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Monoglot The Dinosaur

from Lord Abergavenny's Hills by Darren Black

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about

The thriving mining industry brought an influx of workers to South Wales.They came from far and wide although initially mainly from Mid and North Wales. Up until that point there was largely a singular dialect spoken, but as the railway networks grew, English workers and newspapers helped bring a wider outlook. With the English language becoming more and more prevalent, Monoglot became a dinosaur.

lyrics

They came from far and yonder
To blackened fields and skies
Some left and some absconded
Looking for a steady life

A wage is what they came for
The draw of work to do
Arriving in their thousands
Many hands and willing to

Get on, choose your words and run
Change has begun

They came from Abergele
Brymawr and Harlech too
Native pronounciation
That was all they ever knew

A language old as mountains
Befits the mother tongue
But soon like oil on water
Separation came as one

Get on, choose your words and run
Change has begun

And so then came the railway
And written English news
And more in poured the workers
Using words the Queen would choose

From London to Glamorgan
Word spread and with it spawned
A whole new way of speaking
Monoglot the dinosaur

Get on, choose your words and run
Change has begun

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from Lord Abergavenny's Hills, track released March 14, 2015
Darren Black: archtop & acoustic guitars, vocals

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Darren Black Winchester, UK

Darren Black is a Hampshire UK based musician, songwriter and composer whose songs are rooted in sociological and political observation. His latest album 'Empty Halls Can Feel Like crowded Rooms' was released in January 2023.

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