0:00:00 > 0:00:00- 888
0:00:00 > 0:00:02- It's an old story.
0:00:02 > 0:00:07- A farming family - with no son to keep the farm going.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- That's what happened here - at Brynffynnon Farm, near Llangwm.
0:00:12 > 0:00:17- There are four sisters - Eleri, - Bethan, Rhiannon and Meinir.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24- Would one of them be willing - to keep this lovely farm going?
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- There's a happy ending.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31- Meinir, the youngest sister, and - her husband, Gwion, farm here now.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36- Come with me to find out more - about the girls of Brynffynnon.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42- # YSBRYD Y GAEL by Mairi MacInnes - and Cor Meibion Llangwm #
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- HE CALLS TO THE DOGS
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- September 2003
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- The dogs work well, Gwion.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53- Yes.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- Stop the bike so we can talk.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- What breed is that dog? Ben, I mean.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- What breed is that dog? Ben, I mean.- - Oh, Ben? Ben doesn't listen much.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- I thought he worked well - - he's got a difficult job.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- He's a motorbike dog!
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- You must remember helping out - as a child.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20- I remember walking up here and - the thistles were taller than me.
0:02:22 > 0:02:29- One of the first things we did when - I came here was plough this land.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Gwion, you're a minister's son.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- But there must be some farming - in your blood.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- This isn't an easy place to farm.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- This isn't an easy place to farm.- - No. When we were courting...
0:02:41 > 0:02:47- ..Meinir lied to me and said - she came from the Vale of Clwyd!
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- I've taught him everything! - He had a lot to learn!
0:02:56 > 0:03:02- When I came here, they dosed their - sheep with a spoon and a saucepan!
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- You'd need lots of spoonfuls - to dose all those!
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- I'm quite envious of you.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- Those views - I can see - why you've stayed here.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- It would be hard to leave here.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Your father would be delighted - that the farm's still going.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- I'm sure he would be.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- I'm a person - who doesn't listen much to anyone.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- And when I came here, - he left us alone.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- He didn't stick his oar in.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- He let us learn from our mistakes.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- He retired - and let us get on with it.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- How many children do you have?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- How many children do you have?- - Five.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- It's all this fresh air!
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- And a lot of guts!
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- How many of them are boys?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- How many of them are boys?- - Three boys and two girls.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Your father had four girls.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08- Do you know whether any of them - want to be farmers?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- They all argue - over who will stay at Brynffynnon.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- They argue among themselves.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- This is such a lovely area.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- This is your area.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- Let's see Ben doing some work again.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31- Ben? We should have called him - Bob Marley, with those dreadlocks!
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- You'd need more than one spoon - to dose these!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- I'll let you get on with it.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- With Bob helping, - you'll round them up easily.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- All you need is a bike - and a wife to open gates!
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- Right, away we go.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- HE CALLS TO THE DOG
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- It's nice that one of you - has stayed here.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- You can all return to your old home.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- Yes. It's nice to have them - living in our old home.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Eleri, they say you're the shy one.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Eleri, they say you're the shy one.- - Yes, indeed, that's me!
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- You're the eldest, - so you kept order.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- Yes, I worked hard - to look after these younger ones.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- When you were children, Bethan...
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- ..you were interested in singing - and similar pursuits.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- Your parents must have - encouraged you in those areas.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Everyone thought Dad - was interested in signing...
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- ..but Mam was always at the piano.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- She taught us sol-fa.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- She gave us a grounding in sol-fa.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- She always coached us when - we competed in the Urdd Eisteddfod.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54- Remember?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- Remember?- - You sound as if it was years ago.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- It was many years ago.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- There must have been a lot - of interest in singing in this area.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- Yes. We went to the Urdd - every Thursday evening...
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- ..and Emrys Jones coached us - for the Urdd Eisteddfod.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- It was a natural part of life.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- We also had a children's choir - at Gellioedd Chapel.
0:06:22 > 0:06:28- Robert Ellis, Auntie Mair Elen - and Uncle Emyr and Jane taught us.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- The chapel choir - competed at local eisteddfodau.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33- Remember Nant y Rhiw?
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- I remember going there, - and to Nebo in Llanrwst.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39- In Mrs Williams's van!
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- No need to take the stand, - just move your backside!
