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Robert Rhydwenfro Williams (29 August 1916 – 2 August 1997) was a Welsh poet, novelist and Baptist minister. His work is mainly written in his native Welsh language, and is noted for adapting the established style and context of Welsh poetry from a rural and bygone age to that of a modern industrial landscape, while retaining traditional prosody and metre.
Hiraeth (Welsh pronunciation: [hɪraɨ̯θ, hiːrai̯θ] [1]) is a Welsh word that has no direct English translation. The University of Wales, Lampeter , likens it to a homesickness tinged with grief and sadness over the lost or departed, especially in the context of Wales and Welsh culture. [ 2 ]
The poems are chosen for their intrinsic literary merit, rather than for their historical interest as representing the various genres prevalent at different periods. [7] Preference is given to poems in the traditional meters , in keeping with the introduction's stress on the continuity of Welsh poetry through the centuries, though the editor ...
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Hiraeth does not have a direct translation in English, but roughly translates to 'homesickness' or 'longing'. [2] The hamlet takes its name from Hiraeth, a former common nearby. More recently, the village is known as the "Valley of the Birds".
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She was known for her soft, melodic art songs for voice in both Welsh and English. Charlotte Church [8] and Aled Jones [9] have recorded Caneuon y Tri Aderyn (Three Welsh Bird Songs; 1962): Y Gylfinir (The Curlew), Tylluanod (Owls), and her most famous song, Mae Hiraeth yn y Môr (There is longing in the sea, R. Williams Parry's sonnet set to music).