Ar Lan y Môr

Ar Lan y Môr (Beside the Sea) is a traditional Welsh folk song. Various forms of the text exist, including some where the metre and subject of some verses suggest insertions from other unrelated songs. The song is a love song. As with many other Welsh songs, there are alternative words set to the same tune.

Bryn Terfel recorded "Ar Lan y Môr" on his 2000 album We'll Keep a Welcome.^[1]

Versions: Welsh and English

Ar lan y môr mae rhosys cochion Ar lan y môr mae lilis gwynion Ar lan y môr mae 'nghariad inne Yn cysgu'r nos a chodi'r bore. Ar lan y môr mae carreg wastad Lle bûm yn siarad gair â'm cariad O amgylch hon fe dyf y lili Ac ambell gangen o rosmari. Ar lan y môr mae cerrig gleision Ar lan y môr mae blodau'r meibion Ar lan y môr mae pob rinweddau Ar lan y môr mae nghariad innau. Llawn yw'r môr o swnd a chegryn Llawn yw'r wy o wyn a melyn Llawn yw'r coed o ddail a blode Llawn o gariad merch wyf inne. Mor hardd yw'r haul yn codi'r bore Mor hardd yw'r enfys aml ei liwie Mor hardd yw natur ym Mehefin Ond harddach fyth yw wyneb Elin

Beside the sea red roses growing Beside the sea white lilies showing Beside the sea their beauty telling My true love sleeps within her dwelling Beside the sea the stones lie scattered Where tender words in love were uttered While all around there grew the lily And sweetest branches of rosemary Beside the sea blue pebbles lying Beside the sea gold flowers glowing Beside the sea are all things fairest Beside the sea is found my dearest Full the sea of sand and billows Full the egg of whites and yellows Full the woods of leaf and flower Full my heart of love for ever. Fair the sun at new day’s dawning Fair the rainbow’s colours shining Fair the summer, fair as heaven Fairer yet the face of Elin

References

1. We'll Keep a Welcome at AllMusic

External links

• Youtube version
• English and Welsh versions
• variant version, English differs significantly
• Alternative words
• Welsh only