Dôl y Ceirw

Dug Maelgwn⁠ wedi digiaw
Ychen y gŵr llên garllaw,
A’r ail dydd, bu arial dig,
Yr ydoedd geirw’n aredig;
Blaidd llwyd heb oludd lledwar
Ar ôl oedd yn llyfnu’r âr.

Angry Maelgwn took
The learned man’s oxen nearby,
There was great ferocity, and the next day
There were stags ploughing;
Afterwards there was a half-tame grey wolf
Harrowing the tilth without hindrance.


Moliant i Dydecho | Praise to Tydecho
Dafydd Llwyd Mathafarn, c.1400 – c.1490
Cyfieithiad gan | translation by Eurig Salisbury

Celf gan | artwork by Esyllt Angharad Lewis @esylltesylit