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Is Ann air Feasgar Diciadain (Hò Mhàiri, hè Mhàiri)

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Date November 1965
Track ID 44626
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1965.115.A3

Original Tape ID

SA1965.115

Summary

This song tells how the poet loved a girl called Mary Ann. She in turn loved him deeply but her parents did not approve and locked her away. The bard is extremely sad about the situation and will remain so for the rest of his life. The poet is sent a letter telling him to come to the mansion where she lived. He got there just before she died.

Item Notes

11 verses sung. Composed by Murchadh MacLeòid (An Saighdear Sgitheanach).

See:
'An t-Òranaiche' (Gilleasbaig Mac na Ceàrdadh ed.) p. 503
'Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia' (Creighton/MacLeod eds.) p. 182
'Òrain an Eilein' (C. Martin ed.) p. 74

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good