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0:00:13 > 0:00:17- New York is the capital - city of musicals...
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- ..and the musical home - of jazz and cabaret greats.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- I've come to meet - a very special person...
0:00:25 > 0:00:29- ..a singer with one of the most - unique voices I've ever heard.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- # The fundamental things apply #
0:00:33 > 0:00:34- How much is that?
0:00:34 > 0:00:35- How much is that?- - Three.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37- Thank you very much indeed.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41- Mm, very nice.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44- # And when two lovers #
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- This week's artiste is an icon.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51- Maybe you haven't heard of her, - or heard her sing for a few years.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56- That's because she has lived here - in New York for over 20 years.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01- She asked me to meet her here in - Birdland, where she loves to sing.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- # As time goes by #
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- Birdland is one of - New York's most iconic jazz clubs.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- I was told to meet her - outside after her rehearsal.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15- HUMS
0:01:15 > 0:01:16- HUMS- - Iris.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17- Oh!
0:01:18 > 0:01:19- How are you?
0:01:19 > 0:01:20- How are you?- - Oh!
0:01:20 > 0:01:21- Wonderful to see you.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22- Wonderful to see you.- - Nice to see you.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- Nice to see you - in the flesh, as it were.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- What do you think of Efrog Newydd?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- What do you think of Efrog Newydd?- - Fantastic. What a place!
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- Fantastic and the weather is fine.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- Shall we go for a walk?
0:01:34 > 0:01:39- Some of you will immediately know - that my guest is Iris Williams.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- But for younger people...
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- ..she was a unique face - and voice in 1970s Welsh pop.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- # Your eyes, the blue of the sea
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- # Your hair, the gold of the beach #
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- Since her early days - singing in Welsh, Iris's career...
0:02:02 > 0:02:07- ..has included singing for Betty - and Gerald Ford in the White House.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- She has shared a stage - with iconic Americans...
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- ..like Bob Hope, Elaine Stritch, - Angela Lansbury and Tony Bennett.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- She has sung in some of - the world's leading jazz festivals.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- But Iris's greatest hit - was the song "He Was Beautiful".
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- # He was
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- # Beautiful #
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Iris's version - of the famous melody "Cavatina"...
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- ..from the film "The Deer Hunter"...
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- ..took her to the top - of the charts in 1979.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- # From the moment #
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- But Iris had her first - opportunity in Welsh...
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- ..singing on programmes - like "Disc A Dawn".
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Here is Iris Williams, - singing "Mae Hi Yn Nosi".
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- # Night is falling
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- # I feel so sad
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- # My love went away #
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- Iris began her career - singing in Welsh.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- She isn't naturally - confident speaking Welsh.
0:03:21 > 0:03:27- But her story and her place in Welsh - pop history is worth telling.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- I'm looking forward to - the privilege of singing with her.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- This is really America now.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35- Yes.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- You've been living here - for how long?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Twenty two years, almost.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41- Are you American or are you Welsh?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Are you American or are you Welsh?- - I'm Welsh!
0:03:43 > 0:03:44- In my heart.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Will you try speaking - a bit of Welsh?
0:03:47 > 0:03:48- Absolutely.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Are you looking - forward to the duets?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- I'm looking forward - to singing with you.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- It'll be a pleasure. - We'll have a lot of fun.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- I have jetlag. I'm tired.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03- I have to go to bed.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04- We'll see you tomorrow morning.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05- We'll see you tomorrow morning.- - Yes.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07- Thanks.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08- Thanks.- - See you.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- See you tomorrow. Bye!
0:04:10 > 0:04:11- Bye.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- I'm in Brooklyn.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Iris asked me to come here...
0:04:24 > 0:04:29- ..to listen to her and her - accompanist Art Weiss rehearsing.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- This is Manhattan Avenue.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Here is number 632.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- Iris is here. Let's go in to listen.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- PIANO IN BACKGROUND
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- # I miss you most of all #
0:04:47 > 0:04:53- Iris performs "Autumn Leaves" - regularly on New York stages.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- And she sings it in Welsh.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- # Of red and gold #
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- Hang on, Art.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01- Croeso.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- Croeso.- - Hello.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03- Sorry to disturb you.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Sorry to disturb you.- - Rhys, welcome.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Art, how are you? I'm Rhys.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- Hello, Rhys.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10- Hello, Rhys.- - Nice to meet you.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11- That was beautiful.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12- That was beautiful.- - Thank you.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Will you do me a huge favour?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Would you do a performance - just for me?
