YMA O HYD - DAFYDD IWAN x AR LOG x THE RED WALL (OFFICIAL CYMRU WORLD CUP 2022 SONG)
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- Dafydd Iwan’s iconic ‘Yma o Hyd’ has been remastered from its original tapes, elements re-recorded and dramatically mixed with the voices of The Red Wall as the official anthem for Cymru’s appearance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Hidden microphones inside Cardiff City Stadium during the two FIFA World Cup Play-Off matches recorded over 70,000 voices of The Red Wall singing ‘Yma o Hyd’ along with Dafydd Iwan as Cymru created history by qualifying for their first World Cup since 1958.
The song also features the voices of the Cymru squad singing the emotionally charged song in their post-match celebrations with Dafydd Iwan on the pitch following their 1-0 victory over Ukraine that was secured by Gareth Bale’s free kick.
‘Yma o Hyd’ was originally recorded by Dafydd Iwan and Ar Log in 1983 as a passionate song of defiance about the survival of the Welsh language against all the odds. The song’s title translates to ‘We’re Still Here’ and celebrates Welsh as one of the oldest living languages in the world.
The song has become synonymous with the recent success of the Cymru National Teams and Dafydd Iwan has spent time with both the men’s and women’s squads to explain the cultural importance of the song.
“Yma o Hyd has become a national slogan and now the song which gave meaning to it is the official anthem of the Cymru National Team for the World Cup,” commented Dafydd Iwan about the remastered version of his anthem.
“It’s an impossible dream come true and the incredible sound of The Red Wall on this track is exciting and inspiring to hear. This version of Yma o Hyd forever documents a marvellous moment in Welsh history, with all those wonderful voices helping Cymru reach the World Cup with their passion.
“No other nation will have anything like this to inspire their team on the grandest stage of them all. So c’mon Cymru, let us tell the world that we are here.”
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Never forget Dafydd Iwan went to prison for the Welsh language, absolute legend ❤🙌
Absolutely a legend 🏴❤️
Did he go for speaking the language or did he go for breaking the law of land in support of the Welsh Language? If you want to make a point, please give the full context.
@@cpn9072 What does it matter? The fact is, the English banned Welsh people from speaking the Welsh language in Wales. That should never have been a "law" in the first instance. Dafydd Iwan and all like him will forever have my respect💯%🏴
@@cpn9072 I know exactly what type of person you are from reading your comment. Just shut up
Most of the north east and the rest of the north would back the welsh no doubt 🤝🏻 I’ve always said welsh should be taught in English schools as a second language instead of French Spanish and German and that we should call it by it’s proper name Cymru
I'll never forget seeing the tears streaming from Dafydd Iwans face as he opened for our qualifying match. Witnessing a chorus of people (at least 30,000 strong) singing his own song back at him: A song of nationhood, a song of history and culture, a song of protest and celebration *in our mother tongue* - where at least 60% of the people singing weren't born when he wrote it!
In that moment - You got to see one man's dream come into reality... which in-turn inspired our boys to make another dream come to light: Cymru is a country of the world, and has continually "punched above our weight" on the world stage, but have rightfully earned our place amongst nations of the world to do so.
Ymlaen bois - YMLAEN!
Insperational
Thank you mate..
Sorry I spelt it wrong!
I'm not really a footy fan, rugby is my thing...
Welsh Football has found something that rugby has lost... Makes my hairs stand on end, never mind being proud...
@@UbercakeNL likewise I’m a Welsh rugby fan but the passion here is immense
What's happening to me?as an African am in tears listening to this song. Music truly is a universal language..bless 🙌
The diaspora here in the north west of England are right behind you - the children and grandchildren of Welsh speaking north Walians who came to Liverpool, Manchester and the industrial towns of Lancashire and Cheshire to make a life for themselves because Sydney, New York and Toronto was too far away from home. I might be born English but when it comes to football, Wales was always it - the Racecourse Ground was always 40 minutes on the train and Sgorio was always on the telly as a kid. It's brilliant to see Wales finally achieve their World Cup dream 64 years later, we have been waiting a long time too.
