Dearie
M:C
L:1/8
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5
B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 151, p. 53)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G<DE<D G2D2|G>A{GA}BG BAA>B|G>DE>D G2D2|
G>ABB BB B2|A>GAB e3g|d>e{e}dc/B/ eAA>B|
G>DE>D G2D2|e>ded/B/ d>BA>B|G>DE>D G2D||

X: 1
T: WILT THOU BE MY DEARIE
O: 1806
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1806, p.58-60
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87661539
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/8
K: G
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G> D E> D G2 D> D | G> A {G A} B
w: Wilt thou be my dear-ie, When sor-row wrings
G B A A> B | G> D E D G2 D2 |
w: they gen-tle heart, O wilt thou let me cheer thee?
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G> A B B B B B> B | A> G A B
w: By the trea-sure of my soul, And that's the love I
e2 e g | d> e {e}d (c/B/) e A A> B |
w: bear thee, I swear and vow that* on-ly thou Shalt
G> D E D G2 D> D | e> d e (d/B/)
w: e-ver be my dea-rie: I swear and vow that*
d> B A> B | G> D E D G2 D2 |]
w: on-ly thou Shalt e-ver by my dear-ie.
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W:2. Lassie, say thou loes me;
W:   And if thou winna be my ain,
W: O say na thou'll refuse me.
W:   If it manna, canna be,
W:     That thou for thine may choose me,
W:   Then let me, Jeanie, quickly die,
W:     Ay trusting that thou loes me.
W:
W:3. Flower of beauties, hear me,
W:   And dinna treat me wi' disdain;
W: A' ither ills I fear na,
W:   Gin thou wad only smile on him
W:     Could part wi' life to please thee;
W:   Of joys on earth I'll ask nae mair,
W:     Gin thou wilt be my dearie.
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X: 1
T: WILT THOU BE MY DEARIE
Q: "Largo"
%R: strathspey, air
B: "Edinburgh Repository of Music" v.2 p.13 #2
F: http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87776133
Z: 2015 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C
L: 1/16
K: A
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A3E F3E (A3E) E2 zE | A3B (dc)(BA) c2B2 (Bd)(cB) |\
A3E F3E (A3E) E4 :|
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A3B c2c2 c2c2 {Bcd}c4 | {c}B3A B2ce f4 f2ga |\
{f}e3f (fe)(dc) f2B2 (Bd)(cB) | A3E F3E (A3c/B/ A4) :|

X: 1
T:Wilt Thou Be My Dearie
C:arr. Carlo Minasi
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Chappell's One Hundred Scotch Melodies
B:Arranged for the Concertina by Carlo Minasi
Q:"Andantino  "1/4=100
Z:Peter Dunk 2012
K:G
!p!(G>DE>D)|L([G2B,2] [DB,]z/D/)|(G>A c/B/A/G/)|\
([BG][AF]) ([A/F/][c/A/][B/G/][A/F/])|\
(G>DE>D)|(L[G2B,2] [DB,])z|
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[GB,]>[GC][BD][dB,])|([cE][BD]) [B2D2]|\
([AC]>[GB,]) ([AFD][B/G/][d/B/])|[e3G3c3] [gcE]|\
([dBG]>e) (e/d/c/B/)|([eGC][AG^C]) ([AFD][B/D/][A/=C/])|
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([GB,]>[DB,][EC]>[DB,])|L([G2B,2] D) z|\
([eGC]>d) ([dGB,][B/D/][G/B,/])|([BEC]A) \
([A/F/D/]=c/B/A/)|[GB,]>[DB,][EC]>[DB,]|L([G2B,2] D) z|

Wilt Thou be My Dearie: Annotations