0:05:18 > 0:05:19- Oh, alright!
0:05:19 > 0:05:20- Oh, alright!- - Please!
0:05:20 > 0:05:21- Art.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- # The falling leaves
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- # Drift by the window
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- # The autumn leaves
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- # Of red and gold
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- # But I miss you most of all
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- # My darling
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- # When autumn leaves
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- # Start to fall #
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- We're in New York. - It's such an exciting place.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- When did you come here?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- When did you come here?- - Roundabout 1992.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- I wanted to do cabaret, - real cabaret.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- That's what they do in New York, - California and all over the place.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- So cabaret to me - is in a small venue...
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- ..like Birdland.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- As a singer, you don't only sing...
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- ..but you communicate.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- It's a way of communicating - with the audience.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- And you can tell stories.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- You can make a mistake.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- They're in on it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- It's just lovely. - It's a great atmosphere.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- More homely.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45- More homely.- - Yes.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- Like a living room, a "ty bach".
0:06:47 > 0:06:48- Like a living room, a "ty bach".- - Wonderful.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- Not "ty bach". That's toilet!
0:06:51 > 0:06:52- LAUGHTER
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Some of them are!
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- Well, acoustics - aren't bad in a toilet!
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- I'd brought something - I knew would bring back memories.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- It was the song that gave her a lot - of attention in the early days...
0:07:10 > 0:07:11- "..Pererin Wyf".
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- # A pilgrim
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- # In a desert land #
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- Look!
0:07:22 > 0:07:23- Oh, my god!
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- Who are the girls with you?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Sweet Rain.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- They weren't sweet, though. They - hated me because it was their song.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- They originally - were supposed to sing it alone.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- I happened to be on the programme.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- Ruth Price was the Head - of the BBC at that time...
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- ..and the producer of Disc A Dawn.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- She said, "There's something - missing. It's just not right."
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- She said, "Iris, are you there? - Go and sing it with them."
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- I said, "I don't know it, Ruth."
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- She said, "Write it out for her. - She's got to do it."
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- They put the board up. - She taught me how to say the words.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- I did it and she said, - "That's what I want."
0:08:14 > 0:08:15- And that was that!
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- And that was that!- - That was that, just the one take.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- It was magic.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24- Everybody went, "What?" - They couldn't believe it.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- It's such a famous song. - Mam thinks the world of it.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- I've chosen it - as the duet to sing with you.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- I hope I do it justice.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- I hope I do it justice.- - You will! You'd do anything justice.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- It'll be better than that. - I sound like the Chipmunks!
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- LAUGHTER
0:08:42 > 0:08:47- # Since you went away, - the days grow long
0:08:47 > 0:08:55- # And soon I'll hear - love's winter song
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- # But I miss you most of all
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- # My darling
0:09:06 > 0:09:11- # When autumn leaves
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- # Start to
0:09:15 > 0:09:21- # Fall #
0:09:21 > 0:09:22- Wow.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24- Oh!
0:09:24 > 0:09:25- Oh!- - Thanks.
0:09:25 > 0:09:25- Glorious. Thank you.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- Glorious. Thank you.- - For you.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- I feel so important!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- You are important too.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Now you're going - to sing a song for me.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Come on. What do you know?
0:09:38 > 0:09:43- I'll tell you what, what about - "Unwaith Eto Yng Nghymru Annwyl"?
0:09:43 > 0:09:43- Do you sing that?
0:09:43 > 0:09:44- Do you sing that?- - Do you know it?
0:09:44 > 0:09:45- Yes.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47- Let's see what comes out!
0:09:47 > 0:09:48- Let's see what comes out!- - Ready? Off you go.
