| Puirt A Beul (original) | Puirt A Beul (translation) |
|---|---|
| I bhì à dà, ù à iodailean; | I was of two, u of idols; |
| I bhì à dà, adail iodail ù-an. | It consisted of two idols. |
| Ciamar a ruidhleas mo nighean | How my daughter reels |
| ‘S dithis às a’rathad oirre? | There are two on the road? |
| Ciamar a ruidhleas mo nighean, | How my daughter reels, |
| ‘S ceathrair air an ùrlar. | There are four on the floor. |
| ‘S ioma rud a chunna mi, | I have seen many things, |
| ‘S ioma rud a rinn mi; | I have done many things; |
| ‘S ioma rud a chunna mise | I have seen many things |
| A-muigh air feadh na h-oidhche. | Out all night. |
| Chunna mi na cudaigean, | I saw the cuddies, |
| Na cudaigean, na cudaigean; | The cuddies, the cuddies; |
| Chunna mi na cudaigean | I saw the cuddies |
| A’cluich air allt na muilleadh. | Playing on the mill stream. |
| Chunna mi na piseagan, | I saw the kittens, |
| Na piseagan, na piseagan; | The kittens, the kittens; |
| Chunna mi na piseagan, | I saw the kittens, |
| Air spiris bean an t-saighdeir. | On the soldier's wife's perch. |
