An Gamhain Geal Ban

DESCRIPTION: Gaelic. The singer says that if he were the cause of losing his true love he would drown himself in the river.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1947 (OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage love beauty drowning suicide nonballad river
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin 18, "An Gamhain Geal Ban" (3 texts, 1 tune)
RECORDINGS:
Elizabeth Cronin, "An Gamhain Geal Ban" (on IRECronin01)
NOTES [25 words]: The description follows the "English Summary" provided by OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin. The recording has only the first two verses. - BS
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File: OCC018

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