1 50 3 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/dd35be12c1f4643910171f44f335135a.pdf 64acdff7e60c01431764fc8a79e3c733 PDF Text Text BONAPART ON l'EE ISLE OF ST. HElENA he is ~ne from the wars of all fighting, He has g~ne to the place r.e never took delight in; Oh these re may sit down, and tell the scenes he's seen oh! While forlorn he doth mourn on the Isle of St. Helena.. Louisa does mourn f r her husband departed, She dreams wl:en she sleeps, and she wa.kes broken hearted; Not a. friend t~ cons~le her, even those that nigh be with her, But she mourns when she thinks of the isle of St. Helena. Come all ye that have got wealth, pray beware of ambition, For it is a n.ecree in fate that might cha.nge your condition; Be ye steadfast in time, for what is to come ye know not; For fear you might bechanged, like he on the isle of St. Helena. The rude rushing waves, all ar~und th shore are washing, And the great billows heave, and the wild rocks are dashing; He may look to the m~on of the great Mount Diana; With his eyes over the waves t:tat are around St. Helena.• No more in the clouds, he will be seen in such splendour, Or go on with his crowds with the great Alexander; For the young king of Rome, and the Prince of Gana.k, Says he will bring his fa.ther home from the isle of St. Helena. The Parliaments of England, and your Holy Alliance; T~ a prisoner of wa.r you may now bid defiance; For your base intrigues, and your baser misdeameanors, Ha.ve caused him to die on the Isle of St. Helena. B~ny � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.G. Greer Folksong Collection Description An account of the resource The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view. Greer Document Scholarly Classification Brown, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 146 File name 113_IsleOfStHelena_ocr Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Isle of St. Helena Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Subject The topic of the resource Ballads, English Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Songs and music Exile--Songs and music Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Bonapart's Retreat, Napoleon, Bone Part, Napoleon Bonaparte Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University Description An account of the resource This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Bonapart On The Isle of St. Helena Bony he is gone from the wars of all fighting, He has gone to the place he never took delight in. Oh these he may sit down, and tell the scenes he’s seen oh! While forlorn he doth mourn on the Isle of St. Helena. Louisa does mourn for her husband departed, She dreams when she sleeps, and she wakes broken hearted. Not a friend to console her, even those that nigh be with her, But she mourns when she thinks of the isle of St. Helena. Come all ye that have got wealth, pray beware of ambition, For it is a decree in fate that might change your condition. Be ye steadfast in time, for what is to come ye know not, For fear you might be changed, like he on the isle of St. Helena. The rude rushing waves, all around the shore are washing, And the great billows heave, and the wild rocks are dashing. He may look to the moon of the great Mount Diana. With his eyes over the waves that are around St. Helena. No more in the clouds, he will be seen in such splendour, Or go on with his crowds with the great Alexander, For the young king of Rome, and the Prince of Ganak, Says he will bring his father home from the isle of St. Helena. The Parliaments of England, and your Holy Alliance. To a prisoner of war you may now bid defiance, For your base intrigues, and your baser misdeameanors, Have caused him to die on the Isle of St. Helena. Bonapart's Retreat emperor of the french Isle of St. Helena Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bone Part songs and music songs and music exile https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/01215815a976ef67013e3b75657fb306.pdf 9970ed3e31c2177b0971962c407593f0 PDF Text Text THE EXIlE OF ERIN There came to the beach a poor exile of Erin, The dew on hie thin robe hung heavy and chill; For his country he sighed, when at twilight repairing, To we.nder alone by the wind-beaten hill: But the days star attracted his eyes sad devotion, For it rose on his own native Isle of the ocean, Where once in the glow of his youthful emotion, He sung the bold athem of Erin Ya Bragh! O, sad is my fate! said the heart-broken stranger, The wild deer and wolf to a covert can flee; But I have no refuge from famine or danger, A home and a country remain not for me; Ah! never again in the green sunny bowers, Where my forefathers lived sha.ll I spend the sweet