Welsh Poetry of the French Revolution, 1789-1805

Cathryn A Charnell-White

• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9780708325285
• eBook ISBN: 9780708325292
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: European History
• Index: History

This anthology of Welsh poetry and English translations presents some of Wales's radical and reactionary responses to the French Revolution and its cultural legacy, 1789-1805.

Table of contents

• List of Figures
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of abbreviations
• Introduction
• Texts and Translations - Editorial Principles
• Edward Evan, ‘Golwg ar ddull y llywodraeth yn Lloegr pan ddaeth Wiliam a Mari i lywodraethu’ (A view of the manner of government in England when William and Mary came to govern)
• Edward Evan, ‘Cywydd a wnaed yn amser rhyfel rhyngom a Ffrainc’ (A cywydd composed in the time of war between us and France)
• Ioan Siencyn, ‘Englynion ar y rhyfel presennol yn Ffrainc 1794’ (Englynion on the present war in France 1794)
• [Edward] Lewis, ‘Ar y gwrthrhyfel mawr yn Ffrainc pan torrwyd pen Brenin Lewis yr 16eg a’i frenhines’ (On the great rebellion in France when King Louis XVI and his queen were beheaded)
• Jonathan Hughes, ‘Cerdd o anogaeth i lanciau chwe sir Gwynedd, am godi yn glau ym mhlaid Britannia . . .’ (A poem of encouragement to the lads of Gwynedd’s six counties for rising quickly in the cause of Britannia . . .)
• Jonathan Hughes, ‘Cwynfan Britannia yn ei galar a’i thristwch am ei phriflyngesydd (Arglwydd Horatio Nelson) yr hwn a laddwyd yn y frwydr gerllaw Trafalgar, 21 Hydref 1805’ (Britannia’s lament in her grief and her sorrow for her admiral (Lord Horatio Nelson) who was killed in the battle near Trafalgar, 21 October 1805)
• William Jones, ‘Awdl ar y pedwar mesur ar hugain i ryddid a thrais’ (An awdl in the twenty-four metres to liberty and oppression)
• William Jones, ‘Am y rhyfel, yn eisteddfod Dolgellau 1794’ (About the war,in Dolgellau eisteddfod 1794)
• John Williams, ‘Cywydd mewn perthynas i’r amser presennol, 11 Hydref 1793’ (A cywydd in relation to the present time, 11 October 1793)
• John Thomas (Pentrefoelas), ‘Dangosiad achos y blinder a’r drudaniaeth yn amser rhyfel Ffrainc’ (A demonstration of the cause of the tribulation and famine experienced in the time of the French war)
• John Thomas (Pentrefoelas), ‘Dydd ympryd, 12 Mawrth 1800’ (Fast-day,12 March 1800)
• John Thomas (Pentrefoelas), ‘Annerch i’r Cymry yn amser y rhyfel 1803’ (An address to the Welsh in the time of war 1803)
• David Davis, ‘Chwyldroad Ffrainc’ (France’s Revolution)
• David Davis, ‘Y ddwy ffurflywodraeth’ (The two forms of government)
• David Davis, ‘Hymn ar ddydd ympryd’ (A hymn on a fast-day)
• David Davis, ‘Atebiad i gywydd heddwch a gant Tomos Glyn Cothi’(An answer to the cywydd to peace by Tomos Glyn Cothi)
• Edward Williams, ‘Hymn i Siôr y crinwas’ (A hymn to George the miser)
• Edward Williams, ‘Breiniau dyn’ (Rights of man)
• Edward Williams, ‘[Englyn i freiniau dyn 1]’ ([An englyn to the rights of man 1])
• Edward Williams, ‘[Englyn i freiniau dyn 2]’ ([An englyn to the rights of man 2])
• ?Edward Williams, ‘[Breiniau dyn (“Newgate Stanzas”)]’ ([Rights of man (‘Newgate Stanzas’)])
• Edward Williams, ‘Englynion ar yr hen ddihareb “heb ddysg, heb ddawn”’(Englynion on the old proverb ‘there is no genius without learning’)
• Edward Williams, ‘Trioedd yr offeiriad a gant Iolo Morganwg yng Ngorseddyr Alban Hefin ar ben [Mynydd] y Garth ym Morgannwg 1797’ (The priest’s triads sung by Iolo Morganwg in the summer solstice Gorsedd on Garth Mountain in Glamorganshire 1797)
• Edward Williams, ‘Cywydd gorymbil ar heddwch’ (A cywydd invoking peace)
• Edward Williams, ‘Dechreuad bonedd’ (The origin of nobility)
• John Roberts, ‘Rhagoriaeth heddwch ar ryfel’ (The superiority of peace over war)
• John Roberts, ‘[Englyn i ryddid]’ ([An englyn to liberty])
• John Roberts, ‘Cwyn yn achos cyflwr Prydain Fawr 1804’ (A lament for the plight of Great Britain 1804)
