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"Oh Frener,* what unhappiness, what anguish, this night after the 

 loss of relatives ! It is through the fault of my tongue that they have been 

 slain." 



The following are the extracts from the " Maronad Kendelann 

 mab Kendroxten," referred to, as given by the Vicomte de la 



VlLLEMARQU^ : 



Breton. V. 



E trev gwenn, enn bron e koed, 

 Ez ev eo he ervraz, eirioed 

 At enep he gwelt e gwaed. 



E trev gwenn, enn e tempeir 



He ervraz, he glas beveir 



E gwaed adan traed he gouir. 



E trev gwenn, enn ^ defrent 

 Laouen e bezer, ourz kevamuk kad ; 

 He gwerin n'er derint ? 



E trev gwenn, rong Trenn ha Trodouez 



Oez gnodac'h eskoned ton 



Enn deuod oc'h kad, na ged eic'h enn ec'hoez 



E trev gwenn, rong Trenn ha Traval, 



t Oez gnodac'h er gwaed 



Ar cneb gwelt, nag aredik braenar. 



Welsh Version, from the Manuscript op Hergest. 



Y dref wen yn mron y koed 

 Ys ef yw ei heuras eiroed 

 Ar wyneb ei gwellt y gwaed. 



Y dref wen ynyt hymyr 

 Ei heuras ei glas fyfyr 



Ei gnaet adan draet ei gwyr. 



Y dref wen yn y dyfrjTit 



Lawen y byddair wrth gynanrud kad 

 Ei gwerin neur derynt. 



Y dref wen rhwng Tren a Throdwyth 

 Oed gnotach ysgwyd ton 



Yn dyvod o gad no gyd ych y echwyd. 



• Frener was the sister of Kendelann. 



t A word is wanting here in all the manuscripts. 



