{"id":134366,"date":"2022-02-01T22:39:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T03:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/?post_type=product&#038;p=134366"},"modified":"2026-02-15T20:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T01:57:23","slug":"hiraeth-am-feirion","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/all-music\/artists\/tamsin-dearnley\/hiraeth-am-feirion\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiraeth am Feirion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Note from the arranger<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHiraeth\u201d is a Welsh word that roughly translates to \u201clonging\u201d or \u201cnostalgia,\u201d specifically for one\u2019s homeland or birthplace. The title translates approximately to \u201cLonging for Merionethshire,\u201d one of the ancient counties of North Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The easy version of this tune is for harps with at least 26 strings. The intermediate version of this tune is for harps with at least 34 strings.<\/p>\n<h3>Lyrics<\/h3>\n<p>Yn y m\u00f4r y byddo&#8217;rmy-nydd<br \/>\nSydd yn cuddio Bro Meirrion-nydd<br \/>\nNa cliawn unwaith olwg arni<br \/>\nCyn i nghalon dirion dorri<br \/>\nCyn i nghalon dirion dorri<\/p>\n<p>English translation:<\/p>\n<p>I wish the mountain were in the sea<br \/>\nThat hides Merioneth from me<br \/>\nOh! that I could see it once<br \/>\nBefore my tender heart breaks<\/p>\n<h3>Listen<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hiraeth am Feirion - Celtic lever harp solo of beautiful Welsh tune (sheet music available!)\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iuyVNcYAH5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h4>Scroll down to listen.<\/h4>\n<p>Tamsin Dearnley\u2019s arrangement of the traditional Welsh tune \u201cHiraeth am Feirion\u201d is for solo lever or pedal harp. Although little-known, this Welsh melody is hauntingly beautiful. Two options are available: the Easy Harp Solo is for advanced beginners and includes the official ABRSM Grade 1 solo along with a simple one-page version of the tune. The Early Intermediate Harp Solo is for intermediate-level players and includes two extended interpretations of the tune.<\/p>\n<p>This piece is available as a PDF download in the following options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ABRSM harp solo \/ Easy solo: <strong>$4.45<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Intermediate harp solo:<strong> $6.45<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Pages to print:<\/em> Easy version is 2 pgs; Intermediate version is 6 pgs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em>\u00a0This piece is formatted for A4 paper size; use the settings in your printer dialog box to get the best fit for your paper size.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":134367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[8167],"product_tag":[477],"class_list":["post-134366","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-tamsin-dearnley","product_tag-harp-solo","pa_artist-dearnley-tamsin","pa_combinations-early-intermediate-harp-solo","pa_combinations-easy-harp-solo","pa_composer-traditional","pa_genre-folk-traditional","pa_harp-type-harp-lever","pa_instrumentation-harp-solo","pa_level-advanced-beginner","pa_level-intermediate","pa_nationality-welsh","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/134366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=134366"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=134366"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harpcolumn.com\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=134366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}