As Covas Do Rei Cintolo

polka

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on December 23rd 2003 by seara.

This tune has been added to 45 tunebooks.

Also known as An Dro, Saint Patrick's An Dro, St Patrick’s An Dro, St. Patrick’s An Dro, St. Patrick’s En Dro.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Ae Spark O Nature's Fire by Deaf Shepherd
• Almas De Fisterra by Carlos Nuñez
• Galorn (1979) by Galorn
• Happy Daze by Battlefield Band
• Joe Can't's Reel by Gwendal
• La Harpe Irlandaise - The Irish Harp by Katrien Delavier
• O'er The Moor, Among The Heather by Deby Benton Grosjean
• Premiere by Kornog
• Raise The Rafters by Molly's Revenge
• Riverdance And Other Famous Irish Songs And Dances by Various Artists
• The Crooked Stair by Cran
• The Gloup by Mark Roberts

X: 1
T: As Covas Do Rei Cintolo
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmaj
|:E/2F/2G/2F/2 EB|GE FB|A/2B/2A/2G/2 F E/2F/2|G E/2G/2 F2|
E/2F/2G/2F/2 EB|GE FB|A/2B/2A/2G/2 F E/2F/2|G/2E/2F/2D/2 E2:|
|:E/2F/2G/2A/2 BB/2B/2|Ad BG|E/2F/2G/2B/2 A3/2B/2|A/2B/2A/2G/2 F/2E/2D|
E/2F/2G/2A/2 BB/2B/2|Ad BG|E/2F/2G/2B/2 A3/2 F/2|G/2E/2F/2D/2 E2:|

This tune it´s a powerful march included in the last album of Carlos Nuñez "Almas de Fisterra" ("Souls of End-Lands")

# Posted on December 23rd 2003 by seara

As Covas Do Rei Cintolo

It sounds like a Breton an dro.

# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd

As Covas Do Rei Cintolo

Is it an old tune , or it's a Nunez composition ?

# Posted on December 23rd 2003 by gian marco

Saint-Patrick's An Dro?

The last time I saw Nunez it concert, he said it was a breton tune.

It's also in the album "Un Galicien en Bretagne", track 9. It is called "Saint-Patrick's An Dro"... and it's traditionnal!

# Posted on April 15th 2006 by DanaH

7th bar of the first part should be |A/2B/2A/2F/2 G E/2F/2|

# Posted on March 2nd 2007 by Pere

"Saint-Patrick's An Dro"

K: e minor
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
|: B |
EFGF E2 B2 | G2 E2 F3 B | A>BAG F2 EF | G2 EG F3 B |
E>FGF E2 B2 | G2 E2 F2 B2 | ABAF G2 EF | G2 F2 E3 :|
|: D |
E2 GA B3 B | A2 d2 B2 G2 | E2 GB A3 G | A>BAG F3 D |
E>FGA B2 cB | AF d>c B3 G | E2 GB A3 F | G2 F/E/F E3 :|

# Posted on March 2nd 2007 by ceolachan

Actually, I wouldn't repeat the parts. I forgot to remover the repeat signs from the above:

K: e minor
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
|: B |
EFGF E2 B2 | G2 E2 F3 B |[1 A>BAG F2 EF | G2 EG F3 :|
[2 ABAF G2 EF | G2 F2 E3 ||
|: D |
E>FGA B2 cB | AF d>c B3 G |[1 E2 GB A3 G | A>BAG F3 :|
[2 E2 GB A3 F | G2 F/E/F E3 :|

# Posted on March 2nd 2007 by ceolachan

& I did it again ~ ~ |[2 E2 GB A3 F | G2 F/E/F E3 ||

# Posted on March 2nd 2007 by ceolachan

"St. Patrick’s An Dro" ~ a duplication rescued

Key signature: C Dorian
Submitted on May 11th 2007 by gaitazampogna_32.
~ /tunes/display/7187

The following two transcripts are gaita's notes but first given in one of the usual ways for notating An Dros, 2/2 (4/4), and then in 2/4 for comparison with the transcript here...

X: 1
T: St Patrick’s An Dro
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Cdor
| :cded c2 g2 | e2 c2 d2 g2 | fgfe d3 c | e2 c2 d4 |
cded c2 g2 | e2 c2 d2 g2 | fgfe d2 c2 | ecde c4 : |
| : cdef g3 g | f2 b2 g2 e2 | cdeg f3 g | fgfe d4 |
cdef g3 g | f2 b2 g2 e2 | cdeg f3 d | ecdB c4 : |

X: 2
T: St Patrick’s An Dro
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Cdor
| :c/d/e/d/ cg | ec dg | f/g/f/e d>c | ec d2 |
c/d/e/d/ cg | ec dg | f/g/f/e dc | e/c/d/e/ c2 : |
| : c/d/e/f/ g>g | fb ge | c/d/e/g/ f>g | f/g/f/e/ d2 |
c/d/e/f/ g>g | fb ge | c/d/e/g/ f>d | e/c/d/B/ c2 : |

# Posted on May 11th 2007 by ceolachan

An Dro

This is how I transcribe it:

X: 1
T: ...
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Emin
EFGF|:E2B2 G2E2|F2B2 ABAG|F3E G2EG|F3D EFGF|
E2B2 G2E2|F2B2 ABAF|G2EF GEFD|1E3B, EFGF:|2E3B, EFGA||
B2B2 A2d2|B2G2 EFGB|A3B ABAG|F4 EFGA|
B2B2 A2d2|B2G2 EFGB|A3F GEFD|1E3B, EFGA:|2E3B, EFGF||

# Posted on March 24th 2008 by Pere