Hebridean folksongs.

Other author MacCormick, Donald, 1837-
Other author Campbell, John Lorne, 1906-1996.
Other author Collinson, Francis M.
Format Musical Score
Publication InfoOxford : Clarendon Press, 1969-
Descriptionvolumes : illustrations, music ; 22 cm
Subjects
Folk songs, Scottish Gaelic--Hebrides.
Weaving--Hebrides. --Songs and music.

Contents [v.1] MacCormick, D. A collection of waulking songs; some of them translated by the late A. McDonald, completed and edited by J. L. Campbell; tunes transcribed, from recordings, by F. Collinson.--v.2. Campbell, J. L. Waulking songs from Barra, South Uist, Eriskay and Benbecula; tunes transcribed from recordings and annotated by F. Collinson.
Contents Vol. 2: Am Brón Brinn = The sweet sorrow -- Ach a Mhurchaidh òig ghaolaich = But, beloved young Murdo -- 'S mi dol timcheall na dòirlinn = As I went round the isthmus -- Ged is grianach an latha = Sunny though the day may be -- Tha an oidhche nochd fuar = The night tonight is cold -- Seathan mac Rìgh Éirinn = Seathan son of the king of Ireland -- Chailin òi gas stiùramaiche = Calen o custure me -- Bha mis' a raoir air an àirigh = Last night I was at the sheiling -- Chaidh mi 'na gleannain as t-fhoghar = I went into the small glen in autumn -- Tha Caolas eadar mi is Iain = A sound there is between me and Ian -- Dh'éirich mi moch madainn Chéitein = I rose early on a May morning -- Tha an t-uisg', tha 'n ceò, air na beannan = Rain and mist are on the mountains -- Craobhan ó hòireann o ho = Snow has fallen on the mountains -- Dh'éirich mi 's cha robh mi sunndach = I arose, I was not happy -- Hùgan nan gù, théid mi dhachaigh = Cheerfully I'll go homewards -- Stoirm nan gobhar ri taobh na h-abbann = The noise of the goats beside the river -- Tha 'n crodh an diu dol air imprig = The cattle today are being shifted -- My shùil silteach, mo chridhe trom = My eye is tearful, heavy my heart -- Chì mi ghrian 's i falbh gu siùhlach = I see the sun setting swiftly -- 'S trom an dìreadh = Sad is the climbing -- Cha déid mi do chille Moire = To Kilmuir I will not travel -- Chaidh mis' a dh'Eubhal imprig = I went to Eaval on a flitting -- Chatriana a dh'falbhas gu banail = Catriana, who goes so chastely -- O, 's e mo ghaol an Anna = O, my love is the Anna -- 'S moch an diu a rinn mi éirigh = Early I arose today -- The sneachd air na beannaibh Diùrach = Snow lies on the hills of Jura -- Cha déid mór a Bharraidh bhrònaich = More will not go to miserable Barra -- An Spaidearachd Bharrach = The Barra boasting -- Tàladh Dhòmhnaill Ghuirm = Donald Gorm's lullaby -- Chuala mi 'n dé sgeul nach b'ait liom = Yesterday I heard a tale unjoyful -- Alasdair mhic Cholla gasda = Splendid Alasdair, son of Colla -- A phiuthrag 's a phiuthar = Little sister, beloved sister -- 'S muladach mi o chionn seachdain = Sorrowful am I since a week -- Coisich, a ruin = Walk, my beloved -- A Mhic a' Mhaoir = O son of the steward -- Mo rùn Ailein = My love Allan -- Latha dhomh 's mi an Caolas Rònaidh = One day when I was at the sound of Rona -- Gu dé nì mi nochd ri m' nàire = What shall I do tonight to my darling? -- 'N robh thu 'sa bheinn? = Were you on the hill? -- Gura h-e mo ghaol an t'Iain = My beloved is the Ian -- 'S mise bhean bhochd = I am a poor woman -- 'S muladach truagh, 's cianail thà mi = Sorrowful, sad, miserable am I -- Chuir iad mise an ceann na cléitheadh = They set me at the waulking board's head -- 'S tìm dhomh bhith falbh = I must be going -- Dhìrich mi suas an Coire Riabhach = I climbed up the Brindled Corrie -- Turadh am muigh = It is dry outside, the day is dawning -- Fhir a' chinn duibh = O black-haired one -- 'S toil liom, 's toil liom = I like, I like.
General noteEnglish and/or Gaelic.
General noteAdded t.p. in Gaelic: Seann-òrain innse-gall.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographies and indexes.
Other titleSeann-òrain innse-gall.
ISBN0198152140

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