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Y Gwydr Glas

from Hand Made Heart by Broadoak

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Another traditional Welsh song. The title means 'The Blue Glass', but in the contrary spirit of languages everywhere, it's gwydr that means glass. The words are... not entirely logical. It's a nursery rhyme, we don't care.

lyrics

Os daw ‘nghariad yma heno, yma heno i guro’r gwydyr glas.
Rhowch ateb gweddus iddo, gweddus iddo, na atebwch mono’n gas
Nad ydyw’r ferch ddim gartre na’i h’wyllys da’n y tŷ,
Llanc ifanc o’r plwy aralI, o’r plwy arall sydd wedi mynd â hi.

Pe meddwn edyn eryr, edyn eryr, mi fyddwn lawer gwell
I hedeg at fy nghariad, at fy nghariad, sydd yn y gwledydd pell;
Dros diroedd maith a moroedd, gobeithio’i fod o’n iach
Rwy’n caru’r tir lIe cerddodd, tir lle cerddodd o wraidd fy nghalon fach.

Fy nghalon sydd cyn drymed, sydd cyn drymed a’r march sy’n dringo’r rhiw.
Wrth geisio bod yn llawen, bod yn llawen, ni fedrwn yn fy myw.
Mae’r esgid yn fy ngwasgu mewn man nas gwyddoch chi
A llawer gofid meddwl, gofid meddwl sy’n torrri nghalon i.

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from Hand Made Heart, released May 28, 2022
Trad. arr. Broadoak

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Broadoak Wales, UK

Chris Kay (voice, keyboard, whistle)
Peter Kay (voice, guitars, knob twiddling)
Wendy Lewis (violin, voice, knitting)

We live in West Wales, and are very glad that we do.

Our website is www.broadoakfolk.com
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