WELSH LYRICS

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn an nwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tramâd,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.

CHORUS:
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau, 
O bydded i'r heniaith barhau.

Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd,
Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn i'm golwg sydd hardd;
Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi.

CHORUS

Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad tan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed;
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.

CHORUS

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ENGLISH LYRICS

The land of my fathers is dear unto me,
Old land where the minstrels are honoured and free;
Its warring defenders so gallant and brave,
For freedom their life's blood they gave.

CHORUS:
Home, home, true am I to home,
While seas secure the land so pure,
O may the old language endure.

Old land of the mountains, the Eden of bards,
Each gorge and each valley a loveliness guards;
Through love of my country, charmed voices will be
Its streams, and its rivers, to me.

CHORUS 

Though foemen have trampled my land 'neath their feet,
The language of Cambria still knows no retreat;
The muse is not vanquished by traitor's fell hand,
Nor silenced the harp of my land. 

CHORUS

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Wales
"Hen wlad fy nhadau" (Land of my Fathers)

Words by:Evan James (Welsh), W. S. Gwynn Williams (English)
Music by:James James
In use since:1858

Wales is a constituent nation of the United_Kingdom, like the other nations
within the United Kingdom, Wales has its own national anthem as well, although
"Land of my Fathers" dates back to 1856. In that year, a father (lyricist) and
son (composer) wrote what was first known as "Glan Rhondda" (The Banks of the
Rhondda River). The tune spread throughout Wales with various performances,
even gaining note as being the first piece of recorded music in the Welsh
language, in 1899.

The song has come to be used as a Celtic anthem as well, the melody (with
slight variations) is used as the national anthem of both Brittany and
Cornwall, both Celtic areas.

Interestingly, while being well-known as the national anthem of Wales, neither
it nor the British anthem "God_Save_the_Queen" have any official or legal
standing within Wales.

See also: United_Kingdom.
