AM Y DDAMWAIN DDIFRIFOL A GYMERODD LE YN
About the serious accident that took place in
NGLOFA Y GARNANT, "PWLL Y PERKINS."
Garnant Colliery, "Perkins Pit."
SIR GAERFYRDDIN
Carmarthenshire
BOREU DYDD MERCHER, IONAWR YR 16, 1884
Wednesday Morning, January 16th, 1884
PRYD Y CAFODD 10 O BERSONAU EU GYRU YN DDISYFYD I DRAGWYDDOLDEB
When 10 persons were driven to an immediate eternity
DRWY IR RHAF DORI
Through the rope breaking
DEUNAW CANT WYTH DEG A PHEDWAR-
BLWYDDYN FYDD YN HIR MEWN CO'.
AR YR UNFED DDYDD AR BYMTHEG
O FIS IONAWR TRWM Y TRO.
Eighteen hundred and eighty four-
A year that will be long in memory
On the 16th day
Of the month of January a wretched turn.
AR Y DIWRNOD PRUDDAIDD UCHOD
DEG O DDYNION HAWDDGAR, CLYD.
YM MHWLL PERKINS YN CWMAMAN
HYRDDIWYD I DRAGWYDDOL FYD.
On the sad day above
Ten warm amiable men
In Perkins Pit in Cwmamman
Were hurtled to an everlasting world.
JOHN EVAN JONES Y CANWR MELYS
YN Y DDAMWAIN ECHRYS LOES.
DRENGODD MEGYS AR AMRANTIAD
PAN YN NGHANOL GYRFA OES.
John Evan Jones the sweet singer
In the pain of the horrible accident
Died in an instant
When in the middle of a lifetime race.
JOHN DAVID JAMES Y BACHGEN SERCHOG
AG OEDD ANWYL GENYF FI.
NI OBEITHIWN EI FOD HEDDYW
YN Y NEF UWCH POEN A CHRI.
John David James the affectionate boy
Who was dear to me
We hope he is today
In the heaven above pain and lament.
THOMAS MICHAEL FY NGHYDYMAETH
A FY NGHYD - YSGOLOR GWIW.
Y MAE YNTAU NI HYDERWN
YN MHRESWYLFA NEFOEDD DUW!
Thomas Michael my colleague
And my fit fellow scholar
He is also we trust
In the dwelling place of Gods Heaven.
DAFYDD ENOC Y GWEITHIWR CAMPUS
OEDD YN BARCHUS GAN BOB DYN,
YNTAU HYRDDIWYD I'R BYTHO'- FYD
DRWY Y DDAMWAIN SYDYN, FLIN.
Dafydd Enoc the excellent worker
He was respected by every man
He too pushed to the eternal world
Through the sudden grievous accident.
THOMAS BEVAN FY NGHYDYMAETH
AG OEDD ANWYL IAWN I'M BRON,
PAROD OEDD I'M CYNORTHWYO
GYDA GWYNEB HAWDDGAR, LLON.
Thomas Bevan my colleague
Who was very dear to my breast
He was ready to assist me
With an amiable cheerful face.
WILLIAM LAKE NID OWN YN ADWAIN
OND GOBEITHIWN EI FOD EF
WEDI CYRHAEDD YN DDIANGOL,
I DRIGFANAU PUR Y NEF.
William Lake I did not know
But we hope that he has
Arrived unscathed
To dwell in the purity of heaven.
EDWARD MORGAN Y LLANC TIRION
OEDD YN ANWYL GAN EI DAD,
DAGRAU LLU SYDD YN ENEINIO
COFFADWRIAETH Y LLANC MAD.
Edward Morgan the gentle bachelor
He was dear to his father
A host of tears anoints
The remembrance of the good lad.
EVAN ROBERTS A'I FRAWD THOMAS,
GAWSANT FYNED YR UN PRYD,
DRWY Y DDAMWAIN NI OBEITHIWN
I ORORAU GWYNFA GLYD.
Evan Roberts and his brother Thomas
They got to go at the same time
Through the accident we hope
To the marches of cosy heaven.
DANIEL REES Y CROTYN ANWYL
NAD OEDD GANDDO FAM A THAD,
ETO'N MHRIOD THOMAS WILLIAMS
GWELODD FAMAETH FWYN DDIFRAD.
Daniel Rees the dear lad
He didn't have a mother and father
Still in the wife of Thomas Williams
He saw a most steadfast nurse.
MAE Y DDAMWAIN WEDI PERU
YN NGHWMAMAN ALAR MAWR,
GWELED DEG O'N CYD-FFORDDOLION
WEDI CAEL EU TORRI I LAWR.
The accident has caused
In Cwmamman a great mourning
Seeing ten of our fellow-wayfarers
Getting cut down.
'RWYN GOBEITHIO CAWN I FARW
YN NATURIOL OLL I GYD,
CAWN FFARWELIO A'N CYFEILLION
CYN EIN MYNED FFWRDD O'R BYD.
I hope that we may all die
Completely naturally
We can bid farewell to our friends
Before we leave the world.
NI DDYMUNWN ARNOCH CHWITHAU
DREFNWYR GWEITHIAU GLO EIN GWLAD
AM I CH GADW'R HOLL BEIRIANAU
GYDA GWYLIADWRIAETH FAD.
We wish of you
Organisers of collieries of our country
That you will keep all machines
With good watchfulness.
'RWYN EICH CYNGHORI WRTH DERFYNU
CHWI HOLL LOWYR GWEITHGAR CRAFF,
AM I CHWI I GADW GOLWG
YN OFALUS AR Y RHAF.
I end by advising you
All you keen hard working colliers
For you to keep a careful
Watch on the rope.
'NAWR 'RWYN RODDI I CHWI'M HENW
MEWN LLYTHRENAU GLOYW GLAN,
DAVID AUBREY LEWIS
YDYW AWDWR HYN O GAN.
Now I'm giving you my name
In tender bright letters
David
Aubrey Lewis
Is the author of this poem.
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