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Thread #25951   Message #309596
Posted By: Tegwyn
01-Oct-00 - 12:28 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Rule Britannia IN WELSH
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rule Britannia IN WELSH
Did not Bryn Terfel a couple of years or so ago sing a few verses of 'Rule Britannia' in Welsh at the Last Night of the Proms? I seem to recall that he was dressed in a Welsh rugby shirt, and held a rugby ball in his hand while he sang, and which he then tossed into the auditorium. Made me cringe. Other than those verses, probably cobbled together for the occasion, I doubt very much if a Welsh version exists. I have come across a 19th century obsequious translation of 'God Save the Queen', which should go down like a lead balloon at a Celtic evening. Tegwyn