Mary Hopkin/Sir Harry Secombe sing Dafydd y Garreg Wen

"You Look Familiar"
A new CD from Mary Hopkin and Morgan Visconti release date 25/10/2010
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Mary Hopkin sings a duet with the late Sir Harry Secombe.

Sir Harry Secombe, was a Welsh entertainer with a fine tenor singing voice and a talent for comedy especially noted for his character Neddy Seagoon in the Goon Shows.

Dafydd y Garreg Wen was the popular name given to David Owen, a Welsh harpist living in Caernarvonshire in the first half of the 18th century. He composed the song as he lay on his deathbed, it is said he called for his harp and played this tune. It was later published by Edward Jones in 'Musical and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards' in 1784


DAFYDD Y GARREG WEN

"Cariwch," medd Dafydd, "fy nhelyn i mi,
Ceisiaf cyn marw roi tôn arni hi.
Codwch fy nwylaw i gyrraedd y tant;
Duw a'ch bendithio fy ngweddw a'm plant!"
"Neithiwr mi glywais lais angel fel hyn:
'Dafydd, tyrd adref, a chwarae trwy'r glyn!'
Delyn fy mebyd, ffarwel i dy dant!
Duw a'ch bendithio fy ngweddw a'm plant!"

DAVID OF WHITE ROCK

Dafydd said, 'Bring me my harp,
I'll try to put a tune on it before I die.
Raise my hand to reach the string.
God bless you my widow and my children.
Last night I heard the voice of an angel saying:
'Dafydd, come home and play through the glen!'
Harp of my childhood, farewell to your music,
God bless you my widow and my children.

"Recollections" a NEW CD now available via Mary Hopkin Music http://www.maryhopkin.co.uk

More about Mary
Born in Wales Mary began her musical career as a folk singer with a local group called the Selby Set and Mary. She released an EP of Welsh language songs for a local label called Cambrian before signing to the Beatles Apple Label, model Twiggy saw her winning a TV talent show and recommended her to Paul McCartney. She was one of the first artists to record on the Beatles record label Her debut single" Those Were the Days" got to number 1 in the UK and number 2 in the US. Selling over 8 million copies.

A little something more about Mary!
In September 2005 she released an album on her own label, "Mary Hopkin Music", called "Live at the Royal Festival Hal!" It was followed in December 2006 by a brand-new Christmas recording, "Snowed Under", released as an mp3 download via Disaudio.com
To celebrate her birthday in 2007, she released an album called "Valentine", on her new label http://www.maryhopkin.com It includes 12 previously unheard tracks dating from 1972 to 1980, three of which were written by Mary