2022 Dedh Trei Hans Dogens hag Eth
De Merher, pajardegves mis Kevardhû
Wednesday, 14th December
Genys veu an brydedhes Christina Rossetti en mis Kevardhû, ken Nadelik, ha hei a verwas en mis Kevardhû, wòja Nadelik - genesigeth wavek ha mernans gwavek. En mil eth cans trei ügens ha dew, hei a dhescrifas genesigeth gwavek aral en pemp gwers. Lebmyn ma mûsek dhe'n cân ha thew ev curl Nadelik meurgerys, "En Cres an Gwav Garow". Da ew genam cana curlys Nadelik, ke nag eus da genam lev wheg! Otta an kensa gwers.
En cres an gwav garow
'kyny gwens mar ôr,
Dowr o fast ha marow,
hornek o an dor.
Ergh a güdhas oll an tir,
güdhas oll a tir.
En cres an gwav garow,
nanj ew termyn hir.
The poet Christina Rossetti was born in December, before Christmas, and she died in December, after Christmas - a wintry birth and a wintry death. In 1872, she described another wintry birth in five verses. Now the poem has music and is a popular Christmas carol, "In the Bleak Midwinter". I like singing Christmas carols, though I haven't a sweet voice! Here's the first verse.
Nebes geryow Some words
cân (m) song, poem
cres (m) 1. middle, centre: 2. peace
curl (m) carol > curlys (plural)
descrifa to describe
dor (m) ground
dowr (m) water
fast firm
garow bleak, rough, etc.
genesigeth ~ genejigeth (f) birth
genys born
güdhas (preterite) covered < cüdha
gwavek like winter, wintery < gwav
gwens ~ gwyns (m) wind
gwersyow poem, verses
hornek like iron < horn
kyny to moan, cry
lev (m) voice
marow dead < merwel
mernans (m) death < merwel
meurgerys much loved, popular
nanj ew ago
ôr freezing cold
prydydh (m) ~ prydedhes (f) poet
termyn hir a long time
tir (m) land
verwas (preterite) died < merwel
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