In North Wales, the song arose in the 19th century from the chill, dark corners of mines, the yawning maws of slate quarries and the din of their workshops.

• 北威尔士的民谣起源于19 世纪，来自冰冷漆黑的矿坑角落、板岩采石场敞开的深渊及工场的嘈杂声。