I Wish My Love Were in a Myre
X:1 T:I wish my love were in a myre M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection part 2” (Edinburgh, B:c. 1724, pp. 28-29) F: https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/2968 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 AB|d2 (d/e/)f d3F |E>DE>F B2 AB|d2 A2 defe|d2 c>B B2 f>e| d2 (d/e/)f d3F|E>DEF B3d|ABAF GFED|d2 c>B B2:| |:f>e|d2 A>B A2 (d/e/)f|dedB A2 ef|g3b afed|g2 fe e2 fg| a/(g/f/e/) d/(e/f/g/) a3F|E>DE>F B3d|ABAF GFE>D|d2 c>B B2:| V:2 clef = bass z2|D,2D,,2 F,A,DD, |A,2A,,2G,2D,2|F,E,F,D, F,A,DA,|D,E,F,F,, B,,2z2| D,E,F,D, F,A,DD,|A,2A,,2G,2G,,2|D,G,F,D, E,D,C,B,,|F,2F,,2D,2:| |:z2|D,E,F,G, F,E,F,D,|F,2G,2 D,F,G,F,|E,2B,,2D,2A,2|B,2B,,2 E,2z2| D,A,F,D, F,A,DD,|A,2A,,2 G,2B,,2|D,G,F,D, E,D,C,B,,|D,E,F,F,, B,,2:|
X:1
T:I wish my Love were in a mire
M:C
L:1/8
B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The
B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 53, p. 108)
F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/i_wish_my_love_were_in_a_mire.pdf
N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
K:Bm
A>B|d2 (d/e/f) Td3F|TE>D EF TB2 A>B|d2A d>e f>e|d2 B>c TB2 A>B|
d2 (d/e/f) d3F|TE>D EF TB3d|A>B TAF GFTED|(B/c/d) Tc>B B2:|
|:Tf>e|d2 (A>B) A2 Tf>e|d>e Td>B A2 (d/e/f)|g3 b afTed|g2 Tf>g Te2 fg|
(a/g/f/e/) (d/e/f/g/) a3F|TEDEF B3e|A(d/c/ B/A/G/F/) GFTED|(B/c/d) T(cB/c/) c2:|
|:A>B|d2 (d/e/f/e/) d3F|TEDEF TBA B(d/c/)|d2 A>B d>e (d/e/f/e/)|d2 (B/c/A/c/) B>d A>B|
d2 Tf>e dcdF|(G/F/E/D/) (E/F/G/A) TB2 (B/c/d)|(A/d/c/d/) (F/d/c/d/) (E/G/F/E/) (A/F/E/D/)|(B/c/d) T(cB/c/) B2:|
|:Tf>e|d2 (3ABA A2 f>e|(d/e/f/e/) (d/e/d/B/) A2 (d/e/fg/4f/4)|g2 (ga/b/) af (g/f/e/d/)|(e/f/g) Tf>e e2 fg|
(a/g/f/e/) (d/e/f/g/) agaF|TEDEF (B/c/d) Tc>B|A/d/A/d/ F/d/F/d/ E/d/E/d/ D/d/F/d/|(B/c/d) T(cB/c/) B2:|
|:AB|dD (d/e/f/e/) dcdF|TED (E/F/G/A/) BA B(d/c/)|dA (F/A/B/c/) (d/c/d/e/) Tf>e|
d(c/d/ B/c/A/c/) B>d (AB/c/)|(d/c/d/e/ d/e/f/e/) dD (F/A/d/F/)|(G/F/E/D/) (E/F/G/A/) BA (B/d/c/B/)|
(A/B/G/A/) (F/G/E/F/) (D/E/F/G/) (A/B/c/A/)|(B/c/d) T(cB/c/) B2::Tf>e|dA (F/d/A/F/) DA,/D/ (F/A/B/c/)|
(d/e/f/e/) (d/e/d/B/) A2 (A/B/ c/4d/4e/4f/4)|gf (ga/b/) af (g/f/e/d/)|(e/f/g) Tf(e/4f/4g/) e2 fg|
(a/g/f/e/) (d/e/f/g/)| agaF|TED (E/F/G/A/) (B/c/d) Tc>B|(A/c/B/c/) (d/c/B/A/) (B/A/G/F/) (G/F/E/D/)|(B/c/d) T(cB/c/) B2:|]
X:1
T:I wish my Love were in a myre
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book III, p. 84 (1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bmin
(A/B/c) | d2 (d/e/f) d3F |T(E>DE)F B2 (AB) | d2A2 d>efe | d2 T(c>B) B2 (fe) | d2 (de/f) d3F |
(E>DE)F B2 (Bc/d/) | A>BAF (GF) T(ED) | d2 T(c>B) B2 :|
|:T(f>e) | d2 (A>B) A2 T(fe) | d>e (d/e/)(d/B/) A2 (de/f/) | g3b (af) T(ed) | g2 T(f>e) e2fg |
afdf a3F | T(E>DE)F B3d |A>BAF (GF) T(ED) | d2 T(c>B) B2 :||
X:1
T:I wish my Love were in a Myre
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 6 (1760, p. 9)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmix
A>B|d2 Tf>e d3F|T(ED)(EF) B2 A>B|d2 A>B d>ef>e|
d2 B>c B2 A>B|d2 {de} f>e {e}d3F|T(ED)(EF) B3d|
A>BAF (GF)(ED)|d2 T^c>B B2::Tf>e|d2 (A>B) A2 Tf>e|
d>edB A3f|gfgb a(g/f/) Te2|{ef}g2 f>e e2 f>g|
(a/g/f/e/) (d/e/f/g/) {fg}a3F|(G/F/E/D/) E(F/A/) {A}B3d|
A(d/^c/) (B/A/G/F/) EF/G/ TED|d2 (B>c) B2 :|]
X:17
T:I wish my love were in a mire
M:C
L:1/8
S:James Ballantine's music manuscript collection (1770, Peeblesshire)
F:http://www.airdrieguitar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/graupius/downloads/ball.abc
K:Bmin
d2 d/e/f d3 F | E>DEF B2 AB | d2 A2 de>fe | d2 dc TB2 fe |
d2 d/e/f d3 F | E/D/E B2 Bc/d/ | A>BAF GFED | d2 cB TB2 :|
Tfe |\
d2 A>B A2 Tfe | dedB A2 | de/f/ g3 a | afed g2 f>e |
e2 fg afdf | a3 FEDEF | B3 d A.BAF | GFED d2 {c}TB2 B2 :|
X:1
T:I wish my Love were in the mire
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Andante affetuoso"
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 39)
N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bmin
(A/B/c)|d2 f>e d3F|E>DEF B2 A/B/c|d2 A2 d>efe|d2 c>B B2 f>e|
d2f2 d3F|E>DEF B3d|A>BAF GFED|d2 c>B B2:|
|:f>e|d2 A>B A2 f>e|d>edB A2 d/e/f|g3 b a<f ed|g2 f>e e2 f>g|
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