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MuddleC	Gaelic songs & non-gaelic singers (97* d)	RE: Gaelic songs & non-gaelic singers	21 Jan 08
...so how does one interpret the words when doing 'mouth-music'? Wikipedia says >>..In puirt a beul, the rhythm and sound of the song often have more importance than the depth or even sense of the lyrics. Puirt à beul in this way resembles other song forms like scat(jazz) singing.<<< so, scoobie-doobie-doo to you!!! I love some of the 'puirt a beul' melodies 'mouthed' by Karen Matheson and her ilk . Just do the song with feeling for the rhythm and sound if not sure of the meaning of the words.. many song lyrics are meaningless anyhow.

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