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Mae cyhoeddiad cyntaf PELL – Catrin – yn cyflwyno John Charles (cerddoriaeth ac offerynnau) o’r Drenewydd, a Huw Dylan (geiriau a llais) o Abertawe.
Merch Owain Glyndŵr oedd y Catrin hon, a garcharwyd gyda’i phlant yn Nhŵr Llundain ar ôl ei chipio a’i chaethiwo gan fintai Harri 5ed yn dilyn y gwarchae ar Gastell Harlech. Gellir ymweld â chofeb i Catrin yng ngardd eglwys San Swithin, yng nghanol Llundain.
Yn gyn-aelod o Lodestar o’r canolbarth, bu John yn perfformio’n unigol dros y blynyddoedd diweddar. Gallwch ddysgu mwy yn www.facebook.com/JohnCharlesMusicWales
O Ddolgellau yn wreiddiol, bu Dylan yn canu gyda’r grŵp pync Defaid ac yna gyda’r band gwerin, Gwerinos. Gallwch ddysgu mwy yn huwdylan.bandcamp.com
Pell’s first release - Catrin – features Swansea-based Huw Dylan (Voice and lyrics) and John Charles (Instruments and music) from Newtown.
The Catrin in question was the daughter of Owain Glyndwr; imprisoned with her children in the Tower of London after being captured by Henry V’s forces after the siege of Harlech Castle. A memorial to Catrin can be found at St Swithin’s Church Garden in London.
John – a former member of mid Wales’ Lodestar - has performed solo in recent years. You can find out more about his music at www.facebook.com/JohnCharlesMusicWales
A native of Dolgellau and a former member of punk band Defaid and then folk band Gwerinos, you can hear Dylan’s solo work at huwdylan.bandcamp.com
lyrics
Catrin ferch Glyndŵr
Mae gwau o ddychmygu'th gell - anheilwng
A gweled d'amlinell
Yn y baw ar lawr cawell,
Muriau budr a'th wlad mor bell.
Nid seigiau i dywysogion - nid gwên
Ond gwarth carcharorion
A grym ymerodraeth gron
Ry hualau mor greulon
Yn dy ffos a hithau', nosi eto
A'th natur ar dorri'n
Fud, daw o'r crud dwrw cri
Egwan, a thi'n mamogi.
Amharch rhoi'th biant mewn carchar - a gofiwn,
Eu gofid o'u gwatwar
Yn gamwedd. Rwyt ddigymar
Ac i'th blant dinam, mam wâr.
Catrin, cofiwn dy rinwedd - dy obaith,
D'aberth, eu dialedd
A'r boen tra'n wynebu'r bedd
Yn erwin ddidrugaredd.
Amdanat meddylliwn Catrin - y gwawd
A'th gur, ond yn meithrin
Er loes dy faban ar lin
Er afrwydd, rhwydd dy ruddin.
credits
released October 16, 2022
Huw Dylan - Geiriau a Lllais - Voice and Lyrics
John Charles - Cerddoriaeth - Music
Cywaith rhwng dau gerddor, John Charles a Huw Dylan yw PELL, yn rhannu syniadau a cherddoriaeth dros y wê o bell tra’n
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