SPINE-TINGLING! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dafydd Iwan belts out Yma o Hyd before Wales vs Austria!

What a performance. What a reception. Welsh folk singer Dafydd Iwan delivers a phenomenal performance of Yma o Hyd before Thursday's World Cup play-off semi-final against Austria at the Cardiff City Stadium!
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[@bilgeratbozza1090]

Not caring about Welsh in school was the dumbest thing I ever did. I love our language and i'm glad it's on the rise

[@marka9183]

Learn it now 😉 I did ten years ago

[@thomasalan1622]

Like wise!

[@CF80free]

I feel exactly the same

[@SD_UK]

It OK Mate, Life is a long road. We are wherever we are. Ymlaen Cymru! 💪

[@pierpress578]

i was just the same! Unfortunately - we could drop it after Standard 12 (Year 2)

[@npm2457]

As a 60 yr old Englishman, and no disrespect to my generation in the crowd, but it was the 'youngsters' who knew the WHOLE song. The Welsh language lives on in you. The Welsh; the FIRST true Britons.

[@williamdickerson8898]

Because when the older generation were in school it was banned in a lot of schools. Two welsh mps took it to the European Supreme Court and won.

[@user-iv3gd2lu9i]

Dall' Italia ti dico di essere d'accordo.... Mae yr brenin Arthur yn byw am byth....

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Ta

[@NathanRothschild-fy9gz]

@@user-iv3gd2lu9i Grazie mille fra, sono gallese ma ho imparato l'italiano perchè il tuo paese e bella, anche la lingua. Grazie per aver battuto Inghilterra nel 2021😁

[@user-iv3gd2lu9i]

@@NathanRothschild-fy9gz io invece sono italiano e ho imparato il gallese.... Mi sono divertito a venire in Gran Bretagna e non dire una parola in inglese... Cymru am byth cymraeg yn byw....

[@acn98]

I'm from Galicia, and seeing a stadium full of people singing in their language and being so proud of their identity makes me incredibly proud. We must protect our cultures, the blood of our ancestors fell on the floor to protect them.

[@MatthewMopo]

My brother, comments like this inspire many. Yma o hyd

[@okayaresd]

As a Hindu living in India, this comment made my day!

[@ermannosorricchiodivalfort4905]

aren't galicians ancestrally celtic? i believe i read that somewhere

[@acn98]

@@ermannosorricchiodivalfort4905 that's true my friend

[@GwAsus]

polish or iberian galicia? either way, cool

[@kuchcyk]

I thought that was sweat running down Dafydd's face then realised it was tears; tears of pride. And he had every right. There is nothing better in sport than hearing a Welsh crowd singing.

[@blotski]

Same here. I had tears in my eyes until I realised those were tears running down his cheeks and then mine followed suite.

[@williamtraep2984]

The years are from the sacrifices he has made, the struggles to preserve the Welsh language being Arrested for his his right and our right to keep our language and the English government off our land

[@jancyraniak4739]

These are tears of joy. As a Pole I can imagine the feeling, even if the threats to the survival of my nation and my language ended before I was born.

[@Deiwos0]

When he wrote this song the language was dying, it was being repressed by the English, now, in his later years the language is rising again and his song is being sung, in perfect Welsh, by thousands at once. Damn I'd cry too.

[@douglaswilliams9657]

He fought all his life to preserve the welsh language and he wrote this song himself to say we will always be here and the language!! That s why he sings it with such passion. The culmination of his dedication To his country and it’s language.

[@gaelswag]

I'm Irish and this is beautiful. I hope all our Celtic nations foresee the complete revival of our languages and culture as well as the preservation of our people. Cymru am byth. Grá ó Éirinn.

[@TongYabgu]

Cyfarchion o Dwrci i fy mrodyr Celtaidd. 🇹🇷 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Hearts4MyBestie]

Diolch

[@barneypaws4883]

Diolch yn fawr

[@drewwilliams6888]

Iwerddon am byth Ireland forever

[@mariapalmer5671]

@@drewwilliams6888 agus Alba . Sgoinneil.

[@95bene95]

Was in the stadium as austrian supporter. But this gave me Goosebumps 😳

[@neilkm46]

Thank you we sing our hearts out 🐉 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@andrewriste3895]

Thank you ❤

[@WelshLefty26490]

Diolch yn Fawr iawn. Welsh is on the Rise. Boys Cymru Am Byth long live the Celts!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇲 Yma o Hyd!!!! the Red Dragon Leads Us Llywelyn Ap Gruffudd Smiles down from the Heavens Above on the once Great Land. But this land has lost its Pride And the Dragons Flame has been put out By the Anglo Saxons The English They think that they can bully our Country into Serving it and Westminster but one Day Boyos. One day wales and its Celtic Brothers across the Seas will be Free. I Proimse you that. The Red Dragon will Rise Again. Cymru Am Byth !!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 England shall Burn!!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom? More like Disunited Kingdom #YesCymru

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

Oh the Welsh love a song - you would love the a day of Rugby at Cardiff! As an Englishman it’s my duty to learn the Welsh anthem as well... after all they are the fathers of these lands!

[@fredevans5908]

Thanks, that was our intention...kinda

[@KeithWilliams-er6ss]

I've never felt so proud to be Welsh and I'm South African..🙏🏽

[@jwsoaresjones1560]

One of the Southern counties...

[@mariamerigold]

2:55 when he sings "the Welsh language will live on" (bydd y'r iaith cymraeg yn fyw) and he stops singing to be able to hear the crowd 😭. Really hits me in the owain glyndwr ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@kayak9306]

Mate I know 👌👌

[@evilme1752]

ok thats clever hahaha love it lol

[@benwoosey9697]

Do you mean the owain glyndwr pub in Corwen???

[@evilme1752]

@@benwoosey9697 haha think again lol

[@admincsolutions7882]

@@benwoosey9697perhaps the dude that pub might be named after 😉

[@colingristock1783]

around 3:54 . . .when you see thr tear running down his cheek ....this man doesn't want adulation , he wants to hear young folk speaking/singing in the tongue of the land of their fathers . . .CLASS ! !

