Jenny BrownIf anyone is looking for a good translation of the Mabinogi, I've heard from multiple Welsh persons now that Sioned Davies's recent translation titled "The Mabinogion" is superior in its accuracy to the original text.
Rhiannon's Yoke
A collar the Great Queen did wear,
On her back, great burdens did bear:
Could Earth provide no better crown
For our Queen, as in grief She drowned?
Most Divine Queen, before Your throne
Gods, Mortals, and Fair Folk bend low.
Yet this was the crown given You,
And with stalwart heart, You bore it true.
Should Earth, Rhiannon, crown me so,
With the yoke of shame on sorrow;
Lead me, as You, to do the same,
To maintain hope in Your fair name.
‘Tis You upon sovereignty’s seat,
The crowns of kings strewn at Your feet.
Terrible power do You wield,
Yet gracious hands carry Your shield.
Garlands of roses should adorn
The neck of One so wrongly scorned.
Diadems of diamonds and gold
Could not befit a Queen so bold.
Your shining radiance above
Showers the strand in lustrous love,
And I will take Your open hand
To walk Your sacred, blessed land.
Loosely Adapted from: "I. Earth’s Crown," pp. 1-2 in Morris, Joseph (1854). Llef Tyrfa yn y Mynyddoedd: Favourite Welsh Hymns Translated into English. W. Spurrell. Carmarthen.
Mari Lwyd had her first outing today! Blessing the local Pagan shop with singing, bell ringing, drumming, and snapping those lovely jaws! 😃🎶✨🎀 🐴
Photo: Mari Lwyd of Severn (Maryland, US) inside the local Pagan shop, decorated horse skull on a stick being held by a person under a white sheet. She has blue eyes in the sockets that may appear to be looking at the camera.
A Winter Solstice playlist featuring a mix of traditional, seasonal, and festive Welsh and English language music to get in the mood for December and the Longest Night.
Includes Welsh traditional songs such as Cân Y Fari Lwyd (The Mari Lwyd Song), Hela'r Dryw Bach (Hunting the Little Wren), and Y Gelynnen (The Holly). Also some songs about Rhiannon and Epona are sprinkled throughout.
#WinterSolstice #Yule #Byrddydd #Hirnos #AlbanArthan #Playlist #Rhiannon #Epona #WelshPaganism #GaulishPolytheism
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRD4ZOhDCIxZ8ggi9C1E_SPDpczcNCfOL&feature=share