0:06:49 > 0:06:50- Right.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- # SHE SINGS A CHORD #
0:06:57 > 0:06:58- Watch the connecting pieces.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- # Mi-so-doh. #
0:07:02 > 0:07:03- One, two.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08- # Roo, roo, roo, roo,
0:07:09 > 0:07:18- # Lullaby, my gentle son, - Hear the wind making moan. #
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- Bethan, you challenged me - to walk up here and I have!
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- I wanted to race you!
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- I didn't realise it was so high up.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- Cor Llangwm do their breathing - exercises by climbing up here!
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- I doubt it!
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Talking of Llangwm, - aren't these views exceptional?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- They're magnificent.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49- Is that Gellioedd down there?
0:07:49 > 0:07:50- Is that Gellioedd down there?- - Yes, Gellioedd.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- That's Meirionnydd - - the road leads to Bala.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- It marks the boundary - between the two counties.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- That's Foel Goch over there...
0:08:01 > 0:08:06- ..and Llangwm Valley is - on the other side of the mountain.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- Where do the members - of Cor Llangwm come from?
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- They come from all over - the Llangwm area.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- And there are some - from Cerrig, Pentrefoelas, Bala...
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- ..and there are a few - who come from Ruthin.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- I don't mean to flatter you...
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- ..but this is a rural area - with a sparse population.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- Farms and villages - are widely scattered.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40- But the choir is up there - with the big choirs.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Yes. It's a miracle, really.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- The Llangwm area is so small.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- People can travel through Llangwm - without realising it.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- There aren't many houses - in the village itself.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- You were brought up in Brynffynnon, - of course, which is near here.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- You haven't moved away - from your home patch.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03- No, I haven't.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- There's nothing wrong with that.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- This is my area - and I feel happy here.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- I know everyone in the wider area.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- There's nowhere nicer - to live and raise your children.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Though my children - are in Cardiff now.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26- I have two children and they're both - at college in Cardiff.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- Llyr has taken this year off.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- But I hope they will return - to this area.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- What's the pattern of your week?
0:09:35 > 0:09:40- Starting with Sunday - have you - always attended Gellioedd Chapel?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Was that your nursery?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Was that your nursery?- - Yes, Sunday School and sermons.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- We practise regularly - throughout the year, really.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- Choir practice on Monday evening.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- On Tuesdays we have three hours - of Urdd practices.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- I work a few days.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01- I'm also a governor.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- These things fill up the week.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- You've got choir practices - and you coach children.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- Does it give you a kick?
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- To be honest, - I wonder why I do it!
0:10:14 > 0:10:19- # Roo, roo, roo, roo. #
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- I get great pleasure - in hearing the finished work...
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- ..seeing them performing - and enjoying themselves.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- I was coaching a boy - to sing last year.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- He told his mother he really enjoyed - singing a particular song.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- It was a two-part harmony.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- I thought, that's why I do it!
0:10:42 > 0:10:43- I thought, that's why I do it!- - What strikes me...
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- ..is that you stand - in front of Cor Llangwm...
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- ..and they're scared - to do anything wrong!
0:10:51 > 0:10:56- But your dog is tiny, - yet you keep it on a lead!
0:10:57 > 0:10:58- Why is that?!
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- The men aren't like that - in practices!
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- You must enjoy - the challenge, though.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- It appears to other people - that I keep strict discipline...
0:11:13 > 0:11:14- ..but I don't really.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- They're terribly noisy - in the practices.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- I'm always shouting at them!
0:11:20 > 0:11:25- "Ysbryd y Gael" by Cor Llangwm is - certainly a big favourite in Wales.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Do you feel the same thrill - as your audiences?
0:11:29 > 0:11:34- Yes. When we recorded it we didn't - realise it was so special.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- We were concentrating - so much on singing.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43- After recording it in the studio, - they played the song back...
0:11:43 > 0:11:44- ..and everyone fell silent.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- We thought, wow, - this was something special.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- We all say "Wow"!
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- I'll be saying "Wow" - when I reach the top!
0:11:54 > 0:11:55- What's the dog's name?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- What's the dog's name?- - Tosca.
0:11:58 > 0:12:04- # YSBRYD Y GAEL by Mairi MacInnes - and Cor Meibion Llangwm #
0:12:37 > 0:12:37- 888
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- 888
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- # While the stars still smile,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- # And the moon sails the sky,
0:12:52 > 0:13:04- # How can I forsake her, - While the stars still smile?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- # And the moon sails the sky,
0:13:13 > 0:13:21- # How can I forsake her, - Before our time is at an end? #
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Cor Meibion Llangwm, - conducted by Bethan Smallwood.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- How many are there in the choir?
