Puirt-a-Beul

My sister Lindsay & I singing Scottish Mouth Music, also called "Puirt-a-Beul" by Sileas. It's all in Gaelic. We recorded this on my iMac's photobooth, which is why there is a lag in the sound & video. :)

Lyrics:

Tha bann' aig na caoraich uile
Tha bann' aig na caoraich uile
Tha bann' aig na caoraich uile
'S galan aig a' chaora chruim
Ubh oirr' cho mo'r ri gamhain
Ubh oirr' cho mo'r ri gamhain
Ubh oirr' cho mo'r ri gamhain
'S e cho sleamhain ris an i'm

Sheatadh cailleach ruilleadh cailleach
Sheatadh cailleach ris a' bhalg
Sheatadh cailleacg Uileam Bhuidhe
Ris a bhuidheann a bh'air falbh

Sheatadh cailleach ruilleadh cailleach
Sheatadh cailleach ris a' bhalg
Sheatadh cailleacg Uileam Bhuidhe
Ris a bhuidheann a bh'air falbh

Ruilleadh cailleach nan cailleach
Ri cailleach bhaile nan cailleach
'S gu seatadh a chailleach Hearach
Ris a chaillich a bh'air falbh

Ruilleadh cailleach lain Bhuidhe
Ris a chailleach a bh'aig Uileam
's nuair a thug Anna dhith an curachd
B'fheadar a dh'lain Curraidh falbh

Thoir a nall Ailean thugam,
Ailean thugam, Ailean thugam
Thoir a nall Ailean thugam
S'eatadh e'n t-urlar

Cha teid Fionnlagh a dh'Eige
Ged nach po'sda e feasda
Cha teid Fionnladh a dh'Eige
Dh'Eige cha teid Fionnlagh

Ceann ruadh air a nighean
Buidhe ruadh air a nighean
Ceann ruadh air a nighean
Mar a bh'air a ma'thair

English Translation:

All the sheep have milk
And the one with the crooked horn has a gallon
She has an udder as big as a milk cow's
And it's as slippery as butter

The old woman would set
The old woman would reel
The old woman would set to the bag
Yellow-haired William's old woman would set
To the company that had gone

The old woman of the old women would reel
To the old woman of the town of old women
And the old woman of Harris would set
to the old woman who had gone

Yellow-haired John's old woman would reel
To William's old woman
And when Anna took off her mutch
John Curry had to go away

Bring Allan over to me, to me, to me
Bring Allan over to me,
He would set the floor

Finlay won't go to Eigg
Although he's not married yet
Finlay won't go to Eigg
To Eigg Finlay won't go

The girl has red hair
The girl has yellow-red hair
The girl has red hair
Just like her mother

Category:

Music

Tags:

• music
• sisters
• singing
• mouth
• puirt-a-beul
• puirt
• beul
• sileas
• acappella

[pupsenok]

So, are you babes married? ;-)

[lemonjenny]

@pupsenok  Yes. :)

[CinnAlla]

Thank you for including "Thoir a nall Ailean ugam" - I love that song. I don't know why people bothered to mention your pronunciation of Gaelic, you handled it very well.

[lemonjenny]

Thank you! I agree about the pronunciation... it was a task enough figuring out how to say those words at all! :)

[pigeatinginfidel]

Wow, you beautiful ladies brought a tear to my eyes. I haven't heard this in years. I heard a version just like you did back when I was 15 or so on a radio program that played on the local public radio station in north carolina, Thistle and Shamrock I believe it was called. I never knew who did it and I never heard it again but it always stuck with me.

Aweome to hear it again.

[lemonjenny]

Thank you!! That's so wonderful to hear!

[momentforpeace]

Hey you girls are great, excellent Gaelic singing!

I'm mad about Gaelic language, I have listened to loads of puirt a beul and your set is so enjoyable! Way to go!

[UISTMAN59]

'Se puirt a beul a chanas sin ris an t-seorsa seinn seo ach chan e sin idir an t-ainm a th' air na puirt. Tha na nigheanan a seinn "A chaora chrom/ Sheatadh Cailleach Ruilleadh Cailleach / Thoir a-nall Ailean thugam."

[mgraemem]

Chan eil ach beagan dè duine sam bith a' dèanamh oidhirp airson an rud mar seo. It is not many who will even try something like this. I applaud you for honoring the Gàidhlig language with what was a lot of work and discipline. Tang duibh! Thanks to you both!

[MrFlyingscot75]

Impressive, ladies!

[bb94025]

excellent! where do i buy your cd?? :D cud i have heard a version of this by Tannas? great job!

[JEdz1000]

this is one more reason to learn Gaelic

[incinerare]

awesome!

[Criticalizzy]

Well, I'm not an expert, but I think that was brilliant. Thanks, ladies!

[OrderofStOdhran]

Well done, ladies. This brings back memories of having seen Sìleas in concert in Knoxville, TN in 1989. Math dha-rìribh!

[thesagebrushkid]

Along time ago my friends and I had the CD Celtic Odyssey. The two girls from my group would love to sing it all the time and you two remind me of the times they would chant this over and over. Thanks for reviving those memories