X: 1
T:The Exile
R:Reel
C:Ed Reavy
Z: transcribed by Bil 3/00
M:2/2
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:The sad gaiety of this tune celebrates
N:the longing of the exile for his native
N:home. No one quite understands the
N:irony of a happy farewell as well as the poet
N:in Frank O'Connor's translation from the Irish:
N:What happier fortune can one find,
N:Than with the girl who pleases one's mind;
N:To leave one's home and friends behind
N:And sail on the first favoring wind.
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