[Scroll down for English] Adeiladwch eich repertoire o ganeuon gwerin traddodiadol o Gymru gydag Arfon Gwilym, un o hoelion wyth ein traddodiad. Mae Arfon, gyda chymorth Trac Cymru, wedi creu’r casgliad hwn ar gyfer cantorion er mwyn gwneud y caneuon traddodiadol hyn yn hygyrch ar eu ffurf buraf, sef llais digyfeiliant.

Fel mae Arfon yn dweud:

“Ni ellir pwysleisio digon mai ar lafar yn bennaf y cafodd caneuon gwerin eu trosglwyddo ar hyd y canrifoedd, ac mai o’r glust y dylid eu dysgu bob amser os oes modd. Caneuon ydyn nhw, bron i gyd, a glywais i yn cael eu canu cyn i mi erioed eu gweld ar bapur. Dyna pam fod rhywun, yn ddiarwybod bron, yn efelychu dull o ganu nad oes modd ei gyfleu ar bapur. Dyna pam hefyd, wrth weld cân wedi ei rhoi lawr mewn hen nodiant neu sol-ffa, mai fy ngreddf yw ystyried hynny fel canllaw yn unig yn hytrach na rhywbeth manwl gywir wedi ei osod mewn concrid.

Rwy’n ymwybodol iawn, hefyd, fod yna garfan o bobl sy’n ymddiddori mewn caneuon gwerin Cymraeg sy’n awyddus i wybod mwy, o ran eu cefndir a sut i ynganu’r geiriau. Gobeithio y bydd yr adnodd hwn yn gymorth i godi cwr y llen.”

Gweler hefyd ein casgliad o fideos â geiriau ar YouTube

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Build up your repertoire of traditional folk songs from Wales with Arfon Gwilym, one of our major tradition bearers. Arfon, with help from Trac Cymru, has created this source collection for singers to make these traditional songs available in their purest form: unaccompanied voice.

Arfon says:

“It can’t be emphasised enough that folk songs and tunes have always been passed on orally over the generations, and that they should always be learnt by ear if at all possible. These are songs – almost all of them – that I heard before I ever saw them on paper. That’s why I probably imitate, almost unconsciously, a style of singing that’s impossible to convey on paper. That’s why, also, when I see a song noted in sol-ffa or old notation, that my instinct is to regard that as a guide rather than an exact version set in concrete.

I am also very much aware that there is a growing number of people who are interested in these songs but need to know a little more about their background and how to pronounce the words. This resource will hopefully help to put you on the right track.”

See also our YouTube collection of these songs as lyric videos!

Arfon Gwilym yn canu gwerin / Arfon Gwilym sings Welsh folk songs

These recordings are from a joint project between Trac Cymru and Musik Dalarna in Sweden: a collection of traditional Welsh tunes performed by ten young musicians under the name 'Degogenod', recorded at the Coal Exchange in Cardiff on 7 August 2003.

Degogenod:  Elin Wyn Jones, Angharad Jenkins, Linos Eleri Jones, Jennifer Williams, Mari Williams, Christine Cooper, Jo Cooper, Kate Browning, Bethan Williams-Jones, Hayley Baldwin.

Mae'r recordiadau hwn yn dod o brosiect Trac Cymru gyda Musik Dalarna yn Sweden: casgliad o alawon traddodiadol Gymreig gan grwp o gerddorion ifainc dan enw  'Degogenod' a recordiwyd yn y  Coal Exchange yng Nghaerdydd ar 7 August 2003.

Degogenod:  Elin Wyn Jones, Angharad Jenkins, Linos Eleri Jones, Jennifer Williams, Mari Williams, Christine Cooper, Jo Cooper, Kate Browning, Bethan Williams-Jones, Hayley Baldwin.

Degogenod

[Cymraeg yn dilyn]

The 'Alawon Fy Ngwlad' project came about as a result of a visit by the acclaimed Scottish folk singer, Isla St Clair, to schools in the Caerphilly area. After hearing a variety of traditional songs from Scotland, the children were asked if they knew a Welsh song that they could sing to her. Unfortunately they couldn't oblige.

The project's aim was to recreate the learning patterns of a singing scheme popular in the 60's and 70's - the "Singing Together" series broadcast by BBC's school radio service. The songs are presented in a very simple format, in English and Welsh.

This is not a definitive collection, but the songs chosen are:
        - representative of a specific genre of traditional song.
        - have a particularly lovely melody.
        - mention places in the Caerphilly area
        - appeal to children.

