Folk and Traditional Song Lyrics:
Fionnghuala
Fionnghuala
Fionnghuala
Thuirt an gobha fuirighidh mi
'S thuirt an gobha falbhaidh mi
'S thuirt an gobha leis an othail
A bh' air an do\rus an t-sa\bhail
Gu rachadh e a shuirghe
Se/ist
'S a gheala nam botham nam botham
Pe ho ro bha hin an doicheam
'S hala ham to han an doicheam
Am bothan a bh' aig Fionnghuala
Bheirinn fead air fulmairean
Bheirinn fead air falmairean
Liuthannan beaga na mara
Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn
Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn
He also knew of a third verse:
Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo\
Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo\
Cha d'thuirt an dadan a' seo\
Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn
Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn
This song is also on the Music From the Western Isles collection. It's
available from Greentrax as CDTRAX 9002 or as a cassette CTRAX 9002. The
sixth cut has four Puirt-a-beuls, and the third one is this. Greentrax
advises a booklet with the song texts, translations and commentary are
available from them for 75p.
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