Dod Dy Law - Welsh Song

Vocals & arrangement by Farya Faraji. This is a Welsh traditional song I arranged in the form of the long, established tradition of harp playing in Wales, one of the oldest forms of music in the nation strongly tied to its ancient bardic traditions, itself probably descending from the lyre-based tradition of the pre-Christian, ancient Brythonic bards.

Lyrics in Welsh:
Dod dy law on’d wyt yn coelio
Dan fy mron a gwylia ’mriwio,
Ti gei glywed os gwrandewi
Swn y galon fach yn torri.

O f’anwylyd, cymer frwynen
Ac ymafael yn ei deupen,
Yn ei hanner tor hi’n union
Fel y torraist ti fy nghalon.

Trwm yw’r plwm a thrwm yw’r cerrig
Trwm yw calon pob un unig,
Trymach fyth dan haul a lleuad
Yw canu’n iach lle byddo cariad.

English translation:
Place your hand, lest you believe,
On my breast, without hurting me,
If you listen, you may hear
The sound of my little heart breaking.

Oh my dearest, take a reed
And hold it at both ends,
Break it in half
Just as you broke my heart.

Heavy the lead, heavy the stones,
Heavy is the heart of all lonely people,
Heaviest of all, twixt sun and moon,
Is bidding farewell where there is love.