desertwelsh1

Desert Welsh 1 Abc Index
This file contains Welsh tunes that I found on the web when I was first learning about Welsh music. Thank you to the transcribers in this file, John Chambers, Gary Chapin, Richard Robinson and Bruce Olson. -Lesl lmh@rcons.com Back to main Welsh ABC page

Allt y Caethiwed [Heights of Caethiwed]	A	Reel	\|: ed \ \| cA ~A2 EA
Aly Grogan	G	jig	dBG dBG\|cAF cAF\|B/2c
Blind Ifan's	D	polka, march	\|: d2cB A2G2 \| F2G2
Blodau'r Drain [Flowers of the Thorn]	Am	waltz	\|: E2 \ \| A4 B2 \| c2
Chwi Fechgyn Glan Fri	D	jig	\|: A \ \| dAA BGG \| A
Clawdd Offa [Offa's Dyke]	D	jig	\|: A \ \| d2d A2G \| F
Dwr Glan [Sweet Water]	Gm	hornpipe, reel	\|: GA \ \| "Gm"B2Bc "
Deio y Dywyn	Am	-	\|: A2 A2 F2 A2 \| G2
Derwydd, Y [Druid, the]	D	jig	AG \ \| FGA AFA \|
Difyrch gwyr Llanfabon	A	-	AB \|\ c2c2 c2e2\|A2A2
Eisteddfod Caerfyrddin	A	jig	\|: "A"AcB A2E \| A3 A
Evans' Jigg	Am	jig	e\| a>ba ^g^fg \| a3 f
Fourposter bed, The	D	jig	e^de gfe \| e^de gfe
Grasshopper dance	Ador	jig	G\| c2c c2d \| cBA G2G \|
Hen Wlad fy Nhadau [Land of My Fathers]	C	-	C \ \| EDC \| GFE \| cc
Hunting the Hare	D	march, polka	\|: "D"D>F Ad \| "A7"c
John David's cat	D	jig	f \|:a2f d2f \| edB A2
Kafoozalum	D	hornpipe	\|: "D"a2 a>g f>g a2
Lili, Y [Lily, the]	D	reel	\|: "D"dcdA "G"B2AG \|
Mopsy's Tune (the old way)	D	jig	cde e2f\|e2d ecA\|ded
Naid Tros Lannerch [A Leap O'er the Glade]	A	reel	\|:"A"A2AB "E7"cdeE\|"
Ned Puw's farewell	Bb	-	B2\|\ f>e df\|BB HA2\|B
Nyth y Gog [The Cuckoo's Nest]	Em	-	EF\|:GFGF E2ge\|dBAG F
Pibddawns Hart [Hart's Hornpipe]	G	hornpipe	GF\|:G2g2 gddB\|c2e2 e
Roaring hornpipe, The	G	hornpipe	B>AG>B A>GA>B G2G2\|c
Robin Ddiog [Idle or Lazy Robin]	Am	jig	\|:AB\|c2c B2B\|A2A c2c
Sedauny	F	jig	A2F F2F\|A2B c>BA\|B2G
Welsh March	D	march	\|:d~d dd\|d2A2\|dAFd\|A
Welsh reel (1)	G	reel	D\|\ G2GA B2G2\|c2cB A
Welsh reel (2)	G	reel	G3A B2G2\|c2B2 c2A2\|G

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X:2
T:Aly Grogan
R:jig
C:Welsh Trad.
N:followed by #29 Mopsy's tune. The jigs are
N:odd feeling, at first, because of the short A sections -- the dance
N:needed 24 bar tunes and this is what you got. so, yes, you *don't
N:repeat the A section on "Mopsy's Tune" ... as much as you might want
N:to (actually, you can to whatever the hell you want ;-)
Z:Gary Chapin <gchapin@CTEL.NET>
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
dBG dBG|cAF cAF|B/2c/2dB c>AF|G2G G3:|
|:gag gfe|ded dBG|gag efg|A2A A3|
gag gfe|ded dBG|B/2c/2dB c>AF|G2G G3:||

