Chunnaic Mise mo Leannan
Track Information
Original Track ID
CDC.XI
Original Tape ID
Summary
In the opening lines of this waulking song, as sung here, a girl tells how her lover has passed by on horseback, ignoring her completely. The lines which follow are in praise of Clan Donald, whose swords will remain sheathed until King James is crowned. The final section of the song contains lines in which a girl tells how she had to stand before the Kirk session, presumably because she was pregnant and unmarried.
Item Notes
14 lines sung plus choruses. Lines 6, 10 and 11 have been repeated. Other versions say that Clan Donald's swords will not be sheathed until King James is crowned.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 3 (Campbell/Collinson) p. 156
'An t-Òranaiche' (Gilleasbaig Mac na Ceàrdadh) p. 504
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 34
'Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia' (Creighton/MacLeod) p. 190
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (M. F. Shaw) Song 90
'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' vol. 26 p. 240
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Disc
Audio Quality
Fair