0:13:29 > 0:13:30- How many are there in the choir?- - About 45, at most.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- We've never been more - than that in number.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- The number isn't so important.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- This choir's doing brilliantly, - it's as good as any choir in Wales.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- How difficult is it - to get the boys together?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- Some of them are busy farmers.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Many of them are farmers.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56- Yes.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- But things have changed nowadays.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04- Many go out to work during the day - and do farm work in the evenings.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- It can be a problem.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13- # As the day turns into twilight, - Let us go sailing in a boat,
0:14:13 > 0:14:18- # As the day turns into twilight, - Let us go sailing in a boat,
0:14:18 > 0:14:23- # And rock gently - on the smooth bosom of the sea,
0:14:23 > 0:14:28- # And rock gently - on the smooth bosom of the sea. #
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Right, we'll do that again.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Both end the same way.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- It goes like this.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- # On the smooth bosom of the sea. #
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- The second is different.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- Let's do the middle piece - - it's a bit too slow.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- Standing before a choir - waving your arms is fine...
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- ..but there's a lot of work - involved.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- You have to choose the pieces - and the programmes...
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- ..and learn the notes - and the intonation.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Everything - - we have to learn everything.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05- I choose the songs.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- I often ask them for suggestions, - though I seldom listen to them!
0:15:11 > 0:15:16- I choose and they obviously - have faith in what I choose.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- Choosing pieces for a competition - is quite a job.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- It carries as much responsibility - as conducting.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Does the choir travel much?
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- You've travelled to Scotland - to sing with Mairi MacInnes.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- We go away for weekends, but - anything longer is impossible...
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- ..because they all have jobs - or they're farmers.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Many of them - have young children too.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- They want to spend holidays - with their families...
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- ..not just with the choir.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53- # Sailing quietly, - sailing quietly. #
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Monday night is choir night.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Yes. A real slog for me.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- I bet you sleep well afterwards!
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- No, I don't, really.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- I can't relax after choir practice.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- It's very hard work, I can tell you!
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Huw Smallwood is Bethan's husband.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23- His roots are in - the London area - like me.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- He has learned - to speak Welsh fluently.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- This is fairly new, is it?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- This is fairly new, is it?- - It's been here six months.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- It's very windy here, - which keeps it turning.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41- Yes.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- From the outside - it looks like a pipe.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- What goes on in here?
0:16:54 > 0:16:55- What's this machinery?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- There's a computer at the bottom.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- It controls everything.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- What's your involvement with these?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- Do you look after them?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Do you look after them?- - Yes, I check on them each day.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- The company that produces them does - the servicing and the repairs...
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- ..all the maintenance.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- I must admit, - they don't take up much room.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- They look very neat.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- They don't make any difference - to farmers.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- They receive an annual rental.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- They don't disturb the animals - at all.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41- In fact they seem to like them - - they graze right beneath them.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- Can't we have green ones - that look like trees?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- In Germany, some are painted green - at the bottom...
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- ..graduating to white at the top.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53- They look good in fields.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- They look good in fields.- - What's that building outside?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- It looks like a privy!
0:17:59 > 0:18:00- It houses a transformer.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- It steps up the voltage.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- In here it's 700 volts.
0:18:05 > 0:18:12- It goes up to 11,000 volts down - at the substation across the fields.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15- Do you climb up there sometimes?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Do you climb up there sometimes?- - Yes. It's great at the top!
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- I'll take your word for it!
0:18:22 > 0:18:28- # YSBRYD Y GAEL by Mairi MacInnes - and Cor Meibion Llangwm #
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Everything's so neat and clean here.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45- Well, we try.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- What's this - an old Morris 1000?
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- Yes, an old Morris 1000 from 1971.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Dad bought this brand-new - in Colwyn Bay.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57- It cost 950.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00- 950!
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- That old jeep runs like a watch.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Yes. I use this every week.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- The little dog - likes coming along for a ride.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- I use it all the year round.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- Does it have a good engine?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- Does it have a good engine?- - Yes, everything's in working order.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- It was made in 1942.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- It's older than me, - and that's saying something!