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X:4
T:Blodau'r Drain [Flowers of the Thorn]
R:waltz
B:
D:
O:Wales
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Am
|: E2 \
| A4 B2 | c2 B2 A2 | e2 dc BA | B4 E2 \
| A2 Ac Bd | c2 B2 A2 | ^G2 GB Ac | B4 :|
[| B2 \
| c4 c2 | d4 d2 | e2 e2 f2 | e4 d2 \
| cB cd c2 | dc de d2 | ed ef ef | g3 fed |
| cB cd ec | dc de fd | e2 e2 a2 | ^g4 b2 \
| a2 e2 c2 | f2 e2 d2 | c2 dc Bc | A4 |]

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X:6
T:Clawdd Offa [Offa's Dyke]
R:jig
O:Wales
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
|: A \
| d2d A2G | FA2- A2A | d2d F2G | A3- A2A \
| d2d Bcd | e>dc A2A | B>cd e2c | d3- d2 :|
|| c/d/ \
| e2e c2d | e3- ede | f2f d2e | f3- f2e \
| d>cB A2A | B>AG F2A | B>cd e2c | d3- d2 ||
|| d \
| d2c Bde | f>ed B2A | d2f e>dc | B3 A2A \
| d>cB A2A | B>AG F2A | B>cd e2c | d3- d2 |]

X:7
T:D\^wr Gl\^an [Sweet Water]
R:hornpipe, reel
O:Wales
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gm
|: GA \
| "Gm"B2Bc "D7"A2AB | "Gm"G2GA BABG | "F"A2AB "Eb"G2GA | "D7"^F2D2 F2A2 |
| "Gm"B2Bc "D7"A2AB | "Gm"G2GA "Eb"BABc | "D7"d2de dcBA | "Gm"G6 :|
|: "F7"Bc \
| "Bb"d2de "F7"c2cd | "Gm"B2BA "Eb"Bcde | "Bb"f2d2 "F7"e2c2 | "Bb"d2B2-
"Eb"B2Bc |
| "Bb"d2de "F7"c2cd | "Gm"B2BA "Eb"Bcde | "Bb"f2d2 "F7"e2c2 | "D7"d2de dcBA
||
|| "Gm"B2Bc "D7"A2AB | "Gm"G2GA BABG | "F"A2AB "Eb"G2GA | "D7"^F2D2 F2A2 |
| "Gm"B2Bc "D7"A2AB | "Gm"G2GA "Eb"BABc | "D7"d2de dcBA | "Gm"G6 :|

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X:8
T:Deio y Dywyn
O:Wales
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu> http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Am
|: A2 A2 F2 A2 | G2 E2 C2 E2 | D^C DE FE FG | A2 C2 "Dm fine"D4 :|
|| A2 A2 c2 B2 | A2 d2 A4 | A^G AB c2 cA | A2 d2 "Am daCapo" A4 |]

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X:10
T:Difyrch gwyr Llanfabon
R:Other
B:Richard Robinson tunebooks #149
O:Wales
M:4/4
K:A
AB |\
c2c2 c2e2|A2A2 A3B|c2d2 e2g2|e6 d2|\
c2c2 c2e2|B2B2 B3c|d2d2 cBAB|A6:|
|:fg|\
a2a2 e2fg|a2a2 e2fg|a2a2 bagf|e6 de|\
f2f2 B2de|f2f2 B2ga|b2a2 g2f2|e6 ed|
c2c2 c2e2|A2A2 A3c|c2c2 d2f2|e6 fg|\
a2a2 g3g|f2f2 e3e|d2f2 edcB|A6||

