Wales Rugby Anthem
The title taken from the first words of the song means o.
Wales rugby anthem. Inside an empty stade de france in the curfewed city of paris wayne pivacs wales side lined up alongside each other to sing. Hen wlad fy nhadau land of my fathers hen wlad fy nhadau is the national anthem of wales. Tradition has established hen wlad fy nhadau as an unofficial welsh anthem since 1905 when it was first sung by fans at rugby games although the official anthem at the time was god bless the prince of wales. The first phrase gradually rises through a whole octave and this strident opening sets up the mood of the anthem.
It was the welsh national anthem as weve never heard it before. The song which translates into english as land of my fathers is one of the most. Wales rugby team wales player halfpenny was clearly missing a tooth during the anthems of the ireland v wales game after an apparent recent incident ireland v wales tv channel live stream and. There are very few anthems in the world that are sung with the ferocity and pride of wales hen wlad fy nhadau.
Thanks to the bbc for use even though its public domainjust look at the emotion on leigh halfpenny and alun wyn jones faces cymru am byth. The original name of the song was glan. For more fawales news and insights. The double chorus is particularly stirring with its held notes on the word gwlad.
It was written in 1856 by evan james and his son james james.