506. Men of Harlech (Traditional Welsh) - HKWMVC

[snookumsjack]

My Grandfather(WWI generation) would be proud. He was of Welsh descent (Howell). He could knock a man out with one punch. I always liked that he loved cats.

[dravidwake]

Nearly 50,000 people have viewed this. Amazing. I used to sing this with the choir. Now if you think they are a good choir (which they are) then search for the choir which I sing with now. Millhouse Green. We deserve 50,000 hits too!

[raymondcrooke]

@dravidwake Melbourne Welsh are pretty good too! But I still go back to Hong Kong for St David's Day.

[mullerheinrich]

Beautiful song. Well done!

[dingdong9848]

cymru am byth.....welsh forver!!! xxxxxx

[Mogz80]

cymru am byth!

[spartacusrockes]

Can any of the Welsh NOT sing? They are great! One of my great grandmothers was Welsh and she could sing incredibly well.

[higuma75]

Very good.

But please Brits, stop your "won't yield" crap. You're yielding as we speak. Day by day, little by little you are yielding. Face the facts. You have more than 80 sharia courts in your country FFS, which are slowly undermining your rule of law. Never yield my ass. You've gone soft and weak. Just like the rest of Europe with all those "moral high ground" Euro-peons.

You're all yielding as we speak. Sing on if you want, but songs won't help you.

[KingGrant4455]

@higuma75 You would be suprised by the resolve of any brition. We shall never yeild to invaders. We welsh withstood the might of saxons, and every other foe that threw itself against us. Another foe shall simply be broken against our might.

[EvilKorbinDallas]

@KingGrant4455 Funny, the muslims are taking over Britain and the UK... never yeild to invaders? yet UK women bed with them... NICE! Cant wait till muslims take over Europe so we dont have to hear this RACISTS MUSIC! ALLAH ACKBA!

[KingGrant4455]

@EvilKorbinDallas Time and time again, Britain, has taken waves on immigrants in stride, and British Culture has withstood. For nearly 1000 years Britain has taken flack and fire from every nation in the world at least once. We're the melting pot of Europe, where cultures simply are broken by our Hegemony and become part of our cultural fabric. Saxons, Normands, Vikings, and Zulus all failed to silence the song of Cymru. You're nothing special.

[maxfm83]

Many thanks for posting this great song.

Cymru Am Byth.

[raymondcrooke]

You're welcome.

[adventure002006]

Great song, love the Welsh, superb singers, I'm Canadian so whether you sing in Welsh or English I can't understand, but still sounds great lol.

Borae Da

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for subscribing.

[WoWHaZ51]

@adventure002006 roeddwn i yn meddwl... oeddech chi yn meddwl bore da? / i was thinking... did you mean bore da? :3

[staffpj]

thank you

[bkeay100]

May God Bless Ivor Emmanuel

[MrKingtiger007]

CYMRU AM BYTH

[bkeay100]

WELSHMAN WILL NOT YIELD !!!!!

[Deodanth23]

And lo I will try to get some leeks

on me plate the next few weeks!

[Deodanth23]

You have a great love for traditional song.  Thanks for posting this Raymond.

[raymondcrooke]

You're welcome.

[toshno13]

Yes, I've heard it sung quite often in English? I used to be in The Cor Meibion Morlais and we only did it in Welsh. I remember being quite surprised when other choirs were singing it in English. It just didn't sound right to me somehow. That's not putting anyone else down though. Just a peronal perspective.

[toshno13]

Traditional Welsh?? You sang it in English??

[raymondcrooke]

Not sure why, but this seems to be the only Welsh song that we sing in English. I think that would be true of most Welsh choirs. I wonder if someone can give a reason for this!

[8492]

proably because of he movie zulu, which made the song more popular even though it is a different version

[turleybird1]

so the english will know as they are dumb, and not willing to learn

[ulaca]

We'll soon be changing that if I have anything to do with it ! The final line of the chorus "Cambria, God and Right" (marvellous collocation, by the way!) cries out to be sung in Welsh.

[FJR6]

Very nice.

