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-Thank you.

-Good evening, and a very warm

-welcome to NOSON LAWEN...

-..from Maestroiddin Fawr farm,

-Pumsaint.

-It's between

-Lampeter and Llanwrda..

-..for those of you

-who are unfamiliar with the area.

-The Romans dug for gold here

-in days gone by, so they say.

-But tonight,

-our treasure is the talent on stage.

-Without further ado, I'd like you

-to give a warm welcome...

-..to a very talented

-young woman from north Wales.

-I'm sure

-you'll enjoy her performance.

-Please welcome Tara Bethan.

-# You get your coat at midnight

-# And slam the door behind you.

-# I cry, half hoping,

-you'll never return

-# But now it's quarter to three

-and I just can't sleep

-# On my own without you.

-# You're somewhere too, thinking

-# About us.

-# There's a man for every woman,

-a woman for every man. O-ho.

-# We need to dry tears

-and start again

-# Occasionally.

-# There's a man for every woman,

-a woman for every man.

-# Things aren't always

-black and white.

-# Don't leave me like this. O-ho.

-# There was a black cloud

-above my world

-# I was uncertain and lonely,

-on my own.

-# But with someone to have fun

-and share experiences

-# The picture is complete.

-# There's a man for every woman,

-a woman for every man. O-ho.

-# We need to dry tears

-and start again

-# Occasionally.

-# There's a man for every woman,

-a woman for every man.

-# Things aren't always

-black and white

-# I want you back here.

-# Oh oh oh

-# A man for every woman

-# Oh

-# A woman for every man

-# A man for every woman

-# Things aren't always

-black and white

-# A man for every woman,

-a woman for every man

-# A man for every woman,

-a woman for every man

-# A man for every woman,

-a woman for every man.

-# Oh, yeah.

-# We need to dry tears

-and start again

-# Occasionally.

-# There's a man for every woman,

-a woman for every man.

-# Things aren't always

-black and white.

-# I want you back here

-# I want you back here. #

-I'm looking forward to tonight.

-I haven't been to this area before.

-It looks as if there'll be a fine

-audience of country people here.

-The profit from tonight's show

-goes towards next week's big show.

-I'm looking forward to a good night.

-The people of Ceredigion are always

-a target for NOSON LAWEN presenters.

-I always receive a fine welcome

-when I go to Ceredigion.

-A man from Ceredigion went

-on an aeroplane for the first time.

-He was a bit nervous.

-The pilot gave them bad news.

-He said that there was

-a serious problem with the engines.

-The aeroplane had to crash land

-in the ocean.

-There were several passengers.

-An old lady in the front seat...

-..knelt, to pray.

-A man sitting behind her

-sang a hymn.

-A man further back

-read a chapter from the Bible.

-The man from Ceredigion,

-sitting at the back...

-..held out his cap

-to take the collection.

-I'm sure you go to chapel or church.

-Here's a dying breed

-in today's society...

-..the chapel caretaker,

-like Mari Ty Capel.

-She would feed and look after

-preachers every weekend...

-..particularly when annual

-preaching festivals took place.

-Mari had welcomed a minister,

-who couldn't drive.

-He arrived on the Saturday night

-train, carrying his case.

-Mari gave him a hearty supper.

-He asked Mari if he could practise

-his sermon for the Sunday service.

-He was slightly nervous.

-Mari said, "Go to the lounge,

-to practise your sermon.

-"Once I've cleared the table,

-I'll listen to you."

-When Mari went there,

-she had a bit of a shock.

-The preacher was standing

-on the sofa...

-..holding out his hands,

-his sermon in full swing.

-Sunday morning came,

-and he gave the sermon.

-It was a fine service

-with an excellent sermon.

-Everyone said to Mari, "You've got

-a good preacher staying with you.

-"What a nice man! He was excellent."

-Mari said, "Yes, he was

-quite good this morning.

-"But nothing like he was

-on the sofa last night."

-Next, we have two friends

-from Cardigan for you.

