Minnie o Shirva's Cradle Song
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1959
Track ID
98438
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1959.89.2
Original Tape ID
Summary
The following song is an old Fetlar lullaby. The music that it was set to originally is unknown.
The mother tells the baby that its father is coming back from fram [seaward] and its grandfather will bring it seashells. She describes what is happening in nature as the livestock and people settle down for the night under God's protection.
Item Notes
Other versions:
SA1960.214.A2
SA1960.220.A8
SA1961.89.B39
SA1970.247
SA1975.173
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good