Pwy yw'r seraffiaid annwyl hyn
Ar uchel fryn Caersalem?
Merthyron bychain, tyrfa lān
O draws gyflafan Bethle'm.
Henffych, fabanod, mawr eich braint,
Disgleiriaf saint goleuni,
Ernes y'ch gwnaed,
a blaeffrwyth cu
Ardderchog lu'r merthyri.
Bedyddiwyd chwi yn dorf ynghyd
Ym medydd gwaedlyd Iesu;
Yfed yn helaeth fu eich rhan
O'i gwpan coch wrth drengi.
Morris Williams (Nicander) 1809-74
Tôn [MS 8787]: Dyfrdwy (John Jeffreys 1718-98) |
Who are these beloved seraphim
On the high hill of Jerusalem?
Little martyrs, a holy throng
From across the massacre of Bethlehem.
Hail, infants, great your privilege,
The most radiant saints of light,
An earnest ye were made,
and dear first-fruits
Of the exceptional host of the martyrs.
Ye were baptised as a crowd together
In the bloody baptism of Jesus;
To drink plenteously was your portion
From his red cup while dying.
tr. 2015 Richard B Gillion
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