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Thread #54515 Message #845197
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
11-Dec-02 - 11:26 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Aderyn Du / Y Deryn Du / Blackbird (Welsh
Subject: RE: Aderyn Du
The above reference gives: A EI DI'R DERYN DU
A ei di'r deryn du To my dearest love? O cais fy nghangen gu For I'm so deep in love. Ni welaf yn un man Such a damsel in my sight Â'r ferch mor lân o liw She is a beauty bright.
Mae'i gwallt yn felyn aur Just like a ring of gold A'i phryd fel eira gwyn The truth it must be told.
One might expect the alternate English/Welsh lines to be a translation, but this is clearly not the case. My translation would be extremely slow, but the first line would appear to be "I sent a blackbird"
As with Mary Humphries' comments above, this would appear to be another 'blackbird' song, also sourced from 'Barry' (T)