Music which has melody like that of a golden organ, a

place of retirement;

The action of law against violence, the admirable vigour of the brave, the energy of the Supreme Being. 30 A blessing I will venture to ask, a blessing I will pray for, I will bind myself thereby ;

The wonderful rush of the gale, the pervasion of fire, the war of youth;

One deserving of ruddy gold, one liberal of praise furrowed (with age), a free wing;

Ready affluence, a rill in a pleasant shelter, a reward for a panegyric.

The most deserving will yield, he will keep his refuge from the insult of the enemy:

He has completely kept the law, completely shown his disposition before the placid Ogyrven.

For a good turn from me, may the gift of Cuhelyn give satisfaction of mind.

LXXIII.

BLACK BOOK OF CAERMARTHEN IV.

Text, vol. ii. p. 6. Notes, vol. ii. p. 327.

ACCORDING to the sacred ode of Cyridwen, the
Ogyrven of various seeds,-

The various seeds of poetic harmony, the exalted speech of the graduated minstrel,

Cuhelyn the wise, of elegant Cymraec, an exalted possession,
Will skilfully sing; the right of Aedan, the lion, shall be

heard.

A song of fulness, worthy of a chair, a powerful composition

it is.

From suitors may he receive eulogy, and they presents from

him;

The bond of sovereigns, the subject of contests in harmonious song.

Splendid are his horses, hundreds respect him, the skilful

seek the chieftain,

The circle of deliverance, the nation's refuge, and a treasure of mutual reproach.

10 To banter with him, who is of a venerable form, I would devoutly desire;

A broad defence, like a ship to the suppliant, and a port to

the minstrel,

Quick as lightning, a powerful native, a chief whose might

is sharp;

A luminary of sense, much he knows, completely he accomplishes.

May the hero of the banquet, through peace, enforce tranquillity from this day.

LXXIV.

THE CYNGHOGION OF ELAETH.

BLACK BOOK OF CAERMARTHEN XX.

Text, vol. ii. p. 35. Notes, vol. ii. p. 344.

I. Low gone are my ardour and liveliness;
If I have erred, I truly acknowledge it;
May the Lord not inflict upon me severe pain

II. May not the Lord inflict severe pain

On man for his anger and passion.

A reprobate of Heaven is reprobate of earth.

III. Let sinful mortal believe in God,

And wake at midnight;

Let him who offends Christ sleep not.

IV. Let not a son of man sleep for the sake of the passion Of the Son of God, but wake up at the early dawn;

And he will obtain heaven and forgiveness.

v. Pardon will he obtain, who will call upon God, and despise Him not,

And heaven the night he dies.

VI. If a son of man dies without being reconciled
To God, for the sins which he has committed,
It is not well that a soul entered his flesh.

VII. It is not common for the mischievous to employ him

self in converse

With God, against the day of affliction,
The bold thinks that he shall not die.

Now gone

LXXV.

BLACK BOOK OF CAERMARTHEN XXI.

Text, vol. ii. p. 36. Notes, vol. ii. p. 344.

1. LOT to call upon God, whose favour defends Both the innocent and the angels,

Is too much of false pride;

Woe to him that does it openly in the world.

II. I love not treasure with traces of dwellings no longer

existing ;

Everything in the present state is like a summer
habitation.

I am a man to Him whose praise is above all things,
To the most high God who made me.

III. I love to praise Peter, who can bestow true peace,
And with him his far-extending virtues ;

In every language he is, with hope, acknowledged
As the gentle, high-famed, generous porter of heaven.

IV. God I will implore to grant a request,
Lord, be Eloi my Protector!

That to my soul, for fear of torments,

Be the whole protection of all the martyrs.

v. Of God I will ask another request,

That my soul, to be safe from the torments of enemies,
And held in remembrance, may have

The protection of the Virgin Mary and the holy maidens.

VI. Of God I will ask a request also,

Just is he, and able to defend me,

That to my soul, for fear of terrible torments,

Be the protection of the Christians of the world.

VII. Of God I will ask a considerate request,
That, being ready and diligent at all matins,
To my soul, for fear of punishment,

May be the protection of God and all the saints.
Not to call upon God

R.

ANONYMOUS POEMS ON RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS.

LXXVI.

BLACK BOOK OF CAERMARTHEN V.

Text, vol. ii. p. 7. Notes, vol. ii. p. 327.

A SKILFUL composition, the pattern being from God, A composition, the language, beautiful and pleasant, from Christ.

And should there be a language all complete around the

sun,

On as many pivots as there are under the sea,

On as many winged ones as the Almighty made,

And should every one have thrice three hundred tongues, They could not relate the power of the Trinity.

A diligent man in prosperity will receive no punishment. Let communion be ready against the Trinity.

10 Let him be ill and ailing when his flesh becomes weak, That he may puff his disguise.

Woe to thee, man of passion; if the world were given me,
Unless thou wert to deliver thyself, thou wouldst be satiated

of the evil.

Art thou not at liberty as regards what thy mind loves? Furious thy violent death, thy being borne on the wattled frame

More wretched thy end, thy interment in the grave,

And being trodden by feet in the midst of soil and sod. Unequalled thy journey, thy separation from thy companions.

Faithless and useless body, think of thy soul!

20 Body, thou wouldst not hear when others spoke.