Myfanwy - Neath Choir (Welsh-English Lyrics)
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2010
- Myfanwy (a woman's name derived from annwyl, beloved) is a popular Welsh song, composed by Joseph Parry and first published in 1875. Parry wrote the music to lyrics written by Richard Davies ('Mynyddog'; 1833-77). Some sources say it was written with Parry's childhood sweetheart, Myfanwy Llywellyn, in mind, although the lyrics were probably inspired by the fourteenth-century love-story of Myfanwy Fychan of Dinas Brân, Llangollen and the poet Hywel ab Einion. That story was also the subject of the popular poem, 'Myfanwy Fychan' (1858), by John Ceiriog Hughes (1832-87).
The song, although now considered by some rather old-fashioned, is still a favourite with Welsh male voice choirs. You will find more information regarding the poem in this link :)
www.alangeorge.co.uk/JosephPar...
Just having a little weep. Thank you for posting.
Yvw :)
it's very powerful, isn't it. And I'm not even Welsh.
What is wrong with a big weep????????.
I am Welsh, so can you imagine how i feel, my Mother was always singing this in Welsh. I live in Africa and we listen to the song often. I even had a auntie with that name.
The most beautiful of Welsh songs Pure talent from a beautiful nation
Im Basque French and our male voice choir are very similar...Indeed my Grandad asked for Myfanwy to be be sang at his funeral..be assured everyone cried..its a song that breaks your heart but beautiful in the same moment. I'm 16 now and when my time arrives, this song will be sung...Celt Welsh and France Basque are very similar...Love to brother and sisters there from Arturo
I’m 17 this song will be sung at mine as well
@@jamiejenkins9096 It was sung at Grandad funeral along with Basque melodies. My Grandad went to Wales once and could talk to people it's very strange. If you are Welsh then I feel you are my brother, maybe the same tribe from a distance. Listen to Basque songs and you will feel it in your hert. Goodnight Jamie, I'm going to the bed
Love from Wales
Arturo, you are 19 now, and so wise. This song touches me deeply. I am 68, and at my funeral, I would like this song to be played, as well.
Thank you, Arturo.
Blessings.
@@scott4600 That is true. But I think he talks about the culture. Not literally.
If they don’t play this at my funeral… I’m not going!!!
😂
I’m an Englishman who has always loved this song, but I never knew the English translation; now, I love it even more. If, on hearing this, you don’t feel a lump in your throat and a wet tear on your cheek, then you must have a heart of stone.
David Alexander sing it in both Welsh and English
Scottish and love it ❤
Can't listen to this without tearing up. Beautiful voices. From Scotland. A fellow celt. Thank you my Welsh friends.
My father was laid to rest to this beautiful song.He was evacuated to Wales during the war and was a fluent Welsh speaker.RIP Dad.XX
Lovely message 🥰
A Cornish Male Voice Choir sang this song at our wedding back in 1968. We got married on a very tight budget and shared our reception room with them. Out of the blue they asked us if we would like them to sing for us. We are so glad we accepted! This song is so beautiful. My wife and I are still together. This song is very special to us.
good for you Roy you must've had a fantastic day
God bless you both!
what a fond memory from a wedding day.
There you go now making me tear up! If you read this, Happy 50th!! Blessings always!
Happy 50th!
littlesmew lol never call a Cornish man English. Their proud Celts. In fact their Celtic genes are shared with the Welsh.
It makes me wish I was Welsh! It's also capable of reducing most to tears without us even understanding the words! It's just so beautiful. It must be sung by a choir - a WELSH choir!
You can be an honorary Welsh person x
@@cynthiaknox9948 I'd like to see honorary Welshness officially granted to anyone who can feel it in their soul.
Hello from Greece :)
I love Wales and the Welsh people. You have such wonderful history and culture. I have visited Wales and it is abs beautiful. Nos da xx
Beautiful performance! Nothing is better than Welsh men singing!
