Lyrics to "All Through The Night",
an ancient Welsh melody
 

No one knows when this melody was first written or played.
The original melody, it is thought, did not have lyrics.
   The first lyrics to this Welsh song were written by Amelia
   Opie, later replaced by Harold Boulton's now familiar
ones.   Song originally written as a lullaby.
A third verse was added later.

      Holl amrantau'r ser ddywedant
      Ar hyd y nos.
      'Dyma'r ffordd i fro gogoniant
      Ar hyd y nos.
      Golau arall yw tywyllwch
      I arddangos gwir bryferthwch
      Teulu'r nefoedd mewn tawelwch
      At hyd y nos.

      O mor siriol gwen a seren
      Ar hyd y nos.
      I oleuo-i chwaer ddae ar en
      Ar hyd y nos.
      Nos yw henaint pan ddaw cystudd
      Ond i harddu dyn a'i hwyr dydd
      Rhown ein goleu gwan i'n gilydd
      Ar hyd y nos.
 

Sleep my child and peace attend thee all through the night.
Guardian angels God will send thee all through the night.
Soft the drowsey eyes are creeping, hill & vale in slumber sleeping,
I, my loving vigil keeping all through the night

While the moon, her watch is keeping all through the night
While the weary world is sleeping all through the night
O'r thy spirit gently stealing visions of delight revealing
Breathes a pure and holy feeling all through the night.

Love, to thee my thoughts are turning all through the night
All for thee my heart is yearning all through the night
Though sad fate our lives may sever, parting will not last forever
There's a hope that leaves me never all through the night.
 

Information & Welsh lyrics from http://www.mp3.com/
Tribute to Kathryn Alison Acker