This comes from a manuscript by the harpist Jean Campbell in the National Library of Scotland. I don't know any published or recorded version of it. It seems to have been collected by Kenneth Macleod in the Highlands in the late 19th century and passed on to Campbell by Catriona Mackintosh.
There is a text:
At mouth of day, the hour of birds,
Stood the saint on the great white strand.
"O King of Storms, home sail the boat,
From far away,
O King of Storms, home sail the boat".
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,
O King of Storms, home sail the boat,
Alleluia, alleluia.
Aig beul an là, aig traigh nan eun,
Sheas an manach air an traigh mhor mhinn.
O Righ nan dul, cuir oirm am bàt,
O thiribh cein,
O Righ nan dul, cuir oirm am bàt.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,
O Righ nan dul, cuir oirm am bàt,
Alleluia, alleluia.
Campbell's manuscript is an arrangement for the harp. I have done one based harmonically on hers but with the melodic bits of the harp part recomposed for another instrument with the range of a C ocarina, but an octave lower. So the piece could be performed using soprano and alto C ocarinas and a guitar.
Here's the ABC for the bare tune and my arrangement.
X:0
T:St Columba's Homesailing Prayer and Alleluia
Z:Jack Campin, http://www.campin.me.uk
F:http://octunes.blogspot.com
S:NLS Acc.11770 (Jean Campbell)
N:"given me by Catriona Mackintosh who was working with Kenneth Macleod"
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
K:DMin
C2|D4 E2|{E}D4 C2|D4 E2|{E}D6 |\
F4 F2| EG E2 E2|D2 C2 DE|{E}D2 z2
C2|D4 E2| A4 G2|E4 D2| D4 \
D2|D2 C2 DE|{E}D4 C2|D4 E2| A4 G2|E4 D2|D4||
M:4/4
z2|d3d d2d2|c2e2 d2d2|A3 A A2A2|AGA2 DCD2|
d3d d2d2|c2e2 d4 |AGA2 d2d2|AGA2 D2CD|{E}D8|]
X:0
T:St Columba's Homesailing Prayer and AlleluiaZ:Jack Campin, http://www.campin.me.uk
F:http://octunes.blogspot.com
S:NLS Acc.11770 (Jean Campbell)
N:"given me by Catriona Mackintosh who was working with Kenneth Macleod"
N:harmony based on Campbell's arrangement
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=100
V:1 transpose +12 program 1 74
V:2 transpose -12 program 1 46
K:DMin
[V:1] z4 "Dm"z4|z8 |z4||[M:3/4] C2|"Dm"D4 E2|"Dm"{E}D4 C2|
[V:2] AGA2 d4|AGA2 D2CD|D4||[M:3/4] z2|z6 | z6 |
%
[V:1] "Bb"D4 E2|"Gm"{E} D6|"F"F4 F2|"C"EG E2 E2|"Bb"D2 C2 DE|
[V:2] z6 |z6 | AF Fc cA| EC CG GE| BF Fd dG|
%
[V:1] "Gm"{E}D2 z2 C2|"Dm"D4 E2|"Am"A4 G2|"C"E4 D2|"Dm"D4 D2|
[V:2] GD DB E2| D6 | E6 | C6 | D4 F2|
%
[V:1] "Bb"D2 C2 DE|"Gm"{E}D4 C2|"Dm"D4 E2|"Am"A4 G2|"C"E4 D2 |"Dm"D4||
[V:2] BF Fd dG| GD DB E2| D6 | E6 | C6 | D4||
%
[V:1][M:4/4] z2|"Dm"d3 d d2 d2|"Am"c2 e2 "Dm"d2 d2|"F"A3 A "Dm"A2 A2|"Am"AG A2 "Bb"DC "Dm"D2|
[V:2][M:4/4] z2| D2 D4 F2| E2 A4 F2| C2 A4 F2| E2 F4 D2|
%
[V:1] "Dm"d3 d d2 d2|"Am"c2 e2 "Dm"d4 |"Am"AG A2 "Dm"d2 d2|"Am"AG A2 "Bb"D2 "Am"CD|"Dm"{E}D8|]
[V:2] D2 D4 F2| E2 A4 D2| E2 A4 D2| E2 F4 A2| D8|]
