Isle of Beauty
X:211 T:Isle of Beauty O:No 211 Page 103 William Clarke of Feltwell (1858) Z:Transcribed by David Dolby 2010 M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G B3AG2G2|d3cc2B2|g3d (fe)(dc)|(BA)(GF)G4|B3AG2G2| d3cc2B2|g3d (fe)(dc)|BA(d>F)G4|A3GF2F2|c3BB2A2| A3AB2B2|c2^c>dd3=c|B3AG2G2|d3cc2B2|g3d (fe)(cA)|Hd3FG4:|
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T: Isle of Beauty
C: words: Thomas Haynes Bayly
O: Irish Folksong
Q: "Andante."
%R: air, march
N: This is version 2, for ABC software that understands crescendo/diminuendo symbols.
U: p=!crescendo(!
U: P=!crescendo)!
U: Q=!diminuendo(!
U: q=!diminuendo)!
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2016 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: Dot added to c in 2nd bar to match the other similar bars and correct the rhythm.
M: C
L: 1/8
F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/EverydaySongBook2.abc
K: F
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w: 1.~Shades of eve-ning, close not o'er us, Leave our lone-*ly* bark* a-*while!
w: Morn, a-las! will not re-store us Yon-der dim* and* dis-*tant* Isle;
w: 2.~'Tis the hour when hap-py fa-ces Smile a-round* the* ta-*per's* light;
w: Who will fill our va-cant pla-ces? Who will sing* our* songs* to-*night?
w: 3.~When the waves are round us break-ing, As I pace* the* deck* a-*lone,
w: And my eye in vain is seek-ing Some green leaf* to* rest* up-*on,
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w: Still my fan-cy can dis-cov-er Sun-ny spots where friends may* dwell;*
w: Thro' the mist that floats a-bove us, Faint-ly sounds the ves-per* bell,*
w: What would I not give to wan-der Where my old com-pan-ions* dwell?*
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w: Dark-er shad-ows round us hov-er, Isle of Beau-*ty,* fare* thee* well!
w: Like a voice from those who love us, Breath-ing fond-*ly,* "Fare* thee* well!"
w: Ab-scence makes the heart grow fond-er, \-\-~Isle of Beau-*ty,* fare* thee* well!"
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