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-Thank you!

-Thank you very much.

-Welcome to Bronymaen Farm,

-Meifod, for tonight's NOSON LAWEN.

-The theatre is full of people.

-Isn't this a wonderful location?

-There are excellent farms

-in this valley.

-For agriculture and culture,

-this valley's second to none.

-We look forward

-to a truly memorable NOSON LAWEN.

-We'll start with local children.

-Please welcome Ysgol Theatr Maldwyn,

-conducted by Linda Gittins.

-THE FUTURE IS IN OUR HANDS

-# When people struggle,

-# Or become restless,

-# As we view the images,

-what sort of life will they have?

-# When we see a child crouching,

-his body like a skeleton,

-# We understand

-that there's someone to blame.

-# But instead of pointing a finger,

-or waiting for others,

-# It's up to us

-to make him our friend.

-# This is our fate,

-our reason to live,

-# To realise that every child

-is God's child.

-# To reach out our hands,

-to listen to their cries,

-# To challenge oppression -

-the future is in our hands.

-# There's no excuse for war,

-# There's no hiding place in rubble.

-# There is always someone

-whose cheeks burn with tears.

-# A child wanders

-into the battlefield,

-# The nightmare

-runs through the streets.

-# But instead of pointing a finger,

-let's show compassion,

-# It's up to us

-without blaming others.

-# This is our fate,

-our reason to live,

-# To realise that every child

-is God's child.

-# To reach out our hands,

-to listen to their cries,

-# To challenge oppression -

-the future is in our hands.

-# When the oceans rise,

-when borders shatter,

-# When the ice melts

-in the two poles,

-# Someone is suffering,

-# Someone, somewhere feels the pain.

-# There is always someone.

-# But instead of pointing a finger,

-or waiting for others,

-# It's up to us

-to protect the environment.

-# This is our fate,

-our reason to live,

-# To realise that every child

-is God's child.

-# To reach out our hands,

-to listen to their cries,

-# To challenge oppression -

-the future is in our hands.

-# This is our fate,

-our reason to live,

-# To realise that every child

-is God's child.

-# To reach out our hands,

-to listen to their cries,

-# To challenge oppression -

-the future is in our hands.

-# The future is in our hands. #

-Thank you. Excellent.

-Well, this is a remarkable valley.

-You should see our farm!

-Blimey! We're three months behind.

-This is a good farm. I visited

-a Pembrokeshire farm a year ago.

-"What marvellous pasture," I said.

-"Don't you have any?" he replied.

-"Not this much," I said.

-"D'you keep sheep?" "Yes."

-"How many?" he asked.

-"About a thousand," I said.

-"D'you know what, Dai.

-You can't shave and grow whiskers!"

-A married couple were playing golf.

-I'd like to play golf,

-but the holes aren't big enough.

-The married couple

-were playing golf.

-She asked him one sunny day

-on top of a bank...

-"..If you remarried, would your

-second wife have my jewellery?"

-"Good heavens! Of course not!

-What a stupid question!" he said.

-They carried on with the game.

-"What about my clothes?" "I wouldn't

-dream of doing such a thing."

-They reached the top.

-"Would you give her my golf clubs?"

-"I wouldn't do that.

-"There wouldn't be any point,"

-he said. "She's left-handed."

-We have a young girl

-from Dolanog for you next.

-It's wonderful that she's the third

-generation of her family...

-..to appear on NOSON LAWEN.

-We take pride in such things

-in Montgomeryshire!

-D'you remember her grandfather,

-John, with the hen?

-What a performance -

-"Please can I have an egg?"

-She's studying Welsh and Geography

-at Aberystwyth University.

-She won the Cerdd Dant solo

-in Anglesey Urdd Eisteddfod.

-Please welcome, Betsan Llwyd Lewis.

-LLANDDWYN ISLAND. AIR - "RITA"

-# I'd like to live

-on Llanddwyn Island,

-# In a white-washed cottage

-by the sea,

-# Watching the seabirds

-every morning,

-# And share the view with you.

-# The sea is blue

-around Llanddwyn Island,

-# We can go swimming.

-# Where the birds fish,

-# Oh, say, you'll come with me.

-# St Dwynwen's Church

-is on Llanddwyn Island,

-# We'll go there to pray.

-# I'll ask the saint of love

-# If you can come with me.

-# When night falls

-on Llanddwyn Island,

-# When the sun meets the sea,

-# I'll sit in front of my fire,

-# Perhaps I'll never go away. #

-Montgomeryshire audiences

-like to hear jokes.

-I like telling them!

