Marbhrann do Shir Eachann Dòmhnallach
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1964
Track ID
44825
Part 1
Part 2
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1964.8.B11+9.A1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The contributor tells how he learned a lament, from the paper, which was written for Sir Hector MacDonald shortly after his death, and explains that he put the tune to it himself. The composer laments the death of Sir Hector, who died in France. He praises him as a soldier and says that there are no poets who could put his deeds into song. He will be remembered forever.
Item Notes
11 verses sung.
Item Subject/Person
MacDonald, Sir Hector
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good