Catatonia- International Velvet Live (High Quality- Dubbed)

[cymrutroll]

How dare she insult RHYL greatest place on earth!!

[MrDbrett]

I like this song because it is sung in Welsh. Although I'm not Welsh, I like the fact there is another living indigenous language other than English and it is not restricted to academic study, a few linguistic anoraks and a handful of isolated communities like other Celtic languages. More songs in Welsh please.

[3tangle3]

@MrDbrett a form of old welsh was spoken in England (Y Lloegr - lost lands) before english ever evolved into a language from its anglo norman roots

[soccerwill84]

every day when i wake up i thank the lord im welsh

[welshygirl08]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooop!!!!!!

[Mike0962]

columbo 794 i must disagree about your comments , welsh was not the indigenous language of uk , you have 2 forms of celtic godelic and brythonic , in scotland especially the north and north east it was a slighty different version hence the gaelic and welsh being different

[TrousersDPM]

I love this tune...well come on...theres a bit of roman in all of us ; )

[BlondBoy218]

we also talk about this on music lessons in Corpus Christi High school in cardiff

[BlondBoy218]

I'm welsh and I think that this song is weird. But its also funny because she sings like drunken

[smitzerful1]

I'm English and a think the song is great. Love the Welsh too. And Cerys! But imagine if there was a song thanking we were English!  Somehow it's not allowed or branded racist. Unfair.

[MeenGMeenie]

I wish this was the Brittish national anthem, I'm English aswell!

[nrjelley]

After cunturies of persecution by the English, stopping us speaking our own language, finally the number of Welsh speakers is rising! =)

[MsLemonlicka]

proud 2 b welsh love this song always makes me smile :) :)

[shepshepshep]

Yup, this is British, if we hadn't all been total wimps fighting the romans/french/vikings we would all still be speaking a version of this language (as would most of the rest of the world).

[nrjelley]

@shepshepshep wimps? I would hardly call us natives wimps, considering we had to fight the Romans (the greatest ancient civilisation), the Normans (who had superior weaponry and tech) and the Vikings who would come in waves! By the way, on an interesting note, I am a decendant from the Viking settlers in Britain, my surname Jelley is norse! =)

[shepshepshep]

@nrjelley Yeah, but the idea of us, i'm probably Roman (but more likely....French, though my town has a Viking name) living on some sort of island fortress is outmoded, we just let everyone just walk in!! apart from the Spanish and Germans as we had an Armada and Air force by then.

[nrjelley]

@shepshepshep Well, the last successful invasion of Britain was the Norman Conquest in 1066, so I think we have done a good job since! Napoleon couldn't invade us, Hitler couldn't, and if Napoleon couldn't invade us I don't know who can!

[metamagicAntiEUJedi]

Grief there's a bundle of daft comments on here.

I'm English and a Yorkshireman. I'm proud of Yorkshire, England AND to be BRITISH. That includes the Welsh, The Scots and the Northern Irish.

This is a terrific song, proudly patriotic something we should all remember before it's too late and we all disappear into a meaningless morass, controlled by those who are neither elected nor have our best interests at heart.

[tizertim]

I'm english, as it happens I was delivered into the world by a welshman (doctor and also friend of my english mum). My wife is quarter english, quarter scottish, quarter german, quarter east-end jewish, my dads 2 best friends are welsh and irish. I have a viking surname (-son), and scottish ancestors from the western highlands who spoke irish gaelic and probably brythonic (i.e. welsh) before that. Can someone tell me who I should be hating? I'm a bit confused.

[3tangle3]

@tizertim the taxman

[welshcourtland]

Bendigedig,mae hi'n hyfrid.Cymru am Byth.....

[thepower81]

0:07

[BadEggCymru]

Mr.Figwood takes it FIRMLY

[BadEggCymru]

FUCKING BRILLIANT!!!! i love Cerys me,a goddess amoungst women

[leedsunitedlewis]

what a bitch

[MrFigwood]

Why is the Welsh Tourist Board advertising Welsh holidays on TV in English?..

Is it because nowhere else but in Wales can understand Welsh? You need to step back and take a good look at what your writing...

Okay, keep the Welsh language from going extinct, but it is never going to make it in the commercial world...is it boyo?

