Dh'Èirich Mi Moch Madainn Chèitein
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
08 August 1956
Track ID
31802
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1956.99.1
Original Tape ID
Summary
A love song and a waulking song. A girl is walking the hillside on a May morning and meets another. She asks her for news from Sleat and of Donald, her beloved. She had heard that he was betrothed to the daughter of the Earl and said that, if she found this to be true, she would shed blood and sever sinews and would then sail away to Uist. She asks Colla why she should make it her business to look upon a man without honour who abused her.
Item Notes
27 single-line verses with refrain between each verse. Additional text in 'Hebridean Folksongs', edited by John Lorne Campbell.
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good