Mìle Marbhphaisg air a' Ghaol
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0075A.304
Original Tape ID
Summary
The composer begins by reflecting on the ill effects of love. She cannot sleep, her heart is broken, and her hair is falling out, as she thinks of her lover who is sailing to America. In the second section of the song, the composer states that she will not go with the factor's son, or the joiner's son. She will go with no one while her lover is away. She describes him as a hunter of the swan, the roe and the blackcock.
Item Notes
19 lines sung plus choruses.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 3 (J. L. Campbell/F. Collinson eds., 1981) p. 50
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 19
'The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs. A. and A. MacDonald eds. 1911) p. 266
'Folksongs of Britain and Ireland' (P. Kennedy ed., 1974) p. 46
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Village/Place - Castlebay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good