Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd
Tros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed
Collasant eu gwaed:
they lost their blood
Gwaed: blood
Colli: to lose
Ar goll: lost
Cof: memory
Cofio: to remember
Cofiwch: remember! (Imperative)
Cofiadwy: memorable
Cofion cynnes: warm rememberences (at the end of a message or letter)
Atgof: a recollection
Gofid: grief, sorrow
Cofrestr: register (rhestr: list)
Gof: blacksmith
Gofannu: to forge
Any connection to the English phrase ‘to forge a memory’
Damwain: an accident
yn ddamweiniol: accidental
Bwriad: an intention
Neu’n fwriadol: or intentional
A nice connection either way!
Mae'n atgoffa fi o: it reminds me of
Atgoffa fi sut: remind me how
Atgoffa fi sut i ddweud….
remind me how to say…
Gan Joshua Morgan
Sketchy Welsh
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