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-Welcome to a special edition

-of Straeon Tafarn.

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-I'm in the heart of Ceredigion

-and heading for Banc Sion Cwilt.

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-"Where?" I hear you ask.

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-It's a rural area

-about five miles from New Quay.

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-Later, I'm joined by the band Radwm

-and an interesting character.

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-Until then,

-you can enjoy an hour in my company.

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-What could be better?

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-Yes, I know... half an hour.

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-The pub in the spotlight

-is the Glan-yr-Afon Arms, Talgarreg.

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-In this programme, I'm telling

-the story of a personal hero.

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-He was one of the best comics

-in Wales, namely Eirwyn Pontsian.

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-Who was Eirwyn Pontsian?

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-Let's step back in time

-to the 1950s and 1960s...

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-..to the tranquil area

-of Banc Sion Cwilt.

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-Home to respectable folk

-who competed in eisteddfodau...

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-..it was a stronghold

-of all that is Welsh.

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-What was Eirwyn's role?

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-Well, he entertained the Welsh

-in the pub.

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-Ask an Englishman for the time.

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-He won't admit to not owning a watch

-- he'll lift his arm and guess.

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-The point is, "If you're

-not important, look important!"

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-He knew everyone.

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-DJ Williams, Dafydd Iwan...

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-..Hywel Gwynfryn, Geraint Jarman...

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-..and even Lyn Ebenezer!

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-A bureaucrat was travelling by train

-from Llanelli to Carmarthen.

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-He had a bowler hat on his head

-and held a leather briefcase.

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-He noticed that

-his travelling companion...

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-..moved his head back and forth

-every day.

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-After three weeks, he asked the man

-why he was moving his head.

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-"This is how I tell the time,"

-he said.

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-The man asked the time and he said,

-"It's now quarter past nine."

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-The bureaucrat looked at his watch,

-but it was half past nine.

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-"I must have slowed down!"

-he replied.

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-Eirwyn Pontsian

-was an original comedian.

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-He didn't belong

-to the traditional establishment.

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-His jokes and stories

-were about everyday folk...

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-..and his material

-could be quite risque!

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-People flocked to his performances

-across Wales.

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-He was the Eisteddfod fringe

-before the fringe even existed!

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-These days, few people

-remember Eirwyn at his best.

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-Thankfully, Ryland Teifi

-can recreate the stories.

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-"Three things ease my heart.

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-"A pint in Aberaeron

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-"A double gin in Abermad

-And a toilet in Tregaron!

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-This is how Dic Jones put it.

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-"Some beers are better than others.

-No beer is ever bad.

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-"But it's in the company of friends

-That the best beer's to be had."

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-Ryland Teifi pays a perfect tribute

-to Eirwyn...

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-..but I wanted to know where the

-real Eirwyn's talent stemmed from.

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-Emyr Llew joined me to explain.

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-He's only small,

-but he has an enormous brain.

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-His grandmother

-was his biggest influence.

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-Her name was Ruth Mynachlog

-and she was a very special lady.

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-She and Eirwyn

-shared the same humour.

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-When her health was failing

-and she couldn't attend chapel...

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-..she asked Eirwyn

-to read from the Bible.

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-When Eirwyn grew tired of reading...

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-..he altered the verses

-in order to add humour.

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-One verse was...

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-.."Cast thy bread upon the waters,

-but make sure the tide's coming in!"

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-Pontsian was a fan of Idwal Jones.

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-Idwal Jones is one

-of the greatest men of our nation.

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-For starters,

-he was a great comedian.

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-He was in college

-with Waldo Williams.

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-They lived in the same digs

-and composed limericks together.

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-They coined the term Idwalism

-to refer to any absurdity.

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-This is an example of Idwal Jones's

-work that Eirwyn liked a lot.

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-"Oh, to live a pleasant life

-Beneath a brand-new silk umbrella

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-"Then to sail so very slowly

-In a bread bin down the river!"

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-Aren't Idwalisms great?

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-Another important influence

-was Eirwyn's headmaster...

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-..at Talgarreg school,

-Tom Stevens.

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-He established

-an Urdd Aelwyd in the village.

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-That gave Eirwyn the chance

-to hone his performing skills.

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-Eirwyn was a carpenter...

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-..who used his experiences

-to entertain people.

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-I remember the story

-of Twm and Jac building a barn.

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-There were three posts

-on either side.

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-At midday, they discovered that the

-middle post was a foot too short.

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-All afternoon, they pondered over

-what to do about the short post.

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-At teatime, Twm had a brainwave.

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-"Dear Lord, bring forth a breeze,

-A strong breeze from on high

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-"So it can raise the middle post

-A foot closer to the sky!"

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-Yes, the middle post is important.

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-Eirwyn spoke about everyday life,

-but he also created absurd tales.

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-He was the Spike Milligan

-of my generation...

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-..but they were Idwalisms to him.

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-I was waiting

-for the forestry lorry.

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-When the forestry boys jumped

-on board, I would jump on too...

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-..unbeknown to the driver,

-of course.

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-I would ride on the lorry until it

-reached the Llanybydder crossroads.

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-But this time, it was a cold,

-dark, black morning...

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-..and it was pouring with rain,

-so it wasn't a nice morning!

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-I jumped off the lorry, but do you

-know where the lorry had stopped?

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-It was on the bridge

-in Llanybydder.

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-I jumped off and landed

-with a splash in the River Teifi.

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-Down I went,

-into the depths of the river.

