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Llŷr Williams

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Christina Gansch

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Chuan Wang

María Brea

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2021 Song Prize: Recital 4

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St David's Hall

Christina Gansch of Austria, Chuan Wang of China, Maria Brea of Venezuela and Ankhbayar Enkhbold of Mongolia, with pianists Simon Lepper and Llŷr Williams.

2021 Song Prize: Recital 4: Competition Various

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AUSTRIA
Christina Gansch
Soprano
Age 31


Pianist: Simon Lepper

Der Zauberer Mozart

The magician of the title is how a maiden describes the man for whom she felt a strong attraction. She blushed and stammered but allowed him to lead her into the bushes. Just in time, along came the girl‘s mother to save her virtue. The text is by Christian Weisse.

Mae’r consuriwr yn y teitl yn ddisgrifiad o’r dyn yr oedd gan forwyn deimladau cryf tuag ato. Gwridodd y ferch a baglu dros ei geiriau ond gadawodd iddo ei harwain i’r llwyni. Cyrhaeddodd ei mam mewn pryd i gadw ei hurddas. Mae’r testun gan Christian Weisse.

Ach neige, du Schmerzenreiche Scene aus Faust Op 9 H IX No 1 Loewe

Gretchen prays in distress to the Virgin Mary, asking for her pity. Her heart is breaking, her tears fall on the flowers she has brought. She is in disgrace, expecting a child out of wedlock and deserted by her lover, and wishes for Mary to understand her sorrow. This is a scene from Goethe’s Faust.

Mae Gretchen yn gweddïo’n ofidus i’r Forwyn Fair, gan ofyn am ei thrugaredd. Mae ei chalon yn torri a’i dagrau’n disgyn ar y blodau sydd ganddi. Mae hi mewn cywilydd, yn disgwyl plentyn allan o briodas, mae ei chariad wedi’i gadael ac mae am i’r Forwyn Fair ddeall ei gofid. Dyma olygfa o Faust Goethe.

The faithless shepherdess Seven Elizabethan Lyrics Quilter

Philon the shepherd sits under a tree, playing on his pipe. His song is of lost love – the shepherdess who loved him for three days and forgot him in the next three days. The text is from an anonymous source.

Mae Philon y bugail yn eistedd dan goeden, yn chwarae ei bib. Mae ei gân yn sôn am gariad coll – y fugeiles a wnaeth ei garu am dridiau ac anghofio amdano dridiau’n ddiweddarach. Mae’r testun yn dod o ffynhonnell ddienw.

By a fountainside Seven Elizabethan Lyrics Quilter

The poet asks the fountains to cease their weeping. The sun is asleep, bringing reconciliation and much-needed rest. The text is by Ben Jonson.

Mae’r bardd yn gofyn i’r ffynhonnau roi’r gorau i wylo. Mae’r haul yn cysgu, gan arwain at gymodi a gorffwys haeddiannol. Mae’r testun gan Ben Jonson.

Singet nicht in Trauertönen Op 98a No 7 Schumann

Sung by Philine, a character in Goethe’s novel Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship, this spirited song extols the joys of the night. We should not think it sad and lonely, as it is the time for loving. The daytime is so tedious and stressful, and we long for midnight, when all the fun begins.

Wedi ei chanu gan Philine, cymeriad yn nofel Goethe Prentisiaeth Wilhelm Meister, mae’r gân fywiog hon yn canu clodydd pleserau’r nos. Ni ddylem feddwl am y nos fel amser unig a thrist, gan mai’r amser i garu ydyw. Mae’r dydd yn ddiflas ac yn llawn straen, ac yr ydym yn dyheu am ganol nos, pan gychwynna’r hwyl.

CHINA
Chuan Wang
Tenor
Age 32


Pianist: Llŷr Williams

A Chloris Hahn

In this setting of a pastoral poem by Théophile de Viau, the poet tells his beloved Chloris that if it is true that she loves him, he is happier than a king, and would not exchange his good fortune for the joy of heaven.

Yn y gosodiad hwn o fugeilgerdd gan Théophile de Viau, dywed y bardd wrth ei anwylyd, Chloris ei bod hi’n wir y bydd yn hapusach na brenin os ydyw mewn difrif yn ei garu ac na fyddai’n cyfnewid hynny am lawenydd y nefoedd.

