Annotation:Thug mi'n oidhche raoir san airidh
X:1 T:Thug mi'n oidche'n raoir sunndach T:I was happy last night M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Journal of the Folk-Song Society, vol. 8, No. 35 (Dec., 1931); p. 284 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F F>G|(BA)[A2G2] (G>A)|D2D2 F>D|C2C2 (D>F)|F2F2 F>G| (B>A) A2 (GA)|D2D2 F>D|C2C2 (D>F)|F2F2|| F2|c2c2d2|F2F2 G>A|c2d2c2|(AG) G2 (3AGF| F2A2G2|D D D2 (F>D)|C2C2D2|F2F2||
THUG MI'N OIDHCHE RAOIR SAN AIRIDH. AKA - "Thug mi'n oidhche'n raoir sunndach" (I was happy last night). Scottish, Air (3/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The song tells of a sailor who returns to find the girl he loves married to another. The song "A Choisir Chiuil" has similar words as well as a similar tune.