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-I said to myself,

-"Eirwyn, the end is nigh!"

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-I was lying there,

-stuck on the river bed.

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-I moved through the floods,

-down the River Teifi.

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-I held my breath and swam.

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-Then, I saw a large pipe

-in front of me.

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-I went through it.

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-Do you know where I came out?

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-I came out in the lavatory

-of Cilgwyn Mansion, Newcastle Emlyn.

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-It's true.

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-I looked up to the heavens...

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-..and this is what I saw

-in the lavatory.

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-It was a large face without a nose.

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-I thought that I should show

-some courtesy.

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-I composed myself

-and said, "Good morning."

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-The reply was delivered

-in a colourful language.

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-FARTING NOISE

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-A face without a nose?

-Only Eirwyn could say that!

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-It was time to learn more about him,

-so I turned to his books.

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-He published two books,

-which is two more than Bryn Fon!

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-"I didn't attend grammar school

-or college.

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-"Dennis and I learnt

-by reading Y Cymro and Y Faner...

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-"..and listening

-to the likes of Dewi Emrys.

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-"Any important information

-was recorded in our book of facts.

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-"Dewi lent Twf Llen Cymru to me.

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-"That book

-introduced me to other books.

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-"Dewi had a lot of time

-for people like us.

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-"People who were willing

-to listen and learn.

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-"He always had a kind word

-and advice to those on the margins."

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-Dewi Emrys was a poet

-and an unconventional person...

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-..who once lived in Talgarreg.

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-He was like an owl,

-sleeping all day and awake at night!

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-Eirwyn spent hours with him

-at the Glan-yr-Afon...

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-..and at his house across the road.

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-How convenient!

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-Dewi Emrys once said...

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-..that a man should have

-a long neck like a giraffe...

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-..so that he can taste the beer

-as it goes all the way down!

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-Idwal Jones often wrote about people

-on the margins of society.

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-"Not the proud or the wealthy...

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-"..but those who are weary

-on the journey and have not rested.

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-"The weak and those in pain."

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-They were important to Idwal.

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-I think this appealed to Eirwyn.

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-In that sense,

-Eirwyn himself was on the margins.

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-He spoke about nationalism

-when nationalism was not popular.

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-Eirwyn had this depth

-of understanding...

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-..that he shared with Dewi Emrys

-and Idwal Jones.

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-They were strong influences

-on his life.

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-A call of nature is important,

-it's very important.

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-I was with my brother, John,

-and Ianto Llwyn Crwn...

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-..riding our bikes

-from Llan-non to Llanrhystud.

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-Ianto Llwyn Crwn stopped

-in the middle of the road.

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-He shouted, "Boys, I need to jump

-over the hedge to drop my trousers."

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-And he jumped over the hedge.

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-My brother, John, and I

-waited for him.

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-Five minutes, ten minutes,

-quarter of an hour.

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-Half an hour passed,

-so we went to look for him.

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-We jumped over the hedge...

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-..and there he was squatting

-and crying out...

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-.."Boys! Boys! I'm stuck, boys!"

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-Without a word of a lie,

-he was stuck.

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-Let me tell you, his bottom

-had closed around a daisy!

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-LAUGHTER

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-I had a dear friend,

-the vicar of Penstwffwl.

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-The vicar of Penstwffwl had learnt

-to speak the Welsh language.

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-He made a real effort

-but still made a few errors.

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-He would often come to me and say...

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-.."Eirwyn, I've made a hen-up!"

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-However, he was a dear friend.

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-He liked soap and sent his shirts

-to be washed at the laundry.

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-If he thought there was

-too much starch on his shirt...

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-..he sent a little note

-with his shirts saying...

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-.."A little too much starch."

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-On one occasion, two days later,

-the clothes came back...

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-..and they didn't appear

-to be very clean.

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-A note had been attached

-to his underwear and it read...

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-.."A little less excrement!"

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-I'll be sure

-not to take my clothes there!

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-Pontsian's humour

-was that of the common man.

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-He hated many things

-that I despise too.

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-One of his biggest pet hates

-was hypocrisy.

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-Emyr Llew is still with me.

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-He remembers this side of Eirwyn.

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-He used clever phrases such as

-a clean-shaven bilingual man.

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-..to refer to a man who felt

-that speaking Welsh was beneath him.

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-And he came up with them?

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-And he came up with them?

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-Yes.

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-In this area, the sons of rich

-farmers were proud and boastful.

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-They looked down on country folk

-and Eirwyn mocked them for this.

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-They always referred

-to Daddy's Volvo.

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-He categorized them

-as Daddy's Volvo boys.

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-These people can still be found.

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-Anyway, poetry

-was very important to Eirwyn.

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-I still remember hearing him recite

-the Prosser Rhys poem, Cymru.

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-It's one of the most

-patriotic poems of our language.

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-"But our fate is clinging

-to Wales as it stands

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-"Watching, despite its weariness,

-the claim of its disgrace and woe

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-"Wales, no matter

-what her fate may be

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-"Will fill every part of my body

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-"And if the uprooted and ambitious

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-"Still claim their worthy comrades

-pledge that they are scorned

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-"I say this and give my word that I

-will stand and die with them."

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-Yes, Eirwyn was a nationalist,

-if you haven't guessed that already!

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-Lyn Ebenezer, the journalist

-and a man who knows everything...

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-..told me how Eirwyn

-discovered Plaid Cymru.

