Thread: Heddiw dda i chi o Gymru (Good day to you from Wales)

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Anthony Hopkins is a very fine actor, no complaint. But I don't think he has any Welsh heritage (I could be mistaken) and lacks therefore that distinct soul and timbre of the Welsh tongue and soul that issued from Dylan Thomas' readings of hie own works. I can not forget his rendition of "Do not go gently into that dark night".

Anthony Hopkins was born and bred in Industrial south Wales Port Talbot, just a Stones throw from Richard Burton in Pontrhydyfen, and is every bit as much a proud Welshman as Burton, but there can be a large amount of snobbish resentment from a small section of Welsh speakers towards non Welsh speakers and Burton was certainly one of them, and all I will say Wales greatest poet wrote exclusively in English, very many of the greatest Welsh people and champions of Wales never spoke Welsh.

At least the stats are showing an increase in the number of Welsh speakers these days. I hope the trend continues myself, and that the next generation of fine poets create their works in both languages.


Mick

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Really can't help, though I am pretty sure its something to do with them making me and Bombay into a salad, but they are denying it.

I will translate for chi

bombay a edhewitt - Eddy and the Bomb

siarad - Would you like to pop over so we can all have some salad? it is really nice, with lettuce and everything.

llawer - I also have a bottle of gin, some tonic, little umbrellas,olives, and tooth picks.

Kind of explains why the Romans never bothered us too much........

Originally Posted by bombay

Damon if you manage to talk enough crap to get to 100 posts, only 15 more, you could be a senior member before your razor even arrives. come on that must be an SRP first, keep going

I don't quite know how i feel about that...lol

Originally Posted by edhewitt

What do you think Sam tam Sam is?

Fireman Sam in Welsh = Sam Tan.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

What do you think Sam tam Sam is?

Originally Posted by MrPeters

Fireman Sam in Welsh = Sam Tan.

I told you he knows more than he's letting on Mr P...We might have to 'sairad yn Saisneg' to throw the bugger off the scent. He'll think we've just gone and started using a secret code or something.

Originally Posted by MickR

I told you he knows more than he's letting on Mr P...We might have to 'sairad yn Saisneg' to throw the bugger off the scent. He'll think we've just gone and started using a secret code or something.

Dw'in meddwl Ed yn Cymro yn nghalon.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Anthony Hopkins was born and bred in Industrial south Wales Port Talbot, just a Stones throw from Richard Burton in Pontrhydyfen, and is every bit as much a proud Welshman as Burton, but there can be a large amount of snobbish resentment from a small section of Welsh speakers towards non Welsh speakers and Burton was certainly one of them, and all I will say Wales greatest poet wrote exclusively in English, very many of the greatest Welsh people and champions of Wales never spoke Welsh.

I stand corrected about Hopkins' ancestry. But I will stand firm on Dylan THomas gave the better reading of his work. Hopkins, as an actor, is skilled in imparting the, hopefully, inner sense of a poem with the authors intent, or the essence of a character brought to life from the written page. His reading may be more dramatic but I believe, in all cases, an actor impart with an artificial skin. A poet, or painter, or whatever the creative art, their rendition will always contain the original spark of intent. Case in point. Jackson Pollack is credited with an advancement in art with his "dribble" painting. Many people have copied his style but were never good at it because they saw the technique, not the creative spark that drove him to produce what he did. Un rant.

Another post just to add to it. Is this the longest thread I wonder?

Originally Posted by eddy79

Another post just to add to it. Is this the longest thread I wonder?

I have a subliminal feeling that we are working on it, The imp of an author of this thread seems to have struck a spot in us, the majority of responders, to use this thread for a lot of things. It should be moved to the Conversation section cause it's way, way past beginning straight razor shaving.