#colli iaith

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ooh deantakesitinthecas go check out this

since we’re talking about welsh history and the like, that there is a poem by harri webb in song form with english translation. it’s a good expression of the attitude that was prevalent and growing in the 20th century that in a drive to modernise/anglicise wales was losing something - not really something tangible, but something important

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Colli Iaith - Heather Jones

Dyma'r gantores enwog Heather Jones yn canu'r gan eiconig 'Colli Iaith' (cerdd yn wreiddiol, gan Harri Webb) ar y rhaglen deledu 'Pethe' (S4C). Mae'r gerdd yn son am golli diwylliant Cymreig yn bennaf - "Colli iaith a cholli urddas, / Colli awen, colli barddas; / Colli coron aur cymdeithas / Ac yn eu lle cael bratiaith fas." Ond fe orffenai'r gerdd a gobaith: "Cael yn ôl o borth marwolaeth / Gân a ffydd a bri yr heniaith; / Cael yn ôl yr hen dreftadaeth / A Chymru’n dechrau ar ei hymdaith." Gwirioneddol hyfryd.

Here's the famous singer, Heather Jones singing the iconic song 'Colli Iaith' (Losing Language) - originally a poem, by Harri Webb, on the S4C show 'Pethe'. The song is mainly about the loss of Welsh culture - "Losing language and losing dignity, / Losing muse and losing bardism, / Losing the golden crown of society / And in its place a shallow debased language." But the song finishes with hope - "Getting back from the door of death / A song and faith and respect for the old language; / Getting back the old heritage / And Wales begins her own journey." Truly wonderful.

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Colli Iaith - Elin Fflur

Can/Song: Colli Iaith (Losing Language) Canwr/Singer: Elin Fflur Album: Cysgodion [Shadows] (Sain, 2004) Track: 7

Gwrandewch ar y gan yma / Listen to the song here Prynwch yr albwm yma / Buy the album here.

Geiriau: Colli iaith a cholli urddas, Colli awen, colli barddas; Colli coron aur cymdeithas Ac yn eu lle cael bratiaith fas. Colli'r hen alawon persain, Colli'r corau'n diasbedain Colli tannau'r delyn gywrain; Ac yn eu lle cael clebar brain. Colli crefydd, colli enaid, Colli ffydd yr hen wroniaid; Colli popeth glân a thelaid Ac yn eu lle cael baw a llaid. Colli tir a cholli tyddyn, Colli Elan a Thryweryn; Colli Claerwen a Llanwddyn A'r wlad i gyd dan ddŵr llyn. Cael yn ôl o borth marwolaeth Gân a ffydd a bri yr heniaith; Cael yn ôl yr hen dreftadaeth A Chymru'n cychwyn ar ei hymdaith. ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Losing language and losing dignity, Losing muse and losing bardism, Losing the golden crown of society And in its place a shallow debased language . Losing the old sweet-sounding strains, Losing the harp's skillful strings, Losing the resounding choirs And in its place the clamor of crows. Losing creed, losing soul Losing the faith of the old brave people, Losing everything pure and beautiful And in its place dirt and mud. Losing land and losing small-holdings, Losing Elan and Tryweryn, Losing Claerwen and Llanwyddyn And the whole country beneath a lake's water. Getting back from the door of death A song and faith and respect for the old language; Getting back the old heritage And Wales begins her own journey.

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Cael yn ôl o borth marwolaeth Gân a ffydd a bri yr heniaith; Cael yn ôl yr hen dreftadaeth A Chymru'n cychwyn ar ei hymdaith.

Colli Iaith, Harri Webb.

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Colli Iaith - Elin Fflur

Cerdd yw hon gan y bardd Harri Webb. Yma fe gaiff ei ganu gan y gantores, Elin Fflur. Daw'r gan oddi ar ei ail halbwm - 'Cysgodion'. Mae geiriau y gan neu'r gerdd ar gael y nisgrifiad y fideo ar You Tube.

This is a poem written by the poet Harri Webb. Here it is sung by the singer, Elin Fflur. The song can be found on the singer's second album, 'Cysgodion'. The lyrics to the song or the poem can be found in the video's description on You Tube.