What does the Welsh song Calon Lan mean?

A Pure Heart
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. “Calon Lân” (Welsh for ‘A Pure Heart’) is a Welsh song, the words of which were written in the 1890s by Daniel James (Gwyrosydd) and sung to a tune by John Hughes.

Where was Calon LÂN written?

The story of Wales’ beloved Calon Lân, the anthem composed ‘on the back of a cigarette packet’ – Wales Online.

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What are the words to the song Calon Lan?

The Calon Lan lyrics and words in Welsh are as follows (English and Spanish versions below); Calon onest, calon lân. Yn dwyn bythol elw fydd. Roddi i mi galon lân. The meaning of the lyrics to Calon Lân is as follows; an honest heart, a pure heart. Sing in the day and sing in the night. Will bear eternal profit. To give me a pure heart.

What was the song Only Boys Aloud sang?

“Only Boys Aloud is a choir for 14-19 year old lads from the South Wales Valley’s. The song they are singing is Calon Lân (a Welsh song) the words of which were written in the 19th century by Daniel James (23 January 1848 – 11 March 1920) to a tune by John Hughes (1872–1914) The song is often referred to as a hymn but it isnt a hymn.

How old was Calon Lan when he died?

John was living at his modest house 3 Stockwell Villas, Mount Pleasant in 1914 just before the Great War. On Monday 15th June 1914 he rapidly became ill and died aged forty two at 6:45am on the morning of Tuesday 16th 1914. The cause of death was recorded as a brain haemorrhage, sadly he left behind a widow and three small children.