Cannot wait ....we are still here....you sons of speed
21 years married to a Welsh girl and listening to this for the first time brought me to tears. Go on boys! Best of luck in Qatar.
Okay but why is this giving me goosebumps? I'm not even Welsh. Love the story behind this song. Come on Cymru!
Good luck Cymru and greetings from a portuguese fan of your country and football. sorry my english...
Diolch
your english is very bad. greetings from spain
Nice one mate. Your always welcome in WALES. The Welsh team will serve this country well..
Late but Diolch, also your English is great!
From a Northern Ireland fan . Good luck for Qatar and with a song like that the Welsh Dragon will roar again.
English man here, didn’t understand a word of it but it was pleasurable to watch, well done to Wales 👍🏼 beautiful country, one I love visiting regularly 😆
Thank you.
Here's the translation for you, ffrind. 😁
"You don't remember Macsen,
nobody knows him.
One thousand and six hundred years,
a time too long to remember.
When Magnus Maximus left Wales,
in the year 383,
leaving us a whole nation,
and today - look at us!
We are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything
Let the wind blow from the East,
let the storm roar from the sea,
let the lightning split the heavens,
and the thunder shout "encore!"
Let the tears of the faint-hearted flow,
and the servile lick the floor.
Despite the blackness around us,
we are ready for the breaking of the dawn!
We are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything
We remember that Macsen the Emperor
left our country in one whole piece.
And we shall shout before the nations,
"We'll be here until Judgement Day!"
Despite every Dic Siôn Dafydd,
despite old Maggie and her crew,
we'll be here until the end of time,
and the Welsh language will be alive!
We are still here,
in spite of everyone and everything..."
@@stephenevans6798 For John Hartson, Joe Ledley, Craig Bellamy and last but not least Aaron Ramsey .. go on The Cymru😉
@@RECEPTOR17 Slainte for the full lyrics comrade.
@@RECEPTOR17 thank you! I’m Welsh but not Welsh speaking. I really appreciate seeing the translation of this fantastic song.
This is probably the most emotional, patriotic and inspirational song ever. We don't need a 12th man when we have this!!! Although, an invisible 12th man would also be welcome. Diolch. Come on Cymru
Just listened to this and it's spine tingling .. the singer is a CYMRU NATIONALIST folk singer from the 60/70's and still going strong .. thank god😉😁
@@studslannigan6286 8 hi
@@patriciatrue3531 Hi Patricia
This is so true and real..powerful..gives me a shiver through my body..heart pumping. Bring the world cup on. Come on WALES..feed me till I want no more.
@@sonicboomReillly1988 I I was actually born in East Africa, Schools in Switzerland and England. Never had an identity, till I married a Welsh girl. Many years forwards - My Wife is Welsh. My 3 Kids are Welsh too. For my Part - I chose to be Welsh and this has been my best moment ever. Cymru am byth
As a boy, I cried in the stadium in November 1993 when Bodin missed the pen. I cried on November 27, 2011 for completely different reasons, and now in November again, am in tears watching that. Feel so privileged and lucky to be Welsh. Thought I’d experienced the biggest high during the 2016 euros, until we joined the Red Wall this summer and sung this in the stadium. An unbelievable moment that I’ll never forget, and an unbelievable song that captures Welsh people doing Welsh things. Dafydd, you star. Sometimes it takes a while for the stars to align but they sure have done so with this.
i creid when Trappatoni was put in charge of Ireand and the silence over the landsdowne riots says you .
I live in California, ancestors from the Northern Atlantic. I know an anthem when I hear one, regardless of my lack of language skills. So moving, all those male voices.
Listening to this from Finland and my oh my how even more homesick I now feel. 🏴
Just tried to run through a brick wall after watching that .. Ffantastig 🏴
Careful, we need Rodon fit for Cwpan y Byd ;-)
That was emotional, I nearly cried and I'm Scottish. cracking video! 11/10
The celts always stick together 👌
We love you jocks too always will ❤
Irish (but living in England) and exactly the same.