0:09:57 > 0:10:04- # Once again in dear Wales
0:10:05 > 0:10:12- # I tread the soil of my own land
0:10:14 > 0:10:21- # Happy again to meet old friends
0:10:22 > 0:10:32- # It brings so much pleasure
0:10:34 > 0:10:40- # Some boast the beauty
0:10:41 > 0:10:48- # Of distant lands in sweet song
0:10:50 > 0:10:57- # But for me, - there's no land under the sun
0:10:58 > 0:11:03- # That can compare
0:11:03 > 0:11:09- # With beautiful Wales
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- # I grew up
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- # In her embrace
0:11:19 > 0:11:24- # I was swayed
0:11:24 > 0:11:29- # In her cradle
0:11:30 > 0:11:41- # Of all the mothers in the world
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- # She is the best
0:11:46 > 0:11:59- # In the world #
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Wow!
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Gorgeous. Give me a kiss!
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- Not bad, considering - the piano wasn't tuned!
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- Later, we talk about Tonyrefail - on a boat on the River Hudson.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- We sing in a church - and have a Welsh tea.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- We start on the duets.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- You'll see how it went.
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0:12:24 > 0:12:24- Subtitles
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0:12:34 > 0:12:38- I'm in New York with - the Welsh singer, Iris Williams.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- We'll sing duets, of course.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- # I never cared much - for moonlit skies
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- # I never wink back at fireflies #
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- But before we start to sing, - I'm walking through Manhattan...
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- ..to meet Iris - on the Staten Island Ferry.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- It's a good place to look back - at the city, and at the past...
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- ..to learn more - about the girl from Tonyrefail.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- # But now when you turn - the lamp down low
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- # I'm beginning to see the light
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- # Used to ramble through the park
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- # Shadowboxing in the dark
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- # Then you came and caused the spark
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- # That's a four-alarm fire now #
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Iris, thanks for bringing me here.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- It's such an iconic place. - Look at Manhattan behind us!
0:13:34 > 0:13:35- Marvellous.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36- Marvellous.- - Incredible.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41- How did it feel - when you first came to New York?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Overwhelming and very exciting.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- When you come from Wales, - it's wonderful there.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- But when you come - to a big city like New York...
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- ..you've read about it, you've - looked at it on TV and in films.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01- But when you're actually here, it's - quite overwhelming and fantastic.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- It's a great feeling. Exciting.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05- Yes.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- You've been here over 20 years now.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- But I'm still amazed at New York.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- We use the word "hiraeth" in Welsh.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15- Is it still there?
0:14:15 > 0:14:16- Oh, yes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- As the saying goes, you can take - the girl out of the valley...
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- ..but not the valley - out of the girl.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- That's always been so.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Wales is in my heart.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31- It's true.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- I always wonder - what one would do without singing.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37- What do you think you'd be?
0:14:37 > 0:14:38- What do you think you'd be?- - I wouldn't be here.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- I'd have been a nurse, or something.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- And God help them!
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- I can't imagine.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- Both of us, our voices - have taken us all over the world...
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- ..and all sorts - of wonderful experiences...
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- ..all because of a God-given talent.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- I'm grateful for that.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- We are lucky.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- Very lucky.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- I never dreamt I'd have - the chance to sing duets with you.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- Do you think - our voices will work together?
0:15:13 > 0:15:14- Of course.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- You're a tenor and I'm a contralto. - I sing an octave lower.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23- It's going to be fabulous, - absolutely fabulous. I can't wait.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24- It's going to be good.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- It's going to be good.- - I'm looking forward.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27- Me too!
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- # As long as seawater
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- # Is salty
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- # And green birches
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- # Grow on the hill
0:15:47 > 0:15:52- # And as long as the crow
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- # Builds a nest
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- # My dearest love #
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Iris isn't the only - Welshwoman in New York.
0:16:04 > 0:16:10- She knows where to find familiar - accents on Sunday afternoon.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11- Iris, we're going to chapel.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- Iris, we're going to chapel.- - I come here often, actually.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- It's a lovely church, - and lovely singing, of course.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19- Maybe we can sing!
0:16:19 > 0:16:20- Maybe we can sing!- - Why not?
0:16:20 > 0:16:21- A bit of "Calon Lan".
