Gwcw Fach

Gwcw Fach

Gwcw fach, ond d’wyt ti’n ffolog

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to,

Yn canu ‘mysg yr eithin pigog

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to,

Dos i blwy’ Dolgellau dirion

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to,

Ti gei yno lwyni gwyrddion

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to.

Gwcw fach ehed yn union

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to,

Tua glan yr afon Wnion

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to,

Ar dy aden aros ennyd

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to,

Wrth aneddle fy anwylyd

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to.

Gwcw fach os yno gweli

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to,

Rywun wyla’r dwr yn heli

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to,

Cana gân y gwanwyn iddo

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to,

Cân o obaith i’w gysuro

Ffol di rol di rw dw ri rai tai to.

Little Cuckoo

Little cuckoo, aren’t you foolish,

Singing amongst the spiky gorse,

Go to the parish of fair Dolgellau,

You will find there green bushes.

Little cuckoo, fly immediately

To the banks of the Wnion river

On the wing, wait awhile

By the home of my beloved.

Little cuckoo, if you see there

Someone weeping salty tears

Sing to him the song of spring

A song of hope to comfort him.

Translation by Dafydd Iwan