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X:15
T:Hen Wlad fy Nhadau [Land of My Fathers] National Anthem of Wales
C:James James (1856)
N: Words by Evan James, but it's unclear whether this was the father
N: or the brother of the tune's composer. (Both had the same name).
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:C
C \
| EDC | GFE | ccA/B/ | c3 | GEC | CB,C | EDD | D2G |
| GGE/F/ | GGc | ccA/B/ | c2A | GEC | DED | C3- | C3 ||
|| G3 | c3 | GEC | CB,C | D2G \
| G2E/F/ | G2c | c2A/B/ | c2A | GEC | DED | C3- | C3 ||
W:
W: Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
W: Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
W: Ei gwrol rhyfelwyr, gwlad garwyr tra mad,
W: Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
W:
W: Cytgan:
W: Gwlad, Gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad!
W: Tra mor yn fur,
W: I'r bur hoff bau
W: O bydded i'r heniaith barhau.
W:
W: Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd,
W: Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn, i'm golwg sydd hardd;
W: Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si
W: Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi.
W:
W: Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
W: Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed,
W: Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
W: Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
W:
W:
W: The national anthem of Wales:
W:
W: The land of my fathers, the land of my choice,
W: The land in which poets and minstrels rejoice;
W: The land whose stern warriors were true to the core,
W: While bleeding for freedom of yore.
W:
W: Chorus:
W: Wales! Wales! fav'rite land of Wales!
W: While sea her wall,
W: may naught befall
W: To mar the old language of Wales.
W:
W: Old mountainous Cambria, the Eden of bards,
W: Each hill and each valley, excite my regards;
W: To the ears of her patriots how charming still seems
W: The music that flows in her streams.
W:
W: My country tho' crushed by a hostile array,
W: The language of Cambria lives out to this day;
W: The muse has eluded the traitors' foul knives,
W: The harp of my country survives.

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X:17
T:John David's cat
R:jig
B:Richard Robinson tunebooks #8
O:Wales
P:AABBAA
M:6/8
K:D
f |:a2f d2f | edB A2b | a2g fge |1 d3 z2f :|2 d3 z2e||
|:f2f f2d | gab a2g | fga agf | e3 fga :||

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X:20
T:Mopsy's Tune (the old way)
T:The Welsh Jig
R:jig
C:Welsh Trad.
H:it's a version of the Irish jig "The
H:Priest and His Boots" (Sagart na mBuatasi/). There's a version of it
H:in O'Neill's 1850 (#968), which is also rather similar to the version
H:in CRE II (#17), and a rather different version in CRE III (#8).
N:after #2 Aly Grogin. The jigs are odd feeling, at first, because of
N:the short A sections -- the dance needed 24 bar tunes and this is
N:what you got. so, yes, you *don't repeat the A section on "Mopsy's
N:Tune" ... as much as you might want to (actually, you can to
N:whatever the hell you want ;-)
Z:Gary Chapin <gchapin@CTEL.NET>
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=70
K:D
cde e2f|e2d ecA|ded fgf|ded fgf|
cde e2f|e2d c2c|def g2f|edc d3||
|:afa geg|fdf ecA|d2d fed|c2d e3|
afa geg|fdf ecA|fed bag|fge d3:|

X:22
T:Ned Puw's farewell
R:Other
B:Richard Robinson tunebooks #147
O:Wales
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:Bb
B2|\
f>e df|BB HA2|B2 f>e|dc BA/c/|c>A cf|f=e Hf2|\
f2 e>d|cB A>Az/:|
M:3/4
f2|\
f2d2 f2|e2c2 e2|d3f e2|d2Hc2 B2|\
c2d2 e2|d2c2 B2|e3d c2|B2HA2 Hf2|\
f2e2 d2|d2c2 B2|A2HB2z2||

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X:23
T:Nyth y Gog [The Cuckoo's Nest]
C:Welsh Trad.
S:Cambrian Trifles (1812)
N:followed by Pibddawns Hart [Hart's Hornpipe]. The
N:hornpipes, as I said, were played almost as slower reels. Faster than
N:Irish HPs and with even rhythm.
Z:gchapin@CTEL.NET
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=90
K:Em
EF|:GFGF E2ge|dBAG FAGF|GFGA BABc|d2A2 A2BA|
GFGF E2ge|dBAG FAGF|GFGA BcBA|1 G2E2 E2EF:|2 G2E2 E2B2||
|:e^def egfe|=d2B2 B3A|GBdB GBdB|c2A2 A4|
e^def egfe|=d2B2 B3A|GFGA BcBA|1 G2E2 E2B2:|2 G2E2 E4|
|:BGEG BGEG|BGBG E2FG|AFDF AFDF|AFAF D2EF|
GFGF E2ge|dBAG FAGF|GFGA BcBA|G2E2 E4:||

