Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards — John Shaqi
Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh BardsEvans, Evan
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Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards
Evans, Evan
Welsh poetry -- To 1550; Welsh poetry -- Translations into English
“Ego bibi ex vino et Mulso MORDAI,
Cujus hasta fuit immanis magnitudinis.
In belli congressu,
Victum aquilis paravit.
Quando CYDYWAL festinavit, exortus est clamor
Ante croceam auroram, cum signum dedit,
Scutum in asseres comminutos fregit,
Et hastis lacerantibus percussit,
Et in bello eos qui primam stationem sunt nacti vulneravit.”
Gwyr a aeth _Gattraeth_ buant enwawd;
Gwin a medd o aur fu eu gwirawd,
Blwyddyn yn erbyn wrdyn ddefawd,
Trywyr a thriugaint a thrichant eurdorchawd,
O’r sawl yt gryssiassant uch gormant wirawd,
Ni ddiengis namyn tri o wrhydri ffossawd,
Dau gatci _Aeron_, a CHYNON DAEARAWD
A minnau o’m gwaedffreu gwerth fy ngwenwawd.
i.e.
“Viri ibant ad CATTRAETH, et fuere insignes,
Vinum et mulsum ex auries poculis erat eorum potus,
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Trecenti et sexaginta tres auries torquibus insigniti erant,
Ex iis autem qui nimio potu madidi ad bellum properabant,
Non evasere nisi tres, qui sibi gladiis viam muniebant,
Sc. bellator de _Aeron_ et CONANVS DAEARAWD,
Et egomet ipse (sc. Bardus Aneurinus) sanguine rubens,
Aliter ad hoc carmen compingendum non superstes fuissem.’
Pan gryssiei GARADAWG i gad,
Mab baedd coed, trychwn, trychiad,
Tarw byddin yn nhrin gymmyniad,
Ef llithiai wydd gwn oi angad,
Ys fy nhyst EWEIN fab EULAD,
A GWRIEN, a GWYN, a GWRIAD,
O _Gattraeth_ o gymmynad,
O _Fryn Hydwn_ cyn caffad,
Gwedi medd gloyw ar angad,
Ni weles WRIEN ei dad.
i.e.
“Quando ad bellum properabat CARADOCUS,
Filius apri sylvestris qui truncando mutilavit hostes,
Taurus aciei in pugnæ conflictu,
Is lignum (i.e. hastam) ex manu contorsit,
Cujus rei sunt testes EWEIN filius EULAD.
Et GWRIEN et GWYN et GWRIAD.
Ex _Cattraeth_ et congressu ibi,
Ex _Bryn Hydwn_ ubi prius habitavit, oriundus,
Postquam mulsum lucidum in manu tenuerat,
Non vidit patrem suum GWRIENUS.”
Cyfwyrein cetwyr cyfarfuant,
Ynghyt, yn unfryt yt gyrchassant,
Byrr eu hoedl, hir eu hoed ar eu carant,
Seith gymmaint o Loegrwys a laddassant,
O gyfryssedd gwragedd gwych a wnaethant,
Llawer mam a’i deigr ar ei hamrant.
i.e.
“Laudo bellatores qui congressi sunt omnes,
Et uno animo hostes adorti sunt,
Fuit eorum vita brevis, et longum amicis desiderium reliquerunt,
Occiderunt tamen ex Saxonibus plus scepties
Ex {68} aemulatione mulierum egregiè egerunt.
Et plurima mater lacrymas pofudit.”
Arddyledawc canu, cymman o fri,
Twrf tân, a tharan, a rhyferthi,
Gwryd ardderchawg marchawg mysgi,
RHUDD FEDEL rhyfel a eidduni,
Gwr gwnedd, difuddiawg, digymmyni ynghat,
O’r meint gwlad yt glywi.
i.e.
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