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Hiraeth Am Feirion

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Ailie Robertson has arranged the Welsh tune “Hireath Am Feirion” for solo lever or pedal harp. Both an easier and a more advanced version are included. Scroll down for notes from the arranger.

This piece is available as a PDF download for $5.00.

Pages to print: 2 pgs.

Duration: 2:00

Note: This PDF was revised on 8-9-2025. If you purchased this piece prior to that and would like an updated PDF, please email us.

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Notes from the arranger

“Hireath Am Feirion” is a gorgeous tune from Wales about a homesick sailor who longs to see Wales again. The term “hiraeth” is a word for a feeling that combines regret, nostalgia, stoicism, and yearning all in one. He’s longing to go back to a (now historic) county in northwestern Wales, which is called Meirionethshire in English.

I managed to find a translation of this song into English:

There is a mountain in the sea which hides Meirioneth
I had sight of it once only before it broke my heart
Wind from the sea and sun from the mountain
Grey rocks instead of trees
And gulls instead of people
I will make a boat of the oak of love
And its mast, the wood of experience
And put longing in its sail to make it go
Wave to wave to my own land