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'''LAND OF THE TREES, THE''' (Dùthaich nan craobh). Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A song that appears in '''The Celtic Lyre: A Collection of Gaelic Songs, with English Translantions, vol. 2''' (1898), by Fionn (Henry Whyte). The phrase ''Dùthaich nan craobh'' has been used to refer to North America. The first couple of stanzas go:  
'''LAND OF THE TREES, THE''' (Dùthaich nan craobh). Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A song that appears in '''The Celtic Lyre: A Collection of Gaelic Songs, with English Translantions, vol. 2''' (1898), by Fionn (Henry Whyte). The phrase ''Dùthaich nan craobh'' refers to North America. The first couple of stanzas go:  
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The melody also appears in Highland bagpiper repertoire as a slow air or lament. The song has been set to different airs.
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''Source for notated version'':  
''Source for notated version'':  
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''Printed sources'': Martin ('''Ceol na Fidhle'''), vol. 2, 1988; p. 9.  
''Printed sources'': Martin ('''Ceol na Fidhle'''), vol. 2, 1988; p. 9. Captain John Campbell and Archibald Campbell ('''The Kilberry Book of Ceol Meadhonach'''), 1908; No. 13, p. 7.  
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Fiona J. Mackenzie - "A Good Suit of Clothes" (2009).</font>
''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Fiona J. Mackenzie - "A Good Suit of Clothes" (2009).</font>
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See also listing at:<br>
See also listing at:<br>
Hear Fiona J. Mackenzie's recording of the song at Am Baile [http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_audio.jsp?item_id=139641]<br>
Hear Fiona J. Mackenzie's recording of the song at Am Baile [http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_audio.jsp?item_id=139641]<br>

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LAND OF THE TREES, THE (Dùthaich nan craobh). Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A song that appears in The Celtic Lyre: A Collection of Gaelic Songs, with English Translantions, vol. 2 (1898), by Fionn (Henry Whyte). The phrase Dùthaich nan craobh refers to North America. The first couple of stanzas go:

Scots Gaelic English Translation
Gur e mis' tha fo smuairein,

'S mi a' seòladh thar chuantan,
'Us mi 'g ionndrainn nan duanag
'S trie a f huair mi 'o m' ghaol.

Di-dòmhnuich m' an d' f hàg mi,
'Us mi coiseachd na sràide,
Thachair orm-sa mo mhàldag,
Le 'blàth-shùilean caoin.

With tears my eyes burning,

And my thoughts ever turning
With a soul-filling yearning,
To the land on the lee.

Where I left my love grieving,
On the morn I was leaving;
Cruel Fortune 's deceiving,
That tore her from me.

The melody also appears in Highland bagpiper repertoire as a slow air or lament. The song has been set to different airs.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 2, 1988; p. 9. Captain John Campbell and Archibald Campbell (The Kilberry Book of Ceol Meadhonach), 1908; No. 13, p. 7.

Recorded sources: Fiona J. Mackenzie - "A Good Suit of Clothes" (2009).

See also listing at:
Hear Fiona J. Mackenzie's recording of the song at Am Baile [1]




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