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Òran na Trolly
A’ chiad sreath | First Line
Tar-sgriobhadh | Transcription
GF239i05N ÒRAN NA TROLLY
Beulaiche: Màiri Anna ni'n Dhòmhnaill Raghnaill | Mary Anne MacEachern
Bàrd: Sìne Heanaidh | Jane Henrietta MacInnis
[Séist]: O an trolly, 's e an trolly
Siud an trolly a bha grinn
An trolly bh' aig Uilleam Chailein
Cha robh riamh a leithid 'san tìr
Bha i savage is bha i làidir
'S bha i cho grannda 's a bh' air tìr
Chuir i an t-eagal air na màgain
Sìos gu Àbhainn Mhargaree
Team notes:
Cf. Dougall MacDonald, "An Trolly aig Uilleam Chailein," interview by John Shaw, Cape Breton Folklore Collection, St. Francis Xavier University, October 24, 1980; and John Alex MacEachern, "An Trolly a bha aig Uilleam Chailein," interview by John Shaw, Cape Breton Folklore Collection, St. Francis Xavier University, December 5, 1979
