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Cuilidh Hùg Air A' Bhonaid Mhòir
   
Credits: Traditional; arranged by Éamon Doorley, Julie Fowlis & John Doyle
  a) Hùg Air A' Bhonaid Mhòir
b) Da Thàbh Air An Fharaidh
   
Appears On: Cuilidh
   
Language: Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)
   
Other Versions: b) "Puirt A Beul" on Mairi MacInnes' album This Feeling Inside
   

Lyrics: English Translation:
   
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir Celebrate the great bonnet
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha Add to it, leave it alone
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile More on the other bonnet
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre There's not half enough on it
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir Celebrate the great bonnet
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha Add to it, leave it alone
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile More on the other bonnet
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre There's not half enough on it
   
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn Donald Ban's bonnet
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh Is to be found in Bothalam
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr It was as high as the roof joist
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn Donald Ban's bonnet
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh Is to be found in Bothalam
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr It was as high as the roof joist
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame
   
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir Celebrate the great bonnet
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha Add to it, leave it alone
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile More on the other bonnet
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre There's not half enough on it
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir Celebrate the great bonnet
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha Add to it, leave it alone
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile More on the other bonnet
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre There's not half enough on it
   
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn Donald Ban's bonnet
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh Is to be found in Bothalam
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr It was as high as the roof joist
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn Donald Ban's bonnet
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh Is to be found in Bothalam
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr It was as high as the roof joist
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame
   
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir Celebrate the great bonnet
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha Add to it, leave it alone
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile More on the other bonnet
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre There's not half enough on it
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir Celebrate the great bonnet
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha Add to it, leave it alone
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile More on the other bonnet
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre There's not half enough on it
   
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn Donald Ban's bonnet
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh Is to be found in Bothalam
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr It was as high as the roof joist
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn Donald Ban's bonnet
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh Is to be found in Bothalam
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr It was as high as the roof joist
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame
   
Da thàbh air an fharaidh Two spoon-nets in the loft
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh There's something in the fish-trap
Da thàbh air an fharaidh Two spoon-nets in the loft
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig The seagull has a catch
Da thàbh air an fharaidh Two spoon-nets in the loft
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh There's something in the fish-trap
Da thàbh air an fharaidh Two spoon-nets in the loft
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig The seagull has a catch
   
Ged tha mi gun rud agam Although I'm empty-handed
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh There's something in the fish-trap
Ged tha mi gun rud agam Although I'm empty-handed
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig The seagull has a catch
Ged tha mi gun rud agam Although I'm empty-handed
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh There's something in the fish-trap
Ged tha mi gun rud agam Although I'm empty-handed
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig The seagull has a catch
   
Da thàbh air an fharaidh Two spoon-nets in the loft
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh There's something in the fish-trap
Da thàbh air an fharaidh Two spoon-nets in the loft
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig The seagull has a catch
Da thàbh air an fharaidh Two spoon-nets in the loft
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh There's something in the fish-trap
Da thàbh air an fharaidh Two spoon-nets in the loft
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig The seagull has a catch
   
Ged tha mi gun rud agam Although I'm empty-handed
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh There's something in the fish-trap
Ged tha mi gun rud agam Although I'm empty-handed
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig The seagull has a catch
Ged tha mi gun rud agam Although I'm empty-handed
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh There's something in the fish-trap
Ged tha mi gun rud agam Although I'm empty-handed
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig The seagull has a catch
   
O hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir Oh celebrate the great bonnet
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha Add to it, leave it alone
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile More on the other bonnet
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre There's not half enough on it
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir Celebrate the great bonnet
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha Add to it, leave it alone
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile More on the other bonnet
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre There's not half enough on it
   
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn Donald Ban's bonnet
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh Is to be found in Bothalam
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr It was as high as the roof joist
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn Donald Ban's bonnet
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh Is to be found in Bothalam
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr It was as high as the roof joist
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame
   
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir Celebrate the great bonnet
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha Add to it, leave it alone
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile More on the other bonnet
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre There's not half enough on it
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir Celebrate the great bonnet
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha Add to it, leave it alone
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile More on the other bonnet
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre There's not half enough on it
   
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn Donald Ban's bonnet
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh Is to be found in Bothalam
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr It was as high as the roof joist
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn Donald Ban's bonnet
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh Is to be found in Bothalam
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr It was as high as the roof joist
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame
   
B' àird' i na lòban Higher than the corn-stack frame