Paddy Rafferty & Michael Rafferty, Irish Lilting, County Galway in 1982. Lilting is a form of traditional singing common in the Gaeilic speaking areas of Ireland. It goes under many names, and is sometimes referred to as mouth music, diddling, jigging, chin music or cheek music, or portaireacht bhéil (port a'bhéil, "mouth-singing") in Irish. Lilting often accompanied dancing. Features such as rhythm and tone dominate in lilting. The lyrics thus are often meaningless or nonsensical. Because of th