@@joannedoyle9352same here ❤
I can’t even explain why but reading the comments and seeing people from other countries referring to Wales as Cymru has brought a tear to my eye! C’mon Cymru!
This is such a moving and passionate song- it was amazing to see and hear people in Newport, most of whom are not Welsh speakers, singing along with Dafydd Iwan when he visited last weekend.
I've been listening to this song for months and its probably one of the best football songs ever and I'm from Yorkshire, although I have no Welsh connections my cousin is a doctor in Cardiff and I'll let her know about this song so she can play it to her children who are Welsh by birth, good luck Cymru in the World Cup
Such a beautiful song, I'll be supporting you from Ireland 🇮🇪🏴
Cheers mate 🏴
Diolch
Diolch
Celts together 👍
@@jonathanchappell1254 yesssd
Welsh-American and traveling from the US to be in Cymru for the World Cup. So unbelievably proud. I've watched this over and over and I always get tears in my eyes.
Are u the guy that met his old friend at the match
My mum was born in Wales but I don't speak or understand Welsh.
This song gives me goosebumps. I love it 💙
Its a real banger, translates roughly to, 'we are still here!', 'after everything and everyone, Wales is still there'
Fighting back the tears watching this! Shivers from start to finish 🏴🏴🏴
How can you beat that? It's simple pure brilliance warms every Welsh heart. Come what may in Qatar we're still here.
Cant believe I never noticed how amazing and important wales is in till I watched this!! I truly see my culture a different way now. I love this song so so so much.
They were not allowed to speak their own language for so many years, oppressed and ridiculed. But they are still here! They fought and gained their language back. Even on international language learning apps like duolingo, it's one of the most popular languages to learn.
This is for every fan who kept the faith when we were ranked 117th in the world.
Finally the dragon gets the chance to roar with the world watching
I am not Welsh but this is an awesome song and very catchy tune, I could listen to this song for ages and not get bored of it, the chorus is just sublime!! 🤩🤩
As a passionate england supporter i wish we could show passion like that
I started listening to this song Half Scottish/Half Welsh. All I can say is the Welsh half has swelled up with pride listening to that
i am Saesneg . but proud to have served in the welsh guards . now retired . this song is just so powerful . cymraeg is the oldest language in britain . about 4000 years . and should demand a lot more respect . diolch . yma o hyd .cymraeg am byth .
diolch yn fawr
I’m English and I love this song. Wales is a beautiful country with lovely people.
Wow. I am Welsh, born and raised in a Gwent coal mining town but moved away to England in my mid 20s. I'm Welsh at heart and followed the rugby team even through their troubles. But this is something else. The Welsh FA have played an absolute blinder here. The football team is more than a group of football players. They are a perfect movement at this time and place. I am moved every time I watch this or the live version at the CCS. I keep going back to watch the anthem against Ireland in the 2017 playoffs. It's pure emotional that gets your heart. I know the struggles of Wales. I grew up in the remnants of Thatcher's closing of the coal mines leaving most people with no prospects. But we're still here. More than that we're thriving. This is just a perfect song to capture the spirit of Wales. The FAW are a shining example to the world on how to galvanise a country. Powerful, moving and zero f##ks to give if nobody else understands it.
Agreed. I was brought up on rugby and stuck by them. But Welsh football has caught me by surprise and this is a movement.
@@ianto8823 I just feel so proud of it. It does not matter if this team wins, loses or draws. It's bigger than that. It makes me want to move home sooner than I planned.
agreed also I'm gwent boy too and had to go manchester recently for uni
What a beautiful language and a beautiful country.
Y Ddraig Goch ddyry cychwyn.
Greetings from Germany 🏴🇩🇪
Diolch am eich geiriau hyfryd Timo, gobeithio bydd Cymru yn chwarae yn erbyn Yr Almaen yn y gem derfynol!
Diolch sir or ma'am
Can't stop listening to DAFYDD IWAN and this GREAT SONG .. CYMRU🎵🎵 Slainte from your Celtic pals in IRELAND 😁
Diolch.