[chelseamrb65]

England is a country in it's own right not a pricipality and the english don't care much for the welsh or the scots because of all their endless racism and bile to the english can you blame us for our hatred of our jealous neighbours.

[caslox]

@chelseamrb65 When I read crap like this then every day when I wake up I thank the Lord i'm Welsh and I can promise you this chelseamrb65 there is nothing absolutely nothing about England or the English I am remotely jealous of, you are the biggest bunch of racists under the sun, thats why nobody other than yourselves has got anything good to say about you. You are the most hated race of people in the world. FACT.

[Padraigan3]

@chelseamrb65 History lessons teach us not to blame them.

[3tangle3]

Ry'n ni yma o hyd ;)

[Padraigan3]

There sure is a lot of hatred in Britain isn't there. Too bad.

[mchamo12]

Im also

[EizEvz]

Cymru Am Byth

[greenblackification]

I'm not welsh, but this song makes me feel great to be alive! (such pride can only be applauded!)

[cathjolln]

i'm from newport  (: i don't thank the lord i'm welsh... but then again- no one prefers english :\

[nevadajo7]

everyday i wake up and thank the lord i'm welsh :))

[MADMOLANDFRIENDS]

welsh all the way boii

[cathjolln]

where are you from in wales??? :D

[MenCap7]

im not a catatonia fan but doesnt this song just make u feel fkin great! i love it!

[Conway79]

What's the point in dubbing the studio version audio over a live video?

[Chel0751]

fuck off you english prick, what you doing searching this page if you hate the welsh. i think you got a inferiority complex. every day i wake up, i thank the lord welsh.

[akamailman]

LMAO i was hoping someone would reply saying exactly what you have said. And you know why? I AM Welsh you retard!!!

[Chel0751]

akmailman, you sound like a paki postman. ha ha ha ha

[lizclegg]

@Chel0751 I was wondering when I'd find an unpleasant racist prick on this board.

[RicardosRealm]

Wonderful song - Cerys looks sexy as hell in that dress too

[nrjelley]

she looks minging now though lol

[meleri4]

argol da de!!!!! xxxx

[zuluwarrior75]

thank you very much.

Land of Hope and Glory

Cymru am Byth

yes I'm English,yes I can speak Welsh.

[kiplin1995]

yn rhygl?

[newportcountysDYC]

and by tha looks ov it ya a burmingham lad ..lol

[zuluwarrior75]

Also the "true english" are the Welsh as they f*ked off over the dyke when the Romans came. Welsh language has been evolving over 2.5k years and takes on forms of the english alphabet. There's no J in the welsh language yet the surname "Jones" is often linked and traced back into wales. The V in Davis, there's no V in the welsh language either.

[pdrums777]

so where did the true welsh go.. Ireland ?haha cool name btw!

[zuluwarrior75]

If we're going to be really bigotted then Wales isn't actually a country, it's a principality which comes under the St George's Cross on the Union Jack, thus you're a principality of England.

Byth

[kiplin1995]

Shup u gay english retard, of course wales is a bleedin country

CYMRU AM BYTH!!!

[pdrums777]

your comment actually made me laugh out loud like xD

[caslox]

@zuluwarrior75 Wales isn't represented on the Union Jack dickhead. Remember that next time.

[3tangle3]

@caslox whos wants to represented on the hanoverian merchant made rag flag

[adeworks]

@caslox Yes it is, the flag of St. David just sits behind the rest!

[caslox]

@adeworks please show me where it is I'm intrigued.

[xcaitlinconboyx]

@zuluwarrior75 yes wales is a country. prick

[zuluwarrior75]

actually the celts or keltoi was anyone that didn't come from rome or greece, thus the people of Britain were all celts.

There is no indiginous popluation here, we're all descended from immigrants.

[RedxPony]

I'm proud to be welsh! :D

[soundboy18]

wtf welsh are the true inhabitants of this great britain where celts along with the scottish and irish if it wernt for u slag saxon cunts invadin then none of us would speak englisht we would be speakin welsh or gaelic plus u pushed back the welsh border liverpool used to be part of wales many years ago. owain glyndwr 4 life !!!!!!

[Rawlinson18]

Welshman was rude to me a little while ago, he doesnt know how close he came to getting fucked up.

