MANX
NATIONAL MUSIC

SELECTED FROM THE
MS. COLLECTION OF
THE DEEMSTER GILL, DR. J. GLAGUE, AND W. H. GILL,

AND ARRANGED FOR
PIANOFORTE

W. H. GILL.

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COPYRIGHT 1898 BY BOOSEY & CO

Preface

Manx Music

PART 1 - SONGS AND BALLADS.

[note links to Piano under Page Column; cross-links to Songs under English Title]

No.	MANX TITLE	ENGLISH TITLE, and Title in "Manx National Songs."	PAGE
I.	Yn guilley de roie	A Boy to run and a Boy to hoe The Deemster's Daughter	1
II.	Isbal foalsey	False Isabel	2
III		.	2
IV.	Jerrey yn theill	The end of the World .	3
V.		As I went out one morning clear	4
VI.	Sooree.	Courting Gwendolen	4
VII.		When Maggie gangs away ..	5
VIII .	Ushag veg ruy ny moaney dhoo	Little red bird of the black marsh Hush, little darling	6
IX.		I saw thee weep ..	7
X.	Hie my graih shaghey	When my Love came near Love's Flight	8
XI.	Hie mee stiagh dhys thie ben-treoghe.	I went into the Widow's house The cutting o f turf	9
XII.		We watched her breathing through the night	10
XIII.	She boson dy row ayns Dover s'thie	It was a boatswain whose house was at Dover	11
XIV.	Yn mwyllin skilley	Shelling corn at the mill	12
XV.		An Autumn song	13
XVI.	Kiark Catriney Marroo	Catherine's Hen is dead A Song of Farmers' Daughters,No..2	14
XVII.		The Manx Exile	14
XVIII.	Ta traa gholl thie	It's time to go home The parting hour	15
XlX.	.	.	16
XX.	Mylecharane, No. 1	Mylecharane	16
XXI.	Mylecharane, No. 2	Mylecharane	18
XXII.	My graih, nagh share dyn farraghtyn ?	Had we not better wait my dear? We'd better wait a while, my dear	19
XXIII.	Juan y jaggad Keear	John with the grey jacket The Fairies' Dance	20
XXIV.	Arrane ny jennyn	Song of the Jennys	21
XXV.		Hunt the Wren	22
XXVI.	Shannon rea	Clear Shannon	23
XXVII	Arrane ny clean	Cradle Song O hush thee, my babie	24
XXVIII.	..		25
XXIX.	Illiam Dhoan	Brown William Illiam Dhoan, No. 1	26
XXX.		The Battle of Santwat	27
XXXI.	Ny kirree fo niaghtey	The Sheep under the Snow	28
XXXII.	Thurot as Elliott	Thurot and Elliot .	30
XXXIII.	Myr walkal mish nagh moghrey	As I walked out one morning .	30
XXXIV.	Ellan Vannin	Isle of Man. Ellan Vannin	31
XXXV.	Arrane mysh ny Baatyn-skeddan	Song of the Herring-fleet .	32
XXXVI.			32
XXXVII.	Stroid ushtey.	The Waistral.	33
XXXVIII.	Yn Oabbyr-vwyllin	The Mill-Hopper Happy as a King	34
XXXIX.	Callin veg Dhoan	My little brown girl Fair maids of Mann	35
XL.	Ec Ollic Ball ny Fiddleryn	At the Fiddler's Christmas Ball .	36
XLI.	Sooree	Courting A Song on Farmers' Daughters, No. 1.	36
XLII.	Arrane meshtallagh	Drinking Song.	38
XLIII.		She answered me quite modestly	38
XLIV.	Va oie syns Cronk Ally Mooar	One night in Cronk Ally Mooar	40
XLV.	Arrane ny Queeyl-neuiee	Spinning-wheel Song	41
XLVI.	Yn Colbagh Breck er Sthrap	The Speckled heifer tethered The maid of Port-y-Shee; also The King of the Sea	42
XLVII.	Oh, Sheign dooin	Oh, we must Orry the Dane	43
XLVIII.	Arrane mysh ny Baatyn-skeddan	Song of the Herring-Fleet . The wreck of the Herring-Fleet	44
XLIX.	Do.	Song of the Herring-Fleet	48
L.	Myr hie mee gys Sostyn	As I went to England	48
LI.	Ec ny Fiddleryn	Among the Fiddlers	49
LII.	My hene Dooinney veen	My own dear Man Heroes all!	50
LIII.	Skeilley Vridey	Kirk Bride Manxmen we'll remain	50
LIV.		Lament of the Duchess of Gloucester	52
LV.	.	Robin and Betsy	53
LVI.	My graih ta gholl-rish y ghrian	My love is like the sun.	54
LVII.	Moghrey laa Boaldyn	The morning of May Day Home	54
LVIII.		O, what if the Fowler	56
LIX.	Thurot as Elliot	Thurot and Elliot Thurot	57
LX.	Arrane ny guilley-hesheree	The Ploughman's Song	58
LXI.	Nagh nee shen my graih ?	Is not that my Love ?	60
LXII.	Marrinys yn "Tiger "	The Cruise of the "Tiger "	60
LXIII.	Illiam y Thalhear	William the Tailor	61
LXIV.	.	Ramsey Town	62
LXV.	C'raad t'ou Boll, my Chaillin veg dhoan?	Where are you going, my little brown girl ?	63
LXVI.	Yn Sooreedeyr .	The Courtier	63
LXVII.	Ta billey beg glass ayns garey my yshig	There is a little green tree in my father's garden	64
LXVIII.	O ven aeg, Ven aalin aeg	O young woman, fair young woman	64
LXIX.	Mie moghrey dhyts as gerjagh .	Good morning and happiness	65
LXX.	Va daa lhong voish cheer y twoaie	There were two ships from the North	65
LXXI.	Ta Cashen ersooyl gys yn aarkey	Cashen has gone to sea	66
LXXII.	Y Graihder ny Sidoor	The Soldier's Lover	66
LXXIII.	Va Ben seyr ayns y Garey	It was a Lady in a garden	67
LXXIV.	Guillin my cheee! cre nee mayd nish?	My dear boys ! what shall we do now.?	68
LXXV.	Ta mish Ben aeg berchagh	I am a youthful Lady	68
LXXVI.	O Kirree, t'ou gholl dy faagail me	O Kitty, you are going to leave me	69
LXXVII.	Ta Dick veg er yannoo mie	Little Dick has done well	69
LXXVIII	Y Nastey-Phoosee	The Betrothal	70
LXXIX.	My Shenn Yshig	My old Father	70
LXXX.	Ayns n' Albin	In Scotland	71
LXXXI.	Ta'n Bock, aboo ! ersooyl	Alas! the horse is gone	72
LXXXII.		..	73
LXXXIII	Ree ! Ben Juan Tammy	Run ! John Tommy's wife .	74
LXXXIV.	Va Shiaulteyr voish y twoaie	There was a Sailor from the North	75
LXXXV.	Illiam Boght	Poor William Slumber Darling*	76
LXXXVI.	Vannin Veg Veen	Dear little Isle of Man. , His last Good-bye*.	77
LXXXVII.	Three Eeasteyryn Boghtey	Three poor Fishers	78
LXXXVIII.	Ushtey millish 'sy Garee	Sweet water in the Common	79
LXXXIX.	Tra va mee my guilley aegagh as raagh	When I was a young man	80
XC.	Va Nancy ayns Lunnon	Nancy in London .	80
XCI.	Tra va mee aeg as lajer	When I was young and strong	81
XCII.	Bannaght lhiu, as shee dy row meris, vraane ny Spainey	Farewell and adieu to you Spanish ladies	81
XCIII.	O Graih my Chree !	O love of my heart!	82

