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Thread #117180   Message #2521644
Posted By: Artful Codger
21-Dec-08 - 03:53 PM
Thread Name: How Green Was My Valley (songs)
Subject: How Green Was My Valley (songs)
Can you help to identify the songs in the film "How Green Was My Valley", correlating them to the scenes in which they occur? I was able to identify a few from my limited knowledge, and also found a list of most of them at the Turner Classic Movies site. Some are listed by English names, although I only recall two songs being sung in English ("God Save the Queen" and "Here's a man won't get drunk"--is that it's real title?)

So, if you could match songs with the scenes (preferably using the times I outline below), and provide Welsh names where TCM only provided the English, it would be a big help.

Here's TCM's list of titles (and credits):
"I Saw a Tiny Streamlet" by Owain Alaw
"The Sixpence," composer undetermined.
"Cwm Rhondda" music by John Hughes, lyrics by Rev. William Williams
"Calon Lan" music by John Hughes, Welsh lyrics by Gwyrosydd
"Myfanwy-Arabella" music by Joseph Parry, Welsh lyrics by Mynyddag
"God Save the Queen" music lyrics by Henry Carey
"Penpark" music by J. T. Rees, Welsh lyrics by Charles Wesley, arranged by Tudor Williams
"Bryn Calfaria" music by William Owen, Welsh lyrics by Rev. William Williams
"Llef" music lyrics by G. H. Arfon
"Hob I Deri Dando" Welsh folk song, new Welsh lyrics by Tudor Williams
"Men of Harlech" "Llwyn Onn" "Mochyn Du" "Mentra Gwen" Welsh folk songs
"Peter O'Pea" Irish folk song.


Here's the scenes in which songs occur, listed with the timing on the DVD I saw:

0:05 ??: Title music
3.50 ??: Men walking home from mines
12:00 ??: Wedding: walking up the aisle
13:40 Llwyn on (The Ash Grove): Wedding: procession out of the church
14.10 ??: wedding: bringing out the cake
15.15 Here's a man won't get drunk: wedding celebration
16:00 Mochyn du (The Black Pig): Wedding celebration
34.50 Mentra gwen (The stars in heaven are bright): serenading mother on recovery
36.05 ??: same scene, mother at door
48:30 God Save the Queen: in church, after receipt of royal invitation
53.10 ??: hymn in church
1.05:38 ??: Angharad's wedding procession (same as an earlier song?)
1.20:17 ??: Death of Ivor
1.27:10 ??: Men walking to mine
1.41:40 ??: hymn
1.52:10 ??: descent into mine after the explosion
1.56:xx ??: ascent from the mine with the body
1.56:45 ??: ending
1.57.52 ??: film credits

Thanks! (And I suspect some others will thank you as well.)