I (an Italian-American) have loved this song ever since I first heard it sung by a Welsh choir in "How Green Was My Valley" (voted Best Picture of 1941). Simple, beautiful, very touching.
My favorite welsh of all time..if your soul doesn't feel this, then you may not have one
Every one has a soul because God created us like that but also he gave us all choice it's how we choose our choice thats the difference ... God bless u ....amen
Nah, I get what you're saying. It's a warmth that wraps itself around you. If you can't feel it, then you're pretty much dead inside.
I have just listened to this wonderful song. I left Wales nearly sixty years ago but the memories came flooding back. I am alone now mam and dad passed away some time ago and my two sisters departed last year. This song although sad says so much about love between two people and can lift the spirit.
Josh Burston hope your still here with us 😘😘
But you look young :)
I'm third generation Australian, but am privileged to have both Scottish and Welsh blood running through my veins. There must be something in the genes that causes one to have such an emotional response to the music from both countries. It is impossible not to get all choked up when listening to this
My dad had this played at his funeral, and as he was dying of dementia, could only hold on to my mums hand, his mafanwy. Thankyou guys for such a brilliant rendition.
Nat Thomas l
Nothing like a Welsh choir.
My sister Myfanwy died 2 years ago aged 60, I cry whenever I hear this song. So beautiful.
I love this song... So sad... tears my eyes every time... I am Scottish and I remember Aberfan in 1966 and the Aberfan Choir and the devastating effect it had... all those children..
I know how you feel Artur, the wierd thing is, before I came here I was listening to ''Amazing grace'' played by the Scottish Dragoon guards, and yes, I am a welshman, from the South Wales valleys, and it got me close to tears, as this one does. Something very beautiful about Scottish and Welsh music.
@@Loverboy19691 Yep......in Scotland it's pipe music which "does it" for me, England it's a top notch brass band, and from Wales it's singing like this. ALL Welsh folk seem to be able to sing and i'm English and cannot sing a single note in tune!! Myfanwy is something pretty special......no idea exactly what but every time i hear it it tugs like fury at the heart and i FEEL it in my soul.
My late dad was at aberfan and he loved this song so much he used to cry every time he heard it it deeply affected him all his life🏴
My grandfather was a welsh speaker although born in Australia not long after his parents arrived here, the house that my father grew up in was called Myfwayny , his given name was Rhys and we played Men of Harlech at his funeral, and I am proud of my welsh heritage
Today, I've been reading about what my ancestors ate. I've read about Scottish yesterday, & Scandinavian and Welsh today. I saw Myfanwy and looked it up on youtube. I listened, read the lyrics. Truly a tear came and slid down my face. Beautiful, inspiring song. Married people should listen to this and remember they love their spouse. I'm gonna show my wife more affection. Thank you to the author of the poem.
One of my favourite welsh songs there is no choir in the world like the welsh
sally matthews very very true
Wonderful Tears every time remembering our Dad
A truly beautiful song sang in a language' almost the whole of Britain once spoke There is a bit of Celtic in most of the British people
I and my wife Iva are crying listening to this beauty. This is something really special. I am a singer in a big choir here in Zagreb, Croatia, I'll aks our maestro to insert this song in our repertoir, although we are mixed with ladies. I was born and I raised in Split, Dalmatia. I used to sing in typical Dalmatian singing groups (up to 8 people), and this music is very close to my heart. There is some similarity, I would say. Please try to enter "Pismo moja klapa Lucica" and you will hear why.
Ranko Mladina
Yes, very similar, Ranko. :)
About a third of my blood may be Welsh (the largest portion I may add, alongside 🇮🇹), so i've undertaken the attempt to learn this beautiful language, and Songs certainly help a lot, pray for me that I can eventually be Fluent, love from America🇺🇸🏴, Cymru am Byth.
