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X:1 T:Séamaisín R:Polka S:Dave Bulmer D:Shamrock "Mo Cheoil Thú" POLYDOR Ireland 1985 Z:Michel Sikiotakis 1998 M:2/4 L:1/8 K:Ador A2 GE | cd e>d | cA GE | G2 EG |A2 GE | cd e>d | cA BG | A2 A2 :|ea a>g | ed e>d | cd ef | g2 fg | ea a>g | ed e>d | cA BG | A2 A2 |ea a>g | ed e>d | cd ef | g2 fg |af g/2f/2e | fd e>d | cA BG | A2 A2 || P:"with ornaments" |:AB/2A/2 GE | cd e/2f/2e/2d/2 | cA GE | GA/2G/2 EG |AB/2A/2 GE | cd e/2f/2e/2d/2 | cA BG | A2 {c}A2 :|ea {b}a>g | ed e/2f/2e/2d/2 | cd ef | ga/2g/2 fg | ea {b}a>g | ed e/2f/2e/2d/2 | cA BG | A2 {c}A2 |ea {b}a>g | ed e/2f/2e/2d/2 | cd ef | ga/2g/2 fg |{b}af g/2f/2e | {a}fd e/2f/2e/2d/2 | cA BG | A2 {c}A2 ||

SÉAMAISÍN. Irish, Air or Polka (2/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The melody has been used as one vehicle for the song “bhFaca tu mo Sheamaisin (An)” (Have you seen my Jimmy), and tells of a parents love for their child who is on his way to school. It is sometimes rendered as a polka.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : -

Recorded sources: -Shanachie 79005, Dé Danann - “The Mist Covered Mountain” (1980).

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