Identifier Number NS049025
Title O Till a Leannain
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First Line Chorus O till, a leannain, o till, o till
First Line Verse C' àite bheil comeas dom luaidh, dom luaidh?
Classifications Love , Praise
Subjects Woman
Structure Four line verse / Four line chorus
Place Of Origin Scotland
Composer First Name Eòghainn
Composer Last Name MacColla
Composer Patronymic Bàrd Loch Fìne , Clàrsair nam Beann , Bàrd Chanada , The Lochfynshire Bard
Composer Dates 1808 - 1898
Composer Gender Male
Community Kenmore , Scotland ; Toronto , Canada
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Original Format Sound Recording
Singer Mount St. Bernard Gaelic Choir
Singer Location Antigonish
Date Recorded 1953
Collector John Lorne Campbell
Collection Title Tobar an Dualchais
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Online Access https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/62320?l=en
Notes 1 In this love song the bard pleads with Màili, the girl he loves, to return from the Lowlands. His heart is so miserable that he will die. There is no girl like her. He describes her beautiful fair skin and rosy cheeks. He would prefer to be in his grave with her than be with another girl.
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