O Farw i Fyw

Y gosb ddaeth arnom i dyd - gwae a marw

(O Farw i Fyw)
Y gosb ddaeth arnom i gyd, - gwae a marw
    Gymerodd le'r bywyd;
  A mwy rhyfedd, marw hefyd
  O'i boen fywhaodd y byd.

Os angau caeth ddaeth ryw ddydd - yn Eden
    Niweidiol yn gerydd
  O dir gwae yn dragywydd
  Angau'r groes a'n rhoes yn rhydd.

Robert Williams (Robert ap Gwilym Ddu) 1766-1850

(From Dead to Alive)
The punishment came upon us all, - woe and dying
    Took the place of the life;
  And more wonderful, dying also
  From its pain the world revived.

If captive death came some day - in changeable
    Eden as chastisement    
  From the land of woe eternally
  The death of the cross has set us free.

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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