Norah, the pride of Kildare (William Rhys-Herbert)

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• (Posted 2024-01-31)  CPDL #78957:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2024-01-31).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 266 kB   Copyright: Personal

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Title: Norah, the pride of Kildare
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Arranger: William Rhys-Herbert
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong, Folksong

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1904 J. Fischer & Bro.
Description: IRISH FOLKSONG

This folksong is sometimes attributed to Joseph Parry (1841–1903). However, it also appears in 18th Century sources.

Original text and translations

English text

As beauteous as Flora
Is charming young Norah,
The joy of my heart and the pride of Kildare;
I ne’er will deceive her,
For sadly ’twould grieve her
To find that I sighed for another less fair.
Her heart with truth teeming,
Her eye with smiles beaming,
What mortal could injure a blossom so rare
As Norah, dear Norah, the pride of Kildare?

Where’er I may be, love!
I’ll ne’er forget thee, love!
Though beauties may smile and try to ensnare,
Yet nothing shall ever
My heart from thine sever,
Dear Norah, sweet Norah, the pride of Kildare!
Thy heart with, truth teeming,
Thy eye with smiles beaming,
What mortal could injure a blossom so rare
As Norah, dear Norah, the pride of Kildare?