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Hì rì horann ò

Date 1953
Track ID 5812
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1953.44.B2

Original Tape ID

SA1953.044

Summary

In the first five couplets of this waulking song as sung here, the poetess tells how she is melancholy, as she is pining for the one she loves. The song then continues with a series of couplets which tell of 'Margaret of the wiles', who is accusing the composer of being pregnant. The composer compares her own house, where venison is eaten, with that of her accuser, where only the heads and bones of fish can be found.

Item Notes

40 lines sung. This song is sometimes attributed to the bardess Mary MacLeod (Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh), though there is some debate about this.

See:
'Hebridean Folksongs' vol. 3 (Campbell/Collinson) p. 100
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig) p. 117
'Òrain Luaidh' (Harris Tweed Association) song B4

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good