-They're both national winners.

-Gwyn has won the bass solo...

-..and Robert

-- the Welsh traditional solo.

-We've been singing

-together for many years.

-We've sung in choirs like Cantorion

-Teifi, Opera Teifi and Ar Ol Tri.

-We've sung solos, and duets

-together for ten years now.

-We enjoy it.

-They're appearing for the first

-time on NOSON LAWEN...

-..so I'm sure you'll give

-a very warm welcome...

-..to Robert Jenkins and Gwyn Morris.

-# Watchman, tell of the night!

-# Will the first dews finely fall?

-# Will dawn's first sunbeams shine

-on the moor

-# In sparkling white?

-# Night is waning now

-# Darkness flees.

-# Fresh morning, and blushing dawn

-# Shines in the firmament.

-# Night is waning

-# Darkness flees.

-# Fresh morning, and blushing dawn

-# Shines in the firmament.

-# But, Watchman, tell of the dawn

-# Full of sorrow and woe

-# When night's pleasure,

-like a lovely moon

-# Starts to shine less brightly.

-# Night will inevitably come

-# To your soul, with its woe.

-# But clouds will scatter

-every sorrow

-# When merry morning comes.

-# Night will inevitably come

-# To my soul, and all its woe.

-# But clouds will scatter

-every sorrow

-# When merry morning comes.

-# But, Watchman, tell of the night

-# When Death's arrow strikes true

-# When the grave,

-beyond any sweet star's light

-# Beyond any sweet star's light

-# Will be my final abode

-# Will be my final abode.

-# Night approaches

-# And the sombre grave

-# Wants your body in its grasp

-# Until morning breaks

-# On the eternal day

-# And night will disappear

-# And night will disappear

-# Until morning breaks

-# On the eternal day.

-# And night will disappear

-# And night will disappear

-# Until morning breaks

-# On the eternal day

-# And night will disappear

-# And night will disappear.

-# Until morning breaks

-# On the eternal day

-# And night will disappear

-# Disappear

-# Disappear. #

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-Welcome back to NOSON LAWEN.

-If I said the name Hafodwenog,

-you'd expect to see folk dancers...

-..or clog dancing.

-But tonight,

-their feet are still for once.

-We're going to hear them sing.

-With conductor Sioned Page Jones...

-..give a warm welcome

-to Cor Aelwyd Hafodwenog.

-# I was eleven years of age

-# Peering into the eyes of time.

-# I was eleven years of age

-# Weak, with no confidence.

-# I was so insignificant

-# Only a particle

-# On tiptoe

-# Reaching for the stars.

-# But I heard the moon

-calling my name.

-# If you just listen

-# You'll hear it too.

-# King of the stars

-# There's a song that's unsung.

-# Climb up to the stars.

-# King of the stars

-# One candle can light

-thousands of candles

-# King of the stars.

-# I was a little older

-# I'd peered into the eyes of time.

-# Only a little older

-# Growing in confidence.

-# There was a party in heaven

-# And dancing in the stars

-# The moon was singing

-# In an untidy tuxedo.

-# And he said

-# King of the stars

-# There's a song that's unsung.

-# Climb up to the stars.

-# King of the stars

-# One candle can light

-thousands of candles

-# King of the stars.

-# I'm still here,

-peering into the eyes of time.

-# I'm here

-# Filled with confidence.

-# Side by side with all I saw.

-# The symphony of the stars

-in the great expanse.

-# I hear the moon calling my name

-# If you listen

-# You'll hear it too.

-# King of the stars

-# There's a song that's unsung.

-# Climb up to the stars.

-# King of the stars

-# One candle can light

-thousands of candles

-# King of the stars.

-# There's a song that's unsung.

-# Climb up to the stars.

-# King of the stars

-# One candle can light

-# Thousands of candles

-# King of the stars

-# King of the stars. #

-Thank you.

-There was an unfortunate accident

-in the village the other day...

-..involving a council worker.

-They were repairing the pavement...

