Lili Reul nam Flùran
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0132.616
Original Tape ID
Summary
The bard prefers the primroses which he brought from Mull to the lilies which are famous for their beauty. Though the primroses are far from where they belong, he asks them to raise their heads happily.
Item Notes
Recorded during a cèilidh held at Angus John MacLellan's house. Five quatrains sung. 3-line chorus sung at the beginning and end. A single-line chorus is sung after the other quatrains. Composed by Dùghall MacPhàil for primroses from Mull which he planted beside lilies in his garden in Edinburgh in March 1870.
See:
'An t-Òranaiche' (Gilleasbaig Mac na Ceàrdadh ed.) p. 206
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - Benbecula
Village/Place - Hacklete
Item Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good