lilting

Adjective

 * 1) Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.

Noun

 * 1) A type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung, often to nonsense syllables.
 * 2) * |Video Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas, The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways, Vol 1, Canada and the United States: Secular Traditions.
 * Especially welcome in this survey are two examples of turlute, or lilting. In communities where musical instruments were not available, turlute was a common dance accompaniment. The popularity and availability of musical instruments has made lilting a rare art.

Translations

 * Irish: portaireacht, portaireacht bhéil
 * Scottish Gaelic: puirt à beul, canntaireachd