Origins: Gaelic Song Donald The Dancer

Subject: Origins: Gaelic Song Donald The Dancer
From: GUEST,Ewan McVicar
Date: 06 Aug 21 - 06:27 AM

Domhuil an Dannsair in Gaelic, Donald The Dancer in English transliteration.

James Madison Carpenter recorded this in Lochcarron in 1931. I cannot tell if this is the singer's own making, or well known. Looks life the singer's translation?

Any advice welcomed.

Donald the Dancer, when we saw him coming
His masts would be bending and his ship snoring through the water
And if he get a dram when he land
He'll cut a figure on the pavement.

Subject: RE: Origins: Gaelic Song Donald The Dancer
From: GUEST,RA
Date: 06 Aug 21 - 07:01 AM

There is a Mudcat thread about this here.

Subject: RE: Origins: Gaelic Song Donald The Dancer
From: RunrigFan
Date: 06 Aug 21 - 07:01 AM

use this thread

https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=169456&messages=5

Subject: RE: Origins: Gaelic Song Donald The Dancer
From: GUEST,Ewan McVicar
Date: 06 Aug 21 - 07:30 AM

Thank you folks. I was searching under the English name not the Gaelic - silly me!