Ar Hyd y Nos

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Ar Hyd y Nos (All through the night) is a Welsh folksong sung to a tune which was first recorded in Edward Jones' Musical and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards (1784). The lyrics were written by John Ceiriog Hughes. It has been translated into several languages, including English.

The song is highly representative of the Welsh choir tradition.

Cultural References : In the episode Denial, Anger and Acceptance of the popular mafia show The Sopranos, Meadow Soprano and her promotion sing the English version of the song In season 3 of the series "Angel (TV series)" the character Daniel Holtz is frequently heard singing the English version of this song.