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Title: Patagonia am y Cymry
Complementary poem, written in English, by an unknown author, to the Welsh who travelled to Patagonia; includes ten four line verses with the following refrain after each one:
“So up with the Ddraig Goch, Up with our flag,
Down upon the ground we'll never let it drag,
Patagonia am y Cymry, shall still our motto be,
Patagonia am y Cymry, till our people are free”.
There were brave boys who travelled across the sea to a place where the Welsh would be free, with their Welsh Dragon and their hearts of gold. They had travelled from Cardiganshire, Meirioneth, Glamorgan and Caernarfon in the ship Mineza and were so glad when they saw the white cliffs extending them a welcome. They landed on the beach with their rifles at the ready, took possession of the derelict land and hoisted the Welsh Dragon flag. Their motto was “Patagonia for the Welsh”. They faced trials and tribulations, experienced floods and famine and the native Indians, but their brave wives stood by them. With God's help the Welsh would keep the land and make it flourish. There was a lot of work to be done. There were miners from Glamorgan and people from Cardiganshire had heard the call of the Wladfa, and all praise for the pioneer who came from across the sea to ensure the Welsh men and their wives would be free.
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