The Blackbird
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Unknown Person
Date
1987
Track ID
83018
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1987.129
Original Tape ID
Summary
In this song, a young woman has been abandoned by her lover after falling pregnant by him. She sees him with another girl and wishes her own baby could be born, so that she might die. After seven months, the man returns and finds that the girl has been cast out by her parents. He tells her not to fear, as he will acknowledge that her child is his.
Followed by explanation of the ballad narrative.
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good