-..from the school,

-all the way through the village.

-It was to ensure

-the children's safety.

-The four workers were shovelling

-sand and cement...

-..into the mixer, by the road.

-They'd had new spades,

-it was a Monday morning.

-So the spades were sharp.

-A spade struck the ear

-of one of the workers.

-Unfortunately, it cut off his ear.

-It went into the concrete mixer.

-They got along well together.

-They took Will

-to the Casuality in Cardigan.

-His co-workers did their best to get

-hold of his ear in the cement.

-They found it an hour later.

-Off they went in the yellow lorry

-to the hospital.

-They told Will,

-"Good news, we've found your ear."

-Will looked at the ear and said,

-"Never in Europe!"

-"That's not my ear!"

-The lads asked, "How do you know?"

-Will said,

-"There was a pencil behind mine."

-I'd like you to welcome back

-one of our brightest talents.

-I've never sung in this area before.

-I've been here, as my boyfriend

-lives nearby, so I know the area.

-I haven't been on NOSON LAWEN

-in south Wales before.

-It's new and exciting. But it's the

-first time Mam and Dad haven't come.

-It's too far, they say. Charming!

-Please welcome back Tara Bethan!

-# Somewhere

-# Over the rainbow

-# Way up high

-# There's a land

-# That I heard of

-# Once in a lullaby.

-# Somewhere

-# Over the rainbow

-# Skies are blue.

-# And the dreams

-# That you dare to dream

-# Really do come true.

-# Some day

-# I'll wish upon a star

-# And wake up where the clouds

-are far behind me

-# Where troubles melt

-like lemon drops

-# Away above the chimney pots

-# That's where you'll find me.

-# Some day, I'll wish upon a star

-# And wake up where the clouds

-are far behind me

-# Where troubles melt

-like lemon drops

-# Away above the chimney tops

-# That's where you'll find me.

-# Somewhere

-# Over the rainbow

-# Bluebirds fly.

-# Birds fly

-# Over the rainbow

-# Why then, oh why can't I?

-# If happy little bluebirds fly

-# Beyond the rainbow

-# Why?

-Oh, why can't I?

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-Welcome back to NOSON LAWEN

-from Carmarthenshire.

-It's good to see young people

-in functions like this.

-Our next guest started to play

-the harp at the age of three.

-Since then, he has won many prizes.

-He's also released a CD,

-and he's still only nine years old.

-I'm sure you'll give a warm welcome

-to Ben Creighton-Griffiths.

-John and Mari had been

-married for years...

-..and had celebrated

-their Ruby Wedding.

-Unfortunately, John was very poorly,

-and was in bed.

-On his deathbed, actually.

-He talked to Mari

-about the children's successes.

-They had four sons.

-He said, "The three eldest sons

-have done well, and have good jobs.

-"One's a doctor, one's an

-accountant, and one a solicitor.

-"But I'm very disappointed

-in the youngest.

-"He didn't arrive

-until ten years after the others.

-"He doesn't stick at anything.

-He doesn't like work at all.

-"I want to ask you something, Mari,

-before I leave this life.

-"Am I young Willy's father?"

-Mari replied, "With hand on my

-heart, I can say you're the father."

-She blushed a little,

-and left the room quite suddenly.

-She shut the door and said...

-.."Thank goodness he didn't ask who

-was the father of the other three."

-People make a lot of fuss

-of birthdays these days.

-Did you ladies know that

-an article of clothing you wear...

-..to go to the seaside,

-is 60 years old this year?

-The bikini.

-They made several alterations to it.

-It shows more and hides less.

-I've written a proverb

-to celebrate its birthday.

-A bikini is like wire netting.

-It defends the property...

-..without spoiling the scenery.

-Talking of birthdays,

-have you come across people...

-..who insist on knowing your age?

-I've got a proverb

-about age, for us men.

-A man is as old as he looks.

-And if he only looks...

-..he's too old.

-Aelwyd Hafodwenog

-was established in 1979.