PART II. CAROLS AND HYMNS.

NO.	MANX TITLE,	ENGLISH TITLE, and Title in " Manx National Songs."	PAGE
I.		Two Lovers	83
II.	Shannon Rea ..	Clear Shannon ..	84
III.	Eaisht oo as clashtyn.	The Listen and hear Harvest of the Sea	84
IV.	.	..	85
V.	.	.	85
VI.	Carval Yoseph	Joseph's Carol	86
VII.	Mish ta'n Billey Roauyr	I am the Fruitful Tree	86
VIII.	..	..	87
XIX.	..	..	88
X.	..	..	88
XI.	Carval, Ny Drogh Vraane	Carol, Base Women Illiam Dhoan, No. 2	89
XII.	..	..	90
XIII.	..	..	90
XIV.	.	.	91
XV.	Carval, Yn Mac stroialtagh	Carol, The Prodigal Son	91
XVI.	Do.	Do.	92
XVII.		The Good Old Way	92
XVIII.		.	93
XIX.	Arrane ny Clean..	Cradle Hymn Hush, my Babe	93
XX.	Carval, Deiney as Vraane	Carol, Men and Women	94
XXI.	Carval, My Chaarjyn, gow shin tastey	Carol, My Friend, take you notice	94
XXII.	Marroon, O colb ec Shee	Dirge, O Body at rest	95
XXIl.I.	Carval, Aarey Yacob	Carol, Jacob's Ladder	95
XXIV.	..	..	96
XXV.	Carval Baase Chreest	Carol, The Death of Christ. Remembrance*	96
XXVI.	.	.	97
XVVII.	Carval, Er Baase as Beaynid	Carol, On Death and Eternity	98
XXVIII.	Arrane ny Clean	Cradle Hymn ..	98
XXIX.	Carval ny Guillin bane	Carol of the White Boys	99
XXX.	Moylley gys Jee, my Chaarjyn	Praise God, my Friends	100

PART III. DANCE TUNES.

No.	MANX TITLE.	ENGLISH TITLE, and Title in " Manx National Songs."	PAGE
I.		Step Dance .	101
II.	Yn Unnysup (Wandescope) Mannin vey villiste veen	The Minstrel's Cup Dear little Isle of Man	102
III.		The Manxman and the King.	104
IV.	Hyndaa y builley	Return the Blow (Frog Dance) .	105
V.	..	Jig	106
VI.	Yn Bollan Bane	The White Herb	106
VII.		Mona's Delight	108
VIII.	Tappaghyn Jiargey	Red Top-Knots The Rival Cockades	109
IX.	Do.	Fantasia on No. VIII	110
X.	Berry Dhoan	Brown Betty .	111
XI.	..	..	112
XII.	Creg Willy Syl	Willy Sylvester's Rock	113
XIII.	Car y Phoosee	Wedding Song A Manx Wedding	114
XIV.	Moghrey Laa Boaldyn . ,	The morning of May Day	115
XV.		Pageant Music ..	116
XVI.	Kyndagh rish ny dangeryn jeh'n.Keayn	On account of the dangers of the sea	117
XVII.			118
XVIII.	Daansin Dy Ferishyn	Fairies' Dance .	119


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Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received The Editor HTML Transcription © F.Coakley , 2001

MANX NATIONAL MUSIC

Contents

PART 1 - SONGS AND BALLADS.

PART II. CAROLS AND HYMNS.

PART III. DANCE TUNES.

MANX
NATIONAL MUSIC