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-Hello!

-Hello, are you alright?

-Hello, are you alright?

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-Yes!

-Excellent.

-Welcome to NOSON LAWEN,

-from the Holywell Leisure Centre...

-..in Flintshire.

-We'll start immediately

-with a fine choir from Deganwy.

-With conductor Trystan Lewis, I'm

-sure you'll give a warm welcome...

-..to Cor Meibion Maelgwn!

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# It's good enough for me.

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# It's good enough for me.

-# It was the root

-of our faith, Israel,

-# It was the root

-of our faith, Israel,

-# It was the root

-of our faith, Israel,

-# And it's good enough for me.

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# It's good enough for me.

-# It has saved our fathers,

-# It has saved our fathers,

-# It has saved our fathers,

-# And it's good enough for me.

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# It's good enough for me.

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# Give me that old-time religion,

-# It's good enough,

-# Good enough,

-# Good enough,

-# For me. #

-Thank you, Cor Meibion Maelgwn!

-Tell me, how many of you

-drove here tonight?

-Isn't petrol expensive?

-How much is petrol? 1 per litre?

-Have you noticed the difference

-in the way men and women do things?

-Even putting petrol in the car.

-You watch, next time. Here's a

-woman, putting petrol in the car.

-She gets out of the car,

-shuts the door.

-To the pump...

-..pssss.

-Phut!

-Men, putting petrol in the car.

-Brum, phut, phut.

-PSSSSSSSSSS!

-Driving's dangerous

-when the weather suddenly changes.

-I was driving on the A55.

-It passes near here, doesn't it?

-There was a terrible fog -

-you couldn't see your nose. Serious!

-And you know how it is...

-..you see a red light on the car

-in front and you follow it.

-I was right on its bumper

-for about six miles.

-The next moment it stopped. Bang!

-I went bang...

-..into its backend.

-Well, I was angry!

-I got out and asked,

-'What are you doing, you idiot?

-'I've been following you in this

-fog. Why did you stop so suddenly?'

-'I had to,' he replied.

-'I'm back home - in my garage.'

-Any doctors here?

-Anyone ill?

-Have you tried getting

-a doctor's appointment recently?

-Good heavens! I hope you have better

-luck than me, there's a long wait.

-I phoned last week,

-feeling poorly with a cold.

-'Can I make an appointment, please?'

-'Yes, three weeks Monday,' she said.

-'What if I die before that?' said I.

-'Get someone to cancel

-the appointment,' she said.

-A woman with a baby went in before

-me. The baby's nappies were dirty.

-Ugh!

-You know her?

-What a smell.

-The doctor asked her, 'Is the baby

-bottle-fed or naturally fed?'

-The woman replied,

-'He's fed naturally.'

-The doctor said,

-'Maybe that's the problem.

-'Take your shirt off,

-I'll have a look.'

-The doctor examined her,

-phut, phut, phut!

-For a quarter of an hour!

-He asked, 'Do you feel better now?'

-'Yes, much better,' she replied.

-'Only problem is...

-'..this is my daughter's baby.'

-This trio started

-to sing together back in 1996.

-After a short break

-when they started families...

-..they're back on NOSON LAWEN.

-They all come from this area

-originally, but live in Cardiff now.

-Get closer together,

-it's time for 'Cwtcho Lan'.

-Give a warm welcome to Eden!

-We're going to dedicate

-this song to our husbands.

-It's about south Wales men,

-so we'd better mention our husbands.

-We'd better!

-We'd better!

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-Yes!

-So we get a 'cwtch' when we go home.

-# Oo, oo, oo, oo,

-# Oooo,

-# There's something about the way,

-# He talks to me,

-# And something about his accent,

-# That makes my heart melt.

-# There's something about

-those words,

-# That were unfamiliar once to me.

-# And when he,

-the man from the south, asks,

-# He gets everything from me.

-# He asks me to come closer,

-# And I do.

-# He reaches out his hand,

-# Then he says,

-# In his own way,

-# Come cwtch up to me,

-# Come on, we might as well.

-# Come here, hold me tight,

-# Come and love me.

-# Come cwtch up to me,

-# Come on, we might as well.

-# And everything's right,

-# Mmm,

-# Everything's right for us.

-# Sometimes, he calls,

-# And I still can't believe it,

-# That he's the one,

-# And that he,

-# Wants to give me everything.