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-He told me that a tea merchant

-called Dic Te explained it to him.

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-He told him about the arson attack

-on Penyberth.

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-This is when he first learnt

-what nationalism was.

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-He suffered a number of beatings...

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-..because of his honesty.

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-He stood his ground,

-a little man challenging the bully.

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-I always think of him in that way.

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-He was a great admirer

-of Cayo Evans.

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-Eirwyn and I

-had one thing in common.

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-Cayo gave us both a tattoo.

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-It looks more like a poodle

-than a red dragon!

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-If he was angered,

-he'd raise his sleeve and say...

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-"Wales, no matter

-what her fate may be

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-"Will fill every part of my body."

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-The burning of the bombing school

-at Penyberth by Saunders Lewis...

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-..DJ Williams and Lewis Valentine

-left quite an impression.

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-He was proud of the tattoo...

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-..from Cayo Evans, the leader

-of the FWA, the Free Wales Army.

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-It's like talking

-about another world...

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-..but it wasn't that long ago!

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-Luckily, Reverend Cen Llwyd

-dropped in to see me.

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-He was behind the same corner

-as everyone else!

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-He's a Unitarian, which probably

-explains why he's come alone.

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-We reminisced about how different

-Wales was back in the 1950s.

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-Plaid Cymru didn't have

-any MPs or Assembly Members.

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-Plaid Cymru didn't have

-a lot of councillors either...

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-..but Eirwyn

-was an ardent nationalist.

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-While in Pontsian,

-he formed a branch of the party.

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-His book tells the story

-of a dispute with a neighbour...

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-..when he lived at Pengelli

-in Pontsian.

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-The English neighbour complained...

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-..about the condition of the border

-between their properties.

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-Eirwyn's sheep

-were straying onto his land.

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-Eirwyn said that the Wales-England

-border needed fixing too.

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-He didn't care what others thought

-of him and he always spoke his mind.

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-He did get a few beatings

-because of this.

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-Friendship is very important.

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-The English are different to us

-because they love money.

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-"We are God's chosen few,

-all others will be damned.

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-"There's no room in heaven for you,

-we can't have heaven crammed!"

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-The Welshman is very different.

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-This is because...

-this is because...

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-"Love the best you can,

-love whilst you are poor.

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-"Love the smile of love,

-love is everything

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-"Heaven will be a very small place

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-"For the man who keeps it

-to himself!"

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-It was simple because everything

-was black and white for Eirwyn.

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-The English were the enemy...

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-..and the Welsh

-were always in the right.

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-He told a story about him

-and Madame Patti in the Albert Hall.

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-King Edward had left a message

-for Madame Patti.

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-He wanted to meet her

-after the show for some high jinks!

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-However, the letter

-arrived in Pontsian by mistake.

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-"Madame Patti and I

-in the Albert Hall!"

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-He met the King, who was upset

-because Madame Patti wasn't there.

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-The tears fell from his eyes

-and dripped on the floor.

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-Edward turned to Eirwyn and said...

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-"Taff, my boy, Taff, my boy,

-remember my words.

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-"If you're ever in trouble,

-try to get out of it!"

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-Poo is a lovely word.

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-Yes, poo is a lovely word.

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-There's something soft...

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-..something soft and beautiful

-about it, don't you think?

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-There's nothing wrong

-with the word turd.

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-There's nothing wrong with it.

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-Turd is an acceptable word...

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-..because of its association

-with the Royal Family.

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-Let me explain.

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-You had Richard the Turd.

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-Henry the Turd.

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-George the Turd.

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-If Charles ever

-becomes King of England...

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-..we'll have Charles the Turd.

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-He would use the Royal Family

-to poke fun at the establishment...

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-..and to mock the relationship

-between us as a nation...

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-..with the Royal Family,

-royalty and Britishness.

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-He despised this element

-of Britishness...

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-..and not necessarily the English.

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-It was this Britishness

-that restricted us...

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-..from growing and developing

-into an independent nation.

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-Eirwyn didn't live

-to see the National Assembly.

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-He died before it was established,

-but he spoke about it.

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-He referred to it

-as Jones the Fish's Senate.

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-He told me

-about Jones the Fish.

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-He said that he and Mrs Jones

-lodged with Jones the Fish...

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-..and slept in his parlour.

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-However, Jones the Fish

-kept his socks in the drawer...

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-..so Jones the Fish was always

-coming into their room.

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-He thought that the Assembly

-would face a similar problem.

0:20:250:20:30

-He thought that Westminster

-would interfere with the Assembly...

0:20:300:20:35

-..just as Jones the Fish

-disturbed Eirwyn and his wife!

0:20:350:20:41

-Jones the Fish's Senate.

0:20:410:20:44

-I'll call it

-Jones the Fish's Senate from now on!

0:20:440:20:48

-That's what I call amazing.

0:20:480:20:50

-The ability to explain facts

-in simple terms...

0:20:500:20:53

-..so that everyone can understand.

0:20:530:20:55

-While you ponder this wisdom,

-let's have a song from Radwm...

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-..about something

-Eirwyn often did in his day.

