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X:1
T:In the Vale of Llangollen
C:Unknown composer
M:3/4
L:1/4
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W:
W:1
W:In the vale of Llangollen the story runs still
W:Of a hapless old harper who dwelt on the hill,
W:Till his harp bite and sup could no longer provide
W:That in cold cruel want and starvation he died.
W:Yet his funeral feast was so plenteous a store,
W:‘Twould have kept him alive for a twelvemonth or more.
W:
W:2
W:Yn Nyffryn Llangollen ac ochor y Glyn
W:Roedd gynt hen delynwr a'r hanes yw hyn;
W:Heb damaid i'w fwyta na llymaid o ddw’r
W:Mewn newyn ac eisiau bu farw'r hen w’r.
W:Ond i'w gladd edigaeth, gwirion edd oer yw,
W:Daeth digon o fwydydd i'w gadw e'n fyw.
W:
W:3
W:Ni welwyd mo'r delyn fyth fyth wedi hyn,
W:Ond clywir hi'n fynych ar fynydd y Glyn;
W:Ym mysg y bwganod ran amlaf y bydd
W:Mewn brwyn ac mewn corsydd yn cwynfan yn brudd
W:“Os cnawd eto wisgwn yn myd dynol ryw,
W:Rhoddwn damaid i'n gilydd tra byddom ni byw.”

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Country of origin: Wales

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