Beautiful song sung with great feeling. (your Celtic cousins in Cornwall)
My fiancée told me she no longer loved me just shy of two months ago... This song touched me more than any other I've ever heard
Years ago I lived in Hong Kong. The Welsh choir was at a dinner/dance thingy......I asked them to sing Myfanwy.....they stood in a circle around me and sang it.....Those minor chords make me weep.
I'm a Scot born and bred but listening to Welsh male voice choirs never fails to thrill me.
Aileen Lightbody it’s because you’re family my Celtic Cousine.
Each section has its own: Scotland has some stirring tunes, and some lovely gentle ones like the Eriskay. Even England has some good tunes! But the Welsh male voice tradition (including its diaspora) is indeed something special.
There are three verses to the poem, 'Myfanwy'. When all are read, it tells a story of a young man who falls in love with a girl called Myfanwy. She also loves him but only tentatively, promising herself to him. She falls out of love, he knows not why, leaving him heartbroken. He wishes her the best & along life but not wanting her hand in marriage, if he is not in her heart, he only wants to hold her hand once more, to say farewell. She played with his heart & left it broken.
Every time I need a little reminder of why I'm proud to be Welsh I listen to Myfanwy. One of the most beautiful melodies ever written & sung by a male voice choir.....heaven! Thanks for posting a great version Dicey.
It is true there are no finer voices in the world than our Welsh brothers, when it comes to songs sung in any language, and particularly their own wonderful Welsh language. I never hear this song without weeping and I am but an Englishman. It is simply wonderful.
My father used to play this when I was young. I'm 74 now and wish I appreciated it as much then as I do now.
Something about the emotion that the Welsh always put into their choral singing, that is second to none. Simply superb!
Absolutely beautiful. There's nothing that beats a Welsh Male Voice choir, and i live in hope that one visits my part of the world.
So proud to be a full welsh 🏴
Thanks for this, I am welsh and live in Neath and it reminded me of when I saw The Jones Choir sing it in South Africa and the tears of hiraeth flowed down my cheeks like a waterfall.
Wonderful harmony. Left Wales when I was 17 for Canada and still the music fills my heart with a longing for the Welsh mountains, for the music in the Welsh voices, and the ever kindness and good humour of the Welsh.
I was a child in London when this tragedy happened, but I remember feeling sadder than I ever had been before. I have lived in Wales for the last 30 years and the sadness will never be forgotten in this beautiful country. I am sorry you had to go through such a horrible time.
How can listen to such a beautiful song without tears in your eyes. Sing on Wales.
I love this song and was born in Wales. Some of my great great grandparents were drovers from Carmarthenshire and some came over from Ireland to escape the potato famine others came from Dorset to work in the Iron Works. They all experienced hardship and because of the mixture of their genes I consider my self British. But I live and work in Wales, holiday in Wales and wouldn't want it any other way.
I first heard this at a friends funeral in Wales, It tells how a woman (Myfanwy), onced wooed her lover with her sweet words, but then for some reason she fell out of love with him, and her eyes were dark and filled with anger, but he's still was very much in love with her. He wishes her well and that the sun shine on her all her life. She has obviously died, and he asks for her hand one last time before he bids her a final Farewell. It's very moving the words are almost haunting and you don't need to speak Welsh to appreciate the beautiful love song, performed by an amazing Neath Welsh Male Voice Choir. Thank you for this, and I will forever have memories of this at my friends' funeral.
The sweetest Welsh love song, never fails to bring a tear
This is pure gold, gentlemen! Nothing... NOTHING beats an all-male voice choir. Goosebumps!! Thank you. I am part of an all-male choir here in Sri Lanka that celebrates 25 years tomorrow with a Thanksgiving Service. We will be singing Llanfair by the way and for the record, we do quite a few Welsh songs and hymns over here. The English words though.. :)
I shall have this at my funeral in tribute to my Welsh ancestors and my aunt Myfanwy who passed away aged 18 x
Makes me remember my Welsh father who died when I was a teenager. We spent so many weeks every year on holiday in South Wales.