0:21:010:21:05

-# We'll drink a dozen bottles

-before the night is over

0:21:060:21:11

-# We'll drink a dozen bottles

-before the night is over

0:21:110:21:16

-# Before the night, oh-la-la,

-before the night, oh-la-la

0:21:160:21:20

-# Before the night is over

0:21:210:21:23

-# Before the night, oh-la-la,

-before the night, oh-la-la

0:21:230:21:27

-# Before the night is over

0:21:270:21:30

-# Don't tell the deacons

-in case we're thrown out

0:21:300:21:34

-# Don't tell the deacons

-in case we're thrown out

0:21:350:21:40

-# Just in case, oh-la-la,

-just in case, oh-la-la

0:21:400:21:43

-# Just in case we're thrown out

0:21:430:21:45

-# Just in case, oh-la-la,

-just in case, oh-la-la

0:21:460:21:50

-# Just in case we're thrown out

0:21:500:21:52

-# Bury me when I die

-in a cellar full of fine wine

0:21:520:21:58

-# Bury me when I die

-in a cellar full of fine wine

0:21:580:22:03

-# In a cellar, oh-la-la,

-in a cellar

0:22:030:22:06

-# In a cellar full of fine wine

0:22:060:22:08

-# In a cellar, oh-la-la

-in a cellar, oh-la-la

0:22:080:22:11

-# In a cellar full of fine wine

0:22:120:22:14

-# Place my feet against the wall

-and my head under the tap

0:22:140:22:20

-# Place my feet against the wall

-and my head under the tap

0:22:200:22:25

-# Place my head, oh-la-la

-place my head, oh-la-la

0:22:250:22:28

-# Place my head under the tap

0:22:280:22:31

-# Place my head, oh-la-la,

-place my head, oh-la-la

0:22:310:22:34

-# Place my head under the tap

0:22:340:22:37

-# On my headstone, you can write

0:22:380:22:44

-# "Here lies the biggest drunkard

-of them all"

0:22:440:22:50

-# On my headstone, you can write

0:22:510:22:56

-# "Here lies the biggest drunkard

-of them all"

0:22:560:23:02

-# Here lies, oh-la-la,

-here lies, oh-la-la

0:23:030:23:06

-# The biggest drunkard

-of them all

0:23:070:23:08

-# Here lies, oh-la-la,

-here lies, oh-la-la

0:23:090:23:12

-# The biggest drunkard

-of them all

0:23:120:23:14

-# Here lies, oh-la-la,

-here lies, oh-la-la

0:23:150:23:18

-# The biggest drunkard

-of them all

0:23:180:23:20

-# Here lies, oh-la-la,

-here lies, oh-la-la

0:23:200:23:24

-# Here lies

0:23:250:23:27

-# The biggest drunkard

0:23:280:23:30

-# Of them all #

0:23:300:23:35

-.

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-Some 50 years ago,

-an old lad from Caernarfon...

0:23:510:23:55

-..transformed the Ten Commandments

-to suit women.

0:23:550:24:00

-This is how they read.

0:24:000:24:03

-I am your wife and you shall have

-no other wives before me.

0:24:030:24:08

-You will not take pleasure

-or possess any items...

0:24:080:24:13

-..nor play cards or dominoes

-or take any interest in them...

0:24:130:24:18

-..because I am your wife and you

-should put none of these before me.

0:24:180:24:23

-You will drink tea when visiting

-friends and relatives...

0:24:230:24:26

-..and be kind and welcoming

-when you arrive.

0:24:270:24:31

-Honour your father

-and mother-in-law...

0:24:310:24:35

-..so that peace will reign

-in our household.

0:24:370:24:41

-Do not bear false witness

-against your dinner.

0:24:410:24:45

-Even if I serve you

-monkey puzzle tree roots...

0:24:460:24:49

-..eat it and tell me it's lovely

-and do not ask for any sauce!

0:24:500:24:55

-You will work for six days

-and do all of your work...

0:24:560:24:59

-..and on the seventh day,

-which is Saturday night...

0:25:000:25:03

-..bring me all of your wages

-so I can spend it as I see fit.

0:25:030:25:08

-Do not smoke tobacco

-or take snuff...

0:25:080:25:12

-..or drink any gin or whisky...

0:25:120:25:16

-..or any other produce

-sold in the tavern.

0:25:160:25:20

-Do not feed a tailor

-as if he were a miner...

0:25:200:25:23

-..in case he grows strong

-and snaps the thread!

0:25:230:25:26

-Those were the Ten Commandments

-by Eirwyn Pontsian.

0:25:290:25:32

-I would struggle to keep

-many of those.

0:25:320:25:35

-I met Eirwyn many times,

-but I can't remember the first time.

0:25:360:25:41

-It must be my age...

0:25:410:25:43

-..but Lyn Eb remembers

-their first encounter and he's 104!

0:25:430:25:47

-I remember it

-as if it were yesterday.

0:25:490:25:52

-It was 1959 at the Royal Hotel

-during the Caernarfon Eisteddfod.

0:25:520:25:58

-I'd never met the man before.

0:25:580:26:00

-I happened to pass

-and heard laughter and applause.

0:26:000:26:05

-I was with John Wyn Hughes,

-a friend from Pontrhydfendigaid.

0:26:050:26:09

-We peered through the window...

0:26:090:26:11

-..and saw a man on a stool

-in a white cap and a moustache.

0:26:110:26:15

-Dennis, his friend, stood

-with his hands behind his back.

0:26:150:26:19

-Dennis was his agent who made sure

-Pontsian didn't go over the top!

0:26:190:26:24

-We listened to his stories

-- I'd never heard anything like it.

0:26:250:26:29

-The place was so full that we had

-to go out through a window.

0:26:290:26:34

-We left together and became

-firm friends from that day.

