Mo Chridhe Trom, 's Mo Shùil Silteach
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
14 December 1949
Track ID
21398
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0020.83
Original Tape ID
Summary
This waulking song is a lament for a girl named as Mary. The composer was at her grave the previous night. Mary's lover is to be betrothed to someone else. The text here suggests that Mary has had a son who was buried with her.
Item Notes
28 lines plus choruses sung.
See:
'Òrain Luaidh Màiri Nighean Alasdair' (K. C. Craig ed., 1949) p. 75
Recording Location
County - Renfrewshire
Parish - Paisley
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good