[@bannaubrycheiniog1329]

You've got it, spot on 👍❤

[@geraintjones3497]

2:07 father and son singing they’re hearts out ❤️

[@fredgovani6480]

@@geraintjones3497 I too had tears hearing this. So very rousing

[@mattgwynlloyd]

Absolute class ❤️

[@Tangerine10.]

Found this today and watched it about 10x , just beautiful to witness such passion for your culture and language, love to all Celts , superb ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@blake4604]

It doesn’t sound like a crowd of football fans- it sounds like the most amazingly passionate sounding ‘mass choir’ ever assembled!!

[@centaur00me]

Croeso I gymru ♥️

[@khalidfalvey4148]

@@centaur00me Da Iawn 👊

[@neilkm46]

❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@littlehorhey5285]

A very good bass section mind....

[@johnsuncle888]

@@littlehorhey5285 Ivor Emanuel.

[@roysnow2401]

As an Englishman I have to say this is the best pre match song of all time. Sung with unbelievable passion and pride.

[@greedavaricious7760]

Same on my end mate, fully agreed

[@ReeceyBoy_4]

I'm English aswell bro but I love this so much

[@benfisher5531]

Englishman here who loves the Welsh, our British brothers

[@UbercakeNL]

Fair do's...

[@lynryall1317]

An Englishman??...good god lol thank you xxx😊😊😊

[@LylDyl7]

I’m Irish and this legitimately made me tear up, amazing to see Celtic languages continue to grow after being made illegal for years.

[@paperflowers-ks6vv]

I'm Welsh, and I'll try and explain why this is so special and why Dafydd Iwan is crying. If you watch the Copa90 video- The Welsh Football revolution, it explains more about the rise in national pride and football and the Welsh language, and why it's so surprising. Two things caused the decline in the Welsh language- mass migration from England during the industrial revolution and a efforts by the government to stamp it out- which led to a like 'internalised hatred' from Welsh people towards their own language. And also laws that banned if from being spoken in workplace, court etc. The language loss caused a split in Wales and Welsh was only really spoken in the North West and West coast. And it became synonymous with nationalism- which was really hated in Wales. The south was more unionist. Dafydd Iwan is a Welsh nationalist folk singer, probably the most 'uncool' thing you could be in Wales. In football, like the Copa90 video shows, the Welsh language was really looked down on in Cardiff and the south. Many people in the south hated North Wales Welsh speakers as much as the English. When I was young, there was no pride in the language at all and was seen as backwards and embarrassing. People would have mocked you for liking Dafydd Iwan. So to see football fans from across Wales (10-20 years ago would have had nothing in common, and maybe would have hated and fighting each other) sing a Welsh nationalist folk song, is nothing short of a miracle. And it's prompted Welsh people to want to learn Welsh so they can sing along in Welsh. There is still a sort of trauma in Wales, particularly in the older generation from the Welsh language loss, and an internalised shame over speaking it. So to see the younger generation embrace their language is beautiful! I And 'rugby Welshness' is still very unionist, with the Royals and all that. The nationalism that has spawned from football is new, organic and forward thinking. This is why he's crying. To see Wales finally embrace the language, without any negative connotations or embarrassment. And it's united the north and south. Hope that makes sense.

[@LylDyl7]

@@paperflowers-ks6vvthanks for that mate! I’m Irish so I know all about how the English made our languages illegal, but it’s great to see Welsh and Gailge back on the rise! This song is truly incredible and if that man doesn’t give you national pride I don’t know who will, all Welsh men and women should have to watch that video

[@paperflowers-ks6vv]

@@LylDyl7 Yeah, it's amazing. For Wales to be getting over the hangups and shame over our language and culture. It's quite a recent development, 10 years ago this would not be happening. It's increased a sense of confidence too. It's also nice to see comments from other countries, that this song resonates with them too. Over language loss, suppression. Yeah, very special. And like I said, very surprising.

[@Rebmulrooneyward]

​@@paperflowers-ks6vvthis comment was very informative, thank you. I'm English so have no connection with the language, but I think Welsh is the most beautiful of all the Celtic languages. It makes me happy to hear the Welsh have sustained pride in their unique language and culture.

[@nw101971]

Dafydd Iwan has single handily written a page for himself in Welsh folklore with this epic song, how on earth can any Welsh sportsman or woman not feel utterly inspired after hearing this. When he shed a tear he must’ve thought “I can go knowing the next generation will be speaking the language of their forefathers” & his song will live on long after Dafydd Iwan is gone.

[@npm2457]

Brilliant comment

[@boredasfuck8369]

Not bad seeing as they banged him up for his nationalism hey 😁 now he got the whole of Wales and far beyond singing this ha ha magic

[@jove6407]

Speaking the language of your nation is such a basic part of life, it's so sad that it has to be "revived" in the first place. Globalism is truly a cancer

[@kevinlynott309]

@@boredasfuck8369 The road to freedom and independence is long and hard with many sacrifices, good luck to him, from an Englishman.

[@margaretyronwy-davies8995]

That's so well said Simon, a brilliant legacy to leave for Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@warok11]

Greetings from Brittany, cousins ! We are still here too and forever ! Amañ emaomp atav !!!

[@martindavies6640]

Greetings from Wales cousin.

[@warok11]

@@martindavies6640 Ma Gouc'hemennoù evit kip ar bed ! Congrats for the qualifications to the World Cup. I, and couple of friends, will be supporters of Cymru ! Of Course

[@CrazyMonkey679]

Greetings from your Irish cousins also

[@thelethargicponderer6793]

@@CrazyMonkey679 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪

[@pelagius_morvan]

N’omp ket nemet kendirvi met breudeur dija en amzeriou dremenet hag adarre hep dale. Ar memes guad a zo ennomp.

[@mehdib3607]

I'm Moroccan and beginning to learn Welsh because of this song , Cymru am byth!

[@Jimmie16]

I'm a Scot and so wish our language was taught in our schools the way you do in Wales.

[@yerboringmate79]

scottish and scottish slang is a language on its own to be fair.

[@brianjones5489]

Well done the young people belting out this song in Welsh and full marks to those English speaking households whose children are taught through the medium of the Welsh language.The speaking of Welsh is now in resurgence.