Do not sing to me, my beauty Op 4 No 4 Rachmaninov

The poet does not want to be reminded of the sad songs of Georgia. He recalls the Steppes, and a girl, far away. The poem is by Pushkin.

Does ar y bardd ddim eisiau cael ei atgoffa o ganeuon trist Georgia. Mae’n cofio’r gwastatiroedd a merch ymhell, bell i ffwrdd. Gan Pushkin y mae’r gerdd.

Bolero Rossini

You are cruel to let me suffer, says the singer to his beloved. He will suffer in silence, but can never stop loving her. The text is by Metastasio.

Rydych chi’n greulon i adael i mi ddioddef, meddai’r canwr wrth ei gariad. Bydd yn dioddef yn dawel, ond ni fydd byth yn rhoi’r gorau i’w charu. Metastasio yw awdur y testun.

Pace non trovo Tre Sonetti di Petrarca Liszt

The poet is in turmoil. He can find no peace, but is not inclined to war. He is both up in heaven and down on earth; he holds nothing but embraces the whole world. He is in love’s prison cell, which he can neither lock nor unlock; love will neither slay him nor release him. Weeping and laughing in turn, he is repelled by both life and death, and the cause of all this torment is his lady love. The text is Petrarch’s sonnet 134.

Mae meddwl y bardd yn corddi. Mae’n methu cael hedd, ond does arno fawr o awydd rhyfel. Mae I fyny yn y nef ac I lawr ar y ddaear; does ganddo ddim byd yn ei afael ond mae’n anwesu’r byd yn grwn. Mae yng nghell carchar cariad na all n’I choi na’I datgloi; ni fyn cariad na’I ladd na’I ryddhau. Dan wylo a chwerthin bob yn ail, mae’n ffieiddio at fywyd ac angau ill dau ac achos yr holl gystudd yma ydi ei gariad. Soned 134 Patrarch ydi’r testun.

VENEZUELA
Maria Brea
Soprano
Age 30


Pianist: Simon Lepper

La Negra Atilia Pablo Camacaro

The black girl, Atilia, sets off before dawn to the Porlamar market with her basket, full of everything from Chinese cotton flannel to playing cards, Spanish alcohol to soap. By sunrise, she has sold everything.

Mae’r ferch ddu, Atilia, yn codi cyn y wawr ac yn mynd i farchnad Porlamar gyda’i basged, yn llawn trugareddau - o wlanen cotwm Tsieineaidd i gardiau chwarae, alcohol Sbaenaidd i sebon. Erbyn i’r haul godi, mae hi wedi gwerthu popeth.

De fleurs Proses lyriques Debussy

Debussy wrote his own text for this song, which refers to the symbolism of flowers in a similar vein to Baudelaire in his Fleurs du mal. The poet is sick from love, with the flowers of pain wrapping themselves around his heart and his head. Irises remind him of his beloved’s eyes; he will never know joy again and he prays and cries in his hothouse of pain.

Ysgrifennodd Debussy ei destun ei hun ar gyfer y gân hon, sy’n cyfeirio at symbolaeth blodau yn yr un modd â Baudelaire yn ei Fleurs du mal. Mae’r bardd yn glaf o gariad, gyda blodau gofid yn amgylchynu ei galon a’i ben. Mae irisau yn ei atgoffa o lygaid ei anwylyd; ni chaiff fyth adnabod llawenydd eto ac mae’n gweddïo ac yn wylo yn ei wewyr.

Sweeter than roses Purcell

This comes from incidental music written by Purcell for Richard Norton's drama, Pausanias. Pandora is an ambitious woman, and she has an assignation with Argilius, whom she intends to blackmail. While she waits for him, an attendant sings this song of seduction, intended to put Pandora in the mood for love.

Mae hon yn dod o gerddoriaeth achlysurol a sgrifennodd Purcell ar gyfer drama Richard Norton, Pausanias. Dynes uchelgeisiol ydi Pandora ac mae ganddi oed ag Argilius gan fwriadu ei flacmelio. Tra mae hi’n aros amdano mae un o’r dilynwyr yn canu’r gân hudo yma sydd wedi’i bwriadu i godi hwyliau caru ar Pandora.

Como la rosa en la güerta Alberto Hemsi

In ‘Like the rose in the garden’, a dying young girl is compared to the flowers which have not opened. It was a sad day when she fell ill – as sad as for a queen on her deathbed. The text is a Spanish translation of a Ladino (Sephardic) folksong.

