This is the original version of the poem Marwnad Uthur Pendragon (Elegy of Uther Pendragon) from the the Llyfr Taliesin (Book of Taliesin). It is rendered as close as possible to the original using my font, Mabinogi Celtic which is free for anyone to download and install.
⮢eu ı luoſac ntrar.
n eın rg eu lu e ar.
⮢eu ı a wlır golaar.
g rs u enus m eſcar.
NcNeu ı ſac n tll
am rıt am en aell.
⮢eu ı eıl al n aru.
n eın e ar rg geulu.
eu ı a amuc acleur
n ıfant a carant caſnur.
eur ofneıs ı ıet am tur.
clefal r rac meıon carnur.
⮢eu ı a ranns ecleſur
nauetran g grt artur.
eu ı a toreıſ cant aer.
neu ı a leeıſ cant maer.
⮢eu ı a roeıſ cant llen.
neu ı a leeıſ cant en.
eu ı a roeıſ ı enen.
clefa goua gugallen.
⮢eu ı oeu teren
aarn o eeıto en mn.
m geuit m gofıt. r oe gır.
⮢ oe t n eı eııll.
⮴ıf ar mola greint.
oet gan ein ac err ac teint.
uacu ae euu gmeint.
an mrt etrr rg geint.
Drıga nef oe ef cant.
rac err rac ofn amheırant.
f b0ar ac f telnar.
f ı ac f crtar.
Seıt geın kerar gouaw
ggallen. Bu kakc ı iniat.
u eſcll eeinat.
D a eırnat
eır enat.
n tauawt traetu marnat.
anıt o meinat gt gloat
t ein uſcein mlla.
⮙wleıc nef gkennaeu nam oat.
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The poem given above is transcribed directly from the Llyfr Taliesin (Book of Taliesin), with reference to Blodeugerdd Barddas o'r Bedwaredd Ganrif ar Ddeg edited by Dafydd Johnston. Letters or words obviously missing from the text are enclosed in square brackets [ ] and letters or words that are either superfluous to the metre or which are erroniously copied in the original are indicated in italic text.