Druid's Prayer
The "Druid's Prayer" (Welsh: Gweddi'r Derwydd) or "Gorsedd Prayer" (Gweddi'r Orsedd) is a prayer composed by Iolo Morganwg which is still a staple in the ritual of both gorseddau and Neo-Druidism. Neo-Druids sometimes substitute the words y Dduwies ("the Goddess") for the original Duw ("God").
Versions in Barddas
In the volume Barddas by Iolo Morganwg (edited and compiled by Reverend John Williams ab Ithel), there are six versions of the Gorsedd Prayer, both in Iolo's original Welsh and in English translation (the word gwynvyd, roughly corresponding to "heaven" is left untranslated).
Version One
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Llyma Weddi'r Orsedd, a elwir Gweddi'r Gwyddoniaid (O Lyfr Mawr Margam)
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The Gorsedd Prayer, called the Prayer of the Gwyddoniaid (From the Great Book of Margam) |
Version Two
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Llyma weddi'r Orsedd o Lyfr Trehaearn Brydydd Mawr
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The Gorsedd Prayer, from the Book of Trahaiarn the Great Poet
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Version Three
The below version is that usually adopted by various druidic groups, notably the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD) albeit in a different fashion.
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Llyma weddi'r orsedd o Lyfr arall
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The Gorsedd Prayer, from another Book
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Notes
- ^ Morganwg 1862, p. 360.
- ^ Morganwg 1862, p. 361.
- ^ Morganwg 1862, pp. 360–362.
- ^ Morganwg 1862, pp. 361–363.
- ^ Morganwg 1862, p. 362.
- ^ Morganwg 1862, p. 363.
References
- Morganwg, Iolo (1862). Williams ab Ithel, John (ed.). Barddas: or, A collection of original documents, illustrative of the theology, wisdom, and usages of the Bardo-Druidic system of the isle of Britain (in English and Welsh). Vol. 1. Longman & Co.
