Search

Mìle Marbhphaisg air a' Ghaol

Date April 1953
Track ID 2876
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1953.45.2

Original Tape ID

SA1953.045

Summary

In this waulking song the poetess says, "A thousand curses on love." Her heart has been broken by her lover who has not returned to her. She wishes she could be on a ship going to America with him. She swears she will go with no man till the man she describes as a skilled hunter returns to her.

Item Notes

Transcribed in the School of Scottish Studies. 17 lines sung.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (Campbell/Collinson) p. 140
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 19
'MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (MacDonald) p. 266

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good