0:26:340:26:39

-I think he only ever missed

-the Eisteddfod once or twice.

0:26:390:26:43

-"The greatest wonder in the world

-Of all those I have found

0:26:430:26:48

-"Why is a donkey's faeces square

-When the hole in its bum is round?"

0:26:480:26:52

-Pontsian was the fringe.

0:26:530:26:56

-Edinburgh is famous for its fringe.

0:26:560:26:58

-There are official performances

-but also these peripheral events.

0:26:580:27:03

-His performances

-came from nowhere.

0:27:040:27:07

-He could be sitting quietly

-in a pub.

0:27:070:27:11

-The story spread - Pontsian

-is in the Black or the Red.

0:27:110:27:15

-In no time, the pub

-would be full to the rafters.

0:27:150:27:18

-He was able to capture his audience

-and maintain their attention.

0:27:180:27:23

-I'll never forget

-the Bala Eisteddfod.

0:27:230:27:26

-Each night, he promised

-to recite The Crow.

0:27:260:27:30

-"I feel as if I'm about to recite...

-I'm going to do it..."

0:27:310:27:35

-Then, he sat down, but everyone

-wanted to hear The Crow.

0:27:350:27:40

-On the final night

-of the Eisteddfod, he announced...

0:27:400:27:43

-.."I'm ready to tell you the long,

-dark tale of the crow."

0:27:430:27:49

-"I saw a crow on the meadow fair

0:27:490:27:52

-"If it hasn't gone,

-then it's still there!"

0:27:530:27:56

-The pub regulars

-were his audience...

0:28:000:28:02

-..but he also mixed with

-dignitaries, including Archdruids.

0:28:020:28:06

-They won't even speak to me!

0:28:060:28:09

-He met Cynan once

-while trying to get into a pub.

0:28:100:28:14

-Cynan came to the door and Eirwyn

-recited the poem Mab Y Bwthyn.

0:28:140:28:19

-Cynan let him in because Eirwyn

-recited the entire poem.

0:28:190:28:24

-By the end of the night,

-Cynan was buying Eirwyn's pints!

0:28:240:28:29

-One other person who can testify

-to Eirwyn and Cynan's friendship...

0:28:290:28:33

-..is poet Donald Evans,

-who lives in Talgarreg.

0:28:340:28:37

-I don't think they carry him around

-every day...

0:28:370:28:40

-..only when he's won

-at the Eisteddfod!

0:28:400:28:43

-I was carried home once,

-but that's another story!

0:28:440:28:48

-He would ask Cynan,

-"Did you give me back my matches?"

0:28:480:28:53

-Cynan would end up giving him

-a cigarette.

0:28:530:28:57

-Eirwyn used this ploy

-to get a cigarette from Cynan.

0:28:570:29:02

-Cynan really liked him.

0:29:020:29:03

-Eirwyn told me that Cynan

-had once said...

0:29:040:29:08

-.."Eirwyn, my boy.

0:29:080:29:10

-"Where did you learn

-about alliteration?"

0:29:100:29:14

-The truth was that Eirwyn didn't

-know a thing about alliteration!

0:29:140:29:19

-I was very fortunate,

-in 1946, that is...

0:29:200:29:23

-..to meet Princess Elizabeth.

0:29:240:29:27

-This was before she became Queen,

-of course.

0:29:270:29:31

-It was in 1946

-at the Eisteddfod in Mountain Ash.

0:29:310:29:35

-I was at the noson lawen...

0:29:350:29:38

-..and there was Elizabeth

-at three o'clock in the morning.

0:29:380:29:42

-I could see that the young lady

-was tired and fed up!

0:29:420:29:47

-Everyone present at that event...

0:29:470:29:50

-..was too much of a coward....

0:29:510:29:55

-..to offer

-to take the young lady home.

0:29:550:29:58

-And there I was.

0:29:590:30:02

-I walked over to her

-and offered her my arm.

0:30:030:30:07

-She took my arm and we left

-the noson lawen of the Eisteddfod...

0:30:080:30:12

-..and made our way

-to the royal coach.

0:30:120:30:16

-Who was there sticking his ugly face

-out of the coach?

0:30:170:30:21

-It was her father.

0:30:210:30:23

-I said, "Goodnight"...

0:30:230:30:26

-..and she replied, "Goodnight."

0:30:270:30:30

-I could have done a lot more

-than just say goodnight...

0:30:310:30:36

-..but that's that, isn't it?

0:30:370:30:39

-A or so year later,

-I received a letter from her.

0:30:390:30:45

-"My dearest, beloved Eir.

0:30:460:30:49

-"I venture to send you

-my photograph.

0:30:510:30:55

-"I liked your moustache

-when I saw it in Mountain Ash...

0:30:550:31:00

-"..but my father didn't like it.

0:31:000:31:03

-"All my love, Liza."

0:31:030:31:06

-Wasn't that lovely?

0:31:070:31:08

-Just imagine,

-a boy from Pontsian...

0:31:080:31:12

-..could have been the father

-of an English monarch.

0:31:120:31:16

-As far as I'm aware, Eirwyn didn't

-receive this special honour...

0:31:170:31:21

-..but he was honoured

-by a very special society.

0:31:210:31:27

-Harris Thomas established it

-at the Aberystwyth Eisteddfod.

0:31:270:31:33

-That's when Pontsian

-got his first white cap.

0:31:330:31:36

-The Welsh National Drinkers' Union

-was the group's full title.

