'S Daor a Cheannaich Mi an t-Iasgach
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1953
Track ID
5838
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.44.B3
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a lament for a man who has been drowned. Evidence from the text shows that the composer is his foster-mother. It says: "I have paid dearly for the fishing. / This is the year that has destroyed me. / I have paid dearly for the stoup in Taigh a' Chladaich [the Shore House]. / I have lost the swimmer of the sound. / You would not call for the ferry. / Your sister has lost her brother. / Your mother has lost her son. / Your young wife is without a husband, / and I am without a foster-son."
Item Notes
Only part of the text has been sung on this recording.
See:
'Tocher' 21
'Songs of Gaelic Scotland' (A. L. Gillies) p. 45
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good