Journey Through Shadows: Embracing Hope in Troubled Times

Fluent Fiction - Welsh : Journey Through Shadows: Embracing Hope in Troubled Times Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: fluentfiction.com/cy/episode/2025-11-08-23-34-02-cy Story Transcript: Cy: Er gwaethaf popeth, roedd awyrgylch y pentref yn llonydd a thawel. En: Despite everything, the atmosphere of the village was calm and quiet. Cy: Y tai cerrig oedd ar ôl, yn doygu dan eiriau'r gŵr lwyd a hadau'r goeden ifanc, sef natur yn adfer. En: The remaining stone houses were swaying under the words of the gŵr lwyd and the seeds of the young tree, which is nature restoring itself. Cy: Roedd Rhian yn cerdded ochr-yn-ochr â Gethin, ei frawd, wrth iddynt gwblhau un arall o'u tasgau dyddiol: chwilio am feddyginiaeth. En: Rhian was walking side by side with Gethin, her brother, as they completed another of their daily tasks: searching for medicine. Cy: Wrth i'r ŵyl Wyl Cŵyl Eisteddfod i ffwrdd, a fflamau gwyl a phicnicau dan gynhesu'r nos yn fawreddus, roedd eu golau yn lluchio yn erbyn y glaw. En: As the ŵyl Wyl Cŵyl Eisteddfod ended, and festival flames and picnics warmed the night in grandeur, their light flickered against the rain. Cy: Na wendid difasc, ac aeth y ddau yn dreigliad. En: No weakness faltered, and the two continued on their path. Cy: "Edrych, Rhian," meddai Gethin mewn llais ychydig gwanyel. En: "Look, Rhian," said Gethin in a slightly weakened voice. Cy: Roedd yn pwyntio at ffigwr a oedd yn dod tuag atynt o lwybr garw. En: He was pointing at a figure coming towards them from a rough path. Cy: "Mabon yw hwnnw." En: "That's Mabon." Cy: Roedd Mabon bob amser yn ymddangos wrth y foment orau—neu'r foment waethaf, amherthnasol, efallai. En: Mabon always appeared at the best moment—or the worst moment, perhaps irrelevantly. Cy: Ryw ffigwr dirgel o ddiweddglo sydd byth yn brifo dyna pam. En: A mysterious figure from an ending that ever injures, and that's why. Cy: Er ei helpiad hyd yma, roedd Rhian yn parhau i fod mewn amheuon. En: Despite his assistance so far, Rhian continued to be doubtful. Cy: "Mae'n rhaid i ni orffen," meddai Mabon gyda gwen ddiriaidd. En: "We must finish," said Mabon with an elusive smile. Cy: "Mae man lle gallem ddod o hyd i fwy o feddyginiaeth," a dywedodd ef. En: "There's a place where we could find more medicine," he said. Cy: Yna aethant ymlaen, troi strydoedd meflus, gan edrych ar yr hen gwyndie ac arwyddion cylchred heibio i natur eleni. En: Then they moved on, turning tricky streets, looking at the old gwyndie and signs of a cycle past by this year's nature. Cy: Roedd gan Mabon rysáit tu hwnt: fferyllfa gynt, wedi'i guddio mewn corgored du a dyfrallt mawr adfeiliedig. En: Mabon had an extraordinary recipe: a former pharmacy, hidden in a black hollow and a large ruined wetland. Cy: Yn sydyn, wrth iddynt gyrraedd y fferyllfa, pwyllodd y llygaid Rhian ar ffaith a troi'n iselder. En: Suddenly, as they reached the pharmacy, Rhian's eyes caught a fact and turned to despair. Cy: Yn ei law, gwelodd bopeth roedd Mabon wedi'i gasglu roedd wedi ei guddio cyn meiddio i dynnu ei bwysau. En: In her hand, she saw everything Mabon had gathered had been hidden before daring to take on its weight. Cy: “Why?” holodd. En: “Why?” she asked. Cy: Roedd ei llais yn glir, ond yn llawn gobaith. En: Her voice was clear but full of hope. Cy: Roedd Mabon yn pwyso ei fraich i lawr. En: Mabon pressed his arm down. Cy: "Amoder! Rhaid i fi. En: "It's a condition! I must. Cy: Lack yw y tro’m fy mharaans yn dechrau eto." En: That is the lack; my journeys begin again." Cy: Aeth llais Rhian yn addfwyn drachefn a y llanwodd calonnau. En: Rhian's voice grew soft again, filling hearts. Cy: Fe fenyrodd Drudodd Gethin a'r mewnfudo hynny, wasglais llaw Mabon a vrwsiau'r diwedd. En: The brisk Drudodd Gethin and that migration noted, she squeezed Mabon's hand and brushed the end. Cy: Roeddent yn awr yn gwybod mai hunain, roedd pawb oedd y meistr brotani, oddi ar hyn i gyd. En: They now knew it was themselves, everyone was the master of their own quest from all of this. Cy: Aethant yn ôl, y ddau ochr yn ochr, gan wybod mai dim ond drwy rannu a'r ymateb ceidw honno. En: They returned, the two side by side, knowing that only by sharing was this sustained. Cy: Roeddent yn gweld y noson goleuol yn lapio, a’r gwyntod yn sibrwd addewidion ysbrydol. En: They saw the light-filled night wrapping around, and the winds whispering spiritual promises. Cy: Roedd Guy Fawkes ucha yn ymestyn. En: Guy Fawkes was extending up high. Cy: Roedd trwst y tân yn mawrhau o gwmpas, bywyd newydd rhwng y cenhedloedd adfeiliedig, gyda’r gobaith cynnil am orau. En: The rumble of the fire magnified around, new life between the ruined generations, with the subtle hope for the best. Cy: Y tro yma, nid amheuaeth ond gobaith oedd y meistr pwynt haen. En: This time, not doubt but hope was the master point. Cy: Roedden nhw'n deall nawr - roedd rhywbeth yn sylfaen y gwir. En: They understood now—there was something fundamental in the t