XV.

When the tale shall be told of the battle of Cattraeth,

The people will utter sighs; {102c} long has been their grief on account

of the warriors' absence;

There will be a dominion without a sovereign, {102d} and a smoking land.

The sons of Godebog, an upright clan,

Bore the furrower {102e} on a long bier.

Miserable {103a} was the fate, though just the necessity,

Decreed for Tudvwlch and Cyvwlch the Tall; {103b}

Together they drank the bright mead by the light {103c} of torches,

{103d}

Though pleasant to the taste, it proved a lasting foe. {103e}

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