Seinn an Duan Seo
Contributors
Date
April 1951
Track ID
35042
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
CW0162A.862
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this love song the bard tells of his sadness that the girl he loves sailed away on Tuesday from Lochaline pier to Jura. He goes on to praise her conversation, her kisses like heather honey, and her breath which was as sweet as apples.
Item Notes
3 quatrains sung. Chorus at the beginning and after quatrains 1 and 2.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Small Isles
Island - Canna
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Wire
Audio Quality
Good