Iain ‘ic ille Mhoire bhig
Thig dachaigh! Thig dachaigh!
Ciod thuige? Ciod thuige?
Gud dhìnneir? Gud dhìnneir?
Gu dè dìnneir? Gu dè dìnneir?
Aran cruaidh cuilc ‘s coirce
’s miùg leis, miùg leis

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Much of the material of this piece stems from a recording of Annie Johnston imitating the song of birds in Cainnt nan Eun and in particular the song thrush (smeòrach), recorded by J. L. Campbell on Barra (Outer Hebrides) between 1930 and 1950

Composition:

Set to music by Georgina MacDonell Finlayson (b. 1996), "Silent Spring", first performed 2020 [ speaker, flute and tape ]

Text Authorship:

• by Annie Johnston (1886 - 1963), "Cainnt nan Eun"

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