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Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his Irish Melodies. His setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish to English.
Moore's lyrics express a reassurance that love endures through time and misfortune. It has, therefore, anecdotally been suggested that the underlying sentiments were directed toward his wife, who is said to have been stricken with smallpox. From Stevenson and Moore, A Selection of Irish Melodies, 1808:
The song was published in 1813 as part of Moore's Irish Melodies project, which spanned the years 1808 to 1834. [5]The record of the melody to which the song is set, The Moreen, begins in 1813 with Moore's publication of it, which is the sole source of the statement that it is a traditional Irish air. [2]
The poem and the tune together were published in December 1813 in volume 5 of Thomas Moore's A Selection of Irish Melodies. The original piano accompaniment was written by John Andrew Stevenson, several other arrangements followed in the 19th and 20th centuries. The poem is now probably at least as well known in its song form as in the original.
"The Harp that Once Through Tara's Halls" – anthem of County Meath – one of Moore's Melodies [19] "Patrick Sheehan (The Glen of Aherlow)" – by Charles Kickham, based on the true story of an Irish soldier wounded in the Crimean War. [9] "She Is Far From The Land" – written by Thomas Moore. [19]
Many of the earliest parlour songs were transcriptions for voice and keyboard of other music. Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies, for instance, were traditional (or "folk") tunes supplied with new lyrics by Moore, and many arias from Italian operas, particularly those of Bellini and Donizetti, became parlour songs, with texts either translated or replaced by new lyrics.
He lectured widely on this subject in Dublin, London, and Paris. Among his publications is one of the earliest collective volumes of Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies (to Glover's accompaniments, 1859), and he collaborated with Patrick Weston Joyce, providing the piano accompaniments to his Ancient Irish Music (1873). Glover died in Dublin.
It was published with additional lyrics in Thomas Moore's 1808 "Irish Melodies." [ 3 ] Beethoven composed two arrangements of the song during 1809–1810 (published 1814–1816 in W.o.O. 152 and W.o.O. 154) with the title, "From Garyone my Happy Home," with lyrics by T. Toms, on romantic themes.