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Sailin, Sailin's a Weary Life

Date 25 February 1987
Track ID 80469
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1987.15.2

Original Tape ID

SA1987.014.015

Summary

Tragic ballad in which a young woman asks her father to build her a boat in order to search for her lover. She asks a passing ship's crew if they have seen him, and the captain replies that he drowned. The girl despairs and takes her own life.

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Longside

Village/Place - Mintlaw

Language

English

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R273 GD1245 LK12

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good