Religion
Black Book of Caermarthen XXV
Translated by D. Silvan Evans (1868) · From Black Book of Caermarthen
As long as we sojourn among excess and pride,
Let our work be perfect;
Let us seek deliverance through faith,
And religion and belief, as long as there is a belief in
God through obtaining faith,
And by doing great penance daily,
Soul, why askest thou me
What my end, and will the grave be my portion?
Codex Note
Skene no. LXXXIV (group R: Anonymous Poems on Religious Subjects).
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Anonymous (Old Welsh). “Black Book of Caermarthen XXV.” Translated by D. Silvan Evans. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-welsh/36/.
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Anonymous (Old Welsh). “Black Book of Caermarthen XXV.” Translated by D. Silvan Evans. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-welsh/36/.
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