Trelawnyd Male Voice Choir - Myfanwy

[peteloafer]

beautiful just beautiful

[djbevy]

Beautiful!

[BelvisTheFirst]

Truly an incredible sound.

The power of the male voice, tempered by tenderness of such a beautiful song is quite stunning spectical to behold.

[KILLBILDERBURG]

It's a real shame to witness such childish hostile comments after watching a truly moving piece of music and imagery.. Thanks for posting

[MrEggy101]

Why on earth are Welsh male voice choirs so bloody miserable. C'mon lads lighten up and introduce some energy and passion into your music. 1930's chapel music isn't doing it for us these days. You've done 'morose' for a hundred years now. It's not good lads. Trust me on this.

[brassbandgeekable]

@MrEggy101 if you dont like it then fuck off! your really beginning to piss me off

[killerwelshman]

Who is "us"? just because you are a misrable English T***, Dont try telling a welshman what to like!

[Primordialfan1]

@killerwelshman

Amen brother. Love from Ireland.

[oldfugnug]

@MrEggy101.....I have had the very unique privilege of watching these lads perform live. They are absolutely fantastic!!! Whereas you obviously no nothing whatsoever about music, or of the natural ability and the years of training required to perform to a level this high. So why should I or anybody else for that matter "trust you on this" ! This so called "morose" music will still be around for the next 100 years and beyond when your kind of music will be conigned to the dustbin.

[eistadium]

truly amazing!~thumbs up to you guys!

[AkariMewMewSianagi]

Myfanwy is my middle name. This song is one I know well...makes me proud to have that name, despite everything =3

[redleg56]

and this song was written in Danville, PA. Welsh is strong in Pennsylvania. The Dragon shall rise again.

[sionnyn]

Datganiad Campus!

[sionnyn]

Campus!

[sionnyn]

Campus!

[SilverDreamRacer]

Tara Fatty :(

[rufinoman]

Beautiful, thank you !

[bratstarr]

as an english man this makes me proud 2 b british

[wks1978]

Every time I hear a recording of this song it is in a different key!

Does anybody know what the original key is?

[jimmyrally1]

My father norman warner sang this so many times with this choir i miss him so but life goes on and i cherish the memories as a small boy watching and hearing this choir

[jimmyrally1]

My father norman warner sang this so many times with this c hoir i miss him so but life goes on hos son x

[rufinoman]

This is absolutely beautiful.

I am Welsh and live in South America and it brings back the Hiraeth!

Thank you.

[gillwilkinsongw]

This is what it must sound like when you reach Heaven. I hope so as my mother was from Denbigh North Wales, and she died two years ago now. She lived in Surrey, but never lost her accent.

[f1ax]

@gillwilkinsongw Brought a tear to my eye...

But be asured she lived and loved like all of us welsh,

With pride and a song in her heart!

Much love to ya...

[cathy55ify]

what more can anyone say than wonderfull

[Galericulus]

Excellent. Always a great song. Beautifully sung, well arranged and superbly produced. I love the video, and I particularly like the humming in the first verse.

[222jenson]

Just spoilt by the piano......

[MrEurwinroberts]

Really GOOD, they are the best, with the most loyal members, and a good conductor . All the very best to Cor Trelawnyd.

[mrspivvy]

great rendition. I like the piano accompaniment too.

[johnaquos]

do you have a date for this recording?

[Chriscooper447]

wales have the best tenors

This song is amazing, reminds me of my nain (grandmother) <3

[dravidwake]

I agree about the piano. Not needed and detracts from the sinigng...

[excalubur2k]

goose bumps every time

[malxmalx]

Fab. Including the piano.

[pinklady997]

my nain's favourite song :'(

R.I.P

[TheScottypom]

I Really love this song.

[danielsauntiejo]

There is nothing on this planet to match the heaven that is a Male Voice choir.

[shanondor]

@danielsauntiejo I would agree and add a welsh male voice choir nobody in this world can compere nz can play rugby but the welsh can sing

[intercomsec]

I'm only a little bit Welsh, unfortunately (rest is Scots & English), but hearing a male voice choir like this really gets the emottions going.

