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In the darkness of old age let not my memory fail: Let me not forget to celebrate the beloved land of Gwent. If they imprison me in a deep place, in a house of pestilence, Still shall I be free, remembering the sunshine upon Mynydd Maen. There have I listened to the song of the lark, my soul has ascended with the song of the little bird: The great white clouds were the ships of my spirit, sailing to the haven of the Almighty. Equally to be held in honour is the site of the Great Mountain. Adorned with the gushing of many waters—sweet is the shade of its hazel thickets. There a treasure is preserved which I will not celebrate; It is glorious and deeply concealed.