Bidh an Deoch sa air Làimh mo Rùin
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1964.78.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
The contributor tells how Clanranald left his daughter on a rock when she fell in love with a servant and became pregnant. She was rescued by the laird of Coll, and became his children's nurse. She did not tell anyone who she was. Later, the laird of Coll invited Clanranald to dinner, and the girl was asked to sing. She sang this song praising Clanranald. Her identity was revealed and she returned home.
Item Notes
This song is usually sung as a waulking song.
See:
'Songs Remembered in Exile' (J. L. Campbell ed., 1990) p. 124
'Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia' (H. Creighton/C. MacLeod eds., 1964) p. 208
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good