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" Yma o Hyd" (English: "Still Here") is a Welsh-language folk song by Dafydd Iwan. The song was released during Iwan and Ar Log 's " Taith Macsen " ("Macsen's Journey") tour in 1983. Since then it has continued to gain popularity at cultural and sporting events.
On 22 October 2011, Dafydd and his wife Bethan came to watch the Welsh derby, Wrexham A.F.C. vs Newport County A.F.C. Dafydd sang his hit song "Yma O Hyd" in front of a crowd of 4,000 before the teams came out. He was invited to sing by the new Wrexham FC Supporters Group, who chose their name "Yma O Hyd" after his song.
Further criticism of the song's use in Welsh rugby came in 2014, when politician and singer Dafydd Iwan wrote an article on the meaning of song lyrics. Iwan noted that choirs and fans inside the stadium would sing Delilah alongside his own folk song, "Yma o Hyd", and the Christian hymns "Cwm Rhondda" and "Calon Lân".
Lyrics for the 1800 song Plant Dic Sion Dafydd ("The Children of Dic Siôn Dafydd") Dic Siôn Dafydd ([dɪk ʃoːn ˈdavɨ̞ð], "Dick [son of] John [son of] David") is a pejorative term for Welsh people who disdain the culture of Wales and become Anglophiles instead.
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The four-member band was formed in 2014. [1] The main singer, Elidyr Glyn, won the Alun Sbardun Huws trophy in the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2016 for composing the song Curiad Y Dydd. [2]
In 1985 Tomos won an Academi Gymreig prize for her novel Yma o Hyd about prison life, which she experienced at Risley Prison for actions whilst campaigning for the Welsh language. [1] She had attempted to climb the Crystal Palace TV transmitter to express concern about the lack of television broadcasting in Welsh.
Tomos Williams and Robin Jones were born in 1992 and 1991 respectively. They both grew up in Ponciau in the community of Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham and attended Ysgol Morgan Llwyd, the only Welsh language school in the Wrexham area.