[@tombartram7384]

Ysgolion Cymraeg yn rwtsh, maer plant yn siarad Saesneg trwyr amser. Bues i mewn un.

[@iwan4090]

@@tombartram7384 Yr allu i siarad sy’n bwysig. Ma lot o bobl ifanc yn gweld siarad saesneg fel rwbeth ffasiynol yn anffodus, ond mae’n rhwbeth chi’n tyfu mas o yn fy mhrofiad i

[@SuperDionlee]

True I'm one of them and I'm in video 3.08 I'm I'm soo proud that my son knows the words ect

[@tombartram7384]

@@iwan4090 mae dy brofiad di yn wahanol I'm mhrofiad I. Ymhlith plant syn mynd I ysgolion Cymraeg un Siroedd Morgannwg bydd o leiaf 95% yn mynd trwy weddill eu bywyd fel oedolyn heb unrhyw gysylltiad a Chymraeg o gwbl.

[@iwan4090]

@@tombartram7384 hynny’n drist, ond i fod yn deg mae angen esgus arno’r bobl yna rhyngweithio ac i ddefnyddio’r gymraeg o ddydd i dydd. Mae’r tyfiant yn siaradwyr a pethe fel hyn yn normaleiddio’r iaith, sydd yn wych i weld. Dwi’n byw yn Casnewydd ar y funud mate ac yn gweld agwedd nifer o bobl at y iaith, sydd yn drist ond mae digon o bobl yn weithio o blaid y iaith a’r diwilliant 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@markusweienbeck6163]

I was in the Stadium that day and i was amazed by the atmosphere.I'll be back .greetings from Austria

[@DA-xt6wl]

You will be welcome any time Marcus

[@peterrees5931]

Croeso

[@leonbrooks2107]

I’m sure someone will happily welcome you with a bucket hat of your own. If they don’t let me know and you can borrow my spare 😁👍 Croeso i Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@nevadamareno3713]

Please come back Markus, beer waiting for you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇦🇹

[@neilkm46]

Thank you sir 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇦🇹 ❤

[@avantelvsitania3359]

2:55 - is for me the most moving part. This song states how the Welsh people will "be here till Judgment Day", and that particular verse talks how the "the Welsh language will be alive". It's very moving to see Dafydd Iwan stopping singing to hear the entire stadium singing in Welsh, confirming the lyrics.

[@olekcholewa8171]

Se Deus quiser, ha de brilhar....

[@avantelvsitania3359]

@@olekcholewa8171 ... de novo a coroa sobre as lusas armas ;)

[@xavierfranzoia6633]

Go Wales thousends of welsh Argentinians in Patagonia are awaiting the match tomorrow.

[@billyhughes805]

Abrazos, che!

[@BrotherMoses72]

Absolute goosebumps at 2:07 watching the father and son belting it out with passion. 2 generations 1 voice.

[@gabemore1766]

Some of us were there with 5 generations 1 voice :)

[@blackmantis3130]

Got his father's nose

[@davecolbert7658]

In complete contrast to the bloke at 2.00 who was texting ! 😂

[@blackmantis3130]

@@nicknazarov5887 so he got his father's nose.

[@durrantalan]

They are two brothers, 8 and 11. It’s a hard life in Wales.

[@sbakernyc5761]

Up the fucking Welsh! From an Irishman in NYC

[@book3100]

To our cousins in Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Cornwall, and everywhere in the world, remember and be proud.

[@warok11]

We're still here strong, and for many many many centuries to go ! ( from Brittany)

[@Tangerine10.]

The North remembers brother 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪

[@ianmilton6898]

I'm a well hardened Englishman - but this honestly has to be one of the passionate songs i have EVER heard - Ive reposted it to as many outlets - got my nephews hooked - well done Wales .. for getting through and for having the passion that others can only dream of

[@UbercakeNL]

Thank you... It's really heartwarming to see a positive comment from a 'Hardened Englishman'... TBH I lived longer in England than in Wales, most of my life in the Netherlands, not a footy fan, rugby (sort of obviously), yet watching this reduces me to tears... Seriously, more often than not we're accused of being sheep shagging xenophobes (Never I have I heard that from Dutch & other European PPL, those that have been in Wales almost always start with how friendly the locals are,,,)... If only more PPL were like you...

[@welshman8954]

Diolch ar ffowr (thank you)

[@JenXOfficialEDM]

Dw i'n hapus i darllen ma!

[@ryangardner6804]

@@UbercakeNL You are so interesting to me. I'm half welsh half english currently learning Dutch in hopes to live in Nederland one day

[@UbercakeNL]

@@ryangardner6804 It's not the easiest of languages to speak well... Brexit won't help you either, let me know if your move is imminent & I'll see what I can do to help...

[@Micheal-es1ki]

This is a beautiful song, speaking from an Irish man here. We must look after all our Celtic traditions and music and promote and save our ancient Celtic languages 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@christinequinn5355]

As an Irishwoman, I totally agree.🏴🏴

[@Micheal-es1ki]

@@christinequinn5355 Óró 'sé do bheatha 'bhaile - LYRICS + Translation / M. Máire Ní Shúilleabháin kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJS9lGp9rNWJjrc

[@ethanjones2942]

@@Micheal-es1kiGoogle doesn’t even translate it, not worthy of a translation in its eyes. Us Celts must arise & form our own Celtic alliance against the english. They care about nothing & nobody but themselves

[@Micheal-es1ki]

@@ethanjones2942 the Celtic nations from our islands have such an ancient and beautiful history, our ancient languages are key to our rich history that the world should know about and we can be proud of that. The English of today had no part in the history of our past and we should be able to stand together and recognise the wrongs of the past, but also look forward to a Celtic, Saxon and the best of ancient European peoples without having to fight each other. Tiocfaidh Ar La! Our day will come 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@dublinsfaircity]

Our rugby song is a national embarrasment Irelands Call cringesfest on steroids.

[@franckrobert1076]

From Britanny " DIOLCH ❤ DAFYDD " Always supporting WELSH team 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 , CELTIC brotherhood !!!

[@drychaf]

Mat-tre, tugarez (but it's 'Dafydd').

[@Tlevids]

Our Breton brothers and sisters are always welcome in Cymru!

