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Written for the sound-track to the Fèisean nan Gàidheal film resource for schools, Eliza.
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lyrics
Meanbh chuileag agus Sporan 2020 ‘ELIZA’
Cuspair- tràilleachd is teaghlach; Eliza Junor b1804, Demerara, d1861, a’ Chananaich, an t-Eilean Dubh
Òran Eliza
le Eilidh NicCoinnich An t-Iuchar 2020
‘S mòr mo ghaol air Demerara
‘S beag an t-iongnadh is mi strì fo m’ èislean
‘S mòr leam Caoil nan tulgan mara
Gun aithn’ air an ear, o thìr na grèin’
Hi ho ro a m’ eudail lurach
He ho ro a m’ eudail lurach
Hi ho ro a m’ eudail lurach
‘S mòr mo ghaol air làithean m’ òig’.
‘S mòr mo ghaol air luchd an t-soithich
‘S beag ar tuigs’ air màl na mara
‘S mòr an saoghal do gach neach fo ioma-ghlais
Mathanas dhuinn, a bhana-thràill
Hi ho ro a m’ eudail lurach
He ho ro a m’ eudail lurach
Hi ho ro a m’ eudail lurach
‘S mòr mo ghaol air làithean m’ òig’.
Meanbh Chuileag (GME) and Sporan (non-GME) – theatre-in-education initiatives 2020 production, ‘ELIZA’
Subject matter to include slavery and family, Eliza Junor born 1804, Demerara; died 1861, Fortrose, Black Isle.
Eliza’s Song
by Eilidh Mackenzie, July 2020
Great is my love for Demerara
Little wonder my struggle with melancholy
Great are the straits of the sea troughs
Me with no knowledge of the east, from the land of the sun.
Hi ho ro, my sweetest darling
He ho ro, my sweetest darling
Hi ho ro, my sweetest darling
Great is my love for the days of my youth.
Great is my love for the ship’s cargo
Little our understanding of the loss at sea
Great (big) is the world where everyone is trapped
Forgive us, slave woman.
Hi ho ro, my sweetest darling
He ho ro, my sweetest darling
Hi ho ro, my sweetest darling
Great is my love for the days of my youth.
credits
released November 27, 2020
Ellen Macdonald (vocals)
Innes White (all instrumentals)
Eilidh Mackenzie, composer
I did find this band in Youtube, Live at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2023.
For me it was so good, can't find words, it blew me away and still does. dahlrockson
Surprisingly laid back EP given the cover art, but still some fine traditional music from the band. You can't go far wrong with Dàimh. (Eagerly awaiting the bandana!) Oynque