X:491
T: HECTOR THE HERO
C: J. Scott Skinner
R: lament, jig
B: The Scottish Violinist p.49 #1
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Q: "Lament."
L: 1/8
M: 6/8
F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/book/JamesScottSkinner/The_Scottish_Violinist/491_Hector_the_Hero.abc	 2025-01-19 092319 UT
K: A
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A | {A}c>BA {A}fec | {c}e3- e2A | {A}c>BA {A}fec | {Ac}B3- B2 ||\
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c | f{a}gf {f}agf | {f}e3- e2c | fec eAc | B3- B2 ||\
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W: O wail for the mighty in battle,    Loud lift ye the coronach strain;
W: For Hector, the Hero, of deathless fame,    Will never come back again.
W:
N: The meaning of "coronach" is a funeral dirge sung or played on the bagpipes in Scotland and Ireland.