-I don't tell the authorities

-'til it's time to record...

-..or they might

-cut the best ones out!

-I like hearing them roll with

-laughter, 'til ladies' knees appear.

-Men laughing from the pits of their

-bellies - that's what I like.

-A farmer neighbour of mine visited

-a rams' sale for the first time.

-He bought a Blue-faced Leicester.

-My uncle calls them

-Two-faced Leicesters.

-Fed in the morning,

-they were dead by teatime!

-This ram was lazy.

-The vet told him,

-"Put him in a dark shed.

-"Give him six tablets a day

-for a week.

-"Turf him out and keep an eye

-on him." That's what happened.

-It was Tregaron mart

-the following week.

-It's an important local event.

-The boss went to the mart.

-His wife and the farmhand put

-the ram in the field with the sheep.

-Blimey! He was having fun!

-A long queue in front of him, even

-longer behind him. He went for it!

-The old-fashioned house

-overlooked the field.

-The ram was going for it.

-John was excited.

-"Oops!" he said, every now and then.

-The missus was washing the dishes.

-She dried the jug four times.

-"What were the tablets called,

-John?" she asked.

-"I don't know,

-but they tasted of mint."

-Thank you.

-If Betsan comes from Dolanog...

-..the next artiste comes

-from the other side of the world.

-I come from Trevelin, Patagonia,

-in the Andes.

-I'm in Llanuwchllyn 'til September.

-I'm having a great time.

-I sing with Godre'r Aran choir,

-and Llanuwchllyn choir.

-I also sing on my own.

-I'm having a great time.

-It's a privilege

-to welcome one of us...

-..from the Beautiful Valley in

-Patagonia, to our beautiful valley.

-Alejandro Jones from Cwm Hyfryd!

-TOMORROW

-# We've finished work for the day,

-# Everyone has said farewell.

-# We'll linger for a while,

-# Before going our separate ways.

-# But tomorrow,

-the sun will appear once more,

-# And in sunlight,

-I'll start my journey.

-# Home to the smile of my loved one,

-# The love of my life

-lights my way.

-# Only a night,

-# Only a night,

-# Tomorrow, I will be back.

-# Back with your smile,

-back in your arms,

-# Tomorrow I will be back.

-# Tonight I'll lay my head

-on a pillow,

-# I'll be thinking about you.

-# The night brings you closer

-# You're the magic

-of darkness to me.

-# And tonight,

-I can think about you,

-# From the bed of my faraway hotel,

-# But tomorrow,

-I'll be back with you,

-# Like a prisoner

-released from his cell.

-# Only a night,

-# Only a night,

-# Tomorrow, I will be back.

-# Back with your smile,

-back in your arms,

-# Tomorrow I will be back.

-# Only a night,

-# Only a night,

-# Tomorrow, I will be back.

-# Back with your smile,

-back in your arms,

-# Tomorrow I will be back. #

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-Welcome back!

-NOSON LAWEN isn't the same

-without children.

-Excellent!

-We've only got one.

-He's a big lump by now.

-I lost the recipe!

-His mother taught him to say a verse

-for the Thanksgiving Service.

-He took a month to learn it.

-It was only 'God is love.'

-He recited the verse with dignity.

-'God is love.'

-The preacher asked,

-"Does anyone know an English verse?"

-John's hand shot up.

-His mother went as white as a sheet.

-It took her three months

-to teach him two lines.

-"Well done, John.

-What's your verse?"

-'For he's a jolly good fellow.'

-There was an old remote chapel

-in Wales years ago.

-There were only two deacons.

-One had been there all his life...

-..the other had spent years

-in London selling milk and water.

-Some people go away

-for a fortnight...

-..and return

-having forgotten their Welsh.

-The deacon announced one Sunday

-that the chapel needed repainting.

-He wanted to do

-a proper job of it...

-..to remember how it had been.

-He hoped everyone would contribute.

-The milk and water man

-got to his feet.

-"I don't think it's worth spending

-so much money on the little chapel.

-"Only half a dozen turn up every

-Sunday. It's a waste of money."

-He sat back down. A piece

-of plaster landed on his forehead.

-It hurt!

-"Seeing as it's this bad, I'll

-donate 500 for the cause," he said.

-The other deacon said,

-"Oh Lord, hit him again."

-Thank you!

-The next trio retired

-a few years ago.

-But they've returned tonight

-to the NOSON LAWEN stage.

-They're looking forward to perform.

-They're local children,

-former members of Aelwyd Penllys...

-..a guild that contributed

-so much to Welsh culture.

