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Puirt à beul

Mouth music

There is a little humorous song in which arsa appears often, which is called ‘Ial, Ial, Ars a’ Chailleach’.

This is port à beul (mouth music).

This is a traditional style of music in which there are fuaimean (sounds, vocables) that don’t have a meaning, and short funny lines.

Listen to the recording on iPlayer.

Remember: you can change the speed in the settings on iPlayer as well.

Leugh na faclan a gheibh thu air Bliadhna nan Òran.

Ial, Ial, Ars A’ Chailleach

Ial, ial, ial, ial, ial, ial, ars a’ chailleach,

Ial, ial, ial, ial, ial, ial, ars a’ chailleach,

Ial, ial, ial, ial, ial, ial, ars a’ chailleach,

Ith am bò, thogaidh ò, ith am bò ars am bodach.

DÈ DO BHEACHD? | WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Saoil an tèid agad air na facail aithris, no a sheinn?

Do you think you could recite/speak the lines, or even sing them?

An do smaoinich thu riamh air seinn sa Ghàidhlig? Tha seinn math airson fuaimean ionnsachadh agus faclan a bhlasadh!

Have you ever thought of singing in Gaelic? Singing is good for learning sounds and for learning pronunciation [tasting the words]!

A bheil còisir Ghàidhlig faisg ort?

Is there a Gaelic choir near you?