Gair neu Idiom y Diwrnod - Word or Idiom of the Day 09/12/2019
Consider it done…
I Orwedd Mewn Preseb / Away in a Manger
I orwedd mewn preseb rhoed Crëwr y byd,
nid oedd ar ei gyfer na gwely na chrud;
y sêr oedd yn syllu ar dlws faban Mair
yn cysgu yn dawel ar wely o wair.
A’r gwartheg yn brefu, y baban ddeffroes,
nid ofnodd, cans gwyddai na phrofai un loes.
‘Rwyf, Iesu, ‘n dy garu, O edrych i lawr
a saf wrth fy ngwely nes dyfod y wawr.
Tyrd, Iesu, i’m hymyl, ac aros o hyd
i’m caru a’m gwylio tra bwyf yn y byd;
bendithia blant bychain pob gwlad a phob iaith,
a dwg ni i’th gwmni ar derfyn ein taith.
Goodness what weather! I was up for hours in the middle of the night, last night, dealing with a sensitive car alarm and bits of garden and garden fodder being blown all over the place by the gale force winds. So, I’m dreadfully sleep deprived today and definitely not firing on all cylinders.
So I thought it would be appropriate to revive this post…
Some of you may have heard about the tradition of Calennig = Kal-len-nig. If not, then here’s an useful Wikipedia link explaining the tradition and it’s origins and another from the National Museum Wales site.
An wch on the end (eisteddwch, neidiwch, gorweddwch, arhoswch) would be used when addressing more than one dog, os as a sign of respect to a very important dog with status…
Brilliant @CatrinLliarJones - especially the use of sound cloud for the correct pronounciation! Diolch yn fawr iawn! Dwi’n newydd dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd efo mwy positifrwydd!
For all new visitors to this thread, please scroll through older posts to find new and interesting words, phrases and idioms, with pronunciation sound files.
Gair neu Idiom y Diwrnod - Word or Idiom of the Day 21/01/2020
Something getting on your nerves today?
Waited in for something that didn’t turn up?
Phone bill bigger than expected?
Milk spilt all over the kitchen floor?
Then these exclamations might help…
Damia (northern) [dam-ya] = damn
Damo (southern) [dam-mo] = damn
Go ddrapia [go-thrap-ya] = drat
Cachu hwch [kach-chee hooch] (Welsh ch sound) = sow’s poo
O mam bach [o mam bah-ch] (Welsh ch sound) = oh little mum
Nefoedd yr adar [nev-oyth er add-dar] = heaven of the birds
I’ve been inspired to go with a ‘dating’/‘romantic’ theme… after all, we have just celebrated Dydd Santes Dwynwen and Valentine’s day is just around the corner. So watch this space, romance coming your way this afternoon…