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- It's still being used every day.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- # Roo, roo, roo, roo,
0:19:32 > 0:19:42- # Lullaby, my gentle son, - Hear still the breath of the wind,
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- # Just sleep now, my gentle son,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- # Sleep the contented sleep - of the pure,
0:19:57 > 0:20:09- # What does it mean to me, - My dear son, if you were taken? #
0:20:12 > 0:20:18- Because you had no brothers, - did you have to help out a lot?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Everyone helped out.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- It was really tough.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- Dad didn't have much patience - with these weak girls...
0:20:26 > 0:20:27- ..who couldn't carry bales!
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- ..who couldn't carry bales!- - I don't blame him!
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- He thought everyone could drive - a tractor instinctively!
0:20:34 > 0:20:39- The good thing was that our - neighbours often helped out.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Uncle Bob or Uncle Emyr.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- The atmosphere changed - when someone else was here to help.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- It eased the pressure a bit.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Our grandfather helped, too.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52- Our grandfather helped, too.- - It was hard work.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54- Yes, it was.
0:20:54 > 0:21:00- Sometimes he expected us to work and - sometimes there was nothing to do.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- # Roo, roo, roo, roo,
0:21:05 > 0:21:15- # Lullaby, the wind has gone, - Wandering where it may.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- # Whatever may come will come,
0:21:19 > 0:21:28- # Sleep each night - until summer's end. #
0:21:32 > 0:21:37- I understand that you're the compere - when the choir travels around.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Yes.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- It must be fun.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Yes.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- We get good audiences.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- They really appreciate us.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- You can tell them anything.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57- # Roo, roo, roo, roo. #
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Is the conductor strict with you?
0:22:04 > 0:22:05- Oh, gracious, yes!
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- She's a right mistress!
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- I must say, these girls - are full of go.
0:22:12 > 0:22:13- That's just what you need.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- That's just what you need.- - You need it with a pack like ours!
0:22:25 > 0:22:26- Nice chord!
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- You get a good sound out of them!
0:22:30 > 0:22:31- They listen well!
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- They listen well!- - No they don't!
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- Lots of things wrong - with the middle.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- I think they're scared - of the cameras!
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- Shall we try it again?
0:22:44 > 0:22:49- These words are by Thomas Jones, - Cerrigelltgwm, Ysbyty Ifan.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- The boys sing well.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52- You must love meeting them here!
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- You must love meeting them here!- - No, I don't!
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- It gives you a reason for living!
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- When I hear them - on your programme...
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- ..I think, "They sound good - - who are they?"
0:23:07 > 0:23:08- I agree.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- They have an angel to conduct them!
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Not at all!
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- They sing really well, fair play.
0:23:16 > 0:23:22- It depends what you mean by "good". - It could always be better!
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- # Together we shall embrace it,
0:23:25 > 0:23:31- # Together, with passion - in our voices,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- # We shall all call out together,
0:23:37 > 0:23:46- # Together we can see - that the night is slowly turning. #
0:23:58 > 0:23:58- 888
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- 888
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- As if we had nothing to do.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07- Try and remember the verses, please!
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- "All the hounds ran."
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- Repeat the verse - - "A great gentleman from Bala."
0:24:13 > 0:24:14- What comes next?
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- "As he rode back from the hunt."
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- "As he rode back from the hunt."- - Remember you're telling a story.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- "As he rode back from the hunt,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- "The feeble gentleman - crossed an old wooden bridge."
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- Then, wait for it! - Watch my expression.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- You now.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- Owain.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- This is better than playing football - or rugby!
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- Sing first, then play rugby.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- Keep your feet still.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- # A great gentleman from Bala
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- # Decided to go hunting one day
0:24:56 > 0:25:02- # On a skinny black mare, - on a skinny black mare.
0:25:03 > 0:25:09- # Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha, - On a skinny black mare.
0:25:10 > 0:25:16- # The old mare galloped - from nine o'clock until twelve,
0:25:16 > 0:25:21- # They didn't see a single creature, - they didn't see a single creature.
0:25:23 > 0:25:30- # Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha, - they didn't see a single creature. #
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Why a boys' singing party, Bethan?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- We have a strong Urdd group here...
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- ..and the children compete - every year at the Urdd Eisteddfod.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45- The party has also competed - at the Cerdd Dant Festival.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- Is it difficult - to get boys to do this?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50- They love football!
