Ar lan y mor

from Nain's Kitchen / Cegin Nain by Catrin O'Neill

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Perhaps the most famous and beautiful Welsh folk song. Ar lan y mor (By the sea shore), a love song of two lovers walking on two distant shores.
Please see lyrics for the English translation.

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Ar lan y môr mae rhosys chochion
Ar lan y môr mae lilis gwynion
Ar lan y môr mae 'nghariad inne
Yn cysgu'r nos a choddi'r bore.

Ar lan y môr mae carreg wastad
Lle bum yn siarad gair âm cariad
O amgyll hyn hon fe dyf y lili
Ac ambell gangen o rosmari.

Ar lan y môr mae cerrig gleision
Ar lan y môr mae blodau'r meibion
Ar lan y môr mae pob rhinweddau.
Ar lan y môr mae'n nghariad innau.

By the seaside red roses are blooming;

By the seaside white lilies are gleaming;

By the seaside my true love is dwelling,

Sleeping the night and rising in the morning.

By the seaside is a flat rock

Where my love and I did wander and talk;

All around us grew the white lily,

And there were sprigs of rosemary.

By the seaside are blue stones;

By the seaside are the sons' flowers;

By the seaside is every virtue;

By the seaside is my sweetheart.

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from Nain's Kitchen / Cegin Nain, released March 5, 2021

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Catrin O'Neill Aberdyfi, UK

Catrin O'Neill grew up by the sea in Aberdyfi, in Snowdonia, surrounded by a wealth of traditional Welsh music and culture. Her Nain, was one of the first to introduce her to the magic of traditional folk songs, often sung in the kitchen beside the warm Aga with a cup of tea in hand.
It is her humour and ability to tell a story, that really set her aside from other folk singers. ... more

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