-# He asks me for a kiss,

-# And I do.

-# And he touches my hand,

-# And then he says,

-# In his own way,

-# Come cwtch up to me,

-# Come on, we might as well.

-# Come here, hold me tight,

-# Come here and love me.

-# Come cwtch up to me,

-# Come on, we might as well.

-# And everything's right,

-# Mmm,

-# Everything's so right for us.

-# Oh, oooo,

-# There's nothing better than this,

-# Oooo,

-# You hold me tight,

-# Like this,

-# Come cwtch up to me,

-# Come on, we might as well.

-# Come here, hold me tight,

-# Come here and love me.

-# Come cwtch up to me,

-# Come on, we might as well.

-# And everything's right,

-# Mmmm,

-# Everything's so right for us,

-# Everything's so right,

-# Mmm,

-# Everything's so right for us,

-# Come cwtch up.

-# Mmmmm. #

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-Welcome back to NOSON LAWEN.

-I've travelled, you know.

-I spent ages on an island on my own.

-I was as thin as a rake.

-Long ago!

-Things were starting to get serious.

-But what did I see,

-on a nearby island, was a woman.

-I was excited!

-I hadn't seen one for ages.

-I swam across. It wasn't very far.

-'How are you?' I asked. 'Hello,

-how are you?' she said. 'Not bad!'

-I'd been living on nothing!

-She said, 'Come in, for a cuppa.'

-'Goodness!' I said, 'You've got

-teabags, cups and a teapot?'

-'Yes,' she replied.

-'Would you like some cake?'

-'You don't have cake?!' I said.

-'Yes, in the house,' she replied.

-Then, she said, 'I've got

-something under my apron...

-'..that you haven't seen for years.'

-'Goodness!' I said...

-'..have you got a frying pan too?'

-You know Thethil?

-Cecil's a friend of mine.

-He lisps and he's a bit slow.

-Works for the Counthil!

-Anyone here from the Council?

-Sitting down again!

-Thethil lisps like this.

-He's really daft. Did you

-see the Winter Olympics on TV?

-Thethil represented Britain.

-He was in charge

-of the bobsleigh team.

-They were at the top, but Cecil

-refused to go. 'Stop!' he said.

-'I want a gritter first.'

-Cecil and I tried to join

-the police force in Colwyn Bay.

-Only us two had applied.

-We were told to sit

-in the Waiting Room.

-I went in first for the interview.

-The Superintendent said,

-'You'd like to be a policeman?

-'I've got a few general

-knowledge questions to test you.

-'What's 317 plus 317?'

-Good gracious! I used to copy

-Cecil in school. I had no idea.

-As I tried to work it out, he said,

-'Go back to the Waiting Room...

-'..to work it out and send

-your friend in.' So in went Cecil.

-Lisping away, he said, 'How are you?

-I'd like a job on the police force.'

-'No problem!' said the bloke. 'Some

-general knowledge questions first.

-'Tell me,'

-said the sergeant to Cecil...

-'..who killed

-Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf?'

-'Goodness!' replied Cecil. 'Who

-killed Llywelyn? I'm not sure.'

-'Go out, and send your friend

-back in,' said the sergeant.

-As we passed each other, I asked

-Cecil, 'What's 317 plus 317?'

-'Don't bother me

-with maths!' he said.

-'They've just put me

-on a murder case.'

-Our next artiste is a mezzo soprano

-from Deiniolen, near Caernarfon.

-After a period singing

-with opera companies in England...

-..she returned to Wales to live

-in Llanwnda, near Caernarfon.

-At the moment, she's

-a peripatetic singing teacher...

-..in the schools of Conwy

-and she sings professionally too.

-It's a pleasure

-to present Sian Wyn Gibson.

-# Near the busy motorway,

-# There was one straggling daffodil.

-# The daffodil, herald of spring,

-# Its stem so straight and smooth.

-# All the speeding cars,

-# Could not douse the flame,

-# Of its enchantment.

-# Smoke twirled about it,

-# And all man's technology.

-# In the pit of our modern world,

-# This was still the same,

-# Yellow daffodil as ever,

-# And its old, old language

-# Older than the trees.

-# When the world

-stops driving madly,

-# Down the roads,

-# When smoke stops polluting,

-# It will be forever green,

-# And the challenge of its dance,

-# The journey's flames,

-# And its spring,

-# Will be the smile

-of our language. #

-It's a great pleasure

-to sing with my little brother.

