As a very passionate English rugby fan and someone who has lived on the border all their life, I’ve got to say (through gritted teeth) that this is the best and most stirring national anthem ever, especially when it’s sung like this. Just takes your breath away. Looking forward to the game this weekend; may the best team win
My mother is Welsh but I was born in England. I feel a stong attachment to my Welsh heritage and am proud of my ancestory so much that I am currently learning Welsh. This anthem is a very powerful reason to do so. O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.
I'm half English and half welsh and I know I'm being biased but this anthem kicks ass!! Love singing this before a football/rugby match kicks off that involves Wales. So much passion and joy out of singing this ❤️😍
You got that right!!!!!! Some of my ancestors!!!!, the Romans called them "The singers" because they would sing before going to battle..... Such rich and very beautiful voices!!!!!
+Rick Nuttall also, did you know the Welsh are the inventors of the Mullet hair style. British tribes use to wear their hair as a mullet while sporting a long mustache.
Born in England ...but thank the lord for my welsh parents and welsh family and my welsh blood . An anthem of true passion . Nothing like it . A proud nation
I'll be in the Millennium Stadium tomorrow night to cheer on Wales - hearing the Welsh crowd singing the Welsh National Anthem in their national stadium will be mind-blowing.
Being Welsh born but living in Australia since I was 5 years old, I am proud to Celebrate my birthday and wedding anniversary on St David's Day and always play the anthem to celebrate
Was in Wales last year.An unforgettable holiday and a beautifull country with wonderful People. Homecountry of my favorite football player Gareth Bale. ⚽️Regina from Germany
+embe1 I agree so heartily. It brings shivers, and tears to my eyes, and I don't even understand what they are saying! The Welsh do love their beautiful nation....
the_katman My anthem comes close-it is even better to me but I understand the lyrics, I sung it since I could speak. This is something else-a song whose lyrics I do not know, have never sung, yet move me. It is really something more special than my own anthem for these reasons.
+Kay Hoover Sadly, for many, this is the limit of their Welsh language skills - and I count myself among them. As a kid I did not really appreciate my culture. I wish I could turn the clock back and pay more attention in class
For you Gary speed!! RIP my friend and may your God be with you!!....From an eternally grateful Englishman & Newcastle United supporter....We will all miss you!!!....GOD BLESS YOU PAL!!!
Top national anthem, I’m a third generation Australian with a welsh speaking grandfather , whose parents were married in 1861 at Ystradgynlais (which I can’t pronounce) . My great grand parents ended up in Ballarat and generation wise we all played AFL football not rugby which only Australians would understand
There isnt a National Anthem anywhere in the world that has the affect this one does. It brings out all the emotions!! The next time time you watch Wales rugby just take a moment to absorb it...........
Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end every time I hear it. Must get to the National Stadium to hear it live. Well done Wales Regards An Englishman
If you read martin johnsons autobiography ( i know) he actually makes reference to an england player who shall remain nameless here (although johno isnt as kind!!) turning to him and saying how good the anthem is and do you wish it was ours? You can guess Johnnos response. Lol
I'm Welsh and although this may be heavily biased, I hugely agree. I'm a fanatic on world anthems but this just stands out to me, but not far behind it is the Russian national anthem... brilliant!
@MedievalWorkshop cheers mate....i regret some of my more "ranting posts" on some vids...but they only in response to trolls..I fail by allowing them to get to me XD :P :)
I used to be known by my English name Richard Hardd but now I prefer the Welsh version you're referring to. Ro'n i'n arfer cael fy ngalw wrth fy enw Saesneg "Dic Hardd", ond nawr mae'n well gen i ddefnyddio'r fersiwn Cymraeg o fy enw.
