7b99778f67
Improve merge_chord_lyric() to snap chord positions to the start
of the word they fall within, instead of splitting words mid-way.
Fixes artifacts like "Liebespaar \chord{C}e" → "\chord{C}Liebespaare".
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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65 lines
1.9 KiB
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\begin{song}{
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title = {Fields of Athenry},
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lyrics = {traditionell},
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composer = {Pete St. John, 1979},
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cl = 52,
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libock = 42,
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}
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\begin{verse}
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By a \chord{D}lonely prison wall, \\
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I \chord{G}heard a young girl \chord{A}calling: \\
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\chord{D}Michael, they have \chord{G}taken you \chord{A}away, \\
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for you \chord{D}stole Trevelyn's \chord{G}corn, \\
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so the \chord{D}young might see the \chord{A}morn. \\
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Now a prison ship lies waiting in the \chord{D}bay.
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\end{verse}
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\begin{verse}
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Ref.:
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\end{verse}
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\begin{verse}
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\chord{D}Low \chord{G}lie the \chord{D}Fields of Athenry \\
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where once \chord{D}we watched the small free birds \chord{A}fly. \\
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Our \chord{D}love was on the \chord{G}wing, we had dreams \chord{D}and \\
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songs to \chord{A}sing, \\
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it's so lonely 'round the Fields of \chord{D}Athenry.
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\end{verse}
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\begin{verse}
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By a lonely prison wall, \\
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I heard a young man calling: \\
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Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free \\
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against the famine and the crown, \\
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I rebelled, they cut me down. \\
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Now you must raise our child with dignity.
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\end{verse}
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\begin{verse}
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By a lonely harbour wall, \\
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she watched the last star falling. \\
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As that prison ship sailed out against the sky, \\
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sure she'll wait and hope and pray, \\
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for her love in Botany Bay. \\
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It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.
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\end{verse}
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\begin{verse}
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The Fields of Athenry ist ein Lied über die Irische \\
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Hungersnot zwischen 1846 und 1849, von der auch \\
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die Bewohner der Stadt Athenry betroffen waren. \\
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Pete St. John, der in vielen Quellen als Textschöpfer \\
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genannt wird, änderte lediglich wenige Worte einer \\
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irischen Ballade aus den 1880er Jahren und fügte die \\
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Melodie in den 1970er Jahren hinzu. \\
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Das Lied erzählt von einem Mann, \\
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der, um seine Familie vor \\
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dem Hungerstod zu retten, \\
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Getreide stiehlt und \\
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dafür nach Australien \\
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(Botany Bay) deportiert wird.
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\end{verse}
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\end{song}
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