Born in Gibraltar, raised in England, but I can almost feel my long gone, dear old Nain and Taid gently touch me on the shoulder when I hear such music this...
Makes me proud to be Welsh listening to this goose bumps the lot !!!!!! I think of my heritage my grandfather's minning days and old days gone by......
One of the best songs ever to come out of the land of song (Wales)
My grandfather was a Welshman. My dad, his son, taught me to sing.
There is nothing as strong or moving as a Welsh choir.
Beautiful sound, brings tears toy eyes every time and think of my Father who was a very proud Welshman. RIP
Like you i think of dad when i hear this as this was his favourite.
My grandfather born of welsh immigrants in Ballarat in 1868 named the house that my dad was raised Myfanwy
This is surely one of the most beautiful things on UA-cam.
(Ron Shaw, Perth Male Voice Choir)
Crazy, in just over 4 years time, this amazing song will be 150 years old. Just let that sink in. 150 years old
My 3 year old daughter falls asleep to this. By far my favourite Welsh song.
My dad was a member of the Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir. He always joked that he would want this played at his funeral and he got his wish when many of them attended and they sang it at the service at my Mum's request. That was 40 years ago. I still can't listen to it without crying.
Beautiful memory Ian at such a sad time...If you look at Eli Jenkins Prayer in my videos this also was sang by the Neath Male Voice Choir whom all attended and sang at my dads funeral as he was a Tenor with them, Im sure you will like it, though like yourself I personally find it very difficult to listen too without shedding a tear :)
I have no Welsh blood but I believe I have some Welsh spirit! I love the music.
This is beautiful. I live in the USA but I'm from Cardiff. It does my heart good to listen to such wonderful music and to be reminded that there is nothing better than a Welsh male-voice choir. Thank you for posting.
Something else.proud Welsh man 🏴
Thank you for sharing this and adding the English translation,i have always thought that this was a beautiful and romantic song but now i understand the words ,its even more lovely.
Amy Baker Yvw
Last few days I have been feeling homesick while I been living here in America. THIS hit it hard
This is a gorgeous rendition of my very favorite song, which I first heard in the film
“How Green Was My Valley.” I cannot stop the tears from welling up in my eyes. Simply
touching, spiritual, and beautiful! Thank You!
a small choir sang this when dad was buried in a small welsh village 30 years ago
I miss dad , this beautiful lament takes me right back home
Magical rendition of an extraordinary song. Perfection like Wales and it's people!
Diolch cariad :) x
Ellemental Madazelle
Greetings from Malta aWelshman living here still loves Welsh choirs,love to hear Myfanwy dificult to say which is the best.
Thanks for adding this wonderful song...a favorite of my late husband Ted...to you dearheart.
Yvw :)
I may not be Welsh but every time I hear myfanwy or the Welsh national anthem I get a lump in my throat and goose bumps down my arms . Nothing in my mind can beat a Welsh male voice choir . Please don't let the tradition dye out .
I play this beautiful love song daily .each time I am very deeply moved
a classic, tragic love story from 14th century Dinas Brân, Llangollen, told 5 centuries laterwith the singer questioning why such deep love turned to hate then indifference, but although her rejection still wanting her to be truly happy and blessed for the rest of her days. still happening today😪
Too true. Still happening with me and a very special secondary school friend, Elisabeth.
oh my God how right you are. i feel it in every pore every day
Or even apart from the first sentence, leaving no hatred; then why? Oh why, God who knows our hearts? Why must we be so far apart now? After three years, hearing this song brings back the farewell with unexpected, terrible clarity!
If there is one piece of music I bring to mind when I think of my cousin & her husband in mid-Wales, at this difficult time, it is this. And only a Welsh male voice choir singing it! Stay Safe, remember: hands - face - space!
