Ailein Duinn

"Ailein Duinn" (English: "Dark-haired Alan" or "Brown-haired Alan"), sometimes titled as "Ailein Duinn, ò hì Shiubhlainn Leat" or "Ailein Duinn, Shiubhlainn Leat", is a traditional Scottish Gaelic song often arranged for a solo female voice. It is believed to have been written by Annie Campbell (Scottish Gaelic: Annag Chaimbeul) towards the end of the 18th century.

The song has sometimes been sung as a waulking song. Versions are recorded to have been sung throughout the length of the Outer Hebrides with, as of January 2026, 20 copies recorded in the Tobar an Dualchais – Kist o Riches archive. It has been sung at the National Mòd and recorded by a variety of commercial artists. It featured on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Rob Roy and samples from that recording were used in the theme for the 2006 video game Tomb Raider: Legend.

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