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Llef (in English "A Cry") is a popular Welsh hymn, written by David Charles (1803-1880) [1] (son of David Charles (1762–1834)). The tune was composed in 1890 by Griffith Hugh Jones (Welsh language name Gutyn Arfon) (1849–1919) and was written in memory of his brother Dewi. [2] The meter is 8-8-8-8, and it is played in the keys of D minor ...
Folk songs originally in the Welsh language or from Wales. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. H. Mary Hopkin songs (8 P)
The equestrian monument in Hawick, commemorating the defeat of a group of English border reivers in 1514, and bearing the motto "Teribus Teriodin".. Teribus ye teri odin or teribus an teriodin (Scots pronunciation: [ˈtirɪbəs ən ˌtiri ˈodɪn]) is popularly believed to have been the war cry of the men of Hawick at the Battle of Flodden, [1] and has been preserved in the traditions of the ...
He states that "songs have been a natural medium for expressing strong emotions and political protest for centuries, and here in Wales there is a long tradition of ballads with a strong social and political theme". [3] His song Yma o Hyd has now become a traditional song of Welsh defiance and perseverance, sung at international Wales football ...
We'll Keep a Welcome is a 2000 album by singer Bryn Terfel of traditional hymns and folk songs associated with Wales. Terfel was accompanied on the album by the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, the Risca Male Choir and The Black Mountain Chorus. The majority of the songs are sung in the Welsh language. [2]
The most common Welsh folk song is the love song, with lyrics pertaining to the sorrow of parting or in praise of the girl. A few employ sexual metaphor and mention the act of bundling. After love songs, the ballad was a very popular form of song, with its tales of manual labour, agriculture and the everyday life.
"Levy-Dew", also known as "A New Year Carol" and "Residue", is a British folk song of Welsh origin traditionally sung in New Year celebrations. It is associated with a New Year's Day custom involving sprinkling people with water newly drawn from a well. The song was set to music by Benjamin Britten in 1934.
Welsh Folk-Songs is the first album by Welsh folk music singer and collector Meredydd Evans, consisting of a cappella renditions of traditional Welsh-language folk songs.The album was recorded in New Hope, Pennsylvania after Moses Asch, founder of Folkways Records, contacted Evans, who was then studying at Princeton University.