Hò-rò-ho laoidh laoi leò
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1963
Track ID
38805
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1963.071.A7-B7
Original Tape ID
Summary
A waulking song/love song. A girl is out on the sheiling and is feeling sad. The young men are passing her - she favours the blonde-haired, rosy-cheeked one, and thinks that it's a pity she doesn't have a son by him which she could take back home to Lewis. She refuses to take an old man and lists the reasons why.
The contributor then talks about the waulking songs and waulking in general.
Item Notes
17 single-line verses. Many versions of this song are extant in Gaeldom.
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good