Gwaho﬒﬒ Llywarch i Lanfawr.

Llywarch.

Meurugawg marc﬉awg maes,
Tra fynnws Dofy﬒﬒ fy lles,
Ni﬒ yss﬋m megis moc﬉ mes.

Pendefig.

Llywarc﬉ Hen, na fy﬒﬒ ﬒iwyl,
Trwy﬒﬒e﬒ a geffi ﬒i anwyl.
Tarn ﬒y lyga﬒. Taw ! Nag wyl.

Llywarch.

Hen wyf fi, ni't﬉ o﬒﬒iwe﬒﬒af.
R﬉o﬒﬒ am gyssul, cw﬒﬒ arc﬉af
Marw Vrien : angen arnaf.

Pendefig.

Ai ﬒y gyssul cyrc﬉u Bran,
Can ﬒iwg ag argynan ?
Marw meibion Urien ac﬉lan.

Na c﬉re﬒ Fran ; na c﬉re﬒ D﬒unaw﬒.
Na c﬉ay gant﬉u﬒﬒ yn ffossaw﬒.
Bugail Iloe, Llanfawr llwypraw﬒.

Llywarch.

Yssy﬒﬒ Lanfawr ﬒ra gweilgi,
Y gwna mor molu﬒ wrt﬉i.
Llallogan, ni wn ai ﬉i.

Ysy﬒﬒ Lanfawr tra Bannawg,
Y﬒﬒ aa Clwy﬒ yng Ng﬉lywe﬒awg.
Ac ni wn ai bi, laallawg.

Pendefig.

Keis Dyfr﬒wy yn ei t﬉erfyn,
O Weloc﬉ ﬉y﬒ Traweryn.
Bugail Iloe, Llanfawr llwybryn.

Llywarch.

Truan o ﬒ynge﬒ a ﬒ynge﬒ i Lowarc﬉
Y nos i gane﬒
Hir gnif ﬉eb esgor llu﬒﬒e﬒.

Teneu fy ysgwy﬒ ar asswy fy n﬉u,
Cy[﬒] bwyf ﬉en, as gallaf.
Ar Ro﬒wy﬒﬒ Forlas gwiliaf.

Zoomorphic drawing from the Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin

The poem is based on the version in the British Museum 54 Addl 14867 MS. The text itself is actually derived a microfiche copy of the MS though I have also referred to Ifor Williams' Canu Llywarch Hen to correct errors in the text and to break the poem into sectons and 'voices'. It should be noted that this poem forms part of the Llywarch Hen Cycle of poems. I have attempted to replicate the original orthography as closely as I can; though as an 18th century copy this MS is closer to modern orthography than many other mauscripts given on this site.