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Scottish Gaelic Nursery Rhymes or Songs
Friday, September 22nd, 2006Monique, of Mama Lisa’s World en français, was nice enough to send me this lovely photo of the Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland, which she visited this past summer.
Monique asked me to post the photo with a request for Scottish Gallic nursery rhymes or songs. If anyone knows of any, please send them to us. We’d be happy to post them!
-Lisa
Connection between Irish folk song “I’ll Tell Me Ma” and Scottish rhyme “I’ll Tell Ma Mither”
Sunday, October 9th, 2005Several days ago, I asked if anyone knew the origin of I’ll Tell Ma Mither.
Yesterday, Dani pointed out that it’s very similar to the Irish folksong I’ll Tell Me Ma.
Here’s Dani’s letter:
I can’t tell you much about the I’ll Tell My Mither rhyme, but it does have several lines in common with the folk song I’ll Tell my Ma, which I gather is from the Belfast area:
I’ll Tell My Ma
I’ll tell my ma when I go home
the boys won’t leave the girls alone!
They pulled my hair, and they stole my comb
(but that’s all right, ’til I go home).It’s one of my favourites. :-)
For complete lyrics and a sound clip
Also, the Rankin Family did a very nice version a while back, I believe.
Hope this was of use! Dani
Thanks Dani!
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Scottish Rhyme – I’ll Tell Ma Mither
Wednesday, September 28th, 2005Gillian wrote me,
The following is a Scottish rhyme that I was brought up hearing. I’m afraid I don’t know how it originated…
I’LL TELL MA MITHER
My mother said I never should
Play with the gipsies in the wood
They tugged my hair and broke my comb
I’ll tell my mither when I get home.
My mither says that I must go
With my daddy’s dinner, oh.
Chappit tatties, beef and steak,
Twa reed herrin’ and a bawbee bake.
I cam’ til a river and I couldna get across,
So I paid five bob for an auld done horse.
I jamped on his back; and his banes gae a crack.
And I had tae play the fiddle til the boat cam’ back.-Gillian
If anyone has any information about the origin of this rhyme, please write me.
Thanks! – Lisa
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