1941 | Gaelic Waulking Songs in the Outer Hebrides [LYRICS/TRANSLATION/TRANSCRIPTION]

Òrain Luaidh Gàidhlig ann an Innse Gall (1941) [Le làn fhaclan agus eadar-theangachadh]

This video exists for educational purposes. The audio, which was poor in the original footage, has been significantly restored. On-screen historical commentary, lyrics, translation, and musical transcription have been added.

This video was filmed in 1941 by the English cinematographer Jack Cardiff, probably on the island of Lewis and Harris. It was preserved by the British Council; you can see the original here: film.britishcouncil.org/resources/film-archive/the…

The film was enhanced by the YouTuber glamourdaze:    • Women of The Outer Hebrides - Waulking Son...  
I used glamourdaze's enhanced version, adding lyrics, information about waulking songs, a transcription of both songs, and improving the audio quality of the original. As a result of glamourdaze restoring the video, the video and audio were out of sync in several places; I mostly corrected this.

Here is a full version of the first song www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/track/33546?l=en


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