Sing4Wales

Subject: Sing4Wales
From: Chris in Portland
Date: 27 Jan 07 - 03:06 PM

Really loving to sing along with the Welsh songs on YouTube -
search on "Sing4Wales" - hoping that the effort produces more great music videos, and increases awareness for the needs of the Welsh community. Especially like Meinir's arrangement of Ar Hyd Y Nos - great camera shots so now I can work on it too.
Diolch yn fawr to all those involved.
Chris yn Portland

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: mg
Date: 27 Jan 07 - 04:28 PM

could you make us some clickies...I love Welsh singing. mg

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: Chris in Portland
Date: 27 Jan 07 - 04:50 PM

clickies-R-us
Sing4Wales

hwyl, Chris

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: mg
Date: 27 Jan 07 - 04:56 PM

is taht Portland Oregon or Portland Maine or Portland somewhere else? There are some good NW USA Welsh sings. or were. mg

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: Chris in Portland
Date: 28 Jan 07 - 12:28 AM

we're in OR - services at the old Welsh Bryn Seion church will be at 11am tomorrow - we'll be singing the great Welsh hymns. Our gymanfa is the last Sunday in June for the last 80 years or so.
Chris

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Jan 07 - 12:44 AM

Thanks for posting this. Lovely...really enjoying it, even if I can't translate what they are singing, except Ar Hyd y Nos.

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 28 Jan 07 - 08:12 AM

Last week saw the funeral of My ex-Scout Leader (also co-member of our local church choir).
Several past members of the choir returned for the day, and we gave him a rousing send-off with a service which included two Welsh hymns;
Diadem (All Hail The Pow'r of Jesu's Name) and
Rachie (I Bob Un Sydd Ffyddlon/Who is on the Lord's side)

A pleasure to sing, if only the occasion were a better one

CHEERS
Nigel

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: mg
Date: 28 Jan 07 - 05:12 PM

Diadem is probably the most awesome hymn there is, sung to the Welsh hymn. I have seen it (thankfully not heard it) to another tune.

Let us know when the June event nears. mg

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: GUEST,Aran Jones
Date: 31 Jan 07 - 04:37 AM

katlaughing - if you go to Sing4Wales.com instead of just the YouTube listings, you'll find all the words as well - in Welsh and English...:-)

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: Chris in Portland
Date: 31 Jan 07 - 03:04 PM

The site is just up and really great.
The Welsh Society of Portland (OR) is having its 100th St. David's Day celebration on March 3. My group - Hwp-La - will be singing Lleucu Llwyd, Ar Hyd Y Nos, Penrhyn Llyn and A Miner's Life. I'll be working on Meinir's great arrangement of Ar Hyd Y Nos.
If you're in the area, dewch mewn a dweud eich dwued.
Chris yn Portland

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: wysiwyg
Date: 31 Jan 07 - 10:16 PM

Did you see/hear these at YouTube??????!!!!!

YouTube Search Result, from which you can click three different videos to play.

Ms. Sian James sings and plays a BIG ole harp. The vid pix look all the same for the three entries, but there are three different songs. (It's too few!!!!)

~Susan

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: wysiwyg
Date: 31 Jan 07 - 10:25 PM

Siân James is the most celebrated and modern of traditional singers in Wales. Four Albums on Sain Records, Caernarfon, one on BBC Worldwide, her first on her own label Bos Records, and a five part T.V. series by S4C (channel 4 in Wales) have been produced dedicated to her music.

Two full length MP3s there and some RealAudio as well.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: Splott Man
Date: 01 Feb 07 - 04:08 AM

Chris in Portland,

I hope your singing A Miner's Life the Welsh way - to the tune of Calon Lan.

8-)

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: GUEST,Maya
Date: 11 Dec 07 - 04:24 AM

Does anyone know where I can find the welsh lyrics to Diadem?

Thanks!

Subject: RE: Sing4Wales
From: sian, west wales
Date: 11 Dec 07 - 05:03 AM

Cyduned y nefolaidd gor
A llwythau dynolryw, (X2)
I ganu'n llon a llafar lef
Mai _cariad_ ydyw Duw.

Eglura gwirioneddau'r Gair,
A'i drugareddau gwiw, (X2)
Ac angau Crist dros euog ddyn,
Mai _cariad_ ydyw Duw.

Fy enaid clwyfus, na lesgha,
Mae modd i wella'th friw (X2);
Mae achos da i ddweyd bob dydd
Mai _cariad_ ydyw Duw.


The heavenly choir joins together
with the tribes of men
To sing joyfully and shout
That God is Love.

It is made clear through the truths of the Word
And its worthy compassion,
And the passion of Crist for the sake of guilty man
That God is Love.

My wounded soul, be not weak,
There is a way to heal your wound;
There is good cause to say each day
That God is Love.

OK - not well translated (by me) and worth remembering that they are words 'of their time'; written by the Welsh poet known as "Gomer" (1773 - 1825). The _underscored_ word in the last line is the one that would be repeated.

The tune isn't Welsh - Diadem was composed by James Ellor (1819-1899, born in Lancashire and died in USA.

There would be mutinies at a North American cymanfa ganu if this hymn was left off the programme.

But I must say that I don't DISlike the other 2 tunes which are connected with the words - Coronation, and Miles Lane. They're all in cyberhymnal.org.

sian