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\version "2.10.12"% Mimette the Human Mermaid% Translated from the orginal 1905 scanned sheet music.% Since this is now in LilyPond, transposition is a snap, which would be nice% for guitar players who don't particularly care for B-flat chords.\paper { % SET UP THE PAPERafter-title-space = 9\mmbottom-margin = 21\mmtop-margin = 1\cmfoot-separation = 12\mm}\header { % VARIOUS HEADERStitle = "Mimette the Human Mermaid"subtitle = "1905"poet = "Words by Frederic Ranken"composer = "Music by Reginald de Koven"copyright = "Converted from the orginal sheet music into LilyPond by DustinBlakey, 2009."%tagline = ##f}melody = \relative c'' { %VOCAL PART\clef treble\key bes \major\time 6/8\tempo "Allegro moderato." \partial 8 r8R2. * 3r4 r8 r4 \bar "||" \break\partial 8 f,8^\markup { \musicglyph #"scripts.segno" }g8 a f g (d') f, |g a f g (d') f, g (a) f g r8 bes8 |c4.-> ~ c8 f,8 g |a8 c a g (f) ga c a g f ga8 ( g f ) ees'8. ~ ees16 ees8 |d4. ~ d8 bes c |d8 r8 c8 c8. ~ c16 d8|c8 c bes bes4-> c16 ~ c16d8. d16 d8 c8 r8 d8bes4. ~ bes8. bes16 bes8 |bes8. bes16 bes8 a4->^\markup {\italic rall.} (g 16) ~ gf8. e16 f8 bes4 f16 fe8. d16 e8 bes'8 ~ bes8 e,8 |f4. ~ f4-\fermata \bar "||" \break\time 3/4 \partial 4 f4^\markup Chorusg2-> d'8-. r8 |d2-- f,4 g2-> d'8 r8 |d2 f,4g2^\< d'4\!ees2-> d4 (c2.)^\>(g4)\! r4 g4 |
 
c2-> d4(bes4) r4 besc2 ( bes4a4-> ) r4 g4(f4->) r4 g |bes2 (g4)c2.(bes4.) r8 f4g2 (d'8) r8 |d2-> f,4g2-> d'4d2-> f,4 |g2 d'4ees2^\< d4\!c2.^\> |g4\! r4 g4 |c2-> (d4bes4 ) r4 besc2 bes4a2 g4f4 r4 g4bes2 (g4) |c2.->( bes4 ) r4 r8 \bar "|."}textone = \lyricmode { % 1st Stanza + Chorus\set stanza = "1. "\set ignoreMelismata = ##t'Twas in a mu -- se -- um one morn -- ing I met her,no long -- er was life a blank, __ \skip 1She was mak -- ing a liv -- ing by twice a day giv -- ing per -- for -- man --cesin \skip 1a tank. __ \skip 1In her rai -- ment slight \skip 1 which fit -- ted her tight,be -- \skip 1 fore our ad -- mir -- ing view, __ \skip 1she would dive from the brink, \skip 1 and grace -- ful -- ly sinkand stay un -- der an hour \skip 1 or two. __ \skip 1Oh, fair Mi -- mette, oh fair Mi -- mette with -- in my heart a stirmade, my love, my pet \set stanza = "1. " so damp so wet,Mi -- mette, my hu -- man mer -- maid.Oh, fair Mi -- mette, oh fair Mi -- mette with -- in my heart a stirmade, my love, my pet \set stanza = "1. " so damp so wet,Mi -- mette, my hu -- man mer -- maid.}texttwo = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "2. "\set ignoreMelismata = ##tI mar -- ried this fea -- ture, am -- phi -- bi -- ous crea -- ture,a -- las! for my bon -- nie bright, __ \skip 1For her life in the wa -- ter strange ha -- bits had taught her,She always came home with \skip 1 a tide. __ \skip 1 In the dark of nightI would wake in a fright, to \skip 1 find \skip 1my dar -- ling gone, __ \skip 1out I'd craf -- ti -- ly creep to \skip 1 find her a -- sleepin the tub with the wa -- ter turned on. __ \skip 1 ""\skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1\skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1
 
\skip 1 \skip 1 \set stanza = "2. "my moist co -- quette,\skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1\skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1\skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1\skip 1 \skip 1 \set stanza = "2. " my moist co -- quette,}textthree = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "3. " \set ignoreMelismata = ##tFrom no -- thing I barred her, one sea -- son I starred her, the play had adeep -- sea scene, __ \skip 1 And she played a tor -- pe -- do, thatres -- cued the he -- ro from out of a sub -- \skip 1 mar -- ine. __ \skip 1From the an -- gry grabs \skip 1 of lob -- ster and crabs,to the sur -- face as oft oc -- curs, __ \skip 1but my love she a -- bused, for the lob -- ster we used was anold -- time ac -- quain -- tance of hers. __ \skip 1 ""\skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1\skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1\skip 1 \skip 1 \set stanza = "3. "my soaked sou -- brette,\skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1\skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1\skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1 \skip 1\skip 1 \skip 1 \set stanza = "3. " my soaked sou -- brette,}upper = \relative c'' { % Right hand piano\clef treble\key bes \major\time 6/8 \partial 8 d'8\mfa4 (c8) bes8. (a16 g8)f4 ees8 d4->^\fermata d8(d,8->)\p r8 d ees4-> a8d,4.^\fermata ~ d8 r8\partial 8 f8g8 (a) f g d' f,g8 (a) f g d' f,g8-> (a) f g [r8 bes ]|c4 f8 f'8-> f,,8 ga8 (c) a g (f) ga8 (c) a g (f) ga8 ( g f ) ees'8-> [ r8 ees8 ] |<< {d4.-> ~ d8 bes8 c8} \\ {r8 a8 ( g8 f4 ) r8 } >><d aes' d>8 [ r8 <d aes' c>8 ] <d aes' c>8 [r8 <d aes' d>8 ]|<ees g c>8 [ r8 <ees g bes>8 ] <ees g bes>4 <ees g c>8<d aes' bes>8 [ r8 <d aes' bes>8 ] <d aes' bes>8 [ r8 <d aes' bes>8 ]<ees g bes>8 [ r8 <ees g bes>8 ] <ees g bes>8 [ r8 <ees g bes>8 ] |<des g bes>8 r8 r8 << {a'4-> (g8)} \\ { \stemUp cis,4 s8 } >> |<bes d f>8 [ r8 <bes d f>8 ] <d f bes>4-- r8 |<c e bes'>8 [ r8 <c e bes'>8 ] <c e bes'>8 [ r8 <c e bes'>8 ]<c f a>8 [ r8 <d f bes> ] <ees f c'>4-\fermata\time 3/4 \partial 4f4g2-> (d'8) r8d2-- f,4g2-> (d'8) r8d2-- f,4
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