Dyma'r dydd y ganed Iesu,
Dyma'r dydd i lawenhau;
Arglwydd nef a ddaeth i brynu
Dynol-ryw, a'u llwyr ryddhau.
Gwelwyd Iesu mewn cadachau,
Iddo preseb oedd yn grud,
Bu yn wan fel buom ninnau -
Seiliwr nefoedd faith
a'r byd.
Daeth o wlad y pur ogoniant,
Daeth o wychder
tŷ ei Dad,
Prynodd ef i bawb a'i carant
Deyrnas nef yn rhodd, yn rhad.
Dyma gariad
haedda'i gofio
Mewn anfarwol gân ddi-lyth;
Yn y cariad hwn yn nofio
Boed fy enaid innau byth.
Daniel Evans (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion) 1792-1846
Tonau [8787]:
Tôn [8787D]: Dusseldorf (F Mendelssohn / J Roberts) |
This is the day Jesus was born,
This is the day to rejoice;
The Lord of heaven has come to purchase
Humankind and their complete freedom.
Jesus was seen in swaddling cloths,
A cradle to him was the manger,
He was weak as were we -
The founder of the vast heavens
and the world.
He came from the land of the pure glory,
He came from the excellence
of his Father's house,
He bought for all who love him
The kingdom of heaven as a free gift.
Here is love
that deserves to be remembered
In a never-failing, immortal song;
Swimming in this love
May my own soul be forever.
tr. 2009 Richard B Gillion |
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