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TAFFY IS A
WELSHMAN
Taffy is a Welshman,
Taffy is no thief.
Someone came to Taffy's house
and stole a leg of beef.
Taffy made no protest,
for he doesn't like a row,
so the someone called on him again
and stole the bloody cow.
They stole his coal and iron,
they stole his pastures, too.
They even stole his language
and flushed it down the loo.
Taffy is a Welshman,
Taffy is a fool.
Taffy voted no, no, no
when they offered him home rule.
Six days a week upon his knees
Taffy dug for coal.
On the seventh he was kneeling, too,
praying for his soul.
And now the mines are closing down
and chapel's had its day,
Taffy still lives upon his knees,
for he knows no other way.
Now sometimes Taffy's brother
will start a row or so,
but you can bank on Taffy:
he doesn't want to know.
For when they hanged Penderyn
he had nothing much to say,
and when Saunders Lewis went to jail
he looked the other way.
Taffy is a Welshman
who likes to be oppressed.
He was proud to tug his forelock
to a Crawshay or a Guest.
They give him tinsel royals,
so he has a pint of beer,
and sings God Bless the Prince of
Wales
as he joins the mob to cheer.
Now Taffy is a fighter
when he hears the bugle call.
Name any war since Agincourt:
Taffy's seen them all.
He's fought in France and Germany
and many another land;
he's fought by sea and fought by air
and fought on desert sand.
He's fought for many a foreign flag
in many a foreign part,
for Taffy is a Welshman,
proud of his fighting heart.
He's fought the wide world over,
he's given blood and bone.
He's fought for every bloody cause
except his bloody own !!
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FORUMS
ForumWales - in Welsh & English
THE forum for getting help with your learning.
Excellent site for learners and native speakers alike.
BBC Message Board
- in English
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Welsh language forum
Other learning sites:
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http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/
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http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Learn/Welsh.asp
http://www.linguashop.com/en/learn-welsh.php
http://www.geiriadur.net/
(Welsh-English / English-Welsh On-line Dictionary)
Sites that help you to find language exchange partners and penpals
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http://www.friendsabroad.com
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http://www.zuiop.com
http://www.lingozone.com
http://www.myteacher.cz/english/
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| Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri,
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Cytgan (Chorus)
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.
Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd,
Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn i'm golwg sydd hardd,
Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi.
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad tan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad
Translation
The ancient land of my fathers is dear to me.
land of bards and singers, famous men of renown
Her manly warriors, very good patriots
For freedom they lost their blood
Country, Country I am partial to my country
While the sea is a wall to the pure beloved land
O may the ancient language continue.
Old Mountainous Wales, the paradise
of the bard,
Every valley every cliff to my view is beautiful.
Through patriotic feeling so charming is the murmur
of her streams, rivers, to me.
If the enemy violates my country
under its foot,
the ancient language of the Welsh is alive as ever.
The poetic spirit is not hindered by the awful hand of
treachery,
nor the melodious harp of my country.
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FORUMS
ForumWales -
Welsh & English
BBC Message Board
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in English
Maes-e.com
Welsh language forum
To be born Welsh
is to be born privileged
Not with a silver
spoon in your
mouth
but with
Music in your blood, poetry in
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