Coisich a Rùin
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
13 May 1965
Track ID
97035
Part 1
Track Information
Original Tape ID
Summary
A section of a waulking song. In the earlier lines sung, the composer describes the galleys of the MacNeils going out to sea. In the later lines, the composer describes her sadness that her lover has been betrothed to another woman.
Item Notes
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 2 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 144
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 36
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie ed., 1911) p. 211
'Songs Remembered in Exile' (John L. Campbell ed., 1990) p. 92
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good