Cha d' Fhuair Mi A-raoir Cadal
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.266.A1
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song, as sung here, has four sections. In the first two, a woman is addressing the man she loves, who is a Campbell. If she could, she would give him Keppoch of Strone. In the third and fourth sections, the composer sends a thousand farewells and a hundred greetings to a girl called Mary. He recalls the happy times they spent together at the sheiling, and how they would be wakened by the calling of the deer.
Item Notes
Thirty lines sung.
See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' p. 232
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 14
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (Campbell/Collinson) p. 132
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - South Uist
Parish - South Uist
Village/Place - Garryheillie
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair