Yr Aberth Mawr

Yr Aberth Mawr
O'i wlad aeth i warchffos lom
    - Ewrob erch,
Lle mae'r byd yn storom;
A'i waed gwin yn y drin drom
Ni waharddai hwn erddom.

Ellis Evans (Hedd Wyn) 1887-1917

The Great Sacrifice
From his land he went to the trench of soil
    - hideous Europe,
Where the world is a storm;
And his blood of wine in the heavy battle
He would not withhold this for our sake.

tr. 2010 Richard B Gillion

The Great Sacrifice
From his land to the trench of soil
    - grim Europe,
Where the world's all turmoil;
His wine-red blood in battle's toil
Withheld not for the sake of us all.

tr. 2010 Richard B Gillion

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

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