Cat No. JM50614
Price £24.95
Composer: welsh Traditional
Arranger: Tony Small
Category: SOLOS - Euphonium

"Over the Stone".


Tros y Garreg meaning ‘Over the Stone’ is a traditional Welsh song. The sentiment of the song is attributed to Rhys Bodychen, who led a troop of Welsh forces at the Battle of Bosworth Field where Richard III was defeated by Henry Tudor in 1485. The English lyrics are by John Oxenford:

Over the stone, the old gray stone,
Let me ponder here alone,
Through all weather we go together
Ancient stone, thou good old stone.
Of the many friends I’ve seen,
Thou the truest friend has been,
Some forget me, some have fled,
Some are false, and some are dead,
Changing never constant ever,
Still I find thee, dear old stone.

Standing here, thou silent stone,
What a world thou must have known!
Deeds of glory, lost to story,
Hast thou witnessd ancient stone.
Here beneath the grass, ‘tis said,
Many warriors bones are laid,
Fighting for their land they fell,
None but thou can truly tell.
Secrets keeping, ever sleeping,
Dream’st thou of the past old stone?

This skillful arrangement by Welshman Tony Small was composed for David Childs and the Cory Band and can be heard on the Doyen CD214 ‘CELTIC CHARM’
Available for purchase on this site.
Duration c. 5’30”