Lo-Fi Jones - Mari Lwyd [Welsh Acoustic Song]

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A Welsh song about the Mari Lwyd; an old winter tradition in parts of Wales whereby a horses skull on stick is taken door to door and her bearers demand entry through the medium of song.

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Written and performed by Lo-fi Jones (Sion Rickard and Liam Rickard)
Filmed, edited, and produced by Ciara Rickard

O Mari Lwyd, gei di ddim dod mewn,
ti'n dychryn y plant efo dy lygaid wag,
O Mari Lwyd be' sy' rhaid mi neud
i d'yrru di ffwrdd i mwydro rhywun arall?

Llygad llawn gwacter yn sbïo i ninlle,
canu dy gan fel chdi sy'n rhedeg y byd
ond wedi'n oll, mae rhaid fi edmygu,
y ffordd ti mor 'styfnig.

Ry'n ni yma i ganu, i ganu i ganu
Ry'n ni yma i ganu, Mari Lwyd,
Ry'n ni yma i ganu, a gofyn os nei di
ein gwahodd ni mewn am eich cwrw a bwyd
...
O Mr Jones, gad i ni ddod mewn
mae'n oer tu fas ac mae 'na syched arna ni
ar bwys y tan, lle mae'n gynnes braf,
o annwyl ffrind
...
Mae 'na sgerbwd ceffyl,
heb benglog,
Rhywle yn y ddaear oer...

Translation:
Oh Mari Lwyd, no you can't come in,
you scare the children with your empty eyes
Oh Mari Lwyd, what can I do,
to send you away, to pester someone else

Your eyes full of emptyness, looking to nowhere,
singing your song like you'r running the world,
but in the end, I have to admire
the way you're so stubborn

We're here to sing, to sing to sing,
we're here to sing, Mari Lwyd,
We're here to sing, and ask if you will
invite us in for some beer and food
...
Oh Mr Jones, let us please come in
Its cold outside and we're thirsty
Next to the fire where its nice and warm
oh dear friend
...
There's a horses skeleton,
without a skull
somewhere in the cold, hard ground...

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