Mo Ghaol an Tè Nach Dìobair Mi
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
02 November 1950
Track ID
26595
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0111D.518
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this love song, the bard says that he will stand up for the girl he loves. He would recognise her step among the thousands on the pavement. He states that he will clear Mary's name, and would swear even before the Kirk Session, that he found no wrong in her. If he had intentions of marrying, she would be his first choice. Her hair is golden and ringleted and her kiss is like honey.
Item Notes
Four quatrains sung plus quatrain choruses at the beginning and end. Single-line choruses elsewhere.
See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw, 1955) p. 116
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - South Uist
Parish - South Uist
Village/Place - Eochar
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good