Wales NEARLY beat England today in the EURO 2016 group stage. Heard the Welsh fans singing this, and remembered my Welsh step-grandad (an old coal miner with missing toes,) singing this with his beautiful voice back in the early 60s. Wales did not beat England today, and in fact never beat England at soccer or anything else except rugby on occasion. But with fondness and respect to our Welsh brothers in the UK, well done today! And I love the Welsh national Anthem. Cyrmu Am Byth
at rugby on occasion?...you'll find England are only three wins in front of us in the history of both nations playing each other. and England are the richest Rugby union in the World. not bad for such a little nation of only 3 million people.
***** well, that's to be expect after hundreds of years of theft. Where would London be without all that Welsh Coal, Slate and Gold. None of it was reinvested back into Wales. As a matter of fact, where would Wales be if they hadn't stole. At one stage, Cardiff and Newport were the busiest ports in the World. Why do people just quote facts about the present, yet ignore the causes.
Blame the Italians for that! Was Rome who committed genocide against the Druids, and subjugated both English and Welsh. Might have been two thousand years ago, but still echoes today. The Romans invested little of the riches made from Britannia back into the country. Blame the Vikings for that! Was either Danes, Norwegians, or Normans (Norsemen who claimed part of France as their own,) who invaded one millennia ago and subjugated both English and Welsh to their rule. Oh and also blame LONDON for that. London thinks it still rules the world, but the hinterlands of England often bear the same grudges towards London as do some Welsh, half the Scots, and most Irish. Your complaints about Cardiff and Newport could be said about Liverpool and Bristol, and my birthtown of Coventry. But blaming London for the inevitable globalization and robotization of industry, and the need to get away from coal and oil and all fossil fuels - to save our planet -- is a heavy burden to place on London alone. Let us not argue about that which divides us. Let us celebrate WALES' performance in Euro2016 rather than mourn for England's miserable performance YET AGAIN!! And while we do that, let us listen once again to this marvelous anthem!! :)
im english but the walsh have have a spirit, nationality and individuslism that english have lost.....when ihear the welsh sing this it reminds me what a piss poor nation England have become......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.
@fugugg welsh culture along with the old cornish are part of the original "british" (in the latin meaning) cultures!! Its an all inclusive club if ppl would just allow themselves to become the progressive forward thinking celtic british again :)
I just wish the USA had a stirring national anthem like "America The Beautiful," instead of the militaristic cloth-worshipping garbage in the "Star Spangled Banner." Pledge Allegiance to a piece of cloth? NEVER! Feel patriotic about "O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain!" Hell yeah! Now THAT is an anthem, unlike "rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air . . . . ." What BS is that? We all know by now that ICELAND beat England 2-1 in the Round of 16, and that Wales is in the Quarter Finals. All good Brits are celebrating their proxy Welshness at this point in time. What a fairy tale it would be if Wales WON the EURO? I doubt it but we can hope eh? Listening to this song for the umpteenth time the past couple weeks . . . . nostalgic for my youth I suppose.
The Star Spangled Banner is more about how the nation endured against an actual war with the vastly superior British military; taking place during a chaotic battle, where despite that, the flag was kept waving tall. A particularly important feat given at the time, if the standard of an army were to fall, morale would plummet. The pledge was intended as a, well, pledge to ensure that we would never let nightmare that was the American Civil War would ever happen again, a nation divided, or to allow liberties to be sacrificed and justice to be withheld.
I think you've got your wars confused. The War Of 1812 against the British was when Francis Scott Key penned that warmongering screed in 1814. The American Civil War was half a century in the future. Of course the colonial rebels took advantage of Britain being engaged in a World War with France to try to invade Canada, but that was rebuffed and Washington DC razed in reply. The bombardment of Baltimore, with Key being a guest (not prisoner) on a British ship in the harbor during the fight, inspired the poem sung to an old pub tune popular among the upper crust of British society, i.e. "To Anacreon In Heaven." Now personally I find the American Declaration Of Independence to be a wonderful document. But even that document was written by Brits! A little known "fact": the War Of Independence ended with Britain agreeing to a near 200 year lease on these colonies, similar to our agreement over Hong Kong. That lease ended in 1976, and us Brits are here in America to reclaim sovereignty! (Yes that is a joke.) My issue with the "Star Spangled Banner" is that it inspires militarism and cloth worship. Give me "America The Beautiful" instead, and I would happily sing along, even as an atheist! :)
floridalimey1 I specifically said the pledge was a reflection to the civil war. As for the War of 1812, it kicked off due to both the British and French commandeering/hijacking American merchant ships.
