The Druid Prayer in Welsh

[phoenix_rising]

Hey everyone,

I am studying Welsh and have been hoping that the Welsh speakers in the Order have posted some translations of the prayers, rituals, invocations, etcetera, but have found none. In my own search I just happened to stumble upon the Welsh website for the Gorsedd y Beirdd and found that they use the Druid Prayer as one of their opening prayers.

I thought I should post that for any other people interested in practicing Druidry in Welsh.

Enjoy!

Dyro Dduw, dy nawdd;
ac yn nawdd nerth;
ac yn nerth,deall;
ac yn neall, gwybod;
ac yng ngwybod, gwybod y cyfiawn;
ac yng ngwybod y cyfiawn, ei garu;
ac o garu, caru pob hanfod;
ac ym mhob hanfod, caru Duw;
Duw a phob daioni.

http://www.gorsedd.org/hanes.php

Some notes:

Dduw is a soft mutation for "Duw" which means God (the Christian one since it is capitalized). If you have made any changes to the English version presented in Gwers I with respect to the "God/Goddess/Spirit" part, all you'll really need to change is that one word at the beginning and in the last two lines.

Since they mutated the first Duw --> Dduw, remember to mutate your substituted word with the soft mutation (treiglad meddal):

P > B
T > D
C > G
B > F
D > Dd
G > omitted
Ll > L
M > F
Rh > R

For specifics on Welsh pronunciation I recommend any interested learners to check out the FREE BBC Big Welsh Challenge video course at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh/b ... challenge/

The information is in the "Helpful Notes" section under any of the lessons.

If you're interested in learning to speak Welsh, I recommend that you forgo the Big Welsh Challenge video course and instead try the "Say Something In Welsh Audio Course". This course also provides both dialects: North and South and it focuses on using Welsh and speaking it, rather than memorizing words and translations. Trust me, you'll get much further and feel more confident with this than the BBC course.

http://www.saysomethinginwelsh.com/home/

It's great!

Hope this helps you all.

Devon /I\
Austin, Texas, USA

[Kris]

Hi Devon,

My rituals are mostly conducted in Welsh, the language by which I converse with the Gods is Welsh. Alas, there are not many of us. The Welsh speakers that I know of are not members of OBOD, there are plenty of Welsh Druids out there, they are just not all in here alas.

The Gorsedd prayer that you have posted is the same one that we use although we omit the word "Duw" and replace it with either Duwiau or ysbrydion thus:

Dyrwch Duwie', eich nawdd;
ac yn nawdd nerth;
ac yn nerth,deall;
ac yn neall, gwybod;
ac yng ngwybod, gwybod y cyfiawn;
ac yng ngwybod y cyfiawn, ei garu;
ac o garu, caru pob hanfod;
ac ym mhob hanfod, cariad y duwiau;
Natur a phob daioni.


We also use:

(Enter name of god or goddess) rho nerth,
Ag o nerth, pwyll,
Ag o pwyll, gwybod,
Ag o wybod, gwybod y cyfiawn,
Ag o'r cyfiawn, ei garu;
Ag o garu, caru phopeth,
Ac yngharu pob peth, caru'r hanfod a holl ddaioni.

(enter name of god or goddess) impart strength,
and in that strength, reason,
And in reason, knowledge,
And in knowledge, the knowledge of all,
And in that knowing, the love of it,
And in that love, the love of all things,,
And in the love of all things, the love of the universe and all goodness.

Best,
kris

[Badger Bob]

Hi Devon,

My rituals are mostly conducted in Welsh, the language by which I converse with the Gods is Welsh. Alas, there are not many of us. The Welsh speakers that I know of are not members of OBOD, there are plenty of Welsh Druids out there, they are just not all in here alas.

Well there are a few OBOD Druids that are learning Welsh (I'm a very slow learner when it comes to languages but I am trying) but buying a beer or asking for directions is one thing and making a good translation of ritual is very much another. Given time and encouragement there could be far more Welsh-speaking Druids around here but it is a big hill to climb.

[Kris]

Yes, I have come across a few folk who are learning Welsh.

Alas, the we Welsh in general are not particularly interested in the old traditions of this land. One would think, owing to our heritage and history that the country would be breeming with Welsh speaking Druids - alas it couldn't be further from the truth. Shame really.

[Dysgwr]

Diolch yn fawr iawn am hynnu, Phoenix a Kris
Thanks for that Phoenix and Kris,

I started a thread a while back trying to build up a basic vocabulary (geiriadur) that would let learners start using more Welsh in their spiritual work, but unfortunately there are lots of views and few additions.

I'd still like to use more and more... Druidry is what prompted me to investigate my Welsh past, and coupled with my love of the country and people its somthing I started to learn. Although its not all that practical in daily life, as I live in Spain, for me its an anchor to my past and the past of my people.

Pob hwyl
Terry

[Merlyn]

A version of the Druid prayer (as in my signature line)
I would love to learn the language, I however would be the only one I know who would speak it

Dyro, Dduw, dy nawdd;
ac yn nawdd, nerth;
ac yn nerth, ddeall;
ac yn neall, gwybod;
ac o wybod, gwybod yn gyfiawn;
ac o wybod yn gyfiawn ei garu;
ac o garu, caru Duw.
Duw a phob daioni.