Griogal Cridhe
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1961.44.A13
Original Tape ID
Summary
This is a lament for Gregor (MacGregor) and is said to have been composed by his widow. It is in the form of a lullaby. She thinks of how Gregor protected her in all kinds of weather. She has climbed to the uppermost room, and gone to the lowest floor, but he is no longer there. Her beloved Gregor, whom she describes as her fragrant apple, is dead.
Item Notes
3 quatrains sung. The chorus is sung after each one. This lament, sung as a lullaby, is attributed to the widow of Gregor MacGregor of Glenstrae, who was beheaded in 1570.
See:
'Bàrdachd Ghàidhlig' (Prof. W. Watson ed., 1932) p. 244
'Songs of Gaelic Scotland' (Anne Lorne Gillies ed., 2005) p. 140
'The MacDonald Collection of Gaelic Poetry' (Revs. A. & A. MacDonald eds., 1911) p. 325
'One Hundred and Five Songs of Occupation from the Western Isles of Scotland' (F. Tolmie ed., 1911) song 41
'The Gesto Collection' (K. N. MacDonald ed., 1895) Appendix p. 25
'Còisir a' Mhòid' 4 (An Comunn Gàidhealach, 1940) p. 51
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Dundee
Village/Place - Dundee
Language
English, Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair