Original Text
Mor truan genhyf mor truan
A deryu am Keduyv a Chadvan
Oed llachar kyvlavar kyvlavan
Oed yscuid o Tryuruyd o tryuan
Talyessin
Oed Maelgun a uelun in imuan
Y teulu rac toryv u lu ny thauant
Myrtin
Rac deu ur i Nevtur y tirran
Rac Errith a Gurrith y ar welu gan
Mein wineu in diheu a dygan
Moch guelher y niver gan Elgan
Och oe leith maur a teith y deuthan
Talyessin
Rys undant oet rychuant y tarian
Hid attad y daeth rad kyvlaun
Llas Kyndur tra messur y kuynan
Llas haelon o dinon tra vuan
Tryuir nod maur eu clod gan Elgan
Mirtin
Truy a thrui ruy a ruy y doethan
Trau a thrau im doeth Bran a Melgan
Llat Diuel oe dinet kyvlavan
Ab Erbin ae uerin a wnaethan
Taliessin
Llu Maelgun bu yscun y doethan
Aer wir kad trybelidiad guaedlan
Neu gueith Arywderit pan
Vit y devnit o hid y wuchit y darperan
Mirtin
Llyaus peleidrad guaedlad guadlan
Llyaus aerwir bryu breuaul vidan
Llyaus ban brivher. Llyaus ban foher
Llyaus eu hymchuel in eu hymuan
Taliessin
Seith meib Eliffer. Seith guir ban brovher
Seith guaew ny ochel in eu seithran
Myrtin
Seith tan vuelin. Seith kad kyverbin
Seithved Kinvelin y pop kinhvan
Taliessin
Seith guaew gowanon. Seith loneid awon
O guaed kinreinon y dylanuan
Myrtin
Seith ugein haelon a aethan ygwllon
Yg coed Keliton y daruuan
Can ys mi Myrtin guydi Taliessin
Bithaud kyffredin vy darogan
Translation
How sad to me, how sad!
Have Cedwyf and Cadfan perished?
Glaring and tumultuous was the slaughter
Pierced was the shield from Trywrwyd
Taliesin
It was Maelgwn that I saw combating
His household before the tumult of the host is not silent
Myrddin
Before two men in Nevtur they will land
Before Errith and Gurrith on a pale white horse
The slender bay they will undoubtedly bear away
Soon will his retinue be seen with Elgan
Alas for his death! A great journey they came
Taliesin
Rhys, the one-toothed, a span was his shield
Even to thee has complete prosperity come
Cyndur has been slain, beyond measure they grieve
Men that were generous while they lived have been slain
Three men of note, whose esteem was great with Elgan
Myrddin
Through and through, in excess and excess they came
From yonder and yonder there came to me Bran and Melgan
Slay, in their last conflict, Diwel,
The son of Erbin and his men they did
Taliesin
The host of Maelgwn, it was fortunate they came
Slaughtering men of battle, penetrating the gory plain
Even the action of Ardderydd, when there will be a crisis,
Continually for the hero they will prepare
Myrddin
A host of flying darts, reeking will be the gory plain
A host of warriors, vigorous and active will they be
A host when wounds will be given, a host when flight will take place
A host when they will return to the combat
Taliesin
The seven sons of Eliffer, seven heroes when put to the test
They will not avoid seven spears in their seven divisions
Myrddin
Seven blazing fires, seven opposing armies
The seventh Cynfelyn in every foremost place
Taliesin
Seven thrusting spears, seven rivers-ful
Of the blood of chieftains they will fill
Myrddin
Seven score generous ones have gone to the shades
In the woods of Celyddon they came to their end
Since I, Myrddin, am next after Taliesin
Let my prediction become common
~ W.F. Skene (1868) The Four Ancient Books of Wales, p368