Mary, the song is firmly in the penillion tradition so it's likely to have as many floating verses as any other kind. If they get sandwiched between what *might* have been original verses, I suppose that's no surprise. As we've just now shown, meanings get lossed with time so continuity can get a bit woolly.

I don't think there's any suggestion that all young men were buried by the sea. The fact that 'blodau' is plural, doesn't (apparently!) mean that it's referring to a group of men - blodau'r meibion is the one person, or that's how it's been explained to me. (Similarly, if you know Titrwm Tatrwm, one verse ends "Mi gofleidiwn flodau'r rhos, pe byddwn agos ati." "I would embrace the Flowers of the Moorland if I were but close to her.")

Re: the sea, I guess the 'voice' of the song is a coastal dweller so the song is from that perspective. Something in the back of my head seems to say that this was an Anglesey song ... but I'd need to check on that. Hard to get away from the sea there!

Banj - I think your Carreg Wastad was probably just a thumping big flat stone, or plateau, yes? BTW - Mered DID remember you! Was really chuffed that you remembered the show!

sian