O Drefaldwyn dir aeth tirion - engyl; Bu angau yn Arfon; A marw mawr fu yn Meirion; Marw mwy ydoedd marw Môn. Gwas Iesu dan gŵys isel - ELIAS, Wiw lywydd fu'n uchel; Ah! ddawn mawr, O! ddyn â mêl, Daeargell yw'th fwth dirgel. Asiedydd (Richard Jones) Am y Parch. John Elias, Môn. 1774 - 8-Meh-1841 (oedran 67) |
From the land of Montgomery went one pleasant - an angel; There was death in Arfon; And a great death was in Meirion; A greater death was the death of Môn. A servant of Jesus under a lowly sod - ELIAS, A worthy leader who was exalted; Ah, great talent! O man with honey! An earth cell is thy secret booth. tr. 2014 Richard B Gillion |
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