Song Meaning
The lyrics paint a picture of pervasive sadness, a feeling that colors everything regardless of the season or time of day. The opening lines, "Koweth ker, dhe dhen klav / Trist yw pub tra," immediately establish a tone of deep melancholy, suggesting that sorrow is an inescapable condition. This feeling persists even when the world outside is bright, as indicated by "Kyn fe'n hav" (though it is summer) and "Kyn a pub tra'n nos" (though it is night).
The central tension seems to arise from a desire for connection or understanding, hinted at by "Ny ellough hwi yndellna mos" (you cannot go like this) and the wistful thought, "Y via brav dha weles" (it would be good to see). This suggests a longing for something or someone absent, a state of being that cannot be easily left behind. The questions "Mars ys termyn, mars ys spas" (if it is time, if it is space) imply a search for a suitable moment or condition for this desired encounter or resolution, but these conditions remain elusive.
The lyrics employ a cyclical imagery of sleep and waking, or perhaps life and death, to convey the inevitability of remembrance and the transient nature of existence. "Koska a wra pub tra / Pan vo tewl" (everything sleeps when it is dark) sets a scene of quietude, but this peace is interrupted by the stark realization: "Res dhis perthi kov / Dell dheu an bywnans oll yn-tro" (you must remember how all life comes around). This concluding thought suggests that even in rest, the cycle of life, with its inherent sorrows and eventual end, cannot be forgotten, and that all existence eventually returns to this fundamental truth.
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