Myn Mair (O Mary)

February 2, 2014February 1, 2014 / David Wood / 1 Comment

Back for an all-too-infrequent visit to Wales and Welsh song. Here is a testament to the resilience and persistence of the Catholic faith amidst the pressures of the Reformation.

**If you know the performer, please leave a comment. I love to give credit where credit is due.**

Myn Mair

Fy hatling offrymaf dros enaid dan glo,
Fy nghanwyll offrymaf yn eglwys y fro,
R offeren weddïaf saith seithwaith yn daer
Er cadw ei enaid anfarwol.
Myn Mair, Myn Mair.

Sant Pawl a Sant Peder, holl seintiau y nef,
A Mair, Mam y Duwdod, eiriolwch yn gref
Dros iddo gael heddwch a gwerthfawr ryddhad,
Paradwys agored, a breichiau ei Dad.
Myn Mair, myn Mair.

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Dacw ‘Nghariad

August 19, 2013August 20, 2013 / David Wood / Leave a comment

Another brief trip to Wales, something I wish were able to do more here on SOTI, so tell your Welsh singer friends to upload more videos!

I first heard this song from the singing of the American quartet Navan, who perform their own vocal arrangements of traditional songs from Anglo-Celtic cultures. This version by Eve Goodman is gorgeous in its simplicity. The song features a response using the Welsh lilt.

Dacw ‘Nghariad

Dacw ‘nghariad i lawr yn y berllan,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al.
O na bawn i yno fy hunan,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al.
Dacw’r ty, a dacw’r ‘sgubor;
Dacw ddrws y beudy’n agor.
Ffaldi radl idl al, ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al.

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