Erin! the tear and the smile (Michael William Balfe)

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• (Posted 2023-12-27)  CPDL #78493:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-27).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 380 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Erin! the tear and the smile
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Arranger: Michael William Balfe
Lyricist: Thomas Moore
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

First published: 1859 J. Alfred Novello
Description: Irish Air: AILEEN AROON

Original text and translations

English text

Erin! the tear and the smile in thine eyes
Blend like the rainbow that hangs in thy skies,
  Shining through sorrow’s stream,
  Saddening through pleasure’s beam,
  Thy suns with doubtful gleam,
     Weep while they rise.

Erin, thy silent tear never shall cease,
Erin, thy languid smile ne’er shall increase,
  Till, like the rainbow’s light,
  Thy various tints unite,
  And form in heaven’s sight
     One arch of peace!