0:31:360:31:42

-Anyone could be a member,

-as long as they didn't drink water!

0:31:420:31:46

-According to Eirwyn,

-it was the only union in history...

0:31:470:31:51

-..that hasn't been on strike.

0:31:510:31:54

-I love the fact that a union

-for drinkers even existed.

0:31:550:31:58

-I'm not sure

-if I was a member or not!

0:31:590:32:01

-We can learn more about the union

-in his books.

0:32:010:32:05

-"One morning,

-a letter arrived from Dennis...

0:32:050:32:08

-"..mentioning the half-yearly

-meeting of the Drinkers' Union.

0:32:080:32:12

-"One meeting a year

-at the Eisteddfod wasn't enough.

0:32:130:32:16

-"A meeting of the Drinkers' Union

-was to take place...

0:32:170:32:20

-"..with Reverend Abednego Jones,

-Capel y Wiwer, Ammanford.

0:32:200:32:24

-"He would speak about Sir John

-Buckley's influence on Welsh life.

0:32:250:32:30

-"It was a large, pioneering meeting

-akin to a revival!"

0:32:300:32:35

-As with every other revival,

-songs were needed.

0:32:360:32:39

-The Drinkers' Union

-created their own anthem.

0:32:390:32:42

-All together!

0:32:420:32:44

-# Our song is the high life

-with Dennis and Pontsian

0:32:440:32:47

-# Welsh beer

-is the best in the world

0:32:470:32:50

-# The vicar of Penstwffwl

-will pay for the lot

0:32:500:32:54

-# We are the Drinkers' Union #

0:32:540:32:58

-The anthem was composed

-by Harris Thomas.

0:32:590:33:02

-Every line from the anthem is based

-on one of Pontsian's stories.

0:33:020:33:08

-"There are great things in store

-for the drinkers at the Boar

0:33:080:33:12

-"When Walter Pantybarlat

-hits the town."

0:33:120:33:14

-"Me and Walter Pantybarlat

-in the Blue Boar.

0:33:140:33:18

-"Drink up, boys.

-You cannot put a price on love!"

0:33:180:33:21

-Another is, "If Mari keeps her

-jam, under the baby in the pram

0:33:210:33:25

-"And if Ned and Madame Patti

-are in heaven

0:33:250:33:28

-"The sun will shine again

-bringing crops or weeds

0:33:280:33:31

-"We'll return to the gin

-until teatime

0:33:310:33:34

-"Our song is the high life!"

0:33:340:33:36

-# There are great things in store

-for the drinkers at the Boar

0:33:360:33:39

-# When Walter Pantybarlat

-hits the town

0:33:400:33:44

-# Are you ready, Mrs Morgan?

-The Englishman plays the organ

0:33:440:33:48

-# All together, one, two, three

0:33:480:33:51

-# We'll sing to the high life,

-with Dennis and Pontsian

0:33:510:33:55

-# Welsh beer

-is the best in the world

0:33:560:33:59

-# The vicar of Penstwffwl

-will pay for the lot

0:33:590:34:03

-# We are the Drinkers' Union

0:34:030:34:06

-# If Mari keeps her jam

-under the baby in the pram

0:34:070:34:10

-# And if Ned and Madame Patti

-are in heaven

0:34:110:34:14

-# The sun will shine again

-bringing crops or weeds

0:34:140:34:17

-# We'll return to the gin

-until teatime

0:34:180:34:21

-# We'll sing to the high life

-with Dennis and Pontsian

0:34:210:34:25

-# Welsh beer

-is the best in the world

0:34:250:34:29

-# The vicar of Penstwffwl

-will pay for the lot

0:34:290:34:32

-# We are the Drinkers' Union

0:34:330:34:35

-# No-one counts the cost

-or complains of a sore stomach

0:34:350:34:40

-# When the Pantycelyn student

-returns

0:34:400:34:43

-# If the binder's under the muck,

-the inspector will come

0:34:440:34:47

-# Carrying the king

-of the farmyard in his arms.

0:34:470:34:50

-# We'll sing to the high life

-with Dennis and Pontsian

0:34:500:34:54

-# Welsh beer

-is the best in the world

0:34:550:34:58

-# The vicar of Penstwffwl

-will pay for the lot

0:34:580:35:02

-# We are the Drinkers' Union

0:35:020:35:05

-# We'll sing to the high life

-with Dennis and Pontsian

0:35:050:35:08

-# Welsh beer

-is the best in the world

0:35:090:35:13

-# The vicar of Penstwffwl

-will pay for the lot

0:35:130:35:16

-# We are the Drinkers' Union #

0:35:170:35:20

-.

0:35:200:35:20

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0:35:280:35:28

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0:35:280:35:30

-There used to be two shops

-in the village.

0:35:350:35:38

-The first was at the top of the hill

-and the other at the bottom.

0:35:380:35:43

-The shopkeeper at the foot of the

-hill had a new variety of soap.

0:35:430:35:48

-"The new pine soap."

0:35:480:35:51

-In order to advertise the soap...

0:35:510:35:53

-..he placed a cardboard cut-out

-of an attractive lady in the window.

0:35:540:35:59

-She was covered in froth

-to her navel... mmmm....

0:36:000:36:03

-..and there was a cat

-under her arm.

0:36:040:36:07

-There was an English verse beneath

-the lady and the cat that said...

0:36:070:36:12

-"I'm just 18, and full of hope.

0:36:120:36:16

-"I wash my pussy

-with new pine soap."

