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Gura Mise tha Tùrsach a' Toirt Mo Chùlaibh ri Barraigh

Date July 1953
Track ID 44290
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CannaDMP.15

Original Tape ID

CannaTape.0027

Summary

In this song the bard says that he is sad because he is leaving Barra. He is steering the boat but his sweetheart, Catriona, is still on the island. When he said his farewell she was crying. He says that it is silly of him to compose this song because he cannot do justice to her beauty.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Vatersay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good