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GUEST,ottery Lyr Req: Dole Teifi (Welsh, from Fernhill) (12) RE: Lyr Req: Dole Teifi (Welsh, from Fernhill) 06 Sep 18


Here's my transcription of the lyrics from the songbook that Ceri sent me photos of - apologies in advance for errors and infelicities of punctuation,as well as for the ruthless treatment of the tidl a-dl dai refrain.

Blewyn glas ar ddole Teifi
Tidl a-dl dai
Dwyllodd lawer buwch i foddi
Tidl a-dl dai
Tidl a-dl do

Llawer merch a ‘nhwyllodd inne
O’r union ffyrdd i’r anial lwybre

Beth wy’n hidio gweled bachgen
Yn treto ‘nghariad yn fy nghefen?

Ei weld e’n llanw glasied iddi
Finne’n ddigon siwr ohoni

Petawn ddim ond cael y cyfle
Tretawn i ei gariad ynte!

Rhoddaf goron wen i’r ‘ffeirad
Am roi cwlwm sownd â’m cariad

Coron wedyn i’r un person
Gael fy nwylo bach yn rhyddion!

‘Rown i’n rhodio rhyw foreuddydd
Rhwng y glaswellt a’r mân goedydd

Cwrddyd wnes â hen gymydog
Un o’r bradwyr dauwynebog

Cynta’ peth ofynnais iddo
“Sut mae caru merch a’i chario?”

“Rho di heibio’i chwmni flwyddyn,”
“Daw i’th garu bob yn ronyn,”

Fe wnes gyngor ‘r hen ffwl hynny,
Am flwyddyn rhois i heibio’i chwmni

Es i’n ôl ymhen y flwyddyn
Gan feddwl cawn ei chwmni wedyn

Y ferch atebsai, ‘n hawdd ei deall,
“Ffaelest ti â chael neb arall?”

“Cer di ‘mhell! Na ddeua’n agos!”
“Rwy’n priodi cyn pen wythnos!”

Un ferch arall nid wy’n ‘mofyn,
Hi oedd ‘y nghariad er yn blentyn

Es i’r ardd i ddewis powsi
Heibio’r “Lemons”, heibio’r lili,

Heibio’r “Pink” a’r “New Carnation”
Powsi ges o ddynad poethon

Rhosyn gwyrdd yng ngardd y gardner
Ac enw hwn yw “Caru’n Ofer”


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