@@RealOGfikey I’m half Ghanaian and English but this song brings tears considering my Welsh friend told my the history of Wales. 🏴🤝🏴🤝🇬🇭
Dwi'n crio yma. Mae angen i pawb yng Nghymru yn weld y fideo bendigedig yma. Hanes pwsig iawn.
I'm crying here. Everyone in Cymru needs to watch this excellent video. Very important history.
ok
Ysbrydoledig, dwin caru cymru🏴❤
@@slowz8818 I love your moms wales
Mae cymry yn absoliwtli lyfo llefen a mynd yn emosh.
I’ve always wanted to learn the welsh language but it looks too difficult
Genac'h emaomp e Breizh! We support you in Brittany! Bevet Cymru!
Trugarez vras
Trugarez vras! Dw i obeithio mae Breizh yn gallu chwarae fel cenedl annibynnol yn y dyfodol! I hope that Brittany are able to play as an independent nation in the future! Breudeur Predenek da viken!
@@CaelanDafydd bu nhw'n chwarae da ni :)
PUMPED!! They'll have a full country and roaring Welshmen behind them, C'mon Cymru!!
🐉🔥🔥🔥❤
DAGOR!
Probably the greatest song to be a football anthem that ever has been. I will be in the US when we play the Yanks and I will be singing this loud and proud.
Best thing I've seen in a long time
I support Wales now
Love from albania 🇦🇱
From a member of the Tartan Army what a fantastic anthem.
As a Scots fan l love it when Wales do well and your fan's are class. This song and your National Anthem brings a tear to your eye's.
I wish you well as a Nation at football.
From and on behalf of the Scottish Tartan Army.
All the best 👍!!
A stirring, passionate Celtic anthem of defiance! Love it. I'll be supporting you from Ireland too.
ERIN/ CYMRU GO BRAGH 😉
Go raibh maith agat :)
Don’t worry if you don’t know the language, just the emotion and passion is enough to touch one’s heart! More power to you, Dafydd Iwan. Good Luck Cymru ❤ 🏴
Greetings from England. I wish you guys all the very best in this tournament (apart from against us). It's impossible not to be moved by this song and the Welsh heart and soul 🏴
Im Welsh decent but in Australia.. wow that made me get all choked up... I have watched this about 5 times already in one week..
I’m am Irish and this makes me wish I was Welsh. More than a song, this hits deep.
Fellow irishman here, in full solidarity with and support of our Celtic cousins Cymru.
Don’t wish to be Welsh, Ireland and it’s culture is beautiful. We’re together strong 🏴🤝🇮🇪
Ikr why does their song have to slap so hard
See the version where Dffyd sings it with Rhydian on CZcams.
I’m not Welsh but always loved welsh singing which here is beautiful and very emotional!! 😊. Got here from seeing Dafdd on bbc breakfast today.
Yma O Hyd, you sons of Speed! All the best Cymru, do your nation proud!
This is class from a Scotland fan good luck Wales 👏🏴🏴
Best Ever Football song EVER . Good luck and love from Ireland .
My team, my country, my heart. ❤🏴🎶
Gwen yeah apparently I’m conenected to the Wynns of that castle with the peacocks
Brilliant, beautiful, goosebumps all over. Wishing you best of luck from Norway. Cymru am byth!
Takk :)
En stor takk fra Wales :D
Good luck dragons.
Cymru am byth. Greeting from Lima, Peru
Simply magnificent! ❤️From Glasgow. Wales is the most magnificent country I've ever seen, Beddgelert is the saddest story I've ever heard. All my love and support for the world cup. Hope the Welsh Pirlo makes it as he is my favourite player/person of all time.
Sorry to burst your bubble, Beddgelert is made up bit like the Loch Ness monster in victorian times to attract tourists
Tapadh leat :)
I am an Englishman just about to watch England v Wales at the World Cup 2022 and I came across this version with the Red Wall. It made me wish I was Welsh. Pob lwc Cymru, rhai o'r cefnogwyr gorau yng Nghwpan y Byd. Dyro i ni gyfrif da o honoch eich hunain. Thanks Google translate.