The USA invaded Canada due to both Britain and France commandeering ships? So they chose sides with the French and did their bidding despite France taking US ships as well? Nah, the Americans took advantage of the war against Napoleon in Europe, trying to dislodge the Brits from the rest of the continent by invading Canada. It was the early rumblings of the concept of "Manifest Destiny," which resulted in the later USA genocide against native Americans and expansion to the Pacific. Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE this country. But the USA certainly is not blameless or innocent in its dealings with other nationalities in this hemisphere. Britain has her guilt too in its dealings with the world and I am no apologist. But let us not twist history into jingoistic claims or excuses. Not saying you are . . . . . The Star Spangled Banner became the USA national anthem in 1931 by congressional resolution. It was sung by Union soldiers as a patriotic ditty in the Civil War, similar to "Dixie" in the confederacy, and gained further support in the decades afterwards. However, In my opinion they should have chosen a more uplifting and satisfying ode to the beauty of this country. It certainly does not fit into the category of "great national anthems" like the Welsh anthem does. Let's not argue, let us enjoy another round of "Land Of My Fathers." :)
I am an Irishman and this is THE GREATEST anthem/song in the world. Love it.
I am English , living in Wales. I love this Anthem. I am blessed to live here.
As a Scotsman....I am so jealous of such a wonderful anthem. I wish we had one as passionate as yours. I love it.
James Thomson aye mate, but seeing your a Celtic brother, your more than welcome to sing it!
As a very passionate English rugby fan and someone who has lived on the border all their life, I’ve got to say (through gritted teeth) that this is the best and most stirring national anthem ever, especially when it’s sung like this. Just takes your breath away. Looking forward to the game this weekend; may the best team win
What an anthem, nothing even compares.
My mother is Welsh but I was born in England. I feel a stong attachment to my Welsh heritage and am proud of my ancestory so much that I am currently learning Welsh. This anthem is a very powerful reason to do so. O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.
Beutiful, no other anthem is sung with such passion.
As an Englishman, I couldn't agree more. It stirs the blood and stands the hairs on the back of my neck up every time I hear it :)
What an anthem with all that Welsh pride and emotion! As an Irishman I am also so inspired by it.
Michael Sutton, Co. Tipperary
I'm half English and half welsh and I know I'm being biased but this anthem kicks ass!! Love singing this before a football/rugby match kicks off that involves Wales. So much passion and joy out of singing this ❤️😍
Some of the best voices on earth, The Welsh
You got that right!!!!!! Some of my ancestors!!!!, the Romans called them "The singers" because they would sing before going to battle..... Such rich and very beautiful voices!!!!!
+Rick Nuttall also, did you know the Welsh are the inventors of the Mullet hair style. British tribes use to wear their hair as a mullet while sporting a long mustache.
Ughhhhhh!!!!!! I know...... LOL
This anthem makes me proud to be born in such a beautiful country. I am so proud to be welsh
Can't listen to this anthem without having goosebumps. It is so powerful and soulful. Greetings from France!
PhebusdesTours I've come from wales and thnx😜
Terrific version. Makes me proud to be Welsh.
Brings tears to my eyes and I'm Canadian of Scottish descent.
Born in England ...but thank the lord for my welsh parents and welsh family and my welsh blood . An anthem of true passion . Nothing like it . A proud nation
I'll be in the Millennium Stadium tomorrow night to cheer on Wales - hearing the Welsh crowd singing the Welsh National Anthem in their national stadium will be mind-blowing.
My best friend is welsh, I'm an American, I love it!!
Great song,sung from the Heart, Great job guys.
