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Tha Caolas Eadar Mi is Iain

Fieldworkers
Date November 1955
Track ID 53370
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1955.174.2

Original Tape ID

SA1955.174

Summary

In this waulking song, the composer complains that there is a deep ocean between her and Iain. She wishes it would ebb before daybreak, so that she could go to see her secret lover.

Item Notes

Nine lines sung plus choruses. The lines are linked.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 62

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good