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'S Muladach Mi, 's Muladach Truagh

Date 03 January 1950
Track ID 22616
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW0035A.165

Original Tape ID

CW0035A

Summary

In this waulking song the composer begins by telling of her sadness since the boat departed. The text then lists a number of birds which are calling. It then tells of the composer's sadness as the brothers have sailed away. Hector's cattle have gone but those belonging to Charles have stayed.

Item Notes

16 half-lines sung. These are repeated. This is an unusual waulking song with a fragmented text.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' Vol. 2 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1977) p. 164

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Village/Place - Castlebay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Good