Kathleen MacInnes - Lyricised

A traditional Scottish Gaelic 'waulking' song with modern sound from Kathleen MacInnes.
A 'waulking' song is sung during the waulking of the tweel (tweed), when the fabric is softened and strengthened.
Hao-ri-ri, o-hù-o
Ro-ho-hì, o-hì-o
Hao-ri-ri, o-hù-o
Ro-ho-hì, o-hì-o
1. Gaol ise, gaol i .....................................She is my love, my love is she
E-ho-hù, o-hù-o
Hao-ri-ri, o-hù-o
Ro-ho-hì, o-hì-o
2. Gaol air Anna ni'n Nill ...........................A love for Anna, daughter of Niall
3. Mi torrach mi trom ................................I am heavy with child
4. Chan ann le balach mo throm ................By no ordinary lad, is my child
5. Ach leis an lasgaire dhonn ....................But by the dark-haired hero
6. Mac fir Bhaile nan Long ........................Son of the Laird of the Ships
7. Leis an èireadh na suinn .......................With whom warriors would rise
8. Mi dualach mi donn ............................. My hair, curly and brown
9. Mi gu biorshuileach binn .......................Keen my eyes, sweet my voice
10. Mi ma smeòrach an craoibh ................Like a thrush upon the tree
11. Mi mar chuthaig an coill' .....................Like a cuckoo in the wood
12. Mi cuimir 's mi cruinn .........................I am bonny, I am round
13. Gaol ise, gaol i ..................................She is my love, my love is she
14. Gaol air Anna ni'n Nill ........................ A love for Anna, daughter of Niall
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