Yn ‘Fel y rhosyn yn yr ardd’, mae merch ifanc sy’n marw yn cael ei chymharu â’r blodau sydd heb agor. Roedd yn ddiwrnod trist pan aeth hi’n sâl – mor drist â phe bai hi’n frenhines ar ei gwely angau. Mae’r testun yn gyfieithiad Sbaeneg o gân werin (Seffardig) Latino.

MONGOLIA
Ankhbayar Enkhbold
Baritone
Age 32


Pianist: Llŷr Williams

In the silence of the night Op 4 No 3 Rachmaninov

The poet will be silent throughout the mysterious night, remembering the beloved’s smile, her voice, her hair. He will recognise them all, and think of when they were together and their words of love, awakening the night with the cherished name.

Bydd y bardd yn dawel drwy’r nos ddirgel, yn meddwl am wên ei anwylyd, ei llais, ei gwallt. Adwaen pob un ohonynt, a meddylia am yr adeg pryd roeddent gyda’i gilydd a’u geiriau cariadus, yn deffro’r nos gyda’r enw annwyl.

Widmung Myrthen Op 25 No 1 Schumann

In 'Dedication', the poet tells the beloved that she is everything to him - his soul, heart, bliss, pain, the world in which he lives, heaven, the grave, repose and peace. Her love makes him worthy of her and raises him above himself. The text is by Friedrich Rückert.

Yn ‘Ymroddiad’ dywed y bardd wrth yr anwylyd mai hi yw popeth iddo - ei enaid, ei galon, ei wynfyd, ei wewyr, y byd y mae’n byw ynddo, y nef, y bedd, gorffwys a hedd. Mae ei chariad yn ei wneud yn deilwng ohoni ac yn ei godi uwchlaw ef ei hun. Gan Friedrich Rückert y mae’r testun.

Ideale Tosti

The singer is absorbed by thoughts of his ‘ideal’. He feels her presence in the air and the perfume of flowers, her radiance filling his solitary room. He dreamed of the sound of her voice and all his worries were forgotten. He wishes she would return for a moment to smile at him again, her face shining like a new dawn. The text is by Carmelo Errico.

Mae’r canwr wedi ymgolli yn ei feddyliau am ei ‘ddelfryd’. Teimla ei phresenoldeb yn yr aer ac aroglau blodau, ei disgleirdeb yn llenwi ei ystafell unig. Breuddwydiodd am sŵn ei llais ac anghofiodd ei holl bryderon. Dymuna y byddai’n dychwelyd i wenu arno eto, ei hwyneb yn disgleirio fel gwawr newydd. Mae’r testun gan Carmelo Errico.

Die Nacht Op 10 No 3 R Strauss

Night comes from the forest and steals the colours and lights of the world, taking all we hold dear. She steals the silver of the stream and the gold from the cathedral’s roof. The singer tells his beloved to draw closer, afraid that night will steal her too away from him. The text is by Hermann von Gilm.

Daw nos o’r goedwig a dwyn yr holl liw a’r goleuadau o’r byd gan fynd â phopeth sy’n annwyl gennym. Mae’n dwyn arian y nant a’r aur oddi ar do copr y gadeirlan. Dywed y canwr wrth ei gariad am ddynesu, gan ofni y bydd y nos yn ei dwyn hithau oddi arno. Mae’r testun gan Hermann von Gilm.

Does the day reign? Op 47 No 6 Tchaikovsky

Whether it is day or night, whether the poet is awake of asleep, he thinks only of the beloved. All that is good – love, courage, hope – live in his heart. Wherever life takes him, even to death, all his strength and positive feelings are because of his love for her. The poem is by Apukhtin.

P’un a yw’r bardd yn effro neu’n cysgu, yn ystod y dydd neu’r nos, dim ond ei gariad sydd ar ei feddwl. Mae popeth da – cariad, dewrder, gobaith – yn byw yn ei galon. Lle bynnag y mae bywyd yn ei arwain, hyd yn oed i farwolaeth, mae ei holl gryfder a’i deimladau cadarnhaol yn deillio o’i gariad tuag ati. Apukhtin ysgrifennodd y gerdd.

2021 Song Prize: Recital 4 by Various, From (2021/2021), St David's Hall, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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