Text & Translation
Hwiangerdd Dinogat (Lullaby for Dinogat)
English source:
Anon.
O grwyn balaot ban wreith.
Chwit, chwit, chwidogaeth,
Gochanwyn gochenyn wythgweith.
Pan elei dy dat ti i helya,
Llath ar ei ysgwydd, llory yn ei law,
Ef gelwi gŵn gogyhwc:
Giff, Gaff, daly, daly, dwc, dwc.
Ef lleddi bysc yng corwc,
Mal ban lladd llew llywiwg.
Pan elei dy dat ti i vynydd,
Dyddygei ef penn ywrch,
Penn gwythwch, penn hydd,
Penn grugyar vreith o Venydd,
Penn pysg, o rayadyr Derwennydd.
O'r sawl yt gyrhaeddei dy dat ti â'i gicwein
O wythwch a llewyn a llwyfein,
Nyt anghei oll ni vei oradein.
Lullaby for Dinogat
English translation ©
Rhian Samuel
From finest fur 'tis made.
Twit, wit, terwit, wit,
Repeat it eight times.
Whenever thy father goes hunting,
A bow on his shoulder, cudgel in his hand,
He will first call for his hounds:
Giff, Gaff, dally, dally, come! come!
He'll catch, from his coracle
Fish and eel and monster.
Whenever thy father goes hunting,
He'll capture a roebuck,
A boar, a stag,
A speckled mountain grouse,
A fish from Derwent water.
And these thy father will fix with his spear:
The wild pig, the weasel, the fox,
And speed them home on eagle's wings.
_Performance translation by Rhian Samuel_
Hwiangerdd Dinogat (Lullaby for Dinogat)
English source:
Anon.
Lullaby for Dinogat
English source:
Rhian Samuel
Peis Dinogat e vreith, vreith,
Thy gown, Dinogat, enwraps thee,
O grwyn balaot ban wreith.
From finest fur 'tis made.
Chwit, chwit, chwidogaeth,
Twit, wit, terwit, wit,
Gochanwyn gochenyn wythgweith.
Repeat it eight times.
Pan elei dy dat ti i helya,
Whenever thy father goes hunting,
Llath ar ei ysgwydd, llory yn ei law,
A bow on his shoulder, cudgel in his hand,
Ef gelwi gŵn gogyhwc:
He will first call for his hounds:
Giff, Gaff, daly, daly, dwc, dwc.
Giff, Gaff, dally, dally, come! come!
Ef lleddi bysc yng corwc,
He'll catch, from his coracle
Mal ban lladd llew llywiwg.
Fish and eel and monster.
Pan elei dy dat ti i vynydd,
Whenever thy father goes hunting,
Dyddygei ef penn ywrch,
He'll capture a roebuck,
Penn gwythwch, penn hydd,
A boar, a stag,
Penn grugyar vreith o Venydd,
A speckled mountain grouse,
Penn pysg, o rayadyr Derwennydd.
A fish from Derwent water.
O'r sawl yt gyrhaeddei dy dat ti â'i gicwein
And these thy father will fix with his spear:
O wythwch a llewyn a llwyfein,
The wild pig, the weasel, the fox,
Nyt anghei oll ni vei oradein.
And speed them home on eagle's wings.
