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LORD ULLIN'S DAUGHTER.

The Poetry by Thomas Campbell; the Music by G. Thomson.

ndante con Anima.

A chief-tain, to the High-lands bound, Cries, 'Boat-man, do not

tarry!

And I'll give thee a sil - ver pound,

To row us o'er the fer-ry.'- 'Now

who be ye would cross Loch-gyle, This dark and stor - my

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I'm the chief of Ul-va's isle, And

'And fast before her father's men
Three days we've fled together;
For, should he find us in the glen,
My blood would stain the heather.
'His horsemen hard behind us ride;
Should they our steps discover,
Then who will cheer my bonny bride,
When they have slain her lover?"
Outspoke the hardy Highland wight,
'I'll go, my chief-I'm ready:
It is not for your silver bright,
But for your winsome lady!
'And, by my word, the bonny bird
In danger shall not tarry;

So, though the waves are raging white,
I'll row you o'er the ferry.'
By this the storm grew loud apace,
The water-wraith was shrieking;
And, in the scowl of heav'n, each face
Grew dark as they were speaking.
But still, as wilder blew the wind,
And as the night grew drearer,
Adown the glen rode armed men,-
Their trampling sounded nearer :-

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'O! haste thee, haste!' the lady cries, Though tempests round us gather: I'll meet the raging of the skies;

But not an angry father.'

The boat has left a stormy land,

A stormy sea before her,
When O! too strong for human hand,
The tempest gather'd o'er her.-
And still they row'd amidst the roar
Of waters fast prevailing:
Lord Ullin reach'd that fatal shore,-
His wrath was chang'd to wailing.
For, sore dismay'd, through storm and shade,
His child he did discover:-

One lovely hand she stretch'd for aid,
And one was round her lover.

'Come back! come back!' he cried in grief, Across this stormy water:

And I'll forgive your Highland chief-
My daughter!-O! my daughter!'

'Twas vain: the loud waves lash'd the shore,
Return or aid preventing :-
The waters wild went o'er his child,
And he was left lamenting.

THE BIRKS OF ABERFELDY.
As sung by Mr. Wilson; the Poetry by Burns.

Vivace.

Bon-ny las-sie, will ye go, will ye go, will ye go? Bon-ny las-sie, will ye go To the Fine.

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stream-lets plays; Come, let us spend the light-some days, In the birks of Ab-er-fel-dy.

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O! WHISTLE, AND I'LL COME TO THEE, MY LAD.
The Poetry by Burns; the Music as sung by Mr. Wilson.

Vivace.

O! whistle, and I'll come to thee, my lad; O! whistle, and I'll come to thee, my

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ad: Though feyther and mither and a' should gae mad, O! whis-tle, and I'll come to thee, my lad.

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yett be a-jee; Syne up the back stile, and let nae - body see, And

come as ye D. C. al Fine.

were na com-in' to me, And At kirk or at market, when'er ye meet me, Gang by me as though that ye car'd na a flie; But steal me a blink o' your bonnie black ee, Yet look as ye were na lookin' at me.

O whistle, &c.

come as ye were na com-in'

to me.

Aye vow and protest that ye care na for me,
And whyles ye may lightly my beauty a wee;
But court na anither, though jokin' ye be,
For fear that she wyle your fancy frae me.
O! whistle, &c.

Andantino.

BUGLE SONG.

The Poetry translated from the German; the Music by Maria J. Kluit.

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Sung by Mrs. Fitzwilliam, in Buckstone's Drama of the 'Green Bushes.'-Published by Davidson. Andante.

As

I was sitting in my room, One plea-sant ev'-ning in the month of June, I

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'Tis that dear dear song I've lov'd so long, Which you used to sing for me, love;

cres.

My heart is wrung To hear it sung By a-ny one but

thee, love!

My soul's self drank

The sounds which sank

From your lips in tone so sweet, love;

And that eye of light

Grew still more bright,

As the lay caus'd our looks to meet, love!

Those eyes are shut,
Those lips are mute,

That voice for ever is flown, love ;-
O! never again

Let me hear the strain,

Which I used to call my own, love!

THE RIGHT ROAD.

Irish Melody, 'Castle Tirowen,' to Moore's 'Remember me;' the Poetry by Thomas Davis, published in Duffy's Spirit of the Nation.'

Moderato.

Let the fee-ble-heart-ed pine, Let the sickly spi-rit whine; But to work and win be

thine, While you've life, while you've life. God smiles up - on the bold, So,

when your flag's un- roll'd, Bear it brave-ly till you're cold In the strife, in the strife!

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Sweet No-rah liv'd by Lif-fy's side, And Norah vow'd to be my bride; Sweet No-rah

liv'd by

Liffy's side, And No-rah vow'd to be my bride; Sweet No-rah,

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THE SWAINS WHO WAKE ERATO'S STRING.

The Poetry by David Thomson; the Music to Mozart's Air, 'Komm lieber May und mache."
Allegretto.

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youth's car-na- tion hue; And eyes have been too oft com-par'd To stars and sparkling dew.

The planet's mild and silent beam

Still like thine eye may glow;

But where's the soul-enchanting gleam
That melts at joy or woe?

And roses may be found as fair

As those on which I gaze;

But where's the flush that rises there,
The smile that round it plavs?

And still to close their pensive lay,

They say that, like a flow'r,
The charms of youth must soon decay,
And lose their 'witching pow'r:

O! ne'er let thoughts like these be nigh,
Thy frolic joys to shade;

For many a rose shall round thee die,
Before thy beauties fade.

OUR YOUTH IS LIKE THE FAIRY TALE.

To the above Music; the Poetry by David Thomson.

Our youth is like the fairy tale
Which charm'd the Sultan's ear;
What blissful visions then we hail,
What palaces we rear!

Our splendid halls and lofty tow'rs
Invite their youthful guest;
As if the potent lamp were ours,
The eastern youth possess'd.
And when, alas! with fond delight,
We o'er such wonders gaze,
Like his our palace takes its flight,
Nor leaves one distant trace!

Yet, though his flatt'ring dream of bliss
Was soon in grief to close,

The wondrous lamp again was his,
Again his tow'rs arose.

But when the dark magician Care

Has swept our joys away,

No genius of the ring is there,
Its master to obey;

When youth his vanish'd fabric mourns,
In vain he sheds the tear :

No lamp of hope again returns
Its airy halls to rear!

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