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An Cuala Sibh mar a dh'Èirich Dhòmhsa?

Date 05 April 1951
Track ID 33987
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CW0146D

Original Tape ID

CW0146D

Summary

The composer of this waulking song asks if anyone has heard about what happened. The composer's brother and others on board a ship lost their lives in an accident at sea. Several lines describe finding the dead. However, a view is expressed that mourning will not bring back the dead. It would be better to go to the hostelry to drink the health of the living.

Item Notes

Fourteen lines sung plus choruses.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 1 (J. L. Campbell & F. Collinson eds., 1969) p. 154
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 100

The melody of the chorus of this song is the basis of the melody for the hymn 'Tàladh Chrìosda'. The hymn can be found in:

'Seinnibh dhan Tighearna' (1986)
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (Margaret Fay Shaw ed., 1955) song 43

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Village/Place - Castlebay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Wire

Audio Quality

Good