A Mhaighdeann Òg nam Meall-shùilean
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
16 November 1950
Track ID
32259
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0117.552
Original Tape ID
Summary
This love song is addressed to the girl with the bewitching eyes. The bard loved her since he was young. He would not ask for cattle or land if he could get her. Her beauty and character are described. He would lie with her anywhere. Even if they lay on a snowy mountain, he would shelter her. He has heard that love in a woman will quickly lessen. If the couple are not destined to be together, he wishes the man who gets her well.
Item Notes
Seven quatrains sung. Chorus at the beginning and end.
See:
'An t-Òranaiche' (Gilleasbaig Mac na Ceàrdadh ed.) p. 12
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Small Isles
Island - Canna
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good