Phiuthar Chridhe, Chomainn Chléibh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
11 August 1951
Track ID
35407
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0171.141
Original Tape ID
Summary
The composer of this waulking song addresses her sister. It is clear that the woman has a child. The man whom she loves already has a wife, whom she envies. The man seems to be of noble birth.
Item Notes
18 lines plus choruses sung.
See:
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 93
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 3 (J. L. Campbell and F. Collinson eds. 1981) p. 62
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Small Isles
Island - Canna
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good