Origins: O Horo Mo Chailin Donn

Subject: RE: Origins: O Horo Mo Chailin Donn
From: Felipa
Date: 09 Oct 20 - 07:10 PM

We are honoured with an informative comment from singer and Fèisean nan Gaidheal CEO Arthur Cormack!(I presume it is THE Arthur Cormack)

It is a song of love and parting.
O Horo, Mo Chailin Donn   air a sgrìobhadh le: Seàirdeant Dòmhnall MacNeacail

O horo, mo chailin donn
'S ann ort fhèin a thogainn fonn,
Thug mi gaòl dhuit, 's tha gu trom
Ach feumaidh sin bhith falaichte.

Tè mar uallach thu air sràid,
Cò an tè a bheir ort bàrr?
Do chuailean donn 's do shùilean blàth
Is mì fo chràdh mar faigh mi thu.

Theid mi fhìn 's mo chailin donn
A null ri seòlach fada thall;
Ni sinn deònach còmhnaidh ann
Am measg nan gleann 's na machraichean.

Soraidh slàn do 'n chailin donn
A chuir m' inntinn-se gu fonn;
Thug i 'n còmhnaidh còmhradh rium,
Ach thug mo shùnnd air flaithalachd.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/oran/orain/o_horo_mo_chailin_donn/

Subject: RE: Origins: O Horo Mo Chailin Donn
From: GUEST,Arthur Cormack
Date: 08 Oct 20 - 11:35 AM

The words were written by police sergeant Donald Nicolson who was an uncle of the Gaelic poet, Sorley Maclean, and was stationed in Kyle. The tune was written by Chrissie Cameron who was born in St Likda. The daughter of a missionary, her family was among the last to leave the islands and she eventually settled in Kyle where she was a teacher.

Subject: Origins: O Horo Mo Chailin Donn
From: RunrigFan
Date: 25 May 17 - 12:48 AM

Calum Kennedy sings this sing in Gaelic. Tommy Darky does a tune.

Jim Sinclar sing/tune

Credited as Cameron, Nicholson.

Nicholson is Sergeant Donald Nicholson

Cameron is C Cameron

See https://www.feisean.org/wp-content/uploads/YMI-TinWhistle.pdf page 19

Any knows of the origin of this tune?