[maxfm82]

you mean you don't know how close you came to getting fucked up?!

[Rawlinson18]

No what i'm saying is he's a cheeky fucker and i've given him a couple of chances boyoh,. he's a cheeky cunt.

[Rawlinson18]

Might sound a bit odd but i've heard london pakistanis but i've never heard a welsh pakistani, aint that odd?

[clairevoyagerfan]

Heehee. I'm an 1/8 welsh and I love the language.

[Columbo794]

I'm an Englishman living in Swansea at the moment and I just have to say I love the Welsh language, not a lot of people know this but Welsh was once the indigenous language throughout the entire island of Britain not just Wales. It's just a shame no though that most people in Wales speak English, which ironically isn't even indigenous to England, let alone Wales.

[rhyshuw1]

That's the right attitude. If everyone shared your views there wouldn't be a problem. I have equal respect for the English and I am a proud Welshman. I just think some find it hard to believe that we're British and that we are one country made up with Principalities.

[Verinenaamullaa]

@rhyshuw1 That's very selfish of you mister Rhys. It would be better for humanity if the english scum were exterminated and the language in which I speak to you extinct . The proeminent language of Britania should obviously be Welsh.

[3tangle3]

@rhyshuw1 the current principalities were set up under the normans

[3tangle3]

@rhyshuw1 most welsh want a united island but ones that respectful and incorporates the old school britons..the welsh and cornish...welsh was spoke as far north as stirling lol not forgetting the older pictish welsh

[3tangle3]

@rhyshuw1 well hopefully with the end of the incredibly backward and old fashioned concept of monarchies..we wont be called a principality anymore and finally each person will be confident and look to the future.

ry'n ni yma o hyd

[PhilipM9]

@Columbo794

Brilliant, I am also in Swansea and since Welsh language courses in Retirement, now a Welsh speaker. I went to see Catatonia in a Swansea park pop festival over 20 years ago partly because Cerys Matthews, their star, was a niece of one of my colleagues

[SECblackmagic]

You sad cunts are just too thick for words, just creaming on attacking us ENGLISH just for the sake of it, just a set of dumb fuckers.

[Johindes]

Fantastic song!

"if you like i can give you more sad racist acts by the welsh against us english, " Oh poor thing SEC. Go read your history books and see why!!! If you lived in France you had of had to learn the language for gods sake. Cymru am Byth!! If you dont like things Welsh dont come looking for our songs simple. Hwyl, a pob lwc ir bechgyn fory xx

[rhyshuw1]

This is for all you childish racists below. I am Welsh and live in Carmarthen and I am studying Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Geography through the medium of Welsh. I am proud of my culture and I will pass on the language to future generations but I do not condone racism from the English or the Welsh. People just need to forget about the past and move on. Wales and England are two beautiful countries and they are principalities of BRITAIN. Just look in your passport.

[deanawade]

great singer. love her. and im not welsh

[starsxrockets]

It's a great song, but why is she miming? :(

[shirefan1]

Grow up you prat! Wales is twice the country england will ever be. At least we don't invade every country within a 300 mile radius. You've invaded all of the celtic nations, France, Spain Portugal America and congratulations, the slave trade wouldn't be possible without you! Cymru am byth! Twll Dun pob Sais!

[SECblackmagic]

Shut the fuck up you welsh bastardS !

I LIVED IN WALES FOR 10 YEARS AND THE VILE RACISM ME AND MY FAMILY HAD TO ENDURE WAS MIND BLOWING, AND WE ARE ALL WHITE !!!YOU FUCKING WELSH THINK YOU ARE ABOVE EVERBODY, BUT YOU ARE A SET OF RACIST BASTARDS, FUCK YOU!!, I NOW LIVE IN SPAIN, ALL MY FRIENDS ARE SPANISH, I SPEAK FLUENT SPANISH AND THERE IS NO RACISM AGAINST ANYBODY, SO FIND A FUCKING WELSH ROCK TO CRAWL UNDER YOU WELSH FIRE BOMBING RACIST BASTARDS!!!!! FUCK YOU ALL. !!

