The Mountains High
| TYPE | 3 - Complex Melody |
| TOPIC | Love |
| TUNE STRUCTURE | A8 B8 |
| VERSE STRUCTURE | 1v 4l |
| TIME SIGNATURE | 24 |
| KEY SIGNATURE | ♭♭ |
| TONAL CENTRE | B- |
| INCIPIT | GEFDCA,DCA,G,AC |
| GENRE | Ballad |
| TEXT SOURCE | P.W. Joyce, Ancient Irish Music (Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1873) p.21 |
| TUNE SOURCE | as above |
| FIRST LINE | As I roved out one evening two miles below Pomeroy |
| NOTATED INCIPIT | |
| This is a fragment of the widely popular ballad 'Reynardine'. The origins and settings of the song which emerged in the twentieth century are complex and may have involved the amalgamation of several fragments. See Stephen D. Winick, 'A. L. Lloyd and Reynardine: Authenticity and Authorship in the Afterlife of a British Broadside Ballad' in Folklore, 115 (December 2004): 286–308 | |
The Mountains HighAs I roved out one evening two miles below Pomeroy,I met a farmer's daughter all on the mountain's high;I said, "my pretty fair maid your beauty shines so clear,Upon these lonely mountains, I'm glad to meet you here."