Cynddylan

1 sefwch allann, vorynnyon, a syllwch gyndylan werydre.
llys benngwern neut tande:
gwae ieueinc a eidun brotre!		 Come outside, maidens, and look at the land of Cynddylan.
The court of Pengwern is a raging fire:
woe to the young who long for their brothers!
2 vn prenn ygwydvit a gouit arnaw,
o dieinc ys odit.
ac a uynno duw derffit.		 A single tree in a forest in hardship,
if it escapes it is a rare thing.
Let what God wills come to pass.
3 kynndylan callon iäen gaeaf,
a want twrch trwy y benn;
cu a rodeist yr cwrwf trenn.		 Cynddylan, with a cold heart like winter,
stabbed a boar through its head;
you paid dearly for the sake of Tern’s beer.
4 kynndylan, callon godeith wannwyn,
o gyflwyn am gyueith,
yn amwyn tren, tref diffeith.		 Cynddylan with a heart like spring heath-fire
because of the enemy’s gift,
defending Tern, a desolate town.
5 kyndylan, befyrbost kywlat,
kadwynawc kildynnyawr cat,
amucsei tren tref y dat.		 Cynddylan, fiery supporter of the marches,
mail-wearing, stubborn in battle,
defending Tern, his patrimony.
6 kyndylan, beuybwyll ovri,
kadwynawc kynndynnyawc llu,
amucsei tren hyt tra vu.		 Cynddylan, wise, of fiery spirit,
the mail-wearing, unyielding leader of the troop,
defended Tern as long as he lived.
7 kyndylan, callon milgi,
pan disgynnei yg kymelri
cat, calaned a ledi.		 Cynddylan ,with the heart of a hunting hound,
when he descended into the tumult
of battle, he used to slay.
8 kynndylan, callon hebawc,
buteir ennwir gynndeiryawc,
keneu kyndrwyn kyndynnyawc.		 Cynddylan, with the heart of a hawk,
kite, savage and ravening,
the unyielding whelp of Cyndrwyn.
9 kyndylan, callon gwythhwch,
pan disgynnei ym priffwch
cat, kalaned yn deudrwch.		 Cynddylan, with the heart of a wild boar,
when he descended in the main attack
of battle, there were two layers of corpses.
10 kyndylan, gulhwch gynnifiat llew,
bleid dilin disgynnyat,
nyt atuer twrch tref y dat.		 Cynddylan, a warrior like Culhwch, a lion,
a wolf-pursuing attacker,
the boar will not return to his father’s town.
11 kyndylan, hyt tra attat yd adei
y gallon mor wylat
gantaw mal y gwrwf y gat.		 Cynddylan, as long as it was allowed was spared
his heart was so merry
…… like to beer to battle.
12 kyndylan powys borffor wychyt,
kell esbyt, bywyt ior;
keneu kyndrwyn kwynitor.		 Cynddylan Powys, you had a splendid purple cloak,
a storehouse to feed guests, like a lord;
the whelp of Cyndrwyn is mourned.
13 kyndylan wynn uab kyndrwyn,
ny mat wisc baraf am y drwyn
gwr ny bo gwell no morwyn.		 Cynddylan the Fair, son of Cyndrwyn.
not well does a man sport a beard around his nose
who is no better than a maiden.
14 kyndylan kymwyat wyt,
armeithyd na bydy[d] lwyt,
am drebwll twll dy ysgwyt.		 Cynddylan, you are an harasser,
you intend that you will not be gray-haired,
round Trebwll your shield is shattered.
15 kynndylan kae di y riw
yn y daw lloegyrwys hediw.
amgeled am vn ny diw.		 Cynddylan, block the slope
where the English come through Tern.
Anxiety for one man does not avail.
16 kyndylan kae di y nenn
yn y daw lloegyrwys drwy dren.
ny elwir coet o vn prenn.		 Cynddylan, block the place
where the English come through Tern
A single tree is not called a forest.
17 kan vyg callon i mor dru
kyssyllu y ystyllot du gwynn gnawt
kyndylan kyngran canllu.		 How grievous does my heart find
the joining to black planks of the white flesh
of Cynddylan of the hundred troops.