Codi Canu: Cwpan Rygbi'r Byd Codi Canu: Cwpan y Byd

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-Wales.

-The land of song. A land of bards

-and harpists and rugby heroes.

-For centuries, the Welsh have sung

-on the top of our voices...

-..to inspire our national team.

-The Rugby World Cup

-is the game's biggest stage.

-This year, with the tournament

-being held in England and Wales...

-..the whole nation wanted to sing

-the lads all the way to the final.

-Boy, did they come close.

-Despite the long injury list,

-the lads fought valiantly...

-..but the path to the final

-proved too much.

-Despite the great win over England,

-Australia and South Africa beat us.

-On the journey, the Codi Canu choirs

-encouraged and supported...

-..with the members

-sharing every emotion.

-This is the story of the Rugby World

-Cup journey for Codi Canu choirs.

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-As in every competition, a conductor

-is needed to control matters.

-Who better to lead the

-2015 Rugby World Cup Codi Canu...

-..than musical director

-Tim-Rhys Evans.

-The Welsh can sing

-and we like singing.

-We're not bad at rugby either.

-It's the perfect marriage.

-We're going to find out

-which region has the best choir.

-It's time for us all

-to play our part and sing out loud.

-Tim invited mentors to advise

-the choirs and conductors.

-From the start,

-these were competitive animals.

-The Blues Choir's mentor,

-Delyth Medi.

-The North Wales choir's mentor,

-Geraint Roberts.

-The Dragons Choir's mentors,

-Cefin and Rhian Roberts.

-The Scarlets Choir's mentor,

-Catrin Hughes.

-The Ospreys Choir's mentor,

-Alwyn Humphreys.

-Every rugby team has a captain...

-..and so it was important

-for the choirs to have captains too.

-Who better to look back

-at the Rugby World Cup Codi Canu...

-..than the multi-talented captains.

-He played almost 200 games for the

-Scarlets and won 42 caps for Wales.

-Dafydd Jones.

-When I was asked to be a captain,

-I didn't know what to expect.

-I didn't think I had much

-of a voice. I'm not sure now!

-I enjoyed the experience.

-I felt there were lots of people

-who I could put my faith in.

-They knew what they were talking

-about. They were a big help.

-I can feel it in my voice.

-Hard work.

-# You don't remember Macsen

-# No-one knows about him #

-A unique experience.

-I'm delighted I did it.

-I enjoyed every second.

-I had a great time.

-I need to practise. Definitely!

-He was a giant on the rugby field.

-He played over 100 games for

-the Blues. He won 13 caps for Wales.

-The captain of the Blues Choir,

-Deiniol Jones.

-I was very nervous

-at the first rehearsal.

-I received

-a list of songs and lyrics...

-..but I didn't practise that much.

-I wasn't sure what to expect.

-I knew that the Blues choir

-had been together a while.

-I knew they were good

-so I was very nervous.

-# La la la la #

-I was confident I'd be a bass.

-I couldn't sing the high notes so

-I hoped I could reach the low ones.

-He played almost 300 games for

-Llanelli and won 24 caps for Wales.

-Rupert St. John Henry Barker Moon.

-As a captain, you grow into a role.

-When I walked through the door,

-I had to grow into it very quickly.

-It was a baptism of fire.

-I was under the spotlight.

-The TV cameras in my face.

-I wasn't a great singer...

-..but I was well-supported

-by the team around me.

-Phil gave me some support,

-and the ladies.

-The tenors and the sopranos

-around me were very generous.

-My confidence grew

-with Iwan and Geraint helping.

-If I stuck with my team,

-good things could be possible.

-He was involved in many battles

-for the Dragons...

-..and the Wales sevens squad.

-The Dragons Choir captain,

-Rhodri Gomer Davies.

-When I was asked

-to be a part of the series...

-..I wasn't sure what to expect.

-I haven't been a member of a choir

-since I was in Lampeter school...

-..when I was 15.

-It was a step into the unknown...

-..but I really enjoyed

-the experience.

