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Llyn Llawenydd (‘Happiness Lake’) is Papur Wal’s latest single, taken from their eagerly anticipated debut album ‘Amser Mynd Adra’ (‘time to go home’) out on 8th October. Llyn Llawenydd is early 70s West Coast sunshine dancing on the water and beckoning you in, it’s Crosby, Stills and Nash backed by a timeless Merseybeat rhythm. This perfect summer song was Gwion (Vocals / Bass) and Ianto’s (vocals / Guitar) first attempt at writing together. It’s a song about “a place you can go with the people that matter, to get away from it all. It isn’t necessarily a lake, and the weather isn’t always perfect, but you’ll come home feeling better, thinking about it till you can go back again”
lyrics
Awn ni lawr i Llyn Llawenydd,
‘myn teimlo’n dda
ond ma’r tywydd yn ysblennydd,
fe awn ni am y tro ola’ (fydda ni nôl cyn y bora)
ah-ah-ah.
Weithia’ pan fo’ pwysau’r byd
fel dŵr yn dod dros dy ganol,
chdi di’r un sy’n deu’ ‘tha fi,
fod pethau yn wahanol
Stedda lawr ‘fo fi am funud,
anghofia am y byd am funud,
a just diffoda bob un nodyn sy’n canu yn dy ben.
Gorwedd ar lannau Llyn Llawenydd,
ti fel aderyn yn ymestyn dy adenydd,
wrth ddal tro y tymhora’ (gawn ni’r nosweithia’ gora’)
ah-ah-ah
Dal i boeni am y petha’ bach,
ond dim byd yn benodol,
awn ni lawr i Llyn Llawenydd,
yr unig le lle dwi’n cael llonydd
Stedda lawr ‘fo fi am funud,
anghofia am y byd am funud,
a just diffoda bob un nodyn sy’n canu yn dy ben
Yn Llyn Llawenydd (yn Llyn Llawenydd)
mae fy ymenydd,
tan y tro nesa’, (tan y tro nesa’)
mi oedd hi’n blesar,
yn Llyn Llawenydd, (yn Llyn Llawenydd)
mae hi’n ysblenydd
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