Pontypridd

Pontypridd: an Welsh air in D Dorian. Sheet music and playback in any key, at any tempo. Alaw werin o Gymru (alaw yn D Doriaidd): y sgôr a chwarae mewn unrhyw gywair.

Tune type

alaw

Key

D Dorian

Time signature

4/4

Book

Y Lolfa

Source

https://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/BrianMartin/msg/CadwTwmpath.msg

X:1
T:Pontypridd
R:alaw
B:Y Lolfa
S:https://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/BrianMartin/msg/CadwTwmpath.msg
A:Wales
N:Transcribed by Brian Martin
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:90
K:DDor
D|DAEG|(F/E/)D-DA|AdAc|(B/A/)G-GA|
AdAB|(c/d/)B(A/G/) (F/E/)|DAE((3E/F/G/)|(F/E/)D-D||
W:1.Ym Mhontypridd mae 'nghariad,
W: Ym Mhontypridd mae 'mwriad,
W: Ym Mhontypridd mae'r ferch fach lân,
W: A'i chael o flaen y 'ffeiriad.
W:
W:2.Mi hela' heddiw unswllt,
W: Mi hela' fory ddeuswllt,
W: A chyn y colla' i ferch ei mam
W: Mi dreia' i am y triswllt.
W:3.Mi glywais lawer caniad,
W: Mi welais lawer bwriad,
W: Mi welais lawer benyw lân
W: Ond neb mor lân â 'nghariad.
W:
W:4.Mae 'mwthyn ger yr afon,
W: Mae gennyf wartheg blithion,
W: Mae gennyf fferm ar lannau Taf, -
W: O tyred ataf, gwenfron.
W:
W:1.In Pontypridd is my love
W: In Pontypridd is my intended
W: In Pontypridd is the dear pure girl
W: And I'll get her in front of the priest.
W:
W:2.I'll spend today one shilling,
W: I'll spend tomorrow two,
W: And before I lose her mother's daughter
W: I'll try (and spend) three.
W:
W:3.I heard many a sounding,
W: I saw many intending,
W: I saw many a beautiful girl,
W: But no one like my loved one.
W:
W:4.My cottage is by the river,
W: I have some dairy cattle,
W: I have a farm on Taf's banks, -
W: O come to me, white breasted maiden.

Welsh airs (Alaw)