Englynion Gwydion


Englynion Gwydion is the name sometimes used to refer to a series of three englyn composed by Gwydion to call to him the wounded Lleu Llaw Gyffes after Lleu was struck by a poisoned spear by Gronw Pebr which ultimately turns him into an eagle. It appears in the fourth branch of the Mabinogi, the tale of Math fab Mathonwy.
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Stanza 1Dar a dyf  y rwng deu lenn,
Gorduwrych awyr a glenn.
Ony dywedaf i eu,
O ulodeu Lleu ban yw hynn.
Derwen a dyf rhwng dau lyn
yn cysgodi'n dawel awyr a glyn
oni ddywedaf i gelwydd
o flodau Lleu y mae hyn.
Oak that grows between two lakes;
Darkening gently sky and glen
Unless I tell a lie,
From the flowers of Lleu are these.
Stanza 2Dar a dyf yn ard uaes,
Nis gwlych glaw, mwy tawd nawes.
Ugein angerd a borthes.
Yn y blaen, Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
Derwen a dyf mewn maes uchel
nis gwlych glaw, nis tawdd gwres
cynhaliodd ugain dawn
ar ei brig Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
Oak that grows in upland ground,
Rain wets it not, heat burns it not
It contained twenty gifts
It bears in its branches Lleu of the Skilfull Hand.
Stanza 3Dar a dyf dan anwaeret,
Mirein modur ymywet.
Ony dywedaf i
Ef dydau Lleu y'm arfet.
Derwen a dyf dan lechwedd
noddfa tywysog hardd
oni ddywedaf i gelwydd
fe ddaw Lleu i'm harffed.
Oak that grows beneath the slope
Shelter of a fair prince
Unless I tell a lie
Lleu will come to my lap.