Recordiwyd penillion 1-3 a 5-8 gan Edith Edwards (g. 1881), Ystradgynlais, Sir Frycheiniog. Pan oedd yn blentyn ar fferm ei theulu yng Nglyntawe dysgodd y gân hon o glywed ei chanu gan ei thad.
'Song of the Sceptres'
Verses 1-3 and 5-8 recorded by Edith Edwards (b. 1881), Ystradgynlais, Sir Frycheiniog. She learned the song from her father while growing up on a farm in Glyntawe.
lyrics
Cân yr Ysprydion
Mi es pan oeddwn fechan,
At Siôn y Gof i’r Gellan,
I mofyn harn at dorri mawn,
Ar ryw brynhawn fy hunan.
Sing di wac ffol di ridldi rai,
Ffol di ridldi ai-do.
Roedd Wil a Lewys Leyshon,
Yn gwella bachau crochon,
A Siorsi Wil a Sioni Sam
Yn siarad am ysbrydion.
Sing di wac ffol di ridldi rai,
Ffol di ridldi rai-do.
Sôn am Wrach y Rhibyn,
Y Tylwyth Teg a’r Goblyn,
A rhyw gyhyraeth drwg ei nad
A gadwai’r wlad mewn dychryn.
Sing di wac ffol di ridldi rai,
Ffol di ridldi rai-do.
Dath Wiliam Puw o’r Feiln
A Nel i mewn dan chwethin,
Wrth sôn am ysbryd Mari Mwm
Yn dilyn Twm Penderyn.
Sing di wac ffol di ridldi rai,
Ffol di ridldi rai-do.
‘Roedd ysbryd Siân yn cribo
A byddu dan ei dwylo,
Ac ysbryd Georgie bach Penhill,
Ac ysbryd Wil yn siafo.
Sing di wac ffol di ridldi rai,
Ffol di ridldi rai-do.
‘Reodd ysbryd Bilo’r Bwtsiwr
Yn croesi pont Caslwchwr
Yn peri dychryn i’r holl wlad
Wrth ddilyn Deio’r Badwr.
Sing di wac ffol di ridldi rai,
Ffol di ridldi rai-do.
Fe welwyd ysbryd milgi
Ar ael y bryn yn croesi,
Ac ysbryd gwas y Gelli Thorn
Ag ysbryd corn yn canu.
Sing di wac ffol di ridldi rai,
Ffol di ridldi rai-do.
Mae weithiau ysbryd angladd -
Y mawr a’r bach yn gydradd -
Ac ysbryd moch yn cadw swn,
Ac ysbryd cwn yn ymladd.
Sing di wac ffol di ridldi rai,
Ffol di ridldi rai-do.
Ac ysbryd gwraig mewn urddas
Yn prynu ysbryd canfas;
Ac ysbryd plân a bwyell sar,
Ac ysbryd sgwâr a chmpas.
Sing di wac ffol di ridldi rai,
Ffol di ridldi rai-do.
Ac ysbryd rhai yn cychwyn
I wneuthur ysbryd coffin,
Ynghydag ysbryd hir ei gam
Yn rhedeg am y cortyn.
Sing di wac ffol di ridldi rai,
Ffol di ridldi rai-do.
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