[shirefan1]

The welsh think were above everyone. Look at yourself you English BASTARD. Wales, like everysingle other Celtic nation and evenmore countries, hates you becausew you tried to take over our land and kill our languages. Wales is basically the only celtic nation with it's language still spoken throughout the country. AC RYDYM YN FALCH O'R FFAITH 'NA. FELLY TYFA LAN Y PRICK SAESNEG. In case you're to stuipid to understand that it means WE ARE PROUD OF THAT FACT. GROW UP YOU ENGLISH PRICK.

[SECblackmagic]

Thanks for proving in your last comment that you are actually a racist.

The English like ourselves have only ever done wales a favour by renovating old houses and bringing tourism to wales, the welsh cant be bothered to do anything apart for winge at what they think us english are taking from them, i learned spanish in 2 years, the hatred in wales against us meant that i didnt ever want to learn your sad dying language.

poor poor welsh, i´m all broken up.

[shirefan1]

Fuck off. See. I can't swear in Welsh, that's why I called you a prick in my last comment. You finally have a purpose to your language. So that the welsh can swear in it, because our language is far to beautifull to have filth like that in it. CYMRU AM BYTH. Fuck the English.

[SECblackmagic]

Que les den por culo hijo de puta madre de gales, sois unos cabrones de mierda.

Get that racist pro fire bombing asshole!!!!!! I suppose your a sheep shagger too, dont ever forget you wellies when your in the country!!!!!!!!!! yaki da.

[rhyshuw1]

This is for all you childish racists (secblackmagic, Shirefan1 ). I am Welsh and live in Carmarthen and I am studying Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Geography through the medium of Welsh. I am proud of my culture and I will pass on the language to future generations but I do not condone racism from the English or the Welsh. People just need to forget about the past and move on. Wales and England are two beautiful countries and they are principalities of BRITAIN. Just look in your passport.

[SECblackmagic]

If you are studying and you are an intelligent person i would have thought you can READ, Read carefully all of my posts, In none of them have i said i´m racist because i´m NOT, i´bitter that i gave 10 years of my life to live in wales and be driven out by welsh racists who dont like the english living in there and want to burn our lovely homes. RACIST ARE THE WELSH NATIONLISTS

[rhyshuw1]

" I suppose your a sheep shagger too, dont ever forget you wellies when your in the country!!!!!!!!!! yaki da" Is racist.

[shirefan1]

Look the Saes (Englishscum) learned a parlour trick.

[SECblackmagic]

Hey, why not give me your address, i will send you a box of matches and a gallon of petrol, then you can hunt down some english owned house to torch, oh yes dont forget to wear the pointed white hood or similar or whatever you RACIST WELSH NATIONLISTS wear these days, by the way I AM NOT A RACIST !!!!!!!!! GET IT DUMB FUCK!!!!

[shirefan1]

Ha ha! Look at the dumb saes. Cer i ymosod ar rhyw wlad tramor. Cymerwch eu tiroedd a lladdwch eu iaith. Pob Lwc Saes.

[RevDarkman]

you must have been the epitomy of a typical englishman then - ALL my best friends are english and I'm and avid welshman - so the problem is yours my friend - i bet that there are many spanish people hating you right now because of your attitude

[SECblackmagic]

Good for you my friend, thats how it should be you know everyone getting on together, i dont have any enemies here that i know of just good people with no hatred for each other, actually i have 3 WELSH friends who live here and are top blokes, you just dont get it if your welsh living in wales because you are never the victim, think about that, i would still be in wales if it wasnt for the racism against my family and many others, we sold up and left our great home, thats my bitterness.

[caslox]

@SECblackmagic Thank fuck you live amongst the half breeds now blackmagic you must be a very bitter twisted man like most of your fellow countrymen. English twat fuck you and your family as well.

[Columbo794]

Just for your info mate the slave trade was going on in Africa long before the first Europeans went there and even though eventually the Europeans took part in it it was the BRITISH would got involved not just the English thank you very much. Stop blaming everything on the English.

[shirefan1]

Of course, because the welsh had all the power back then and could dictate everything.

[SamNetballBabe]

<3 this song so much man!

one of my favourite songs <3<3

[RevDarkman]

"who cares what u think c0ck head

saes prick"

great - i feckin luves it!

[H6BTW]

Everyday when i wake up i thank the lord im not English !

