O fàil o ghràidh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1953
Track ID
5754
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.44.A5
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this waulking song a woman expresses her sadness at not seeing her lover. She wishes she could be alone with him on an island, where they could flirt and make love. She tells how her sister cast it up to her that her breasts were full of milk, and that she had been in a secret place with a herdsman. The woman denies this.
Item Notes
13 couplets plus choruses sung.
See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 3 (Campbell/Collinson) p. 166
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 56
'Òrain Luaidh' (Harris Tweed Association) song B7
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good