• John Roberts, ‘Cyfarchiad Britannia i bobl Loegr ar farwolaeth yr Arglwydd Nelson’ (Britannia’s address to the English on the death of Lord Nelson)
• John Roberts, ‘Ympryd’ (Fast)
• Edward Charles, ‘Ar farwolaeth Lewis yr unfed ar bymtheg, brenin Ffrainc. . . drwy archiad y Gymanfa Giwdawdol’ (On the death of Louis XVI, kingof France . . . at the command of the National Assembly)
• Edward Charles, ‘Englynion i’r democrats, neu’r dynion sydd yn siarad yn greulon yn erbyn y brenin a rhan fawr o’n llywodraeth; a hynny a fu yn y flwyddyn 1795’ (Englynion to the democrats, or the men who speak cruelly against the king and a large part of our government; and that in the year 1795)
• John Thomas (Penffordd-wen), ‘Cwynfan merch ieuanc am gwmni ei chariad, yr hwn ydoedd filwr, gyda’i dymuniad am ddiwedd ar y rhyfel’ (A young girl’s lament for the company of her lover who was a soldier, and her wish for the war to come to an end)
• David Thomas, ‘Awdl ar ryddid’ (An awdl on liberty)
• David Thomas, ‘Newyddion o Fôn yn y flwyddyn 1796 pan oeddid yn trethu’r cwn y tro cyntaf’ (News from Anglesey in the year 1796 when dogs were taxed for the first time)
• David Thomas, ‘Cân Twm Paen’ (The song of Tom Paine)
• David Thomas, ‘Cywydd. At y Cymry yn gyffredinol ac at gyhoeddwyr yr Eurgrawn yn neilltuol . . .’ (A cywydd to the Welsh in general and to the publishers of the Eurgrawn in particular . . .)
• David Thomas, ‘Dydd ympryd’ (Fast-day)
• David Thomas, ‘Cân y fuddugoliaeth ar fyddinoedd y Ffrancod a’r Ysbaeniaid;a marwolaeth y pen-llyngeswr digymar Nelson . . .’ (The song of the victory against the armies of France and Spain; and the death of the peerless Admiral Nelson . . .)
• Morgan John Rhys, ‘Coffadwriaeth o farwolaeth y Parchedig Dafydd Jones, Dôl-goch . . . A gyfansoddwyd yn Paris, Ffrainc’ (Remembrance of the death of the Reverend Dafydd Jones of Dôl-goch . . . Composed in Paris, France)
• Walter Davies, ‘Arwyrain rhyddid’ (Praise to liberty)
• Thomas Evans, ‘[Englyn ar ryddid]’ ([An englyn on liberty])
• Thomas Evans, ‘Englynion i’r Gwir Ddianrhydeddus William Pitt’ (Englynionto the Right Dishonourable William Pitt)
• Thomas Evans, ‘Cywydd ar heddwch’ (A cywydd on peace)
• Thomas Evans, ‘Dydd ympryd’ (Fast-day)
• Thomas Evans, ‘Y Parchg T. Evans, Aberdâr, a’i cyfieithodd o’r Hog’s Wash’ (The Revd T. Evans, Aberdare, translated it from Hog’s Wash)
• Robert Morris, ‘Ar ddydd ympryd’ (On a fast-day)
• Robert Davies, ‘On Peace . . .’ (On Peace . . .)
• Evan Prichard, ‘[Erchyllterau rhyfel]’ ([The horrors of war])
• Evan Prichard, ‘[Heddwch]’ ([Peace])
• Anon., ‘Ar ddydd ympryd a gweddi’ (On a day of fasting and prayer)
• W. Davis, ‘Dydd ympryd pabaidd, yn amser Chwyldroad Ffrainc’ (A popish fast-day in the time of France’s Revolution)
• Dafydd Risiart, ‘Cân newydd ar yr amser’ (A new song on the present time)
• Dafydd Risiart, ‘Ychydig benillion o ddiolch i Dduw am gynnal ac amddiffyn y brenin a’r deyrnas rhag syrthio’n ysglyfaeth i lidiowgrwydd ffiaidd Ffrainc. . .’ (Some verses of thanks to God for maintaining and defending the king and the kingdom from falling prey to France’s vile wrath . . .)
• Anon., ‘Pennill ar “Belle Isle March” yn dangos yr ymwared rhyfeddol awnaeth y Brenin mawr i’n teyrnas pan oedd y Ffrancod wedi mordwyo i ymyl tir Iwerddon . . .’ (A verse on ‘Belle Isle March’ that shows the wonderful deliverance that the great King brought to our kingdom when the French sailed near Ireland . . .)
• Rowland Jones, ‘Ar y testun, “beth oedd achos y rhyfel?” . . .’ (On the subject, ‘what was the cause of the war?’ . . .)
• The Revd J. Morgan, ‘Annerch at orthrymwyr’ (An address to oppressors)
• Thomas Francis, ‘Cân am y rhyfel presennol . . .’ (A song about the present war . . .)
• John Llwyd, ‘Cerdd o ystyriaeth ar y llyfr a elwir Seren Tan Gwmmwl . . .’(A poem reflecting upon the book called Seren Tan Gwmmwl (Clouded Star;1795) . . .)
• Notes to the Texts
• Select Bibliography
• Index