Cwrs Cymraeg Baltimore, 1994 Cwrs Cymraeg Baltimore a'r Fro at Towson State College was another hit. Participants of this year's cwrs were again treated to the varied teaching styles of the instructors from Wales. Alun Ifans of Dyfed and headmaster of a primary school brought his enthusiasm as well as his special sense of style. Those who were in his class were treated to his version of "Welsh Aerobics." Ken Kane, an architect from Cardiff, brought with him his unique...
Y ddarn fuddugol yn nghystadleuaeth Gadair Cymdeithas Madog, Cwrs Cymraeg Baltimore A'r Fro, 1994 gan Robert Roser Pe Bawn I ... "Pe bawn i'n ddyn cyfoethog ...", Mae Tevya yn canu mewn comedi: Ffidlwr Ar Y To. Sawl gwaith ydych chi'n clywed y geiriau? Dim yn unig pe bawn n'n gyfoethog,ond pe bawn i'n Rhywun arall, neu be bai gennyf i Rywbeth arbennig. Er enghraifft: "Pe bawn i'n gyfoethog, byddwn i'n helpu pobl dlawd, rhoi arian i'r capel (neu eglwys),...
Y ddarn fuddugol yn nghystadleuaeth Gadair Cymdeithas Madog, Cwrs Cymraeg Ottawa A'r Cylch, 1993 gan Suran Y Coed (Wayne Harbert) Mae Breuddwyd 'Da Fi Mae breuddwyd 'da fi.Pont rhwng nawr ac yfory ydy hi.Mae'r hafn rhyngddyn yn llydan ac yn ddwfn.Sut gallwn i groesi hebddi? Des i â'm merchI'r cymer hardd hwn o'r afonyddI adeiladu ynghyd pont o freuddwydDrwy rannu pethau gyda'n gilyddYr oeddwn i wedi dod yn eu caru:Hen iaith, ffrindiau newydd,Hanes a hanesyn, cân a Chymreigrwydd. A rydw...
Cwrs Cymraeg Waukesha, 1992 The words of lead teacher Clive Rowlands say it all. 'Arbennig iawn' is how he described Cwrs Cymraeg Waukesha, which took place at Carroll College from July 25 to August 2, 1992. It was indeed a 'very special' course, and not just because it provided an additional seventh day of teaching compared to previous courses. The facilities were excellent, the organization was smooth-running, the students (over 60 of them from all over North America) were enthusiastic,...
Cwrs Cymraeg Ar Lan Y Niagara, 1991 According to the Buffalo News, if you had been in the vicinity of downtown D'Youville College during the summer of 1991, you would have heard people speaking a "strange musical tongue' and saying things like 'bora-dah,' 'sootmy?' 'de-on-di-awk,' and 'naw-sun-law-when.' They don't look very musical written like that (could you tell that the third one is 'da iawn, diolch'?), but fair play (or 'kwaray tayg' as the News puts it), the paper was...
Y gerdd fuddugol yn nghystadleuaeth Gadair Cymdeithas Madog, Cwrs Cymraeg Ar Lan Y Niagara, 1991 gan Dros Y Bont (John Otley) Rhaeadrau "Tipyn bach o farddoniaeth wael i bobl sy'n masnacheiddio rhyfeddodau" Edrychwch, siopwr y Niagara,ar y praidd sy'n heidio hebio,eu camerâu'n clician, a'i pocedi'n tincian.Mae 'na elw mewn prydferthwch. Gwrandewch, hen was y siop,ar swn dy register yn canu.Mae atsain y clych arian yn codi dy galon.Mae ysbryd y rhaeadrau ar werth. Gwelwch, berchennog y siop,ar y bobl sy'n...
Y darn fuddugol yn nghystadleuaeth Gadair Cymdeithas Madog, Cwrs Cymraeg Bro Ohio, 1990 gan Graham Hughes Gwreiddiau Ym mha le y ddylwn i chwilio am fy ngwreiddiau? Ces i fy ngeni mewn tref ddiwydiannol yn Ne Cymru, lle r'oedd y Cymraeg yn edwino a bron yn diflannu pan oeddwn i'n blentyn. Aferai fy nhad siarad Gwenhwyseg, tafodiaith swynol y cymoedd, ond ni siaradai fy mam dim gair o'r iaith, er iddi ddod o deulu yn llwyr Cymreig, a' thad hi...
Cwrs Cymraeg Bro Boston, 1989 On Sunday, July 30, 1989, about 100 students of all ages (well, from age 6 to 86 or so) gathered on the pleasant campus of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts to start our thirteenth Cwrs Cymraeg. Two of those attending, Tom Reilly of New York and Larry Williams of Baltimore, had been to every one but the first, rounding out a substantial dozen. In all, students came from over 20 states and 2...
From an Acorn Comes the Oak: The Roots of Cymdeithas Madog gan/by Sian Thomas It must have been early in 1977 that Wyn Evans, then-minister of Dewi Sant United Church, Toronto, phoned to tell me that someone was organizing a Welsh course, and he expected me to sign up. I don't recall being given any choice in the matter. God works in mysterious ways. . . . Poultney, Vermont came into my life like the bells of Cantre Gwaelod, ringing...
Y gerdd fuddugol yn nghystadleuaeth Gadair Cymdeithas Madog, Cwrs Cymraeg Bro Boston, 1989 gan Gwr Y Gogledd (John Otley) Breuddwydio / Dreaming Rôn i'n syllu yn flinedig ar y cysgodionoedd yn dawnsio fel "ballerinas" llwydar lwyfan fy nenfwd brwnt.Roedd glesni anial yn goleuo'r stafell o'r stryd islaw,yn hollti'r tywyllwch poeth llaithoedd yn gafael ynof yn ei grafangau llym.Ar y briffordd bell, roedd cerddorfao gyrn ceir yn canu galargân.A dyma fi'n gorwedd ar fy ngwely,heb gysgu, heb ddihuno. Yno, mi wywodd...
