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My Son David

Date 1959
Track ID 41356
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1959.76.A2

Original Tape ID

SA1959.076

Summary

The mother persistently questions her son on the origin of the blood on his sword, rejecting his claims that it is from his horse or hound. He finally confesses that it the blood of his brother John and he is going away in a bottomless boat. She asks when he will come back, and he says when the sun and the moon meet in the glen [i.e. never].

Item Notes

11 verses.

See:
'The Scottish Ballads' (R. Chambers, 1829) pp. 326-328
'Ancient & Modern Scottish Songs' vol. 1 (D. Herd, 1869, 1973) pp. 63-65

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Kirknewton

Village/Place - Linburn

Language

Scots

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Classification

R200 C13

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good