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R S Thomas (poet)

‘Night and Morning’ -
(The Stones of the Field, Druid Press)


Text of poem - NIGHT AND MORNING. One night of tempest I arose and went Along the Menai shore on dreaming bent; The wind was strong, and savage swung the tide, And the waves blustered on Caernarton side. But on the morrow, when I passed that way, On Menai shore the hush of heaven The wind was gentle and the lay; sea a flower, And the sun slumbered on Caernarfon tower. (From the Welsh Traditional)
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Siôn Jones

@RSThomasPoet do you know what is the 'Welsh Traditional ' that this is based on?

R S Thomas (poet)

@SionCoch
‘Night and Morning’ is an original English version by of a traditional Welsh song ‘Nos a Bore’. Apparently John Betjeman was moved to describe Thomas' version as "the perfect lyric".

Text of poem in Welsh - Ar noswaith ddrycinog mi euthum i rodio Ar lannau y Fenai gan ddistaw fyfyrio; Y gwynt oedd yn uchel, a gwyllt oedd y wendon, A'r môr oedd yn Iluchio dros waliau Caernarfon. Ond trannoeth y bore mi euthum i rodio Hyd lannau y Fenai, tawelwch odd yno; Y gwynt oedd yn ddistaw, a'r môr oedd yn dirion, Air haul odd yn twrynnu ar waliau Caernarfon.
Sep 06, 2023, 03:35 PM·Public·Metatext
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