The Exile

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The sad gaiety of this tune celebrates the longing of the exile for his native home. No one quite understands the irony of a happy farewell as well as the poet in Frank O'Connor's translation from the Irish: What happier fortune can one find, Than with the girl who pleases one's mind; To leave one's home and friends behind And sail on the first favoring wind.

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X:16675
T:The Exile
R:Reel
C:Ed Reavy
M:2/2
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:The sad gaiety of this tune celebrates 
N:the longing of the exile for his native 
N:home. No one quite understands the 
N:irony of a happy farewell as well as the poet 
N:in Frank O'Connor's translation from the Irish: 
N:What happier fortune can one find, 
N:Than with the girl who pleases one's mind; 
N:To leave one's home and friends behind 
N:And sail on the first favoring wind.
K:G
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