大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mun Sgitheanach, C猫 Tormod D貌mhnallach, a dh鈥檉hoillsich an leabhar Puirt-a-Beul ann an naoi ceud deug 鈥檚 a h-aon (1901). Ann an ath-fhoillseachadh dhen leabhar a nochd am-bliadhna, thug an deasaiche, Uilleam Lamb, s霉il air t霉s na doigh-sheinn sin. Tha a chunntas gu math inntinneach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha Lamb ag r脿dh nach eil e coltach gu t脿inig puirt-脿-beul gu bith a chionn 鈥檚 gun robh casg air seinn na p矛ob-mh貌ir an cois Achd an Toirmisg ann an seachd ceud deug, ceathrad 鈥檚 a seachd (1747). Ged a bha an achd a鈥� cur stad air daoine bho bhith a鈥� cur orra dad co-cheangailte ri 猫ideadh nan G脿idheal, tha e coltach nach robh cus bacaidh air seinn na p矛oba fh猫in.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha beachd-smuain eile air a bhith ann mu th霉s phort-脿-beul. 鈥橲 e sin gun robh luchd nan ionnsramaidean a鈥� gleidheadh nam port aca le bhith gan seinn leis a鈥� ghuth. Bha sin a chionn 鈥檚 gun deach casg a chur air cluich fh矛dhlean is ionnsramaidean eile le muinntir nan Eaglaisean ann am meadhan an naoidheamh linn deug. Ach tha duilgheadas an cois sin 鈥� tha grunn chunntasan ann de phuirt-脿-beul roimhe sin.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh 辫辞谤迟-脿-产别耻濒 a chruinneachadh ann an Hiort timcheall air seachd ceud deug is seachdad (1770). Bha na Hiortaich air leth measail air danns. Cha robh ach aon ionnsramaid aca 鈥� an tromb. Gu tric, 鈥檚 e puirt-脿-beul a bhiodh aca airson danns. Rinn Boswell is MacIain dannsa-ruidhle air mullach D霉n Cana ann an Ratharsair ann an seachd ceud deug, seachdad 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1773). Bha sin deicheadan ro dh霉sgadh anns an Eaglais anns an naoidheamh linn deug. Bha puirt-脿-beul gu cinnteach a鈥� dol anns an ochdamh linn deug.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥橲 ann an ochd ceud deug is c貌ig-deug (1815) a chaidh an abairt 辫辞谤迟-脿-产别耻濒 a chur an cl貌 airson a鈥� chiad turais. Bha fear Alasdair Caimbeul a鈥� sgr矛obhadh mu dheidhinn daoine a鈥� dannsa agus a鈥� seinn, an d脿 chuid aig an aon 脿m, ann an Loch nam Madadh ann an Uibhist a Tuath.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ciamar as urrainn dhut a bhith a鈥� dannsadh agus a鈥� seinn aig an aon 脿m? Tha an Caimbeulach ag r脿dh gun robh na boireannaich agus na fireannaich a鈥� seinn mu seach. 鈥淭he men and women sing a bar of the tune alternately by which they preserve the respiration free,鈥� sgr矛obh e, 鈥渁nd at the same time preserve the accent and rhythms quite accurately.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha Lamb a鈥� d猫anamh iomradh air cunntas a dh鈥檉haodadh fianais airson puirt-脿-beul a thoirt air ais don t-siathamh linn deug. Tha i a鈥� nochdadh ann an c貌ig ceud deug, naochad 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1593), nuair a bha na h-霉ghdarrasan a鈥� d矛teadh cuid de bhoireannaich, agus iad ag r脿dh gur e bana-bhuidsich a bh鈥� annta. Dh鈥檃idich tri霉ir bhoireannach 脿 Eilginn gun robh iad a鈥� seinn 貌ran-dannsaidh de she貌rsa a bha 鈥渄eamhnaidh鈥�.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bhuineadh an t-貌ran do she貌rsa ris an cainte gillatrype. Tha beachd ann gun t脿inig am facal gillatrype 脿s a鈥� Gh脿idhlig gille a鈥� truimb 鈥� 鈥檚 e sin port a bhiodh a鈥� leantainn d貌igh-sheinn an truimb. Bha na Hiortaich a鈥� cleachdadh na d脿 chuid 鈥� an tromb agus an guth 鈥� airson ce貌l-dannsaidh. Agus tha cunntas na c霉irte ag r脿dh gum b鈥� e 鈥渇oull hieland sang鈥� a bh鈥� anns an 貌ran; thathar an d霉il, mar sin, gur ann an G脿idhlig a bha e.

thug an deasaiche s霉il air t霉s na doigh-sheinn sin: the editor examined the origin of that style of singing; a chionn 鈥檚 gun robh casg air seinn na p矛ob-mh貌ir: because there was a ban on the playing of the bagpipes; an cois Achd an Toirmisg: as part of the Act of Proscription; co-cheangailte ri 猫ideadh nan G脿idheal: connected with the clothing of the Highlander; cus bacaidh: too much of a restriction; gun robh luchd nan ionnsramaidean a鈥� gleidheadh nam port aca: that instrumentalists were preserving their tunes; gan seinn leis a鈥� ghuth: singing them with the voice; cluich fh矛dhlean: playing of fiddles; tha duilgheadas an cois sin: there鈥檚 a difficulty with that; tha grunn chunntasan ann de phuirt-脿-beul roimhe sin: there are a few accounts of puirt-脿-beul before that; measail air danns: keen on dance; rinn Boswell is MacIain dannsa-ruidhle air mullach D霉n Cana: Boswell and Johnson danced a reel on the summit of Dun Caan; deicheadan ro dh霉sgadh anns an Eaglais: decades before a rise in evangelism in the Church; Loch nam Madadh ann an Uibhist a Tuath: Lochmaddy in North Uist; a鈥� seinn mu seach: singing alternately; nuair a bha na h-霉ghdarrasan a鈥� d矛teadh cuid de bhoireannaich: when they authorities were condemning some women; agus iad ag r脿dh gur e bana-bhuidsich a bh鈥� annta: saying they were witches; tri霉ir bhoireannach 脿 Eilginn: three women from Elgin; cunntas na c霉irte: the account of the court [trial].

a dh鈥檉haodadh fianais airson puirt-脿-beul a thoirt air ais don t-siathamh linn deug: that could take evidence for puirt-脿-beul back to the sixteenth century.

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