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- They love football!- - The problem is finding a night...
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- ..when they don't play football.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- But they're very enthusiastic - and they like singing.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04- # At last they spotted a fox - near a neighbour's house
0:26:05 > 0:26:11- # And the horn let out a blast, - the horn let out a blast.
0:26:12 > 0:26:19- # Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha, - the horn let out a blast. #
0:26:20 > 0:26:25- You drum the songs into the boys, - as you do with the choir.
0:26:25 > 0:26:31- They pick things up straight away. - It's a pleasure to be with them.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35- They learn things and remember them. - They always learn the words.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- You're in a rural area.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- These boys' families - are keen for them to do this.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Do you receive any help with them?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Yes. There are three of us - coaching them.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- Well, three of us doing this.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- Others do other things, - like folk dancing.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Dorothy Jones does recitation.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- Rhian does cerdd dant - and I do singing.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- We're busy for three solid hours - every Tuesday evening.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- They're quite successful, too.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13- They had a lot of success last year.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- We've been competing for years.
0:27:15 > 0:27:21- # The hounds ran - and they caught the red fox,
0:27:22 > 0:27:29- # But it was some farmer's dog, - it was some farmer's dog!
0:27:30 > 0:27:37- # Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha, - it was some farmer's dog! #
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- It's more than just singing, - for them.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- They learn about local traditions - and culture.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- And their gestures and expressions - as they sing speak volumes!
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- They understand the song.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59- # As he rode back from the hunt, - the feeble gentleman
0:28:00 > 0:28:06- # Crossed an old wooden bridge, - he crossed an old wooden bridge.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14- # Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha, - he crossed an old wooden bridge.
0:28:16 > 0:28:24- # But I won't sing any more - - he and his mare fell
0:28:24 > 0:28:30- # Head over heels into the river, - head over heels into the river!
0:28:30 > 0:28:38- # Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha, - head over heels into the river! #
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- Eleri, you're the eldest - of the Brynffynnon sisters.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- You've followed a slightly different - path from the others.
0:28:47 > 0:28:53- Yes. I left school when I was 16 - and went to work in a shop in Bala.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- Then I went to work - with Meirionnydd County Council.
0:28:58 > 0:29:04- I had no further education until - my daughter was four and at school.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- I was living in Wrexham - and I attended the college there.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14- The late, talented Jennie Eirian - Davies, and Rhys Jones were there...
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- ..and I felt privileged - to study Welsh there.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- But you girls - were all brought up together.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- You could join in - whatever they were doing.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27- Yes. I belonged - to children's choirs.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- But I didn't get as involved - as the others.
0:29:32 > 0:29:38- We had lots of books at home and - reading was considered important.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43- Even my grandfather read a lot - and people brought him books.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- We were very lucky. - We were never punished for reading.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Our father always encouraged us - to read.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- I believe we had - an excellent upbringing.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00- I'm sure you enjoy visiting Meinir - and Gwion at your old home.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03- The door is always open to you.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- The door is always open to you.- - Yes, it gives me great pleasure.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- Every week I go to see Mam - in Bronafallen...
0:30:10 > 0:30:15- ..and I call in here - to see Meinir and her family.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- We're all still very close.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- I like going to eisteddfodau - and watching the competitions.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31- Your parents built this house - to live in when they retired.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36- Yes, back in the mid '80s, - after Gwion and I got married.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- Mam and Dad needed somewhere - to retire to...
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- ..and they managed to get - planning permission to build here...
0:30:45 > 0:30:46- ..on farm land.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47- What's the house called?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- What's the house called?- - It's called Nant yr Helyg...
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- ..because of the willow trees - growing around here.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- Of course, it enabled them - to stay within the area.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03- Yes - we were so happy - to have them living nearby.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- The children could walk - to visit their grandparents.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- But they had to move from here.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- You girls have kept - your parents' values...
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- ..despite living - away from home at times.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- We feel it's important - to hold on to things...
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- ..rather than allow everything - to pass into other people's hands.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- It's very important.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33- # YSBRYD Y GAEL by Mairi MacInnes - and Cor Meibion Llangwm #
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- Three of you are no longer - very involved with agriculture.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- But you can still appreciate - the different seasons...
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- ..and rural customs.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- Yes. It's an integral part of you - for ever.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- I love the smell of a hayfield!
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- I'm envious that Meinir - can raise her children like this.
