Mudcat Café message #3050614

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Thread #133639 Message #3050614
Posted By: GUEST,Tim
10-Dec-10 - 05:37 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: songs that speak of horses or mules
Subject: Lyr Add: BODACHAN CHA PHOS MI (from Julie Fowlis)

Julie Fowlis - Bodachan cha phÃ²s mi

In the line, And horses for cows.

Bodachan cha phÃ²s mi

'S na hÃ³rÃ³ laoi leÃ³
Seinn Ã³ro nÃ ilibh
'S na hÃ³rÃ³ laoi leÃ³

Seann duine cha ghabh cha ghabh mi
Bidh e fada 'g Ã¨irigh
Fada dol 'na eudach
Fada fada ri cuir uime
Cha ghabh mise ludar bodaich
Cha tÃ¨id e mach gun am bata
Cha tig e steach gun an casda
Saoilidh e gur geÃ²idh na cearcan
Saoilidh e gur caoraich clachan
Saoilidh e gur bÃ² na h-eachaibh.

I shan't marry an old man

'S na hÃ³rÃ³ laoi leÃ³
Seinn Ã³ro nÃ ilibh
'S na hÃ³rÃ³ laoi leÃ³

An old man, I will definitely not have
He is late to rise
Takes a long time to dress
A long, long time to get his clothes on
I shan't have a clumsy old man
He can't go out without a walking stick
He can't come in without a cough
He mistakes hens for geese
He mistakes stones for sheep
And horses for cows.