Sargam notations of an Irish Folk Song “The Fields of Athenry”
Singer: Paddy Reilly
Writer : Pete St. John
Album : The fields of Athenry (1979)
What a beautiful song! And easy to play on flute as well. Only two notes are vikrit throughout which are Komal Dhaiwat (n) and Komal Nishad (n). Also pay attention to play higher octave notes (denoted with an ‘ suffixed with the note). There have been many versions of this song sung by various artists. However, these notations belong to the one sung by Paddy Reilly (link of the song is mentioned below)
Enjoy!
SCALE : C
PRELUDE MUSIC
Cello:
S SP P d n d~P… MG G~M…
STANZA 1:
By | a | lonely | prison | wall
S | S | M M | MP | Pd…
I | heard | a | young | girl | calling
d | d… | d | n | nS’ | d…n dM P…
“Michael, | they’ve | taken | you | away
S’S’… | N d | n…S’ | n | d | P…
For | you | stole | Trevelyan’s | corn
d | n | nS’ | S’ S’d | n…
So | the | young | might | see | the | morn
S’ | S’ | n | d | M | Pd | P….
Now | a | prison | ship | lies | waiting | in | the | bay”
S | S | P P… | d | dn…| d~P….| M | G | G~M….
Low | lie | the | fields | of | Athenry
S’…. | S’R’…. | S’ | M…. | S… | MP Pd….
Where | once | we | watched | the | small | free | birds | fly
M | M…| S | M | P | Pd… | n | nS’ | P….
Our | love | was | on | the | wing |
d n | nS’ | S’ | S’ | d | n…
we’d | dreams | and | songs | to | sing
S’ | n | d | MP | d | P…
It’s | so | lonely | ’round | the | fields | of | Athenry
S | S | P…P | d | n | d~P | P | M | G | G~M….
STANZA 2:
By | a | lonely | prison | wall
S | S | M M | MP | Pd…
I | heard | a | young | man | calling
d | d… | d | n | nS’ | d…n dM P…
“Nothing | matters, | Mary, | when | you’re | free
S’S’… | S’d | n…S’ | n | d | P…
Against | the | famine | and | the | crown
d d | n | S’ S’ | S’ | d | n…
I | rebelled, | they | cut | me | down
S’ | S’ n | d | MP | d | P….
Now | you | must | raise | our | child | with | dignity”
S | P | P | d | n | d~P | P | MG G~M….
Low | lie | the | fields | of | Athenry
S’…. | S’R’…. | S’ | M…. | S… | MP Pd….
Where | once | we | watched | the | small | free | birds | fly
M | M…| S | M | P | Pd… | n | nS’ | P….
Our | love | was | on | the | wing |
d n | nS’ | S’ | S’ | d | n…
we’d | dreams | and | songs | to | sing
S’ | n | d | MP | d | P…
It’s | so | lonely | ’round | the | fields | of | Athenry
S | S | P…P | d | n | d~P | P | M | G | G~M….
STANZA 3:
By | a | lonely | harbour | wall
S | S | M M | MP | Pd…
She | watched | the | last | star | falling
d | d | d | n | nS’ | d…n dM P…
As | that | prison | ship | sailed | out | against | the | sky
d | n | S’S’ | S’ | d | n | S’n | d | P…
For | she | lived | in | hope | and | pray
d | n | S’ | S’ | S’ | d | n…
For | her | love | in | Botany | Bay
S’ | S’ | n | d | MP | d | P….
It’s | so | lonely | ’round | the | fields | of | Athenry
S | S | P…P | d | n | d~P | P | M | G | G~M….
Low | lie | the | fields | of | Athenry
S’…. | S’R’…. | S’ | M…. | S… | MP Pd….
Where | once | we | watched | the | small | free | birds | fly
M | M…| S | M | P | Pd… | n | nS’ | P….
Our | love | was | on | the | wing |
d n | nS’ | S’ | S’ | d | n…
we’d | dreams | and | songs | to | sing
S’ | n | d | MP | d | P…
It’s | so | lonely | ’round | the | fields | of | Athenry
S | S | P…P | d | n | d~P | P | M | G | G~M….