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This Welsh folk song was collected by Mary Davies of Cardiff in 1908, from the singing of David Evans, who in turn had heard it sung by Thomas Elias (Y Bardd Coch), a travelling tailor, in 1828
lyrics
)Dacw ‘nghariad lawr yn y berllan
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
O na bawn i yno fy hunan
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
Dacw’r tŷ a dacw’r ‘sgubor
Dacw’r ddrws y beudy’n agor
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl a
l Dacw’r dderwen wych ganghennog
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
Golwg arni sydd dra serchog
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
Mi arhosaf yn ei chysgod
Nes daw ‘nghariad, daw fy nghariad
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
Mi arhosaf yn ei chysgod
Nes daw ‘nghariad, daw fy nghariad
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
Dacw’r delyn, dacw’r tannau
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
Beth wyf gwell, heb neb i’w chwarae?
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
Dacw’r feinwen hoenus fanwl
Beth wyf nes heb gael ei meddwl?
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
Dacw’r feinwen hoenus fanwl
Beth wyf nes heb gael ei meddwl?
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
(Translation)
There’s my love down in the orchard
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
Oh, how I wish I was there myself
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
There’s the house and there’s the barn
There’s the cowshed door open Ffaldi radl idl al,
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
There’s the great branchy oak
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
It’s got a very pleasant look
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
I will wait in its shade
Until my love comes, comes my love
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
I will wait in its shade
Until my love comes, comes my love
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
There’s the harp, there are the strings
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
What’s the good with no one to play it?
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
There’s the lively, careful maiden
How much closer am I to winning her?
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
There’s the lively, careful maiden
How much closer am I to winning her?
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Ffaldi radl idl al,
Tw rymdi ro rymdi radl idl al
credits
from Entwined,
released April 25, 2016
Traditional - arranged and produced by Ben Heneghan and Ian Lawson.
Vocals: Siobhán Owen
Saxophone: Joe Northwood
Drums: Paolo Adamo
Double bass: Aidan Thorne
Piano: Ben Heneghan
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