I was lucky enough to finally hear my 3 Little Welsh Songs performed, by the baritone James Atkinson and Gamal Khamis at the piano. The concert was hosted by the Boas Foundation in Marylebone, London, as part of the Ludlow English Song Weekend Preview Concert, featuring the music of Finzi, Vaughan Williams, and world premieres from Rhian Samuel and Dominic Wills.
Performed here by Thomas Benning Roberts (baritone)and Alex Norton (piano)
1. Lliwiau’r Hydref
Liwgar deg lygredigaeth, gwywar haf,
Gwrid darfodedigaeth,
Tywyn ôl y tân a aeth,
Amryliw wisg marwolaeth.
- Henry Lloyd (Ap Hefin)
Liwgar deg lygredigaeth, gwywar haf,
Gwrid darfodedigaeth,
Tywyn ôl y tân a aeth,
Amryliw wisg marwolaeth.
- Henry Lloyd (Ap Hefin)
2. Yr Hebog
Hed hebog fel dart heibio, -
a'i wguf Lygaid yn tanbeidio ;
Drwy y drain y dyry dro:
Nid oes gân lle disgynno.
- Eliseus Williams (Eifion Wyn)
Hed hebog fel dart heibio, -
a'i wguf Lygaid yn tanbeidio ;
Drwy y drain y dyry dro:
Nid oes gân lle disgynno.
- Eliseus Williams (Eifion Wyn)
3. Cyfnos
Y nos dywell yn distewi, - caddug
Yn cuddio Eryri,
Yr haul yng ngwely'r heli,
A'r lloer yn ariannu'r lli.
- Walter Davies (Gwalter Mechain)
Y nos dywell yn distewi, - caddug
Yn cuddio Eryri,
Yr haul yng ngwely'r heli,
A'r lloer yn ariannu'r lli.
- Walter Davies (Gwalter Mechain)
1. Autumn colours
Colourful, beautiful corruption — summer fades,
Blush of death,
The last flickers of fire are gone,
Multicoloured robes of death.
- Henry Lloyd (Ap Hefin)
Colourful, beautiful corruption — summer fades,
Blush of death,
The last flickers of fire are gone,
Multicoloured robes of death.
- Henry Lloyd (Ap Hefin)
2. The Hawk
A hawk flies past like a dark — with his
Glowering eyes burning fiercely;
Through the thorns he twists and turns
There is no song where he lands.
- Eliseus Williams (Eifion Wyn)
A hawk flies past like a dark — with his
Glowering eyes burning fiercely;
Through the thorns he twists and turns
There is no song where he lands.
- Eliseus Williams (Eifion Wyn)
3. Twilight
Silence brought by the dark night
Eryri’s mountains veiled by mist:
The sun in the bed of brine,
The moon silvering the water.
- Walter Davies (Gwalter Mechain)
Silence brought by the dark night
Eryri’s mountains veiled by mist:
The sun in the bed of brine,
The moon silvering the water.
- Walter Davies (Gwalter Mechain)