Amazing song gives the Welsh a lot of energy the history behind this is incredible i I love it you can never get bored of YMA O HYD
My great-grandparents emigrated from Wales to Argentina on a ship called "Mimosa", I did not have the pleasure of meeting them but their traditions and culture remained in my family.
I'm very proud to have a small part of them and this beautiful country in my heart.
🏴🇦🇷¡Vamos Gales! ¡Vamos Argentina! 🏴🇦🇷
Wyt ti'n nabod o ble yng Nghymru a daeth eich taid a nain yn wreiddiol?
@@bannaubrycheiniog1329 Hi! My paternal great-grandmother was born in Abertawe; on my paternal grandfather's side, his father was born Dulluid Delan (I don't know if that's correct).
Unfortunately we have not been able to learn Welsh, since my grandparents lost contact with their respective families and then passed away, which has made it difficult for us to find information about it.
The little we know is from photos and postcards written in Welsh, sent from there and also some things that were told by relatives who remembered little because of their age.
I'm sorry for my English.
@@daianawilliams oh, that's great you have some photos and postcards though, very interesting, thank you for sharing the story, pob lwc yn y dyfodol I ti! ❤👍
My Taid/Grandfather was born and raised in Gaiman but came to Wales to live with his family when he was 18. His father, my Great Grandfather emigrated to Argentina from Wales when he was a teenager and he met my Great Grandmother there. I’ve been to Y Wladfa once. I went in 2011. A really beautiful place! 🇦🇷❤️🏴
@@bannaubrycheiniog1329 thank you! Good luck to you too!🤗
Not Welsh but brings tears to my eyes
Grandpa was a proud yet humble Welshman born in St. Davids and I will be supporting Wales with all my shared Brythonic Celtic Welsh-Irish roots, though born in England... I love Wales and Ireland.... Come on Cymru, make us British Islander mongrels proud of our Welsh heritage 🤩😍 Dafydd Iwan's song is the 12th man and so powerful. With a little luck, who knows....?
This, the anthem, tân yn Llyn, Men of Harlech and Sospan bach 🏴🏴🏴 The Heat is turning up! The day the Welsh understand who they really are is the day of great Revival!! 🏴🔥🏴🔥🏴🔥
I'm England but I heard this before the game yesterday what an anthem you welsh are unreal fans xxx
Fantastic song with a fantastic message never forget 🏴🏴🏴🏴 dafydd iwan is a great man
This hit me hard... SO PROUD OF WALES!!!
Wooowww, nice song, what a passion for your country Wales👏👏. Aquí un fan Español que os apoya. Good luck on the World Cup!!!
As an Englishman living just a few miles on the other side of the border from Wales, hope you lot smash it at the World Cup 💪
Good luck from Ireland 🇮🇪
The best about sport, it is when your identity and history emerge from your soul, and we can see the power of nations by its goodness. Buena Suerte galeses.
This is one of the greatest things i've ever watched!
Simply incredible. The emotion and passion in this song and video is unrivalled. The best football athem there has ever been. Goosebumps. From a N. Ireland fan I'll be cheering on the Welsh men in Qatar.
Diolch Matt, pob hwyl i ti 👍
Win or lose, the Welsh nation has a special place in our Irish hearts - this song, like many of ours, epitomises our respective struggles and coming out the other end, bigger better and our own people - Respect from Ireland - Go Cymru - the big game next, do it for your country, we are with you all the way here ❤💚
You know that wales was a staging ground for the first English conquest of Ireland right?
@@MCKevin289 they came from scotland the last time into NATO ..Auf Weidersen crossmaglen says you ..
@@fieldagentryan
Strongbow was the earl of pembroke
@@MCKevin289 and he got that title of the pope in lyon .. heres a better one , and im not disagreeing with ya , "biran boru " has 3 lions on his shield ... more a bruce in braveheart than a true soul of our ancient land ... battle of the boyne was between jacob and william but some how the jammy boyos went off and raided the royal burial ground of newgrange be the gorra ... neither king nor kaiser nor the papist bondholder miser ..
