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'''MHAIREAD OG, A''' (Young Margaret). AKA and see "Oran An Amadain Bhoidheich" (Song of the Handsome Fool). Scottish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA. The Scots Gaelic words, which may have been the composition of Domhnall Donn (Brown Donald), relate a tale common in folklore of a young man who inadvertently kills his sweetheart while she is bathing, mistaking her for a duck. A similar story, notes Neil, is the basis for the ballet "Swan Lake." The lyric begins: | '''MHAIREAD OG, A''' (Young Margaret). AKA and see "Oran An Amadain Bhoidheich" (Song of the Handsome Fool). Scottish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA. The Scots Gaelic words, which may have been the composition of Domhnall Donn (Brown Donald), relate a tale common in folklore of a young man who inadvertently kills his sweetheart while she is bathing, mistaking her for a duck. A similar story, notes Neil, is the basis for the ballet "Swan Lake." The lyric begins: | ||
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''A Mhairead òg, 's tu rinn mo leon'' | ''A Mhairead òg, 's tu rinn mo leon'' <br> | ||
''Gur cailean bhòidheach lurach thu'' | ''Gur cailean bhòidheach lurach thu'' <br> | ||
''Gur guirme do sùil a' mhadainn chiùin'' | ''Gur guirme do sùil a' mhadainn chiùin'' <br> | ||
''An dearc air chùl nan duilleagan'' Than the blueberry behind its leaves | ''An dearc air chùl nan duilleagan'' | ||
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Young Margaret, you are the cause of my wound | |||
Beautiful, lovely girl. | |||
Your eye is bluer in the calm morning | |||
Than the blueberry behind its leaves. | |||
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