History of WalesHanes Cymru / Tudors to IndustryY Tuduriaid a Diwydiant
1841–1903
A Merthyr boy who worked in the ironworks at ten and became the best-known Welsh composer of his age.Bachgen o Ferthyr a weithiodd yn y gwaith haearn yn ddeg oed ac a ddaeth yn gyfansoddwr Cymreig enwocaf ei oes.
His family emigrated to Pennsylvania, where he learned music. Chapel funds sent him to study in London, and he became professor of music at Aberystwyth. He wrote the hymn tune ‘Aberystwyth’, the song ‘Myfanwy’ and the first Welsh opera, ‘Blodwen’.
Ymfudodd ei deulu i Bensylfania, lle dysgodd gerddoriaeth. Anfonodd arian y capeli ef i astudio yn Llundain, a daeth yn athro cerdd yn Aberystwyth. Ysgrifennodd y dôn emyn ‘Aberystwyth’, y gân ‘Myfanwy’ a’r opera Gymraeg gyntaf, ‘Blodwen’.
Born at Pembroke Castle, he landed in Wales in 1485, won at Bosworth and founded the Tudor dynasty.Fe’i ganed yng Nghastell Penfro. Glaniodd yng Nghymru yn 1485, enillodd ym Mosworth a sefydlu llinach y Tuduriaid.
Translated the full Bible into Welsh in 1588. His prose became the standard for written Welsh.Cyfieithodd y Beibl cyfan i’r Gymraeg yn 1588. Daeth ei ryddiaith yn safon i’r Gymraeg ysgrifenedig.
Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, who travelled the Celtic lands and showed that their languages were related.Ceidwad Amgueddfa’r Ashmolean, a deithiodd y gwledydd Celtaidd a dangos bod eu hieithoedd yn perthyn.
His circulating schools taught a large share of the Welsh people to read, in Welsh.Dysgodd ei ysgolion cylchynol gyfran helaeth o bobl Cymru i ddarllen, a hynny yn Gymraeg.