Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau

" Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd,
Tros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed."

http://www.madog.org/dysgwyr/caneuon/can05.html



"The tune Glan Rhondda (Banks of the Rhondda) was composed by James James (Iago Ap Ieuan, 1833-1902), a harpist who often played in the inns of Pontypridd, one day in January 1856 as he walking along the river bank in his hometown.

On returning home he sang it to his father, Evan James (Ieuan Ap Iago, 1809-1878), asking him to write some words for it. By the following day Evan had completed three verses."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/anthem/pages/background.shtml



""Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (pronounced [heːn ˈwlaːd vəˈn̥adaɨ], usually translated as "Land of My Fathers", but literally old country of my fathers) is, by tradition, the National anthem of Wales. The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James, both residents of Pontypridd, Glamorgan, in January 1856. The earliest written copy survives and is part of the collections of the National Library of Wales."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen_Wlad_Fy_Nhadau