The English translations are the work of the Project Co-ordinator, Kate Strudwick. Many Welsh folksongs have poetic origins and include extensive use of devices such as alliteration, assonance and internal rhyme. Some are written in strict 'Cynghanedd' metre. The English translations aim to give a flavour of the original lyrics but cannot reproduce the beauty and skill of the originals. Please view the English versions as a stepping stone towards an appreciation of the songs in their full, Welsh, glory.

The songs are sung by Heather Jones, accompanied by Chris Jones on guitar. Alawon Fy Ngwlad was a joint project between Trac Cymru, Caerphilly County Borough Council and Menter Caerffili. 

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Daeth y prosiect 'Alawon Fy Ngwlad' fel canlyniad i ymweliad gantores gwerin adnabyddiedig, Isla St Clair, i ysgolion yn ardal Caerffili. Wedi i'r plant glywed amrywiaeth o ganeuon traddodiadol o'r Alban, fe ofynnwyd iddynt os oeddent yn nabod cân Gymreig y medrant ganu iddi. Yn anffodus, nid oeddent yn medu plesio.

Bwriad y prosiect yw i ail-greu patrymau dysgu cynllun canu a oedd yn boblogaidd yn y 60au a'r 70au - y gyfres 'Singing Together' a ddarlledwyd gan wasanaeth radio y BBC ar gyfer ysgolion. Cyflwynir y caneuon yn syml, mewn fersiwn Saesneg yn ogystal âr Gymraeg. 

Nid bwriad y dyrniad o ganeuon yma yw i gynrychioli 'casgliad pendant'. Dewisiwyd y caneuon arbennig hyn am nifer o resymau gan gynnwys:
	- eu bod yn cynrychioli genre penodol o gân draddodiadol
	- bod ganddynt felodi arbennig o hyfryd
	- eu bod yn crybwyll llefydd yn ardal Caerffili
	- eu hapêl i blant.

Gwaith cydlynydd y prosiect, Kate Strudwick, yw'r cyfeithiadau Saesneg. Mae gan nifer o ganeuon gwerin Cymreig wreiddiau barddol ac maent yn cynnwys defnydd helaeth o ddyfeisiau megis cyflythreniad, cyseinedd ac odlfewnol. Maent yn aml wedi'u hysgrifennu ar ffurf Cynghanedd. Mae'r cyfieithiadau Saeneg hwn yn bwriadu rhoi blas ar y geiriau gwreiddiol, ond nid allent ialgynhyrchu'r harrddwch a'r medr sydd i'r fersiynau Cymraeg. Bwrwch golwg ar y fersiwn Saesneg fel carreg ryd tuag at werthfawrogiad o'r caneuon yn eu gogoniant llawn, Gymraeg.

Mae Heather Jones yn canu'r ganeuon ar y recordiadau hwn, gyda chyfeiliant ar y gitar gan Chris Jones. Cyd-prosiect gan trac, Cyngor Bwrdeisdref Caerffili a Menter Caerffili oedd prosiect Alawon Fy Ngwlad.

prosiect Alawon Fy Ngwlad / Songs Of My Land project

Here are some tunes to learn: 

Guto Dafis plays well-known Welsh tunes first slowly to learn by ear, then at normal speed.

Dyma gasgliad bach o alawon i’w ddysgu:

 Mae Guto Dafis yn chwarae alawon Gymreig adnabyddus, yn araf yn gyntaf, er mwyn ddysgu o’r glust, a wedyn ar gyflymder iawn.

 

Alawon o Gymru /Tunes from Wales:  Guto Dafis

Alawon a chaneuon o ardal Dyffryn Conwy. Prosiect Trac Cymru o 2009 gyda Elin Alaw. 

Songs and tunes from the Dyffryn Conwy area of north Wales. A Trac Cymru project from 2009 with Elin Alaw.

Alawon Ceinion a Dyffryn Conwy

[Scroll down for English] Adeiladwch eich repertoire o ganeuon gwerin traddodiadol o Gymru gydag Arfon Gwilym, un o hoelion wyth ein traddodiad. Mae Arfon, gyda chymorth trac, wedi creu’r casgliad hwn ar gyfer cantorion er mwyn gwneud y caneuon traddodiadol hyn yn hygyrch ar eu ffurf buraf, sef llais digyfeiliant.

