Tŵr Dafydd Bach

Wy'n gorphen yn siwr

(Tŵr Dafydd Bach)
  Wy'n gorphen yn siwr,
  Mi godais y Tŵr;
Fy hunan o'r gwaelod bob darn;
  O! peidiwch a'i gwrdd,
  Na chyffwrdd a'r bwrdd,
Rhag iddo i lawr dd'od yn garn.

  'R ol im' dd'od yn fwy,
  Gwnaf eglwys i'r plwy'
A'i chlochdy mor uchel a'r nef;
  Gwnaf gastell mawr, mawr,
  Yn ddigon i gawr,
A thrigaf fy hun ynddo ef.

Trysorfa y Plant 1883

(Little David's Tower)
  I am finishing surely,
  I have built the Tower;
Myself from the bottom every piece;
  O do not touch it,
  Or get hold of the table,
Lest down it come into a heap.

  After I get bigger,
  I will make a church for the parish
With its bell tower as high as heaven;
  I will make a great big castle,
  Enough for a giant,
And live myself in it.

tr. 2016 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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