Song From Cwrs Cymraeg Iowa, 1997 Gan/By Ellis Jones Ellis hales from St. Peter, MN and is active with the WNGGA. He was in the beginner's class at Cwrs Cymraeg Iowa when he penned the following verses (set to the tune "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"). Give it a go. Note: The teaching staff of Cwrs Cymraeg Iowa (Cefin Campbell, Hefina Phillips, Paul Birt, Marta Weingartner Diaz, Basil Davies and Sue George) take pride of place in the second verse. Nol I Dudalen Cartref Hiwmor Back To The Humour Home Page		Battle Hymn of Cwrs Cymraeg Verse 1: Mine eyes have seen the words of Cymru printed on the board They have been pronounced and spelled and sung with such accord We've learned the way to greet each other with a helping list of sentences and songs including one in which we kissed! Refrain: We have tried to learn Cymraeg here! We have tried to spell Cymraeg here! We have tried to do our best here! But the language still lives on! Verse 2: Cefin and Hefina, Paul and Marta, Basil, too All of these besides our teacher who was tiwtor Sue Lots of words, mutations, place names, numbers, and the days Vocabulary soon to help us all in many ways. Refrain Verse 3: Yes, Bore da and Noswaith dda and da bo chi as well Saying wedi blino and, yes Dw i'n dod o Hell (Michigan) The messages have sometimes not said what we really meant But maybe that's the way they talk in little tiny Gwent Refrain Verse 4: You've heard the valiant story of our efforts to excel To master all the challenges our teachers do us tell. But we really like their patience over all these many days It's Dioch yn fawr! and all the other words of gentle praise. Refrain
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