0:32:11 > 0:32:17- There's a lot of farming vocabulary - that I can't pass on to my children.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18- You live in rural Pembrokeshire.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- You live in rural Pembrokeshire.- - Yes...
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- ..but the family's not directly - involved with farming.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- It's a world that has - its own particular vocabulary.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- My children are unfamiliar - with many of the words.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Emrys Jones Llangwm, - known locally as Emrys Penbont...
0:32:36 > 0:32:37- ..knows the girls well.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- Emrys remembers them growing up.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47- He must be one of the oldest members - of Cor Meibion Llangwm.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- The girls of Brynffynnon...
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- ..have kept hold of their culture - and their old home.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- You remember them - when they were small.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Yes, I remember them all growing up.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- They attended - the village Urdd branch.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07- They were very good.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09- It's amazing...
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- ..how they've all preserved - the values of their upbringing.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Yes. I remember their parents.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- Trefor was a very good poet.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- He belonged to Parti Cwm Eithin - and the choir.
0:33:23 > 0:33:29- There's one famous englyn he wrote - to Bob Lloyd - Llwyd o'r Bryn.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30- "Eisteddfodau were his world,
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- "Preserving his culture - was his achievement,
0:33:33 > 0:33:39- "A great man among poets. - Who on earth can take his place?"
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- Their mother was very good - with the tonic sol-fa.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- Can you remember them competing - when they were young?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Yes, quite clearly.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- They competed in the Urdd.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Bethan and Rhiannon - were a very good duet.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- They sang very well.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- Yes indeed.
0:34:03 > 0:34:04- And they always won.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- Bethan started conducting the choir - in the mid '70s.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- She's done excellent work.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- That's nearly 30 years.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Yes, very nearly.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- You wouldn't think - she was old enough.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- She was very young when she started.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- We've had conductors - who have done sterling work.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- But music has become - a lot more complex now.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- You need someone - who's had a musical education.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42- Llangwm choir has a record as good - as any of the bigger choirs...
0:34:43 > 0:34:44- ..at the Eisteddfod and elsewhere.
0:34:44 > 0:34:45- ..at the Eisteddfod and elsewhere.- - Yes, nowadays.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- We've come second to Pontarddulais.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- The boys of Llangwm at their best!
0:34:52 > 0:34:56- # Let me always say my prayers,
0:34:57 > 0:35:03- # When my heart is full - of the cares of the world.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- # O my Lord! #
0:35:18 > 0:35:18- 888
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- 888
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- # To the vale of the Eisteddfod, - To summer fun,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- # The bells of Gwalia call out,
0:35:37 > 0:35:43- # Today there is a sincere - invitation to a joyful festival,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- # Our country's greatest festival.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- # Come to the land of St David,
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- # The land of ancient - and uncommon virtues.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- I don't know why you'd want - to move away from Gellioedd.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- But the Preseli area - is also a lovely place.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Rhiannon, one of the - Brynffynnon girls, lives here.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- She and her husband, Tecwyn Ifan, - live in Efailwen.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- As Tecwyn has so often sung...
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- .."The spirit of Rebecca - still lives on in Efailwen."
0:36:24 > 0:36:25- # PIANO MUSIC #
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- Is this a special piece - for a particular occasion?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- It's for a solo - at the Cerdd Dant Festival.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06- You arrange pieces for your party - and your pupils, do you?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- Yes.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- Arranging is quite difficult work. - How do you tackle it?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- It's quite a task.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21- But that's the icing for me - - it's what I like to do.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Watching something grow, - interpreting it with the party...
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- ..or with an individual...
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- ..gives me a special thrill.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34- It's not like a male voice choir. - Cerdd dant demands composition.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- You realise your sister - will be listening?!
0:37:39 > 0:37:43- Arranging cerdd dant demands greater - talent than just reading music!
0:37:44 > 0:37:45- It's very creative.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50- # Come in your thousands, - and come joyfully,
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- # With light in your heart,
0:37:55 > 0:38:02- # To Dewi's land, bring praise - and song to your great festival,
0:38:03 > 0:38:11- # Feel the layers of our history - among the folk of Pembrokeshire. #
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- I love listening to cerdd dant.
