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Mi 'm Shuidhe nam Ònar

Date 2003
Track ID 96927
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 2003 002

Summary

A man's love song. He sits alone on the hill, thinking of his sweetheart. He describes her beauty, her bewitching blue eyes and rosy complexion. In his youth he was foolish, but now he will be wise. He sings like a mavis now that his sweetheart approaches.

Item Notes

Composed by Somhairle Cameron, Rannoch. Recorded at the Royal National Mòd.

See:
'An t-Òranaiche' (Gilleasbaig Mac na Ceàrdadh ed., 1879) p. 437

Recording Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Kilmore and Kilbride

Village/Place - Oban

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Cd

Audio Quality

Good