Y Paith
gan Canolbarthwr
(Cheryl Mitchell)
Cwrs Cymraeg Ar Y Paith, 2002
Cyfieithiad Saesneg
English Translation
Nol I Dudalen Gartref Cystadleuaeth Y Gadair
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Daeth Cymru a phobloedd eraill
i’r paith yng Ngogledd a De America i sefydlu cymunedau i adeiladu ffermydd, ond mae’r gair paith yn dynodi dau
beth gwahanol. Ond mae tebygrwydd hefyd. Mae’r paith ym Mhatagonia yn sych
ac yn wastad fel yr anialwch yng ngorllewin y Taleithiau. Does dim llawer o goed yn y Wladfa; dim ond ger Afon
Camwy. Yng nghanolbarth Gogledd America, mae’r paith yn llai gwastad ac yn fwy cyfoethog. Mae mwy o laswellt, coed
a bryniau oherwydd yr afonydd.A dweud y gwir mae’r ddau fath
o baith yn eithaf tebyg o ran tir, tywydd, pobl, a hanes. Yn y ddau fath o baith, gwelir awyr fawr, golygfeydd
agored a digon o le, i symud trwyddo. Does dim llawer o bobl na thraffig ar y ffyrdd. Mae’r tir agored yn achosi,
unigrwydd a chyfle i synfyfyrio.Yn y ddau fath o baith mae gwyntoedd
cryf sy’n chwythu’n feunyddiol. Weithiau mae stormydd enbyd. Yn yr haf mae hi’n boeth iawn ac yn y gaeaf mae hi’n
oer iawn. Yn y gwanwyn a hydref mae’r yn eithaf braf. Oherwydd y tir a’r tywydd mae rhaid
i’r bobl weithio’n galed i dyfu cnydau a sefydlu ffermydd. Yn yr haf mae hi’n anodd cael digon o ddwr. Mae’n bosib
i ffermwr fethu ac roedd rhaid i rai symud i ffwrdd. Ond mae anhawster yn magu cryfder a chymeriad personol ac
yn dod â phobl at ei gilydd. Datblygodd cymunedau clos un y pentrefi. Mae pawb yn wynebu yr yn anawsterau.
Mae’r bobl am gael cyfiawnder a chware teg hefyd.Yn yr hanes fe ddatblygodd cymeriadau
cryf fel Tomi Davies a John Daniel Evans yn y Wladfa a John Brown a John L. Lewis yng nghanolbarth y Taleithiau.
Roedd rhaid i bobl ddod yn gryf, yn hyblyg a chreadigol i allu wneud yr anialwch yn ffrwythlon. I gloi, dyw’r bobl
ddim yn gyfoethog o ran arian, ond maen nhw’n gyfoethog yn fewnol.The Prairie / Pampas
gan Canolbarthwr
(Cheryl Mitchell)
Translation by John Otley
Cerdd Wreiddiol (Yn Y Gymraeg)
Original Poem (In Welsh)
Nol I Dudalen Cartref Cystadleuaeth Y Gadair
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The Welsh and other peoples came
to the prairie in North and South America to establish communities to build farms, but the word "paith"
denotes two different things. But there are also similarities.The "paith" ("pampas")
in Patagonia is dry and flat as a desert in the Western States. There isn't a lot of wood in Yr Wladfa; only near
the Camwy River. In mid North America, the "paith" ("prairie") is less flat and richer. There
is more grass, trees and hills because of the rivers.To tell the truth, the two types
of "paith" are quite similar as to land, weather, people and history. In both types of "paith",
great sky, open scenes are seen with plenty of room to move through. There isn't a lot of people or traffic on
the roads. The open land causes loneliness and an opportunity to muse.In both types of "paith"
there are strong winds that blow daily. Sometimes there are huge storms. In the summer, it's very hot and in the
winter, it's very cold. In the spring and autumn, it's quite nice.Because of the land and the weather,
people must work hard to grow crops and establish farms. In the summer, it's difficult to get enough water. It's
possible for a farmer to fail and some had to move away. But the difficulty developed strength and personal character
and brought people together. Close communities developed in the villages. Everyone faced the difficulties. The
people wanted to have justice and fair play too.In history there developed strong
characters like Tomi Davies and John Daviel Evans in the Wladfa and John Brown and John L. Lewis in the Central
States. People had to become strong, flexible and creative to be able to make the desert fruitful. To close, the
people aren't rich as to money, but they are rich inside.
© Cymdeithas Madog
13 Awst / August 2002
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