Suo Gân

Suo Gan - Susan Bullock (Darlun Fy Mam)

Suo Gân [ sɨɔ ɡɑːn ] is a traditional Welsh lullaby . The title translates as lullaby (suo = calm down; cân = song). It was written by an unknown author. The records were first discovered around 1800.

song lyrics

Huna blentyn ar fy mynwes,
Clyd a chynnes ydyw hon;
Breichiau mam sy'n dynn amdanat,
Cariad mam sy dan fy mron;
Ni chaiff dim amharu'th gyntun,
Ni wna undyn â thi gam;
Huna'n dawel, annwyl blentyn,
Huna'n fwyn ar fron dy fam.

Huna'n dawel, heno, huna,
Huna'n fwyn, y tlws ei lun;
Pam yr wyt yn awr yn gwenu,
Gwenu'n dirion yn dy hun?
Ai angylion fry sy'n gwenu,
Arnat ti yn gwenu'n llon,
Tithau'n gwenu'n ôl dan huno,
Huno'n dawel ar fy mron?

Paid ag ofni, dim ond deilen
Gura, gura ar y ddôr;
Paid ag ofni, ton fach unig
Sua, sua ar lan y môr;
Huna blentyn, nid oes yma
Ddim i roddi iti fraw;
Gwena'n dawel yn fy mynwes.
Ar yr engyl gwynion draw.

Trivia

The song played an important role in the Durbridge three-part The Knife (1971) and was also used by Steven Spielberg for his film The Empire of the Sun (1987).

Web links

Commons : Suo Gân - collection of images, videos and audio files

Suo Gân performed by the Kings College Choir at the " Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols " (YouTube)

Individual evidence

↑ Lesley Nelson: Lullaby (Suo Gan). Retrieved March 20, 2018 .
↑ Barbara, Michael Cass-Beggs: Folk Lullabies of the World . Oak Publications, 1993, ISBN 0-7119-3470-3 , p. 30.

[1] Lesley Nelson: Lullaby (Suo Gan). Retrieved March 20, 2018 .

[2] Barbara, Michael Cass-Beggs: Folk Lullabies of the World . Oak Publications, 1993, ISBN 0-7119-3470-3 , p. 30.