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Thread #173909   Message #4222600
Posted By: sian, west wales
15-May-25 - 10:05 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Cutty Wren/Hela'r Dryw - Windborne
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cutty Wren/Hela'r Dryw - Windborne
Ble rwyt ti'n mynd? Meddai Dibyn wrth Dobyn.
Ble rwyt ti'n mynt? Meddai Rhisiart wrth Robin.
Ble rwyt ti'n mynd? Meddai John.
Ble rwyt ti'n mynd? Meddai'r Never Beyond.

Rwy'n mynd tua'r coed, meddai Dibyn wrth Dobyn etc.

Be' wnei di yno? ....

Lladd y dryw bach ....

Efo be' lladdi di o?

Efo twca a mynawyd ...


That goes up to details of what he will kill him with, although the Welsh use a cleaver and an awl. There are several versions of wren songs; this one was collected from Dr Mostyn Lewis, Gresffordd and he learned it from his father who was from Rhuthun.

sian