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MO GHILLE GUANACH (My thoughtless lad). Scottish, Air (4/4 time). G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. The lyric, from Jane Fraser's (Raasay) 1812 manuscript begins:

Mo ghille guanach hug ìri òro
Mo ghille guanach ho ró bha hì,
Fhleasgaich uasail an leadain dualaich
Tha mi fo ghruaim bhon a dh'fhàg thu 'n tìr.

'S ann Didòmhnaich a' dol don chlachan
A ghabh mi beachd ort am measg nan ceud,
Ge b'e gòraich e na faoineas,
'N sin cheangail gaol sinn an snaim nach gèill.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Morison (Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 2), c. 1882; No. 8, p. 4.

Recorded sources:

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-'''MO GHILLE GUANACH''' (My thoughtless lad).  Scottish, Air (4/4 time). G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. The lyric begins:
+'''MO GHILLE GUANACH''' (My thoughtless lad).  Scottish, Air (4/4 time). G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. The lyric, from Jane Fraser's (Raasay) 1812 manuscript begins:
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-''Mo ghille guanach hug ì ri ò ro''<br>
+''Mo ghille guanach hug ìri òro''<br>
-''Mo ghille guanach ho ro bha hì,''<br>
+''Mo ghille guanach ho ró bha hì,''<br>
 ''Fhleasgaich uasail an leadain dualaich''<br>
 ''Tha mi fo ghruaim bhon a dh'fhàg thu 'n tìr.''<br>
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 '' 'S ann Didòmhnaich a' dol don chlachan''<br>
 ''A ghabh mi beachd ort am measg nan ceud,''<br>
-''Ge b' e gòraich e na faoineachd,''<br>
+''Ge b'e gòraich e na faoineas,''<br>
-'' 'S e 'n ceangail gaol sinn an snaim nach gèill.''<br>
+'' 'N sin cheangail gaol sinn an snaim nach gèill.''<br>
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