Ol-dan Sheaghain Ui Thuama
(Tune: Sean Bhean Chríon an Drantáin)
TYPE | 3 - Complex Melody |
TOPIC | Drinking |
TUNE STRUCTURE | A8 B8 |
VERSE STRUCTURE | 4v 4l |
TIME SIGNATURE | 24 |
TONAL CENTRE | C |
INCIPIT | GABBABGEGF♯GA |
GENRE | Ballad |
TEXT SOURCE | John O'Daly, The Poets and Poetry of Munster: A Selection of Irish Songs (Dublin: O' Daly, 1850; 2nd ed.), pp.64-67 |
TUNE SOURCE | as above |
FIRST LINE | Ar duine mé dhíolar líun lá |
NOTATED INCIPIT | |
The tune is 'Sean Bhean Chríon an Drantáin' (The Growling Old Woman). |