[soberindothan]

ONly the most pure of heartfelt songs come from Wales wether you interperet in English or Welsh it is still brilliant and uplifting Da iawn diolch

[MatKumiko1981]

That is just lovely :)

[FAWLTYWORZELMELDREW]

The old fella 1:07 is my Grandad.

[Danedeer]

Pa ham mae dicter, O Myfanwy,

Yn llenwi'th lygaid duon ddi?

A'th ruddiau tirion, O Myfanwy,

Heb wrido wrth fy ngweled i?

Pa le mae'r wen oedd ar dy wefus

Fu'n cynnau 'nghariad ffyddlon ffol?

Pa le mae sain dy eiriau melys,

Fu'n denu'n nghalon ar dy ôl?

[speakswahilidammit]

Superb! Mzuri sana, sana! Anashinda yote. Kweli-kweli!!! :-) Makes me proud to be Cornish, who are very closely related to the Welsh.

[Freedom1Fly]

I love this:)

I was named after the song Myfanwy by Joseph Parry, also the famous singer Myfanwy Talog so it's a song i just love:) They sing it brilliantly !! All the best Myfanwy x

[powerspade]

This tugs the heart strings, wonderfull

[ieuanf1]

R.I.P Fatty :)

[grimTales1]

That was beautiful, very moving.

[thumbpickr1812]

Like so many traditional Welsh songs, more a hymn than a 'mere' song - wonderful!

<}:-)

[kayakkat]

Bendigedig!! Dw'i cara'ch Cymru!!

[trumph650]

never fails to bring a tear diolch en fawr ti nes i mwynhau lawr

[MyTref]

good.Excellent

[vindicari]

simply beautiful. cut the crap if you don't like my house you know where the door is.

[frog77]

To be Welsh is a privilage. soon i have a place over looking the Beacons

[Theresana1]

This is so beautiful , my mom was a war bride for Wales how she missed her home till she died 

[beutilisious]

this is one of the most beutiful songs by a fine choir as only the welsh are, many thanks for sharing from a grateful englishman

[hotpink910]

Love it! I fell in love with this song when i saw "How Green Was My Valley".

[reg1naldsm1th]

I understand your pride in being Welsh but did you have anymore choice than the English in where you were born?

[ifuliki]

@reg1naldsm1th Of course not but one can be proud that the Eisteddfoddau are a Welsh institution or when one hears that a boy appreciated Wales more than his home town in Lloegr because he no longer gets bullied. Proud that yr hen iaith (language) survived centuries of attempts at suppression. I need more room to finish the list, proud of Katherine Jenkibs, Dylan Thomas etc etc,..............but I am only half Welsh and am proud of our English contribution to democracy. and freedom.

Aled

[hepzebahsu]

This was used as the theme in John Ford's 1941 How Green Was My Valley which featured so many other lovely Welsh folk songs. Always chokes me up. Can't beat a Welsh men's choir!

[Hakdann7]

Very beaultiful! Congratulations!

[StevoE26]

i found this song for my grandad whose slowly going deaf, it allways makes him so imotional

one of the fondest memories i have of my grandfather is sitting on his lap while he cried to this song. such a proud man.

[Zebra902]

I really enjoyed this performance. Thank you for posting this video.  It was a beautiful rendition of this song. Keep up the good work.

[MyTref]

@Zebra902 yytuytyutytyt

[Mr47pip]

@MrEggy101 Are you for real you prat! Why don't you go and eat a tin of prunes so that your verbal diarrhoea will have company!

[MrEggy101]

Some plonky piano and some whoooo - whoooooo- whooooo. It's not great is it to be honest. It's just awful, depressing. For God sake lighten up guys. Life is too short. Listen to the fantastic Cathedral choirs of Christian England and be utterly uplifted. What is wrong with Wales? Just enjoy your music! Lighten up!

[llandod77]

@MrEggy101 lol englands not really known for its choirs, is it, more for rubbish food, bad teeth and football hooligans, up lifting utterly up lifting. wanker

[Rhysyable]

@MrEggy101

Now Cut the abuse @MrEggy101!

Yes we know It is a sad song and It was written a long time ago.

But its sure as hell not as bad as "Swing low seet chariot"

[twlthteg]

@MrEggy101 Twp!!

[SuperSeabass11]

@MrEggy101 what? are you nuts or something? welsh people need to lighten up? the question is, what is wrong with england? have you hears of these guys? youtube . com /watch?v=g4xYIGH-pI8

[SuperSeabass11]

@MrEggy101 theyre called Only Men Aloud.

