This song sounds much better in Welsh than in translation. The meaning of the song is more about how and when it is sung than what it's lyrics say...
Mae bys Mari Ann wedi brifo
Mari Ann has hurt her finger
A Dafydd y gwas ddim ond iach
And Dafydd the servant isn't well
Mae baban yn y crud yn crio
The baby in the crib is crying
A'r gath wedi scramo Joni bach
And the cat has scratched little Johnny
CYTGAN
Sosban fach yn berwi ar y tan
A little saucepan is boiling on the fire
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr
A big saucepan is boiling on the floor
A'r gath wedi scrammo Joni bach
And the cat has scratched little Johnny
Mae bys Mari Ann wedi gwella
Mari Ann's finger has got better
A Dafydd y gwas yn ei fedd
A Dafydd the servant is in his grave
Mae baban yn y crud wedi tyfu
The baby in in the crib has grown up
A'r gath wedi huno yn ei hedd
And the cat rests in peace
CYTGAN
Dai bach y soldiwr, dai bach y soldiwr
Little Dai the soldier, little Dai the soldier
Dai bach y soldiwr a chwt ei grys e' mas
Little Dai the soldier and his shirt tail hanging out
CYTGAN
Shwd grys oedd ganddo? Shwyd grys oedd ganddo?
What shirt was he wearing? What shirt was he wearing?
Shwd grys oedd ganddo? Un wen a streipen las
What shirt was he wearing? A white one with blue stripes
CYTGAN
Mae bys Mari Ann wedi brifo
A Dafydd y gwas dim ond iach
Mae baban yn y crud yn crio
A gath wedi scrammo Joni bach
CYTGAN
(c) 1997 Here Be Dragons
Alcohol & Rain
(Silverwolf Records SWC1036)
1. Milgi Milgi
2. Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
3. Rhiannon
4. Skull Attack
5. Child Of The Ocean
6. The Modena Rambler
7. Alcohol & Rain
8. Sean
9. Siobhan
10. 20/20 Vision
11. Calon Lan
12. Sosban Fach
BUY THE ALBUM
Home Page