Hiraeth from Glan by Filkin's Drift

Welsh:

Dwedwch fawrion o wybodaeth
O ba beth y wnaethpwyd hiraeth,
A pha ddefnydd a roed ynddo
Na ddarfyddo wrth ei wisgo?

Derfydd aur a derfydd arian,
Derfydd melfed, derfydd sidan,
Derfydd pob dilledyn helaeth -
Eto er hyn, ni dderfydd hiraeth.

Hiraeth mawr a hiraeth creulon,
Hiraeth sydd yn torri 'nghalon;
Pan fwyf dryma'r nos yn cysgu,
Fe ddaw hiraeth ac a'm deffry.

Derfydd aur a derfydd arian,
Derfydd melfed, derfydd sidan,
Derfydd pob dilledyn helaeth -
Eto er hyn, ni dderfydd hiraeth.

Hiraeth hiraeth cilia cilia
Paid â phwyso mor drwm arna'
Nesa' tipyn at yr erchwyn
Gad i mi gael cysgu gronyn

Derfydd aur a derfydd arian,
Derfydd melfed, derfydd sidan,
Derfydd pob dilledyn helaeth -
Eto er hyn, ni dderfydd hiraeth.

English:

Tell, great people of knowledge,
Of what was hiraeth made,
And what material was put into it
That it should not fade as it is worn?

Gold wears out and silver wears out,
Velvet wears out, silk wears out,
Every ample garment wears out -
Still, despite this, longing does not wear out.

Great longing and cruel longing,
Longing which is breaking my heart;
When I most heavily by night do sleep,
Then comes longing and awakens me.

Gold wears out and silver wears out,
Velvet wears out, silk wears out,
Every ample garment wears out -
Still, despite this, longing does not wear out.

Hiraeth, Hiraeth, retreat, retreat
Do not press so heavily upon me
Come a little closer to the edge
Let me sleep a little while.

Gold wears out and silver wears out,
Velvet wears out, silk wears out,
Every ample garment wears out -
Still, despite this, longing does not wear out.

• Folk
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• fiddle
• roots
• traditional
• Birmingham