Songbook/Danny Boy

The lyrics to "Danny Boy" were written by the English lawyer and lyricist Frederick Weatherly in 1910. Although the lyrics were originally written for a different tune, Weatherly modified them to fit "Londonderry Air" in 1913 when his sister-in-law in America sent him a copy. Da Danny Boy i.d.R. sehr langsam vorgetragen wird, besteht relativ viel Spielraum zum Arrangieren der Begleitakkorde. Hier werden nur die wesentlichen verwendet, die natürlich sehr effektvoll durch melodieangepasste Zwischenakkorde ergänzt werden können. =Danny Boy=


 * 1st Verse
 * Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
 * From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
 * The summer's gone, and all the roses falling
 * 'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide
 * But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
 * Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
 * 'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
 * Oh Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so


 * 2nd Verse
 * And when you come, and all the flowers are dying
 * If I am dead, as dead I well may be
 * You'll come and find the place where I am lying
 * And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me
 * And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread a-bove me
 * And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be
 * For you will bend and to tell me that you love me
 * And I shall sleep in peace un-til you come to me

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