That is a beautiful rendition.
Just out of interest, anyone know if these words are just tagged on to the tune, or if they have always been associated with it?
X: 68
T: ROSLIN CASTLE
O: 1811
B: "Caledonian Musical Repository", 1811, p.222-224
F:
http://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/pageturner.cfm?id=87686121Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: In bar 10, the sharp sign on the d is faint, as if erased; added to match the 1806 version.
N: The "morning" in bar 6 is hyphenated differently in the two editions.
N: Nanny's reply to Colin's song is included in the 1806 edition, but omitted in the 1811 edition.
M: C
L: 1/8
K: Em
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(G>F) | E2 (B>c) B2 (AB) | {d}(cBA) G F2 (G>F) |
w: 'Twas* in that* sea-son* of** the year, When*
E2 (e>f) {ef}g2 (fe) | (^d>ef) d B2 (A>B) |
w: all things* gay and* sweet** ap-pear, That*
(cB) (AG) F2 (GA) | (BG) (FE) {e}^d2 (ef) |
w: Co-*lin,* with the* morn-*ing* ray, A-*
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(ge) (f^d) (eB) (AB) | G2 (TF>E) E2 ][ B2 |
w: rose* and* sung* his* ru-ral* lay. Of
e2 (ef) {a}g2 (fe) | (ba) (ga) {g}f2 (e^d) |
w: Nan-ny's* charms the* shep-*herd* sung, The*
(eB) (ef) {a}g2 (fe) | (ba) (ga) {g}f2 (AB) |
w: hills* and* dales with* Nan-*ny* rung; While*
(cB) (AG) F2 (GA) | (BG) (FE) {e}H^d2 (e>f) |
w: Ros-*lin* Cas-tle* heard* the* swain, And*
(ge) (f^d) (eB) (AB) | G2 (TF>E) E2 |]
w: e-*choed* back* the* cheer-ful* strain.
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W:2.Awake, sweet Muse! the breathing spring
W: With rapture warms, awake and sing!
W: Awake and join the vocal throng,
W: Who hail the morning with a song:
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W: To Nanny raise the chearful lay;
W: O! bid her haste and come away;
W: In sweetest smiles herself adorn,
W: And add new graces to the morn!
W:
W:3.O hark, my love! on ev'ry spray,
W: Each feather'd warbler tunes his lay;
W: 'Tis beauty fires the ravish'd throng,
W: And love inspires the melting song:
W: Then let my raptur'd notes arise,
W: For beauty darts from Nanny's eyes,
W: And love my rising bosom warms,
W: And fills my soul with sweet alarms.
W:
W:4.O come, my love! thy Colin's lay
W: With rapture calls, O come away!
W: Come, while the Muse this wreath shall twine
W: Around that modest brow of thine.
W: O! hither haste, and with thee bring
W: That beauty blooming like the spring,
W: Those graces that divinely shine,
W: And charm this ravish'd breast of mine!
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