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Y Bardd a'r Gwcw - William Jones

from O'r Archif: Caneuon Gwerin by Archif Sain Ffagan

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Recordiwyd gan William Jones (gof, g. 1906), Aberdaron. Clywodd y gân gan ei daid, John Jones (c. 1829-1918) a oedd yn frodor o Lyn.

'The Poet and the Cuckoo'

Recorded by William Jones (blacksmith, b. 1906), Aberdaron. He heard the song from his grandfather, John Jones (c. 1829-1918) who lived on the Llyn peninsula.

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O’r gwcw fach lwyd-las,
Lle buoes ti cyd
Mor hir heb ddychwelyd?
Ti fuost yn fud
Mor hir heb ddychwelyd?
Ti fuost yn fud.

Y Gwcw:
O peidiwch camsynied a meddwl mor ffôl,
Yr oerwynd o’r gogledd a’m dialiodd i’n ôl.

Fy amser i ganu yw Ebrill a Mai
A hanner Mehefin, chwi wyddoch, bob rhai.

Ffarwel i chwi leni, ffarwel i chwi oll,
Cyn y delwyf i yma nesa bydd miloedd ar goll.

Bydd llawer merch ifanc yn isel ei phen
Cyn y delwydd i yma nesa i roi caniad ar bren.

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from O'r Archif: Caneuon Gwerin, released August 14, 2015
William Jones

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