-A captain who can sing!

-What was special about it

-was getting to know people.

-The Ospreys Choir's captain

-played 141 games for the region...

-..and 87 times for Wales.

-The Amman wizard, Shane Williams.

-Playing rugby

-in front of thousands was easy.

-But going to Neath RFC

-and singing there was harder.

-That's it. Home.

-Aled sat me down

-so I could sing to him.

-I was very nervous doing that.

-I started singing.

-I sounded like Lady Gaga.

-I don't know what came out!

-# La la... La! #

-I enjoyed it.

-It was nice to be there.

-I knew a lot of the members.

-Adam Jones' mum was there

-so I was comfortable with her.

-I enjoyed the experience.

-The choirs came together

-at the Millennium Stadium...

-..to see which country they'd

-partner of the 20 taking part.

-The challenge was to learn

-the anthem and a traditional song...

-..from that country.

-# Despite everyone and everything,

-we're still here #

-I think everyone enjoyed themselves,

-which is good.

-Everyone's got to know each other,

-off the pitch, so to speak.

-It was great

-that everyone gave so much...

-..and that they all wanted

-to do their best.

-I was a tenor.

-I'm back to singing the melody now!

-The biggest challenge for me

-was singing with the tenors.

-I couldn't read music.

-Yeah. I'm with you.

-It's easy!

-I was lucky. I was in the middle of

-the tenors so they helped me out.

-They have lots of experience.

-They were always there

-if I needed advice.

-I don't think I'd have managed

-without them.

-Wake up. From the top, page one.

-It's so important

-to have a good leader.

-Sam Warburton

-is captain of the national team.

-He's an example off the pitch

-and on it too.

-He gives everything.

-In the choir, we had Berian.

-There was a time lapse

-with the altos.

-He was great.

-I learned a lot from him.

-Every time I sang in the choir,

-I wouldn't take my eyes off him.

-He mouthed the words

-while conducting.

-# We have come to answer

-the country's call #

-The mentor, Catrin, was excellent.

-I went to see her in Ysgol y Strade.

-This is hard work.

-Rugby is easy compared!

-# La! #

-It was priceless. I was

-very grateful that she helped me.

-One, two.

-I've gone now!

-We won't be able to do anything!

-There we go.

-I wasn't sure

-what it was going to be.

-If I could deliver what was needed.

-It was serious. It's a serious thing

-to be a part of.

-I got a sense of team spirit

-which I've missed.

-I haven't played for 12 years -

-I haven't been part of a team...

-..in that practical way

-where I'm contributing.

-They were able to help me.

-I was the weakest link.

-I was able to play a small part.

-Geraint, I need help.

-Geraint, I need help.

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-I know, Rupert.

-# Oh, pure heart

-so true and tender #

-When we first heard it was Georgia,

-my jaw hit the floor.

-I mean,

-what do they speak in Georgia?!

-Is it Georgian? Russian? I just knew

-it was going to be complicated.

-They haven't learnt the words.

-I've come here especially

-to listen to this being performed.

-We accepted the challenge

-and got on with it.

-I think it was the most

-difficult thing I've ever done.

-Are you coming next week?

-Are you coming next week?

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-I hope not!

-You can't drop me

-after the first game!

-The welcome I got from our conductor

-and mentor was really key.

-The way that he interacted

-with the choir members...

-..as you would with a captain...

-..inspiring his performers,

-his players, for the big stage.

-# God and Satan's forces... #

-It was great to have a few drinks

-with them, share some food.

-Lots of people have challenges

-just to be a part of the choir.

-Eurwyn, a strong, tough

-Welsh woman...

-..overcame lots just to be

-a part of the squad, the team.

-About eighteen months ago...

-..I was diagnosed with melanoma.

-The cancer spread and Eurwen had

-surgery to remove 28 lymph nodes...

-..but there was worse to come.

-In February...

-..I had a secondary

-removed from my brain.

-It had spread up to my brain.

-With the help of her friend Rhian,

-Eurwen now goes to every rehearsal.

