Y Blotyn Du

Y Blotyn Du
Nid oes gennym hawl ar y ser,
  Na'r lleuad hiraethus chwaith,
Na'r cwmwl o aur a ymylch
  Yng nghanol y glesni maith. 
Nid oes gennym hawl ar ddim byd,
  Ond ar yr hen ddaear wyw;
A honno sy'n anhrefn i gyd
  Yng nghanol gogoniant Duw

Ellis Evans (Hedd Wyn) 1887-1917

The Black Blot
We have no claim on the stars,
  Nor the longing moon either,
Nor the cloud which washes itself with gold
  Amid the vast blueness.
We have no claim on anything,
  But on the old wizened earth;
And that is all disorder
  Amid God’s glory.

tr. 2010 Richard B Gillion


The middle column is a literal translation of the Welsh (corrections welcome). A Welsh translation is identified by the abbreviation 'cyf.', an English translation by 'tr.'

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