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A cloudy sky and green hills overlook a pale blue lake, with reeds in the foreground and white title lettering above.

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Sain (Recordiau) Cyf. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Clasuron Cynnar

Godre'r Aran

Album artwork for Godre'r Aran, provided through the SAIN Records collection on Wikimedia Commons.

A CLOSER LOOK / 01

Inside the image.

A square cover combines a photographic lake landscape with large title lettering across the upper part. The view looks over a broad expanse of pale blue water towards low, dark green hills on the far shore. A small, pointed mountain rises near the centre-left, behind a nearer ridge; the wooded headland at right curves into the lake and frames the distant view. The horizon sits just above the middle of the image.

The lake fills much of the centre, its surface marked by fine ripples and scattered tiny dark and pale shapes that appear to be distant boats or buoys. In the foreground, a narrow, uneven bank is crowded with tall reeds and grasses. Green blades stand out against the water, with brown stems and earth along the bottom edge. The cloudy sky occupies the upper portion: heavy grey-blue clouds gather at left and centre, while brighter patches of white and pale blue open towards the right. A soft band of light lies over the hills and water, and the colours shift from muted sky blues to brighter turquoise and silver-blue across the lake.

At the top, small, widely spaced dark blue capitals read “CLASURON CYNNAR”. A thin blue rule runs beneath, spanning most of the width. Below it, the much larger title “Godre’r Aran” is set in white serif lettering, with a dark shadow or outline that helps it stand out against the clouds. The text is centred and stretches across most of the cover. In the lower-right corner, a compact group of white serif credits is arranged in four right-aligned lines: “Arweinydd”, “Tom Jones”, “Telynresoru”, “Heulwen Roberts”, “Gwenllian Dwryd” and “Eirian Hughes”. The lettering overlays the dark vegetation and shore for contrast. The cover has no visible outer border; the photograph extends to all four edges.

ASSOCIATIONS & IMPRESSIONS / 02

What the image evokes.

The view has the calm breadth of a lake seen from its margin, but the cloud cover gives that calm a changeable edge. The low hills and distant peak make the landscape feel enclosed without making it small: the water opens a long, pale corridor between the dark shores, while the reeds insist on the viewer’s near position at the water’s edge.

The sky lends the scene a quietly dramatic, almost theatrical quality. Its darker mass at left and brighter break at right suggest weather passing or light arriving, though the image leaves the moment unresolved. The title sits like a sign above this vista, its formal white lettering lending the natural scene a ceremonial quality. Against the open water, the small boats or buoys are nearly incidental, like marks on a broad sheet of blue. The result can suggest a place for reflection, but the contrast between unsettled clouds and still, level water keeps the mood from becoming entirely serene.

Associations are subjective readings, rather than documented influences or statements of the artist’s intention.

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Lettering & observation notes
  • CLASURON CYNNAR — Small, widely spaced capitals at the top centre
  • Godre’r Aran — Large white title across the upper portion
  • Arweinydd — Lower right, first credit line
  • Tom Jones — Lower right, beneath “Arweinydd”
  • Telynresoru — Lower right, beneath “Tom Jones”
  • Heulwen Roberts — Lower right, beneath “Telynresoru”
  • Gwenllian Dwryd — Lower right, beneath “Heulwen Roberts”
  • Eirian Hughes — Lower right, final credit line
  • The small shapes on the lake are too distant to identify confidently; they may be boats or buoys.
BACK TO THE SOURCE / 03

Artwork sources & licence.

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Source year
2011
Source author field
Sain (Records) Ltd
Attribution
Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Collection
SAIN / Wikimedia Commons
Catalogue number
SAIN SCD 2640
Source
Wikimedia Commons file page ↗
Permission evidence
Public VRT notice: 2017050910011681
Source checked
20 October 2026

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