Till an Crodh, Leat an Crodh
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
September 1966
Track ID
76063
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1963.46.A9
Original Tape ID
Summary
This song was used as a cradle song and milking song, and is known in many forms. It belongs to the pibroch songs tradition. It asks the subject to return the cattle and he will get a playful and beautiful wife.
Item Notes
4 verses sung, followed by a repeat of verses 1-3.
See:
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie ed., 1911) - song 28
'Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist' (Margaret Fay Shaw ed. 1955) Songs 48-50.
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good