Book Details

Thou Harp of my Music: Love Songs from the Gaelic

Edited by Alexander Carmichael

Publication Date:	01 Mar 1999
Availability:	Out of print

A pocket-sized selection from the Carmina Gadelica, a collection of lyric poems and prayers from the Gaelic tradition of oral poetry, gathered from the highlands and islands of Scotland.

About the Author(s)

Alexander Carmichael was born in 1832 on the island of Lismore. His work as a civil servant took him all over the Scottish Highlands and the Hebrides. During his travels he recorded these poems and prayers. Two volumes of the collection appeared before his death in 1912. The remaining volumes appeared later, edited by his daughter and grandson.

Of Further Interest

Also available from Alexander Carmichael:
Carmina Gadelica: Hymns and Incantations from the Gaelic
The Celtic Gift of Nature: Illustrated Selections from the Carmina Gadelica in Gaelic and English
Ortha nan Gaidheal: Carmina Gadelica in English and Gaelic, in Six Volumes