Puirt à beul were used instead of an instrument and because of that, the words are light and sometimes meaningless, but the beat and the melody are very important because the tunes are used for dancing.
Humorous words/lyrics are also commonly heard in these songs.
A bheil thu eòlach air òrain phuirt à beul sam bith?
Do you know any puirt à beul?
Dè na h-ainmean a th’ air na h-òrain air a bheil thu eòlach?
What are the names of the songs you know?
Dè am fear às èibhinne agus carson a tha e èibhinn?
Which is funny and why is it funny?
Am bu toil leat barrachd puirt à beul ionnsachadh?
Would you like to learn more puirt à beul?
A bheil puirt à beul doirbh?
Are puirt à beul difficult?
Go to the LearnGaelic website where you will see the song: ‘S toigh leam fhìn Buntàta ‘s Ìm (I myself like Potatoes and Butter)
www.learngaelic.scot/littlebylittle/songs/buntata/
📑 🎵 You can see that there are more songs on LearnGaelic. Any time you have five minutes, why not try another song or two?