[rawtraveller]

Brilliant and beautiful...! The comment about 'boring'.. well you don't know much about music yet do you? Your opinions tell a lot about you.. especially ones as crass as that.

[MrEggy101]

Seriously guys, you need to look like and sound like music is fun, spiritual and uplifting.

Dour is a thing of the past guys. Trust me.

Try; facial expressions, movement, vocal freedom, happiness.

[MrEggy101]

Just awful. Boring and uninteresting. What the hell is it about the Welsh that make singing so joyless? Lighten up for crying out loud.

[rihojo007]

Cretin!

[brassbandgeekable]

@MrEggy101 you obviously dont understand what choirs are all about, if u dislike it then dont comment, dont dare dishearten people when when really this is amazing.

[brassbandgeekable]

@MrEggy101 This is a love song written by Joseph Parry with his love 'Myfanwy' in mind. its about how he lost her, so yes is sad but a very moving piece, also, its about the sound of a choir,... ever heard of them? you might want to look it up, its not like emo music, or rock, its very classical and probably something your limited intelegence wont let you understand.

all my love.

[brassbandgeekable]

@MrEggy101 This is a love song written by Joseph Parry with his love 'Myfanwy' in mind. its about how he lost her, so yes is sad but a very moving piece, also, its about the sound of a choir,... ever heard of them? you might want to look it up, its not like emo music, or rock, its very classical and probably something your limited intelegence wont let you understand.

all my love.

[brassbandgeekable]

@MrEggy101 This is a love song written by Joseph Parry with his love 'Myfanwy' in mind. its about how he lost her, so yes is sad but a very moving piece, also, its about the sound of a choir,... ever heard of them? you might want to look it up, its not like emo music, or rock, its very classical and probably something your limited intelegence wont let you understand.

all my love.

[MrEggy101]

@brassbandgeekable

The spelling is "intelligence" not "intelegence"

When you insult someone's intelligence I suggest you learn how to spell it first.

[CardiffClassicGuitar]

@MrEggy101 Ti 'n twp iawn

[caswellbay01]

This is a lovely version - quite moving.

[fanakopan]

im english, but i love wales.this is beautiful. so are the welsh cobs!, and the royal welsh showground. thank you.

[grangeender1]

Hey, cocochop1, me too. Living in Omaha, me. Belated Happy St. David's Day to you.

[franky2467]

Wow! I am a proud Englishman through and through. But I have to hand it to you gents. This is absolutetly wonderful. A truely moving rendition of a Welsh cultural masterpiece. I sing this all the time in English when I am in the bath. But nobody can do it justice like you guys. Makes me cry when I hear it sang properly as you guys do. Has to be the saddest love song of all time. Well done to the Welsh boys! Fantastic!

[ChrisWales22]

@franky2467 You make me fucking sick

[franky2467]

@ChrisWales22 twat!

[Penri02]

@franky2467 I was very moved with what you said, and what ChrisWales22 said was just sad. I am proud to be British and Welsh. Cymru, England, Scotland and Ireland have wonderful, powerful and moving history. I hate the whole our country is better than yours. I love my country and will forever speak Welsh. I just wish there was more people like you,franky2467, that we can enjoy our own countries and each others and be proud about it. Just a shame on the history between Wales and England.

[Cocochop1]

So lovely to hear welsh choir! Living in Texas and feeling bit homesick! Nice Job Gentlemen

[trapezemusic]

Two weeks ago I attended a performance of the Band of the Irish Guards, which is now touring the USA. The program included this beautiful song and another Welsh song that was featured in one of the finest films ever made: How Green Was My Valley. If you have not already seen it, do so. You will no regrets, only admiration for this film and its music.

[TheSthsider]

Beautiful voices and countryside. Matches the boys who live there. :-) Well done gentlemen. Loved it.

[jimdisorder]

well sung, pleasegive the piano a night off, A long long night, Male Voice Choirs don't need them

[chrish12345]

@jimdisorder er wher it gonna go?, the world need more piano not less...

[chrisrog1988]

@jimdisorder listen to the morriston male voice choir of myfanwy, no piano, and bloody beautiful!

