The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #101266   Message #2041850
Posted By: GUEST
02-May-07 - 09:57 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: An Banbh (The Little Pig)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: An Banbh (The Little Pig)
Glad to be of service, Dalielle. Obviously your browser doesn't support accents, if you mean to
keep on with things Gaelic perhaps it would be a good idea to find one that does. 'Abar Amhrain'
is a useful small book put out by Comhaltas Uladh in Belfast, I think that I got my copy from
http://www.litriocht.com/shop/ or http://www.cuplafocal.ie/ but that was a few years ago.

Do phreabhas on mbord, dheineas comhartha na crois' orm
'S mo hata le forsa am dhoid liom gur sciobas e;
Do ritheas an bothar go dti na comharsain ba ghiorra dhom
Feachaint a' gcasfai le noimeat ar stro banbh muic' orthu.
Curfa:

Ar filleadh domhsa ba bhronach bhi m'aigne,
Le suil a's fa dhoigh, go ngeofai don mhaide orm;
'Se an leathsceal do fuaireas sar a mbuailfi sa mhalain me
Gur cealacan muar chuir an ruagairt chomh tapa air.
Curfa:

Nior thaitin san mar raiteachas leis na mnaibh do bhi sa bhaile romham,
Duradar nar ghnach le faidhe bheith rafar riamh;
Eirigh i d' shui a straile, 'gus s' lathair an banbh chughainn
No m' iosfair don phrata ar an gclar seo 'n fhad mhairfidh tu.
Curfa:

Furasta togaidh, foill na bi' cealgach,
Mar is eol domsa e fhogairt gan feoirling do chailliuint leis.
D'imios an bothar ar seol chun an gheata soir,
Rian a chruibin do fuaireas gan fuacht ins an lathaigh ann.
Curfa:

Chuas o thuaidh go dti 'n teampall, mar bhi ogbhruinneall mhaisiuil.
Duirt go raibh se sa chlos nuair bhi bolacht ar bainne aici.
D'imios o thuaidh a's morthimpeall an leasa siar,
Agus fuaireas sa tuar e, 'gus fuadar chun treafa faol.
Curfa: