In a field by the river my love and I did stand, And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand. She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs; But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears. Score Key: D major (Sounding Pitch) ( View more ) Time Signature: 4/4 ( View more ) Tempo Marking: Range: D5-E6 Duration: 1:39 Number of Pages: 2 Difficulty: Intermediate Level: Recommended for Intermediate Level players Instrument: ( View more ) Style: ( View more ) Tags.
Work Title Down By the Sally Gardens Alt ernative. Title Folk Song Arrangement Composer I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. None [ force assignment] Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's 1 Year/Date of Composition Y/D of Comp. 2010 First Pub lication. 2010 Librettist (1865-1939) Language English Average Duration Avg. Duration 5 minutes Composer Time Period Comp.
Period Piece Style Instrumentation SATB, Accordion Misc. Comments A setting of the traditional Irish Folk Tune - The Maids of the Mourne Shore - collected in Ballosodare, Country Sligo and first set by Herbert Hughes (1882 -1937 ) in 1909. Words adapted/written by WB Yeats in 1889.