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The Skye Boat Song

published 1884; the Gaelic song c. 1782 · 18th century

"The Skye Boat Song" (Roud 3772) is a late 19th-century Scottish song made from a Gaelic song composed around 1782 by William Ross, Cuachag nan Craobh ("The Cuckoo in the Grove"), in which the poet laments to a cuckoo that Lady Marion Ross, whom he loves, is rejecting him.

Songs in history

The Skye Boat Songc. 1884

See also

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). The Skye Boat Song. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/the-skye-boat-song
MLA
“The Skye Boat Song.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/the-skye-boat-song. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “The Skye Boat Song.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/the-skye-boat-song.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘The Skye Boat Song’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/the-skye-boat-song (Accessed: ).

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