sopran@a... wrote:
sopran@a... wrote:
> And there are also lots of wonderful Welsh hymns--not sure whether the Welsh
> would be considered a Celtic people. Anybody know?
By golly, that's right. So here's one beautiful Welsh hymn. ALL THROUGH THE
NIGHT
From the Celtic archive library-
"The ancient Welsh folk song, Ar Hyd Y Nos is one of the most widely known and
best loved Welsh folk songs. The tune was first recorded in the Musical Relics
Of
The Welsh Bards (c. 1784). The Welsh words are by the prolific poet John Ceiriog
Hughes (1832- 1887). The Welsh lyrics were eventually replaced by Harold
Boulton's familiar lyrics."
Holl amrantau'r sêr ddywedant
Ar hyd y nos
'Dyma'r ffordd i fro gogoniant
Ar hyd y nos.
Golau arall yw tywyllwch
I arddangos gwir brydferthwch
Teulu'r nefoedd mewn tawelwch
Ar hyd y nos.
O mor siriol gwen a seren
Ar hyd y nos
I oleuo-i chwaer ddae ar en
Ar hyd y nos.
Nos yw henaint pan ddaw cystudd
Ond i harddu dyn a'i hwyr dydd
Rhown ein goleu gwan i'n gilydd
Ar hyd y nos.
Original Lyrics
Sleep my love, and peace attend thee
All through the night;
Guardian angels God will lend thee,
All through the night,
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and vale in slumber steeping,
I my loving vigil keeping,
All through the night.
Angels watching ever round thee,
All through the night,
In thy slumbers close surround thee,
All through the night,
They should of all fears disarm thee,
No forebodings should alarm thee,
They will let no peril harm thee,
All through the night.
(A literal translation of the Welsh)
All the star's eyelids say,
All through the night,
"This is the way to the valley of glory,"
All through the night.
Any other light is darkness,
To exhibit true beauty,
The Heavenly family in peace,
All through the night.
O how cheerful smiles the star,
All through the night,
To light its earthly sister,
All through the night.
Old age is night when affliction comes,
But to beautify man in his late days,
We'll put our weak light together,
All through the night.
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