0:16:22 > 0:16:22- In we go.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23- In we go.- - Thanks.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- # Hallelujah
0:16:29 > 0:16:34- # Praise to Him forever, Amen #
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- The Rutgers Church was founded - in the 18th century.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- They still hold - a monthly Welsh service.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Welsh speakers come - from all over New York.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- It's a chance to socialize - and sing together.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- There was only one thing for it.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57- Off you go, Mary.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10- # I don't ask for a luxurious life
0:17:11 > 0:17:18- # The world's gold - or its fine pearls
0:17:18 > 0:17:23- # I ask for a happy heart
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- # An honest heart
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- # A pure heart
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- # A pure heart
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- # Full of goodness
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- # Is fairer than a fine lily
0:17:42 > 0:17:49- # None but a pure heart can sing
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- # Sing all day
0:17:53 > 0:18:00- # And sing all night #
0:18:02 > 0:18:03- APPLAUSE
0:18:03 > 0:18:04- APPLAUSE- - Great.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- I'm getting into it now!
0:18:09 > 0:18:14- As usual after the service, there's - a welcome, tea and a chat too.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- It's a small corner - of Wales in the big city.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- It's a chance - to meet up with friends...
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- ..not only from Wales...
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- ..but people who like - to come here...
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- ..because they're - interested in Wales.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- I have heard Iris - and Rhys Meirion sing...
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- ..in Kidwelly, near Carmarthen.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- I've heard both sing, - but not together.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- I've lived in New York - for ten years.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- It's the first time - I sang "Calon Lan".
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- It was marvellous.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- Wherever you go in the world, - someone always knows you.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Do you remember Toronto?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- I sang in the bar.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Until 3.00am!
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- Sh, not 3.00am!
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- No, 3.00pm.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- It was 2.00am!
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- With the Three Tenors.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15- With the Three Tenors.- - Yes.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- It's great to be here.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- You like Iris Williams.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Yes, she's excellent.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24- She is.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Where have you heard her sing?
0:19:27 > 0:19:28- Birdland.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29- Oh!
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- Birdland. Top of the pops.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32- Birdland. Top of the pops.- - It is.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- As I got to know her better...
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- ..it was clear that - Iris's feet were on the ground.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- Her Welshness and roots - were very important to her.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- That went well. I enjoyed it.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46- That went well. I enjoyed it.- - I feel nostalgic.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47- For Wales?
0:19:47 > 0:19:48- For Wales?- - Of course.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- I wanted to find out more - about her upbringing in Wales...
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- ..and start work - on the duets, of course.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- There was only one thing to do.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Go to Wales, and the Millennium - Centre and begin work on the duets.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15- Iris was joined by Alyce, - her friend and personal manager.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16- Hello.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17- Hello.- - How are you?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- Welcome to Wales.
0:20:20 > 0:20:20- How are you?
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- How are you?- - Hello.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24- You've brought the sun with you!
0:20:24 > 0:20:25- You've brought the sun with you!- - Yes.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26- It's fine.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28- It's sunny.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29- From New York.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- From New York.- - Yes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- We're going to sing "Haul Yr Haf".
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- We're going to sing "Haul Yr Haf".- - Absolutely.
0:20:35 > 0:20:35- Great. Let's sing.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36- Great. Let's sing.- - Yes.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40- Oh!
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- Oh!- - They've set up. Hi, James.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- We started off at once, - with the first duet.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- I do a little bit of solo here.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- It's a version - of "He Was Beautiful"...
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- ..that put Iris on top - of the charts in the 1970s.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- The Welsh title is "Haul Yr Haf".
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- I feel a bit of pressure.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- When you do an iconic song...
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- ..in a different way...
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- ..there's pressure to be - at least as good as the original...
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- ..or there's no point doing it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- I hope all goes well.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- I'm doing the first verse.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- But am I singing all the way through - or not? It is my song, after all!
0:21:23 > 0:21:23- It is, exactly!
0:21:23 > 0:21:24- It is, exactly!- - Exactly.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25- Now listen...
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- ..you're going to do it in Gog, - and I'm doing it in South, right?!
0:21:30 > 0:21:31- This is going to be interesting.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- This is going to be interesting.- - There we are!
