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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.

sian