O! sgrifenna'n eglur, eglur,
Mewn llythrennau llawn i gyd,
Bob rhyw sillaf bach o'th gyfraith
Ar fy mynwes yma 'nghyd,
Fel y cofiwyf
Fyth dy eiriau mawr eu pwys.
Gwaed 'sgrifenodd ar y croesbren
Gariad nerthol, dwyfol, rhad;
Ni 'sgrifenir ar fy nghalon
Fyth dy eiriau ond â gwaed;
Dyma 'sgrifen
A barha yn hwy na'r byd.
William Williams 1717-91
Tôn [878747]: Hyder (Richard Ellis 1775-1855) gwelir: Arglwydd grasol dyro gymhorth O na bai cystuddiau f'Arglwydd |
O, write clearly, cleary!
All in full letters,
Every kind of small syllable of thy law
On my breast here altogether,
That I shall remember
Forever thy words of great weight.
Blood wrote on the wooden cross
Mighty, divine, free love;
Not to be written on my heart
Ever are thy words but with blood;
Here is writing
That shall endure longer than the world.
tr. 2019 Richard B Gillions
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