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Cha Tèid Mise, Cha Tèid Mi

Date 1953
Track ID 89527
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

CannaTape.0088

Original Tape ID

CannaTape.0088

Summary

In the first part of this waulking song a woman is saying that she will not go with anybody in the land. She says that the factor's son is a silly youth. He goes hunting with a gun. In the second part the author speaks about being at sea. She is sad that she is not steering the vessel. In the third part of this song the composer states that her heart is broken and she puts a thousand curses on love.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Barra

Island - Vatersay

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good