Annotation:Maid of Llangollen

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MAID OF LLANGOLLEN. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The "Maid of Llangollen" was an English song (Llangollen is a Welsh name) dating at least back to the early decades of the 19th century.

Tho' lowly my lot and tho' poor my estate,
I see without envy the wealthy and great;
Contented an proud a poor shepherd to be,
While the maid of Llangollen smiles sweetly on me,
While the maid of Llangollen smiles sweetly on me.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 374, p. 41. Riley's Flute Melodies, vol. 4, 1826; p. 73.

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