‘Si Mòrag
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The third verse describes the musicians who were playing at the wedding. Let’s look at the vocabulary:
| dos | drone |
| Mòr | diminutive of Mòrag |
| Raonaid | Rachel |
| fidheall | fiddle |
| Seònaid | Janet |
The first two lines begin:
| Bha Seònaid is fidheall aic', Raonaid is pìob aic' | Janet played the fiddle, Rachel played the pipes |
The verse continues:
| Mòr nan Dos is feadan aic', 'S sheinneadh iad an ruidhle | Mòrag played the chanter, And they all sang the reel |
The whole verse together is:
