{"id":4975,"date":"2016-07-14T13:52:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T13:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.limearchive.org.uk\/?p=4975"},"modified":"2026-03-21T19:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T19:16:36","slug":"how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-a-marimba-just-ask-merle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.limearchive.org.uk\/cy\/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-a-marimba-just-ask-merle\/","title":{"rendered":"Merle a\u2019i marimba!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mae cael hyd i farimba wedi peri penbleth a thipyn o gur pen i Merle Hunt yn Eisteddfod Gerddorol Ryngwladol Llangollen yr wythnos hon.<\/p>\n<p>Mae\u2019r marimba yn offeryn MAWR! Offeryn taro ydio sydd yn wyth troedfedd o hyd ac yn pwyso dros 350 pwys.\u00a0 Cydlynydd y cystadleuwyr tramoryn yr eisteddfod yw Merle, a\u2019r dasg a gafodd oedd dod o hyd i farimba, a lle i gadw\u2019r offeryn yn ystod yr \u0175yl.<\/p>\n<p>Mae\u2019n offeryn sydd werth hyd at \u00a310,000, ac roedd gofyn cael un ar gyfer Elise Liu.\u00a0 Roedd Elise yn un o ddwy y mae\u2019r <em>Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association<\/em> yn eu hanfon eleni i gystadlu yn Llangollen.\u00a0 Maent yn anfon cystadleuwyr yn flynyddol.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4977\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4977\" class=\" wp-image-4977\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.limearchive.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MARIMBA-4.jpg?resize=491%2C327&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2016. Merle Hunt with Liu Elise Chi Man and the marimba\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.limearchive.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MARIMBA-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.limearchive.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MARIMBA-4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.limearchive.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MARIMBA-4.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.limearchive.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MARIMBA-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.limearchive.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MARIMBA-4.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.limearchive.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MARIMBA-4.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.limearchive.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/MARIMBA-4.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2016.<br \/>Merle Hunt with Liu Elise Chi Man and the marimba<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Math o seiloffon anferthol yw\u2019r marimba, ac yn wir erbyn y dydd Mawrth, roedd Merle wedi cael hyd i farimba, ac wedi cael lle i\u2019w gadw mewn rhandy yn agos at Abbey Road lle roedd mam Elise yn aros.<\/p>\n<p>Dechreuodd Merle, sy\u2019n dod o Glynceiriog, gystadlu yn yr Eisteddfod fel aelod o g\u00f4r yr ysgol, a dywedodd, \u201ctoeddwn i ddim yn sylweddoli ar y pryd y byddai hynny yn arwain at berthynas oes agos iawn gyda\u2019r eisteddfod\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c40 mlynedd yn ddiweddarach, ac mi rydwi\u2019n un o\u2019r fyddin o 1,000 o wirfoddolwyr \u2013 dim ond 6 aelod o staff sydd yn cael eu cyflogi \u2013 sydd yn dod \u00e2\u2019r eisteddfod at ei gilydd \u2013 am y 70 tro!.