Mo Nighean Dubh, na Trèig Mi
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
March 1938
Track ID
39307
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CDC.II
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a man's love song in which he gives a detailed description of the beauty of the girl he loves. He cannot play the fiddle, but is highly literate, can preach well, and hopes for a parish. He will not let her go with the sailor. Her relatives have wronged him, and the girl, by driving him away.
Item Notes
Seven quatrains sung. Nos. 3, 4 and 5 have each been repeated.
See:
'An t-Òranaiche' (Gilleasbaig Mac na Ceàrdadh) p. 230
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Disc
Audio Quality
Fair