Y Tangnefeddwyr - Morriston RFC Male Voice Choir

"Y TANGNEFEDDWYR/THE PEACEMAKERS" - Waldo Williams was a conscientous objector and pacifist, and when, from some distance, he saw Swansea in flames after the 1941 Blitz he was moved to write his poem Y Tangnefeddwyr/The Peacemakers. It explains that in the midst of the mayhem of WWII peacemakers are the children of God. It was set to music by Eric Jones, and this version is taken from the Choir's CD "Nice 'n' Easy". The translation is not literally exact, but it is a passable approximation of Waldo's poetry.
Rose-red sky above the snow
Where bombed Swansea is alight,
Full of my father and mother I go,
I walk home in the night.
They are blest beyond hearing,
Peacemakers, children of God.

It was the angel of poor homes
Gave my father two rich pearls:
Britherhood the mission of man,
God's largesse the invisible world.
They are blest beyond hearing,
Pecemakers, children of God.

Nation good or nation bad
(so they tought) is fantasy.
In Christ's light is freedom had
For any man that would be free.
Blest, the day dawns that will hear them,
Peacemakers, children of God.

What is their estate tonight,
Tonight, with the world ablaze?
Truth is with my father yet,
Mother with forgiveness stays.
The age will be blest that hears them,
Peacemakers, childen of God.

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