[@franckrobert1076]

​@@drychaf 👍

[@robertmcgrath7970]

Im Irish this had tears rollin down me face, the language is beautiful the power of the people singing it is soul tingling, may our own nation see this and speak our Celtic language with honour and pride!

[@bepolite6961]

Did a DNA Heritage test for Christmas. Always knew my mothers people came over from Ireland. Turns out I am 52% Welsh (Glamorgan Valley} and 48% Irish (Waterford) best of both Celtic cultures. Well chuffed.

[@paperflowers-ks6vv]

I'm Welsh, and I'll try and explain why this is so special and why Dafydd Iwan is crying. If you watch the Copa90 video- The Welsh Football Revolution, it explains more about the rise in national pride and football and the Welsh language, and why it's so surprising. Two things caused the decline in the Welsh language- mass migration from England during the industrial revolution and a efforts by the government to stamp it out- which led to a like 'internalised hatred' from Welsh people towards their own language. And also laws that banned if from being spoken in workplace, court etc. The language loss caused a split in Wales and Welsh was only really spoken in the North West and West coast. And it became synonymous with nationalism- which was really hated in Wales. The south was more unionist. Dafydd Iwan is a Welsh nationalist folk singer, probably the most 'uncool' thing you could be in Wales. In football, like the Copa90 video shows, the Welsh language was really looked down on in Cardiff and the south. Many people in the south hated North Wales Welsh speakers as much as the English. When I was young, there was no pride in the language at all and was seen as backwards and embarrassing. People would have mocked you for liking Dafydd Iwan. So to see football fans from across Wales (10-20 years ago would have had nothing in common, and maybe would have hated and fighting each other) sing a Welsh nationalist folk song, is nothing short of a miracle. And it's prompted Welsh people to want to learn Welsh so they can sing along in Welsh. There is still a sort of trauma in Wales, particularly in the older generation from the Welsh language loss, and an internalised shame over speaking it. So to see the younger generation embrace their language is beautiful! I And 'rugby Welshness' is still very unionist, with the Royals and all that. The nationalism that has spawned from football is new, organic and forward thinking. The football team has been pushing for it to be called 'Cymru' rather than 'Wales'. And it's helped the movement in Wales to 'un-Anglicise' ourselves. I.e changing place names back to the original Welsh names. Un-Anglcise our surnames (the reason why so many Jones, Williams, Davies in Wales is because England changed our surnames from the original Welsh names Dafydd= Davies etc) This is why he's crying. It's a mix of disbelief, and also pride to see Wales finally embrace the language, without any negative connotations or embarrassment. And it's united the north and south. Hope that makes sense.

[@christinequinn5355]

@@paperflowers-ks6vv Thank you. That is a great explanation. As an Irishwoman who loves our own native language, Gaeilge, I also love healthy, life affirming Welsh and Scottish nationalism. According to most modern science, our ancestral DNA, culture and language ARE embedded in our bodies. Of course, I also love football and have watched this spine tingling rendition by Dafydd and the Welsh football fans, DOZENS of times. Slainte.

[@paperflowers-ks6vv]

@@christinequinn5355 Oh thanks! I know it's a bit of an essay, but I wanted to provide some context for the crying. I think a lot of us in Wales have been very surprised by the effect the Cymru football team has had on the Welsh psyche! It's probably a sense of vindication too- he went to jail for his Welsh language protests. People like him were seen as 'crackpots' in the past. Now nationalism is taken a lot more seriously by the younger generation. To see younger people embrace the song (he's in his 80s!) and sing in Welsh- many of them can't speak Welsh and singing phonetically, is probably something he never thought he would see.

[@geraintdavies5042]

Does anyone else think that this man should have a statue the size of a mountain and be remembered forever as one of if not the person to help keep the Welsh language alive and current . When I hear this I feel privileged to have been born Welsh . Diolch Duw am Dafydd.

[@malcolmjohn3273]

YES, 100%

[@funntimwithgransonandnany9717]

​@@malcolmjohn3273mo no

[@AlanRoberts-vs1uh]

Cawr o ddyn ag yn cytuno yn hollol.

[@llinoswilliams8328]

Cawr o ddyn oedd ar dan eisiau cau ysgolion gwledig? Digon hawdd canu tydy

[@AlanRoberts-vs1uh]

@@llinoswilliams8328 cyntaf I fi clywad hynna, ond mae Rhiw un sydd yn neud rhiwbath i'r wlad yn well na'r colbar sydd yn rhedag o.

[@mithalbrown3872]

I’m English and I heard this for the first time after Wales qualified for the WC. One of the greatest things Ive heard at a football game. Makes the hairs on your arms stand on end. This video is amazing and shows the passion of the Welsh fans. The World Cup will be all the better for having the Welsh fans at it. Congratulations after a long long wait. Yma O Hyd

[@leslielenahan2619]

Cheers mate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@neilwilliams1518]

CARNT WAIT TO STICK ONE OVER THE ENEMY[ENGERLAND[THUGS AND LOATHED THE WORLD IN GENERAL BUT WHERE THE BEST TAKE NOTE ENGLAND

[@rhob5730]

Diolch yn fawr.

[@blodwen6946]

Thank you for your lovely comment x🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@UbercakeNL]

Thankyou...

[@leonardpattison2816]

Fuck knows why am crying as a fuckin Geordie

[@leslielenahan2619]

Because the welsh are beautiful people 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@JohnWilliams-iw6oq]

An Australian of aboriginal and Welsh descent, this brought tears to my eyes and pride to my heart.

[@philinn4788]

As a white Australian man I offer my apologies and sincere grief at what my forefathers did to you yours

[@JohnWilliams-iw6oq]

@@philinn4788 you are not responsible for the sins of the past, you share no guilt and it is a lie that is being perpetrated on decent, caring people. Which part of me is responsible for the crimes in Alice Springs, the black part, or the crimes against Aboriginals, the white part? This is a fraud my friend, don't fall for it.

[@danielmalachi8793]

"Welsh is of the soil, this island, the senior language of the men of Britain; and Welsh is beautiful." -- J. R. R. Tolkien Well, if the great man said it... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐉💪

[@christycullen2355]

It's the mother language. None of us are related to ancient Britains but our language is the oldest so we are the Britains

[@danielmalachi8793]

@@christycullen2355 Britons* Yes, Christy, I fully agree with you!

