Going back to the posting about A Ei Di'r 'Deryn Du?

I have translated as best I can the Welsh lines in the song. They appear underneath the Welsh lines. 'Cangen' ( mutated to 'nghangen') is a word for ' branch of a tree' but is often found in conjunction with 'cu' as in the song to mean 'dearest darling'. I left Wales before I needed to use such terms of endearment, but I am sure Sian will put me right on the translation of such a pretty way of addressing one's dearest.


A ei di'r deryn du
Will you go, blackbird
To my dearest love?
O cais fy nghangen gu
O try to find my dear one
For I'm so deep in love.
Ni welaf yn un man
I cannot see anywhere
Such a damsel in my sight
Â'r ferch mor lân o liw
As the girl so fair of countenance
She is a beauty bright.

Mae'i gwallt yn felyn aur
Her hair is golden yellow
Just like a ring of gold
A'i phryd fel eira gwyn
And her skin like snow white
The truth it must be told.