You guys sing with heart and soul. That's how battlesongs are meant to be sung.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks. it was pretty much our signature tune for many years.

[hoosieryank1967]

I like how the shirts recall the tunics of the 24th Welsh Foot...

[LUZOW2]

Oh!!Thank you!!

[LUZOW2]

Why.are singers of "men of harlch" wearing red wear? I watch "men of〜"movies,nearly always red wear is weared.

[raymondcrooke]

It is our informal uniform. Red is a suitable colour for Hong Kong.

[draviwake]

Some old faces on this video. Elfed Roberts, Bryan Carter, Terry Brewster and was John Walsh somewhere in the back.

Lots of gusto on the old theme tune - and just as much accuracy as when I was with the choir!

David Wake

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks, David. Good to hear from a former member.

Yes, John there in the back row. He's the man who introduced me to the choir, so I have a lot to thank him for.

[erzbet07]

Super! But I wish it could have been filmed in a stage setting instead of the original venue. Still, your group sounded terrific! Thank you!

[raymondcrooke]

I can't film the choir in a stage setting. Always no filming allowed in such situations. Anyway it gives an impression of what we do. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[dixie60]

if theres one thing the welsh can do well sing in male choirs. fantastic singing. this is in Hong Kong you say?

[raymondcrooke]

Certainly is. Best Welsh Male Voice Choir in Asia. (Also the only one.)

[mizushimaqatsi]

This music is played on piano in the movie "Picnic at Hanging Rock" in the scene of the dance school towards the end

Is it really a Traditional Welsh or a work of the compositor John Thomas (1826-1913)?

[raymondcrooke]

John Thomas drew on folk music for many of his classical compositions. When he used "Men of Harlech," it was already a well-known traditional tune.

[brummie65]

Sorry I meant what choir.

brummie65

[raymondcrooke]

This is the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir, of which I am proud to be a member. :-)

[brummie65]

I have 2 versions of this as mp3 welsh and english. Infact quite a bit of welsh male voice I have. It moves the sole and enables me to reflect on a many of things. What voice is singing this please?

kro

brummie65

[raymondcrooke]

Not sure I understand your question. There are many voices here - in four part harmony.

[brummie65]

Brilliant even if the women seemed not to be to bothered by it. Im a brummie living in Wales and I have loved Welsh voice for a long time. After the anthem this is second best for me.

Kro

brummie65

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks. It's certainly a very stirring song.

[aldwynsdaughter]

Ardderchog! Diolch raymondcrooke.

[barttheanorak]

Always thought it was a song about World War II for some reason. Thanks for shattering my illusion.

[raymondcrooke]

That's okay. Some songs are a lot older than we think they are.

[griffcats]

Well done!

[SirCoughsalot]

I don't understand a single word, sounds great though.

[raymondcrooke]

But we didn't sing it in Welsh!

[SirCoughsalot]

Neither did I, lol. Some problem with me computer, the sound is really low and fuzzy. I can make out a few words here and there.

[encinitasmel]

well I'm welsh so I stood up through this, got tears in my eyes and went searching for some leak pie .. not easy in California ... great job! :)

mel.

[raymondcrooke]

I thought you only stand up for "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau!"

On St David's Day, we have a leek-eating ceremony, but the one chosen to do so always needs a few beers to recover from the experience.

[landsker]

The way to eat leeks, is at least twice a week. Raw, in salads, finely chopped as like any other brassica, braised with meat, boiled, with fish, and the wind of Wales be at your side. The scene in the film reminds us all that the Welsh soldiers of the lower ranks fought for the powers in London, but died singing for Wales. Bless them.

[oldstewball]

Hello

Raymond...

A STUPENDOUS choral arrangement and STRIKING execution of a traditional Welsh selection. I was eagerly awaiting this. The tight harmonic convergence was worth its weight in gold. This installment did my heart a lot of good. Many thanks for sharing it here for us to admire and appreciate.

Peace,

Stewball

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks, Max. It's certainly a rousing song, and we always enjoy singing it.