Originally Posted by
Lionelgee
G'day Bob,
Thank you for posting up the link for Men of Harlech.
The version of the lyrics scrolling up on YouTube is the Anglo-friendly version. This is ironic since the whole song describes events during the seven-year siege of Harlech Castle between 1461 and 1468. Commanded by Constable Dafydd ap Ieuan, the garrison withstood the longest known siege in the British Isles' history. My preferred version is the one written by John Oxenford (published 1873). Oxenford's version ends with the lyrics
"But this lesson we have taught them,
Cambria ne'er can yield!"
Oh by the way my surname is Evans :D
Kind Regards
Lionel