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    "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (Welsh pronunciation: [heːn wlaːd və n̥adai̯]) is the de facto national anthem of Wales. The title, taken from the first words of...
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    observed on 25 January in a similar way to St Valentine's Day. "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (English: Land of My Fathers) is the de facto, national anthem of...
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    is a commonly used phrase among independence supporters in Wales. Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau is the traditional national anthem of Wales. The words were written...
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    Dolavon Esquel Y Wladfa's anthem is a re-working of the Welsh anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", called "Gwlad Newydd y Cymry" ('"The New Country of the Welsh"')...
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    the top contenders. Wales has a single official national anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (Land of my Fathers) while Scotland uses unofficial anthems ("Scotland...
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  • also used as female given name. It appears in the third stanza of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau, the national anthem of Wales. Awen derives from the Indo-European...
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    and began to appear regularly to sing the Welsh national anthem "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" at Welsh international rugby union matches, singing with Bryn Terfel...
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  • in Wales being English, the unofficial national anthem of Wales, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" is sung in the Welsh language. An unofficial national anthem of Finland...
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    is sung to the same tune as that of the national anthem of Wales, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", and has similar words. As a region of France, Brittany has a Regional...
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    Blackwood, Wales. He composed the tune of the Welsh national anthem Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (also known as Land of my Fathers). Today, the same tune is also used...
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    Pontypridd, originally from Caerphilly, Wales, who wrote the lyrics of "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" ("Land of my Fathers"), the national anthem of Wales. James, a weaver...
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  • is sung to the same tune as that of the national anthem of Wales, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", and has similar lyrics. The Cornish anthem, "Bro Goth Agan Tasow"...
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    printer and publisher. He published the National Anthem of Wales: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ('Land of my Fathers'). According to his baptism records was baptised...
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    include: The national anthem Bro Gozh ma Zadoù, based on the Welsh Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau. The traditional motto of the former Dukes of Brittany is Kentoc'h...
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    anthems even though they are not sovereign states (for example, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" is used for Wales, part of the United Kingdom). Coats of arms or...
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  • The FA announced that, before the game, the Welsh national anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", would be played, along with the traditional renditions of the English...
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  • Cornish language, to the same tune as the Welsh national anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". The Breton anthem, "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù", also uses the same tune...
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    collection of 1860 (where he gave it the more familiar modern name, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"). Owen continued to compose, perform and adjudicate in his later...
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    the trial the defendants were "greeted with an impromptu recital of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau from the public gallery." Almost all of the prosecution's evidence...
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    the King"  Wales "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of my Fathers)" "God Save the King" as part of the United Kingdom/ "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of my Fathers)"...
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    before the Floyd Mayweather-Ricky Hatton fight in 2007; he sang "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", the Welsh national anthem, at the Bernard Hopkins-Joe Calzaghe fight...
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  • National Anthem - The background to Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2024. "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau - sing the Welsh national anthem with...
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    between the two world wars. One of his major works was to bring "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (the Welsh national anthem) back in Brittany and create lyrics in...
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  • are sung to the same tune as that of the Welsh regional anthem "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", with similar words. "Marcha de Zacatecas" The "Marcha de Zacatecas"...
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    Observer is the local weekly newspaper. The Welsh national anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ('The Land of my Fathers') was composed in Pontypridd by local poets/musicians...
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    adapted from Sanskrit the Tibetans as ཕ་ཡུལ (pha yul) the Welsh as Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, 'the ancient land of my fathers' In Romance languages, a common way...
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    sporting culture of both countries. The Welsh crowd's singing of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau as a response to the All Blacks' Haka is often cited as the first...
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    embarrassment when he publicly demonstrated his inability to sing "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", the Welsh national anthem, at a conference. The introduction of...
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    the Golden Gate Quartet and Elvis Songs of the Underground Railroad Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers) Cwm Rhondda (Bread of Heaven) Hymns and Arias...
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    our Fathers") with a similar tune to the Welsh national anthem ("Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau") and the Breton national anthem. "Bro Goth Agan Tasow" is not heard...
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