GWLAD! GWLAD! PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD.
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These words are the emotive climax of the Welsh National Anthem.
I will be supporting Wales against France this weekend because I liked the way Wales played against Ireland, and also because I have some Welsh ancestors. But I don't want to just claim Welshness for the day based on that. I would rather actually show some appreciation for it, and learning to sing in an obscure and difficult language will do just that. So I am going to apply my skills at learning little bits of language to learning to sing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.
Just FYI, here are the lyrics in Cymraeg.
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd,
Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Gwlad! Gwlad! Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.
And here they are translated into English.
The land of my fathers is dear unto me,
Old land where the minstrels are honoured and free:
Its warring defenders, so gallant and brave,
For freedom their life's blood they gave
Home! Home! True I am to my home!
While seas secure, this land so pure,
O may our old language endure.
It is rousing stuff, especially when belted out by tens of thousands of rugby fans. Of course, this is not to downplay the French National Anthem, which is pretty stirring too.
Allons enfants de la Patrie
Le jour de gloire est arrivé!
Contre nous de la tyrannie
L'étendard sanglant est levé
L'étendard sanglant est levé
Entendez-vous dans nos campagnes
Mugir ces féroces soldats?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras.
Egorger vos fils, vos compagnes!
Aux armes citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons
Or in English
I've always liked national anthems.
I had dinner last night with a friend who works for the US State Department on the Australia desk and who is visiting Canberra right now. She though Pushups Across America was a great idea.
YW: 100 24kg kettlebell swings, 100 pullups, max hand release pushups for remainder of 30 minutes. Total, 376 HRPU. Finisher, 25-20-15-10-5 row calories, bicep curls.
These words are the emotive climax of the Welsh National Anthem.
I will be supporting Wales against France this weekend because I liked the way Wales played against Ireland, and also because I have some Welsh ancestors. But I don't want to just claim Welshness for the day based on that. I would rather actually show some appreciation for it, and learning to sing in an obscure and difficult language will do just that. So I am going to apply my skills at learning little bits of language to learning to sing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.
Just FYI, here are the lyrics in Cymraeg.
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd,
Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Gwlad! Gwlad! Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.
And here they are translated into English.
The land of my fathers is dear unto me,
Old land where the minstrels are honoured and free:
Its warring defenders, so gallant and brave,
For freedom their life's blood they gave
Home! Home! True I am to my home!
While seas secure, this land so pure,
O may our old language endure.
It is rousing stuff, especially when belted out by tens of thousands of rugby fans. Of course, this is not to downplay the French National Anthem, which is pretty stirring too.
Allons enfants de la Patrie
Le jour de gloire est arrivé!
Contre nous de la tyrannie
L'étendard sanglant est levé
L'étendard sanglant est levé
Entendez-vous dans nos campagnes
Mugir ces féroces soldats?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras.
Egorger vos fils, vos compagnes!
Aux armes citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons
Or in English
Arise children of the fatherland
The day of glory has arrived
Against us tyranny's
Bloody standard is raised
The bloody standard is raised
Listen to the sound in the fields
The howling of these fearsome soldiers
They are coming into our midst
To cut the throats of your sons and consorts
To arms citizens
Form your battalions
March, march
Let impure blood
Water the furrows of our fields
I've always liked national anthems.
I had dinner last night with a friend who works for the US State Department on the Australia desk and who is visiting Canberra right now. She though Pushups Across America was a great idea.
YW: 100 24kg kettlebell swings, 100 pullups, max hand release pushups for remainder of 30 minutes. Total, 376 HRPU. Finisher, 25-20-15-10-5 row calories, bicep curls.