[SECblackmagic]

Thank the lord then that you are a interbread retard !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thank the lord that i had the brains to bail out of wales and its hatred against everybody who is not welsh, ohhhhhhhhh yes, you love tourists dont you !!!!!!!!! WANKERS .

[rhyshuw1]

I am Welsh and I hate racism. I am not racist but I agree that some (not all) Welsh people are racist. I am Welsh and proud of my culture but it does not mean I'm racist- Wales is a beautiful country with great people and a great language so we as the British nation need to stop acting like children (people like you) and unite as one.

[SECblackmagic]

I agree with you fully, but try to see it from my point of view, we had a fantastic house in 4 acres of land in a beutifull country, but we could never leave it alone due to fire bomb threats, the final straw came when we found out my brother at 5 years old was hit by a teacher for GETTING CAUGHT speaking english in school, we then decided enough was enough and sold up. you are right though, not all welsh people are racists, but a lot are too.

[SECblackmagic]

I apologise for my language in my first posts, but i was spitting teeth at some of the comments aimed at us english, i have lived in spain since 1990 when we left wales, at no point have we or anybody that we know had to endure the racism that we were dealt out on almost a daily basis in wales.

[rhyshuw1]

Okay, thanks. It's just that back then the language was under great threat of extinction and people found this hard to except. Nowadays however, new Welsh assembly rules give Welsh and English equal status. I am currently studying Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Geography through the medium of Welsh, and it's great- it's like private education! But I'm still probably going to leave the UK one day, probably to Western Australia.

[barrichello5]

who cares what u think c0ck head

saes prick

[simmod7]

great band but..........EVERYDAY WHEN I WAKE UP, I THANK THE LORD IM WELSH! fuckin doubt it!!!!

[SamEvans2009]

Dwi'n Cytyno, Mae'n Wych!!

Cymru am Byth

[iwlbryste]

bendigedig!

[Columbo794]

Does that mean Excellent?

[SamNetballBabe]

Cymru Am Byth!

Man I have never been so Proud to be welsh!

Wales Is Makeing a big hit in Rugby atm :D

James Hook Is fitt ;)

[LisalovesJordan1]

Mae Can ma yn wych!

Cymru and Byth :)

[AshleyH2354]

EVERYDAY WHEN I WAKE UP, I THANK THE LORD IM WELSH!

amazing song =]

[SECblackmagic]

You Ought to be ashamed to be welsh, you set of fire bombing racist bastards, i know cos i lived there for 10 years, 10 years of my life wasted on having to put up with the most vile crazy racism, worse than i can describe, i now live in spain, NO RACISM NO PROBLEM !!!!!! FUCK WALES UP ITS ARSE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Columbo794]

Was racism did you endure? I'm English who lives in Swansea and I've never had any racism at me, yes I do get a bit of banter from the Welsh but that is to be expected. In fact what I have experienced is that the English people are racist towards the Welsh, not the other way round.

[SECblackmagic]

maybe racism is too bad in south wales or perhaps nowadays not as bad i´ll give you an example, 1981 first day at friars school bangor , i was put in a class by the head teacher, the teacher in the classroom in front of EVERYBODY SAID QUOTE, NOT MORE BLOODY ENGLISH THEY ARE LIKE FLIES, and then this bastard started speaking welsh to the class about me!!, i shocked eveyone by getting up, telling this racist where to shove it and walked out, my life in that school was made hell by the teachers.

[SECblackmagic]

After 9 years in wales we had to sell up and leave as we could not leave our house alone due to fire bomb threats through our letterbox, my mum and dad had to remove my young brother and sister from school at 5 years old because my brother was caned for getting caught speaking ENGLISH in school, what would happen nowadays to a teacher who did this ??? let me know how you see this racism or not??

[SECblackmagic]

The school is in pentrefoelas near betws y coed north wales, if you like i can give you more sad racist acts by the welsh against us english, remember one thing my friend, i love the country and loved the thought of living there until i died, but we were forced out bu REAL LIFE RACISM, but with no colour of skin issues like are on the news everday of the week now, we suffered REAL RACISM AT ITS WORST.

[Onthebrokenroad]

Everyday when i wake up i thank the lord im welsh.

Down to a fucking tee! I love this song , and im so proud to be welsh!

