Smile In Your Sleep
| "Smile In Your Sleep" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | Scottish EnglishorScots |
| Published | 1968 |
| Genre | Lament |
| Composer(s) | John Cameron ( "Chi Mi Na Mòrbheanna") |
| Lyricist(s) | Jim McLean |
"Smile In Your Sleep",sometimes known as"Hush, Hush, Time To Be Sleeping"(Scots:"Hush, Hush, Time Tae Be Sleepin") is aScottishfolk songandlamentwritten by Jim McLean and set to the tune of theGaelicair, "Chi Mi Na Mòrbheanna"(literally" I will see the great mountains ", or"The Mist Covered Mountain"). It follows the experiences ofcroftersduring theHighland Clearancesthrough eviction and emigration.[1][2]"Chi Mi Na Mòrbheanna"(commonly known in English asThe Mist Covered Mountains of Home) is aScottish Gaelicsong that was written in 1856 byHighlanderJohn Cameron (Iain Camshroin), a native ofBallachulishand known locally in the Gaelic fashion as Iain Rob and Iain Òg Ruaidh. See the wikipedia entry for "Chi Mi Na Mòrbheanna"that lists the source references.
Notes
[edit]- ^Gaughan, Dick."Smile In Your Sleep".Archived fromthe originalon 2018-09-15.Retrieved20 August2013.
- ^Hendrickson, Stewart (April 2006)."MUSICAL TRADITIONS: Attributions".Victory Music.Retrieved20 August2013.
External links
[edit]- "Smile In Your Sleep"atMusicBrainz(information and list of recordings)
