Bheir mi o hua ho
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0079.323a
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a love song in which a man remembers how he used to meet the girl he loved. His love for her has made him very sad. He is not yet married but hopes he will be. He promises that he will work hard, so that the couple can have what they need. Permission from her family is needed, but her agreement is more important than anything else.
Item Notes
4 quatrains sung. Chorus at the beginning and after each quatrain.
This is the original version of the song which Mrs Kennedy Fraser later adapted, and named as the 'Eriskay Love Lilt'.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - Eriskay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good