Wyt ti'n llwythog a blinderog? Wyt ti'n teimlo'th glwy? Un a ddywed, "Tyred ataf, Gorphwys mwy." A oes nodau i'm tywys ato, Yr Arweinydd pur? "Oes, mae yn Ei draed a'i ddwylaw Nodau cur." A oes ar Ei ben fel Brenin Goron euraidd, gain? "Oes, yn ddiau, y mae coron, - Ond o ddrain." Os dof ato, os canlynaf, Beth a rydd i mi? "Llawer gofid, llawer ymdrech, Dagrau'n lli'." Os o hyd y glynaf wrtho Beth fydd pen y daith? "Claddu gofid, croesi'r afon, Gorffen gwaith." Os gofynaf iddo'm derbyn, A ddyweda - Na? "Nes el nef a daear heibio, Derbyn wna." A oes sicrwydd y bendithia, Ond im' gario'r groes? "Sant, Apostol, Proffwyd, Merthyr, Dystiant, Oes!" iddo'm derbyn :: iddo 'nerbyn cyf. Thomas Jones 1819-82
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Art thou burdened and weary? Art thou feeling thy wound? There is one who says, "Come to me, Rest henceforth." Are there marks for me to follow him, The pure Leader? "Yes, there are in his feet and his hands Marks of pain." Is there on His head, like a King, An gold, intricate crown? "Yes, doubtless, there is a crown, - But of thorns." If I come to him, if I follow, What will he give to me? "Much grief, much effort, Tears as a flood." If I always stick to him What shall be the journey's end? "Burying grief, crossing the river, Finishing work." If I ask him to receive me, Will he say - No? "Until heaven and earth pass away, He will receive." Is there the certainty of blessing, If I but carry the cross? "Saints, Apostles, Prophets, Martyrs, Testify, Yes!" :: tr. 2017 Richard B Gillion |
Art thou weary, art thou languid, Art thou sore distrest? "Come to Me," saith One, "and, coming, Be at rest." Hath He marks to lead me to Him, If He be my Guide? "In His feet and hands are wound-prints, And His side." Is there diadem, as Monarch, That His brow adorns? "Yea, a crown, in very surety, But of thorns." "If I find Him, if I follow, What His guerdon here? Many a sorrow, many a labour, Many a tear. If I still hold closely to Him, What hath He at last? Sorrow vanquished, labour ended, Jordan passed. If I ask Him to receive me, Will He say me nay? "Not till earth and not till heaven Pass away." Finding, following, keeping, struggling, Is He sure to bless? "Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs, Answer, 'Yes.'"
tr. John M Neale 1818-1866
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