Calum Crùbach
('Lame Calum Strathspey' - Puirt-a-Beul)
Traditional mouth music. Phonetics by An Cór Ceilteach's resident Scots-Gaelic expert, Eva Gordon.

[Scots-Gaelic]
[Rough Phonetic]

[Rann 1]
Calum Crùbach as a'ghleann,
Cùm thall na caoraich uile,
Calum Crùbach as a'ghleann,
Cùm thall na caoraich.

Calum Crùbach as a'ghleann,
Cùm thall na caoraich uile,
Calum Crùbach as a'ghleann,
Cùm thall na caoraich.

[Sèist]
Cùm thall, na toir a nall,
Cùm thall na caoraich uile,
Cùm thall, na toir a nall,
Cùm thall na caoraich.

Cùm thall, na toir a nall,
Cùm thall na caoraich uile,
Cùm thall, na toir a nall,
Cùm thall na caoraich.


 [Verse 1]
KAH-lum KROO-baCC ass-ah Ghlyown,
Koom HALL nah KOOreeCH oo-la,
KAH-lum KROO-baCC ass-ah Ghlyown,
Koom HALL nah KOOreeCH.

KAH-lum KROO-baCC ass-ah Ghlyown,
Koom HALL nah KOOreeCH oo-la,
KAH-lum KROO-baCC ass-ah Ghlyown,
Koom HALL nah KOOreeCH.

[Chorus]
KOOM HALL, nah torr ah-NALL,
KOOM HALL nah KOOreeCH oo-la,
KOOM HALL, nah torr ah-NALL,
KOOM HALL nah KOOreeCH.

KOOM HALL, nah torr ah-NALL,
KOOM HALL nah KOOreeCH oo-la,
KOOM HALL, nah torr ah-NALL,
KOOM HALL nah KOOreeCH.

A Rough English Translation
1] Lame Calum from the glen,
Keep all the sheep away,
Lame Calum from the glen,
Keep the sheep away.
 #] Keep over there, don't chase over there,
Keep the sheep away.
Keep over there, don't chase over there,
Keep the sheep away.

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