Annotation:Oisin's Lament

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OISIN'S LAMENT (Caoine Oisin). AKA and see "Ossian's Lament." Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Paul de Grae finds O'Neill's air to be a near-duplicate of "Cumhadh Fion: Ossian's Lament for his Father," printed in The Scottish Gael, vol. 2 (London, 1831), by James Logan. See also note for "Annotation:Goat's Song (The)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 132, p. 23.

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