[Mr47pip]

@chrisrog1988

Unlike Morriston, Trelawnyd's rendition of Myfanwy would have been recorded live so although the piano may well be a distraction it is still sung very well.

[chrisrog1988]

@Mr47pip i agree, still sung beautifully, but they do sound much better acapella

[bratstarr]

@jimdisorder best comment ive seen 4 a while m8.....

its like watchin thr fisherman friends with a guitar ???? WHY when we are the best instrument ever

[carbuncle69]

Bendigedig!

[TonyMarco1948]

Twyll du bob sais

[venusasaboyo]

prydferth

[whatsupee]

Haha the gentleman on the far right at 0:10 looks like ronald reagan!

Beautiful song :)

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic! I worship thee!

[proboskus]

I hope to have this sung at my funeral.....kind of like Fatty Lewis!

[lewykathleen]

Too funny man!!!

[seancuk23]

Myfanwy in welch translates to My fanny in English lol!

That's not really true by the way!

[AECEntertainment]

u are a sad sad person

have some respect for such a beutiful hymn

once again.....ti'n dwp

[seancuk23]

lol

[AECEntertainment]

dont take my comment lightly

this hymn means alot to me...reminds me of a good friend i just lost

[seancuk23]

Alright then I apologise!

[MrEggy101]

Awful depressing rubbish. What joy is there to be had from this boring dark misery? Male voice choirs can lift us to the heavens but I've never seen anything as cardboard as that. For crying out loud WAKE UP AND SING!

[brooksey666]

you obviously have no taste, culture or appreciation of anything beautiful. I feel for you

[NELLSALLY]

This is beautifully sung and is a lovely tender song.

[NELLSALLY]

This is a beautiful song. Why do you not like it?

[KURAITENSA]

Everything has beauty,but not everyone sees it,[or hears it ]

[redhotror]

this beautifull melIody puts the picture of my darIing mam in my minds eye, i did'nt have her long eneough. she was also very sweet and gental, heaven bless her!

[RadaMcLaren32C]

Well done for this :)

Rhydian Davies

Baritone for Garw Valley Male Voice Choir

[mdbmdbmvc]

Well done guys! Happy Singing!!

Mark Burstow

Musical Director

Bournemouth Male Voice Choir

[philwynroberts]

Many thanks and good luck with the launch of your new CD

[mdbmdbmvc]

Thanks, here's hoping!!

[TonyMarco1948]

get rid of that piano, it spoils it.

[westhoughtonian]

I heard over a 1000 people speaking in Welsh recently. It was a wonderful experience - such a lislting tuneful language. No wonder there are so many male voice choirs like this one.

[vindicari]

wonderful, thank you

[sarahgoodenough]

ardderchog hogia, diolch yn fawr iawn i chi

[sarahgoodenough]

my taid used to sing this about my nain

[penmoel]

Da iawn hogia da iawn

[KyDiogenes]

Wonder bass section, both soaring and sepulchral around the 3:10 mark.

[MonroeSmile]

aww this is beautiful, dont alf make me proud like!!

[ColonelRHS]

Absolutly a very great choir..beautiful song. I wish the piano would have been toned down. It tended to overpower the choir. But it is still a beautiful arrangement.

[ifuliki]

Prydferth.

This has to be the most beautiful love song ever composed.

Aled

[graynicolas11]

I am so proud of my Welsh heritage

[007vauxhall]

Wonderfull, Makes me even prouder to be Welsh! :)

[bindagr]

They all look so old. Will the Welsh Male Choir tradition survive with younger generations? I hope so, but I doubt it can as anything more than an anomaly.

[210357tommy]

well why dont you get yourself along to your nearest male choir and apply to join.

if you can carry a decent note i am sure you will be welcome.

kindest regards

[242sue]

Oh I love this song in Welsh even though I can not speak it though parents are Welsh. Lovely thank you

[ifuliki]

To 242sue

It used to be that when the Saesneg tried to suppress the Welsh language that parents would not teach their children Yr Hen Iaith (the old language). Children at school were punished for speaking it.

But it is strong and growing stronger. Television and radio programs and even films are made in Welsh now. Nowadays one would never meet Welshman or woman who was not hugely proud of their heritage.

Cymraeg am byth.

Aled

[beanfromex]

MAGNIFICENT.......