-# A big saucepan

-is boiling on the floor #

-Eurwen's prognosis has improved.

-# Oi oi #

-Of course, my mate on my side, Phil.

-Hard-working, Northwalian man,

-involved in the club...

-..involved with the choir,

-and just proud to be part of it.

-He put me on the back of his bike

-and scared the life out of me!

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-At the Gnoll, Shane Williams,

-captain of the Ospreys choir...

-..was ready for a challenge.

-Sorry I'm late, lads.

-That's a good start.

-This lot come early

-to have a few pints.

-You need to learn that

-from the start.

-I'll know next time.

-I was very nervous

-going to the first rehearsal.

-One of the most important things

-I've learned is that I can't sing.

-When you're singing in the shower,

-it sounds great...

-..but when you're with people

-who can really sing...

-..it's a different experience.

-Stop there, we have a problem.

-Shane?

-I don't know the words, sorry.

-Karaoke in Japan

-is the only time I've sung before.

-This is the first time

-I've sung in public for some time.

-I was more nervous than when

-I faced the Haka. It was difficult.

-# Feed me till I want no more #

-Aled moved me around a few times.

-I was a soprano for a while.

-# Ah ah ah ah #

-I was in-between Sion and Sion.

-What's that? Bass?

-What's that? Bass?

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-That's the bass part.

-I'm bass, aren't I?

-I'm bass, aren't I?

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-You're with the tenors.

-I'm a bass.

-I'm a bass.

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-Do you want to sing bass?

-No, I am a bass, aren't I?

-No, I am a bass, aren't I?

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-Oh, come on, Shane!

-What's the matter with you?

-What's the matter with you?

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-I thought I was bass.

-Bass or tenor? Bass?

-What are you?

-What are you?

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-Tenor.

-I thought I was a bass.

-I thought I was a bass.

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-Come here.

-In the end, I was a bass.

-It was hard - they were hitting

-notes I couldn't reach.

-I can't sing, that's for sure.

-I can't dance either.

-I'm sure you

-can see that in the clips.

-The dancing

-is a bit of a sore subject.

-It was a bit like playing rugby.

-They wanted to see an improvement

-after every practice.

-They wanted to win the competition.

-The rehearsals were difficult.

-It took time.

-All the singing made

-me tired when I went home.

-It was really hard.

-Aled pushed everyone to sing well.

-If it wasn't perfect, he stopped us

-and made us start again.

-No, no, no.

-You could see

-they put their all into it.

-That's why I was disappointed

-that the North Wales Choir won.

-# For a pure and honest heart #

-I learned a lot from Aled.

-I thought I knew

-how to sing Calon Lan.

-# Fairer than the lilies white #

-I had the chance to meet someone

-who wanted the choir to do well.

-He gave up his time for us,

-fair play.

-You are picking it up quite fast.

-When you look at that,

-does it make any sense to you?

-No. I just see dots.

-I still see dots and squiggly lines.

-That's my next challenge

-- to learn what's on the page.

-At the moment they're still dots

-and squiggly lines.

-I was very busy with the World Cup.

-It was hard balancing everything.

-Listen, sopranos.

-You got stick last time.

-If I couldn't be at a rehearsal,

-I sent a message or video to them.

-I would have liked

-to spend more time with them.

-I wanted them to do well.

-# Fol-dee-rol-dee-rol-lol

-fol-dee-rol-dee-ro

-# Soon decided she could get another

-# Fol-dee-rol-dee-rol-lol

-fol-dee-rol-dee-ro #

-I never thought I'd do

-anything like this.

-It was a strange

-but special experience.

-I was lucky to have

-this opportunity.

-I don't know if I'm good enough

-to be a member of the choir.

-I tried and failed.

-It was great

-to see the choir doing well...

-..and to be part of a team

-once again.

-I enjoyed it.

-Dad, stop, your singing is rubbish.

-# Fol-dee-rol-dee-rol-lol

-fol-dee-rol-dee-ro #

-The family had a shock when they

-heard I was the choir captain.