0:36:160:36:20

-And he didn't struggle

-to sell soap after that.

0:36:210:36:26

-But the shopkeeper at the top

-of the hill didn't sell any soap.

0:36:280:36:32

-He worried for many days...

0:36:320:36:35

-..but then he had a brainwave.

0:36:350:36:38

-One day, he saw a tramp

-walking past his shop window.

0:36:380:36:44

-He chased after the tramp,

-gave him some money...

0:36:440:36:48

-..and asked him to stand

-in his shop window...

0:36:480:36:52

-..and hold a cockerel under his arm.

0:36:520:36:56

-AUDIENCE LAUGHS

0:36:570:36:59

-You're ahead of me tonight.

0:36:590:37:02

-The cockerel was under his arm

-and the message on his lapel read...

0:37:030:37:08

-"I'm 84, without much hope,

-I wash my cock with any old soap!"

0:37:080:37:13

-Yes, Eirwyn

-could be risque at times...

0:37:130:37:16

-..but he also had a serious side.

0:37:160:37:19

-Back to the books!

0:37:200:37:22

-"When I say these things

-in good company...

0:37:220:37:25

-"..and especially

-when I'm in a pub...

0:37:250:37:28

-"..people often misunderstand

-what I'm trying to say.

0:37:280:37:34

-"It can be quite disheartening

-to see people laughing at you...

0:37:340:37:39

-"..when you're totally sincere

-in expressing your feelings.

0:37:390:37:44

-"They think it's all light-hearted,

-but they have misunderstood.

0:37:440:37:49

-"Humour and seriousness

-are intertwined.

0:37:490:37:53

-"There are times

-when you are totally sincere."

0:37:530:37:58

-It's a burden,

-sometimes quite a large burden.

0:38:010:38:06

-Gwilym Eirwyn Jones

-is my full name...

0:38:060:38:08

-..but I'm also known as Pontsian.

0:38:080:38:12

-Stewart Jones portrays a character

-called Ifas y Tryc.

0:38:120:38:17

-Somehow, I must carry the burden

-of being Gwilym Eirwyn Jones...

0:38:170:38:22

-..and that odd little man

-from Pontsian.

0:38:220:38:27

-Like every comedian

-worth his weight in gold...

0:38:270:38:31

-..there was a sadness,

-a great sadness.

0:38:310:38:35

-I only experienced that sadness

-when it was just the two of us.

0:38:350:38:41

-He worried

-about all sorts of things...

0:38:420:38:45

-..and was a Welshman to the core.

0:38:450:38:48

-He was saddened by Wales.

0:38:480:38:51

-In his final years, he often said,

-"We're a nation of cowards."

0:38:520:38:57

-There are times

-when I contemplate...

0:38:590:39:04

-..while using the old tools.

0:39:040:39:07

-These days, we have machinery.

0:39:070:39:10

-The noise of the machinery

-ruins it all.

0:39:100:39:13

-It drowns out any thoughts.

0:39:130:39:16

-I think that a man should be able

-to remove himself from his shell.

0:39:160:39:22

-He could look

-at himself objectively...

0:39:220:39:26

-..and study himself

-in order to find the twist.

0:39:260:39:29

-By doing this,

-he could move forward.

0:39:290:39:33

-Why look for the splinter

-in your brother's eye...

0:39:330:39:36

-..while ignoring the plank

-in your own eye?

0:39:360:39:38

-# We'll sing to the high life

-with Dennis and Pontsian

0:39:390:39:45

-# Welsh beer

-is the best in the world #

0:39:470:39:52

-There's a story of a depressed clown

-who visits a doctor.

0:39:520:39:56

-The doctor says,

-"Have a laugh, go and see a clown."

0:39:570:40:00

-"I am the clown."

0:40:000:40:02

-# The vicar of Penstwffwl

0:40:020:40:04

-# Will pay for the lot #

0:40:050:40:08

-This depression

-was an integral part of his psyche.

0:40:080:40:12

-It was a natural part of him,

-just like his humour.

0:40:120:40:16

-# We are the Drinkers' Union #

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-I preferred

-his more serious stories.

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-There's a story of a boy from the

-Rhondda whose father was a miner.

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-The boy said, "Mam, I'm going

-to meet Dada from his shift."

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-His mother says, "Don't be silly.

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-"The men will all have black faces

-and you won't recognize him."

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-"No, but he'll recognize me,"

-he said.

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-He was like a philosopher

-with a wealth of truths.

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-If a young man

-was being quite boastful...

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-..out would come a story

-about Socrates.

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-A student turned to Socrates

-and said, "You know nothing."

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-Socrates said, "No, I don't, but

-that's the difference between us.

0:41:080:41:14

-"I know that I know nothing,

-but you don't!"

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-A lot of people today

-should listen to Socrates.

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-Eirwyn got the opportunity

-to share his wisdom far from home...

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-..at the Granada TV studios

-in Manchester.

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-I was asked

-to appear on Dewch I Mewn.

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-The biggest thrill that day

-happened over lunch.

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-Who was sitting opposite me

-in the canteen...

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-..but Margaret Lockwood

-and Shirley Bassey.

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-Rhydwen told me to remove my cap.

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-People will be wondering

-who the chap in the white cap is.

0:41:560:41:59

-After the programme,

-the manager said to me...

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-.."Ponty,

-would you like to stay here?"

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-This is the honest truth now.

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-"Would you like to stay here and

-rehearse for English programmes?"

