Excerpt from Orain Agus Fuinn Ghaidhealach: Popular Gaelic Melodies With Gaelic and English Words (Sol-Fa Notation) The tunes in this collection have, generally Speaking, been written as sung by some of our best Gaelic singers. In a few instances two versions of the same air have attained popularity, and in such cases it was thought better to publish both sets. Want of space has compelled the publishers to give only a selection of the words of some of the songs, but they can be found in full in well-known collections of Gaelic poetry. For the sake of those who are un acquainted with Gaelic, English as well as Gaelic words are given with each tune. Where translations had to be supplied both the ideas and the measure of the original have been preserved and in many cases Gaelic rhyme, which depends on the assonance of accented vowels, rather than English rhyme, which pays more regard to a similarity in the final consonants, has been imitated. In con elusion, the object of the publishers is to supply the increasing number of those who love Gaelic singing with a cheap, portable, and correct collection of popular Gaelic Melodies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.