Cymru: Nifer o bethau bychain, un genedl o syniadau mawr
Wales: Lots of little things, one nation of big ideas.
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus. 🏴
Happy St. David’s Day. 🏴@iforapglyn@LitWales @LlenCymru pic.twitter.com/0reDTG0btL— Eluned Morgan 🏴🌍 (@walesintheworld) March 1, 2020
We shall see more clearly now;
our ancient acres grazed and furrowed,
remodelled by mandrels
and slate-splitting chisels.
Our streets still plough through each cwm;
and our people’s ingenuity will not be denied,
as they dig today with ‘mouse’ and ‘screen’
to tame the breeze
and reap the tide.
We shall see more clearly now;
our candle beneath a bushel no more,
and from our house’s open door
the light beams out;
From here, we set forth
to husband our future
and share our truth throughout.
And we’ll do the little things
for our language, our earth, our community;
knowing, as we seek the best for them,
that we answer to posterity.
Ifor ap Glyn
Bardd Cenedlaethol Cymru | National Poet of Wales
(This poem was commissioned by the Welsh Government to celebrate St David’s day 2020.)