Da na daear byth ni phrisia

Da na daear byth ni phrisia',
'Perl a ge's sydd well na'r India;
  Iesu a'i drysor,
      dyna'r sylwedd,
  Nef y nefoedd yw y diwedd.
William Williams 1717-91
Diferion y Cyssegr 1807

[Mesur: 88.88]

gwelir:
  Ffàrwel bellach hen bleserau
  'Nawr 'rwy'n gwel'd yr ardal hyfryd
  O am nerth i garu'r Iesu

Goods nor earth shall ever value it,
The pearl I got is better than India;
  Jesus and his treasure,
      that is the substance,
  The heaven of heaven in the end.
tr. 2020 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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