'S Daor a Cheannaich Mi an t-Iasgach
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
14 February 1954
Track ID
75672
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1954.2.1
Original Tape ID
Summary
This song mourns the drowning of a man, a powerful swimmer, active and energetic on foot or on horseback, who leaves a sister without a brother, a mother without a son, a wife without a husband, and the composer of the song without a foster son.
Item Notes
Six couplets. The song is arranged in 4-line verses, the last two lines of one verse becoming the first two lines of the next verse.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Skye
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good