Y Ferch o Gefn Ydfa Enwog o Fri, Ardal Ni!


Y Ferch o Gefn Ydfa

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-# Join us for a trip back in time,

-join us on our journey

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-# Where famous Welsh people

-once lived

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-# Famous and renowned

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-# Evan James and James James

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-# Guto Nyth Bran

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-# Mari Jones

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-# The girl from Cefn Ydfa

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-# Saint Dwynwen

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-# Saint David #

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-Welcome to Enwog o Fri, Ardal Ni.

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-This is our school -

-Ysgol Cynwyd Sant.

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-'Where in Wales is

-Ysgol Cynwyd Sant?,' I hear you say.

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-It's near Maesteg...

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-..in South Wales.

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-A famous story

-originates from our area.

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-It's a story of love and romance.

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-It's a sad story too.

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-And a true story.

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-And a true story.

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-Our story begins at Cefn Ydfa farm.

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-It was there that a girl named Ann

-Thomas lived about 300 years ago.

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-We at school...

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-..have been

-rehearsing a show for you...

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-..about Ann, the Maid of Cefn Ydfa.

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-Once upon a time, a long time ago...

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-..there lived a pretty

-young girl called Ann Thomas.

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-She lived at Cefn Ydfa

-with her mother and father.

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-They were posh people

-with plenty of money.

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-My name is William Thomas.

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-I come from a wealthy

-and clever background.

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-It's no wonder we're one of the

-area's most influential families.

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-I'm Catherine Thomas.

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-I live a life of luxury

-with my rich friends, and I love it.

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-There's no need for me

-to mix with the poor riff-raff.

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-And I'm Ann Thomas. Hello!

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-Come along, girls. There's no time

-to gossip with their sort.

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-I've important arrangements to make

-and I'm in a hurry.

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-Come along.

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-Come, Ann.

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-Ann's parents had arranged

-for her to marry a young man...

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-..from a nearby farm.

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-He came from

-a very wealthy family too.

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-Ann, it's about time

-you found a husband.

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-A successful and wealthy man.

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-Your mother and I've arranged

-for you to marry the perfect man.

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-Yes, he has a good job

-and plenty of money.

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-Ah, talk of the devil! Come in.

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-Thank you for inviting me,

-Mr and Mrs Thomas.

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-You're welcome. This is Ann,

-our daughter I told you about.

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-Hello, Ann. I'm Anthony Maddocks.

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-Your parents

-have arranged for us to marry.

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-It's a good idea, seeing as we come

-from wealthy families. Do you agree?

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-Well? Say something, Ann.

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-Um...

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-She's over the moon.

-She's a little shy, that's all.

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-We'll arrange the wedding

-as soon as possible.

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-Although Anthony Maddocks

-and Ann's parents...

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-..were happy with the arrangement...

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-..Ann wasn't at all happy.

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-Ann already had a boyfriend.

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-He was the perfect partner for her.

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-He was so different

-from Anthony Maddocks.

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-His name was Wil Hopcyn...

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-..a roofer who came to Cefn Ydfa

-to carry out repairs on the roof.

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-But it was

-just an excuse to see Ann.

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-Wil, Wil, I've been waiting for you!

-I'm so happy to see you!

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-So am I! Come for a walk with me.

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-I've written you a poem.

-I hope you like it.

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-A hapless young man

-from Llangynwyd am I

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-And you, Ann, are the fair maiden

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-The woman of my dreams, no less

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-To your beauty I am beholden

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-Forever you are on my mind

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-One day I dream we will be wed

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-Dear Ann, you are my world.

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-What a perfect poem, Wil.

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-I want to marry you too.

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-I want to marry you

-more than anything, but...

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-But what, Ann? What's wrong?

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-I know I'm a simple, foolish man...

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-..but I'd be

-a kind and loving husband to you.

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-Ann, what on earth are you doing

-with this poor toerag?

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-Wil and I are in love

-and we are getting married.

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-You're marrying him?

-I'll make sure that never happens.

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-Go away and don't

-come near Cefn Ydfa ever again!

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-Do you understand?

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-Do you understand?

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-But we're in love.

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-We're head over heels.

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-Wealth, not love,

-is what's important.

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-Ann is about to marry someone

-much better than you.

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-His name is Anthony Maddocks.

-Now, go.

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-I will love you forever, Ann Thomas.

-Don't you forget that.

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-And I will love you, Wil Hopcyn.

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-Come along.

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-Get down that cellar. You'll

-stay there until your wedding day.

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-But I don't want to marry

-that stuck-up Anthony Maddocks, Mam.

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-Wil's the man for me.

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-Wil's the man for me.

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-That's why I'm locking you in here.

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-You won't be able to contact

-that toerag before your wedding day.

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-Wil, please don't forget about me!

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-My heavy heart is about to break

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-How can I live without her?

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-The sweetest and most beautiful

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-Ann Thomas, my love, is she.

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-In his sadness,

-Wil moved out of the area...

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-..and headed to Bristol.

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-Life was hard

-without his beloved Ann.

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-On 3 May 1725...

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-..Ann Thomas

-married Anthony Maddocks.

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-It was an elaborate wedding

-but it wasn't a happy day for Ann.

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-Neither was the marriage

-a happy one.

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-Over time, Ann became sick...

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-..due to the overwhelming sadness

-of losing Wil.

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-She thought about him all the time.

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-'Come back, Wil. Please come back.'

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-A few months after the wedding...

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-..Wil had a vivid dream.

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-He heard Ann calling for him,

-so he hurried back from Bristol...

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-..to see his beloved.

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-Ann! Ann!

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-Ann! Ann!

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-He ran to Ann and held her hand.

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-He was shocked to see

-how frail she looked.

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-Ann! Ann!

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-It's me, Wil.

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-I'm so pleased to see you, Wil.

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-So pleased.

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-At the tender age of 23...

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-..Ann died in Wil's arms.

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-Here, inside Llangynwyd Church,

-lies Ann's grave.

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-It's an elaborate stone

-commemorating her life.

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-Wil Hopcyn's grave is here too.

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-But his is a pauper's grave lying

-beneath a tree in the churchyard.

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-Yes, it's a sad story...

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-..but today we still remember Ann,

-the Maid of Cefn Ydfa.

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-Wil composed

-a love song for Ann after her death.

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-The song Wil wrote for Ann

-is famous throughout Wales.

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-And throughout the world.

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-Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn.

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-# This is a love story

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-# About the Maid of Cefn Ydfa

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-# Wil Hopcyn

-and Ann Thomas were in love

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-# The saddest thing

-is that they never wed

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-# Their hearts

-were close to breaking

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-# But their love's flame

-still burns brightly

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-# In this song Wil wrote for her

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-# A simple youthful lad am I

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-# Who loves at fancy's pleasure

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-# I fondly watch the blooming wheat

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-# Another reaps the treasure

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-# Wherefore still despise my suit

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-# Why sighing keep thy lover?

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-# For some new charm

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-# Thou matchless fair

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-# I day by day discover

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-# While hair adorns this aching brow

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-# Still I will love sincerely

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-# While ocean rolls its briny flow

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-# Still I will love thee dearly

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-# Then tell the truth,

-in secret tell

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-# And under seal discover

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-# If it be I or who is blest

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-# As thy true heart's best lover #

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