Gura Muladach Sgìth Mi
Contributors
Date
21 November 1949
Track ID
20323
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0007B.18
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song a woman tells how she is alone in the islands of Jura. She sees a boat going through the sound, and knows her lover is at the helm. He is praised as a hunter of the moorcock, greyhen and red grouse. If the woman had her wish, he would own a lot of land. This would include Mull and Islay, Kintyre and Arran.
Item Notes
28 lines sung in linked quatrains. There is a long chorus at the beginning and end. Recorded during cèilidh arranged by Mr Calum Maclean of the Irish Folklore Commission.
See:
'Tocher' 39 (The School of Scottish Studies) p. 122, text and music
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - Benbecula
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Fair