O 's toil 's gur ro thoil leam
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
03 April 1951
Track ID
5225
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1951.26.B3
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song is in the form of a man's love song. It begins: "I like the maiden, though I didn't win her for myself. I like the golden-haired maiden who climbs the hill." The composer, who is in hospital in England, goes on to send greetings to Dunvegan, to the merchants of Leith and also the men in Harris. The composer also sends greetings to the "noble lady's page", though he says of him: "His words were the ones that convicted me."
Item Notes
Transcribed in the School of Scottish Studies. 9 couplets sung.
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good