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adaptation of a
Gaelic song
composed c.1782 by
William Ross,
entitled Cuachag nan
Craobh ("Cuckoo of the Tree"). In the
original song, the
composer laments...
- and motivations. In 1884, Sir
Harold Boulton composed English lyrics to
Cuachag nan
Craobh , a love song
originally written by 18th-century
Gaelic poet...
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Prince Charles Edward Stuart, one of Ross' most
famous songs is the lament,
Cuachag nan
Craobh ("Cuckoo of the Tree"), the tune of
which is now
known throughout...
- call of the bird. The
Scottish Gaelic names for a
Cuckoo are Coi, Cuach,
Cuachag (poetical name) and Cuthag. The
Welsh for
cuckoo is cog.
Celtic mythology...
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memorized them and
published posthumously. His most
famous song is the lament,
Cuachag nan
Craobh ("Cuckoo of the Tree"), the tune of
which is now
known throughout...
