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Caora Catrìona

Date March 1970
Track ID 28915
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1970.49.A2

Original Tape ID

SA1970.049

Summary

This is a dance tune in reel time. The words tell of a sheep belonging to Catriona in Goat Island.

Item Notes

There are two sections in the port.

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Transcription

Dòmhnall Alasdair Johnson (DA):

Caora Catrìona an ìochdar air Eilean nan Gobhar
Caora Catrìona an ìochdar air Eilean nan Gobhar
Caora Chatrìona an ìochdar air Eilean nan Gobhar
Caora Catrìona an ìochdar air Eilean nan Gobhar.

Caor' Anna, caor' Anna, caor' Anna leis an othaisg
Caor' Anna, caor' Anna, caor' Anna leis an othaisg
Caor' Anna, caor' Anna, caor' Anna leis an othaisg
Caora Catrìona an ìochdar air Eilean nan Gobhar.


Dòmhnall Eairdsidh Dòmhnallach (DE): Och uill, glè mhath. Cha chuala mi riamh am fear ud.

DA: Nach cuala?

DE: Cò aig a chuala sibh fhèin e?

DA: Chan eil sìon a dh'fhios a'm cò aig a chuala mi e, mura cuala mi aig an fhear leis bu leis mi e. Tha fhios a'm gun robh e aige co-dhiù.

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good