The Welsh Dragon.
Flag of Wales.
Illustration: DINO
The Welsh National Anthem,
just before Wales beat England 30-3,
Saturday, 16 March 2013.
Available on YouTube at
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
is The Welsh National Anthem.
The tune and words were the work of the father and son team of
Evan James (1809 - 1878) and James James (1833 - 1902).
Cymraeg :
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion enwogion o fri
Ei gwrol ryfelwr, gwlad garwyr tra mad
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Gwlad Gwlad,
Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra mor yn fur i'r bur hoff bau
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau
English:
Land of my Fathers, O land of the free,
A land of poets and minstrels, famed men.
Her brave warriors, patriots much blessed,
It was for freedom that they lost their blood.
Wales ! Wales !,
I am devoted to my country.
So long as the sea is a wall to this fair beautiful land,
May the ancient language remain.
Welsh National Anthem.
Available on YouTube at
Cymraeg (Welsh): Baner Dewi Sant.
English: Flag of Saint David.
Image: August 2006.
Source: Altered from Image:Flag of Cornwall.svg.
Author: User:Stemonitis
(Wikimedia Commons)
Saint David's Day.
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Saint David's Day is on 1 March.
He brought Christianity to Wales in the 6th Century A.D.
Saint David (Dewi Sant) is The Patron Saint of Wales
and 1 March is The Welsh National Day.
This is an edited version of 'Songs of Praise' 24/02/2013.
The final song is sung by Rhys Meirion, in Welsh,
accompanied by a Traditional Welsh Harp.
The Welsh name for the City of Saint David's is Tyddewi.
Cymraeg (Welsh): Darlun o Ddewi Sant ar ffenestr lliw yng Nghapel Coleg
yr Iesu, Rhydychen. 19eg ganrif hwyr.
English: Stained-Glass Window in Jesus College Chapel, Oxford,
depicting Saint David. Late-19th-Century.
Photo: June 2006.
Source: Own work.
Author: Casper Gutman.
(Wikimedia Commons)
HAPUS DYDD GWYL DEWI.
HAPPY SAINT DAVID'S DAY.
The Welsh Flag.
Illustration: WALES ONLINE