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X:24
T:Pibddawns Hart [Hart's Hornpipe]
R:hornpipe
C:Welsh Trad.
S:Cambrian Trifles
N:after Nyth y Gog [The Cuckoo's Nest]. The
N:hornpipes, as I said, were played almost as slower reels. Faster than
N:Irish HPs and with even rhythm.
Z:gchapin@CTEL.NET
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
GF|:G2g2 gddB|c2e2 e2fg|dBdB e2e2|AGAB GFED|
G2g2 gddB|c2e2 e2fg|dBdB cAGF|1 G2B2 G2GF:|2 G2B2 G2FG||
|:BGBG B3d|ecec A3e|dBdB cBAG|FGAB A2GA|
BGBG B3d|ecec A3e|dBdB cAGF|1 G2B2 G2FG:|2 G2B2 G2GF||
|:GDB,D GABG|AFDF AFcA|BGcA d3e|dgdB B2A2|
GDB,D GABG|AFDF AFcA|BGcA d3e|dBAB G2GF:||

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X:26
T:Robin ddiog [Idle or Lazy Robin]
R:jig
S:+ 42 tunes from Welsh fiddler
N:3 tunes. Play each tune 3 or 4 times, depending on crowd; end on 1st
tune.
O:Wales
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
P:3
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
|:AB|c2c B2B|A2A c2c|B2B A2A|[E2B][EB] A2E|A2A A2B|c2d e3|
|cBA B2c|A3- A2c|e3- e2c|A3- A2c|e2f e2c|Az2 d3|cBA B2c|A3- A:|
AB|:c2c B2B|A2A c2c|B2B A2A|E2B A2E|A2A A2B|c2d e3|
|cBA B2c|A3- A2c|e3- e2c|A3- A2c|e2f e2c|Az2 d3|cBA B2c|1 A3- AAB:|2A3-
Aef||
K: Em
|:ef|g2g a2f|e3- e2f|g2g a2f|e3- e2f|g2g a2f|e2f g2e|
|d2e d2c|B6|B>cB B2A|G2A B3|B>cB B2A|G2A B2e|g2f e2^d|e3- e:|
K: A
|:ze|A2A A2c|e2-e- e2c|B2B B2B|c3 A2E|A2A ABc|e2-e- e2c|
|B2B B2B|c3 A3|d2c def|e2c e2e|d2e f2f|e3- e2e|d2c B2c|A3- A:|

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X:27
T:Sedauny
T:Dargason
R:jig
S:Scarce tunes and lyrics (Bruce Olson) #72
H:With two titles of Welsh derivation, both of which escape convincing
H:explanation, this unique progressive dance is paired with a 16th
H:century double-tonic circular tune of haunting familiarity. The title
H:of the song also connects the tune to Wales, Shropshire lying in the
H:foothills on the English side of the border. "The Melody of Cynwyd"
H:in Jones' 'Relics of the Welshs Bards' is a variant of "Sedany" .
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:1/2=120
W:Chappell quotes the first of 16 verses set to
W:this tune in the 17th century:
W:The Shrop-shire Wakes, or hey for Christmas, being the
W:delightful sports of most countries, to the tune of
W:Dargason.
W:
W:Come Robin, Ralph, and little Harry
W:And merry Thomas to our green
W:Where we shall meet with Bridget and Sary
W:And the finest girls that e'er were seen
W:Then hey for Christmas a once year
W:When we have cakes, with ale and beer
W:For at Christmas every day
W:Young men and maids may dance away
K:F
A2F F2F|A2B c>BA|B2G G2G|B2c d>cB|
A2 F F2F|f2f e>dc|B2G G2G|g2f e>dc:|

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X:28
T:Welsh March
T:Ymdaith Y Cymreig
R:march
K:D
|:d~d dd|d2A2|dAFd|AFD d/e/|
f~f ff|F2E2|/f/g/a/b e>a|a4:||
|:e~e ee|e2a2|fdfa|fdA f/g/|
a~a aa|a2g2|/f/g/a/b e>d| d4:||