1. Lyrics

2. Tune
    First published version  Modern version 

3. External links

4. References

"Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn" ({{lang-en|Watching the White Wheat}}) is an 18th-century traditional Welsh love song.

It describes the tragic love affair between Wil Hopcyn and Ann Thomas (The Maid of Cefn Ydfa) from the village of Llangynwyd in Glamorganshire. Ann belonged to a wealthy farming family but Wil was only a farm labourer. Ann's mother rejected Wil and forced Ann into a marriage with Anthony Maddocks, the son of a local squire.

A few days before the marriage took place Wil left Llangynwyd. Months later Wil had a dream in which Ann's new husband had died, so he returned home. However, when he arrived he discovered that in fact it was Ann who was dying, from a broken heart. Ann died in his arms that day.

Maddocks inherited the Thomas' estate and soon re-married. Wil died in 1741, never having married. Both he and Ann are buried at Llangynwyd.

The song was collected from the oral tradition in the 1830s and was first published in 1844 by the Welsh musician and folklorist Maria Jane Williams in her collection Ancient National Airs of Gwent and Morganwg.^[1]

Lyrics

There are several versions of the lyrics with minor variations in the words and additional verses. A modern version is:^[2]

Mi sydd fachgen ieuanc ffôl

Yn byw yn ôl fy ffansi,

Myfi'n bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn,

Ac arall yn ei fedi.

Pam na ddeui ar fy ôl,

Ryw ddydd ar ôl ei gilydd?

Gwaith 'rwy'n dy weld, y feinir fach,

Yn lanach, lanach beunydd.

Glanach, glanach wyt bob dydd,

Neu fi yn wir sy'n ffolach;

Er mwyn y Gŵr a wnaeth dy wedd

Dod im' drugaredd bellach.

Cwnn dy ben, gwel acw draw,

Rho im' dy law wen dirion;

Gwaith yn dy fynwes bert ei thro

Mae allwedd clo fy nghalon.

Tra fo dŵr y môr yn hallt,

A thra bo gwallt yn tyfu,

A thra fo calon dan fy mron

Mi fydda'n ffyddlon iti;

Dywed imi'r gwir heb gêl,

A rho dan sêl d'atebion,

P'un ai myfi ai arall, Ann

Sydd orau gan dy galon.

Tune

First published version

The melody and words first published by Maria Jane Williams in 1844:^[3]

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Mi sydd fach -- gen ieu -- angc ffol

yn ca -- ru'n ol fy ffan -- si

Mi -- yn bu -- geil io’r gwen -- ith gwyn

ac a -- raill yn ei fed -- i

O' pam na ddew -- i ar fy ôl

Ryw ddydd ar ol ei gi -- lydd

gwaith 'rwy'n dy weled y fei -- nir fach

O! gla -- nach la -- nach beu -- nydd.

}

Modern version

A modern version of the tune is:^[2]

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Mi sydd fach -- gen ieu -- anc ffôl

Yn byw yn ôl fy ffan -- si,

My -- fi’n bu -- gei -- lio’r gwen -- ith gwyn,

Ac ar -- all yn ei fe -- di.

Pam na ddeu -- i ar fy ôl,

Ryw ddydd ar ôl ei gi -- lydd?

Gwaith ’rwy’n dy weld, y fei -- nir fach,

Yn la -- nach, la -- nach beu -- nydd.

}

External links

• {{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Maria Jane|title=Ancient National Airs of Gwent and Morgannwg|date=1844|publisher=William Rees|location=Llandovery|pages=38-39|url=http://digidol.llgc.org.uk/TETS/XCD00001/arddeitem?locale=en&ID=XCDdmd11%20XCDdmd11a&eitem=18&tud=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111217/http://digidol.llgc.org.uk/TETS/XCD00001/arddeitem?locale=en&ID=XCDdmd11%20XCDdmd11a&eitem=18&tud=1|archive-date=4 March 2016}} – Musical score (first publication)
• Live performance

References

• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Men's pole vault
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Men's shot put
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Men's triple jump
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's 10,000 metres
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's 1500 metres
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's 200 metres
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's 5000 metres
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's discus throw
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's half marathon
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's hammer throw
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's heptathlon
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's high jump
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's javelin throw
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's long jump
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's pole vault
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's shot put
• Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's triple jump
• Athletics at the 2018 African Youth Games
• Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games
• Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's 10,000 metres
• Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's 100 metres
• Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games - Men's 110 metres hurdles