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-To celebrate St David's Day,

-we're in Aberystwyth.

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-Welcome to

-Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.

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-# Soli Deo gloria

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-# Soli Deo gloria

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-# Soli Deo gloria #

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-In tonight's programme,

-we'll hear poems about St David...

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-..read by two prominent local poets.

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-Also, performances from Cor ABC...

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-..and children

-from Capel y Morfa Sunday school.

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-Our singing comes

-from Capel y Morfa.

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-Alan Wynne Jones is the conductor,

-Mary Jones-Morris is the organist.

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-Our first hymn is

-Dyro Dy Gariad i Gymru.

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-"The weather is frivolous, David,

-the world is slowly warming

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-"Where will I shelter from the rain

-when the flood comes?

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-"I do not know about tomorrow,

-will it rain or will the sun shine

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-"There's no harm in filling

-a myriad of green recycling bags.

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-"The language is dying, David,

-how do I keep it alive?

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-"Despite all acts and debates

-it lost more ground this year.

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-"The language measures are granted,

-but it will die if it's not spoken

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-"Revival comes from constant use,

-let's all speak it daily.

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-"But David, it's so dark, in

-the land of the osprey and red kite

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-"What is the use of trusting hope

-while wars rage on?

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-"Despite hopelessness on

-the horizon, sunshine can be seen

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-"Nothing is gained by standing still

-or living without hope.

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-"For the hill, for the dove,

-for the nation, for the leek

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-"Aspire from day to day,

-be strong and be joyful."

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-There's a cross-section of all ages

-in Capel Y Morfa's congregation.

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-Next, a performance

-from the children.

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-Here they are to perform the words

-of Arwel Rocet Jones.

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-Gwnewch Y Pethau Bychain.

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-# Be good and smile

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-# Bright as the sun

-at the break of day

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-# Be good and smile

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-# Quietly but greatly

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-# Do the little things,

-do the little things

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-# Do the little things,

-now, now, now

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-# Do the little things,

-do the little things

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-# Do the little things

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-# Quietly but greatly

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-# Be generous and share

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-# With every single child

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-# Be generous and share

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-# Quietly but greatly

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-# Do the little things,

-do the little things

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-# Do the little things,

-now, now, now

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-# Do the little things,

-do the little things

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-# Do the little things

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-# Quietly but greatly

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-# Do the little things,

-do the little things

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-# Do the little things,

-now, now, now

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-# Do the little things,

-do the little things

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-# Do the little things

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-# Quietly but greatly #

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-We've heard one

-of Eurig Salisbury's poems.

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-He's also researched

-the cult of saints in Wales.

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-Tell us more about St David.

-How much do we know about him?

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-St David had very close ties

-to Ceredigion.

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-By all accounts, his father

-was a king in Ceredigion.

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-His mother, Non,

-she had links to this part of Wales.

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-We associate him with St David's,

-the city that's named after him.

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-He performed many miracles.

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-The main miracle we associate

-with St David...

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-..is the miracle he performed at a

-meeting of religious dignitaries...

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-..in Llanddewi-brefi.

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-So many people attended the meeting,

-some couldn't hear David or see him.

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-David caused the hill, or the

-land under his feet, to rise up.

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-At the same time,

-a dove landed on his shoulder.

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-That's the main story

-we associate with Dewi Sant today.

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-He had a strong influence on Wales.

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-He had an important influence

-from very early on.

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-He was a national icon

-for Wales from early times.

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-Take the early poem,

-Armes Prydein, as an example.

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-The anonymous poet

-calls on the Welsh nation...

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-..the Scottish nation,

-the Irish nation and beyond...

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-..to unite against the English

-and drive them from the island.

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-They are asked to do that

-by unifying under St David's banner.

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-That's very significant.

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-I'm working at the Centre for

-Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies.

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-Our project is called

-The Cult of Saints in Wales.

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-We're researching poems that

-were written in the Middle Ages...

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-..dedicated to saints.

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-There are a vast amount.

-The cult was strong at the time.

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-We have poems written

-by Iolo Goch and Ieuan ap Rhydderch.

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-One interesting poem was

-written by Dafydd Llwyd o Fathafarn.

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-In the poem,

-Dafydd calls on David...

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-..to help no less than Henry Tudor,

-by all accounts...

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-..to journey to Wales

-and claim the crown.

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-He succeeded

-and the thanks goes to St David.

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-Is St David just as relevant today?

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-He's as iconic now as he ever was

-to the Welsh nation.

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-He's fulfilled an important role

-across the centuries and still does.

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-He's our national icon

-and a symbol of Welshness.

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-That's very important.

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-"Jesus failed to walk tall

-on the water

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-"And today he drowns

-as would any man

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-"Who opposes the laws

-as he walks on the water.

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-"In the face of the severe storms

-of our dark days

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-"Black clouds gather

-on distant horizons

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-"Surrounded by fear and prejudice,

-harsh are our dark days.

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-"The tide churns the fever

-through the veins of the world

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-"Hearts are the drums of war

-banging louder all the time.

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-"A thin needle of poison

-courses through our veins.

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-"What is there for us in Wales?

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-"Ruins in our blood

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-"And in the storm we drown,

-the Bible at our feet.

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-"The weight of the shirt upon us

-is a ruin in our blood.

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-"Jesus rose from the words

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-"And showed us how

-there was a way to love

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-"Which overcomes,

-a gift to the world

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-"And the myriad of little things

-shows us there's a way

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-"For two old enemies today

-to calm the bustling sea

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-"By extending a hand, a shadow

-and insisting on holding on tight

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-"Jesus of the little things

-calms the tumultuous seas.

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-"We build upon a ruin

-that stood in the water

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-"In the face of the manic battles

-of our history

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-"Jesus of the little things

-is walking on the water."

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-Recently, the ABC choir commissioned

-Dafydd John Pritchard...

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-..and Andrew Cusworth to compose

-a new piece for their repertoire.

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-This is Gosper.

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-# Tonight

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-# Tonight

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-# Tonight

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-# The trees

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-# The trees hesitate

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-# Hesitate

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-# On the shore

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-# There is

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-# There is

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-# A picture, a picture

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-# Of a prayer

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-# There is a picture

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-# Of a prayer

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-# There is a voice

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-# There is a voice

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-# A voice

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-# Beside a sea

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-# There is a voice

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-# Beside a sea

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-# And prayers

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-# And prayers

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-# In the oak trees

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-# In the oak trees #

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-We end the programme with the words

-of Reverend T Elfyn Jones...

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-.."O Arglwydd, gwna ni'n ffyddlon

-i'n hetifeddiaeth ddrud"...

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-..to the hymn tune Efailwen

-by John S Davies.

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-I hope you've enjoyed

-tonight's programme.

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-Join us again next week.

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-From us all, goodbye.

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