-When I say that,

-people look puzzled!

-I hope it's good for me,

-as he's so tall.

-It's nice to sing together.

-It's nice to sing together.

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-It is.

-He's very busy.

-Yes.

-I'm looking forward to doing

-Series 12 of ROWND A ROWND.

-We're glad to sing together.

-We've only just started.

-The big moment. We're going to sing

-'Can yn Ofer' by Cleif Harpwood.

-# Why do we always turn our backs,

-# On the despair in the world?

-# Why all the malice and violence?

-# It's time someone

-raised their voice.

-# A million here, a million there,

-# Why can't someone

-reach out a hand?

-# I see their need for help

-that does not arrive.

-# Open your eyes

-to their famine and fear.

-# The world still turns,

-# It's futile, trying to flee,

-# The world still turns

-# Turns and turns,

-# Turns and turns.

-# I'm a good citizen,

-I pay my taxes,

-# I have a little status,

-# I'm quite reasonable,

-I make the right sounds,

-# My purpose in life

-is to follow the herd.

-# And the world still turns,

-# It's futile, trying to flee.

-# And the world still turns,

-# Turns and turns,

-# Turns and turns.

-# And the world still turns,

-# It's futile trying to flee.

-# And the world still turns,

-# Turns and turns,

-# Turns and turns. #

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-Welcome back to NOSON LAWEN.

-You've already heard them once.

-Please give a warm welcome back

-to the local girls...

-..Eden!

-# The breeze's words reach me,

-# Whispering about your pain.

-# But people's words come and go,

-# Saying that nothing's wrong.

-# They don't open their eyes

-and see the truth,

-# They shut their ears

-to the muted sighs.

-# You still linger,

-since a former life,

-# But the journey draws you forward.

-# And it's a long journey,

-# To a better tomorrow,

-# Oh, oh, oh.

-# Give a few moments of our time,

-# To see your scars,

-# A few moments to hear

-The sound of your pain,

-# The pain I caused,

-# To you,

-# To us.

-# Oh, what happened to you?

-# Who was to blame

-for destroying what we had?

-# Maybe time will bring

-something back,

-# Or are we too late?

-# Give a few moments of our time,

-# To see your scars,

-# One moment to hear

-the sound of your pain,

-# The pain I caused,

-# To you,

-# To us.

-# Mmmm. #

-Great! I really enjoyed that.

-It was lovely.

-It was lovely.

-

-Very nice.

-They were nice.

-They were nice.

-

-The audience was so cheerful!

-The audience was so cheerful!

-Everyone smiled.

-It was very nice. Thank you!

-It was very nice. Thank you!

-

-We'll do it again.

-We'll go back to bathing kids now!

-Yes.

-How d'you do?

-Willy's the name.

-Or as everyone calls me...

-..Willy Bins.

-Oh, goodness,

-I'm busy with the bins.

-I go all around Flintshire.

-Any news here?

-I was listening to the radio in

-the lorry. I drive it, Dai can't.

-Not yet. We'll see this afternoon.

-On the radio, they went on

-about this bird flu.

-Bird flu's everything.

-They're so worried

-in Rhyl about bird flu...

-..that they've banned hen nights.

-Willy, look what I've found!

-What's that, Dai?

-A calendar of naked women.

-Who produced that?

-Who produced that?

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-The local Merched y Wawr.

-They've had their picture taken

-to raise money for themselves.

-Everyone does that now.

-Even the NOSON LAWEN crew

-have produced a calendar.

-Get away!

-Get away!

-

-Here it is.

-It's a good 'un. Have a look.

-Isn't it good?

-You see, they go naked

-and sing a song a month.

-Let's see who's January.

-John and Alun!

-What are they singing?

-'Let me see the sun once more.'

-Let's see who's April.

-Look.

-Goodness, who are they?

-Goodness, who are they?

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-Hogia'r Wyddfa.

-What's their song?

-What's their song?

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-'I'll get better in spring.'

-And December.

-And December.

-

-Who is that?

-Dai Jones, Llanilar!

-And what is Dai Jones's song?

-'How big you are.'

-You think we could make a calendar?

-You think we could make a calendar?

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-Of course not!

-The bin lads! It'd be a best-seller.

-The bin lads! It'd be a best-seller.

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-No.

-We could take a photo

-and hold something like this!

-Keep that lid.

