Lyr Req: Cutty Wren/Hela'r Dryw - Windborne

Subject: Lyr Req: Cutty Wren/Hela'r Dryw - Windborne
From: GUEST,kettecat
Date: 21 Feb 25 - 04:33 PM

I'm looking for the lyrics to the Windborne version of the Cutty Wren/Hela'r Dryw, because I like how it combines a bit of both the English and the Welsh versions with the Never Beyond. However, I cannot find it on either their Patreon or any of their recorded material. Does it have another name for them?

Subject: ADD: The Never Beyond (Windborne)
From: GUEST
Date: 15 May 25 - 04:01 PM

Jeremy from Windborne here!
We call it simply The Never Beyond and the lyrics are as follows:

THE NEVER BEYOND

Where are you going? says Dibyn to Dobyn
Where are you going? says Richard to Robin
Where are you going? says John
Where do you go? says The Never Beyond

We go to the wood says Dibyn to Dobyn
We go to the wood says Richard to Robin
We go to the wood says John
Bound to the wood says the Never Beyond

What will you do there? says Dibyn to Dobyn
What will you do there? says Richard to Robin
What will you do there? says John
What will you do? says the Never Beyond

We’ll hunt the little wren says Dibyn to Dobyn
We’ll hunt the little wren says Richard to Robin
Hunt the little wren says John
         Hunting the king says the Never Beyond

And how will you hunt him? says Dibyn to Dobyn
How will you hunt him? says Richard to Robin
How will you hunt him? says John
Join in the hunt says the Never Beyond

With sticks and with stones says Dibyn to Dobyn
With sticks and with stones says Richard to Robin
With sticks and with stones says John
Sticks and stones! says the Never Beyond

And how will you bear him? says Dibyn to Dobyn
How will you bear him? says Richard to Robin
How will you bear him? says John
How do you bear him? says the Never Beyond

A cart and a horse says Dibyn to Dobyn
A cart and a horse says Richard to Robin
A cart and horse says John
A cart for a king says the Never Beyond

How will you serve him? says Dibyn to Dobyn
How will you serve him? says Richard to Robin
How will you serve him? says John
Serve him at supper says the Never Beyond

Who’ll come to dinner says Dibyn to Dobyn
And who’s at the feast says Richard to Robin
Who’s at the table says John
Who gets to eat?

Eyes to the blind says Dibyn to Dobyn
Wings to the chained says Richard to Robin
Ribs to the poor says John
To each their due says the Never Beyond

So where are you going? says Dibyn to Dobyn
And where are you going? says Richard to Robin
Where are you going? says John
And what will you do? says The Never Beyond


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cutty Wren/Hela'r Dryw - Windborne
From: sian, west wales
Date: 15 May 25 - 10:05 PM

Ble rwyt ti'n mynd? Meddai Dibyn wrth Dobyn.
Ble rwyt ti'n mynt? Meddai Rhisiart wrth Robin.
Ble rwyt ti'n mynd? Meddai John.
Ble rwyt ti'n mynd? Meddai'r Never Beyond.

Rwy'n mynd tua'r coed, meddai Dibyn wrth Dobyn etc.

Be' wnei di yno? ....

Lladd y dryw bach ....

Efo be' lladdi di o?

Efo twca a mynawyd ...


That goes up to details of what he will kill him with, although the Welsh use a cleaver and an awl. There are several versions of wren songs; this one was collected from Dr Mostyn Lewis, Gresffordd and he learned it from his father who was from Rhuthun.

sian