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NS048022 |
Title |
An Gille Donn |
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First Line Chorus |
Hao ri horo 'ille dhuinn |
First Line Verse |
Ille Dhuinn a' chùil dualaich |
Classifications |
Love , Lament |
Subjects |
man , death , soldier , the Napoleonic Wars |
Structure |
Two line verse / Three line chorus |
Place Of Origin |
Scotland |
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Community |
Dunvegan , Scotland |
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Original Format |
Sound Recording |
Singer |
Malcolm Angus MacLeod |
Singer Location |
Skir Dhu |
Date Recorded |
1955 |
Collector |
Sidney Robertson Cowell |
Collection Title |
Sidney Robertson Cowell Cape Breton Collection |
Collection Location |
Highland Village , Iona |
Collection Number |
CD 2 , Track 27 |
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Notes 1 |
The song begins as a love song but ends with lyrics similar to the war song "An Gille Donn". |
Notes 2 |
Cf. Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia, p. 68 , Brìgh an Òrain, p. 229 |
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