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Pages in category "Welsh folk songs" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ar Hyd y Nos;
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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.
This list (like the article List of the Child Ballads) also serves as a link to articles about the songs, which may use a very different song title. The songs are listed in the index by accession number, rather than (for example) by subject matter or in order of importance. Some well-known songs have low Roud numbers (for example, many of the ...
Welsh folk music (Welsh: Cerddoriaeth werin Gymreig) refers to music that is traditionally sung or played in Wales, by Welsh people or originating from Wales. Folk artists include; traditional bands Calan and Ar log ; harpists Sian James , Catrin Finch and Nansi Richards and folk singer Dafydd Iwan .
Pages in category "Welsh songs" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Deck the Halls; G.
The words sung in Welsh to "Rachie" are typically I Bob Un Sydd Ffyddlon, [4] and were written by Henry Lloyd (1870-1946), who is better known by his bardic name Ap Hefin. [5] [1] The lyrics are a call to battle, this can also be seen in the English translation. The words express a similar call to arms as does the hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers".
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 (Bardic 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 and E ...