O Frodyr dihunwch a cherddwch ymlaen

(Galwad i ddihuno)
O Frodyr, dihunwch,
    a cherddwch ymlaen;
Mae'r golofn yn cychwyn
    yn niwl ac yn dân;
  Trwy ganol anialwch,
      tywyllwch a phoen,
  I fyned i Ganaan
      cawn nerth gan yr Oen.

Mae baner Calfaria
    yn uchel ei bri;
Mae lluoedd y Brenin
    yn cychwyn yn llu:
  Fe syrth y gelynion
      o flaen y rhai hyn,
  Yn rhinwedd y goncwest
      r Galfari fryn.
Thomas Phillips 1772-1842

Tonau [11.11.11.11]:
Hanover (William Croft 1678-1727)
Vernon (<1875)

(Call to awake)
O Brothers, awake!
    and walk forward;
The pillar is setting out
    as fog and as fire;
  Through the middle of a desert,
      darkness and pain,
  To go to Canaan
      we will get strength from the Lamb.

The banner of Calvary is
    of high renown;
The hosts of the King re
    setting out as a host:
  The enemies shall fall
      before these,
  In the merit of the conquest
      on Calvary hill.
tr. 2025 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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