Note: the Welsh W Is Pronounced RR

Note: the Welsh W Is Pronounced RR

xlvii Submitted by March 19 34. Lennard Gandalac &36 RJ Ill A VB ti ue bl Lines Ment'f'ee 1 , C8na(ta­ Englewood Hospital Englewood, NJ IOLO MORGANWG THE BARD A Ballad By Lennard Gandalac (Note: The Welsh w is pronounced oo_.) In ancient days t here l ived a man , Iolo Morganwg the Bard. He sang of Bran, And old Manannan , Iolo Morganwg the Bard. Yn y Coed y Tylwyth Teg, The fairies of the wood , ---f~~t- iarolled sweeter far than Meg tithe Maid of Merthyr could. Chorus: "In ancient days , &c "Dowch , dowch , gyfeillion man. 0 blith marwolion bydJ" Within the ring, as fairies can:t They played , nor ran to hide . Chorus: "In ancient days , &c ~~~ They J6Q·[email protected]•_.imlll.8B& . , And old Iolo heard. There still some old Welsh gammers be Recall the magic word . Chorus: "In ancient days, &c 'Tis said there came the Methodists , There came teetotalers too. The fairies vanished in the mists For all good men to rue . Chorus: "In ancient days , &c He sang of Gwragedd Annwn , And Gwrach y Rhibyn, And Gwyllgis howling a t the moon, And droves of milk-white kine. Chorus: "In ancient days , &c St . Patrick came to see St. Dave , .and said, "Sut yr y'ch chwi?" "Comrade , how do you .behave? Come , tell me how you be?" Chorus: "In ancient days, &c St . David answered, "I do well. And tell me how you've been." St . Patrick said, "We're bound for hell , Ye handsome Welsh spalpeen. ' Choirus: nin ancient days, &c Iolo Morganwg page 2 "Unles the people will be good. Their souls cannot be saved. They worship Llew Llaw Gyffes and Boodh , Methinks 'litis most depraved. " Chorus: "In ancient days , &c He sang ~he youth who caught a sprite; She said, "Cra.s dy fa ra ••• 11 "I 1 m not for thee ••• thou.' mortal wight 1" " •••• Anh• wdd ein dala!" Chumru.s: "In ancient days , &c l He sang the old Cnw c y Celwydd , The ancient Tu.mp of Lies , Where mep told what they never did, And best fib won the prize . Ch11 11rus: "In ancient days, &c He sang of good King Arthur too. And Gwenhwyvar , his wife , And how w e11:sifa.n-Dx old Merlin answered 11 ?n When asked to play the fife. Ch uir u.s: "In a:rmient days , &c I •Twas then the awful Ellylldan Did terrify a wake ; And Bwbachs guzzled cr eam , and ran, For making mischiefrs sake . Ch1111 u.s: "In ancient days , &c In ancient days Iolo sang, But when teetotalers came , On fairyland the darkness rang, And di ned his ghostly fame o In ancient days there lived a man , Iolo Moirganwg the Bard. He sang' of Bran, And old Manannan , Iolo Morganwg the Bard. .

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