0:38:18 > 0:38:23- At one time I didn't know - when to come in or finish.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- But your ears - learn to read an arrangement.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- I find it easier now.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- My arrangements - are always in sol-fa.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- I'm a strong adherent of sol-fa.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Sol-fa is considered old-fashioned.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- It allows people to read it easily.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- I'm lucky - many in the party - can read sol-fa.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- # See how fair is its beauty,
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- # The wild grandeur of Pwll Deri.
0:38:54 > 0:39:03- # And though the mill may be silent, - its history still resounds.
0:39:05 > 0:39:12- # Among the scores of small coves, - do any compare with Solva? #
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- You left the Gellioedd area...
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- ..where cerdd dant - remains a strong tradition...
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- ..and came here to Pembrokeshire.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- Singing is an integral part - of life here, too.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- Yes. I'm lucky. - The area is similar to Llangwm.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- The area has a wealth - of choral tradition.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- Consider the primary schools, - and the chapels...
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- ..Ysgol y Preseli, the Crymych - and Maenclochog Urdd branches.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48- There's Cor Meibion Ar Ol Tri - in Cardigan, Whitland choir.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- I like to think - that we all help each other.
0:39:53 > 0:40:00- # Common folk, pilgrims, - at this time, come to this land,
0:40:01 > 0:40:10- # To stay near Glyn Rhosyn, - and hear a voice in the valley,
0:40:10 > 0:40:19- # In the land of angels, - a haven of song and poetry. #
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- How difficult was it - to get Parti'r Gromlech together?
0:40:27 > 0:40:28- How did it begin?
0:40:30 > 0:40:34- I wasn't teaching music at all - when I started Parti'r Gromlech.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- I felt I had a need - to sing cerdd dant.
0:40:39 > 0:40:45- I'd watch the Cerdd Dant Festival - on the box, or visit the festival...
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- ..but couldn't take part.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- It was something I wanted to do...
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- ..so I found a group - of like-minded girls.
0:40:54 > 0:40:55- How many are there in the party?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- How many are there in the party?- - There were 16 originally...
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- ..now there are 20.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- Is it difficult - to get the group together?
0:41:02 > 0:41:07- It can be - we're all so busy - with our various commitments.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- But we can spare some time.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11- But we can spare some time.- - They're mothers, too.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- Yes, and they work.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- # A magical land, - where brotherhood reigns,
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- # From the mountains to the sea,
0:41:23 > 0:41:32- # This land has preserved - the idiom of our traditions.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37- # To this joyful festival, the - greatest festival in our country,
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- # Today, we sincerely invite you. #
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- Did you go to college - and live in different areas?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Yes. I spent four years in Bangor.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- Then I moved to St Clears - for two years.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- We moved to Pontrhydfendigaid - when the children were small.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- A great place, Ceredigion!
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Yes, indeed.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08- It's a very special place, - and I lived among Cardis!
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- I learned a lot about life!
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- I bet!
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- Then you settled in Efailwen.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- We've been here for 12 years.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- Doesn't time fly?
0:42:20 > 0:42:21- How many children do you have?
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- How many children do you have?- - Three.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24- What are they doing now?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- What are they doing now?- - Gwenno's teaching in Anglesey.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- I don't think - she'll ever move back south.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- She likes the north.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33- Gruffudd moves around.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- He's lived in Whitland. - He's an actor.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42- And Gwawr is in her final year - at Ysgol y Preseli.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- They fly the nest soon enough.
0:42:44 > 0:42:50- I was hoping to see Tecwyn today, - but there's no sign of him!
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- He ran away somewhere!
0:42:52 > 0:42:59- I have managed to get him to join my - choir for the Cerdd Dant Festival.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- I've added tenors to the girls.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06- It's been quite a headache, - getting them to blend together.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- Men don't show a lot of feeling.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13- But they've learned a lot - from the girls.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- # The yews are dark - around the church,
0:43:17 > 0:43:21- # They close around my burden - and my weariness.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- # There is another moment - of weakness,
0:43:26 > 0:43:30- # The yews are dark - around the church,
0:43:31 > 0:43:35- # Everywhere seems so dark tomorrow,
0:43:36 > 0:43:40- # The pools of the River Nevern - are so black,
0:43:41 > 0:43:45- # The yews are dark - around the church,
0:43:46 > 0:43:51- # They close around my burden - and my weariness. #
0:43:58 > 0:44:01- These wind turbines - don't make much noise.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05- No. We very rarely hear them, - to be honest.
