Apportez-moi ma harpe, dit David

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by John Ceiriog Hughes (1832 - 1887)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Dafydd y Garreg Wen

Language: Welsh (Cymraeg)

Our translations: FRE GER

"Cariwch", medd Dafydd, "Fy nhelyn imi,
Ceisiaf cyn marw roi tôn arni hi
Codwch fy nwylo i gyrraedd y tant;
Duw a'ch bendithio, fy ngweddw a'm plant.

Llifai'r alawon o'r tannau yn lli,
Melys oedd ceinciau fy nhelyn i mi.
Nid oes a erys o'r afiaith a'r tân;
Gwywodd yr awen, a thawodd y gân.

Neithiwr mi glywais lais angel fel hyn:
 -- Dafydd, tyrd adref, a channa trwy'r glyn. --
Delyn fy mebyd! ffarwel i dy dant.
Duw a'ch bendithio, fy ngweddw a'm plant."

Text Authorship:

by John Ceiriog Hughes (1832 - 1887) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Dafydd y Garreg Wen", 1976 [voice and harp], from 8 Folk Song Arrangements, no. 6 [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist FRE GER ; composed by Joseph Haydn.

Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Thomas Oliphant) , "David of the White Rock"
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "David vom weißen Stein", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 83

Apportez‑moi ma harpe, dit David

Language: French (Français) after the Welsh (Cymraeg)

Apportez-moi ma harpe, dit David,
Que je puisse jouer avant de mourir.
Levez mes mains jusqu'aux cordes,
Dieu vous bénisse, mon amour et mes enfants.

Les mélodies coulaient des cordes dans la mer,
Les cordes de ma harpes étaient douces avec moi,
Il restera de l'exubérance et du feu ;
La muse est fanée, son chant de paix est fini.

La nuit dernière j'ai entendu une voix angélique appeler :
David, viens chez nous et joue dans la vallée de la mort,
Harpe de ma jeunesse ! Adieu à tes cordes.
Dieu vous bénisse, mon amour et mes enfants.

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a text in Welsh (Cymraeg) by John Ceiriog Hughes (1832 - 1887)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-08-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 96