Yr Atal Genhedlaeth

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 – 'I Know [that] I Know', could also mean 'a gun I know', 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' sounding similar to the Welsh word 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.
Yr Atal Genhedlaeth
Studio album by
Gruff Rhys
Released24 January 2005
GenreAlternative rock
Length29:05
LabelPlacid Casual
ProducerGorwel Owen and Gruff Rhys
Gruff Rhys chronology
Yr Atal Genhedlaeth
(2005)		 Candylion
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Pitchfork(7.8/10)[3]

Track listing

All songs by Gruff Rhys unless otherwise stated.

  1. "Yr Atal Genhedlaeth" – 0:08
  2. "Gwn Mi Wn" – 2:33
  3. "Epynt" – 1:48
  4. "Rhagluniaeth Ysgafn" – 2:55
  5. "Pwdin Ŵy 1" – 1:42
  6. "Pwdin Ŵy 2" – 3:13
  7. "Y Gwybodusion" – 1:52
  8. "Caerffosiaeth" – 2:58
  9. "Ambell Waith" – 2:22
  10. "Ni Yw Y Byd" – 3:56
  11. "Chwarae'n Troi'n Chwerw" (Caryl Parry Jones) – 6:04
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gollark: We do at least have script dragons.
gollark: Not currently, though I do have an egg I don't need much.
gollark: For he shall give us dragons and stuff on relatively standardised cycles.
gollark: Hail TJ***OVERLORD***9!

References
  1. "Yr Atal Genhedlaeth - Gruff Rhys". metacritic.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r731358
  3. Marc Hogan. "Gruff Rhys: Yr Atal Genhedlaeth".

Further reading
  • "Link". Placid Casual website. Retrieved 9 August 2006.
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