
Lyrics - Welsh
(Folk song from Wales)
Mae swn yn Mhorthdinllaen, swn hwylie’n codi:
Blocie i gyd yn gwichian, Dafydd Jones yn gweiddi:
Ni fedra’i aros gartre yn fy myw;
Rhaid i mi fynd yn llongwr iawn ar Fflat Huw Puw
Refrain
Fflat Huw Puw yn hwylio heno,
Sŵn codi angor;
Mi fyna’i fynd i forio:
Mi wisga’i gap pig gloew tra bydda’i byw,
Os cai fynd yn llongwr iawn ar Fflat Huw Puw.
Mi bryna’i yn y Werddon sane sidan,
Sgidie bach i ddawnsio, a rheiny a bycle arian;
Mi fyddai’n wr bonheddig tra bydda’i byw,
Os ca i fynd yn Gapten llong ar Fflat Huw Puw.
Fflat Huw Puw yn hwylio heno,
Sŵn codi angor;
Mi fyna’i fynd i forio:
Mi wisga’i gap pig gloew tra bydda’i byw,
Os cai fynd yn llongwr iawn ar Fflat Huw Puw.
English Translation - Hugh Pugh's Flat
There’s a sound in Porth Dinllaen, the sound of hoisted sails
All the blocks squealing, Dafydd Jones shouting
I can’t stay at home for the life of me3
I’ve got to become a true sailor on Hugh Pugh’s Flat
Refrain
Hugh Pugh’s Flat sails tonight,
Hugh Pugh’s Flat sails tonight,
The sound of the raising of an anchor:
I long to go seafaring
I’ll wear a bright peaked cap as long as I shall live
If I can become a true sailor on Hugh Pugh’s Flat
I’ll buy in Ireland silk stockings
Little dancing shoes, each one with silver buckles
I’ll be a gentleman as long as I shall live
If I can become ship’s captain on Hugh Pugh’s Flat
I’ll keep the Flat like the best parlour
Such scrubbing and scouring there’ll be every morn
The brass will be gleaming on the capstan
When I’m ship’s captain on Hugh Pugh’s Flat.
(source)
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody

