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A Fhleasgaich Ùir Leanainn Thu

Date 28 May 1965
Track ID 85734
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1965.46.7

Original Tape ID

SA1965.046

Summary

In this waulking song, the composer tells how she would follow her lover anywhere. She describes him as a great hunter.

Item Notes

Five couplets plus three-line choruses sung.

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Song

Collection

SoSS

Transcription

A fhleasgaich ùir leanainn thu
Fhir a' chùil bhòidhich
A fhleasgaich ùir leanainn thu.

'S mi gun rachadh 'ad choinneimh
Air mo bhonnan gun bhrògan.

Air bhonnan mo chasan
Ged bhiodh clachan gan stroiceadh.

Ged bhiodh reothadh ro chruaidh ann
Sneachda fuar air a' mhòintich.

Fhir nan calpa gheal ghasta
Tharraing d' astair tron mhòintich.

Fuil a' bhric air do lèinidh
'S fuil an fhèidh air do chòta.

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good