-Use this instead.

-Please!

-Please!

-

-Binmen don't do that.

-You've got more important

-things to think about...

-..your driving test -

-it's this afternoon.

-It's important to pass,

-so I'll give you a bit of practice.

-Right.

-I'm the instructor.

-How are you?

-How are you?

-

-Don't be so daft!

-Bring those here.

-We'll pretend we're driving

-a car. Come on, time's short.

-There are important some things

-by your feet. What are they?

-Shoes.

-No! Throttle, clutch, brake.

-Right.

-Some practice now.

-We'll try the throttle first.

-The throttle makes you go. Look for

-something to use as the throttle.

-A tin of prunes.

-Why a tin of prunes

-for the throttle?

-They'll make you go!

-Clutch next. You know

-what the purpose of the clutch is?

-The clutch makes you go or stop.

-Of it you're not sure what to do,

-press on the clutch, go or stop.

-Get something from the bin.

-Hurry! Something

-to make you go, or stop.

-What's this,

-a CD by Dafydd Iwan? Why?

-He's not sure

-if he wants to carry on or stop.

-The brake now.

-Its purpose is to make you stop.

-Anything in that bin that'll do

-as a brake to make you stop?

-What's this? A CD by Eden?

-Why?

-I thought they had stopped.

-Right, we're ready to start.

-Get into the car.

-What on earth are you doing?

-What on earth are you doing?

-

-Opening the door.

-Listen, if I shout

-'emergency stop', stop quickly.

-Take your foot off the prunes.

-Press on Dafydd Iwan...

-..and squeeze Eden hard, now!

-You're hopeless!

-Go on, get yourself ready.

-Now?

-Now?

-

-Yes, go on, now!

-Good gracious! For your sakes

-here in Flintshire...

-..I hope he doesn't pass his test.

-He's getting himself ready.

-Good grief!

-What are you doing, you fool?

-I told you to get ready

-for the test, not the calendar!

-Go on!

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-The choir was formed in 1963 for

-the Llandudno National Eisteddfod.

-In 1970, it became

-a Male Voice choir...

-..with the late David Jones

-as conductor.

-David was their successful

-conductor for 30 years.

-I joined the choir and have

-been conductor since 2001.

-The choir is called

-Cor Meibion Maelgwn...

-..after the famous

-Prince Maelgwn Gwynedd...

-..who had a castle in Deganwy.

-Although the choir's based

-in Deganwy and Conwy...

-..members come from quite far -

-Llanfairfechan, Penmaenmawr...

-..Llansannan, Llanrwst,

-Old Colwyn and Colwyn Bay.

-# On the edge of the Atlantic,

-# The spirit of freedom

-is in the wind.

-# Today, we hear new words,

-# On the ancient melodies.

-# All the lands

-of Celtia are awakening,

-# Each with its language

-and its song.

-# But history welds us together,

-# Like iron in fire.

-# We shall cut oppression's chains,

-# Let us now stand,

-# For culture and for peace,

-# We shall face a new dawn.

-# And in the fervour

-of the awakening,

-# Each Celt wants to be free.

-# And in the spirit

-of the age of saints,

-# He saw hope, and nurtured faith.

-# Faith to remove all obstacles,

-# And to stand upon his feet,

-# Faith to show his hands' craft,

-# And the old steel in his blood.

-# We shall cut oppression's chains,

-# Let us now stand,

-# For culture and for peace,

-# We shall face a new dawn.

-# We shall cut oppression's chains,

-# Let us now stand,

-# For culture and for peace,

-# We shall face a new dawn. #

-Thank you, Cor Meibion Maelgwn!

-I wonder if there are

-any ministers here?

-A minister?

-There's a pub in Henllan, and you

-can sit outside to have a drink...

-..when it's fine in summer.

-There I was, with a pint of lager

-top. Who passed but the minister.

-He said, 'Intoxicating liquor

-isn't good for you.'

-'If you say so,' I replied.

-'But how do you know? Have you tried

-it?' 'No!' replied the minister.

-'Try a small vodka,' I said,

-'to see if you like it.

-'You can't say it's not good,

-if you haven't tried it.'

-He said, 'I can't sit here, with

-passers-by seeing me drink vodka.'

-'I'll go in and ask

-for a vodka for you,' I said.

-The minister said, 'Ask them

-to put the vodka in a cup.'