-I'm sure we're all looking forward

-to hearing their unique sound.

-Please welcome Plethyn!

-We've appeared a few times on NOSON

-LAWEN. Can you remember how many?

-I don't remember, either!

-I know my nerves

-are worse every time.

-Remembering the words

-is Roy's problem.

-Remembering everything else

-is my problem!

-FROM THE EARTH TO THE EARTH

-# The cold Pennant Valley moon,

-# The Berwyn covered in snow.

-# The flame in Nansi's valley

-# Smouldering in the dust.

-# The old paths like veins

-# Weaving through every region.

-# The sly sunshine

-of New Year's Day,

-# Yesterday's clouds running away.

-# This morning we can remember,

-# The old familiar song.

-# The old paths like veins

-# Weaving through every region.

-# Remembering yesterday so clearly,

-# All the children of the land

-remember.

-# We'll pray together every day,

-# From the earth to the earth.

-# From Meifod and Llanfyllin,

-# Cwmllinau and Bwlch-y-Ffridd.

-# The song is here

-in Montgomeryshire,

-# A hymn that comes from the land.

-# The old paths like veins

-# Weaving through every region.

-# Remembering yesterday so clearly,

-# All the children of the land

-remember.

-# We'll pray together every day,

-# Remembering yesterday so clearly,

-# All the children

-of the land remember.

-# We'll pray together every day,

-# From the earth to the earth.

-# O-o-o-o-o-o

-# From the earth to the earth. #

-Is there anyone here called Olwen?

-Is there an Olwen here?

-No-one will admit it!

-I know that Dai's wife

-is called Olwen.

-Perhaps he should

-be singing this song.

-'That's my dear Olwen.'

-# I'm prepared to admit that Olwen

-# Is the most beautiful girl,

-apart from one.

-# I'm not surprised

-that poets throughout the ages

-# Half-worshipped her.

-# But even so, I have to confess,

-# There is one who is dearer to me.

-# She's singing in the kitchen,

-# That's my dear Olwen.

-# I know that my sweetheart

-# Doesn't wear bright red silks.

-# Nor is her neck adorned

-with a string of pearls,

-# Nor a golden crown on her head.

-# But I don't care about that,

-# She's the liveliest of them all.

-# She doesn't owe a farthing

-to anyone in the world,

-# That's my dear Olwen.

-# I know there are those

-with fairer hands,

-# I know there are those

-more light-footed,

-# But if my sweetheart's hands

-were white,

-# As white as the wood anemone,

-# What would become

-of our hearth and home,

-# And our dear children?

-# She's tender of heart,

-and hard of hand,

-# That's my dear Olwen.

-# I heard that clovers grew

-# Wherever the poets' Olwen walked.

-# I walked around my cottage,

-# And wandered into the garden.

-# No man can count my clovers,

-# Or the flowers

-that laugh so freely,

-# Where someone else once walked,

-# That's my dear Olwen.

-# When the children leave home,

-# When I'll be old and frail,

-# I'll wait in vain

-for the poets' Olwen

-# To come and kiss me.

-# But I know of one

-who'll be by my side,

-# Who'll be by my side

-as long as I'll live,

-# She'll be the last

-to turn her back,

-# That's my dear Olwen. #

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-Welcome back.

-Ysgol Theatr Maldwyn

-was established about a year ago.

-They're directed by none other than

-three famous Theatr Maldwyn members.

-Linda Gittins,

-Penri Roberts and Derek Williams.

-They've made an immense

-contribution to the unique style...

-..of singing and performing

-seen here in Montgomeryshire.

-I'm sure you agree there's a bright

-future ahead for this young choir.

-They've already made a name for

-themselves on the stages of Wales.

-Please welcome back, Linda Gittins

-and Ysgol Theatr Maldwyn!

-SOUTH AFRICAN NEGRO SPIRITUAL

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# Khanyen' kwenkhos

-# Siyahamba hamba

-# Siyahamba hamba

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# Khanyen' kwenkhos

-# Siyahamba hamba

-# Siyahamba hamba

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# We are marching

-in the light of God!

-# We are marching

-in the light of God!

-# We are marching

-in the light of God!

-# We are marching

-in the light of God!

-# We are marching

-in the light of God!

-# We are marching

-in the light of God!

-# We are marching

-in the light of God! #

-# We are marching

-in the light of God! #

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# Khanyen' kwenkhos

-# Siyahamba hamba

-# Siyahamba hamba

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos

-# Khanyen' kwenkhos

-# Siyahamba hamba

-# Siyahamba hamba

-# Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos. #

-Thank you!

