Bidh an Deoch-s' air Laimh mo Rùn
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
c. July 1964
Track ID
85329
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1964.51.A6
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a waulking song linked to a story that Clanranald's daughter was banished to Coll. Years later she saw her brother's galley coming to Coll. According to the story, he eventually recognised her when she sang this song to him, which contains the lines "I would like to go to Uist if I could get what I desire".
Item Notes
See:
'Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia' (H. Creighton & C. MacLeod eds. 1964) p. 208
'Songs remembered in exile' (John L. Campbell ed., 1990) p. 124
'The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs. A. & A. MacDonald eds., 1911) p. 340
'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' vol. 26 pp. 236-238
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good