Mae'r llenor a'r hanesydd llên Thomas Parry yn cyflwyno hanes a gwreiddiau'r farddoniaeth a elwir yn faledi yng Nghymru. Mae'r gyfrol hon wedi'i chyflwyno gan Tegwyn Jones, a cheir ynddi drafodaeth ar nifer o faledau Cymraeg, gan ystyried eu rôl yn hanes llên a diwylliant Cymru.

In this book the historian and writer Thomas Parry reviews the history and importance of the poetry known as ballads in Wales. This volume introduced by Tegwyn Jones, features a number of traditional Welsh ballads and considers their roles in the development of Welsh literature and culture.