Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1965.107.3
Original Tape ID
SA1965.107
Summary
This is a version of a well-known cradle song. According to some stories, the song was composed by a woman whose child had been stolen by the fairies. It tells of her fruitless search for the missing child.
Item Notes
Four verses plus choruses sung.
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Song
Collection
SoSS
Transcription
Mo chùbhrachan 's a chùl ri làr
Mo chùbhrachan 's a chùl ri làr
Mo chùbhrachan 's a chùl ri làr
Cha d' fhuair mi lorg mo chùbhrachain.
O fhuair mi lorg an dòbhrain duinn
An dòbhrain duinn, an dòbhrain duinn
O fhuair mi lorg an dòbhrain duinn
Cha d' fhuair mi lorg mo chùbhrachain.
O shiubhail mi bheinn o cheann gu ceann
O shiubhail mi bheinn o ghleann [???]
O shiubhail mi bheinn o cheann gu ceann
Cha d' fhuair mi lorg mo chùbhrachain.
O fhuair mi lorg an fhèidh sa bheinn
An fhèidh sa bheinn, an fhèidh sa bheinn
O fhuair mi lorg an fhèidh sa bheinn
Cha d' fhuair mi lorg mo chùbhrachain.
O fhuair mi lorg na h-eal' air an t-snàmh
Na h-eal' air an t-snàmh, na h-eal' air an t-snàmh
O fhuair mi lorg na h-eal' air an t-snàmh
Cha d' fhuair mi lorg mo chùbhrachain.