Heuir yr had yn y goleu clir,
Heuir yr had yn
y gwres a'r cur;
Heuir yr had
pan y cilia'r dydd,
Heuir yr had yn y t'wyllwch prudd.
Beth fydd y cynhauaf draw?
Beth fydd y cynhauaf draw?
Hau yn y nos, ynte
hau yn y dydd,
Hau pan yn wan, ynte
hau pan yn gryf;
Casglir mewn amser,
neu'r byd a ddaw,
Beth, O beth fydd
y cynhauaf draw?
Heuir yr had ar
fin y ffordd,
Heuir yr had ar y creigle cras,
Heuir yr had
yn mysg y drain,
Heuir yr had mewn daear fras.
Beth fydd y cynhauaf draw?
Beth fydd y cynhauaf draw?
Heuir yr had i gur a phoen,
Heuir yr had
ladd y bywyd brau,
Heuir yr had
i ing a gwarth,
Heuir yr had i dragwyddol wae,
Beth fydd y cynhauaf draw?
Beth fydd y cynhauaf draw?
Heuir yr had gyda chalon drist,
Heuir yr had gyda llygad llaith,
Heuir mewn gobaith am lawn fwynhad
Casglu'r cynhaua'n
y nefoedd faith.
Beth fydd y cynhauaf draw?
Beth fydd y cynhauaf draw?
cyf. John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt) 1822-77Swn y Juwbili 1876 |
The seed is to be sown in the clear light,
The seed is to be sown in
the heat and the ache;
The seed is to be sown
when the day retreats,
The seed is to be sown in the sad darkness.
What shall be the harvest yonder?
What shall be the harvest yonder?
Sow in the night,
or sow in the day,
Sow when weak,
or sow when strong,
To be gathered in time,
or the world to come,
What, O what shall be
the harvest yonder?
The seed is to be sown at
the edge of the road,
The seed is to be sown
on the arid, rocky place,
The seed is to be sown
amongst the thorns,
The seed is to be sown in rough earth.
What shall be the harvest yonder?
What shall be the harvest yonder?
The seed is to be sown to ache and pain,
The seed is to be sown
that kills the fragile life,
The seed is to be sown
to anguish and scorn,
The seed is to be sown to eternal woe,
What shall be the harvest yonder?
What shall be the harvest yonder?
The seed is to be sown with a sad heart,
The seed is to be sown with a moist eye,
To be sown in hope of full enjoyment
Of gathering the harvest in
the vast heavens.
What shall be the harvest yonder?
What shall be the harvest yonder?
tr. 2017 Richard B Gillion
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Sowing the seed by the daylight fair,
Sowing the seed
by the noonday glare,
Sowing the seed
by the fading light,
Sowing the seed in the solemn night:
O what shall the harvest be?
O what shall the harvest be?
Sown in the darkness
or sown in the light,
Sown in our weakness
or sown in our might,
Gathered in time
or eternity,
Sure, ah, sure
will the harvest be.
Sowing the seed
by the wayside high,
Sowing the seed
on the rocks to die.
Sowing the seed where
the thorns will spoil,
Sowing the seed in the fertile soil:
O what shall the harvest be?
O what shall the harvest be?
Sowing the seed of a lingering pain,
Sowing the seed of
a maddened brain,
Sowing the seed of
a tarnished name,
Sowing the seed of eternal shame:
O what shall the harvest be?
O what shall the harvest be?
Sowing the seed with an aching heart,
Sowing the seed while the teardrops start,
Sowing in hope till the reapers come
Gladly to gather
the harvest home.
O what shall the harvest be?
O what shall the harvest be?
1870 Emily Sullivan Oakey 1829-83
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