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Tha Iomadh Bliadhna bhon Rinn Mi Triall

Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date 1953
Track ID 7344
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1953.155.5

Original Tape ID

SA1953.155

Summary

In this homeland song the bard tells how he left Skye many years ago, but he still thinks about his early days in the island, running barefoot here and there. Many of his companions from those days are dead. Even so, he promises to return to the island in the summer to see its beauty again.

Item Notes

Four verses sung. Transcribed in the School of Scottish Studies. Composed by Kenneth MacLean of Sheader, Skye.

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair