Y Gwcw
Y Gwcw
The Cuckoo
Action Song
Action Song
(Welsh)
(English)
1. Wrth ddychwel tuag adref
Mi welais gwcw lon,
Oedd newydd groesi'r moroedd
I'r ynys fechan hon.
Cytgan:
Holi a ci,
Holiacici a holiacwcw,
Holiacici a holiacwcw
Holiacici a holiacwcw,
Holiacici a hoi
2. A chwcw gynta'r tymor
A ganai yn y coed,
Run fath â'r gwcw gynta
A ganodd gynta 'rioed.
Cytgan
3. Mi drois yn ôl i chwilio
Y glasgoed yn y llwyn,
I edrych rhwng y brigau
Ble 'roedd y deryn mwyn.
Cytgan
4. Fe gerddais nes dychwelais
O dan y fedw bren,
Ac yno 'roedd y gwcw
Yn canu uwch fy mhen.
Cytgan
5. O diolch iti gwcw,
Ein bod ni yma'n cwrdd,
Fe sychais i fy llygaid
A'r gwcw aeth i ffwrdd.
Cytgan
1. Returning home
I heard a cheerful cuckoo,
It had just crossed the seas
To this small island.
(Chorus)
Holy-a-kee,
Holy-a-kee-kee, a holy-a-coocoo,
Holy-a-kee-kee, a holy-a-coocoo
Holy-a-kee-kee, a holy-a-coocoo,
Holy-a-kee-kee a hoy!
2. And the first cuckoo of the season
It sang in the trees
The same song that
The first cuckoo ever sang.
(Chorus)
3. I turned back to search
The greenwood grove,
To look between the branches,
To where the bird was.
(Chorus)
4. I walked until I returned
Under the birch wood,
And there was the cuckoo
Singing above my head.
(Chorus)
5. Oh, thank you cuckoo,
That we should meet here,
I wiped my eyes
And the cuckoo went away.
(Chorus)
Notes
Collected by John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog) 1832-87.
Game Instructions
Actions on the Chorus:
1st line, "Holy-a-kee": Slap hands on lap repeatedly one after the other.
On each "Holy-a-kee-kee": Slap lap, clap hands, snap hands in the air.
On each "Holy-a-coocoo": Slap lap, clap hands, snap hands in the air.
On last line of chorus: "Holy-a-kee-kee a hoy": Slap lap, clap hands, snap hands in the air. Then on "Hoy" – slap hands on lap repeatedly one after the other.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Lisa.
