God Bless the Prince of Wales
1862 patriotic song / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"God Bless the Prince of Wales" (Welsh: Ar Dywysog Gwlad y Bryniau) is a royalist song. It was written to mark the occasion of the marriage of the future King Edward VII to Alexandra of Denmark.
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The song was first proposed at the Caernarfon Eisteddfod of 1862. The words were written by the poet, John Ceiriog Hughes and the music by Henry Brinley Richards.[1]
- Ar D'wysog gwlad y bryniau,
- O boed i'r nefoedd wen,
- Roi iddo gyda choron,
- Ei bendith ar ei ben!
- Pan syrthio'r aur wialen,
- Pan elo un i'r nef,
- Y nef a ddalio i fyny
- Ei law frenhinol ef!
The English words are by George Linley. The song was completed and performed in 1863. The opening lyrics are:
- Among our ancient mountains,
- And from our lovely vales,
- Oh! Let the prayer re-echo
- God bless the Prince of Wales!
- With hearts and voice awaken
- Those minstrel strains of yore,
- Till Britain's name and glory,
- Resounds from shore to shore.
In parts of Scotland and Ireland the tune is used to sing "Derry's Walls", a unionist song.