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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2010 5:41:02 GMT -1
I hope it's OK to put this here. Recently I've been telling Welsh Legends on Youtube. My reason for it is that I often see these tales written down somewhere and occasionally I hear them being told. I don't really object to the pronounciation. Welsh can be difficult to those not familiar with it and I believe that what you say is far more important than what you say. Unfortunately the poetry gets lost and so does the flavour, for me anyway. So I decided to tell these tales, it's a work in progress and I'm going to keep up with it as long as I'm still enjoying doing it. www.youtube.com/user/Daibanjo47?feature=mhumI' would appreciate feedback. |
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Post by Tegernacus on Dec 9, 2010 9:08:03 GMT -1
good stuff Peter. Yeah, these tales are meant to be told, to be read aloud and listened to, rather than read in a book. That is the mistake lots of people make with things like the Mabinogion. It isn't meant to be studied, it is meant to be listened to.
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Post by megli on Dec 9, 2010 9:29:45 GMT -1
Absolutely!
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Post by Tegernacus on Dec 9, 2010 9:41:47 GMT -1
Not that there is anything wrong with studying it, academically. But people run out and buy these old tales and then dive in, looking for meaning and studying patterns... NO! just sit and listen to them.
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Post by megli on Dec 9, 2010 9:44:38 GMT -1
This is a poser I've just asked Cambridge interview candidates. What would the original audience of the fourth branch, say, have found most memorable and striking in it?
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Post by dreamguardian on Dec 9, 2010 10:49:16 GMT -1
This is a poser I've just asked Cambridge interview candidates. What would the original audience of the fourth branch, say, have found most memorable and striking in it? How have the responses been? What's your expert opinion of what would've been most memorable for them? |
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Post by Heron on Dec 9, 2010 18:14:54 GMT -1
I hope it's OK to put this here. Recently I've been telling Welsh Legends on Youtube. My reason for it is that I often see these tales written down somewhere and occasionally I hear them being told. I don't really object to the pronounciation. Welsh can be difficult to those not familiar with it and I believe that what you say is far more important than what you say. Unfortunately the poetry gets lost and so does the flavour, for me anyway. So I decided to tell these tales, it's a work in progress and I'm going to keep up with it as long as I'm still enjoying doing it. www.youtube.com/user/Daibanjo47?feature=mhumI' would appreciate feedback. Adderchog! Just listened to the one on the lady of Llyn y Fan Fach. Good to see you at the end. Looking forward to dipping in further. I hope you keep it up - it's valuable work. Hir oes i'r gwaith! |
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Post by Heron on Dec 9, 2010 18:26:21 GMT -1
This is a poser I've just asked Cambridge interview candidates. What would the original audience of the fourth branch, say, have found most memorable and striking in it? I suppose, with the Four Branches and Culhwch they thought of the stories as being set in the distant past, so the magic and people being turned into animals etc would have seemed like folklore even then. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2010 5:39:49 GMT -1
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the story. Like I said I'm going to do more. The one I'm working on right now is the Legend of Llew Llaw Gyffes. I'll probably have to make it a two parter.
Heron is right though these tales are meant to be enjoyed first. That's the way I heard them. No one spoke of hidden meanings or profound philosophy but that may be the beauty of it. Enjoy the story first and if it has relevance to your personal experience then that is what you treasure. That is how I would answer Megli's question. The parts of the tale that resonated with my personal experience would be what I, and any audience past or present, would find most memorable.
Thank you again for being so supportive.
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Post by Adam on Dec 10, 2010 21:27:18 GMT -1
good stuff Peter. Yeah, these tales are meant to be told, to be read aloud and listened to, rather than read in a book. That is the mistake lots of people make with things like the Mabinogion. It isn't meant to be studied, it is meant to be listened to. I have the most fun reading them to my wife and daughter :-) |
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