Celtic Lyrics Corner > Puirt a Beul > Fhir a dh' ith am bonnach mòr
Fhir a dh' ith am bonnach mòr
| Fhir a dh' ith am bonnach mòr | The one who ate the big bannock |
| Chunna mis' e 's cha bu bheag e | I saw him and he was not small |
| Fhir a dh' ith am bonnach mòr | The one who ate the big bannock |
| 'S a leth-chairteal annlain | And half a quarter of the provisions |
| Fhir a dh' ith am bonnach mòr | The one who ate the big bannock |
| Chunna mis' e 's cha bu bheag e | I saw him and he was not small |
| Fhir a dh' ith am bonnach mòr | The one who ate the big bannock |
| 'S a leth-chairteal annlain | And half a quarter of the provisions |
| Ma bha 's gun robh tuilleadh ann | If there was more |
| Gun robh peice mine ann | There was a peck of meal there |
| 'S gur h-i tè Mhuinntir Mhingenis | And it was a woman from Minginish |
| A dh' fhuin gu tioram teann e | Who baked it dry and firm |
| Ma bha 's gun robh tuilleadh ann | If there was more |
| Gun robh peice mine ann | There was a peck of meal there |
| 'S gur h-i tè Mhuinntir Mhingenis | And it was a woman from Minginish |
| A dh' fhuin gu tioram teann e | Who baked it dry and firm |
Recordings:
"Puirt A Beul" on James Graham's album Greisean Grèine