Achub O Dduw fy enaid caeth

Achub, O Dduw, fy enaid caeth,
  O dan ei faith ofidiau;
Sy'n cael, wrth geisio dod i'r lan,
  Ei guro dan y tonau.

Rhaid imi gael pob gras, pob dawn,
  O'th drysor llawn dy hunan;
Ac oni chaf, fy enaid prudd
  A gyll y dydd yn fuan.

Darfu fy nerth, 'rwy'n llwfrhau,
 Yn d'allu mae f'ymddiried;
Nerth mawr difesur fel y môr,
  Genyt sy'n 'stôr i'r gweiniaid.
William Williams 1717-91

[Mesur: MS 8787]

gwelir:
  Darfu fy nerth 'rwy'n llwfrhau
  Sancteiddrwydd im' yw'r Oen di-nàm

Save, O God, my captive soul,
  Under its vast griefs;
Which is getting, while
    trying to come up,
  Beaten by the waves.

I must get every grace, every gift,
  From thy own full treasure;
And unless I do, my sad soul
  Shall lose the day soon.

My strength faded, I am losing heart,
  In thy great power is my trust;
Great immeasurable strength like the sea,
  Thou hast as a store for the weak.
tr. 2019 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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