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Gur Mis' Tha fo Èislean air an Tulaich 's Mi ag Èirigh

Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID 106597
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1959.67.B2

Original Tape ID

SA1959.067

Summary

This waulking song has two clear sections, separated by a double chorus. In the first, a woman watches a hind and her mate playing together early in the morning. The woman is unhappy, and there is a suggestion in the text that she has been raped in a glen while working as a dairymaid for the Lady of Sleat.

In the second section, the composer dreams of taking the youngest son of the MacLachlans from his castle.

Item Notes

Cf.:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (John L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1969) p. 96
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 47
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (Margaret Fay Shaw ed., 1955) p. 216 (song 82)

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Barra

Parish - Barra

Village/Place - Skallary

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good