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02/02/2010

Words for Rhydian's new album.

Rhydian Roberts' new album O Fortuna contains one song whose words have been provided especially by Grahame Davies. The song 'Cantilena' is one of the best-known pieces by the classical composer Karl Jenkins, and is sung by Rhydian on O Fortuna partly in Jenkins' own non-verbal Adiemus text, and with a verse in English by Grahame Davies entitled 'Spirit of the Mountains'. In 2007, Grahame Davies's Welsh version of the words for Cantilena, 'Ysbryd y Mynyddoedd' was performed by Cantorion (Only Men Aloud) and the Cory Band on the album This Land of Ours. Adiemus