Details
- Instrument:
- Piano C Instrument
- Genres:
- Standards Celtic Irish St. Patrick's Day Traditional
- Publishers:
- Thomas Degan
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Fake Book
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Early Intermediate
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 1
SKU: A0.1484746
By Derek Warfield. Composed by Traditional Irish. Arranged by Thomas Degan. Celtic,Folk,Historic,Irish,Standards,Traditional. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. Thomas Degan #1061837. Published by Thomas Degan (A0.1484746)."The Girl I Left Behind Me", is an English folk song dating back to the Elizabethan era. It is said to have been played when soldiers left for war or a naval vessel set sail. According to other sources the song originated in 1758 when English Admirals Hawke and Rodney were observing the French fleet. The first printed text of the song appeared in Dublin in 1791. A popular tune with several variations, "The Girl I Left Behind Me", may have been imported into America around 1650 as "Brighton Camp", of which a copy dating from around 1796 resides in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
The melody is derived from a traditional Irish melody known as An Spailpín Fánach, meaning "The Wandering Labourer", which was collected by Edward Bunting in The Ancient Music of Ireland (1840). An Spailpín Fánach continues to exist as a popular sean-nós song in traditional Irish-speaking communities, although it is unknown whether its lyrics predate "The Girl I Left Behind Me" or if the lyrics were a later addition to the An Spailpín Fánach melody.
-Wikipedia.
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- Series:
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- Instrument:
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- Publisher:
- Thomas Degan