0:21:33 > 0:21:34- Very interesting.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35- Yes.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- # He was
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- # Beautiful #
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- It was time to discover - how Iris's hit would work as a duet.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- I have to admit, I felt nervous.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- It was hard to read her mind.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- # From the moment I saw him
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- # The sun
0:22:02 > 0:22:08- # Filled the sky
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- # He was so
0:22:12 > 0:22:17- # So beautiful
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- # Beautiful
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- # Just to hold
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- # In my dreams
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- # He was springtime
0:22:35 > 0:22:41- # Winter was cold #
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- Not bad at all.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- The voices are nice together.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47- The voices are nice together.- - Sounded great.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48- Lovely.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- IRIS MIMICS RHYS'S ACCENT
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- Right, once again.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- It sounded great.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Of course it did.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- Why is she surprised?!
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- Happy to go for another full pass? - Stop me if you want to stop me.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14- No, I'm not going to stop you. - I've never stopped a man yet.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Iris' mischief continues - after the break.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- We meet former - Valleys' neighbours...
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- ..visit the place - where it all started...
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- ..the sad story behind her hit...
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- ..and the song itself.
0:23:32 > 0:23:32- .
0:23:36 > 0:23:36- Subtitles
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Iris and I have shared - quite a journey.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- I visited her in New York.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- She has come to see me in Wales.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- I knew she'd had a hard upbringing.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- We're retracing her past - in the Valleys.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- # If you're travelling - through the Valleys
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- # Stop and look around #
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- This is very exciting. - I should have a chauffeur's hat.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- Chauffeuring a diva - around the Valleys.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Yes... you know.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- What kind of area - was it to grow up in?
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- I used to do a lot of walking...
0:24:25 > 0:24:27- ..from Tonyrefail to Pontypridd.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28- ..from Tonyrefail to Pontypridd.- - Oh, right.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30- That's far.
0:24:30 > 0:24:31- That's far.- - I know.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- I used to love walking. I still do.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- Tonypandy is where I used - to learn to tap dance.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- Llantristant is where - I had my very first job...
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- ..in a glove factory.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- I used to walk there, too.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53- If it was snowing, I was probably - the only one who turned up!
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- As we approached - her old home in Tonyrefail...
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- ..Iris told me - the story of her childhood.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- I was born, of course.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- I was put into - a children's home immediately.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14- My mother, sadly, she was married, - but not to my father.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- They met in Maindy Hall - in the war days.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- She went to a dance - and met my father.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- One thing led to another, I suppose. - And here I am.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- In Pontypridd in those days, - it was a sin, wasn't it?
0:25:36 > 0:25:37- In Wales.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Her husband, - when he came back from the war...
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- ..and she said, "I'm pregnant."
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- He said, "Don't worry. - That'll be OK. We'll bring it up."
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- But then when I was born, - I was the wrong colour.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57- He said, "That'll never do. We're - going to have to give it away."
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- I think it must be Number 33.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- Yes, it's 33 Nant Eirin.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Twenty seven.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09- I went to about three homes...
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- ..before I got lucky.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- I was lucky to live - with Mrs Llewellyn...
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- ..Bronwen.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Bronwen Llewellyn - was her foster mother.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26- She gave Iris a loving home...
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- ..and luckily, a musical one.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- She introduced me - to a lot of musical things...
0:26:33 > 0:26:34- ..dancing, tap dancing.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- It was great. That's when - she discovered that I had a voice.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- It must be the end. Thirty three. - There you are. That's it.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- We should have - a plaque on the house.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- That's right!
0:26:50 > 0:26:51- You stay there.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59- The homecoming queen!
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- The star opening the door - for the other star!
0:27:04 > 0:27:10- This is the first time - she's been back in her old home.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- Bronwen lived here.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- Bronwen lived here.- - Yes, Bronwen Llewellyn.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- She was the only one - who could put up with me.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23- The family lived in Number 33 - before moving to Number 37.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25- Hello.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26- Hello.- - Hiya.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- I forgot about the "Hiya"!
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- The same neighbours still live here.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- The same neighbours still live here.- - How are you, Jeanette. Alright?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Nice to see you.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- It's been a long time.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- This is Rhys Meirion, - a very famous singer.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- We've been singing duets together - for this programme.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- You know what a duet is, don't you? - Two people who sing together.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- I know I worked in a glove factory, - but I'm not that dull!
