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Ar hyd y Nos Lyrics - Welsh Folk Song and Hymn

Ar Hyd y Nos Lyrics - All Through the Night

Ar hyd y Nos (All through the Night) is a beautiful Welsh folk song and hymn. It has been sung by many famous singers and choirs including Bryn Terfel and Cerys Mathews and even the Australian Olivia Newton John. The song title is also mentioned in Max Boyce's Hymns and Arias! The melody is used in the hymns "Go My Children with My Blessing” (1983) and “God That Madest Earth and Heaven” (1827). 

The tune was first published in 1784, appearing in Edward Jones' "Musical and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards". The composer is unknown to this date. The Welsh Ar hyd y Nos lyrics that are most often sung today were written by John Ceiriog Hughes (1832–1887). The most common English lyrics were written by Sir Harold Boulton in 1884 which are not a literal translation. 

 

Ar Hyd y Nos - All Through the Night - Welsh words with English translation
Ar hyd y Nos (All Through the Night) Welsh folk song with lyrics and English translation - more beautiful Welsh Songs, click here... 

 

 Ar Hyd y Nos Lyrics and English Translation

Ar Hyd y Nos as sung by Ryan Davies, video courtesy of Ryan Davies

 

Cymraeg English Translation
Holl amrantau'r sêr ddywedant
Ar hyd y nos
"Dyma'r ffordd i fro gogoniant,"
Ar hyd y nos.
Golau arall yw tywyllwch
I arddangos gwir brydferthwch
Teulu'r nefoedd mewn tawelwch
Ar hyd y nos.
Hyd y nos.
O mor siriol, gwena'r seren
Ar hyd y nos
I oleuo'i chwaer ddaearen
Ar hyd y nos.
Nos yw henaint pan ddaw cystudd
Ond i harddu dyn a'i hwyrddydd
Rhown ein golau gwan i'n gilydd
Ar hyd y nos.
Hyd y nos.
All the stars' twinkles say
All through the night
"This is the way to the realm of glory,"
All through the night.
Other light is darkness
To show true beauty
The Heavenly family in peace
All through the night.
Through the night.
O, how cheerful smiles the star,
All through the night
To light its earthly sister
All through the night.
Old age is night when affliction comes
But to beautify man in his late days
We'll put our weak light together
All through the night.
Through the night.

 

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Last updated 31st March 2025

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