-So they've celebrated

-their quarter century.

-We all wish them another

-quarter century of success...

-..entertaining people

-all over Wales.

-This time,

-with conductor Elen Thomas...

-..welcome back Cor Aelwyd Hafowenog.

-# The sun and yesterday's shadows

-# Created our today.

-# Pain and joy

-# Oppression, war and famine.

-# We cannot change the world

-# That's how it was.

-# We're the offspring

-# The hope for a better future.

-# Yesterday has gone

-# Today belongs to us.

-# Tomorrow remains untouched

-# The future is in our hands.

-# Yesterday has gone

-# Today belongs to us.

-# Tomorrow remains untouched

-# The future is in our hands.

-# The sun and yesterday's shadows

-# Are the foundation of our today.

-# An echo of the past

-# Is the light that guides our way.

-# An echo, magical enchantment

-# A legend and a song.

-# We are guardians of the past

-# We are the future of Wales.

-# Yesterday has gone

-# Today belongs to us.

-# Tomorrow remains untouched

-# The future is in our hands.

-# Yesterday has gone

-# Today belongs to us

-# Tomorrow remains untouched

-# The future is in our hands.

-# Yesterday has gone

-# Today belongs to us

-# Tomorrow remains untouched

-# The future is in our hands.

-# Yesterday has gone

-# Today belongs to us

-# Tomorrow remains untouched

-# The future is in our hands.

-# In our hands

-# In our hands. #

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-Dai and Mari

-weren't very happy together.

-Dai told his friend Will one day...

-.."I'm going to get a divorce."

-"Why is that?" asked Will.

-Dai replied, "Mari hasn't spoken

-to me for a month."

-"Hold on!" said Will,

-"Don't be too hasty.

-"Wives like that

-are very hard to find."

-Can I offer a word of advice...

-..to every married couple here,

-or who might be listening?

-Never go to bed angry.

-Stay up to fight it out!

-It's very fashionable now

-to walk along with dogs...

-..to walk dogs on a chain.

-I was in Newcastle Emlyn mart

-the other day...

-..when a woman stood next to me

-with a Labrador on a chain.

-She was a hippy cross.

-I noticed that the dog

-was really pulling on the chain.

-It was looking for a tree trunk.

-Then something strange happened.

-The dog used my wellingtons

-as a tree trunk.

-I felt something

-going into my wellington...

-..like a cup of tea being poured in.

-Fair play to the woman, she said...

-.."Are you alright, love?"

-"Yes, love," I said, "I'm alright.

-"You can pull the chain now."

-We're nearing the end

-of another NOSON LAWEN.

-Thank you for being

-such a welcoming audience.

-It's been a pleasure to be here.

-Thanks to our performers,

-Tara Bethan...

-..Robert Jenkins and Gwyn Morris,

-Ben Creighton-Griffiths...

-..and Cor Aelwyd Hafodwenog.

-As I said earlier, they used

-to dig for gold here many years ago.

-Gold is rare and precious,

-as you know.

-I can say exactly the same thing

-about our next guest's talent.

-Friends, as our finale...

-..give a warm welcome

-to Dafydd Iwan.

-I happened to be in the area

-recently, in Llanfynydd.

-It was the first time

-I'd been to Llanfynydd.

-That night, someone said,

-"I remember you in Pumsaint...

-"..years ago, singing

-a duet with Ray Gravell.

-"You said that Gwynfor Evans

-had lost his seat."

-I'd lost my seat on the council.

-Ray Gravell had lost his place

-in the Wales rugby team...

-..and we'd lost the referendum.

-Then I said,

-"Alright, we'll enjoy ourselves!"

-But you can't always find a reason

-to celebrate on Noson Lawen.

-# The days pass by so quickly -

-I can't stop them

-# The wheel keeps spinning

-faster to the end.

-# The dear land of my fathers

-# Can't withstand the changes

-# And the wind would make

-# The hardiest oak tree quake.