hours, Or cover my harp with the wild woven flowers, And strike to the numbers of Erin Ya Bragh! O, where is my cottage that stood by the wold wood? Sisters and sires, did ye weep for its fall? o, where is the motre r that watched over my childhood, And where is the bosom friend dearer than all? Ah! my sad, soul, long abandoned by pleasure, O, why did it doat on a fast fading treasure, Tears, like the rain drops, may fall without measure, But rapture and beauty they cannot recall! Erin, my country, though sad and forsaken, In dreams I revisit thy sea-beaten shore! But a,las! in a. far distant land I awaken, And sigh for the friends who can meet me no more! 0, hard, cruel fate, with thou never replace me, In a mansion of peace where no peril can chase me? Ah! never again shall my brothers embrace me, They died to defend me, or live to deplore! But yet, all its fond recollections suppressing, One dying wish my love bosom shall draw: Erin, an exile bequeaths there his blessings, Land of my forefathers, Erin Ya Bragh! Buried and cold, when my heart stills its motion, Green be thy fields, sweetest isles of t he ocean, And they harp-striking bards sing aloud with devotiOn, 0, Erin ma, vornee, Erin Ya Bragh! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.G. Greer Folksong Collection Description An account of the resource The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view. Greer Document File name 113_ExileOfErin_ocr Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Exile of Erin Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Subject The topic of the resource Poetry Homesickness--Songs and music Ireland--Songs and music Exile--Songs and music Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University Description An account of the resource This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. The Exile of Erin There came to the beach a poor exile of Erin, The dew on his thin robe hung heavy and chill, For his country he sighed, when at twilight repairing, To wander alone by the wind-beaten hill: But the days star attracted his eyes sad devotion, For it rose on his own native Isle of the ocean, Where once in the glow of his youthful emotion, He sung the bold athem of Erin Ya Bragh! O, sad is my fate! said the heart broken stranger, The wild deer and wolf to a covert can flee, But I have no refuge from famine or danger, A home and a country remain not for me, Ah! never again in the green sunny bowers, Where my forefathers lived shall I spend the sweet hours, Or cover my harp with the wild woven flowers, And strike to the numbers of Erin Ya Bragh! O, where is my cottage that stood by the wold wood? Sisters and sires, did ye weep for its fall? O, where is the mother that watched over my childhood, And where is the bosom friend dearer than all? Ah! my sad, soul, long abandoned by pleasure, O, why did it doat on a fast fading treasure, Tears, like the rain drops, may fall without measure, But rapture and beauty they cannot recall! Erin, my country, though sad and forsaken, In dreams I revisit thy sea-beaten shore! But alas! in a far distant land I awaken, And sigh for the friends who can meet me no more! O, hard, cruel fate, with thou never replace me, In a mansion of peace where no peril can chase me? Ah! never again shall my brothers embrace me, They died to defend me, or live to deplore! But yet, all its fond recollections suppressing, One dying wish my love bosom shall draw: Erin, an exile bequeaths there his blessings, Land of my forefathers, Erin Ya Bragh! Buried and cold, when my heart stills its motion, Green be thy fields, sweetest isles of the ocean, And they harp-striking bards sing aloud with devotion, O, Erin ma, vorneen, Erin Ya Bragh! Exile of Erin homesickness songs and music exile songs and music Ireland https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/20d76258b40b34f7fdce98c398af9bf9.pdf 0809b31c5e983b69b9131b6d75162b36 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.G. Greer Folksong Collection Description An account of the resource The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view. Greer Document Scholarly Classification Brown, Folk Lyric - 277 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cold Mountains, Lyric Variant 02 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Coald Mountains, Colds Mountains Subject The topic of the resource Folk songs Lovesickness--Songs and music Exile--Songs and music Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University Description An account of the resource This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin. Coald Mountains Cold Mountains Colds Mountains songs and music songs and music exile songs and music lovesickness