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The Exile
Found in Reavycom.abc
from the John Chambers abc collection
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The background information for the tune is:
X: 50 T:The Exile R:Reel C:Ed Reavy 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. K:G
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