A Year of Late Cornish Day 328

Trei Hansves Dedh Eth warn Ügens

De Sül, pempes warn ügens mis Dû.

Sunday, 25^th November

Ma trei aval (frût) obma – aval, limaval ha limaval glas! Glas ew an aval bian ha glas moy tewal ew an limaval glas. Lymons (limavalow) ew melyn – ma liw melyn lymon!

En Truru ma Strêt Lemon gen Marhas Strêt Lemon, Cay Lemon ha “Villas” Lemon. En Besow ma Rew Lemon hag en Baldû ma Deijy Lemon. Nag ens henwys warlergh an frût, tabm veth! E veu teylû brâs en Kernow dres lies bledhen – gen hanow pobel “Lemon”. Nebes anodhans a veu senedhoryon en Loundres. Devedhys ew an hanow na dhort Sowsnek Coth “Leofman” – hen’ew “caradow”. Otta pictûr coth a Gay Lemon gen dowr (Dowr Ithy) dhe’n Pons Lemon. Lebmyn thew hebma an “Piazza” – e veu gorherys en 1926.   

There are three apples (fruits) here – an apple, a lemon and a lime! The little apple is green and the lime is darker green. Lemons are yellow – there is a colour lemon yellow!

In Truro there is a Lemon Street with a Lemon Street Market, a Lemon Quay and Lemon Villas. In Bissoe there is a Lemon Terrace and in Baldhu there is a Lemon Cottage. They are not named after the fruit, not at all! There was an important family in Cornwall for many years – with the surname “Lemon”. Several of them were Members of Parliament in London. That name has come from Old English “Leofman” – that is “beloved”.

Here’s an old picture of Lemon Quay with water (River Kenwyn) to the Lemon Bridge. Now this is the “Piazza” – it was covered in 1926.