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Dhìrich Mi Suas a' Bheinn Ghruamach

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Track ID 24571
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW0044C.206

Original Tape ID

CW0044C

Summary

In this waulking song a girl tells of her sadness as she climbs the gloomy mountain. The man she loved has deserted her. She describes him as a noble, and praises his skill as a hunter. She realises that it is her lack of wealth that has made him reject her. She is angry with the northerner who won the man's heart.

Item Notes

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1969) pp. 80-82
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 59

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - South Uist

Parish - South Uist

Village/Place - Peninerine

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Good