-They're all quite musical

-but I don't think I am.

-They didn't have much confidence

-in me.

-Dad, please. I'm going deaf. Stop.

-The children tried to help...

-..but I think

-they were just laughing at me.

-One, two, three...

-# Fol-dee-rol-dee-rol-lol

-fol-dee-rol-dee-ro

-# Fol-dee-rol-dee-rol-lol

-fol-dee-rol-dee-ro #

-And that's the end.

-There were a couple of songs

-where I knew the tune...

-..but I had to start from scratch

-to learn the bass part.

-I found it quite difficult.

-I was singing the tune but felt

-out of place with the basses.

-They were singing the bass part.

-That's something for me to learn.

-I know the words. I don't think

-the choir were singing it properly.

-# I am coming Lord #

-It's vital for the choir to have

-a good mentor and a good conductor.

-Entry sopranos, very iffy.

-Straight in!

-Gentlemen, you need to learn

-to count five beats to a bar.

-Meeting Delyth was a step up.

-She was very technical and strict.

-# Fol-dee-rol-dee-rol-lol

-fol-dee-rol-dee-ro #

-I see it from a rugby viewpoint

-where the coach is all-important.

-He leads the team and decides how

-to play. It's the same with a choir.

-They pull everything together.

-I was a bit hesitant

-at the first rehearsal.

-There were a couple of familiar

-faces - Dragons' supporters.

-I knew from playing in Gwent that

-the people there are very special.

-They're passionate about their rugby

-and also about being Welsh.

-I think I have

-a reasonable singing voice...

-..but singing with different voices

-is a difficult skill to master.

-I was lucky to have help from Steve,

-one of the other basses.

-I relied on him a lot.

-Considering he doesn't know

-the words, he's doing well.

-Being in any choir means being part

-of a community.

-I certainly felt that

-when I joined the Dragons' choir.

-It's a close unit.

-Some members have been there

-since the start ten years ago.

-Two of the choir's original members

-are Sarah Davies and Becky James.

-They joined the choir with

-their parents Ken and Penny James.

-Over recent years, the family

-has suffered two huge losses.

-Ken was killed in an accident...

-..after watching Wales beat Italy

-in the Six Nations back in 2012.

-Earlier this year,

-they suffered their second loss.

-They lost their mother Penny

-to cancer after a short illness.

-We've got really lovely memories.

-In the house we'd be practising

-all the words together.

-It was a really special way

-to spend time together.

-The family now has a new member.

-Baby Theo received a warm welcome

-on his first visit to the choir.

-I knew little about our chosen team,

-Uruguay...

-..other than it was in South America

-and they spoke Spanish.

-Por favore. Buenos Ares.

-Someone said it was Buenos Aires.

-My Spanish is terrible.

-THEY SING IN SPANISH

-Con libertad...

-Cefin knows what he wants.

-He's had a lot of success

-as a conductor.

-This is supposed to be

-a happy song.

-Nobody's happy!

-He's a huge character.

-His personality fills the room.

-Hit it. Don't be afraid of it. Bang.

-# Pure heart #

-Three days

-before Uruguay faced Wales...

-..on the first weekend

-of the World Cup...

-..the choir performed

-for the squad at their hotel.

-Bienvenido a Gales.

-Welcome to Wales. Croeso i Gymru.

-Arriba Los Teros.

-It was an incredible experience.

-THEY SING IN SPANISH

-They weren't expecting us

-to sing the folk song.

-They had been away from home

-for a few months by that point.

-I think they were quite moved...

-..to hear such a familiar song

-being sung by a Welsh choir.

-A few of them

-were quite emotional by the end.

-That's what music can do.

-It really touches people

-and makes them feel very emotional.

-I think we saw

-from their reaction...

-..that they were really pleased with

-the music we'd prepared for them.

-It was an experience that

-will stay with me for a long time.

-Oggi oggi oggi.

-Oggi oggi oggi.

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-Oi oi oi.

-Oggi.

