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STOIRIN BAN
Asthoreen Bawn (Sleep Song)
Eric Gregory John F. Larchet ed. Will Taylor

      
   
          
Andante con grazia  = 56 

    
            
  
Creep y sha dows fall an' the twi light dies, A

      
     
    
 
            
 


  


con ped

 
                        

9

     
        
sic kle moon sails thro' the wind dy skies, The we est bird een nae

           

 
    
    
3

     
 

       
                 
3
15 rit. a tempo


3

           
      
long er sings, But cud dles in un der its mo thers wings, A

             
  
    
        
   
3

  
colla voce



Will Taylor Music

       
                  


  
20

    
                   
lein bh mo chroide, A stoir in ban, May Ma ry

      
 
 
    
                   

   


     


   
   
         
         

 

25

    
          
guard you from dark till dawn A lein bh mo chroide, A

       


       
     
                       


 
    

      rit.
             
 
31

  
        
stor in ban May Ma ry guard you from dark till

            
  
     

       
  
            
 
rit.

     



2 Will Taylor Music

     
          
   
  
  

36  ten.
a tempo ten. piu mosso

        

     
 Oh, it's

        
dawn. Sho heen sho lo, sho heen sho lo. near in' the eve O

           
      
   
      
    





  
leggiero

      
  

  
           

42


    
Sam hain tide, An wee folk are roam in' the coun try

          
            
    
     
     


    
 

          
47




      
        
side, Can ye nae hear them tweekin' their fid il strings, Tae

                 

     
   
    





Will Taylor Music 3

       
       
         
 
52  rit. 

  a tempo
3

   
  
drown the sleep song that your moth er sings. A lein bh mo chroidhe, A

             
          
3

3 
 

              
   
  
rit. 



    
       

           
57

  
             
stoir in ban, Lie close to my heart from dark till

       
   
  
     
              
         
  


    
                
 
62

  
               
dawn, A lein bh mo chroidhe, A stoir in

           

      
 
              

 


       


4 Will Taylor Music

     
                
  
67 rit.

  
           a tempo 
        


    
ban, Lie close to my heart from dark till dawn.

     
    
 
     
    
             



rit.

 
 
Ped. (una corda)

          
       
quasi recitative


73

           
Close your wee bright eyes an'I'll watch night thro', An the wee folk 'll

     
  

      
     
  
78

        
nae git the hould of you; An you'll nae hear the tune from their

  
              

        
 


 
colla voce

Ped (tre corde)

Will Taylor Music 5

  
        

 
82 rit.

     
fid il strings, But you'll sleep, you'll sleep tae the sleep song your


      
       
   
rit.

 
           


  



   
                 
 
86 

      
              
moth ersings A lein bh mo chroidhe, A stoir in

        
a tempo

 
3


3  
                    
       


   
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91 ten.  Perdendosi ten.

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ban, Sleep sweet, sleep soft from dark till dawn. Sho heen sho

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colla voce

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ten.

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lo, sho heen sho lo

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