Cill Cais

Waltz · 3/4 · G major

Cill Cais is a well-known traditional Irish air associated with a famous eighteenth-century lament about the destruction of the woods of Kilcash. Because the original composer is not recorded, the tune is preserved as an anonymous traditional piece passed down through generations of musicians. It is typically played in a slow, expressive waltz style in three-four meter and G major, capturing a deeply sorrowful and elegiac character.

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