1. MISS CLOUGH
- MUSIC SPECIALIST

2. RULES
 Most importantly, I want us to have fun!
 Respect each other, the classroom, and equipment.
 No talking over me or anyone else when they’re speaking.
 Raise your hand if you want to answer a question.
 No shouting out.
 Use indoor voices.

3. Learning Objectives
 Brainstorm what we already know about Welsh folk music.
 Explore and investigate the story behind the lyrics (in its English translation).
 Understand the history and origin of the Welsh harp tradition.

4.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=terB8OmB6_E
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_aM4Ar73j0

5. Sosban Fach
Mae bys Meri-Ann wedi brifo,
A Dafydd y gwas ddim yn iach.
Mae'r baban yn y crud yn crio,
A'r gath wedi sgrapo Joni bach.
Sosban fach yn berwi ar y tân,
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr,
A'r gath wedi sgrapo Joni bach.
Dai bach y sowldiwr,
Dai bach y sowldiwr,
Dai bach y sowldiwr,
A gwt ei grys e mas.
Mae bys Meri-Ann wedi gwella,
A Dafydd y gwas yn ei fedd;
Mae'r baban yn y crud wedi tyfu,
A'r gath wedi huno mewn hedd.
Sosban fach yn berwi ar y tân
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr
A'r gath wedi huno mewn hedd.
WELSH FOLK SONGS – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

6. CLUES!
 Mary-Ann has hurt her finger
 David the servant is not well
 Baby in the cradle is crying
 The cat has scratched little Johnny
 Big saucepan & little saucepan

7. WELSH FOLK SONGS – LITERAL TRANSLATION
Little Saucepan
Mary-Ann has hurt her finger,
And David the servant is not well.
The baby in the cradle is crying,
And the cat has scratched little Johnny.
A little saucepan is boiling on the fire,
A big saucepan is boiling on the floor,
And the cat has scratched little Johnny.
Little Dai the soldier,
Little Dai the soldier,
Little Dai the soldier,
And his shirt tail is hanging out.
Mary-Ann's finger has got better,
And David the servant is in his grave;
The baby in the cradle has grown up,
And the cat is 'asleep in peace'.
A little saucepan is boiling on the fire,
A big saucepan is boiling on the floor,
And the cat is 'asleep in peace'.

8. THE HARP

9. The Harp Tradition in Wales
https://soundcloud.com/cerddcymru-musicwales/1-
meter-rhyme-draft-2?in=cerddcymru-
musicwales/sets/story-of-welsh-music-in-10

10. CERDD DANT
 This unique tradition of singing or chanting poetry to harp accompaniment is a direct
descendent of the form used by early bards to intone poetry in praise of their kings and
princes.