Key signature: Dminor
Submitted on May 5th 2005 by Edgar Bolton.
This tune has been added to 16 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Chuir Iad Mise Dh'Eilean Leam Fhin
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmin
A2 C4 | F2 A4 | A2 D2 F2 | A6 |
G2 C4 | E2 G4 | G2 C2 E2 | G6 |
F2 D4 | F2 A4 | A2 D2 F2 | A6 |
A2 d4 | c2 A4 | G2 C2 E2 | G6 ||
Chuir Iad Mise dh'Eilean Leam Fhin
Strictly speaking this is not really a waltz but a beautiful, hypnotic gaelic song in waltz time (words below).
It is from Uist and can be heard as the opening track of the debut album by Dochas
The title (opening line) translates as 'They put me on an island alone'.
Chuir iad mise dh'eilean leam fhin
Chuir iad mise dh'eilean leam fhin
Chuir iad mise dh'eilean leam fhin
Dh'eilean mara fada bho thir
'S toigh le Uilleam Anna againn fhin
'S toigh le Uilleam Anna againn fhin
'S toigh le Uilleam Anna againn fhin
'S toigh le Ruairidh gruagach a' chruidh
'S toigh le Aliean nean an uilt duinn
'S toigh le Aliean nean an uilt duinn
'S toigh le Aliean nean an uilt duinn
'S toigh le Ruairidh buaile' chrodh laoigh
Chuir iad mise dh'eilean gun thraigh
Chuir iad mise dh'eilean gun thraigh
Chuir iad mise dh'eilean gun thraigh
Dh'eilean mara fada bho chaich
A note in Ceol Nan Feis Volume 2 (p.6) says it is a fragment of a longer song and is 'connected to the pipes'
This setting works with accompnaying chords Dm and C
It can be fitted nicely to a low D whistle by transposing up a note to Em
X:1
T:Chuir Iad Mise dh'Eilean Leam Fhin
T:They Put Me On An Island Alone
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Waltz
K:Em
B2 E4 | G2 B4 | B2 E2 G2 | B6 |
A2 D4 | F2 A4 | A2 D2 F2 | A6 |
G2 E4 | G2 B4 | B2 E2 G2 | B6 |
B2 e4 | d2 B4 | A2 D2 F2 | A6 ||
# Posted on May 5th 2005 by Edgar Bolton