I am Welsh and proud of it, I love my country's anthem
im born in england all ancesters welsh . best anthem out. tears to my eyes singing when wales rugby play. keep it up lads. diolch. hywl.
Being Welsh born but living in Australia since I was 5 years old, I am proud to Celebrate my birthday and wedding anniversary on St David's Day and always play the anthem to celebrate
Was in Wales last year.An unforgettable holiday and a beautifull country with wonderful People. Homecountry of my favorite football player Gareth Bale. ⚽️Regina from Germany
I have to accept that this is the most beautiful national anthem in the world.
+embe1 Indeed it is. I love my own anthem, but it doesn't come close to this.
+embe1 I agree so heartily. It brings shivers, and tears to my eyes, and I don't even understand what they are saying! The Welsh do love their beautiful nation....
the_katman
My anthem comes close-it is even better to me but I understand the lyrics, I sung it since I could speak. This is something else-a song whose lyrics I do not know, have never sung, yet move me. It is really something more special than my own anthem for these reasons.
+Kay Hoover Sadly, for many, this is the limit of their Welsh language skills - and I count myself among them. As a kid I did not really appreciate my culture. I wish I could turn the clock back and pay more attention in class
Agreed. It cannot be matched.
For you Gary speed!! RIP my friend and may your God be with you!!....From an eternally grateful Englishman & Newcastle United supporter....We will all miss you!!!....GOD BLESS YOU PAL!!!
love this my nan came from wales....this reminds me on how much I miss my so much nan ....miss you nan :,(
This is one of the best versions of the Welsh anthem I have heard thanks for the upload
what gorgeous harmony!
Fuck ,there is nothing more magnificent sometimes I wish I was a son of the valleys
When those harmonies come in…
Happy St Davids Day 2015 from a brother in Mercia
beautiful beautiful anthem.So looking forward to being in Wellington in june next year when Wales play our AllBlacks
you dont have to be welsh to love this anthem, so much passion and emotion, ilove it , best Anthem ever .
Amazing. Greetings from a fellow Celt.
Im so glad I have paternal Welsh blood in my veins.....................
Top national anthem, I’m a third generation Australian with a welsh speaking grandfather , whose parents were married in 1861 at Ystradgynlais (which I can’t pronounce) . My great grand parents ended up in Ballarat and generation wise we all played AFL football not rugby which only Australians would understand
ohhh dada i miss you...
The choir is actually the Llanelli Male Choir, this is taken from the Decca compilation album 'Land Of My Fathers'
Most beautifull national anthem. 2nd. FLower of scotland. 3rd my own countrie's anthem..From Azerbaijan.
This is actually the Llanelli Male Choir singing (not the Welsh National Choir).
There isnt a National Anthem anywhere in the world that has the affect this one does. It brings out all the emotions!!
The next time time you watch Wales rugby just take a moment to absorb it...........
Fantastic
This is a brilliant version. Can't beat hearing it at a rugby match though.
Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end every time I hear it. Must get to the National Stadium to hear it live. Well done Wales
Regards
An Englishman
Very Beautiful
This is actually the Llanelli Male Choir singing (not the Welsh National Choir).
good luck to Welsh Rugby team in the 2015 rugby world cup
everytime i hear this song it makes me cry and now ive moved back to cymru so the view from my house is of mountains and sea
I'm English but love your national anthem - beautiful.
Happy St David's Day to all my British Welsh brothers and sisters ... :) ❤
love and respect from Scotland!!
stunning
My uncles funeral song love you Chrissie Xox
best version ever
I'm from the Middle East, I love my teacher she's from wales and that's why I'm here!
Glorious
Good God. What an anthem.
Rhyddhau'r Cymraeg
Gwynedd am byth!
Fantastic game.