-# But the old, old memories

-# Will always break my heart

-# And the old, old longing

-still prevails

-# And the old, old tears

-# Still flow after all these years

-# As I walk

-# Along the old,

-old footpaths of Wales.

-# The road signs are in Welsh

-along the motorway

-# The motorway

-which leads to England there.

-# And the traffic's mad procession

-# Transports the valley's children

-# Away from their homeland

-# To leave without a care.

-# But the old, old memories

-# Will always break my heart

-# And the old, old longing

-still prevails

-# And the old, old tears

-# Still flow after all these years

-# As I walk

-# Along the old,

-old footpaths of Wales.

-# My grandma's house

-is now a summer cottage

-# The TV has replaced

-old nursery rhymes.

-# The language of the chapel

-# Is flowing down the cable

-# In a never-ending carnival.

-# It's changing with the times.

-# But the old, old memories

-# Will always break my heart

-# And the old, old longing

-still prevails

-# And the old, old tears

-# Still flow after all these years

-# As I walk

-# Along the old,

-old footpaths of Wales.

-# But the old, old memories

-# Will always break my heart

-# And the old, old longing

-still prevails

-# And the old, old tears

-# Still flow after all these years

-# As I walk

-# Along the old, old footpaths

-# Of Wales. #

-Thank you. For our last song,

-I'll sing an old favourite.

-It's about the things

-that mean so much to you and me.

-We don't have to explain, only

-a fool asks why snow is white.

-Thank you.

-# When the sun's on the mountain

-# When the wind's on the sea

-# When the field's full of flowers

-# And birds are in the tree.

-# When the tears of my beloved

-# Are like gossamer dew

-# I know in that one instant

-# That this is what is true.

-# I know the meaning of freedom

-# And truth, I understand.

-# And love, I know what love is

-# For a people and a land.

-# So your stupid questions

-will have to wait

-# You can look

-dumbfounded all night.

-# Only fools need to question

-# Why snow is white.

-# When the words of my comrades

-# Are mellow like fine wine

-# And old familiar phrases

-# Trip from these lips of mine

-# When I hear the sweet notes

-# Of an age-old melody

-# I know what 'belonging'

-# And 'living' mean to me.

-# I know the meaning of freedom

-# And truth, I understand.

-# And love, I know what love is

-# For a people and a land.

-# So your stupid questions

-will have to wait

-# You can look

-dumbfounded all night

-# Only fools need to question

-# Why snow is white.

-# When I see the scarred miner

-# And the bloodstains on the slate

-# When the haystacks all remind me

-# Of the tired crofter's fate.

-# When I see the humble schoolboy

-# Branded with the old Welsh Not

-# I know I've got to stand up

-# For my brother and his lot.

-# I know the meaning of freedom

-# And truth, I understand.

-# And love, I know what love is

-# For a people and a land.

-# So your stupid questions

-will have to wait

-# You can look

-dumbfounded all night.

-# Only fools need to question

-# Why snow is white.

-# I know the meaning of freedom

-# And truth, I understand.

-# And love - I know what love is

-# For a people and a land.

-# So your stupid questions

-will have to wait

-# You can look

-dumbfounded all night.

-# Only fools need to question

-# Why snow is white. #

-A rural audience at its best.

-It was good to see new talent

-mixing in with the old hands.

-I think it'll be a fine

-programme, when it's shown.

-We're glad we came here.

-It's an honour to have

-NOSON LAWEN here. Marvellous.

-They were all good.

-Dafydd Iwan.

-It's nice to be back. Audiences

-in Carmarthenshire are very warm.

-It's hot and sweaty there.

-It's fine if you're just singing...

-..but if you play the guitar,

-your hands get slippery.

-So I prefer my job to yours.

-So I prefer my job to yours.

-

-Yes. Guitars go out of tune.

-Was it out of tune?

-Was it out of tune?

-

-Mm.

-I thought it was me!

-That's OK, then! It was his fault.

-S4C Subtitles by: GWEAD