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Da Fetlar Lullaby

from kist o dreams by Christina Stewart

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Fetlar means 'fertile island' and is known as the 'Garden of Shetland'. Sinclair Shewan, the composer, was for a long time head shepherd to Sir Arthur Nicolson in Fetlar and he is buried there.

I am grateful to Jane Coutts of the Fetlar Museum Trust for aiding me in my search for this song. It appears in the booklet 'Songs and Sights of Shetland' complied by Christine M Guy, published by Shetland Arts Trust, 1995

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Husha-baa Mam's peerie flooer;
Sleep o sleep come ta dee shön.
Mam sall watch dee ooer be ooer
Till dy boannie sleep is döne.
Till dy boannie sleep is döne,
Till dy boannie sleep is döne,
Mam sall watch dee ooer be ooer
Till dy boannie sleep is döne.

Bide, da simmer days ir comin;
Dan we'll rin aboot da knows,
See da bees aa fleein, hummin,
Peerie lambs an muckle yowes,
Peerie lambs an muckle yowes,
Peerie lambs an muckle yowes,
See da bees aa fleein, hummin,
Peerie lambs an muckle yowes.

Noo dan! Here comes Willie Winkie,
Baetin, baetin on his drum;
Playin on his plinkie-plinkie;
Rest an slumber shön 'ill come.
Rest an slumber shön 'ill come,
Rest an slumber shön 'ill come,
Playin on his plinkie-plinkie;
Rest an slumber shön 'ill come.


Boannie - bonnie, lovely
Döne - done
Bide - wait
Muckle yowes - big ewes
Noo dan! - now then
Baetin - beating
Plinkie-plinkie - musical instrument, whistle

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from kist o dreams, released October 1, 2001

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Christina Stewart Scotland, UK

A voice described as the aural equivalent of ‘sweet, organic honey drizzling slowly from a honey wand’ in Dirty Linen magazine. Christina is a singer, teacher, tradition bearer and musical explorer, singing in Gaelic, Scots and English. She belongs to Inverness, the Highland capital, where the Gaelic and Scots heritages of the north of Scotland meet. ... more

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