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An Cuala Sibhse a' Mhaighdeann Cheudna

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Date 03 June 1970
Track ID 105172
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1970.120

Original Tape ID

SA1970.120

Summary

This waulking song is sung in three sections, separated by double choruses. In the first section, the composer asks if anyone has heard about the girl raped by young Neil on the top of a mountain. She wishes she could have been that girl. In the other sections, the author describes things she would like to do, if the man of her dreams was with her.

Item Notes

See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (Margaret Fay Shaw ed., 1955) p. 225
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 9

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good