Newborough
Eternal greetings to the radiant town of Newborough
whose buildings are a source of true hope,
and its beautiful church and its grey towers,
4 and its wine and its common people and its burgesses,
and its ale and its mead and its love,
and its generous townsfolk freely sharing their wealth.
Rhosyr is a cosy corner,
8 a enclosure for people to play,
renowned streets of a regal place,
great crowds from all parts praise it:
a profitable place for minstrelsy,
12 where all men are honest, where goods are to be had;
where poets go freely, where tables are open to all,
it's the place for me upon my word;
most celebrated tower, wheel of prosperity,
16 it is a village of blessings under heaven;
an open pantry belonging to faultless people,
hearth, baby pen for poets;
payment to maintain the five ages,
20 I know that their wisdom and courtesy is far-reaching;
stronghold keeping all the land from flight,
yonder town is cousin to heaven;
prosperous chancel full of faithful generous ones,
24 refuge, burial place of all the mead of Anglesey;
of all towns this one is the most like heaven,
castle and meadhouse for me;
orchard of the praise of liquors,
28 cauldron of rebirth of every free lord;
honour of all city folk,
headland of bright fresh mead.