Fel mae Arfon yn dweud:

“Ni ellir pwysleisio digon mai ar lafar yn bennaf y cafodd caneuon gwerin eu trosglwyddo ar hyd y canrifoedd, ac mai o’r glust y dylid eu dysgu bob amser os oes modd. Caneuon ydyn nhw, bron i gyd, a glywais i yn cael eu canu cyn i mi erioed eu gweld ar bapur. Dyna pam fod rhywun, yn ddiarwybod bron, yn efelychu dull o ganu nad oes modd ei gyfleu ar bapur. Dyna pam hefyd, wrth weld cân wedi ei rhoi lawr mewn hen nodiant neu sol-ffa, mai fy ngreddf yw ystyried hynny fel canllaw yn unig yn hytrach na rhywbeth manwl gywir wedi ei osod mewn concrid.

Rwy’n ymwybodol iawn, hefyd, fod yna garfan o bobl sy’n ymddiddori mewn caneuon gwerin Cymraeg sy’n awyddus i wybod mwy, o ran eu cefndir a sut i ynganu’r geiriau. Gobeithio y bydd yr adnodd hwn yn gymorth i godi cwr y llen.”

Gweler hefyd ein casgliad o fideos â geiriau ar YouTube

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Build up your repertoire of traditional folk songs from Wales with Arfon Gwilym, one of our major tradition bearers. Arfon, with help from Trac Cymru, has created this source collection for singers to make these traditional songs available in their purest form: unaccompanied voice.

Arfon says:

“It can’t be emphasised enough that folk songs and tunes have always been passed on orally over the generations, and that they should always be learnt by ear if at all possible. These are songs – almost all of them – that I heard before I ever saw them on paper. That’s why I probably imitate, almost unconsciously, a style of singing that’s impossible to convey on paper. That’s why, also, when I see a song noted in sol-ffa or old notation, that my instinct is to regard that as a guide rather than an exact version set in concrete.

I am also very much aware that there is a growing number of people who are interested in these songs but need to know a little more about their background and how to pronounce the words. This resource will hopefully help to put you on the right track.”

See also our YouTube collection of these songs as lyric videos!

Pa Le Mae Nghariad I

Mae Nhw'n Dwedyd

Can Wil Y Tloty

Beth Wneir Â Merch Benchwiban

Ar Lan Y Môr

Ambell I Gan

Adar Man Y Mynydd

A Ei Di'r Deryn Du

Alawon a chaneuon o ardal Dyffryn Conwy. Prosiect trac o 2009 gyda Elin Alaw.

Songs and tunes from the Dyffryn Conwy area of north Wales. A trac project from 2009 with Elin Alaw.


Cerdd y Gog Lwydlas

Alawon a chaneuon o ardal Dyffryn Conwy. Prosiect trac o 2009 gyda Elin Alaw.

Songs and tunes from the Dyffryn Conwy area of north Wales. A trac project from 2009 with Elin Alaw.

Cerrig yr Afon

Mwynen Machno

Alawon a chaneuon o ardal Dyffryn Conwy. Prosiect trac o 2009 gyda Elin Alaw.       

Songs and tunes from the Dyffryn Conwy area of north Wales. A trac project from 2009 with Elin Alaw.

Trymder

Bwthyn Fy Nain

Y Bwndas / Difyrrwch Gwyr Y Gogledd

Ty Coch Caerdydd / Machynlleth

Tom Jones

Mellionen / Y Folantein

Llongau Caernarfon / Dwr Glan / Tylwyth Teg

The project came about as a result of a visit by the acclaimed Scottish folk singer, Isla StClair, to shools in Caerphilly County Borough. After hearing a variety of traditional songs from Scotland, the children wer asked if they knew a Welsh song that they could sing to her. Unfortunately they could not oblige.

The projects aim was to recreate the learning patterns of a singing scheme popular in the 60's and 70's - the "Singing Together" series broadcast by BBC's school radio serice. The songs are presented in a very simple format, in English and Welsh.

This is not a definitive collection, but the songs chosen are:
        - representative of a specific genre of traditional song.
        - have a particularly lovely melody.
        - mention places around Caerphilly County Borough
        - appeal to children.

5 Ar Y Ffordd Wrth Fynd I Rymni

4 Down By The Sea

3 Ar Lan Y Mor

2 On The Moor Of Tredegar

1 Ar Ben Waun Tredegar

14 Fair Lisa

9 Cyfri'r Geifr

Here are some tunes to learn: 

Guto Dafis plays well-known Welsh tunes first slowly to learn by ear, then at normal speed.

