Llef (in English "A Cry") is a popular
Welsh
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hymn, written by David Charles (1803-1880) (son of
David Charles (1762–1834)). The tune was composed in 1890 by Griffith Hugh Jones (
Welsh language name Gutyn Arfon) (1849–1919) and was written in memory of his brother Dewi.
The meter is 8-8-8-8 and it is played in the keys of
D minor
D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has one flat. Its relative major is F major and its parallel major is D major.
The D natural minor scale is:
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and
E minor. English texts also commonly sung to the tune include "Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord, and Hear", "Glorying in the Cross of Christ" and "The Day of Wrath".
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The hymn was included in the soundtrack for the 1941 John Ford drama film '']How Green Was My Valley
''How Green Was My Valley'' is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own persona ...
''.
Hymn text
References
External links
Welsh Music Information Centre
at musicanet.org - with link to the melody download
Hymn tunes
Welsh Christian hymns
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