[@christycullen2355]

@@danielmalachi8793 yeah I wasn't sure if it was Britons but thanks for clearing it up. 👍

[@danielmalachi8793]

@@christycullen2355 yeah, it’s confusing, isn’t it?! They sound exactly the same 😅

[@malcolmjohn3273]

@@christycullen2355 OHH SOOO TRUE , I always think the same .

[@davidnewton8158]

I was born in Cardiff in 1944, my mother was Rosie Lloyd who worked in the Westgate Pub in Tiger Bay. My dad was a Canadian soldier and we lived in Grangetown until 1952 when we emigrated to Canada. My dad took me to Cardiff City games, and I remember the day when Cardiff was promoted to division one in 1952. I have supported Cardiff City and Wales for 70 years. The video today was so emotional, and I am so proud of my Welsh heritage.

[@blackholemonkey]

What a life, thank you for sharing, and I really hope you are enjoying this moment. I was forced to leave my home country (Bosnia) but fortunately had the great pleasure of watching my home country reach the World Cup in Brasil 2014 and it was a near out of body experience, one which I will never forget. I am, and always will be proud of my Bosnian heritage, and I love hearing when others feel the same kind of pride for their heritage.

[@andrewjames3109]

My grampy was a docks policeman in world war 2, lived in Kent street at the time I believe. Ivor James (Jimmy) Nurse. Bandmaster at the Sally Army for 35 years. My dad was born in 1946 next to the bakery opposite the stadium.

[@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756]

I was born in Cardiff in 1966 and emigrated to Australia in 1975.... I too am proud to be Welsh, support Wales in the rugby and Cardiff City..... (but I love my Aussie Rules footy too).

[@jamaalosman125]

I'm of Somali origin. I was born in Tiger Bay and grew up in Grangetown 🤣

[@MitcyDupres]

David, I wanted to let you know that this is one of my favourite comments. I must drive through Grangetown, Bute Town and the bay every day of the week. I think the pub was demolished in the 60s, as I've never seen it, but I did get to enjoy Ninian Park many times before we moved across Sloper Road. The city has changed so much in the past 20 years or so.

[@crancklord8719]

Watching this as an american with 0 connection to Wales like fuck yea go Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@aleddavies770]

If only the English loved us

[@drpaulvfr3597]

We dont ask to be loved, it just happens!

[@ermannosorricchiodivalfort4905]

@@drpaulvfr3597 true that, i'm italian and i have no idea why i've always loved celtics people to bits, really i do know but i had the same feeling even before i could motivate it factually lol

[@sonofanarchy6628]

​Romans lot of history with welsh, not all bad😂❤ some say thats what make us country of song, Pavarotti made his debut in eisteddfod in Wales, big connection 🇮🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿​@ermannosorricchiodivalfort4905

[@CrawfordGrimaldi]

As an Englishman.. this is just incredible, what a nation Wales is.

[@atajobbasova]

Scandinavian here. I must say this gave me bumps all over. I really like the celtic culture, traditions and songs. Keep up the fight for welsh culture ❤

[@D_ickie]

Just in case you were curious what he’s singing about. the chorus roughly translates to “regardless of anyone and everything, we’re here to stay” it’s when the English tried to stop the welsh language from being spoken.. “regardless of anyone and everything, we’re here to stay”

[@thedark2536]

If this doesn't give you goosebumps you are already dead 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@sallyannwheeler6327]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️🤝🇮🇪

[@denisgriffiths3895]

Where can I get one of those Welsh hats.

[@sallyannwheeler6327]

@@denisgriffiths3895 You can buy them online. Preferably under Welsh Gift shops to help support them.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️😊

[@smguk2412]

Or just not a sheep shagger

[@jwsoaresjones1560]

Only sleeping. He'll wake, and sing!

[@owenjames4617]

I’m German and loved it

[@ironbru24]

Another admiring Englishman here. An outstanding song of passion and pride.

[@KamilWasHere]

I'm polish and when I heard this song before the game Wales - Poland i almost cried not even knowing what's the song is about. Now I have this on repeat.

[@jasongriffiths9436]

I have some lovely Polish friends and my son and his friend who is also Polish had some fun before the game. Well done on qualifying and we all hope Poland do well in our house for our friends!

[@lobo3678]

Gaelic speaking scot here, there is something deeply powerful about this, absolutely amazing! Beannaich Dia a’ Chuimrigh

[@lobo3678]

@Dan Beech yes mate it does

[@algiz21]

Amazing to see a scot speaking his native language. I heard Scottish gaelic is almost extinct

[@lobo3678]

@@algiz21 yes it is, and unfortunately it was other lowland Scots who caused it primarily, my father was beaten by his school teacher for speaking it in the playground to his pals, it was literally frightened out of the kids, thankfully all school kids in the islands now have to explicitly opt out of gaelic education rather than having to opt in, only about 80 to 90 thousand native speakers left

[@davidtkocz8356]

​​@@algiz21 Tha Gaidhlig beo fhathast ann an Alba.

[@patrickeichberger1175]

Great to see that the welsh are proud to celebrate their culture 🙏 respect from Austria🇦🇹 and well- deserved win 🤝 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@helenbaker1630]

Diolch. Your fans and club are a credit to your country

[@stephendeadman7131]

Diolch ! Thank you Patrick! It was a great match between to good teams 👏 unfortunately one had to lose 😕

[@hyllaf]

Thank you. Wish Mr. Alaba was Welsh

[@jamierokerpark3623]

Diolch...respect to you and your fellow fans n team...great effort n you ran us close..much respect

[@neilkm46]

Thanks sir

[@Jax-fd4eu]

I'm English born support England.. dad's Welsh. In my 35yrs on this earth I've never met another nation so proud to be who they are and I don't think I ever will. And the voices of the Welsh when they sing is something else. Gives me goosebumps.. must be my dad's blood in me.

[@margaretpace4285]

Lovely words 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ty from my fellow welshies x

[@sandrabojovic4817]

It's not just blood. It's the pride and defiance of a people, - your people and your ancestors who pledge loyalty to the culture, history, language, memory that they've created.