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dywedodd\u00a0 Elise: \u201ccyn cael dod i Langollen i gystadlu roedd yn rhaid i ni ennill mewn cystadleuaeth yn Hong Kong\u201d, oedd yn hynod ddiolchgar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRydwi wedi bod yn chwarae\u2019r marimba ers deng mlynedd, a chyn hynny roeddwn yn chwarae\u2019r piano ac offerynnau taro.\u00a0 Rwy\u2019n mwynhau chwarae\u2019r marimba \u2013 mae iddo sain cyfoethog ac mae cymaint o amrywiaeth o gerddoriaeth y gellir ei chwarae arno.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ychwanegodd\u00a0 Elise,fydd yn cystadlu yn y Gystadleuaeth ar gyfer y Cerddor Ifanc Rhyngwladol \u201cmae Llangollen yn dref hardd iawn a thra rwy\u2019n ymarfer rwyf wrth fy modd yn gwylio\u2019r trenau\u2019n mynd heibio .\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ei chyd-gystadleuydd o Hong Kong ywSabrina Chen, a fydd yn perfformio ar y sheng &#8211; sef offeryn chwyth 21 pibell &#8211; offeryn traddodiadol Tseiniaidd.\u00a0 Dywedodd ei bod yn mwynhau y bwyd gan nodi pysgod a sglodion a lasagne fel ffefrynnau\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dechreuodd Merle wirfoddoli yn Llangollen ar \u00f4l dychwelyd i Gymru yn dilyn cyfnod yn gweithio yng Nghanolbarth Lloegr.\u00a0 Dechreuodd trwy wahodd cystadleuwyr o dramor i aros yn ei chartref yng Nglyn Ceiriog, ac yn ddiweddarach bu\u2019n cynorthwyo gyda threfniadau llety ar gyfer ymwelwyr mewn cartrefi lleol.<\/p>\n<p>Mae bellach yn gweithio gyda th\u020bm arbennig sydd yn trefnu cludiant o feysydd awyr, llety, cludiant dyddiol, ac wrth gwrs cyllideb ar gyfer dros 2,000 o ymwelwyr tramor.<\/p>\n<p>Dywedodd \u201cMae llawer o\u2019r ymwelwyr tramor wedi goresgyn heriau anferthol er mwyn cyrraedd yr eisteddfod.\u00a0 Cymerodd ddwy flynedd o godi arian er mwyn i grwp o ddawnswyr ifanc o Simbabwe i godi digon o arian.\u00a0 Llwyddwyd i godi\u2019r arian trwy gynnal cyngherddau a gwerthu lemoned cartref.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mae\u2019n mwynhau\u2019r perfformiadau ar y pryd sydd yn cael eu hysbrydoli gan y digwyddiad.\u00a0 \u201cRwy\u2019n cofio gweld grwp o ddawnswyr Gwyddelig yn ymarfer ym mhabell y cystadleuwyr, ac yn sydyn ymunodd grwp o ddawnswyr o\u2019r India gyda hwy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUn flwyddyn bu grwp o ddawnswyr o Georgia yn aros yn y pentref.\u00a0 Toedden ni ddim yn medru Rwseg, a toedd ganddyn nhw ddim Saesneg, ond fe gawson ni lawer iawn o hwyl yn gwisgo eu dillad ac yn dysgu eu dawnsfeydd, a hwythau yn tynnu ein lluniau ac yn mwynhau yn arw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cY llynedd, bu ond y dim i un gr\u0175p o blant oedd wedi bwriadu dod draw i ddawnsio fethu a chyrraedd oherwydd y daeargryn yn Nepal, ond bu caredigrwydd pobl yn arbennig, rhai beirniaid yn rhoi eu ffioedd er mwyn cynorthwyo\u2019r plant, clybiau Rotari a Lions yn rhoi cyfraniadau, busnesau lleol yn darparu bwyd\u00a0 a llwyddwyd i godi digon o arian nid yn unig i dalu eu costau, ond llwyddwyd i gyfrannu dros \u00a32,000 tuag at gronfa\u2019r drychineb ei hun hefyd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYn y diwedd, cyrhaeddodd pedwar cerddor a dau blentyn, ac yno i\u2019w croesawu oedd c\u00f4r yn canu \u2018Calon Lan\u2019.\u00a0 Roedd yn brofiad emosiynol iawn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRwyf wrth fy modd yn gwirfoddoli, ac mae\u2019n rhyfeddol sut y mae\u2019r holl waith t\u020bm yn llwyddo i roi darnau\u2019r jigso eisteddfodol at ei gilydd.\u00a0 Mae\u2019r berthynas a\u2019r gwaith t\u020bm yn rhywbeth arbennig iawn.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ymddiheuraf, does dim ar gael yn Gymraeg.How do you solve a problem like marimba \u2013 that\u2019s been one of the&#8230; 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