Celtic Lyrics Corner > Puirt a Beul > Chuirinn mo bhàlachan
Chuirinn mo bhàlachan
Version 1:
| Sèist: | Chorus: |
| Chuirinn mo bhàlachan shiùbhal nan gàrbhlach | I will send my laddie to traverse the moors |
| Chuirinn mo bhàlachan dh'fhàlbh na fìreachan | I will send my love hunting on the moors |
| Chuirinn mo bhàlachan shiùbhal nan gàrbhlach | I will send my laddie to traverse the moors |
| Chumail an t-sìonnaich bho'n mhéanbh spréidh | I will send my love to drive the cattle |
| Chuirinn mo bhàlachan shiùbhal nan gàrbhlach | I will send my laddie to traverse the moors |
| Chuirinn mo bhàlachan dh'fhàlbh na fìreachan | I will send my love hunting on the moors |
| Chuirinn mo bhàlachan shiùbhal nan gàrbhlach | I will send my laddie to traverse the moors |
| Chumail an t-sìonnaich bho'n mhéanbh spréidh | I will send my love to drive the cattle |
| Bhéirinn an gunna dha bhéirinn an cu dha | I will give him a gun, I would give him a dog |
| Luaidh 's fùdar shiùbhal nam fìreachan | ___ |
| Bhéirinn an gunna dha bhéirinn an cu dha | I will give him a gun, I would give him a dog |
| Chumail an t-sìonnaich bho'n mhéanbh spréidh | I will send my love to drive the cattle |
| Bhéirinn an gunna dha bhéirinn an cu dha | I will give him a gun, I would give him a dog |
| Luaidh 's fùdar shiùbhal nam fìreachan | ___ |
| Chuirinn mo bhàlachan shiùbhal nan gàrbhlach | I will send my laddie to traverse the moors |
| Chumail an t-sìonnaich bho'n mhéanbh spréidh | I will send my love to drive the cattle |
| Chuirinn mo chù 's mo ghunna nach diùltadh | ___ |
| 'S àdharc mhàth ùdair shiubhal na fìreachan | ___ |
| Chuirinn mo chù 's mo ghunna nach diùltadh | ___ |
| Chumail an t-sìonnaich bho'n mhéanbh spréidh | I will send my love to drive the cattle |
| Chuirinn mo chù 's mo ghunna nach diùltadh | ___ |
| 'S àdharc mhàth ùdair shiubhal na fìreachan | ___ |
| Chuirinn mo bhàlachan shiùbhal nan gàrbhlach | I will send my laddie to traverse the moors |
| Chumail an t-sìonnaich bho'n mhéanbh spréidh | I will send my love to drive the cattle |
Version 2:
| Chuirinn mo ghiollan a dh'iomain nan caorach | I'd send my servant to drive the sheep |
| Chuirinn mo ghiollan a dh'iomain nan caorach | I'd send my servant to drive the sheep |
| Chuirinn mo ghiollan a dh'iomain nan caorach | I'd send my servant to drive the sheep |
| Chuirinn mo ghaol a dh'iomain nam bò | I'd send my love to drive the cattle |
| Sèist: | Chorus: |
| Buachaille ghobhar thu, buachaille chaorach | You're a shepherd of goats, a shepherd of sheep |
| Buachaille ghobhar thu, buachaille chaorach | You're a shepherd of goats, a shepherd of sheep |
| Buachaille ghobhar thu, buachaille chaorach | You're a shepherd of goats, a shepherd of sheep |
| Buachaille laogh thu, buachaille bhò | You're a shepherd of calves, a shepherd of cattle |
| Chuirinn mo bhalachan shiubhail a' garbhlaich | I'd send my servant boy to the rugged land |
| Chuirinn mo bhalachan dh' fhalbh na firichean | I'd send my servant boy to walk the moor |
| Chuirinn mo bhalachan shiubhail a' garbhlaich | I'd send my servant boy to the rugged land |
| Chuirinn mo ghaol a dh'iomain nam bò | I'd send my love to drive the cattle |
| Bheirinn an gunna dha, bheirinn an cù dha | I'd give him the gun, I'd give him the dog |
| Bheirinn an gunna dha, bheirinn an cù dha | I'd give him the gun, I'd give him the dog |
| Bheirinn an gunna dha, bheirinn an cù dha | I'd give him the gun, I'd give him the dog |
| Chuirinn mo ghaol a dh'iomain nam bò | I'd send my love to drive the cattle |
Recordings:
"An Cóisir" on Dual's album Dual
"Puirt A Beul" on Mairi MacInnes' album This Feeling Inside
"Puirt-a-Beul" on Gillebrìde MacMillan's album Thogainn Ort Fonn