Hymn to Rhiannon : December

Epona in the Land of The Dead,
on a funeral stone from Gaul

Birds of Rhiannon, sing for the dying
Over the waves of the wolf-grey sea;
Gather them with you, those who are leaving
Behind them the world’s sweet harmony.

Birds of Rhiannon, call to the dead
Under the waves of the wolf-grey sea;
Bid them witness the echoes fading
Out of the world’s sweet harmony.

Gweilgi (‘howling wolf’) is often used in medieval Welsh texts,
rather than ‘môr’ to mean ‘sea’.

Author: Greg Hill

Awenydd/Poet, Cultural Critic View all posts by Greg Hill