Gwraig

Lluniwyd Gwraig o asen gam

Gwraig
Lluniwyd Gwraig o asen gam
  I fod y Fam Anghyfion,
A cham fydd Gwraig
    hyd ddiwedd oes
  A chras a chroes echryslon;
Ac os ei chorff yn union sydd,
  Ei champau fydd yn geimion.

William Wynn 1709-60

Woman
Woman was fashioned from a crooked rib
  To be the Unrighteous Mother,
And crooked shall be Woman
    until the end of time,
  And discordant and atrociously contrary;
And if her body be upright,
  Her achievements will be crooked.

tr. 2024 Richard B Gillion

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

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