(From the Welsh of a time-honoured englyn).
The old man in the corner told me
‘From my tâd I heard a story.
From his hendâd he had heard it.
After him I too recount it’.
From ‘Welsh Past and Present’
(From the Welsh of a time-honoured englyn).
The old man in the corner told me
‘From my tâd I heard a story.
From his hendâd he had heard it.
After him I too recount it’.
From ‘Welsh Past and Present’
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This is lovely, makes me smile. Makes me think of “Give it I had it” 🙂
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Thank you, Ceri. The original englyn is old indeed, and embodies the ancient art of story-telling.
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