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LARK [1], THE (Codiad Yr Ehedydd). Welsh, Air. A harp air attributed to the Welsh harper David Owen [1] (Davydd y Gareg-wen), who composed between 1720-1752. It was set with variations by Edward Jones 'Bardd y Brenin' in his book The Musical and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards (1784). The tune is widely used for penillion singing, according to Robin Huw Bowen, the style which demands that the singer sing verses after the harp has started, sing in a different metre and phrasing, yet end at the same time!

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Recorded sources: Flying Fish FF70610, Robin Huw Bowen - "Telyn Berseiniol Fy Ngwlad/The Sweet Harp of My Land" (1996).

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