Hielan' Donal'

DESCRIPTION: Hielan' Donal kisses Katie Ronal' while she picks camomile. She says she wouldn't have him. He asks her to go to the hills with him where he had a big house and livestock. She declines. When he turns to leave she changes her mind and goes with him.
AUTHOR: Bell Robertson
EARLIEST DATE: 1910 (Greig-FolkSongInBuchan-FolkSongOfTheNorthEast)
KEYWORDS: elopement flowers
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig-FolkSongInBuchan-FolkSongOfTheNorthEast #143, p. 2, "Hielan' Donal'" (1 text)
Roud #1917
NOTES [13 words]: Written by Bell Robertson based on the "Hielan' Donal' Kissed Katie" verse. - BS
Last updated in version 2.5
File: Gre143

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