If you read martin johnsons autobiography ( i know) he actually makes reference to an england player who shall remain nameless here (although johno isnt as kind!!) turning to him and saying how good the anthem is and do you wish it was ours? You can guess Johnnos response. Lol
respects
We are your cousins, that is why our national anthem (French Brittany) builds yours for music
yes
I dare anyone with ANY Welsh blood in them to say that music doesn’t inspire them
id sing this over Jerusalem any day! great :)
Cymru am Byth.
I'm Welsh and although this may be heavily biased, I hugely agree. I'm a fanatic on world anthems but this just stands out to me, but not far behind it is the Russian national anthem... brilliant!
Proud to be Bevans, of Welsh descent!
Marjorie Bevans
I'm so proud to be Welsh
I am English, I disargree, Wales Forever!
God Speed..... Stand tall this Saturday. I say that, despite being a New Zealander.
@MedievalWorkshop cheers mate....i regret some of my more "ranting posts" on some vids...but they only in response to trolls..I fail by allowing them to get to me XD :P :)
Oh love this anthem!
P.S. What does the picture at 1:30 represent? I'm not Welsh but I'm interested :)
The hunt and the hondes of Annwn it's a symbol of Gwyn ap Nudd (white son of Nudd) our Welsh god.
I used to be known by my English name Richard Hardd but now I prefer the Welsh version you're referring to. Ro'n i'n arfer cael fy ngalw wrth fy enw Saesneg "Dic Hardd", ond nawr mae'n well gen i ddefnyddio'r fersiwn Cymraeg o fy enw.
Mae hyn yn fy ngwneud yn falch o fy treftadaeth...
Pembrokeshire!
fucking great
Wales NEARLY beat England today in the EURO 2016 group stage. Heard the Welsh fans singing this, and remembered my Welsh step-grandad (an old coal miner with missing toes,) singing this with his beautiful voice back in the early 60s. Wales did not beat England today, and in fact never beat England at soccer or anything else except rugby on occasion. But with fondness and respect to our Welsh brothers in the UK, well done today! And I love the Welsh national Anthem. Cyrmu Am Byth
at rugby on occasion?...you'll find England are only three wins in front of us in the history of both nations playing each other. and England are the richest Rugby union in the World. not bad for such a little nation of only 3 million people.
Hey more power to Wales in EURO2016. They won the group, and only loss was to England. But back to the song, I love it! :)
***** Cymru Am Byth!!!
***** well, that's to be expect after hundreds of years of theft. Where would London be without all that Welsh Coal, Slate and Gold. None of it was reinvested back into Wales.
As a matter of fact, where would Wales be if they hadn't stole. At one stage, Cardiff and Newport were the busiest ports in the World.
Why do people just quote facts about the present, yet ignore the causes.
Blame the Italians for that! Was Rome who committed genocide against the Druids, and subjugated both English and Welsh. Might have been two thousand years ago, but still echoes today. The Romans invested little of the riches made from Britannia back into the country.
Blame the Vikings for that! Was either Danes, Norwegians, or Normans (Norsemen who claimed part of France as their own,) who invaded one millennia ago and subjugated both English and Welsh to their rule.
Oh and also blame LONDON for that. London thinks it still rules the world, but the hinterlands of England often bear the same grudges towards London as do some Welsh, half the Scots, and most Irish.
Your complaints about Cardiff and Newport could be said about Liverpool and Bristol, and my birthtown of Coventry. But blaming London for the inevitable globalization and robotization of industry, and the need to get away from coal and oil and all fossil fuels - to save our planet -- is a heavy burden to place on London alone.
Let us not argue about that which divides us. Let us celebrate WALES' performance in Euro2016 rather than mourn for England's miserable performance YET AGAIN!!
And while we do that, let us listen once again to this marvelous anthem!! :)
Cymru am byth!
1:32 what is that? I've searched a bit on the internet but I couldn't find anything about this strange boar.
RIP.
Which Choir is it?
we win
Totally agree with dillus13 I'm English and hate ours. The welsh anthem is spine tingling.
im english but the walsh have have a spirit, nationality and individuslism that english have lost.....when ihear the welsh sing this it reminds me what a piss poor nation England have become......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.
