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'Ille Bhig, 'ille Bhig Shunndaich Ò

Date 1963
Track ID 79470
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1963.70.A2

Original Tape ID

SA1963.070

Summary

This is a fairy song. It was said to have been composed by a girl who was in love with a water-horse. As the song describes, he was killed by her brothers. The song lists some of the gifts he had promised to give the girl.

Item Notes

4 verses plus choruses sung. The contributor heard the song from her mother, who used to sing it as a lullaby, and as a spinning song.

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good