Is Truagh Nach d' Rugadh Dall Mi
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.155.7
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song of unrequited love, William Ross wishes he had been born blind, and unable to speak, before he saw Marion Ross. He feels it would be better to be dead than to exist without her. Her talk is sweeter than the birds or the harp. He promises that no matter how far from him she is, he would still love her even until the day of Judgement.
Item Notes
Three verses sung plus choruses at the beginning and end. Transcribed in the School of Scottish Studies. Composed by William Ross (b.1762).
See:
'Songs of Gaelic Scotland' (A. L. Gillies) p. 392
Item Subject/Person
Ros, Mòr
Item Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Parish - Stornoway
Island - Lewis
Village/Place - Stornoway
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good