God bless the people of Wales on St David's Day

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Mae hen wlad fy nhadau (Welsh National Anthem)


St David
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Celebrated on March 1
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Monk. patron saint of Wales. Not a great deal is known about St David. The oldest written evidence about him come from Ireland, but there are legends about him as far afield as Brittany, Cornwall and Herefordshire. He was born some time in the 6th century, probably Henfynw in Cardiganshire. According to legend, he was the son of a local chieftain and founded twelve monasteries from Croyland to Pembrokeshire. He is also said to have gone on pilgrimage to Jerusalem where he was consecrated bishop.

St David took part in two councils at Brefi in Cardigan and at Caerleon. His emblem is a dove. This is said to have originated because of his harmonising work at the Brefi meetings.

David was known traditionally as ‘The Waterman’, perhaps because he and his monks were teetotallers. The original of St David’s day daffodil has been lost. The association of St David’s day with leeks (in Shakespeare’s Henry V) is another mystery.

There are over 50 ancient St David dedications and place names all in South Wales and many more in Devon, Cornwall and Brittany.

Several Irish saints are said to have been pupils of St David or to have come to visit him, and he seems to have had some influence on monastic developments in Ireland.
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St. David, pray for us and the people of Wales!

I love Calon Lan by those boys! The smiles on their faces as they are singing is a joy to watch!
 
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A Welsh choir sings Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer to the tune Cwm Rhondda, taken from the Welsh name for the Rhondda Valley .

The Rhonnda Valley in South Wales

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I probably listened to this 5 times today! It is so beautiful.
 
Diolch yn fawr…

Reminds me of singing hymns and arias at the rugby internationals in Cardiff.

My wife and I were in Wales a couple of years back when Wales were playing Australia and we got some tickets with family members as well. Having lived in Oz for over thirty years I wasn’t sure who I’d end up supporting. I was wearing both Welsh and Australian scarves.

When the Australian national anthem was played I belted it out full volume. C’mon Aussie! But then the whole crowd started the Welsh anthem and I choked up. I just stood there with tears rolling down my cheeks. An emotional mess.

I guess you can take the boy out of Wales but can’t take Wales out of the boy.

Here’s another song from the Neath Male Voice Choir called Myfanwy. My Dad used to sing in a choir and he used to joke that he wanted this sung at his funeral. The choir all came to bid farewell when he died suddenly when I was sixteen and they sang this.


So beautiful. I can never listen to it without crying…
 
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Freddy said:
Diolch yn fawr…

Reminds me of singing hymns and arias at the rugby internationals in Cardiff.

My wife and I were in Wales a couple of years back when Wales were playing Australia and we got some tickets with family members as well. Having lived in Oz for over thirty years I wasn’t sure who I’d end up supporting. I was wearing both Welsh and Australian scarves.

When the Australian national anthem was played I belted it out full volume. C’mon Aussie! But then the whole crowd started the Welsh anthem and I choked up. I just stood there with tears rolling down my cheeks. An emotional mess.

I guess you can take the boy out of Wales but can’t take Wales out of the boy.

Here’s another song from the Neath Male Voice Choir called Myfanwy. My Dad used to sing in a choir and he used to joke that he wanted this sung at his funeral. The choir all came to bid farewell when he died suddenly when I was sixteen and they sang this.


So beautiful. I can never listen to it without crying…
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That’s sheer beauty . 😃
 
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