[honeybabe68]

Oh how I empathise with you Katchup! I'm a liability to take anywhere this beautiful Welsh choral music is played!

Homesick Welsh exile.

[katchup]

in 1990 i was on a long round the world trip , nearly 3 years and i was in cairns, australia when one of the north wales choirs were playing there, if you were there i was the 6'5" brick outhouse crying his eyes out when this song was playing, always come back to the mountains

[HAPPYTHELEAF]

The Irish the scots and the Welsh, gra mo chroi...

[honeybabe68]

Hiraethus.

[guitarmankev1]

that introduction was stunning...

[Scotsbell]

Am a Scot and love Welsh male voice choirs. Pure magic!

[cardiffguy85]

welsh scottish and irish pride!!!! btw im welsh :) <3

[margaretjackson6671]

just sent this to my pal in Seattle - she sings in an all ladies choir..she will love this one - gave me goose bumps

[GoofballFilm]

It was written by a miner who was trapped in a collapse and he wrote it about his wife for he feared that he would never see her again. And all he wanted was to see her face again

[NansiArais]

Maravilhoso!!!!!!!!

[Merce21]

Thank you Ian, OMG that makes it even sadder, tears again lol!

[Merce21]

I don't understand a word of it but know what the song is about, still it makes me cry every time I hear it, beautiful, just beautiful! Thank you

[iantonowful]

It's a boy begging his girl for forgiveness - he doesn't know what he has done wrong - but if he no longer has her love he asks will she hold his hand one last time and say goodbye

[burdy1967]

Goosebumps!!!! what a performance!!! I am speechless

[daranac2]

hyfryd! Mae fy gnhor i yn canu hyn hefyd.

diolch, Duw bydd gyda chi ##

[redhotror]

its cold and overcast today and i am soaking in this song,for shear compfort love it.thank you!

[wellscot]

as a scot living in wales thank you you and your wonderfull country

[3kanten3]

Very beautyful, I think they all meen it. Next time "a capella" pleace

[janosaet]

Hyfred iawn

[MatthewR1980]

I had the pleasure of working with Geraint (the conductor of Trelawnyd MVC) a short time ago when Geraint was in Melbourne, Australia and he was fantastic. I sing in the Victoria Welsh Choir or Cantorian Cymraeg Victoria and he was our guest conductor for our St. David's Day Concert.

[FootballCrazy01]

the man at 3.38 lives in a village near me and he is an excellent singer

he is a friend of the family

[kelbo61]

I am so proud of my Welsh heritage. My mother says that my singing voice came from that side....the welsh miners who sang as they walked to/from the mines. Such beauty in those voices.

[BuddyTwiggy]

@kelbo61 makes 2 of us, I'm very proud of my welsh heritage... Welsh name too, Jones.... :-)

[8AHdl]

Beautiful Wonderful Voices!!!

[duke000222]

Pure class - da iawn Trelawnyd!

[cutanea2]

It makes the heart cry.

[shanghaibenny2]

Heavenly. God must really love Wales. It's been ages since I heard anything this beautiful. It points out what a huge void pop music has created in western culture. It is refreshing to know there are people who can still express themselves about their homeland in such a sincere, lovely fashion.

[ifuliki]

That is not about Wales. It is about a young man who is spurned by the girl he loves and who used to love him It is so sad, it makes me cry when I hear it sung especially by a fine tenor voice. Can you imagine so many fine voices from such a small place?

[shanghaibenny2]

It was very hard until I heard them sing. Thank you for the information.

[54spiritedwill54]

love it!

[TwoWayAnalog]

Sublime!

[GWalter1982]

the words for this song were written by a coal miner, he was trapped under the ground for days and with no hope of ever seeing his beloved myfanwy again wrote this for her, its a beautiful song and a beautiful choir

[Bariton10]

Bravi Trelawnyd Male Voice Choir! Bravo also to the marvelous tradition of Welsh male choirs. Brings a tear to your eye. Please post more of this escellent choir. I'd love to hear them singing Hyfrydol, Ar hyd y nos...etc.

[trapezemusic]

I learned of this song and have grown to like it a great deal thanks to one of the finest motion pictures ever made: How Green Was My Valley, winner of numerous academy awards in 1941, including Best Picture.