Watcyn Wyn — a remark

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“If the place is dry, we must open the sweet springs. If it is barren, we must search for its hidden treasures.”

Original: Os lle sych fydd yno, rhaid i ni agor y ffynhonnau melys. Os lle llwm fydd yno, rhaid i ni chwilio am ei drysorau cuddiedig. — Urging people to discover and create possibilities wherever they live · Sermon, Cyfamod Duw a Dyn (Welsh)

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Watcyn Wyn

7 March 1844–19 November 1905

In the rolling hills of Carmarthenshire, where the coal dust mingles with morning mist and the Welsh language flows like the streams that carve the valleys, a remarkable story unfolded in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is the story of Watkin Hezekiah Williams, better known by his bardic name Watcyn Wyn…

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“The country has awakened, and the nation is beginning to rub its eyes. Our literature is growing and our poets multiplying; perhaps our music lags furthest behind.”

Original: Y mae'r wlad wedi deffro, a'r genedl yn dechreu rhwbio ei llygaid. Y mae ein llenyddiaeth ar gynnydd, a'n beirdd o hyd yn amlhau; dichon mai ein cerddoriaeth sydd fwyaf ar ol. — Expressing optimism about a Welsh cultural awakening while calling for musical renewal · Address, National Eisteddfod Merthyr proclamation, 1900 (Welsh)

“These old spoil tips are the most poetic hills in the country. The finest poets, musicians and singers of our nation have consecrated them in the depths of the earth.”

Original: Yr hen dips' yma yw y bryniau mwyaf barddonol yn y wlad! Y mae beirdd a cherddorion a chantorion goreu ein cenedl ni wedi bod yn cysegru'r rhai hyn yn nyfnderoedd y ddaear. — Finding poetry and music within the industrial landscape of the coalfields · Address, National Eisteddfod Merthyr proclamation, 1900 (Welsh)

“I am a great believer in new light, but let us always remember that the source of light is the same, and keep our eyes open to see it growing brighter and brighter until noon.”

Original: Yr wyf fi yn gredwr mawr mewn goleuni newydd, ond dewch i ni gael cofio o hyd, mai yr un yw ffynhonnell goleuni, a chadw'n llygaid yn agored i'w weled yn myned fwy—fwy hyd hanner dydd. — Welcoming new understanding while retaining a sense of an enduring spiritual source · Sermon, Sul y Blodau, 31 March 1903 (Welsh)

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