Both my Nain and Taid had this song played at their funerals. Sad to me its a funeral song. My Taid to sing in a male voice choir in Caenarfon, used to send shivers down my spine when we heard them sing xx
Breaks my heart every time. The most beautiful sentiments ever, for the loved one's blessing. True love.
As a Scot I love all music but there’s nothing like a great welsh choir and this song is so beautiful just crying my eyes out listening to it thanks for posting this
Reaching for the tissues about a line in. Like everyone else I expect. Beautiful.
This is truly one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard
I am crying 😢.to all the nice people stay safe Lyn
This music is giving me great feelings. Sounds heavenly!!!
Every time I hear this Song of Loss, I cry. It brings back loving memories of my mother, Myfanwy (nee) Roberts.
One of my granddaughters is named, Lily-Anne Myfanwy, in honour of my mother.
So in essence, she lives.
That's truly beautiful.
Beautiful. Haunting. Pure spirit. A privilege to listen to.
Brings tears to a glass eye
Absolutely perfect. Thank you. The one song that guarantees a lump in your throat every time. My name might be Scottish, but I am Welsh, this is one of my favourite reminders of home.
My eye's fill with tear's my throat has a lump in it very time I here this beautiful Welsh song ❤😢
Over the years, how many tears have been shed (including mine) when listening to this song? Beautiful!!
The greatest love song ever and always will be just pure emotion so glad my choir sings this
I always thought that the Welsh could sing this choir is well famous all over the world Thanks for letting me understand what they are singing I also sing in many choirs and have sung in Wales Thanks again
I've just listened to this on Radio 4's Soul Music. Achingly beautiful whether you understand the language or not.
THAT'S the word I was looking for - 'achingly'. Truly.
Im from neath living further up the valleys now to hear music like this from my home town just class well done all envolved
There's nothing quite like the soft and encompassing sound of many powerful voices singing together softly. The tone, and rich tapestry of sound - it's thrilling. And it takes a very skilled choir to deliver such a delicate performance. Thanks for sharing this gem here.
this song is so sad yet so beautiful ..love the choir
My Dad was half Welsh his mum, my Grandma was a Parry from Swansea. He had a wonderful singing voice.
Love this Neath Male Voice Choir.
made me cry and I am 75 and english
I am 77, English and equally moved. Wonderful.
I am english and 75 i cry also allways think of auntie salley at deganwy
I'm 74 and Welsh and it ALWAYS makes me cry. Are you sure you have no Welsh in you? You obviously have poetry in the soul, which makes you a Deputy Welshman!
I'm 42 and Spanish...cried all the same
Thanks Wales.From Martyn.England.
Indescribably soulful.
Thank you, Wales, for giving the world the treasure of your lives.
Hola from México. The plot of one episode from Midsomer Murders, with DCI Tom Barnaby, woke me up to the music and the depth of Welsh people.
Will visit soon!
It's a fabulous rendition of a beautiful song - pure poetry.
The only true love song there is. A song of sacrifice for one you love, because of love. Ballads fall into pale insignificance before the beauty and heart of this most beautiful of songs.
I believe Ray Davies called this "The most beautiful love song in the world".
This song remains us of a wunderfull and special holiday in Llandudno.
We met such a lovely people.and we are greatfull to know Rita and John.
Love from Holland
My mams middle name is myfanwy..The song moves me to tears xx just beautiful. Proud to be welsh.
Ich verstehe kein Wort, aber das Lied ist wunderschön.
So gefühlvoll.
Richard gibt es eine Uebersetzung auf Englisch untern. Aber ja, es ist wonderschoen. MFG aus wales.
Danke, Gruß nach Wales ?
Cry every time! Unbelievably touching! Xxxxxx
I only have a little Welsh blood, but it all surges when I hear this.
You don't have to be Welsh to have you blood surge at the beauty of sound to this extraordinary song!
It's so beautiful. I'm in tears. Wonderful. Thanks for the upload.