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Thread #34516 Message #3403902
Posted By: Owen Woodson
13-Sep-12 - 11:15 AM
Thread Name: ADD: Rhondda song from the big hewer
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the big hewer
It's actually a Welsh choir that sings the bit in Welsh. What they are singing is called Sosban Fach.
Here's a Welsh text and an English translation.
Welsh English (literal translation)
Mae bys Meri-Ann wedi brifo, Mary-Ann has hurt her finger,
A Dafydd y gwas ddim yn iach. And David the servant is not well.
Mae'r baban yn y crud yn crio, The baby in the cradle is crying,
A'r gath wedi sgrapo Joni bach. And the cat has scrammed little Johnny.
Sosban fach yn berwi ar y tân, A little saucepan is boiling on the fire,
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr, A big saucepan is boiling on the floor,
A'r gath wedi sgrapo Joni bach. And the cat has scratched little Johnny.
Dai bach y sowldiwr, Little Dai the soldier,
Dai bach y sowldiwr, Little Dai the soldier,
Dai bach y sowldiwr, Little Dai the soldier,
A gwt ei grys e mas. And his shirt tail is hanging out.
Mae bys Meri-Ann wedi gwella, Mary-Ann's finger has got better,
A Dafydd y gwas yn ei fedd; And David the servant is in his grave;
Mae'r baban yn y crud wedi tyfu, The baby in the cradle has grown up,
A'r gath wedi huno mewn hedd. And the cat is 'asleep in peace'.
Sosban fach yn berwi ar y tân A little saucepan is boiling on the fire,
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr A big saucepan is boiling on the floor,
A'r gath wedi huno mewn hedd. And the cat is 'asleep in peace'.
Dai bach y sowldiwr, Little Dai the soldier,
Dai bach y sowldiwr, Little Dai the soldier,
Dai bach y sowldiwr, Little Dai the soldier,
A gwt ei grys e mas. And his shirt tail is hanging out.
Aeth hen Fari Jones i Ffair y Caerau Old Mary Jones went to the fair in Caerau,
I brynu set o lestri de; To buy a tea set;
Ond mynd i'r ffos aeth Mari gyda'i But Mary and her teacups ended up in a ditch,
llestri
Trwy yfed gormod lawer iawn o 'de' Through the consumption of rather too much "tea".
Sosban fach yn berwi ar y tân A little saucepan is boiling on the fire,
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr A big saucepan is boiling on the floor,
A'r gath wedi huno mewn hedd. And the cat is 'asleep in peace'.