Annotation:Fáinne Geal an Lae
X:1 T:Fáine geal an lae T:Bright dawn of day, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Cheerfully" S:James Goodman music manuscript collection (County Cork, mid-19th cent., p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GA|B2B2{c}B2 (AB)|d3e (fe)(dB)|~AGAB G2A2|B4 z2 (GA)| B2B2{c}B2 AB|d3e (fe)(dB)|~(AGAB) G2 GA|G4 z2|| BA|(de)(ef) (g2 fg)|(ef)ed B2 Bd|e2e2 {g}(f2 df)|(e4f2) (g/f/e/d/)| B2B2 {c}B2 AB|d3e fedB|~(AGAB) G2 (GA)|G4 z2||
FÁINNE GEAL AN LAE. AKA and see "Dawning of the Day (2) (The)," "Bright Dawn of Day (The)." Irish, March or Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. A literal translation of the Irish title is 'the bright ring of day.' The tune is a variant of P.W. Joyce's setting, "Dawning of the Day (2) (The)."
