I copied this poem I understand most of it but am struggling to work out the meaning of ‘ Cans gwn na’m’ and so forth
Pe’ chwythai y corwynt fi’n fil o ddarnau, Fel niwl trwy gangau y deri a’r yw, Ni phallai fy ffydd, na sain fy nghaniadau, Cans gwn na’m chwythiad tu allan i ffiniau Y bwriad sy fyth yng nghyfrinach Duw.
Canys? Before, because, since.
I found this poetic adaptation/translation of sorts of the second verse of Cyfrinach Duw by Hedd Wyn on-line
If in a thousand shards the gale should scatter me
Through the branches of oaks and yews like a haze,
My faith would not fail, nor the sound of my poetry.
For I know I’d not be blown beyond the boundary
Of that intention ever in God’s secret ways
for I know I will not be blown outside the boundaries of…
Diolch am y ateb
You may be correct but It’s not written as Canys. It’s just Cans. Maybe it’s because it’s pre WWI.
I’ve looked at many dictionaries but can’t find a translation
The entry for Canys in GPC has alternative spellings, Cans or Can ys.
Diolch yn fawr. Bendigedig.
Dw i’n deallt hynny rwan. Diolch yn fawr
Yup, that’s just an old variation, as Toffidil has said… 