Y Gododin: A Poem of the Battle of Cattraeth

«Aneurin, the author of this poem, was the son of Caw, lord of Cwm Cawlwyd, a distinguished chieftain who lived in the sixth century.»
«XCVI. He sooner became the raven's prey, than approached the altar... XCVII. The splendid retinue of the king of Prydyn will I commemorate, the illustrious band who hastened to Cattraeth.»

四拍对应四段抽读,情节密度不靠冲突而是靠战士挽歌推演,这是 Aneirin 卡垂斯挽歌的标志节奏,故 90。

«I. Aneirin sang the fall of Owain, the son of Eilien, and the brave deeds of his blade, when he took the crown and the kingdom of his slain enemy, before the host of Gododin.»
«XCII. When Owain returned to his home, he brought with him the heads of the four warriors of the Deira, who had been slain in the conflict.»

群人物靠"战士+亲属链"展开(Owain/Eilien 父子 + Tudfwlch 战士),不靠外貌,这是凯尔特挽歌的典型 cast 结构,故 90。

«XCIII. Gododin gomynnaf oth blegyt, gened ryfedd ió anet, oet grwyssyawc llywyd kynrwys, oer yg gwyd melltith cnawd anaet.»
«XCVI. He sooner became the raven's prey, than approached the altar. The splendid retinue of the king of Prydyn will I commemorate, the illustrious band who hastened to Cattraeth.»

第 XCIII 颂用哥特体密集短语(Gododin gomynnaf oth blegyt)+ 第 XCVI 颂 "raven's prey before the altar" 反差,节奏明显放慢沉思;TAIL 段英译排比加速,挽歌节奏分布正合民俗节奏,故 90。

«XCIII. Gododin gomynnaf oth blegyt, gened ryfedd ió anet, oet grwyssyawc llywyd kynrwys, oer yg gwyd melltith cnawd anaet.»
«XCII. When Owain returned to his home, he brought with him the heads of the four warriors of the Deira, who had been slain in the conflict.»

同一首颂用中古威尔士原文(Gododin gomynnaf oth blegyt)+ 拉丁化转写(grwyssyawc / kynrwys)+ 维多利亚散文体英译("the heads of the four warriors of the Deira")三套语言结构,古典+现代+口语化是 Williams ab Ithel 1852 编辑版的标志文笔,故 92。

«Y GODODIN / A Poem ON THE BATTLE OF CATTRAETH, BY ANEURIN, A WELSH BARD OF THE SIXTH CENTURY, WITH AN English Translation, AND NUMEROUS HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL ANNOTATIONS; BY THE REV. JOHN WILLIAMS AB ITHEL»
«XCVII. The splendid retinue of the king of Prydyn will I commemorate, the illustrious band who hastened to Cattraeth. The motion of the combatants was like the motion of the wave; their onset was like the onset of a thunderbolt; their shout was like the shout of the eagle on the mountain.»

卡垂斯(Catterick)战役+Gododin(奥尔多威斯)+Prydyn 王(北不列颠)+Deira(英东盎格鲁)四层民族地理叠加,世界观厚度极足,故 91。

«Aneurin, the author of this poem, was the son of Caw, lord of Cwm Cawlwyd, a distinguished chieftain who lived in the sixth century. The poem appears to be a continuation of the theme, on which the author of the ‘Mabinogion’ has built his story of ‘ Branwen daughter of Llyr,’ the tragical fate of Britain after the departure of the Romans.»

前言首句不写情节,写"Aneurin + Caw + 6 世纪"组合句——把"吟游诗人+奥尔多威斯+卡垂斯"作全本历史定位悬在开篇;凯尔特挽歌的元钩常见于此,故 90。

«III. The youths of the Bryneich hastened to Gododin, the fairest of men, who had not yet been broken in the conflict. From the ramparts they hurled the swift javelin.»
«XCV. He sooner became the raven's prey, than approached the altar. This was the fate of Tudfwlch, the son of Clydno, the support of the warriors of Prydyn, the regulator of the army of Gododin.»

用"raven's prey before the altar"(猛禽先于祭坛)+ "Bryneich(伯尼克)+ Gododin(奥尔多威斯)+ Prydyn(北不列颠)"三层民族地理,是凯尔特挽歌少见的形式创新,故 90。

«XCVII. The splendid retinue of the king of Prydyn will I commemorate, the illustrious band who hastened to Cattraeth. The motion of the combatants was like the motion of the wave; their onset was like the onset of a thunderbolt; their shout was like the shout of the eagle on the mountain.»

末颂以"猛禽(Wave/thunderbolt/eagle)三连比喻"作末日回响,把中段第 XCIII 颂沉思式挽歌收束到集体战士哀歌,留余震而非反转,符合凯尔特挽歌史诗的传统收尾,故 90。