[@user-iv3gd2lu9i]

​@@sandrabojovic4817da iawn

[@TheJokeExplainerr]

as an irish person, im so proud of our welsh brothers, amazing language and amazing people. i love wales 🇮🇪❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@fforfreedom8893]

The true Celts of these islands❤

[@garyfairhead3186]

I'm from England and have never heard this before. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING to hear♥️♥️

[@sherilynhamilton-shaw8169]

And you are welcome to sing with us anytime! ❤️

[@JimFinnis]

It's to Wales what "Jerusalem" is to England - the alternative National Anthem. The chorus, translated: "We're still here, in spite of everyone and everything, we're still here."

[@stevehughes6627]

I'd heard this before, but NEVER with such passion, esp amongst the youngsters. If this doesn't make want to be Welsh nothing will!

[@garyfairhead3186]

@@sherilynhamilton-shaw8169 Thanks Sherilyn♥️♥️ I think I'd start crying as it's moved me to years just watching on KZbin😁

[@charliezz6746]

@@JimFinnis Jerusalem should be the English national anthem.

[@patrickglennon6834]

Just when you think the welsh can't do any better, hats off.

[@tropicaldan]

So many young people singing along in Welsh is beautiful.

[@RubyBakerPWA]

I've only just realized how much Daffyd was crying in this video... absolutely beautiful.. Who's cutting onions?

[@matteoj226]

The true language of Britain. Wonderful to my ears.

[@pathughes9825]

Thank you Wales from all your friends and comrades in ireland

[@JamaicanP2.0]

One of the most beautiful songs I’ve heard in my life. Cheers from Poland

[@alanpayne5268]

Cheers mate. Dziekuje!💓

[@bristolbhoy8697]

I'm a scotsman understand the emotion , fight for your history. It's worth the fight and this inspirational

[@dash5727]

God I love Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 love from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@stephendeadman7131]

Dash thank you! Iam a very proud Welsh man, but iam also half Scottish and also very proud of that fact too!! Diolch

[@wrutherfordx3x]

I second that motion as a Scot. I'd want to march in battle with my Welsh and Irish brothers, all bellowing out our beloved songs and hymns. I'd march to the gates of hell with this behind me.

[@Tangerine10.]

@@wrutherfordx3x I'd be with you side by side, Celts stand tall and together 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@gabemore1766]

@@Tangerine10. love flowers of Scotland that’s another goosebump anthem

[@rocky3268]

We Also Love the Scottish What a Welcome Everytime We go to Murray field 💯👌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💙✌🏻

[@CF80free]

This is more than a song. This is a movement! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@dafydd1722]

The Welsh National Movement (WNM), the cornerstone of Welsh nationalism. Dafydd Iwan himself, former president of the Welsh Nationalist Party has inspired the last couple of generations to the movement. Cymru am byth! Dafydd Iwan am byth! /I\

[@robgreen1818]

Agreed. A political movement with the national football team as the catalyst. Gareth Bale for Prif Weinidog! Dwi’n cefnogi annibynieath!

[@GrantoBhoy]

All power and love to you from Scotland. We’ll take our place at the globe’s table soon. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@winegums3211]

We'll see you on the 5th of June Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@peterlittlejohns9290]

@@dafydd1722 Yes, Dafydd Iwan is an incredibly important man in Welsh history- not just a great folk singer

[@derrickdinwiddie8759]

Wow.... American here watching.... don't understand a word they are saying but I'll be dammed if it didn't still give me chills and misty eyes.

[@toogyman]

As good as this is and it’s ace if you look up ‘land of my fathers 2013 ‘ the welsh can also do this ( I’m not welsh by the way ) Not sure this can be bettered

[@olo7717]

The main three words “yma o hyd” means we are still here. It’s a nationalist song expressing after everything our country has been through, we are still here basically

[@Raptorsified]

I'm a Japanese Canadian and this makes tears run down my face. Every person group in the world deserves to preserve their culture and history. GLORY TO THE CELTS AND LONG MAY THEIR LANGUAGE BE HEARD.

[@AB-ye5cc]

the touched old lady in the end... beautiful :)

[@muhammedebrahim3102]

it's not Football Stadium it's An Opera Choir Greetings From Egypt

[@simondalzell5635]

An Englishman with goose bumps. Respect. What a glorious sight and sound.

[@Svijseredchuzhihchuzhijsered..]

Sincerely from Ukraine! We, too, are now reviving our language after centuries of attempts to destroy it by the invaders. P.S. Thank you for a good game.

[@sominboy2757]

Stay safe and lets hope this war ends soon.

[@garethwilliams7059]

Yma o hyd my brothers 👍

[@garry843]

That's what the English tried to do with Welsh and Gaelic, but they failed, as invaders do. Eventually.

[@bilocca1642]

@@garry843 “The English” aren’t one homogenous group pal. I’m from a deprived shithole in the north of England, shat on for centuries by Westminster. Try coming up here bleating about “Invaders”.

[@cyngaethlestan8859]

A slight corrective is needed here. There has been no attempt to destroy the Welsh language. For quite a long while general education teaching in English was encouraged and in Welsh discouraged but this was by the schools and institutions in Wales and was popular. Please understand that the population of Wales is rather small in comparison to the rest of England, (and that wasn't an error,) so if your son wanted to move to a big city he needed to speak English.

[@Jacques-Le-Marois]

I think i finally understand what it means to be Welsh.........

[@Meme-di9ei]

Just when you think the Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 can’t sing any better in a stadium 🏟 BOOOOOMMMMM👍👍love ❤️from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@Xarishher]

Better than the Irish that is...

[@creggane87]

As an Irishman with a Welsh wife and as someone who spent a number of happy years living in beautiful Wales, this song really gives me goosebumps. What a great anthem. I've watched this video dozens of times by now. I'm keen to make sure my kids grow up to be proud of their Welsh heritage even though we now live in Ireland 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@williamtraep2984]

Teach them the Welsh Language by 2050 the language will be strong and huge advantage of an Independent Wales

[@jwsoaresjones1560]

Left and right, both sides of the Sea are Celtic!