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- Those were the days.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- Was she a character back then?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- Was she a character back then?- - Oh, Iris was quiet.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- I know you don't believe me.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10- I was very shy.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- I was very shy.- - A very quiet girl.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- I used to sing, though.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- Iris went from there - down to Cardiff to train.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- I'm not lying. - The truth will be told.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24- Where are you living now?
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Where are you living now?- - America.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27- New York.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- Iris won a scholarship to Cardiff's - College Of Music And Drama.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- It was the beginning of the journey.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- # Wherever you may wander
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- # You'll never feel alone #
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- We left Tonyrefail - and came to Cardiff.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52- This is where it all started for - Iris when she was 18. Isn't it nice?
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- It's big.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56- And new.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- When you went to the college...
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- ..what was the dream?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- To be an opera singer.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- That didn't work. It worked - for you, it didn't work for me!
0:29:08 > 0:29:13- She set out to be - a classical singer, a soprano.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- # RECORDING OF IRIS - SINGING SOPRANO #
0:29:17 > 0:29:22- A tutor, Madam Hilga, happened - to pass the rehearsal room.
0:29:22 > 0:29:28- She was a Hungarian. "You are - not soprano. You're a contralto."
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- I said, "When did that happen?" - She said, "Not yet."
0:29:33 > 0:29:34- You can hold my hand if you want.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- You can hold my hand if you want.- - Let's hold hands.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42- Iris and I wanted - to have a look around.
0:29:42 > 0:29:42- Ready?
0:29:42 > 0:29:43- Ready?- - Ready.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45- Iris Williams!
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Oh! Thanks for coming.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52- Where are they?
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Where are they?- - No-one turned up to see us.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58- It's lovely.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- Look at the woodwork.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03- You're a Fellow of this college.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- Yes, a Fellow of The Welsh College - Of Music And Drama.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09- That's a huge honour.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- That's a huge honour.- - It is an honour.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12- When was that?
0:30:12 > 0:30:13- When was that?- - 1999.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- I remember it like it was yesterday.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- It was great, wonderful.
0:30:23 > 0:30:23- Ready?
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Ready?- - Ready.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- # He was
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- # Beautiful
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- # Beautiful
0:30:38 > 0:30:39- # To my eyes #
0:30:40 > 0:30:45- Iris's old friend Hywel Gwynfryn - wrote the Welsh lyrics.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50- He's an old hand at translating as - well as composing original lyrics.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- We met on Disc A Dawn.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- Disc A Dawn started in 1967.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- I remember seeing Iris - for the first time.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- I hope she'll forgive me - for saying this...
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- ..but she was the first - dark-skinned girl I'd ever seen.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- Really?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- She looked amazing.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19- If I remember rightly, your hair - was piled high on your head.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- It was a bit like - Helen Shapiro's beehive...
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- ..only not quite as high!
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- She looked amazing. - And she could sing.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- It was a very happy time.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- Hywel wrote song lyrics - for entertainment programmes.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- He sang too, when he had the chance.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Years later, - and with a huge hit on her hands...
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- ..when Iris wanted - to translate He Was Beautiful...
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- ..she turned to Hywel.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- Iris wanted to translate - He Was Beautiful.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04- At the time, my close friend - Geraint Morris was terminally ill.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05- I knew him.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- He and his wife Sian - were close friends.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- They'd been there for me - through difficult times.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- A few months before he died...
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- ..I was with him in his home - in Chepstow.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- I think we both knew...
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- ..there wouldn't be many - conversations like this one...
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- ..in the future.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- At the same time, actually...
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- ..you asked for words for - He Was Beautiful.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- Timing is everything.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- I read the words.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- The feeling I got was - that this could be a song...
0:32:46 > 0:32:51- ..sung on her behalf, by you, - to Geraint.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- That's how it came to me.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- Sian was telling Geraint...
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- ..how much he meant to her.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- Who better to sing it than Iris?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- She's crying!
