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Cyfri'r Geifr (Welsh for 'Counting the Goats'), also known as Oes Gafr Eto after the first line, is a Welsh folk song. [1] Both the tune and the words are traditional, and have developed over the centuries.
The single stanza has been 'exploded' [3] into longer songs at least four times. The first was by Enid Parry, [4] adding three more verses about other birds. Her words were also published in two books of Welsh folksongs. [5] [6] A second version was written by Albert Evans-Jones (bardic name Cynan), [7] adding four verses again about other birds.
The Ash Grove (Welsh: Llwyn Onn) is a traditional Welsh folk song whose melody has been set to numerous sets of lyrics. The best-known English lyrics were written by Thomas Oliphant in the 19th century.
Ar Hyd y Nos" (English: All Through the Night) is a Welsh song sung to a tune that was first recorded in Edward Jones' Musical and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards (1784). The most commonly sung Welsh lyrics were written by John Ceiriog Hughes (1832–1887), and have been translated into several languages, including English (most famously by ...
Sosban Fach (Welsh for "little saucepan") is a traditional Welsh folk song. It is one of the best-known and most often sung songs in the Welsh language. The song is based on a verse written by Mynyddog in 1873 as part of his song Rheolau yr Aelwyd ("Rules of the home") — see below.
"Calon Lân" (Welsh for 'A Pure Heart') is a Welsh hymn, the words of which were written in the 1890s by Daniel James (Gwyrosydd) and sung to a tune by John Hughes. [1] The song was originally written as a hymn, [2] but has become firmly established as a rugby anthem, associated with the Welsh rugby union, being sung before almost every Test match involving the Welsh national team – though ...
There is a tradition that as Owen lay on his death bed, he called for his harp and composed the tune of the haunting song. He died at the age of 29 and was buried at St Cynhaearn's Church near Porthmadog. [1] The first printed appearance of the melody is in Edward Jones's Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards (1784)
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Help. Folk songs originally in the Welsh language or from Wales. Subcategories. This ...