Something traditional...

[anteros_lmc]

...for St David's Day.

Two Welsh blokes reciting Welsh poetry to each other in Welsh on a beach...in Santa Monica. I have no idea either. This is a very odd video, from the long defunct IoanOnline site, but it never fails to make me smile. The poetry is lovely and the boys aren't bad either ;)

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[eglantine_br]

IG must love this poem. I have him on my phone reading it, from that coastal poetry thing a while back.

He apparently wanders coastways, reciting love poems. Maybe the poem makes him think of home.

[anteros_lmc]

Yes, you're right! This does seem to be one of his favourites doesn't it? I'm not surprised, it's a lovely poem :)

Poetry and coasts do seem to have an affinity, although this particular poem does seem to be rather out of place on this particular coast!

[stevie_carroll]

I haven't a clue, but it's very cute.

[anteros_lmc]

It is cute isn't it? Bizarre, but cute ;)

[nodbear]

I was 12 when I learned this poem for our school eisteddfod - and I come from the most anglophone part of the country:)
I think of it as a rite of passage for all Welsh kids - after all most of us were born by or grew up by the sea ( not many large towns inland in Wales !!)
and in the chapel and music culture that many of us - including Ioan- were raised in reading poetry loud was normal.

thoough I agree that the bards did not really have Santa Monica in mind.

[anteros_lmc]

It's distinctly odd seeing this transposed to Santa Monica isn't it?!