The Isle of Skye is one of the islands called the Hebrides that lie off the west ...
Skye Boat Song melody conjures up something of the mystery of the landscape.
Skye Boat Song
A.C. Macleod arr. Stephen Smith
Harold Boulton
Piano
q. = 50
mp
legato
espress.
5
Men in unison A mf Speed, bon-nie boat,
9
sim.
like a
13
that's born
to be king
bird on the wing!
Car - ry the lad
"On - ward!"the sail -
ors
O - ver the sea
cry.
to
Skye.
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2
Tutti B f 17
Loud the winds howl, f
Baf - fled, our foes
C f dolce 25
Speed, bon - nie boat,
f
the
Thun - der - claps rend
Speed,
stand by
the shore,
the shore,
like a
bird on the wing!
the
Fol - low they will
not
Fol - low they will
not
dare.
-
-
dare.
air.
"On - ward!"the sail
air.
"On - ward!"the sail
boat.
bon - nie
stand by
Baf - fled, our foes
Thun - der - claps rend
21
mf
loud the waves roar,
mf
loud the waves roar,
Loud the winds howl,
ors
ors
cry.
cry.
3
mf 29
Car - ry the lad
mf
Car - ry the lad
that's born
that's born
mp
D mp
to be king
to
O - ver the sea
to
Skye.
O - ver the sea
to be king
Tho' the waves leap,
mp
37
Rocked in
the deep,
soft shall ye sleep,
O - cean's a
roy - al
bed.
Flo - ra will keep
watch by your wear - y
Skye.
Women
33
head.
4
E
Tutti Unison
mf
41
Speed, bon - nie boat,
mp
45
Car - ry the lad
Burned are mp
our homes,
Burned are
our homes,
p
bird on the wing!
that's born
F mp
49
like a
to be king
ex - ile
ex - ile
and death
and death
"On - ward!"the sail -
O - ver the sea
to
Skye.
Scat - ter
Scat - ter
cry.
ors
the
loy - al
the
loy - al
men.
men.
5
53
Yet
ere
the sword
cool
Yet
ere
the sword
cool
like a
bon - nie
mf
Car - ry mf
the
Car - ry
boat.
"On - ward!" the sail
-
ors
ors
-
again.
mp
mf
"On - ward!" the sail
a -
again.
cry.
cry.
born
to
be
king
O - ver the
sea
to
that's
born
to
be
king
O - ver the
sea
to
the
lad
will come
a -
that's
Char - lie
bird on the wing!
will come
mf
lad
the sheath,
Speed,
mp
Speed, bon - nie boat, f
61
in
Char - lie
G f 57
mf
the sheath,
in
6
poco rit.
64
p
Skye.
p
Skye.
poco rit.
p
pp
