Saturday 1 March 2008

Saint David's Day

Dydd Gwyl Dewi hapus!

Happy Saint David’s Day!

Hen Wlad fy Nhadau / Land of My Fathers

(sung by Siân James) 

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd,
Tros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed.

Cytgan:
Gwlad, Gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r heniaith barhau.

Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd,
Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn, i'm golwg sydd hardd;
Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi.

Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.

The old land of my fathers is dear to me,
A land of poets and singers, famous people of renown
Its brave warriors, great patriots,
For freedom they lost their blood

Chorus
Country, country, I'm partial to my country,
While the sea is a wall for the pure, dear country,
O may the "old language" continue

Old mountainous Wales, paradise of the poet,
Every valley, every cliff is beautiful in my sight;
Through patriotic feeling, more enchanting is the murmur
Of her streams and rivers to me.

If the enemy violated my country underfoot,
The "old language" of the Welsh is alive as ever,
The spirit wasn't hindered by the awful, treacherous hand
Nor the sweet harp of my country.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I never heard of Saint David's Day, but Happy Saint David's Day to you.
Missie

Anonymous said...

Hi Leigh, lovely entry for this day St Davids Day.
             Dydd Gwyl Dewi hapus!      Love Joan.

Anonymous said...

(((((((((((((((((HUGSTOYOU)))))))))))Have a good weekend.

Anonymous said...

hope you had a good St. David's Day! I didn't know anything about it so I did a google search on it and found some interesting facts about how special the day is.

My Welsh corgi dog wishes you a good day too :)

betty

Anonymous said...

Happy St. David's day Leigh ~ and "Happy Mothers Day" to your Mum ~ ~ Ally

Anonymous said...

Hi Leigh, Being born and bred in the Rhondda Valley myself, I just want to say how much I enjoyed your entry.  It was just beautiful, the harp, the singing, and the words of our National Anthem, you presented it so well. It is a real credit to you well done. Kathie.