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O Till a Leannain

Date
Track ID 41434
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CDC.7.28

Original Tape ID

box_04_D06-A

Summary

A love song about a girl called Màili who has emigrated. The bard implores her to return. He praises her for her beauty and her personality. He says that his heart will be sorrowful without her and that he would prefer to lie beside her in the grave than be with another woman.

Item Notes

Sung by the Gaelic Choir of Mount St Bernard, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Song composed by E. MacColl.

See:
'A' Chòisir-chiùil' p. 75
'Còisir a' Mhòid' 1, p. 19

Non Scottish Recording Location

Canada, Nova Scotia, Antigonish

Non Scottish Recording Location

Canada, Alba Nuadh, Antigonis

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Disc

Audio Quality

Fair