[@OrlandoHxC]

I am english but i always fall back in love with wales every time i visit. True nation singing about its people and lands. Not about some monarch and a false god.

[@mafrodavies3949]

I've taken up Welsh on Duolingo because of watching this performance ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@oswaldovanes9549]

As a Dutchman I really hope that the people of Wales keep their language alive. It will be such a shame to let such a beautiful Celtic language fade away.

[@teiloturner2760]

A million Welsh speakers in Wales by 2050 according to the senedd

[@LisaJones-fp3ee]

Thank you Tedje

[@jayden3759]

It will never fade away it's growing at an incredible rate all over the uk not just wales We are the original people's of this ancient land

[@leonbrooks2107]

We’re still here, in spite of everything and everyone. We are rebuilding our language and are setting a model for other nations to follow. The Welsh Language Strategy is really helping to not only protect the language but make it grow.

[@jarredgoulding2684]

We can’t get away from it, every road sign in wales has Welsh on it 🥲

[@lupus_croatiae]

Croatian here, love your language, your tradition, keep that celtic spirit alive. Lots of people here recently made very positive comments about welsh fans, their behaviour and pride, something to look up to. Cymru fo am byth

[@12Rob211]

Im from wales and my dad is Croatian, he moved here because of the war, we love the croatians and especially the women!

[@nelsoncrespo8878]

Brazilian here but omg what a beautiful song god bless Wales 😁

[@christopherlane2552]

Thinking about my Dad of Aberavon RIP

[@emmettmaher6760]

Now thats a song. Wales is our world cup team here in Ireland. Come on the Red Army🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@daidando8903]

Eire 🇮🇪 was my world cup team in 94 & Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 was my world cup in 1998 iam proud proper taffy from mid Glamorgan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 if welsh get to a tournament its a bonus but if not I'll support my celt brothers the Scots or the paddys

[@andrewdeakins9028]

Dafydd Iwan had the look of a man that knew he'd just set a fire in the people's consciousness that will burn long after he has gone. A folk song gone mainstream. Mae pawb yn siarad Cymraeg rwan.

[@sachinyedurkar833]

Good luck Wales⚽from INDIA 🇮🇳

[@estebanserragonzalez6372]

Respect from Hamburg,Germany!

[@dmfub2348]

Powerful stuff from my Celtic brothers and sisters. 🇮🇪❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@RayAmes]

Unbelievable. The Welsh language is so beautiful and never better when sung by a full stadium.

[@michaelagyapong3393]

I’m from Ghana and on hearing Michael Shane and then this make me part Welsh now. What a moment and spirit. Come in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Yma o Hyd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@kickafarz]

Wow...i'm not welsh(but pretty close...i'm Breton😉) and this vidéo made me cry.. what a beautiful communion.

[@goattm2]

I have been to so many Wales games and they have had magnificent atmospheres, but last night game was something I will never forget. I'm still an emotional mess and it will take a few days to get over it.

[@churchillxx1]

Totally agreed

[@neilkm46]

Was the best night ever. It was electric even the Austrians applauded. Wales we salute you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ❤️

[@willyeckerslike9437]

Hope you qualify....love from a Sasanaeg

[@goattm2]

@@willyeckerslike9437 Diolch brawd.

[@kevinwilliams4438]

Most definitely same as myself I told my mates that the best night I've been there was just a different vibe atmosphere was electric for me that surpassed the Belgium games

[@tgopaul57]

This.. This is why I'm proud to be WELSH

[@debbieporter8610]

Me Too

[@adge5182]

It's beautiful to see a language threatened to extinction being revived and use this way by such an amazing Celtic country. As a half-basque (and proud Spaniard) myself, I hope this regional languages with such a long history survive, and I hope to do my part by learning my own regional language one day. Congratulations, Wales!

[@garethmorris8426]

Went to Bilbao to watch a Welsh national team managed by the legendary John Toshack. The welcome we had from the Basques was in credible... CCFC & Athletic Club

[@1515327E]

Please call the country by its proper name: Cymru. ‘Wales’ is an occupation Saxon English word meaning ‘Foreigner.’ The Cymry were and are the native population of the island of Britain and are the true Britons.

[@helenerobin7548]

Massive respect from an irish fan, fucking delighted you finally qualified and laid to rest those ghosts of the past.cymru am byth

[@criffermaclennan]

The Welsh have the best songs

[@kellyhawkes3191]

He's crying with pride bless him .

[@BukiS83]

Thanks to, Welcome to Wrexham 😅 for introducing me to this powerful and emotional masterpiece!❤ Respect from Albania. I have to visit Wales now,so i can experience this at a sport venue,in real life ❤

[@biggusunitus]

Bristolian here. Cant get enough of this. Very, very jealous.

[@D4773n]

I'm heart sick about what is happening in Ukraine, but the Celts have always stuck together - good luck on Sunday 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@nightstar3171]

Seeing the tears on Dafydd brought me to tears. I moved to Wales when I was 9 and see myself welsh I speak Welsh and both my son's first language is Welsh. I love Wales it's my country and home❤️

[@maryhaddock9145]

You're not Welsh then and neither are your children.

[@mateustabach]

cheers from Brazil. I can't get out of a loop watching this video and reading about its symbolism. I will definitely cheer for the success of the welsh national team in the World Cup. YMA O HID!

[@sts3884]

I am Scottish and I keep going back to watch this. Incredible passion. I would love to hear this live. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤟

[@burnsyboyy7534]

Who knows if you guys are in town next Sunday you will be hearing this again 👍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@markjenkins3609]

@@burnsyboyy7534 😃

[@Lynnedark]

Me too! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@nw101971]

Me too, I’d happily buy a ticket to see this live

[@IrlBandit]

Me too and I'm Irish - here i am back again!!!

[@funnystuff4869]

As a romanian living in Wales this is incredible... love this so much.. God bless Wales😊

[@pauljones1481]

Wales will adopt you. I love my Welsh Romanian friends. Thumbs up buddy love from Carmarthen

[@arwelp]

Multumesc! (Did I get that right?)