0:44:06 > 0:44:10- The wind itself is often louder - than the turbines.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- I didn't realise they were so tall.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17- They can make you dizzy - when you stare up at them!
0:44:18 > 0:44:19- You've got some Welsh Blacks.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21- You've got some Welsh Blacks.- - No, those belong to neighbours.
0:44:22 > 0:44:27- They don't have much land, so - they send them here in the summer.
0:44:28 > 0:44:34- Fair play, they look after things - for us when we go away.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36- It's good to know your neighbours.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38- Yes, indeed.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41- You mentioned - that you go away regularly.
0:44:41 > 0:44:46- You write scripts - for "Pobol y Cwm" and so on.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48- It all takes time.
0:44:48 > 0:44:52- We've got to fit the farming - around the writing.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54- There are deadlines to meet.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57- They're very important.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00- Do you write together, and argue?
0:45:00 > 0:45:01- Yes, we write together.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04- Aaarrrgh!
0:45:08 > 0:45:09- We do argue sometimes.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12- We've been doing this for years.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14- We've been doing this for years.- - We understand each other better now.
0:45:15 > 0:45:21- This must take a lot of time. - You can't do it in your spare time.
0:45:22 > 0:45:27- As soon as the children - are off to school in the morning...
0:45:27 > 0:45:28- ..we have to sit down and work.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30- ..we have to sit down and work.- - A great example of diversification.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33- I know how you feel.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35- Fortunately, it works for us.
0:45:35 > 0:45:41- It would be impossible for us - to keep a family just by farming.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43- It's not really diversification.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46- Writing is something - we've always done.
0:45:47 > 0:45:48- We've been lucky.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51- But it helps, doesn't it.
0:45:51 > 0:45:52- Oh, yes.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55- Both pursuits are flexible.
0:45:55 > 0:45:57- That's what's so good.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00- Does farming - inspire some ideas in you?
0:46:00 > 0:46:03- Or is farming a break from writing?
0:46:04 > 0:46:09- I like the lambing season - - I try to look after that myself.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- It's nice to be outside - in the spring.
0:46:13 > 0:46:18- It's an escape from writing - at a computer all day with Meinir.
0:46:18 > 0:46:19- A terrible imprisonment!
0:46:22 > 0:46:27- # Come with me for a walk - to Rhyd yr Ewig at sunset,
0:46:28 > 0:46:32- # Hand in hand - towards Bwlch y Greigwen,
0:46:32 > 0:46:36- # In the sun - and the heather and the leaves.
0:46:37 > 0:46:44- # Then back over Craig y Llwynog - on a fine September afternoon,
0:46:45 > 0:46:53- # There's a welcome here for lovers, - at the end of summer. #
0:46:59 > 0:47:01- Have you considered...
0:47:01 > 0:47:05- ..how much the Brynffynnon family - has contributed to Welsh culture...
0:47:05 > 0:47:07- ..with all your activities?
0:47:07 > 0:47:09- Did you ever consider that?
0:47:09 > 0:47:11- Did you ever consider that?- - No, not at all.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15- Dad would never wants us - to think like that.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18- We're no different - from many other families.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22- I'm glad that there's someone - to carry on here.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25- We haven't had to sell the place.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28- Meinir and her family - still live here.
0:47:28 > 0:47:32- I find that comforting, - as I live in the south.
0:47:33 > 0:47:37- With the singing, we're just - giving back what we received.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40- What we received when we were small.
0:47:41 > 0:47:48- # Come with me for a walk - to Cwm Penanner, past Bwlchymawn,
0:47:49 > 0:47:55- # And on towards Bwlch Cae Melyn - in the twilight of late afternoon.
0:47:57 > 0:48:04- # Late evening on the shores - of Llyn Brenig, in the silent dusk,
0:48:05 > 0:48:13- # Where we can gaze at our - reflections dancing on the water.
0:48:21 > 0:48:27- # We'll go walking on Foel Goch, - with Llyn Tegid far below,
0:48:28 > 0:48:35- # The beauty of the countryside - can enchant us from afar.
0:48:38 > 0:48:45- # There, we shall both dream, - while the moon swims on the water,
0:48:47 > 0:48:52- # And we'll share the joy - of making plans for the future,
0:48:56 > 0:49:02- # You and me. #
0:49:09 > 0:49:12- S4C subtitles by- TROSOL Cyf.
0:49:12 > 0:49:14