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Pentre Llanfihangel

from Cwynion ac Ysbrydion (Whines and Spirits) by Teulu

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A tale of stolen water and large cities in England taking advantage of small Welsh communities

lyrics

PENTRE LLANFIHANGEL

Mae pentre Llanfihangel heb ddim dŵr,
Y fferm a'r siop a'r ysgol heb ddim dŵr,
Os disgyn plant y pentre
l'r baw ar amser chwarae
Rhaid aros nes mynd adre cyn cael dŵr
I olchi'r dWr o'u peneglinie
'Does dim dŵr.

Rhaid i bobol tre fawr Lerpwl gael eu dŵr,
Pe taent heb, mi fydde trwbwl, heb ddim dŵr,
Rhaid boddi pentre Llanwddyn
Deg fferm a deunaw tyddyn
A'r Cymry mor ddiolchgar iddyn am fynd a'u dŵr,
Er bod pentre Llanfihangel
Heb ddim dŵr.

O'r diwedd gwnaed cynllunie i dynnu dŵrr,
'Röl stydio nifer o systeme i dynnu dŵr,
Gwnaed piben fawr fel twnel
O'r Brithdir i Lanfihangei
Ond mae'r tanc a'r llan 'run lefel, a 'does dim dŵr
Er gwario deugain mil o bunne
Does dim dŵr

Elfed Lewis

LLANFIHANGEL

The village of Llanfihangel has no water,
The farm, the shop and the school have no water,
If the village children fall
In the mud at play-time
They must wait till going home for water
To wash the mud off their knees,
There is no water.

The people of great Liverpool city must have water,
If they went without, there would be trouble, without water,
Llanwddyn must be drowned
Ten farms and eighteen cottages,
And the Welsh so grateful to them for taking their water,
Though Llanfihangel is
Without water.

At last, plans were made to draw water,
After studying many systems for drawing water,
A great pipe like a tunnel was laid
From Brithdir to Llanfihangel
But tank and village are on the same level, and there's no water,
Despite spending forty thousand pounds
There's no water.

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from Cwynion ac Ysbrydion (Whines and Spirits), released July 15, 2017
Lyrics by Elfed Lewis

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