0:42:090:42:13

-I did think about it

-but I headed back to Rhyl.

0:42:130:42:18

-I thought about the offer

-the following day...

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-..and I did start my way back

-to Granada in Manchester...

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-..but I decided against it...

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-..because it was in English

-and it was a different world.

0:42:300:42:34

-I went home because I was

-at a social in Bont-goch that night.

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-I was back with my own people,

-speaking my own language.

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-An Englishman won't admit

-that he doesn't own a watch.

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-He'll lift his arm

-and guess the time.

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-The point is, "If you're

-not important, look important!"

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-I'm delighted about one thing.

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-My son Dylan was able

-to meet Pontsian...

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-..and Pontsian taught him

-these things.

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-There was dog excrement on the road

-and he asked "What's that, Dylan?"

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-"It's dog mess."

0:43:110:43:12

-"That's odd. I thought

-it had come from a bitch!"

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-The little boy

-laughed hysterically.

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-He loved being with children.

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-He had this child-like element

-and he didn't grow out of it.

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-I remember another friend.

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-Yes, I do have a few friends.

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-His name was Felin Bob.

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-Felin Bob was quite the Casanova.

0:43:340:43:38

-Today, they would call him

-a romantic.

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-He wrote love letters.

0:43:420:43:45

-When he couldn't find

-that creative spark...

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-..he would visit me

-and ask for my advice.

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-One morning, he arrived

-with one immortal line.

0:43:520:43:57

-It was the most immortal line

-about love that you could ever hear.

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-"I love you more in an hour

-than a cow shits in a fortnight."

0:44:040:44:09

-Yes... exactly.

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-That's a lot of love.

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-A wheelbarrow full of love.

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-When he finished the comedy

-and the silly stories...

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-..he would end on a serious note.

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-This displayed

-the intelligent genius...

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-..that was hidden

-within the comedian.

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-These are the words of JJ Williams.

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-"I heard the church bells ring

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-"And saw the congregation gathering

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-"The old priest dressed in white

-at Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn

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-"I saw many of the dead,

-some old companions in their midst

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-"Sleeping quietly beneath the trees

-at Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn

0:44:530:44:58

-"The wind can come

-and so too the rain

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-"I no longer fear what is to come

0:45:030:45:06

-"My spirit can decide when to go

-to Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn."

0:45:060:45:12

-Thank you very much

-for being so patient.

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-And thank you, Eirwyn,

-for being such an inspiration.

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-You were completely unique

-and the memories flood back...

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-..as I stand in Pisgah cemetery

-in Talgarreg.

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-The words of Donald Evans

-on your headstone are very apt.

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-"The heir of a wonderful virtue,

-A storyteller for the common man."

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-Thank you, Eirwyn.

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-Let's end with a song

-and you'll like this one!

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-# Oh, the devil's in the beer keg,

-so they say

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-# The devil's in the beer keg,

-so they say

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-# The devil's in the beer keg,

-the devil's in the beer keg

0:45:590:46:03

-# The devil's in the beer keg,

-so they say

0:46:030:46:06

-# There's a pub in heaven,

-so they say

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-# Hallelujah!

0:46:090:46:10

-# There's a pub in heaven,

-so they say

0:46:110:46:14

-# There's a pub in heaven,

-a pub in heaven

0:46:140:46:17

-# There's a pub in heaven,

-so they say

0:46:180:46:21

-# It's heaven in that pub,

-so they say

0:46:210:46:25

-# It's heaven in that pub,

-so they say

0:46:250:46:28

-# It's heaven in that pub,

-heaven in that pub

0:46:290:46:32

-# It's heaven in that pub,

-so they say

0:46:320:46:35

-# St David is the barman,

-so they say

0:46:360:46:39

-# St David is the barman,

-so they say

0:46:390:46:43

-# St David is the barman,

-St David is the barman

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-# St David is the barman,

-so they say

0:46:460:46:50

-# Thank heavens for that,

-so they say

0:46:500:46:53

-# Thank heavens for that,

-so they say

0:46:540:46:57

-# Thank heavens for that,

-thank heavens for that

0:46:570:47:00

-# Thank heavens for that,

-so they say

0:47:000:47:03

-# The devil's in the beer keg,

-so they say

0:47:040:47:07

-# The devil's in the beer keg,

-so they say

0:47:080:47:11

-# The devil's in the beer keg,

-in the beer keg

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-# The devil's in the beer keg,

-so they say

0:47:140:47:17

-# The devil's in the beer keg,

-so they say

0:47:180:47:21

-# The devil's in the beer keg,

-so they say

0:47:210:47:24

-# The devil's in the beer keg,

-the devil's in the beer keg

0:47:240:47:28

-# The devil's in the beer keg

0:47:290:47:33

-# So they say #

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-APPLAUSE

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-Oh, I enjoyed that!

0:47:490:47:51

-As I fell asleep...

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-..it felt as if Pontsian

-came to me in a dream and said...

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-"The drinker was out on the town

-And looked at the sky with a frown

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-As he gazed at the rain,

-He thought, "What a shame

0:48:030:48:05

-"That it's water,

-not beer, coming down!"

0:48:050:48:08

-Goodnight!

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-All together!

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-# Lleucu Llwyd, you are beautiful

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-# Lleucu Llwyd,

-you're worth the world to me

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-# Lleucu Llwyd, you're an angel

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-# Lleucu Llwyd,

-I love you, you, you #

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