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Bat' an tàilleir
Tha bat' an tàilleir 's cromag air | The tailor's stick has a crook |
Bat' an tàilleir rinn e fhàgail | The tailor's stick that he left |
Aig a mhàthar 's cromag air | With his with mother with a crook on it |
'S e fhèin gun chothrom gluasad | And himself unable to move |
Tha bat' an tàilleir 's cromag air | The tailor's stick has a crook |
Bat' an tàilleir rinn e fhàgail | The tailor's stick that he left |
Aig a mhàthar 's cromag air | With his with mother with a crook on it |
'S e fhèin gun chothrom gluasad | And himself unable to move |
Chan eil cù no cat agam | I have neither dog nor cat |
Chan eil cù nach téid an cùil | There isn't a dog that won't go into a corner |
Nuair gheibh e smùid dhen bhata seo | When he gets a swipe of this stick |
'S cha charaich e 's cha gluais e | And he will not shift or move |
Chan eil cù no cat agam | I have neither dog nor cat |
Chan eil cù nach téid an cùil | There isn't a dog that won't go into a corner |
Nuair gheibh e smùid dhen bhata seo | When he gets a swipe of this stick |
'S cha charaich e 's cha gluais e | And he will not shift or move |
Recordings:
"Puirt A Beul" on Catriona Watt's album Cadal Cuain