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Snowy Breasted Pearl Irish Song Lyrics And Chords

Written by  George Petrie. Recorded by Paddy Reilly , The Wolfe Tones , John McCormack who recorded The Dawning Of The Day Song on the album The Kerry Dance.  to name a few , The song dates back to 1855. The sheet music for tin whistle and the mandolin / banjo tab is included.

There's[C] Collen[Am] fair as[C] May for a year and for a [G7]day
I have[C] sought by eve[Am]ry[F] way her[G7] heart to [C]gain.
[C]There's no art of[Am] tongue or[C] eye, fond youths with maidens[G7] try
But I've[C] tried with[Am] ceaseless[F] sighs[G7] yet tried in[C] vain
If to[C] France or[Am] far off to[Em] Spain she'd[G] cross the watery[Em] main
To[F] see her face[D7] again the seas I'd[G7] brave
For if 'tis[C] heavens[Am] decre[C]e that mine she may notG7] be
May the[C] Son of[Am] Mary[F] me in[G7] mercy[C] save

Oh thou blooming milk-white dove,
To whom I've given true love,
Do not ever reprove my constancy;
There are maidens would be mine, with wealth in land or kine,
If my heart would but incline to turn from thee;
But a kiss with welcome bland, and a touch of thy fair hand,
Are all that I demand would'st thou not spurn,
For if not mine dear girl, oh snowy breasted pearl,
May I never from the fair with life return.
Snowy breasted pearl mandolin and banjo tab
Here are the easy to follow letter notes which are slightly different than the sheet music. All the f and c notes are sharp.

A B      c d   c     B    A  d      F   B A      F    E   D E
There's a colleen fair as May For a year and for a day
F G     A         A   F  D  G      F    E       D  D   
I have sought by every way Her heart to gain
A   B     c  d    c   B        A  d     F B   A         F     E  D      E
There's no art of tongue or eye Fond youths with maidens try
F   G     A      A      F     D     G    F     E     D  D
Yet I've tried with ceaseless sigh And tried in vain.
D  E  F        A  d   B   c       d     e          d    c  B     A
If to France or far off Spain She crossed the watery main
A  B    c    d      f   e   d    c      B   AG  A
To see her face again The seas I'd brave
AB  c  d    c  B  B        A  d    F B   A      F       E  D  E
But if this is heaven's decree That mine she'll never be
F     G   A     A  F D   G  F   E  D    D
May the Son of Mary Me in mercy save.

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Péarla an Bhrollaigh Bháin -Snowy Breasted Pearl In Irish

Tá cailín deas am chrá
Le bliain agus le lá
'S ní fhéadaim a fáil le bréaga;
Níl aiste chlis le rá
Dá gcanaid fir le mná
Nár chaitheamhar gan tábhacht lé-si,
Don Fhrainc nó don Spáinn
Dá téadh mo ghrá,
Go raghainn-se gach lá dá féachain;
'S maran dúinn atá i ndán
An ainnir chiúin seo d'fháil,
Och! Mac Muire na ngrás dár saora!

Is a chailín chailce bhláith,
Dá dtugas searc is grá,
Ná tuir-se gach tráth dhom éara;
'S a liacht ainnir mín 'n-a láimh,
Dá ngabhaimis id áit-se céile.
Póg is mile fáilte
Is barra geal do lámh
'Sé ' n-iarrainn-se go bráth mar spré leat;
'S maran domh-sa taoi tú i ndán,
A phéarla an bhrollaigh bháin,
Nár thí mise slán ón aonach!
Snowy breasted pearl sheet music
Wolfe tones guitar chords
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