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Wales PoetryMy Father-landLand of the Cymry! thou art still, In rock and valley, str... Walter Sele O'er Walter's bed no foot shall tread, Nor step unhallo... The Bard's Long-tried Affection For Morfydd All my lifetime I have been Bard to Morfydd, "golden m... Tribanau Serjeant Parry, the eminent barrister) says: "The followin... Llywarch Hen's Lament On Cynddylan Taliesin in the sixth century. He was engaged at the batt... Gwilym Glyn And Ruth Of Dyffryn In the depth of yonder valley, Where the fields are bright... The World And The Sea: A Comparison Like the world and its dread changes Is the ocean when it ... The Battle Of Gwenystrad contemporary of Aneurin in the sixth century. He appe... The Withered Leaf Dry the leaf above the stubble, Soon 'twill fall into ... The Flowers Of Spring beautiful stanzas, from which the following translation ... Taliesin's Prophecy A voice from time departed, yet floats thy hills among,... The Holly Grove Sweet holly grove, that soarest A woodland fort, an armed ... The Swan Thou swan, upon the waters bright, In lime-hued vest, like... Snowdon King of the mighty hills! thy crown of snow Thou reares... Woman Gentle Woman! thou most perfect Work of the Divine Arc... The Deluge * * * * * Whether to the east or west You go, wondr... Under The Orchard Tree Under the deep-laden boughs of the orchard Walks a maid... That Had Been Converted Into A May-pole In The Town Of Llanidloes, In Montgomeryshire Ah! birch tree, with the verdant locks, And reckless min... Old Morgan And His Wife Hus.--Jane, tell me have you fed the pigs, Their cry is ... By The Rev Rees Prichard, Ma ... |
TribanauCategory: The Sentimental. Serjeant Parry, the eminent barrister) says: "The following translations will serve to give the English reader a faint, though perhaps, but a faint idea of the Welsh _Tribanau_, which are most of them, like these, remarkable for their quaintness, as well as for the epigrammatic point in which they terminate."] No cheat is it to cheat the cheater, No treason to betray the traitor, Nor is it theft, I'm not deceiving, To thieve from him who lives by thieving. * * * * * Three things there are that ne'er stand still; A pig upon a high-topt hill, A snail the naked stones among, And Tom the Miller's rattling tongue. * * * * * Three things 'tis difficult to scan; The day, an aged oak, and man: The day is long, the oak is hollow, And man--he is a two fac'd fellow. Next: The Rose Of Llan Meilen Previous: Pennillion
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