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