Yr Atal Genhedlaeth

Yr Atal Genhedlaeth

Infobox Album | Name = Yr Atal Genhedlaeth
Type = Album
Artist = Gruff Rhys


Released = 24 January 2005
Recorded = ??
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 29:05
Label = Placid Casual
Producer = Gorwel Owen and Gruff Rhys
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gpdsylo5xpbb link ]
Last album =
This album = "Yr Atal Genhedlaeth"
(2005)
Next album = "Candylion"
(2007)|

"Yr Atal Genhedlaeth" is the debut solo album by Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys. Entirely in the Welsh language, the title of the album and many of the songs are plays on words and puns that might not be obvious even to a Welsh-speaker:

*Yr Atal Genhedlaeth - 'The Stuttering Generation', but 'atalgenhedlu' is Welsh for a contraceptive.
*Gwn Mi Wn - 'Yes, I Know', could also mean 'this is my gun', a reference to the battle in the song.
*Epynt - named after a mountain in Mid Wales, but about money, with the 'E' standing for the Euro, and 'pynt' being Welsh for pound.
*Rhagluniaeth Ysgafn - 'Light programming', but 'lluniaeth ysgafn' means a light snack.
*Pwdin Ŵy 1 & 2 - literally 'egg pudding', means '"egg custard', two love songs.
*Y Gwybodusion - 'The Experts'
*Caerffosiaeth - literally 'sewage fortress'. 'Caer' is a common part of Welsh place-names (for example, Caergybi), used to indicate that there was originally a castle or fortress in the town/city.
*Ambell Waith - 'Sometimes'.
*Ni Yw Y Byd - 'We Are The World'.
*Chwarae'n Troi'n Chwerw - 'When Play Turns Bitter', from a Welsh proverb. A Welsh language standard originally written and sung by Caryl Parry-Jones.

Track listing

All songs by Gruff Rhys unless otherwise stated.

#"Yr Atal Genhedlaeth" – 0:08
#"Gwn Mi Wn" – 2:33
#"Epynt" – 1:48
#"Rhagluniaeth Ysgafn" – 2:55
#"Pwdin Ŵy 1" – 1:42
#"Pwdin Ŵy 2" – 3:13
#"Y Gwybodusion" – 1:52
#"Caerffosiaeth" – 2:58
#"Ambell Waith" – 2:22
#"Ni Yw Y Byd" – 3:56
#"Chwarae'n Troi'n Chwerw" (Caryl Parry Jones) – 6:04

References

*cite web | title=Link | work=Placid Casual website | url=http://www.placidcasual.com/gruff/ | accessdate=9 August | accessyear=2006


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