Mae'n gystal gen i swllt
Mae’n gystal gen i swllt â fy mywyd bach:
Ceiniog i wario a cheiniog i swagro
a deg i fynd adre i fy Ngwenno bach.
O! Braf! Deg! O! Ffein! Deg!
Mae’n gystal gen i ddeg â fy mywyd bach:
Ceiniog i wario a cheiniog i swagro
ac wyth i fynd adre i fy Ngwenno bach.
O! Braf! Wyth! O! Ffein! Wyth!
...chwech...
...pedair...
...dwy...
...a dim i fynd adre i fy Ngwenno bach.
Traddodiadol
I prefer to have a shilling
I prefer to have a shilling with my little life:
A penny to spend and a penny to save
and ten to go home to my little Gwenno.
Oh! Lovely! Ten! Oh! Fine! Ten!
I prefer to have ten [pennies] with my little life:
A penny to spend and a penny to save
and eight to go home to my little Gwenno.
Oh! Lovely! Eight! Oh! Fine! Eight!
...six...
...four...
...two...
...and nothing to go home to my little Gwenno.
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