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Male choirs

Male choirs and "land of my fathers"

Text of the song

The choirs were born in Wales by the Temperance Movement in the mid-nineteenth century. Recently, male choirs are back in fashion and also the young people sing in the choir willingly of their city to train the vocal cords; choirs prove regularly every day. The choirs sing in churches and pubs. Fans of the Welsh national rugby are famous for supporting voice with which to support the stadium during games.

O land of my fathers, O land of my love,

Dear mother of minstrels who kindle and move,

And hero on hero, who at honour's proud call,

For freedom their lifeblood let fall.

Chorus:

Wales! Wales! O but my heart is with you!

And long as the sea

Your bulwark shall be,

To Cymru my heart shall be true.

2. O land of the mountains, the bard's paradise,

Whose precipice, valleys lone as the skies,

Green murmuring forest, far echoing flood

Fire the fancy and quicken the blood.

Chorus:

3. For tho' the fierce foeman has ravaged your realm,

The old speech of Cymru he cannot o'erwhelm,

Our passionate poets to silence command

Or banish the harp from your strand.

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau

It is the national anthem of Wales.[1] The title – taken from the first words of the song – means "Old Land of My Fathers." The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James in January 1856

Welsh National Anthem

Welsh male choir

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