@@MCKevin289 churchills black and tans had the swatzika on their lorries but shh the ss will be upset if their children find out ..lol
Probably the best and most passionate football anthem I’ve ever heard , respect from a England fan
Can’t wait to hear this everywhere in the next few weeks, or to see Y Ddraig Goch up there with the flags at Qatar22. I liked the inclusion of the Rainbow Wal flags in the video too, nice one for Qatar. I had Dafydd Iwan on my bedroom wall 50 years ago, but I could never have imagined this.
I'm a Welsh American who was cheering for Wales is the world cup. Not my home country. I'm cheering for the country in my blood. I don't know welsh but this song is making me cry.
Diolch o'r galon ❤
Whoever edited this video deserves a raise
i'm from England and this song is just beautiful behind you guys all the way cmon Cymru
still buzzing about last night..basle again.were up and running 2016 again..im from welsh speaking family..for our language culture country and football team....yma o hyd
Absolutely amazing, was so proud to be part of that night, will be watching with pride
I really like this song, I’m English & I will always remember & support the striking miners too.
Congrats Wales today on your Victory. From a friendly American
As an English person good luck to Wales. Powerful song sung with pride and emotion.
Spine tingling video. The red dragon has ROARED!
Great, stirring song. Although being half Irish and English I'll cheer Cymru on and say to you all sing loud, sing proud and rejoice your own national identity. 👍👏👏🏴🏴🇮🇪
No Scotland sadly so I'll be cheering on the Welsh boys. That song is absolutely dynamite. Beautiful
I'm a Muslim living in England and this made me cry. What a powerful song! Love the Welsh
I DIDN'T KNOW DAFYDD IWAN WENT TO PRISON BECAUSE OF HIS LANGUAGE OH MY GOSH
This is so emotional so powerful Got to be the BEST song ever to do with football!
As a very proud Scotsman, this puts hairs on the back of my neck. Wales v england on Tuesday. I hope Rob Page plays this video for the team before the game, with a massive picture of Gary Speed next to it. No team talk required. Go and smash the Sassenach's (Seis) and qualify as USA beat Iran. Much love from the Celtic Fringe.
That's my country!✊🏼♥️ Yma o Hyd!👑
Nothing, nothing gets me more pumped and more proud of my heritage than this song!!
I'm from London but the sound of the Welsh singing after qualifying for world cup gives me goose pimples. Sensational 👌 WOW
This song is amazing and it will inspire wales in the World Cup , we are so proud to be welsh , well done wales
I will never forget this song
I'm Scottish, but when I hear this I think of my old friend Pedr Lewis who served on the Artic conveys. He was a Welsh nationalist to his core and was sent to jail for his beliefs .
When I was a bairn my faither told me about the Aberfan disaster .. that tragedy and the CYMRU ANTHEM and YMA O HYD gives me a wee feeling for our fellow Welsh Celts 🎵🎵
I'm ENGLISH But Never felt loyalty to England??? Maybe my Scottish Rootz,,,,
,💪🏼😉
Burst into tears when chorus start, proud of Cymru🏴
Good luck to our Celtic Brothers from Scotland. 🏴🏴 especially against that mob
I’m a Libyan and I don’t understand welsh but this song touches my soul ❤
I'm English but I absolutely love this! Welsh language and culture was wrongly suppressed in the past, but the pride in this beautiful culture is truly moving! Extra points for the line against Thatcher and video supporting the miners! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I am an Irish Man that has lived in South east England for 35 years and this is the most amazing and emotional song I have ever heard. I intend learning the words ❤
Absolute goosebumps. What a fantastic song and video.
I just love it give me goose bumps proud to be welsh
Cracking song… I hope to hear this being sung in the stadiums. All the best in the tournament from ireland.
Goosebumps come on cymru 🏴!!!!!!!!!
This song is incredible, pure fire! Respect from England!