Evan James (poet) Evan James (poet) Evan James (also known by the bardic name "Ieuan ap Iago") (1809 – 30 September 1878), a weaver and poet from Pontypridd, originally from Caerphilly, Wales, wrote the lyrics of "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" ("Land of my Fathers"), the national anthem of Wales. James, a weaver by trade, employed several people at his mill on the bank of the River Rhondda. According to family legend, his son James James, was walking one day in January 1856 on the banks of the river when the melody for "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau" came to him. When he gave the
Bro Goth agan Tasow Bro Goth agan Tasow Bro Goth agan Tasow ("Old Land of our Fathers") is one of the anthems of Cornwall, UK sung in the Cornish language. It is sung to the same tune as the Welsh national anthem, "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". The Breton anthem "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù" also uses the same tune. "The Song of the Western Men", more commonly known as "Trelawny", is often considered to be the Cornish anthem as well, and as in Scotland, opinion is divided on the matter, and there is no official position. "Trelawny"'s words are certainly more widely known amongst Cornish