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0:00:00 > 0:00:03- To celebrate St David's Day, - we're in Aberystwyth.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05- Welcome to - Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:20 > 0:00:25- # Soli Deo gloria #
0:00:38 > 0:00:43- In tonight's programme, - we'll hear poems about St David...
0:00:43 > 0:00:45- ..read by two prominent local poets.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- Also, performances from Cor ABC...
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- ..and children - from Capel y Morfa Sunday school.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- Our singing comes - from Capel y Morfa.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02- Alan Wynne Jones is the conductor, - Mary Jones-Morris is the organist.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- Our first hymn is - Dyro Dy Gariad i Gymru.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- "The weather is frivolous, David, - the world is slowly warming
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- "Where will I shelter from the rain - when the flood comes?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- "I do not know about tomorrow, - will it rain or will the sun shine
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- "There's no harm in filling - a myriad of green recycling bags.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- "The language is dying, David, - how do I keep it alive?
0:03:44 > 0:03:49- "Despite all acts and debates - it lost more ground this year.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- "The language measures are granted, - but it will die if it's not spoken
0:03:54 > 0:03:59- "Revival comes from constant use, - let's all speak it daily.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- "But David, it's so dark, in - the land of the osprey and red kite
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- "What is the use of trusting hope - while wars rage on?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- "Despite hopelessness on - the horizon, sunshine can be seen
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- "Nothing is gained by standing still - or living without hope.
0:04:18 > 0:04:24- "For the hill, for the dove, - for the nation, for the leek
0:04:25 > 0:04:30- "Aspire from day to day, - be strong and be joyful."
0:07:14 > 0:07:19- There's a cross-section of all ages - in Capel Y Morfa's congregation.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Next, a performance - from the children.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Here they are to perform the words - of Arwel Rocet Jones.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- Gwnewch Y Pethau Bychain.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- # Be good and smile
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- # Bright as the sun - at the break of day
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- # Be good and smile
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- # Quietly but greatly
0:07:49 > 0:07:54- # Do the little things, - do the little things
0:07:54 > 0:07:59- # Do the little things, - now, now, now
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- # Do the little things, - do the little things
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- # Do the little things
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- # Quietly but greatly
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- # Be generous and share
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- # With every single child
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- # Be generous and share
0:08:26 > 0:08:31- # Quietly but greatly
0:08:31 > 0:08:36- # Do the little things, - do the little things
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- # Do the little things, - now, now, now
0:08:41 > 0:08:46- # Do the little things, - do the little things
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- # Do the little things
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- # Quietly but greatly
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- # Do the little things, - do the little things
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- # Do the little things, - now, now, now
0:09:03 > 0:09:08- # Do the little things, - do the little things
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- # Do the little things
0:09:11 > 0:09:17- # Quietly but greatly #
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- We've heard one - of Eurig Salisbury's poems.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- He's also researched - the cult of saints in Wales.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- Tell us more about St David. - How much do we know about him?
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- St David had very close ties - to Ceredigion.
0:09:38 > 0:09:45- By all accounts, his father - was a king in Ceredigion.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50- His mother, Non, - she had links to this part of Wales.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56- We associate him with St David's, - the city that's named after him.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- He performed many miracles.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- The main miracle we associate - with St David...
0:10:01 > 0:10:07- ..is the miracle he performed at a - meeting of religious dignitaries...
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- ..in Llanddewi-brefi.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15- So many people attended the meeting, - some couldn't hear David or see him.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20- David caused the hill, or the - land under his feet, to rise up.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- At the same time, - a dove landed on his shoulder.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- That's the main story - we associate with Dewi Sant today.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- He had a strong influence on Wales.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- He had an important influence - from very early on.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- He was a national icon - for Wales from early times.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- Take the early poem, - Armes Prydein, as an example.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- The anonymous poet - calls on the Welsh nation...
0:10:48 > 0:10:53- ..the Scottish nation, - the Irish nation and beyond...
0:10:53 > 0:10:58- ..to unite against the English - and drive them from the island.
0:10:58 > 0:11:04- They are asked to do that - by unifying under St David's banner.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- That's very significant.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- I'm working at the Centre for - Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Our project is called - The Cult of Saints in Wales.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20- We're researching poems that - were written in the Middle Ages...
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- ..dedicated to saints.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- There are a vast amount. - The cult was strong at the time.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31- We have poems written - by Iolo Goch and Ieuan ap Rhydderch.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- One interesting poem was - written by Dafydd Llwyd o Fathafarn.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- In the poem, - Dafydd calls on David...
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- ..to help no less than Henry Tudor, - by all accounts...
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- ..to journey to Wales - and claim the crown.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- He succeeded - and the thanks goes to St David.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Is St David just as relevant today?
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- He's as iconic now as he ever was - to the Welsh nation.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- He's fulfilled an important role - across the centuries and still does.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- He's our national icon - and a symbol of Welshness.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- That's very important.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- "Jesus failed to walk tall - on the water
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- "And today he drowns - as would any man
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- "Who opposes the laws - as he walks on the water.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- "In the face of the severe storms - of our dark days
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- "Black clouds gather - on distant horizons
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- "Surrounded by fear and prejudice, - harsh are our dark days.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- "The tide churns the fever - through the veins of the world
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- "Hearts are the drums of war - banging louder all the time.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44- "A thin needle of poison - courses through our veins.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46- "What is there for us in Wales?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- "Ruins in our blood
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- "And in the storm we drown, - the Bible at our feet.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- "The weight of the shirt upon us - is a ruin in our blood.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- "Jesus rose from the words
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- "And showed us how - there was a way to love
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- "Which overcomes, - a gift to the world
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- "And the myriad of little things - shows us there's a way
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- "For two old enemies today - to calm the bustling sea
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- "By extending a hand, a shadow - and insisting on holding on tight
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- "Jesus of the little things - calms the tumultuous seas.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26- "We build upon a ruin - that stood in the water
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- "In the face of the manic battles - of our history
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- "Jesus of the little things - is walking on the water."
0:16:36 > 0:16:41- Recently, the ABC choir commissioned - Dafydd John Pritchard...
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- ..and Andrew Cusworth to compose - a new piece for their repertoire.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- This is Gosper.
0:16:48 > 0:16:55- # Tonight
0:16:55 > 0:17:02- # Tonight
0:17:03 > 0:17:11- # Tonight
0:17:13 > 0:17:18- # The trees
0:17:18 > 0:17:27- # The trees hesitate
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- # Hesitate
0:17:34 > 0:17:41- # On the shore
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- # There is
0:17:47 > 0:17:52- # There is
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- # A picture, a picture
0:18:02 > 0:18:08- # Of a prayer
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- # There is a picture
0:18:13 > 0:18:19- # Of a prayer
0:18:19 > 0:18:29- # There is a voice
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- # There is a voice
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- # A voice
0:18:37 > 0:18:43- # Beside a sea
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- # There is a voice
0:18:48 > 0:18:56- # Beside a sea
0:19:00 > 0:19:09- # And prayers
0:19:10 > 0:19:19- # And prayers
0:19:20 > 0:19:26- # In the oak trees
0:19:26 > 0:19:40- # In the oak trees #
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- We end the programme with the words - of Reverend T Elfyn Jones...
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- .."O Arglwydd, gwna ni'n ffyddlon - i'n hetifeddiaeth ddrud"...
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- ..to the hymn tune Efailwen - by John S Davies.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- I hope you've enjoyed - tonight's programme.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Join us again next week.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- From us all, goodbye.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.
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