-There's no need for men

-like our next guests in this area.

-The village of Meifod has won awards

-for the best kept area.

-The farms are worth seeing.

-It's a delightful area.

-But we all need dustbin men.

-They leave gates open

-and kick cats.

-They wake you up in the morning

-with their noisy racket.

-That's what they're like.

-Please welcome them here to Meifod.

-The dustbin men!

-How are you?

-Willy's the name. Or as

-everyone calls me, Wheelie Bins.

-I've been busy! Blimey!

-It was terrible

-during the Meifod Eisteddfod.

-You should have seen

-the mess in the caravan park.

-You wouldn't believe

-what goes on there at night!

-You don't want to know.

-The Cut Lloi lads' choir.

-One of the choir

-stayed in a caravan.

-There was a sign outside

-one morning.

-D'you know what it said?

-'If the caravan rocks, don't knock.'

-How are you, Dei?

-How are you, Dei?

-

-Not bad.

-What's wrong?

-What's wrong?

-

-The Dating Agency wrote to me.

-Have they found you a woman at last?

-No. D'you want

-to know what they said?

-'Dear Dei.

-'As you know, you've been

-on our books, and on the Web...

-'..Internet, looking for a woman

-for six months, without any luck.

-'Can we remove your photo

-from the advertisement?'

-I'd say that's a good idea! Have

-you tried the Lonely Hearts' Club?

-Yes, I wrote to them too.

-They replied

-saying they weren't that lonely.

-We empty the bins of Welsh celebs.

-All of them.

-We're busy, all over Wales.

-You can tell who owns every bin.

-Look at this one.

-An empty cider bottle. D'you know

-whose bin this is? Linda Healy's.

-'Yesterday's Cider' -

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-Look over there.

-What is it?

-A ticket to Dafydd Iwan's farewell

-concert - 1990. It's valuable.

-1990?! There's another one here.

-Take two!

-Dafydd Iwan's farewell concert,

-1992.

-Dafydd Iwan's farewell concert,

-1994.

-Keep them. He hasn't said farwell

-yet. They're good for nothing.

-This is the best bin.

-Show them, Dei. It's always empty.

-That's a Welsh celeb's bin too.

-There's never any rubbish in it.

-D'you know whose it is?

-Dai Jones, Llanilar.

-It's empty because he's never home

-to fill the blinking thing.

-It's a Thursday.

-D'you know what happens on Thursday?

-D'you know what happens on Thursday?

-

-Yes.

-The Council has given us half

-an hour after lunch to keep fit.

-Must we?

-Did you bring your kit?

-Did you bring your kit?

-

-Yes.

-Undress, then.

-I hate keeping fit.

-It's County Council policy.

-I hate it.

-Do you like the trousers?

-Lycra. Do you know who wore these?

-The runner, Linford Christie.

-The only difference between

-Linford Christie and me is...

-..my lunchbox is here.

-What have you got there, a snack?

-How much do you weigh?

-I weigh 16 stone when I breathe in.

-How much when you breathe out?

-I'm not sure.

-I can't see the scales.

-The office showed me

-what exercises we're meant to do.

-Copy what I do.

-Must I?

-First,

-straighten your arms and legs.

-Bend down

-'til you touch your toes.

-And up.

-And again. Down.

-Are you touching

-the tips of your toes?

-Yes!

-Come over here

-so I can keep an eye on you.

-One more. Spread your legs.

-And again.

-Touch the floor with your hands.

-Oh!

-What's wrong?

-Do you feel the muscles stretching?

-Something's stretching,

-and it isn't my muscles.

-I'm stuck!

-I know what to do.

-One, two.

-It works every time.

-You're not fit! Do you know what?

-That's the biggest belly in Wales.

-Is there anyone

-in Wales with a bigger belly?!

-It's huge!

-Whose belly is bigger than mine?

-Whose belly is bigger than mine?

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-Hey, come on, boys! Quick.

-You're just jealous.

-The big fish

-are always in deep waters.

-Listen, boys. I've had a guts' full.

-We have to carry on.

-Really? You've had your fill?

-You couldn't have filled that!

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-I've travelled a bit

-during the past year.

-I went to New Zealand.

-It's a wonderful place.

-But nothing gives me more pleasure

-than coming to a place like this...

-..to Meifod,

-in the old Montgomeryshire.

-I see the colours, and meet

-the people, and hear the dialect.

-We've been doing NOSON LAWEN

-for years.

-I always say,

-'That's it. Finished. I'm too old.'

-But I love coming back...

