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O Mo Dhùthaich 's Tu th' air m' Aire

Date November 1963
Track ID 32099
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1963.97.A1

Original Tape ID

SA1963.097

Summary

In this song an emigrant thinks of Uist. He tells why he is deeply unhappy in Manitoba. He would gladly return home if he could.

Item Notes

Recorded in the School of Scottish Studies. Five quatrains sung plus choruses at the beginning and end.

See:
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw) p. 78

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Transcription

O mo dhùthaich 's tu th' air m' aire
Eilean cùbhraidh ùr nan gallan,
Far am faighte na daoin' uaisle
'N tìr bu dual do Mhac 'ic Ailein.

Tìr a' mhurain, tìr an eòrna
Tìr a' phailteis às gach seòrsa,
Far am faicte gillean òga
'G òl an leanna san taigh-òsta.

Eilean Uibhist 's e tha prìseil
Bha e ann on thràigh an dìle
Thug e àrach dha na mìltean
A' toirt lòin is teach-an-tìr dhaibh.

Thig iad thugaibh carach, seòlta
Gus ar mealladh far ar n-eòlais
Molaidh iad dhuibh Manitòba
Dùthaich fhuar gun ghual, gun mhòine.

Chan eil mise dol ga innse
Nuair a ruigear 's ann a chìthear
Samhradh goirid, foghar sianail
Geamhradh goirid na droch shìde.

'S nam biodh agamsa de stòras
Deise aodaich 's paidhir bhrògan
Is m' fharadh a bhith nam phòcaid
'S ann air Uibhist dhèanainn seòladh.

O mo dhùthaich 's tu th' air m' aire
Eilean cùbhraidh ùr nan gallan
Far am faighte na daoin' uaisle
'N tìr bu dual do Mhac 'ic Ailein.

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good