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Thread #8079 Message #1317601
Posted By: sian, west wales
05-Nov-04 - 08:30 AM
Thread Name: New words for the 12 days of Christmas
Subject: RE: New words for the 12 days of Christmas
Not what anyone actually wants BUT ...
Y cyntaf dydd o'r Gwyliau Fy nghariad anfonodd i mi:
(On the first day of Christmas My love sent to me)
Betrisen ar y pren gerllyg. A partridge in a pear tree. Dwy golomen ddof, Two tame doves Tair iâr Ffrainc Three french hens Pedwar aderyn ffeind, Four gentle birds Pum modrwy aur, Five gold rings Chwe gŵydd yn fyw, Six live geese Saith alarch yn nofio Seven swans a-swimming Wyth mul yn rasio Eight mules a-racing (!) Naw tarw yn rhuo Nine bulls a-bellowing (!!) Deg my ladi yn dawnsio, Ten 'my-ladies' dancing Un drym ar ddeg yn drymio, Eleven drums drumming Deuddeg my lord yn campio. Twelve 'my-lords' a-sporting.
Tune is completely different too. There's another Welsh one that features a parrot instead of a partridge. Go figure.