[scarey2k7]

Maen wych! Cymru am byth! Rock on!

[icey17wales]

lush butt !!

[kcsunshine64]

Cerys Matthews is a Welsh treasure as are;Catherine Zeta Jones, Duffy, Katherine Jenkins, Bonnie Tyler and Mary Hopkin.

[Jess280495]

I am from Germany and we talked about Wales in our English lessons. And then we listened to this song... It sounded funny for us because our language is so very different! But it sounds cool

[bored1h1]

good song but im English so wont say it's gr8 :)

[rhyshuw1]

It's Gr8 (I'm Welsh!) lol

[joe13946]

bleh

[ammanfordlad]

ye man a catchy tune too rydw i yn dy cariad cerys mathews. rydw moen cael rhyw gyda hi!!!!!!

[ccfcspudd]

agree with exceltraining completley..... other than im not english.

[exceltraining]

that's up there with "men of Harlech"

what a song

what an absolutely fantastic no-holds-barred demonstration of nationalistic Welsh pride

fuckin GET IN

I'm English, and we have nothing that comes even a million miles close to this, the next best being Baddiel and Skinner

that song is just total quality - nice one Cerys

[RevDarkman]

you have mr englishman - you have the fabulous Tenpole Tudor - Swords of a thousand men!

[SECblackmagic]

If you are english why are you running us down, there are many groups and acts that are better than catatonia, even though i think they are ok, dont run us ENGLISH down my friend, be proud.

[Columbo794]

Are you referring to me my friend? If so then I am also proud to be English, I'm from Bradford in Yorkshire and damn well proud of it.

[SECblackmagic]

The welsh (nationlists) not all welsh people are nationlists ,will only feed off negative comments about the english especially from an englishman, give them an inch they take 10 miles.

[blondetwiinz]

this is the offical translation

Wake up sleepy Wales, land of song

Strong is the weakness but small is the flame

Cruel is the harvest but sweet is the tune

With the song of the lonely swan in my heart

Everyday when I wake up, I thank the Lord I'm Welsh

A feast of graves excited a shy Welsh woman

I discovered the true paradise of Rhyl

Everyday when I wake up, I thank the Lord I'm Welsh

[ChArLiRoCkS89]

can someone PLEASE translate what she's sayin?! coz i luv d song but i feel i miss half d meaning by not understanding the lyrics...

[hanzeee]

Sut ydy Cerys Matthews yn gallu darganfod "gwir paradwys Rhyl?" Lle mae'r paradwys yn Rhyl!? No offence os mae unrhywun yn byw yna.

Ace song =]

[elmo5242]

Dwi'n byw yn Rhyl, a dwi'n meddwl mae'r ffaith bod yna ddim paradwys yn Rhyl yw ei pwynt!

No matter how crappy Wales seems, there's even paradise in a place like Rhyl ;)

[rhyshuw1]

"Cough Cough"

Nid yw Cymru yn "Crappy" Diolch yn fawr!!!!

[AVeryLongScreenName]

Cyffrous!

[bluelightalarm]

What is the point of having a live performance then replacing the brilliant live vocals with the studio recording of the track?!

[rhyshuw1]

Well that is because the original soundtrack sounded shit- sound quality was terrible and her "brilliant live vocals" were far from brilliant (Shait). And the video looks and sounds far better with the studio recorded soundtrack. Dyna'r rheswm.

[ratpoison123]

The quality in the original wasn't great but the vocal was fine - and I'd completely disagree that is sounds/looks far better now!

Just my 2p worth :-)

[bluelightalarm]

I completely agree with you ratpoison123 - this video that was once great has now been ruined!

I wonder if this person takes a portable stereo to live gigs and blasts the CD versions out lol

[rhyshuw1]

Happy Now! (Changed the title) Its just if someone wanted to watch her sing, while enjoying the high quality original they can!

No hard feelings fellow Catatonia fans>! :)

Chi'n siarad Cymraeg by any chance>>>???

[bluelightalarm]

That's better - cheers

[ratpoison123]

Wych lol - tipyn bach ond dwin ddysgu :-)

[monkeyboyuk4]

Cymru Am Byth!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rhyshuw1]

Yeah - Ond ma fen swnion well! :P

[Paulmanorbier]

Campus!