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The song was written by Iwan in 1983 and released at a time of political and economical turmoil in Wales, where the age of Thatcherism saw many coal pits closing and thousands of men and women losing their jobs as a result. The title translates to ‘Still Here’, a reference to the survival of Welsh culture and language despite these times of great hardship. You could see my tears,” Iwan says, reflecting on singing the song at that moment. “The tears were because I’ve been singing the song for 40 years, and I felt as though in that moment, the message finally came through and crossed the language barrier.”

The Welsh government has a language strategy that aims to have a million people speaking Welsh by 2050. And it seems to be working: recently on TV channel S4C, 230,000 children from more than 1,000 schools across Wales sang “ Yma o Hyd” together at the same time. They included children not only from Welsh-speaking households or so-called Welsh-speaking heartlands, but from across Wales. The presenters and guests on the videos on the S4C-funded Youtube channel Hansh, aimed at a young adult audience, are a great example of people speaking Welsh and effortlessly switching between Welsh and English. This is now, for many, what colloquial Welsh sounds like, and research suggests that it’s no negative thing for the future of the language. Phillimore, Egerton (1888), "The Annales Cambriae and Old Welsh Genealogies, from Harleian MS. 3859", in Phillimore, Egerton (ed.), Y Cymmrodor, vol.IX, Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, pp.141–183Shipton, Martin (2014-03-03). "Margaret Thatcher 'lied to miners about jobs and the extent of her plans to close pits' ". WalesOnline . Retrieved 2022-06-14. Lamb, William Glenn (1 March 2020). " "DAFYDD IWAN'S YMA O HYD OVERTAKES STORMZY AND LEWIS CAPALDI TO TOP ITUNES CHART..." ". www.thenewfederalist.eu . Retrieved 21 November 2022. Rachel Bromwich, editor and translator. Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Welsh Triads. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, Third Edition, 2006. 441-444 As 2015 was Rugby World Cup year, we were delighted to announce the launch of our fourth in the series ‘Icons of Wales’ called simply ‘That Try’.

The third verse references Macsen alongside the eighteenth century caricature Dic Siôn Dafydd and the contemporary figure of Margaret Thatcher. Iwan hoped to parallel the troubles of ancient Wales with the more modern threats to the nation, to demonstrate the fortitude and survival of the Welsh culture at a time he felt it was most threatened. [11] Cultural impact [ edit ]New book by legendary folk singer Dafydd Iwan tells the stories behind his songs". Nation Cymru. 7 June 2021 . Retrieved 28 November 2022. Er gwaethaf pawb a phopeth, r’yn ni yma o hyd’ - that is the message of the song, in spite of everyone and everything, we are still here. In spite of the challenges we face, we are still here and I think people to this day can relate to that. We are still here, overcoming challenges and fighting for a better future.