Lochbroom Love Song, Mairi Laghach
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It is a composition of considerable merit, of a martial and triumphant character, exhibiting poetical talent of a highly respectable [uality.
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It consists of 28 verses, or lines. Tlie other was to his first sweetheart in which he laments, amongst other things, that they were not sailing away to Ireland, or somewhere else, and reiterates his former attachment, which, no doubt, was genuine.
This song extends to 13 verses, or lines, and bears upon the face of it a sympatlietic regard for his old love. He is said to iiave been Ji man of a cheerful disposition, of middlestature,and an excellent and warm-hearted companion, much liked by all who knew him.
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He was for some time tacksman of the farm of Scorraig, Lochbroom, and afterwards went to live at Crowbeg, in Lewis. The original set was composed by Murdoch MacKenzie, Lochbroom, better known in his own country as " Murchadh Ruadh nam bo" — red-haired Murdoch of the cows droves. MacKenzie, who was also a fairlj'' good poet, produced the original song and air for his daughter Mary, who at a very early age managed his house after his servant had absconded when her services were most required in the shelling, or mountain milk-house.
In gratitude for his daughter's exertions at so tender an age, he composed the song for her, which is a fairly good one, and the air being original, and really beautiful, it soon attained a degree of popularity that its poetry would never have entitled it to, if composed to an old or inferior air.
MacKenzie died in John MacDonald adopted the air and composed a love song infinitely superior to the original of MacKenzie, and what is more interesting still, he eventually married his winsome Mary, who at the time the song was composed was only 12 years of age. According to the Rev.
Whilst in this latter capacity he was once storm- stayed in the harbour of Stornowav. Then it was that he saw his future wife, and on his way to Loch Torridon, with a fair wind, he composed his famous song to the youthful maid who was to be his wife.
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On one occasion, when on a visit to Ireland, the author, putting up at an inn, heard his own song sung in an adjoining room, which shows how readily a song that catches the popular ear and taste will travel. The following five stanzas with translation will be acceptable to many. His second son, Roderick, was editor of the " Pictou Observer"; another, Alexander, was captain of an East India trader ; two were merchants in Stornoway, both of whom are dead. The youngest had the farm of Dun, Carloway, and was ground officer of the parish of Uig.
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He died in He was the father of Miss Maggie S. MacDonald, authoress of " My native hills for me" and other poems, of whom a sketch will appear later on. She is, therefore, a granddaughter of John MacDonald, the poet, and of Mairi Laghach, the subject of the famous second song. Several other descendants are also poetically inclined. I hope the present generation of his descendants wont let all his songs die out.
Sweet the rising mountains, red with heather bells, Sweet the bubbling fountains and the dewy dolls. Sweet the snowy blossom of the thorny tree. Sweeter is young Mary of Glensniole to me. Softly to recline beneath the birken shade. Sweet the rising, etc. There te fix my gaze in raptures of delight. On her eyes of truth, of love, of life, of light. On her bosom purer than the silver tide, Fairer than the cana on the mountain side.
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What were all the sounds contrived by tuneful men. To the warbling notes of the sylvan glen!
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