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From the Old Celtic derwijes/derwos ("true knowledge" or literally "they who know the oak") from which the modern Welsh word derwydd evolved, but travelled to English through Latin (druidae) and French (druide) gull from either Welsh or Cornish; [14] Welsh gwylan, Cornish guilan, Breton goelann; all from O.Celt. * voilenno - "gull" (OE mæw ...
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.
Côr Cymru is a Welsh TV competition searching for the best choir in Wales, which airs every 2 years on S4C. The first series was presented by Aled Jones and Heledd Cynwal in 2003, but subsequent series have been fronted by Nia Roberts and Gareth Owen .
"Gwahoddiad" The Roberts (Gwyllt) translation has four verses. The first verse is a virtual equivalent of Hartsough's original (see infra).Roberts essentially skipped Hartsough's second verse and then conflated the remaining three verses into similar but not verbatim thoughts matching Welsh to the metrical pattern of Hartsough's tune.
Rhosymedre is a hymn tune written by the 19th-century Welsh Anglican priest John David Edwards. Edwards named the tune after the village of Rhosymedre in the County Borough of Wrexham, Wales, where he was the vicar from 1843 until his death in 1885. [1] The hymn tune is seven lines long, with a metrical index of 6.6.6.6.8.8.8. It appears in a ...
WNO Youth Opera (WNYO) (Welsh: Opera Ieuenctid WNO) is a training and performance programme for young singers aged between 8 and 25. It forms part of the youth wing of Welsh National Opera , with Youth Opera groups in South Wales (Cardiff), North Wales (Llandudno) and Birmingham.