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> Hello all,
> I am writing out my arrangement of this lovely WALTZ ( not the jig by the
> same name). I learned it from my Grandfather long time back, and I seem to
> remember he called it the Mist Covered Mountains of Home. At any rate, I
> searched through the abc-index online and the melody I remember is very
> similar to the one I found at Richard Robinson's tune book.
>
> My questions: does anyone know where this tune came from? The Gaelic on the
> RR website is "Chi mi na mor-bheanna". What is the tune about? (I know what
> my Grandfather said it was about, but one time when I told the tale I was
> laughed out of the room...."That's not right! If you knew the Gaelic, you'd
> forget that story fast!")
>
> Kindness is *always* appreciated! Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> --Cynthia Cathcart
Song and tune are in Alfred Moffat's 'The Minstrelsy of the Scottish
Highlands', with Gaelic verses credited to John Cameron and (versified)
translation to English by Malcolm MacFarlane. Does anyone know when this
book was first published?
Bruce Olson
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