Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
English: Old Land of My Fathers | |
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![]() The earliest version of "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" in the hand of the composer, James James, 1856 | |
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Lyrics | Evan James, 1856 |
Music | James James, 1856 |
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Piano version |
"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (say: hen wlahd və NAD-y, meaning "Old Land of My Fathers") is the national anthem of Wales. In January 1856, the words of the song were written by Evan James, and his son James James composed a tune for the song.[1][2]
Lyrics
[change | change source]Current official
[change | change source]Welsh version
[change | change source]Words of the song in Welsh[3][4] | Pronunciation of these words using the IPA | Translation of these words into English |
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I | 1 | I |
English versions
[change | change source]Alfred Graves version[5] | William Williams version[6] | John Owen version[7] |
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O Land of my fathers, O land of my love, | The land of my fathers is dear to me, | Оh! Land of my fathers, the land of the free, |
Patagonian variant
[change | change source]A Patagonian variant called "Gwlad Newydd y Cymry" (say: glad NEHW-idh ə kəm-rih, meaning "New Country of the Welshmen") was written by Lewis Evans, a Welsh immigrant to Y Wladfa.
Welsh words | English words |
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I | I |
Related pages
[change | change source]- Bro Goth Agan Tasow, the anthem of Cornwall (uses the same tune)
- Bro Gozh ma Zadoù, the anthem of Brittany (uses the same tune)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Welsh National Anthem wales.com. Welsh Government. 2014.
- ↑ Welsh anthem – The background to Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau. Wales history. BBC Cymru Wales. 1 December 2008.
- ↑ "BBC Wales - Music - National Anthem - Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". BBC. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ↑ "Welsh national anthem". Wales. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ↑ The Sea Kingdoms: The History of Celtic Britain and Ireland Moffat, Alistair. Birlinn Limited. 12 August 2011.
- ↑ The Celtic Festival Goes to Wales (PDF). The Cherry Creek Chorale. 11 March 2016.
- ↑ Gems of Welsh Melody. A Selection of popular Welsh Songs, with English and Welsh words; specimens of Pennillion Singing, after the manner of North Wales; and Welsh National Airs, ancient and modern ... for the Pianoforte or Harp, with Symphonies and Accompaniments by J. Owen, etc. Owen, John (1862). I. Clarke.