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Mo Nighean Dubh na Trèig Mi

Date March 1938
Track ID 40426
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CDC.1.6

Original Tape ID

box_01_D01-A

Summary

The man in this song praises the beauty of a girl who is 'dubh' [dark/deceitful] and at the same time asks of her not to forsake him. The man says that although everyone else thinks the girl to be 'dubh', he believes her to be 'geal' [pure/honest]. The song also mentions the island of Canna.

Item Notes

6 verses sung with chorus. Verses 2, 3 and 4 sung twice.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Barra

Village/Place - Castlebay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Disc

Audio Quality

Fair