The Lasses of Dublin
| TYPE | 3 - Complex Melody |
| TOPIC | Ballad Opera |
| TUNE STRUCTURE | A4 B4 |
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| KEY SIGNATURE | ♯♯ |
| INCIPIT | GC'C'D'E'C'E'D'E'F'E'D' |
| GENRE | Ballad |
| TEXT SOURCE | 'The Lasses of Dublin' (c.1790) Edinburgh Library Special Collections Dm.3.5/6 p.49 |
| TUNE SOURCE | as above |
| FIRST LINE | The Meadows look chearfull, The Birds sweetly sing: |
| NOTATED INCIPIT | |
| A number from the ballad opera The Poor Soldier (1783) by John O'Keeffe a prolific composer in this genre (music by William Shield). | |
The Lasses of Dublin.A Favorite New Song, Sung by Mrs Bannister in the Poor SoldierThe Meadows look chearfull, The Birds sweetly sing:So gayly they Carrol the Praises of Spring.Tho’ Nature rejoices, poor Norah shall mourn,Untill her dear Patrick Again shall return,Tho’ gain shall return.(2)Ye Lasses of Dublin, ah, hide your gay charms,Nor lure her dear Patrick from Norah’s fond arms:Tho’ Sattins, and Ribbons, and Laces are fine,They hide not a Heart with such feeling as mine.
The Lasses of Dublin