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Thanks for the way you sing it.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- To me, it's your song.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- It's a privilege and thrill - to sing it with you.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24- Thank you.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- You're welcome.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- # He was
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- # Beautiful
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- # Beautiful
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- # To my eyes
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- # From the moment
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- # I saw him
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- # The sun
0:33:57 > 0:34:02- # Filled the sky
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- # He was so
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- # So beautiful
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- # Beautiful
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- # Just to hold
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- # In my dreams
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- # He was springtime
0:34:29 > 0:34:35- # Winter was cold
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- # How could
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- # I tell him
0:34:44 > 0:34:48- # What I so clearly
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- # Could see
0:34:52 > 0:34:56- # How I longed
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- # To be near him
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- # I'd never
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- # Be free
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- # It was
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- # Beautiful
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- # Knowing now
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- # That he cared
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- # I will always
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- # Remember
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- # Those moments
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- # We shared
0:35:41 > 0:35:47- # Now it's all over
0:35:47 > 0:35:54- # Still the feelings linger on
0:35:55 > 0:36:03- # My dream keeps returning
0:36:04 > 0:36:10- # Now that he's gone
0:36:12 > 0:36:17- # For it was beautiful
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- # Beautiful
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- # Beautiful
0:36:25 > 0:36:31- # To be
0:36:31 > 0:36:36- # Loved #
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- Coming up, a surprise for Iris.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- And the finale is a familiar song...
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- ..with Treorchy Male Voice Choir - and Cordydd.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- A fitting end.
0:36:58 > 0:36:58- .
0:37:01 > 0:37:01- *
0:37:01 > 0:37:02- From where we stopped?
0:37:02 > 0:37:03- From where we stopped?- - Yes.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- From the start. - Look at me, I'm talking Welsh.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13- We turned to the song that brought - Iris to the nation's attention.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19- # A pilgrim
0:37:19 > 0:37:24- # In a desert land
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- # I wander
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- # Far and wide #
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- It's hard to appreciate - the song's powerful impact.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- It was sung in Welsh - by a mixed race girl.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- At the time, TV entertainers - were predominately white.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47- Iris's story chronicles - the time when Welsh pop music...
0:37:47 > 0:37:51- ..reached out to a broader audience.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- # LAST NOTE OF PERERIN WYF #
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- I didn't take enough breath.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- # The falling leaves #
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- Our journey was almost over.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- In Pontypridd, - I had one last thing to do.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- I have a surprise for you.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18- Surprise? As you say in North Wales, - "A surprise, isn't it?!"
0:38:18 > 0:38:23- There's someone waiting - to see you in the museum.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Let's go in, shall we?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Let's go in, shall we?- - OK, great.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- # The falling leaves
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- # Of red and gold #
0:38:39 > 0:38:40- Ashley!
0:38:43 > 0:38:44- When did you arrive?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Ashley is Iris's brother.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48- You look fabulous.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- You look fabulous.- - You're looking good yourself.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- # Broadway, Broadway #
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Thank you, Ashley.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- Lovely to see you.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58- Lovely to see you.- - Oh!
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- Ashley is your brother.
0:39:03 > 0:39:04- Same mother...
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- Same mother...- - ..different father.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- That's how it goes, isn't it?
0:39:08 > 0:39:09- We don't mind.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- We don't mind.- - We don't care. We're very close.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- How did you meet for the first time?
0:39:18 > 0:39:23- Iris put an advert in a local - newspaper here in Pontypridd...
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- ..asking could anyone help her - to trace her mother.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- A friend of mine read it - and phoned me.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- I went to see our mother. I said, - "Somebody wants to try to find you."
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- You continued that relationship...
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- ..and visited our mother - for many, many years.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- As I was becoming more well known, - and I was doing interviews...
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- ..people would say, - "What about your background?"
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- I didn't know - what my background was.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- Apart from wanting - to meet my mother...
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- ..I needed to know - about how I came about.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- We all know how we come about, - but you know what I'm saying.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- You met your mother, - and had a bonus as well.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- It must have been so emotional.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13- It was. Ashley had been - following me. You knew who I was.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- It was kind of a secret - of the family.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- We didn't quite know - how they were going to take it.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- As is well documented...
0:40:23 > 0:40:28- ..our mother had a relationship - during World War 2.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- A lot of American soldiers - were here.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- Obviously, it was - a very difficult period for her...
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- ..and other family members.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38- But it did result in a miracle.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39- But it did result in a miracle.- - It did.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41- That's a lovely way of saying it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42- That's a lovely way of saying it.- - Yes, it is.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- I want to show you something.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48- Look what they've got in here.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- Look what they've got in here.- - What have they got in here?