[@funnystuff4869]

@@arwelp spot on 🤙

[@funnystuff4869]

@@Amy_The_Problem_Child and we appreciate and thank you

[@funnystuff4869]

@@Amy_The_Problem_Child been living here for 6 years now and I do enjoy the Welsh hospitality.. thank you 😊

[@jaimccV9681]

I'm Scottish and this gives me goosebumps.

[@JonnyBgood123]

That fucking 1 stream of tear coming from him towards the end lit my body up!

[@ymdec95]

I first experienced this last year in November after the Wales-Belgium game. I am from India and when I first heard this song and the significance about it, was vastly impressed. Goosebumps all over, even looked up the lyrics to be ready for the next time I get to experience this. Being so far away from Home yet I felt so positive, powerful and at Home when I heard this song play and people sing along!

[@neilkm46]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️

[@kevinosborne9883]

We are still here

[@danfowles8290]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing that

[@nevadamareno3713]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇳

[@drpaulvfr3597]

croeseo brawdd!

[@stevenhughes5606]

Superb from the welsh supporters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@michaelbrowne9108]

Diolch

[@alpacino8764]

I’m English and a Chelsea supporter - don’t know what they are singing but this is without doubt the greatest football anthem- spine chilling

[@ThScarletPimpernel]

The chorus is “despite everyone and everything: WE ARE STILL HERE!”

[@123Andersonev]

it's a story about the Cymraeg...

[@thelionofwallstreet3954]

They sing of their history, how after all this time, despite everyone and everything, they are still here.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

It’s a song about Wales and her people/culture/language surviving despite the English trying to destroy it for centuries.

[@MichaelDeAngelis-qp4jt]

The only true Brits

[@ynyrglyn5037]

Byddwn yma hyd ddiwedd amser A bydd yr iaith Gymraeg yn fyw! It was less than half a century ago when people were shamed for speaking welsh, seen as outcasts, and people before me had to fight the establishment for our own right to speak our own mother tongue. Since then Welsh was given official status, we have our own National Parliament: The Senedd, and Welsh is now seen as advantageous skill to in Wales. When that stadium sang those lyrics with Dafydd, it gave me chills. Our language will endure and will survive until the end of time.

[@helenbaker1630]

Always remember my Nan telling me that she got hit at school if she spoke Welsh there. They tried their hardest to wipe us out and failed

[@drychaf]

clyw clyw, 'achan.

[@ynyrglyn5037]

@@helenbaker1630 we will always resist the attempts of those who want our language and culture to be dead. They see our refusal to comply as a threat to their union.

[@barnowl5774]

My Welsh mother told me about the 'Welsh Not' and punishment the children had to endure at school. I'm so glad that more Welsh people are learning their language. When we visited Wales I loved listening to it. Now you need to reclaim the words Cymru for your name and Cymri for your people and let the world (especially the English) know it. G'day from Australia.

[@cigh7445]

@@ynyrglyn5037 Statistics show that despite census numbers showing more 'speakers' of Welsh, the Welsh speaking heartlands are still shrinking and becoming anglicised, partly due to inmigration of monolingual English speaking settlers, emigration from the areas, housing issues, etc. Furthermore, studies show that the second language learners of Welsh, those from English speaking families sent to Welsh speaking schools, tend not to use Welsh as much after leaving school, socialise in English, have English speaking partners and raise their children as English speakers. Stop patting yourselves on the back over meaningless census results and start doing something to protect the density of your native speaking population from anglicisation, or you'll end up like Ireland today (Ireland in 1919, like Wales in 1970, had 20% of it's population as native Irish speakers and attempted a school-based revival in the English speaking part. They ended up with zero new Irish speaking areas despite 55% of their schools having been Irish Medium in the 1940s and now less than 1% of their population are native Irish speakers). Don't think that Welsh Medium schools can do all the work, they can't. You need your native speakers and the geographic Welsh speaking areas. Otherwise you'll end up with a pathetically English sounding Welsh creole, with English tongues butchering Welsh words and very little thought given to decent phonetic instruction in the rush to create more 'speakers'. In Ireland even most teachers don't know the languages phonetics. It's a shitshow.

[@sts3884]

That dude on his phone just reading texts or that needs a good look at his life. I am Scottish and this is the most inspiring and uplifting thing I have seen in years. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 FREEEEEEEEDOM will be sweet my friends.

[@mikeharries308]

That is a guy who misses out on life whilst looking a tiktok videos. An embarrassment on the day, how could you not want to experience something like this occasion live?

[@megw7312]

He was probably checking that his phone was filming o.k.

[@sts3884]

@@megw7312 oppppps wife alert.

[@bubbagun3576]

he was probably ashamed he didnt know the words

[@neilevans4352]

actually if im not mistaken that guy on his phone organises a lot of the away trips for welsh supporters even in the dark days when only maybe a hundred would travel, so maybe he was texting family and friends what was happening at that moment.

[@Red_Snappa]

Was that sweat....or tears, running down the face of Dafydd towards the end? The pride he must've felt hearing the whole stadium singing.........I'd bet my house on it, being tears!! Cymru am Byth!!

[@Art930]

I have no idea what he's singing, but it made me cry.

[@rocky3268]

We are Still here and Never kill our Language or our Heritage 💯🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 CYMRU AM BYTH 👍🏻💙✌🏻

[@LKeet6]

as an englishman, with absolutely zero "patriotism" for "my" country, THIS is what patriotism should be about, not some bullshit about a rich, posh woman who is the figurehead of our country based off NO good reason whatsoever. Our national anthem should be jersualem, something about our green and pleasent lands. i've always liked the welsh national anthem actually, but this is even better. seeing him cry whilst singing was really emotional.

[@philldavies7940]

Yeh, the English national anthem is quite a weary dirge, all about God protecting a single person, the Queen (or King), nothing about about the land, the people, their achievements, their history, their aspirations. As you note there are far better songs that represent the English people, Jerusalem, Land of Hope of and Glory, I vow to thee my country, all would make better anthems.

[@timmartin2894]

Nothing stopping you from moving to Wales and singing this if you like it so much...

[@LKeet6]

@@timmartin2894 nothing saying i have to move to wales just because i love a song either...

[@LKeet6]

@spatso haha. rattled.

[@rstar6988]

god, finally someone who has enlightened in the same light, and indeed it should.