Happy St. David's Day everyone!
@fugugg welsh culture along with the old cornish are part of the original "british" (in the latin meaning) cultures!! Its an all inclusive club if ppl would just allow themselves to become the progressive forward thinking celtic british again :)
New Zealand national anthem
I just wish the USA had a stirring national anthem like "America The Beautiful," instead of the militaristic cloth-worshipping garbage in the "Star Spangled Banner." Pledge Allegiance to a piece of cloth? NEVER! Feel patriotic about "O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain!" Hell yeah! Now THAT is an anthem, unlike "rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air . . . . ." What BS is that?
We all know by now that ICELAND beat England 2-1 in the Round of 16, and that Wales is in the Quarter Finals. All good Brits are celebrating their proxy Welshness at this point in time. What a fairy tale it would be if Wales WON the EURO? I doubt it but we can hope eh?
Listening to this song for the umpteenth time the past couple weeks . . . . nostalgic for my youth I suppose.
The Star Spangled Banner is more about how the nation endured against an actual war with the vastly superior British military; taking place during a chaotic battle, where despite that, the flag was kept waving tall. A particularly important feat given at the time, if the standard of an army were to fall, morale would plummet. The pledge was intended as a, well, pledge to ensure that we would never let nightmare that was the American Civil War would ever happen again, a nation divided, or to allow liberties to be sacrificed and justice to be withheld.
I think you've got your wars confused. The War Of 1812 against the British was when Francis Scott Key penned that warmongering screed in 1814. The American Civil War was half a century in the future. Of course the colonial rebels took advantage of Britain being engaged in a World War with France to try to invade Canada, but that was rebuffed and Washington DC razed in reply.
The bombardment of Baltimore, with Key being a guest (not prisoner) on a British ship in the harbor during the fight, inspired the poem sung to an old pub tune popular among the upper crust of British society, i.e. "To Anacreon In Heaven."
Now personally I find the American Declaration Of Independence to be a wonderful document. But even that document was written by Brits!
A little known "fact": the War Of Independence ended with Britain agreeing to a near 200 year lease on these colonies, similar to our agreement over Hong Kong. That lease ended in 1976, and us Brits are here in America to reclaim sovereignty! (Yes that is a joke.)
My issue with the "Star Spangled Banner" is that it inspires militarism and cloth worship. Give me "America The Beautiful" instead, and I would happily sing along, even as an atheist! :)
floridalimey1 I specifically said the pledge was a reflection to the civil war. As for the War of 1812, it kicked off due to both the British and French commandeering/hijacking American merchant ships.
The USA invaded Canada due to both Britain and France commandeering ships? So they chose sides with the French and did their bidding despite France taking US ships as well?
Nah, the Americans took advantage of the war against Napoleon in Europe, trying to dislodge the Brits from the rest of the continent by invading Canada. It was the early rumblings of the concept of "Manifest Destiny," which resulted in the later USA genocide against native Americans and expansion to the Pacific.
Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE this country. But the USA certainly is not blameless or innocent in its dealings with other nationalities in this hemisphere. Britain has her guilt too in its dealings with the world and I am no apologist. But let us not twist history into jingoistic claims or excuses. Not saying you are . . . . .
The Star Spangled Banner became the USA national anthem in 1931 by congressional resolution. It was sung by Union soldiers as a patriotic ditty in the Civil War, similar to "Dixie" in the confederacy, and gained further support in the decades afterwards. However, In my opinion they should have chosen a more uplifting and satisfying ode to the beauty of this country. It certainly does not fit into the category of "great national anthems" like the Welsh anthem does.
Let's not argue, let us enjoy another round of "Land Of My Fathers." :)
Gotta agree with you, Star Spangled Banner isn't much of an Anthem...
Much more powerful and moving than god save the queen!!!! Should be the whole countrys national anthem!! Instead of that boring one!!
and "god save the queen" is??? at least ours talks of the ppl...not the rich elite
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