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Thread #70693   Message #1209171
Posted By: sian, west wales
17-Jun-04 - 11:30 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Mentra Gwen, neu Cwynfau y Wraig Weddw
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mentra Gwen, neu Cwynfau y Wraig Weddw
I'm not familiar with those particular words, but they sound like mid-Victorian. They were pumping them out 15 to the dozen back then. I love that, "Tyrd, gad i ni ymglymu" which (I'm hoping) had a completely different 'ring' to it in past times. (Come, let's get stuck together?)

Was the book for a Chicago Gymanfa, then? There used to be a huge Welsh contingent in that area who held events until fairly recently ...

Mae'n haf hyfryd yng Nghymru hefyd! Be' diawl sy'n bod???!!!

sian