therefore possible that the tune used in the Outer Hebrides for Tàladh ar Slànaigheir is a substitute related melody. In the article The Sources of the Gaelic Hymnal 1893 in The Innes Review Vol. VII (1956) at p108, John Lorne Campbell states the following concerning the melody of Tàladh ar Slànaigheir, which has survived only in the Outer Hebrides. The tune is said to be "Cumha Mhic Arois" in all these early printed sources, but the hymn is now sung to an air which appears to be derived from the chorus of an old waulking song. In p155 of Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist (1986), the waulking song concerned is identified by Margaret Fay Shawas An cuala sibh mar dh'éirich dhòmhs' . Recordings exist of two versions of the tune for this. The variants of the tune of Tàladh ar Slànaigheir differ in mode from each other in a similar fashion to variants of the song Chaidh mo Dhunnchadh dhan Bheinn (my Duncan went to the hill). In the case of both songs, the major third of the scale is weakened in one melodic variant and strengthened in another. Lyrics Scottish Gaelic The following text is the version published by the Chief of Clan Chisholm, Colin Chisholm (1806–1896), in the Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness Vol XV (1888–89), pp239–242. See also List of Christmas carols References Video footage Fiona J. MacKenzie's Rendition The Rankin Sisters' Rendition Meredith Hall and Le Nef, Montreal, 2004 External links Alan Lomax Research Center Alan Lomax Research Center (Continued) An cuala sibh mar dh'éirich dhòmhs' sung an octave up An cuala sibh mar dh'éirich dhòmhs' sung an octave down Scottish folk songs Christmas carols Scottish Christian hymns 19th-century hymns 19th century in Scotland Christmas in Scotland Scottish Gaelic music Scottish songs Christ Child