-Oggi.

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-Oi.

-Oggi.

-Oggi.

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-Oi.

-Oggi oggi oggi.

-Oggi oggi oggi.

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-Oi oi oi.

-Irish supporters flooded

-towards the Millennium Stadium...

-..before the match against Canada.

-The Scarlets' choir

-were ready to entertain them.

-It was amazing to sing the anthem.

-I love the anthem.

-It was great to sing it in the

-Angel Hotel to the Irish supporters.

-They enjoyed it.

-The setting was perfect,

-standing on the stairs...

-..with the lads

-standing on the balcony.

-The sound was wonderful.

-# Shoulder to shoulder #

-People appeared from everywhere.

-There was a sea of people

-listening to us. It was amazing.

-Singing in front of a crowd, as

-a rugby player, is a new experience.

-I was very nervous.

-I was feeling the pressure.

-Had I done enough?

-Had I learned the words?

-Did I know when to come in,

-especially in the medley?

-I just needed

-to keep an eye on Berian.

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-The 26th of September, 2015.

-Last night,

-like most of the country...

-..the Codi Canu choirs

-came together...

-..to cheer on the Welsh team

-against the old enemy.

-This was a huge match.

-Everyone was on tenterhooks.

-# Mae hen wlad fy nhadau

-yn annwyl i mi #

-Hearing the crowd singing before any

-game gives the players a huge boost.

-It definitely gets you going.

-Your confidence

-just builds naturally.

-It makes a difference to the squad

-when there's a good atmosphere.

-Hearing the crowd sing adds to that.

-It makes a difference,

-especially in close games.

-# Gwlad!

-# Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad #

-Just to hear that noise and the wave

-and the sense of building.

-It puffs out your chest and you feel

-ten foot tall and six foot wide.

-# Bydded i'r hen iaith barhau #

-We are going to beat the English.

-Hopefully! Good luck.

-When you come off the bus,

-you hear the singing.

-The Welsh can sing with the best.

-The atmosphere is so important...

-..whether you're in Twickenham

-or the Millennium Stadium.

-To have the Welsh voices sing those

-songs people have grown up with...

-..can be inspirational.

-# Fairer than the lilies white,

-the pure heart alone... #

-Sometimes, the rugby doesn't go

-the way you were expecting.

-You listen to Bread of Heaven or

-Delilah or whatever's being sung.

-It helps the boys to pick

-themselves up. It always helps.

-It gives you a bit of oomph to do

-something special on the field.

-The atmosphere in the stadium

-when there's singing is amazing.

-What a win!

-Oh, yeah!

-As the Aussies prepared for Fiji...

-..the Ospreys Choir tried to

-inspire their adopted country.

-Listen up. We have a message

-from Shane Williams.

-Good luck next Wednesday.

-Sopranos, please sing in tune.

-I'll be thinking of you. Good luck.

-I wanted them to do well

-and they did as well.

-I was only slightly joking

-when I said "Don't let me down".

-I wanted them to go out there

-and give it their all.

-# Advance Australia Fair

-# In joyful strains then let us sing

-# Advance Australia Fair #

-I'm very pleased

-with the performance.

-Everybody watched and sang together.

-A great performance.

-Come on, Australia!

-Come on, Australia.

-It was a good game. I thought Fiji

-were going to strike back earlier.

-They did stop Australia

-from getting a bonus point.

-At the beginning of October before

-the New Zealand v Georgia match...

-..the North Wales Rugby Choir

-performed for the Georgia fans.

-THEY SING IN GEORGIAN

-We had the fans in front of us.

-They were a real help.

-They inspired us to sing.

-They all joined in and enjoyed it.

-Their faces were just fantastic.

-The Blues Choir went to Swansea...

-..to perform for Fiji at their

-hotel before they played Wales.

-Spirits are high.

-Everyone enjoyed the trip down.

-A few had a pint on the way.

-To make sure the voices are ready!

-The performance for the team

-in Swansea was amazing.

-It was a perfect evening and

-we performed in front of the hotel.

