English: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. A fo ben, bid bont: he who would be a leader, let him be a bridge. That's the old saying in the Mabinogion. Well, of course, in the wake of the intervention by Alun Cairns, maybe we should overturn that to: a fo bont, bid ben - he who would be a bridge, let him lead. Why did he do this? And why did 40,000 people sign a petition opposing it? I think John Griffiths was right: in a name there is power. Symbols are important; they are significant because they do carry a message about who we are. That's why people are concerned about these things, and I don't think there is anything intolerant about feeling passionately about what this represents in terms of our values, as John Griffiths said. I'm a republican as well and I don't think it's about being a republican or being a monarchist; I think it's about whether you're a democrat, to tell you the truth. Where was the voice of the people of Wales in this decision? A decision that has been imposed on us, of course, like something from days gone by, before devolution and before democracy. That's why people are responding and saying, 'Well, this is unacceptable.' Several nations in the world have been going through a process of renaming things in order to free themselves from colonialism. In Canada, they've recently renamed Langevin bridge in Alberta - the great oppressor of native peoples - and it's become Reconciliation bridge. In Australia, of course, we know about Ayers rock, which became Uluru. Only in Wales, of course, has the process gone the other way. John referred to the Principality Stadium, and we have this bridge now. Of course, we're still losing local Welsh place names, as we've been doing for centuries - a process similar to what happened in Ireland. Well, you will remember the Brian Friel drama, Translations, about the power of place names. They're a central part of understanding who we are and our history. Place names are the place where language and power meet. The second Severn crossing was only a bridge, but what is it now? It's a symbol; it's a symbol of our lack of authority. It's a symbol of our lack of voice in our own country, a symbol of a lack of democracy: half the bridge in England, but 100 per cent of the power. [ Interruption.] There's no time. Wales has paid the majority of the tolls, and yet we had no opportunity to voice our opinion. It reminds me of that Calcutta monument - Victoria's monument - which was paid for by the Indians themselves. They and us, before long, will be the only people in the world who have paid for symbols of our own oppression, but with one big difference: they are independent. I hope that that will soon be true of Wales as well.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. A fo ben, bid bont, wrth gwrs, medd yr hen ddihareb yn y Mabinogi. Wel, wrth gwrs, yn sgil ymyriad Alun Cairns, efallai bydd rhaid inni wyrdroi hynny i: a fo bont, bid ben. Nawr, pam wnaeth e hyn? Pam wnaeth 40,000 o bobl arwyddo'r ddeiseb yn ei wrthwynebu? Rwy'n credu roedd John Griffiths yn iawn, wrth gwrs: mewn enw mae grym. Mae symbolau'n bwysig; maen nhw'n arwyddocaol achos maen nhw'n cario neges ynghylch pwy ydym ni. Dyna pam mae pobl yn poeni am y pethau yma, ac nid ydw i'n credu bod unrhyw beth anoddefgar ynghylch teimlo'n eithaf angerddol am beth mae hyn yn ei gynrychioli o ran ein gwerthoedd ni, fel roedd John Griffiths yn ei ddweud. Nid wyf yn credu ei fod yn fater - rwy'n weriniaethwr hefyd - o p'un ai ydych chi'n weriniaethwr neu'n frenhinwr; mae'n fater ynglŷn ag a ydych chi'n ddemocrat, a dweud y gwir. Ble oedd llais pobl Cymru yn hyn o beth - yn y penderfyniad yna? Penderfyniad sydd wedi cael ei arosod arnom ni, wrth gwrs, fel rhywbeth mas o'r hen oes, a dweud y gwir - oes cyn datganoli, oes cyn democratiaeth. Dyna pam mae pobl yn ymateb ac yn dweud, 'Nid yw hwn yn dderbyniol.' Mae sawl cenedl yn y byd, wrth gwrs, wedi bod yn mynd trwy'r broses o ailenwi pethau er mwyn rhyddhau eu hunain o drefedigaethedd. Yng Nghanada yn ddiweddar, maen nhw wedi newid enw pont Langevin yn Alberta - gorthrymwr mawr y bobloedd brodorol - wedi troi yn bont 'cymodi'. Yn Awstralia, wrth gwrs, rŷm ni i gyd yn gwybod am Ayers rock wedi'i throi'n Uluru. Dim ond yng Nghymru, wrth gwrs, mae'r broses yn mynd i'r ffordd arall, yntefe? Fel roedd John yn cyfeirio at y Principality Stadium, mae nawr gyda ni'r bont. Rŷm ni'n dal yn colli enwau Cymraeg lleol, fel, wrth gwrs, rydym ni wedi bod yn ei wneud ers canrifoedd - proses digon tebyg i'r un ddigwyddodd yn Iwerddon. Cofiwch ddrama enwog Brian Friel, Translations, am rym enwi lleoedd. Mae'n rhan ganolog, a dweud y gwir, o ddeall pwy ydym ni a'n hanes ni. Enwau lleoedd ydy'r man lle mae iaith a grym yn cwrdd. Mi oedd ail groesiad yr Hafren yn ddim ond pont, ond beth yw hi nawr? Mae'n symbol; mae'n symbol o'n diffyg awdurdod ni. Mae'n symbol o'n diffyg llais ni yn ein gwlad ein hunain, symbol o'n diffyg democratiaeth ni: hanner y bont yn Lloegr, ond 100 y cant o'r pŵer. Cymru sydd - [ Torri ar draws.] Nid oes amser. Cymru sydd wedi talu rhan helaeth o'r tollau, ac eto ni chawsom siawns i leisio ein barn. Mae'n fy atgoffa o'r gofeb honno yn Calcutta - cofeb Victoria - wedi cael ei thalu, Dirprwy Lywydd, trwy danysgrifiadau gan yr Indiaid eu hunain. Ni a nhw, cyn hir, fydd yr unig bobl yn y byd sydd wedi talu am symbolau o'n darostyngiad ni ein hunain, ond gydag un gwahaniaeth mawr, wrth gwrs: maen nhw'n annibynnol. Brysied y dydd y bydd hynny'n wir am Gymru hefyd.