0:40:52 > 0:40:52- Look.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Look.- - Oh, my goodness me. "Atgofion".
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- Your CD.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58- Is that all I'm worth, four bucks?!
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- Is that all I'm worth, four bucks?!- - They haven't got any of mine!
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- Well there you are!
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- I have one last surprise.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09- I have one last surprise.- - What?
0:41:10 > 0:41:11- You'll see.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12- You'll see.- - OK.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- There are a lot of stairs.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18- Oh!
0:41:19 > 0:41:20- Look who is here.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21- Look who is here.- - Oh, my goodness.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- You're famous.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- There you are with the queen.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- There you are with the queen.- - Yes.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30- OBE.
0:41:31 > 0:41:32- Is this it?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- Is this it?- - I wore it.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Iris Williams, OBE.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- "Pererin Wyf". - I've had enough of that now.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42- Enough is enough!
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- Enough is enough!- - A cup of tea.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- # I need each step
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- # To Paradise
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- # My God
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- # To be my guide #
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- All I can say - about making this programme is...
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- ..that it's been an experience.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09- It was wonderful - to have Iris Williams's company.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- She's an international star.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18- But her feet are firmly on - the ground, as we saw in Tonyrefail.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- Her story is an inspirational one.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27- # Where the unnumbered throng #
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- I was a little bit apprehensive - about singing a duet.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- I just don't do duets with anybody.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- But with Rhys, it was so easy.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44- He's handsome for a start, - and he's got a great personality.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- When you connect to somebody - for the first time...
0:42:49 > 0:42:54- ..and he's got a great laugh and - the same wicked sense of humour...
0:42:55 > 0:42:57- ..so that's a help.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03- Our voices blended perfectly. - I didn't know who was singing what.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- It was just magic.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13- Let's have a listen now.
0:43:13 > 0:43:14- Let's have a listen now.- - Wow.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- # In a desert land #
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- You've sung this before, have you?
0:43:20 > 0:43:22- You've sung this before, have you?- - A few times!
0:43:23 > 0:43:25- Gorgeous.
0:43:46 > 0:43:51- # A pilgrim
0:43:52 > 0:43:56- # In a desert land
0:43:57 > 0:44:06- # I wander far and wide
0:44:07 > 0:44:12- # Expecting
0:44:13 > 0:44:17- # I may sometime come
0:44:17 > 0:44:25- # Close to my father's side
0:44:28 > 0:44:32- # Ahead of me
0:44:33 > 0:44:37- # I think I hear
0:44:38 > 0:44:47- # Sounds of a heavenly choir
0:44:48 > 0:44:54- # A conquering host
0:44:54 > 0:44:58- # Already gone
0:44:58 > 0:45:02- # Through tempest
0:45:02 > 0:45:08- # Flood and fire
0:45:14 > 0:45:19- # Come Holy Spirit
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- # Fire by night
0:45:24 > 0:45:34- # Pillar of cloud by day
0:45:35 > 0:45:40- # Lead for I dare not
0:45:40 > 0:45:44- # Take a step
0:45:45 > 0:45:49- # Unless Thou
0:45:50 > 0:45:54- # Show the way
0:45:55 > 0:45:59- # So prone am I
0:46:00 > 0:46:04- # When on my own
0:46:05 > 0:46:08- # To stray
0:46:09 > 0:46:15- # From side to side
0:46:16 > 0:46:20- # I need each step
0:46:22 > 0:46:25- # To Paradise
0:46:26 > 0:46:28- # My God
0:46:29 > 0:46:31- # To be
0:46:31 > 0:46:35- # My guide
0:46:47 > 0:46:52- # I have a yearning
0:46:53 > 0:46:56- # For that land
0:46:57 > 0:47:07- # Where the unnumbered throng
0:47:07 > 0:47:11- # Extol the death
0:47:13 > 0:47:17- # On Calvary
0:47:18 > 0:47:21- # In heaven's
0:47:21 > 0:47:27- # Unending song
0:47:28 > 0:47:31- # In heaven's
0:47:32 > 0:47:39- # Unending song #
0:48:09 > 0:48:11- S4C Subtitles by Gwead
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