A cho-dhalta mo ruin! Seachainn an dun!

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Theme code Index	154 242
Also known as	Dear Foster brother avoid the tower!
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	2/4, 3/4
History
Structure	ABC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Jane Morison
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Highland Airs and Quicksteps, Book:vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number	No. 23, p. 12
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1882
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A CHO-DHALTA MO RUIN! SEACHAINN AN DUN! (Dear Foster brother avoid the tower).
Scottish, Air (3/4 and 2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. ABC. Jane Morison notes: “Sung by a prisoner to his young foster brother, the chief, to warn him of danger.” She also indicates the tune was “Kindly contributed (along with “Campbell of Duntroon’s Welcome”) by Miss McLeod of McLeod, and interesting as having been given to her many years ago by ‘The Stuart Princes’ the grand children of Prince Charles Edward.” Morison (Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 2), c. 1882; No. 23, pg. 12 & No. 42, pgs 26-27 (pipe set).

X:1
T:A cho-dhalta mo ruin! Seachainn an dun!
T:Dear Foster brother avoid the tower.
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Morison – Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 2, No. 23 (c. 1882)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GG/G/ d2c2 | AA/A/(c2A2) | FF/F/ (A2G2) | FF/F/ (A2G2) | GG/G/ d2c2 |
AA/A/ c2A2 | AG2 GG2 | FA2 GG2 | Gc2 FF2 | GA2 GG2 ||
M:2/4
L:1/8
N:”quicker”
G>G d>d | A>A c>c | F>G A>G | A>G A>A | G>G d>d | A>A c>c |
F>G A>G | c>G G>G ||
M:3/4
L:1/8
G/G/G/d2c2 | AA/A/ c2A2 | FF/F/ (A2G2) | FF/F/ (A2G2) | GG/G/ d2c2 |
AA/A/ c2A2 | AG2 GG2 | FA2 GG2 | Gc2FF2 | GA2GG2 ||

X:2
T:A cho-dhalta mo rùin
M:C
L:1/8
R:March
S:Morison – Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. II,  No. 42 (c. 1882)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Dorian
A>{B}A e2 e>{d}B d2 | e>{d}B d2 e>{d}B d2 | B>{A}B e2 e>{d}Bd2 | G>B A>A G>B A>A :|
B>{A}G d>{B}B d>{G}G d>{B}B | d>{A}A d>{B}B d>{A}A d>{B}B | B>{A}G d>{B}B d>{G}G d>{B}B |
B>d A>A G>B A>A :: A>{B}A a2 {g}f/e/d f2 | e/d/B e2 d/B/B d2 | f>{e}d f2 e>{d}Be2 |
d>{B}A B2 G>B A>A | G>B A>A z2z2 :: d>G B>B d>G B>B | d>A B>B d>A B>B |
d>G B>B d>A B>B | B>d A>A G>B A>A :: A>{B}A e>e e>{d}c {B}B>d | g>e {G}G>B e{d}B/A/ B2 |
{G}A>{B}A e>e e>{d}c B>d | G>B A>A G>B A>A :: B>d B>d B>d B>d | B>d A>A B>d A>A |
d>{G}G d>{B}B d>{G}G d>{B}B | B>d A>A G>B A>A :|