Chan Eil Mi gun Nì air M' Aire
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
13429
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.272.B3
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song has been sung in three sections and begins, "I am not free from unhappy thoughts / There is no one to whom I can complain." It goes on to praise Clanranald but also adds, "Though he put me out of my land." The circumstances of the composition of the song are unclear.
Item Notes
Twenty-two lines sung plus choruses.
See:
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 27
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good