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Hì Èile Hò Gù Dh'fhalbh Mo Rùn air an Aiseag

Date 04 June 1952
Track ID 1364
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1952.128.4

Original Tape ID

SA1952.127.128

Summary

In this waulking song, a woman tells that her lover has gone away on a ship, and she expresses a hope that he will come home safely. He is a hunter, a skilled mariner and a strong swimmer.

Item Notes

6 couplets sung plus 3-line chorus at the beginning and after each couplet. ABA refrain.

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good