-In I went and asked the barman

-for a pint of lager for me...

-..and a double vodka in a cup.

-'Oh, no!' said the barman.

-'Is that minister back again?'

-We're drawing towards

-the end of NOSON LAWEN.

-I'd like to thank you for the

-welcome we've had here in Holywell.

-Thanks to all the artistes,

-Emyr and Sian Gibson, Eden...

-..Cor Meibion Maelgwn, Eryl Davies,

-and the binmen, of course.

-For our finale, a man who's been

-entertaining us for over 40 years...

-..with his heartfelt songs.

-I'm sure you'll give a very

-warm welcome on NOSON LAWEN...

-..to Dafydd Iwan!

-Thank you.

-Over the centuries, many thousands

-of people had to leave Wales...

-..for various reasons.

-At one time, they were deported

-from Wales for trivial offences.

-There's a tradition that

-one of the Welshmen deported...

-..to distant Australia wrote...

-..'Bydd glaswellt dros fy llwybrau

-i gyd, cyn delwyf i Gymru'n ol'.

-The first verse

-and chorus are traditional...

-..and Cynan composed

-the other verses.

-'Trafaeliais y Byd'.

-Thank you, Annette.

-# I travelled the world,

-# Its length and breadth,

-# When I was young and foolish.

-# Grass will have grown

-over all my old paths,

-# Before I return to Wales.

-# Before I return to Wales,

-my friends,

-# Before I return to Wales.

-# Grass will have grown

-over all my old paths,

-# Before I return to Wales.

-# If I had the wings of dawn,

-# I'd fly over my country's hills,

-# To see the red roses,

-# On my parents' cottage.

-# Before I return to Wales,

-my friends,

-# Before I return to Wales,

-# Grass will have grown

-over all my old paths,

-# Before I return to Wales.

-# I knew not before,

-So heedless I was,

-# That longing could so onerous be.

-# I'd throw this burden

-into the waters,

-# From the bridge of my home valley.

-# Before I return to Wales,

-my friends,

-# Before I return to Wales,

-# Grass will have grown

-Over all my old paths,

-# Before I return to Wales.

-# Farewell my father,

-farewell my mother,

-# Tonight, lock your door.

-# And farewell

-to the faultless girl,

-# Weeping by the sea shore.

-# Before I return to Wales,

-my friends,

-# Before I return to Wales,

-# Grass will have grown

-over my old paths,

-# Before I return to Wales. #

-We got tired

-of retirement once again!

-The band and I came out of

-the hole where we were sleeping...

-..for the winter,

-and we've enjoyed the summer.

-It's good to get together from time

-to time to remove the cobwebs!

-# Many a tide has ebbed,

-# And flowed over our land.

-# Hopes shattered,

-# Dreams scattered,

-# And lies hid the truth.

-# But the mountains still remain,

-# Witness to former ages,

-# Although scars are deep,

-# We hear voices again,

-# Echoing from the black cliffs.

-# While there's a lark

-above the mountain,

-# While waves crash on the sand,

-# While your eyes are so blue,

-# I know that this is our land.

-# The leaves murmur in the wind,

-# And the rushes whisper too,

-# The mountain breeze

-is once more awakening,

-# Hope in a weary nation.

-# With the skill

-that's deep in our hearts,

-# Let's revive

-the old fervour again.

-# Although the scars are deep,

-# We hear the voices again,

-# Singing the old, old song.

-# While there's a lark

-above the mountain,

-# While waves crash on the sand,

-# While your eyes are so blue,

-# I know that this is our land.

-# While there's a lark

-above the mountain,

-# While waves crash on the sand,

-# While your eyes are so blue,

-# I know that this is our land. #

-This is a first for Holywell.

-It's nice to see it!

-They were all good.

-Dafydd Iwan.

-Dafydd Iwan.

-

-They were all good!

-I liked Eden.

-It's nice to come home -

-a great excuse.

-And get pampered by Mam and Dad.

-I liked Dafydd Iwan and the choir.

-Sian and Emyr Gibson.

-Dafydd, I think. He was the cherry

-on the pie for me tonight.

-Very good! I was a bit nervous.

-It's my age.

-Dil's good, isn't he?

-Coming to a new place like Holywell

-with NOSON LAWEN has worked well.

-The audience laughed

-and enjoyed the singing.

-Maybe they'll let us

-come back again!

-S4C Subtitles by: GWEAD

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