▁John ▁Gar b h ▁Mac Le an , ▁La ird ▁of ▁Coll , ▁on ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁Charles ▁the ▁First . ▁The ▁t une ▁was ▁documented ▁and ▁trans cribed ▁for ▁the ▁piano ▁by ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁from ▁re per toire ▁that ▁had ▁surv ived ▁in ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁A ▁p ib ro ch ▁that ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁the ▁re per toire ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁Campbell ▁Can nt aire ach d ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁" Ch umb h ▁Cra o ib h ▁Na ▁Te id b h " ▁which ▁transl ates ▁as ▁" L ament ▁for ▁the ▁Tree ▁of ▁Str ings ", ▁a ▁possible ▁po etic ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁wire - str ung ▁har p . ▁ ▁Another ▁better ▁known ▁p ib ro ch ▁published ▁by ▁Ang us ▁Mac K ay ▁with ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁title ▁" C um had h ▁Cra ob h ▁nan ▁te ud " ▁is ▁translated ▁as ▁" L ament ▁for ▁the ▁Har p ▁Tree ." ▁In ▁Mac K ay ' s ▁book ▁James ▁Log an ▁notes : ▁" This ▁p io ba ire ach d , ▁so ▁unlike ▁all ▁others , ▁is ▁evidently ▁from ▁its ▁style , ▁of ▁very ▁high ▁anti qu ity . ▁We ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁proc ure ▁any ▁satisf actory ▁account ▁of ▁C um had h ▁Cra ob h ▁nan ▁te ud , ▁which ▁is ▁usually ▁translated , ▁" L ament ▁for ▁the ▁Har p ▁Tree ", ▁i . e . ▁the ▁tree ▁of ▁strings