Biodh an Deoch sa air Làimh mo Rùin
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Original Track ID
SA1955.147.B3
Original Tape ID
Summary
This fragment of a waulking song begins with a couplet which drinks the health of King James.
Item Notes
Three couplets sung. There is a 3-line chorus at the beginning and after each couplet. The song is linked to a story that Clanranald's daughter was banished to Coll. Years later she saw her brother's galley coming to Coll. According to the story, he eventually recognised her when she sang this song to him.
See:
'Songs Remembered in Exile' (J. L. Campbell ed., 1990) p. 124
'Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia' (H. Creighton and C. MacLeod eds., 1964) p. 208
'MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs. A. and A. MacDonald eds., 1911) p. 340
'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' vol. 26, pp. 236-238
'MacTalla' vol. II
Language
English, Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good