Ganed Edward Benjamin Britten yn sir Sussex yn Lloegr ac astudiodd yn y Coleg Cerdd Brenhinol yn Llundain. Yr oedd yn gyfansoddwr, arweinydd, a phianydd adnabyddus.
Mae Benjamin Britten yn fwyaf adnabyddus am ei waith ar yr operâu Peter Grimes, The War Requiem, a The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
Ym 1934, cyfansoddodd Benjamin Britten ddarn cerddorol ar gyfer y Flwyddyn Newydd. Gosodwyd ei gân, “A New Year Carol”, i delyneg cân werin draddodiadol hyn – Levy Dew.
Roedd Levy-Dew yn gysylltiedig â’r arferiad Dydd Calan o daenellu pobl â dwr newydd ei dynnu o ffynnon.
Geiriau Carol Blwyddyn Newydd
Mae geiriau gwreiddiol yn Saesneg yn unig.
Here we bring new water from the well so clear, For to worship God with, this happy New Year.
Chorus (after each verse):
Sing levy-dew, sing levy-dew, the water and the wine, The seven bright gold wires and the bugles that do shine.
Sing reign of Fair Maid, with gold upon her toe; Open you the West Door and turn the Old Year go.
Sing reign of Fair Maid, with gold upon her chin; Open you the East Door and let the New Year in.
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