O Till a Leannain
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
41434
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CDC.7.28
Original Tape ID
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
Collection
Source Type
Disc
Audio Quality
Fair