-THEY SING IN FIJIAN

-We learned two songs from Fiji.

-The anthem wasn't too hard

-because we learnt it in English.

-But the other one

-was a hymn in Fijian.

-The words were very different.

-The pronunciation is similar

-to Welsh so it wasn't too bad.

-I think they enjoyed the experience.

-They responded by singing to us

-which was great.

-It was a very special evening.

-It was awesome. They sang

-in their own language as well.

-They sang in ours as well

-which was surprising.

-It was amazing. It was

-such an experience. Brilliant.

-I'll look back with a lot of pride.

-It'll be a moment I'll never forget.

-It's going well.

-The Rugby World Cup

-has invited Codi Canu...

-..to sing the anthems

-in the Wales v Fiji game.

-There isn't much time to choose

-suitable singers from each choir.

-# And we honour and defend the #

-The hardest part

-was the audition for the choir.

-I had to sing a solo in front

-of Delyth and Richard.

-That was a bit of

-a shock to my system.

-I don't think I've

-ever been that nervous.

-I was uncomfortable doing it.

-Wasted talent, I thought.

-He could have been singing in

-eisteddfods in Ceredigion for years!

-# Oh grant me peace

-# The peace that

-flows like a stream #

-It wasn't a very pleasurable

-experience, I have to admit.

-Standing in front of someone...

-..you know is going to judge

-you isn't a nice thing at all.

-I'm glad I did it, to support them.

-A few of them were very nervous.

-# Mae hen wlad fy nhadau

-yn annwyl i mi #

-To audition

-was completely new for me.

-I've been in trial games.

-That's not quite the same.

-Just you, a piano and mentor.

-It's scary.

-It was great fun. It was great fun.

-To be selected was just incredible.

-# Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad #

-I've never been that nervous.

-Catrin had her back to us.

-We went in, didn't say anything.

-I didn't say a word to anyone,

-I just sang.

-Out of my comfort zone.

-# Happy near the sea #

-I sang a hymn

-that I absolutely adore.

-I had a huge shock when they said

-I was good enough to go through.

-No.3.

-CHEERING

-You told me you couldn't sing!

-It was fantastic, Dafydd.

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-After the auditions, Tim had the

-choir that would sing the anthems...

-..before the Wales v Fiji game.

-Early on Saturday, they came

-together for their only rehearsal.

-Go.

-Don't walk in a circle.

-Fill every bit of available space.

-And stop.

-Clap.

-Jump.

-Clap.

-Clap, jump, clap.

-Rehearsing with Tim

-was a new experience for me.

-We weren't just practising singing.

-We did

-all kinds of rhythmic exercises.

-Everyone was walking around

-each other.

-It was like being back on the pitch.

-The technique was so different

-to what we'd done before.

-Scrunch,

-really scrunch your whole face.

-And stretch.

-I know we'll all feel the pressure

-of singing the anthem...

-..before such an important game.

-We're just lucky

-that Daf and Deiniol are here.

-When I won my first cap

-at the Millennium Stadium, I cried.

-I don't expect you to cry!

-I don't want you to cry on Thursday

-but it's so emotional.

-It's a huge crowd.

-It will be unlike any experience

-you have ever had.

-I'm feeling it now!

-Enjoy it. This opportunity

-might not come again.

-Is it important

-to have a good anthem?

-Yes, to lift the emotion.

-The players have waited their entire

-lives preparing for that moment.

-Their minds are on the game.

-Hearing the anthem being sung

-gives the players such a boost.

-As a choir, we can contribute with

-our performance before the game.

-No pressure!

-# Mae hen wlad fy nhadau

-yn annwyl i mi

-# Gwlad beirdd a chantorion,

-enwogion o fry #

-It was time - the Codi Canu

-choir had a responsibility...

-..to inspire the team

-to victory against Fiji.

-I know they're ready.

-They've rehearsed and practised a

-lot for tonight. They'll be good.

-They'll be special today.

