Gallu Duw

Gwialen fach yn llaw ein Iôr

Gallu Duw
Gwialen fach yn llaw ein Iôr,
  Er agor y môr eigion,
Ond taro o Dduw, fe'i tŷr yn ddau,
  Bob dafn o'i dònau dyfnion.

Edward Jones 1761-1836
Caniadau Maes-y-Plwm 1857

(The Power of God)
A small reed in the hand of our Lord,
  For opening the oceanic sea,
But a blow from God, he turns it into two,
 Every drop of its deep waves.

tr. 2015 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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