Dyma gasgliad bach o alawon i’w ddysgu:

 Mae Guto Dafis yn chwarae alawon Gymreig adnabyddus, yn araf yn gyntaf, er mwyn ddysgu o’r glust, a wedyn ar gyflymder iawn.

 

Talybont

Pant Corlan Yr Wyn

Here are some tunes to learn: 

Guto Dafis plays well-known Welsh tunes first slowly to learn by ear, then at normal speed. This is Llancesau Drefaldwyn, 'The Maids of Montgomery'

Dyma gasgliad bach o alawon i’w ddysgu:

 Mae Guto Dafis yn chwarae alawon Gymreig adnabyddus, yn araf yn gyntaf, er mwyn ddysgu o’r glust, a wedyn ar gyflymder iawn.

 

Llancesau Trefaldwyn - araf/slow

Here are some tunes to learn: 

Guto Dafis plays well-known Welsh tunes first slowly to learn by ear, then at normal speed. This is Ffoles Llantrisant, 'The Merry Lass of Llantrisant'

Dyma gasgliad bach o alawon i’w ddysgu:

 Mae Guto Dafis yn chwarae alawon Gymreig adnabyddus, yn araf yn gyntaf, er mwyn ddysgu o’r glust, a wedyn ar gyflymder iawn.

 

Ffoles Llantrisant

Here are some tunes to learn: 

Guto Dafis plays well-known Welsh tunes first slowly to learn by ear, then at normal speed. This is Dawns Hywel, 'Hywel's Dance'

Dyma gasgliad bach o alawon i’w ddysgu:

 Mae Guto Dafis yn chwarae alawon Gymreig adnabyddus, yn araf yn gyntaf, er mwyn ddysgu o’r glust, a wedyn ar gyflymder iawn.

 

Dawns Hywel - araf/slow

Dawns Hywel

Here are some tunes to learn: 

Guto Dafis plays well-known Welsh tunes first slowly to learn by ear, then at normal speed. This is Y Crefftwr,  'The Craftsman'

Dyma gasgliad bach o alawon i’w ddysgu:

 Mae Guto Dafis yn chwarae alawon Gymreig adnabyddus, yn araf yn gyntaf, er mwyn ddysgu o’r glust, a wedyn ar gyflymder iawn.

 

Y Crefftwr - araf/slow

Here are some tunes to learn: 

Guto Dafis plays well-known Welsh tunes first slowly to learn by ear, then at normal speed. This is Y Crefftwr, 'The Craftsman'

Dyma gasgliad bach o alawon i’w ddysgu:

 Mae Guto Dafis yn chwarae alawon Gymreig adnabyddus, yn araf yn gyntaf, er mwyn ddysgu o’r glust, a wedyn ar gyflymder iawn.

 

Y Crefftwr

Llantrisant Folk Club. 
Fiona Cullen: vocals.
Jonathan Griffiths: guitar.

A walk on the common

Chris Dale: guitar, vocals.
Pat Smith: concertina.

The Ballad of Arthur Bickerton (and his amazing hardware store)

John Prior-Morris, vocals. Ned Clamp, vocals, guitar. Pat Smith, vocals, concertina.

The Llantrisant Bowmen

Performers: Jonathan Griffith & Bridget Aboussafy.

Rhondda Home

Fiona Cullen: vocals.
Jonathan Griffiths: guitar.

Ynysmaerdy

Ynysboeth We're The Best

Hollow Mountain

Performed by Babs Protheroe, Ann Hughes, Paul Hughes

Ar Gomen Pontypridd

Bannau Brycheiniog

Vocals & Concertina – Ann Hughes
Guitar - Paul Hughes

Gylfinir

Vocals – Helen Morgan
Guitar – Jonathan Griffith
Cello – Gareth Bonello

Cul Yw'r Llwybr

Vocals & Guitar – Iestyn Davies
Banjo – Gareth Bonello

Dr William Price

Vocals & Guitar – Iestyn Davies
Second Guitar – Gareth Bonello

Maen Chwyf Pontypridd

Rocking Stone

Castell Nedd

Tairgwaith Primary School

Arianrhod

Llwybrau'r Ty

Stopiwch y Cloc

Trac Cymru is Wales' Folk Development organisation; its rôle to promote and develop the music and dance traditions of Wales - both within Wales and beyond.

Mudiad datblygu traddodiadau gwerin Cymru yw trac; maen bodoli i hyrwyddo a datblygu traddodiadau cerdd a dawns Cymru yng Nghymru a thu hwnt.

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