-# Gwlad, gwlad,

-pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad

-# Tra mor yn fur, i'r bur hoff bau

-# O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau #

-To be selected to play for Wales

-is beyond your wildest dreams.

-To be selected for something you

-don't think you're good at...

-..and having the chance to step on

-the hallowed turf once more was fab.

-Singing the anthem in front

-of the crowd brought back memories.

-It was very special.

-I thought my days of singing...

-..on the pitch at

-the Millennium Stadium were over.

-I enjoyed the experience

-and this was probably the last time.

-The experience of singing

-the Welsh and the Fijian anthem...

-..will stay with me forever.

-It also reminded me of...

-..the thrill of performing

-in front of thousands of people.

-The nerves and the tension

-were increasing...

-..as the choirs attended their

-last rehearsals before the final.

-If you'd asked me

-at the beginning...

-..I would have said as long as we

-could do a tidy job, I'd be happy.

-But because we've developed so much,

-I'd like to win...

-..and I think we can win.

-You need to apply yourselves...

-..and give 100% to everything we do.

-# We are still here #

-# You fill my heart with joy #

-No. It goes up.

-I said the same last week,

-I said the same two weeks ago.

-It doesn't matter

-who wins or loses...

-..but it would be nice to win.

-# With joyous heart

-we'll praise your name #

-# Bread of heaven, bread of heaven

-# Feed me till I want no more

-# Want no more

-# Feed me till I want no more #

-Don't put too much into it. The

-tendency is to sing WANT NO MORE.

-Heaven help us.

-But you're doing very well.

-Do this.

-Twenty eight...

-..twenty nine.

-The only thing I'm asking

-is please don't let me down.

-I know you're good enough to win.

-Good luck, enjoy the experience...

-..and go for it.

-Come on!

-# Guide me, O thou great Jehovah

-# Pilgrim through this barren land #

-The final was held at the Royal

-Welsh College of Music and Drama.

-The five choirs came together

-but only one would win.

-The adjudicators

-were Tim-Rhys Evans...

-..ex-WRU Chief Executive

-Roger Lewis...

-..and renowned composer

-Sir Karl Jenkins.

-# And we were singing

-# Hymns and arias

-# Land of my Fathers

-# Ar Hyd y Nos #

-As former winners,

-the expectations were very high.

-The standard that the team and

-the choir had set for themselves...

-..was very high.

-# O Wales, o Wales,

-I'd give you my life

-# O Wales, o Wales,

-you are my paradise

-# My Wales, you are my sunshine

-# You are

-# My sunshine #

-I saw how hard

-everyone had rehearsed...

-..and how thoroughly

-they had prepared.

-When you perform in a competition,

-you want to win.

-# O to rest me! O to rest me

-# All my lifetime in His love

-# All my lifetime in His love #

-Singing in front of Karl Jenkins

-and Tim-Rhys Evans...

-..was an amazing experience.

-I tried not to think

-too much about them.

-They were sitting high up

-at the back watching us.

-Our focus in the choir was Helen,

-we were concentrating on her.

-# Pure heart so true and tender

-# Fairer than the lilies white

-# The pure heart alone can render

-# Songs of joy both day and night #

-I enjoyed the final most of all.

-I think we showed everyone

-what we were capable of.

-I know everyone enjoyed it

-and we gave it our all.

-# Despite everyone and everything

-# We are still here

-# We are still here #

-We were all onstage

-waiting to hear the result.

-The nerves were jangling!

-It is a pleasure to announce...

-..the winners of Codi Canu

-Rugby World Cup 2015 are...

-..the North Wales Rugby Choir.

-The North Wales Rugby Choir...

-..are the winners

-of Codi Canu Rugby World Cup 2015.

-Come on, North Wales!

-To play a small part

-in this success...

-..to be captain of the North Wales

-Choir and win Codi Canu 2015...

-..I think I'll look back on it

-with pride.

-I enjoyed being part of

-the North Wales Rugby Choir.

-I'm very happy that we won.

-S4C Subtitles by Testun Cyf.

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