Ged a Tha an Oidhche A-nochd Fuar
Contributors
Date
1969
Track ID
107255
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1969.68.B6
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song has been sung in two sections. It begins with lines in which the composer tells how her sadness prevents her from sleeping. The second section describes the man she loves as a great swimmer and a plunderer. The woman would go with him to another land and marry before the minister.
Item Notes
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1969) p. 154
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good