My very limited Welsh makes me think the piece about poetry and song refers perhaps to a gifted bass singer? "can" as translated from the Welsh to sing (or play an instrument). Shall be interested to see the true version from a Welsh speaker. It reminds me of Spike Milligan's story of how in his youth he was looking to buy an inexpensive bass (presumably a guitar) and going in answer to an advertisement for a "Bass"for sale,. he was surprised to find it was a poor woman selling a pram (perambulator) using the "old fashioned" word/abbreviation bass (bassinet). Translation often shows how many versions of the same word might be possible. I was very puzzled when putting in sentences about some German ancestors how frequently the words << cock>> and <<young>> inappropriately appeared until I realised that automatic translation had given me in English the family surnames Hahn and Jung. Betty