Identifier Number NS049022
Title Òran a' Mhathain
Alternative Title Òran a' Bhear
Air Mòr Chaluim
First Line Chorus Mòr o Chaluim, mòr o Chaluim
First Line Verse Moch 'sa mhadainn rinn mi triall
Classifications Humorous, Nature
Subjects Man , Bear
Structure Eight line verse / four line chorus
Place Of Origin Nova Scotia
Composer First Name Alexander
Composer Last Name MacDonald
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Composer Gender Male
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County Antigonish
Era Of Poetry
Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Angus MacDonald
Singer Location Upper South River
Date Recorded 27 May 1953
Collector John Lorne Campbell
Collection Title Tobar an Dualchais
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Online Access https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/50214?l=en
Notes 1 A humorous song about a bear that broke into a byre. In this extract the informant tells the story of a bear that killed a lamb. He then wanted to kill the bear and he waited for him all night but the bear didn't appear. He then hung the dead lamb in the byre but when he awoke the next morning the bear had broken into the byre and had eaten the lamb.
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