Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau refrain of "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". The new Royal Badge of Wales adopted in 2008 features this motto. A version of "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" was written by Lewis Evans, a migrant from Wales to Y Wladfa, a Welsh-speaking settlement in Patagonia, South America. The version penned by Evans is called "Gwlad Newydd y Cymry" (The New Country of the Welsh). "Gwlad Newydd y Cymry" is played to the same tune as "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". The lyrics to "Gwlad Newydd y Cymry" are as follows; <poem>Y mae Patagonia yn annwyl i mi, Gwlad newydd y Cymry mwyneiddlon yw hi;
Anthem Wlad Fy Nhadau" since 1856 when it was written by father and son Evan and James James; the translation and music were adopted by Brittany as its "national" anthem. Hen Wlad fy Nhadau was sometimes accompanied by the hymn, "Guide Me, O thou Great Redeemer", especially at rugby matches. Northern Ireland has used "God Save the Queen" though "Londonderry Air" is also used. In Germany, many of the Länder have their own anthems, some of which predate the unification of Germany in 1871. A prominent example is the Hymn of Bavaria, which also has the status of an official anthem