-..especially with the company

-we have here tonight.

-I'm glad to have

-the chance to be with them.

-A farmer's daughter

-married a vegetarian.

-All he did was run night and day.

-He was forever exercising.

-On their wedding night,

-they went to their hotel.

-She ate a hearty supper.

-Welsh Black beef.

-Potatoes, carrots,

-gravy and pudding.

-A cuppa and biscuits. Jane was full!

-All he ate was lettuce and tomatoes.

-They went to bed.

-Jane went straight to bed.

-He stared at himself in the mirror.

-He stripped every now and then.

-He turned to her in his Y-fronts,

-and said, "Jane.

-"I've got 50lbs of dynamite there.

-"I've got 50lbs of dynamite here.

-"I've got 400lbs

-of dynamite in my chest.

-When he rolled down his Y-fronts,

-she screamed and ran downstairs.

-The porter said,

-"What's wrong, woman?"

-"I was in bed

-with 500lbs of dynamite.

-"But the fuse is only that long."

-Thank you!

-You've been a wonderful audience.

-We've had a fantastic night.

-I'd like to thank the artistes.

-Betsan Llwyd Lewis, Alejandro Jones.

-Ysgol Theatr Maldwyn.

-Plethyn and the Dustbin Men.

-But the night isn't over yet.

-The cream has risen to the top.

-We're off to the Aran mountain,

-not far from here.

-It's a beautiful area.

-The singer herself is amazing.

-She's appeared on

-opera stages all over the world.

-At the moment,

-she's in Covent Garden, London.

-But she has

-never forgotten Llanuwchllyn.

-A powerful voice,

-and a song to match.

-Accompanied by Annette, please

-welcome the dear Mary Lloyd Davies.

-FARAWAY ISLAND

-# I know of a faraway island

-# In the middle

-of a vast blue sea.

-# Faraway island,

-# Extremely remote,

-# Ships never stop

-as they sail past

-# Upon the shores

-of the faraway island,

-# In the middle

-of the vast blue ocean.

-# There's nothing

-but white seagulls,

-# Nesting high on the cliffs.

-# White seagulls,

-# Golden yellow sand,

-# Blue waves crash against the rock.

-# In a deep voice,

-the waves whisper to the sand

-# The eternal secret of the sea.

-# My love, can we go there,

-# To live on the faraway island?

-# No-one but the seagull,

-my love and me,

-# Living with

-the murmur of the waves.

-# We'll turn the faraway island

-# The faraway, lonely island,

-# Into an eternal paradise,

-# A paradise on earth. #

-Thank you.

-Thank you for the welcome.

-My second song comes

-from the album, 'Hufen o Gan'.

-The composer is Delyth Rees.

-Eleri Richards wrote the wonderful

-lyrics. 'Give Me Tomorrow'.

-# I feel a sad longing

-as night closes in,

-# The day is getting further away.

-# The darkness magnifies my fears,

-# They close in on me.

-# Will tomorrow

-# Be a dawn of faith?

-# Will I have a new chance

-# At the break of day?

-# My heart is deeply troubled,

-# My soul pleads to God,

-# Give me tomorrow

-# To sustain the flame

-# For my country.

-# In the twilight hours,

-hope is weak,

-# The day is getting further away.

-# The darkness magnifies my fears,

-# My confidence is on trial.

-# Will tomorrow

-# Give me a chance

-to live my frail dream?

-# Will there be

-a new opportunity to rejoice?

-# My heart is deeply troubled,

-# My soul pleads to God,

-# Give me tomorrow

-# To sustain the flame

-# For my country.

-# The path ahead is clear,

-# There is only one path for me.

-# Fulfilling the promise

-I made to my country

-# Is my duty.

-# My heart is deeply troubled,

-# My soul pleads to God,

-# Give me tomorrow

-# To sustain the flame

-# For my country. #

-I don't know what happens,

-but NOSON LAWEN gives me a thrill.

-At the end of the night, I'm

-always grateful to have been here.

-What other country in the world

-could stage a NOSON LAWEN? Superb!

-Dai's an old hand.

-He can handle a crowd.

-Theatr Maldwyn choir

-was fantastic - and Plethyn.

-I'm not too worried

-about the singing.

-But who has the most sequins?!

-We've had a chat.

-We've had a chat.

-

-We had a meal together.

-The young children were the best.

-The Dustbin Men.

-I'm not fat - it's wind.

-I'm not fat - it's wind.

-

-Wind?! Look out when it escapes!

-When it escapes,

-I hope you're not there!

-S4C Subtitles by GWEAD