ARDDANGOSFA DAVID LLOYD GEORGE 1863-1945 Mawrth 1995

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LLOYD GEORGE A'R EISTEDDFOD

Yn ystod yr 1920au llacio wnaeth ei gysylltiad â Chymru. Yr oedd yn byw yn ei gartref yntau, Bron-y-de yn Churt, Surrey a brynodd yn 1921. Yr oedd Dame Margaret yn byw yng nghartref y teulu, Bryn Awelon, yng Nghricieth. Ond ni thorrwyd y cysylltiad yn llwyr â'i famwlad. Yr oedd yn parhau i fod â diddordeb byw mewn materion Cymreig ac yr oedd ei araith flynyddol ar ddydd Iau yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn ddigwyddiad o bwys.

Araith yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol adeg y Rhyfel Byd cyntaf (ffeil WAV)

Rhan o araith David Lloyd George a draddododd yn wreiddiol yn ystod Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru, Aberystwyth, 1916, ond a recordiwyd ganddo yn ystod y 1930au.

Why should we not sing?

Why should we not sing during the war? Why especially should we not sing at this stage of the war? The blinds of Britain are not down yet, nor are they likely to be. The honour of Britain is not dead, her might is not broken, her destiny is not fulfilled. Her ideals have not been shattered by her enemies. She is more than alive, she is more potent, she is greater than she ever was. Her dominions are wider, her influence is deeper, her purpose is more exalted than ever. Why should her children not sing?
I know war means suffering, war means sorrow. Darkness has fallen on many a devoted household. But it has been ordained that the best singer among the birds of Britain should give its song in the night, and according to legend that sweet song is one of triumph over pain. There are no nightingales this side of the Severn, Providence rarely wastes its gifts. We do not need this exquisite songster in Wales, we can provide better. There is a bird in our villages that can beat the best of them, he's called y Cymro. He sings in joy, he sings also in sorrow. He sings in prosperity, he sings also in adversity. He sings at play, he sings also at work. He sings in the sunshine, he sings in the storm. He sings in the day time, he sings also in the night. He sings in peace, why should he not sing in war? Hundreds of wars have swept over these hills, but the harp of Wales has never yet been silenced by one of them. And I should be proud if I had contributed something to keep it in tune during the war by urging you to hold this eisteddfod at Aberystwyth today.

© Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
Ffotograffydd anhysbys, David Lloyd George ar y llwyfan
yn ystod Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Bangor 1915.
(PG2353 Llyfr Ffoto LLGC 1013 t.54)

© Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
Roland Thompson (Dinbych), David Lloyd George yn areithio
yn ystod Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Dinbych, 1939.
(PG2354/33 Llyfr Ffoto LLGC 1014)

© Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
Roland Thompson (Dinbych), Lloyd George yn sgwrsio gyda'r
Archdderwydd Crwys yn ystod Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Dinbych 1939.
(PZ5673/138 Llyfr Ffoto LLGC 1323)

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