Y Clychau

Ding ding dong dawe

(Y Clychau)

Ding ding dong dawe,
  Clych Abertawe;
Ding ding dong deilo,
  Clychau Llandeilo;
Ding ding dong deifi
  Clych Aberteifi;
Ding ding dong medd y gloch,
  Bu farw'r bachgen goch.
  Dowch gynta' galloch.

Traddodiadol y De
(Traditional song of the South)
Tôn: Lisa Lân

(The Bells)

Ding ding dong dawe,
  The bells of Swansea;
Ding ding dong deilo,
  The bells of Llandeilo;
Ding ding dong deifi
  The bells of Cardigan;
Ding ding dong says the bell,
  The red boy has died.
  Come as soon as you can.

tr. 2016 Richard B Gillion

The middle column is a literal translation of the Welsh. A Welsh translation is identified by the abbreviation 'cyf.', an English translation by 'tr.'

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