"The Dawning of the Day" (Irish: Fáinne Geal an Lae,
literally "The bright ring of the day") is the name of
two old Irish airs. "Fáinne Geal an Lae" (sometimes
called "The Golden Star"), an air composed by the
harpist Thomas Connellan in the 17th century. An
Irish-language song with this name ("Fáinne Geal an
Lae") was published by Edward Walsh (1805-1850) in 1847
in Irish Popular Songs and later translated into
English as "The Dawning of the Day". It has become well
known as the melody to wh...(+)
"The Dawning of the Day" (Irish: Fáinne Geal an Lae,
literally "The bright ring of the day") is the name of
two old Irish airs. "Fáinne Geal an Lae" (sometimes
called "The Golden Star"), an air composed by the
harpist Thomas Connellan in the 17th century. An
Irish-language song with this name ("Fáinne Geal an
Lae") was published by Edward Walsh (1805-1850) in 1847
in Irish Popular Songs and later translated into
English as "The Dawning of the Day". It has become well
known as the melody to which Patrick Kavanagh's On
Raglan Road is sung. It is often played as a march and
is one of the first tunes that a student of Irish music
will learn.
O'Connellan's "Fáinne Geal an Lae" is often confused
with the later pentatonic melody to which the words
"The Dawning of the Day" is set. The O'Connellan air is
different in a number of respects, although there are
melodic resemblances. Words are still sung to variants
of it which mostly use only the first half of the air
as printed in Bunting and other collections.
The Irish-language lyrics of "Fáinne Geal an Lae"
describe an aisling where the poet encounters a
mysterious beautiful woman. In this case, she upbraids
him as a frivolous rake and points to the approaching
dawn.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dawning_of_the_Day).
Although originally written for Traditional Irish
instruments, I created this Interpretation of the Irish
Ballad "The Dawning of the Day" for Flute, Oboe &
Celtic or Concert (Pedal) Harp.