is it,
Mrs. Nicholas?
Divorce
Divorce
- Divorce!
- Divorce!
Saying nothing I am,
but that is
what is in her mind
She is here without
her husband, is it?
And why?
'Tis because she is in love
with this preacher
Preacher, I said!
Mr. Gruffydd it is
But Mr. Gruffydd has not been
near the house
What difference is that, girl?
Get on with your work!
We will not say a word,
Mrs. Nicholas
- Oh, no!
- No, no!
Liar! Liar!
You're a filthy liar!
[Jeering and Shouting]
You're a filthy liar!
- Come on!
- Get him!
Come on, Roger!
Get him, Roger!
Let up!
Let me at him!
- Aw!
- Aw!
Liar! Liar! Liar!
Liar! Liar! Liar!
Liar! Liar! Liar!
Liar! Liar! Liar!
- Ha Ha!
- Ha Ha!
As the slag had spread
over my valley,
So now a blackness spread
over the minds of its people
For the first time
in my memory,
our front door was shut tight
in the daytime
Dada?
Well, Huw,
trouble with the philistines, is it?
Huw, what is it now?
Look at your hands
Evan john
He... He said things about
Angharad and Mr. Gruffydd
The children, too
You were right, my son
I will be back
for breakfast
You will not
go to chapel?
No
And if they
do this thing
I will never set foot
in the chapel again
as long as I live
I will have the sheets warm
on your bed
There is an old
beauty you are
Go and scratch, boy
What is this about the chapel,
mother?
Tonight after the service,
a deacons' meeting over Angharad
Angharad?
But she has done nothing
Nothing is enough
for people who have minds
like cesspools
Oh, Huw, my little one,
I hope when you're grown
their tongues
will be slower to hurt
But will Angharad
have to be at the meeting?
No, none of us
will be there
But the disgrace
will not stay away
I will go, mother
[Singing in Welsh]
This is the last time
I will talk in this chapel
I am leaving the valley
with regret
toward those
who have helped me here
and who have let me help them
But
for the rest of you
those of you
who have only proved
that I have wasted
my time among you,
I have only this to say
There is not one among you
who has had the courage
to come to me
and accuse me of wrongdoing
And yet, by any standard,
if there has been a sin,
I am the one
who should be
branded the sinner
Will anyone raise
his voice here now
to accuse me?
No
You're cowards, too,
as well as hypocrites
but I don't blame you
The fault is mine
as much as yours
The idle tongues
the poverty of mind
which you have shown
mean that I have failed
to reach most of you
with the lesson
I was given to teach
Huw?
I thought,
when I was a young man,
that I would conquer
the world with truth
I thought
I would lead an army
greater than Alexander
ever dreamed of
not to conquer nations
but to liberate mankind
Yes, sir
with truth
and the golden sound
of the word
But only a few
of them heard
Only a few of you
understood
The rest of you put on black
and sat in chapel!
Why do you come here?
Why do you dress
your hypocrisy in black
and parade before your God
on Sunday?
From love?
No
For you've shown that
your hearts are too withered
to receive the love
of your Divine Father
I know why you've come
I've seen it in your faces
Sunday after Sunday
as I've stood here
before you
Fear has brought you here...
horrible,
superstitious fear
Fear of divine retribution
A bolt of fire
from the skies,
the vengeance of the Lord
and the justice of God
But you have forgotten
the love of Jesus
You disregard his sacrifice
Death, fear, flames,
horror, and black clothes!
Hold your meeting, then
But know if you do this
in the name of God
and in the house of God,
you blaspheme
against Him and His word
Wait!
There is a meeting,
Master Morgan
Well, Huw
I'm glad
you've come
Thank you, sir
Is there anything
I can do?
Indeed there is
You can do me
a great service
This watch,
my father
gave it to me
when I entered
the ministry
It's marked time
we both loved
Take it