2025 Day 142

2025 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Dew

De Yow, nessa warn ügens mis Me
Thursday, 22nd May  

An gwary rugby ew meurgerys gen lies person en Kernow, saw nag ew rugby a kensa gwary kenedhlek Kernow. Hurlya ew gan wary nei ha ma lavar coth: "Gwary wheg ew gwary teg"! Thew an keth lavar coth rag omdowla Kernow ewedh. Ma pel arhans dhe hurlya. Nag ew arhans solyd; hedna via re ger ha re boos. An colon ew predn avalen. Nag ew bes an kedn gwres a arhans, senjys gen pròmplys.

The game of rugby is popular with many people in Cornwall, but rugby is not the first Cornish national game. Hurling is our game and there's an old saying: "Fair play is beautiful play"!.It's the same old saying for Cornish "wrassling", too. Hurling has a silver ball. It's not solid silver, that would be too expensive and too heavy. The core is applewood. Only the skin is made of silver, held by studs.

Otta neppeth dhort an covscrif. Gwrewgh saya y redya mes.
Here's something from the archive. Try to read it aloud. 

Thomas Boson, inscription on a hurling ball 1705 

An pelle Arrance ma ve resse, 
gen mere Hurleyey, Creve, ha brosse,  
Do  Wella Gwavas, an Deane gentle,  
an Kensa journa a messe Heddra an Centle,  
en plew Paule, in Cernow teage,  
en blooth Creste an Arleuth whege 
Meele Sithcans ha hanter Deege. 
 
This is what it would be in SWFLt: 
An pel arhans ma veu res,  
This silver ball was given 
gen meur hurlejy crev ha brâs 
by many Hurlers strong and great  
dhe Wella Gwavas, an den jentyl,  
to William Gwavas, the gentleman,  
an kensa jorna mis Hedra e’n kentel (cuntel) 
the first day of October in the gathering  
en pluw Powl, en Kernow teg 
in the parish of Paul in Cornwall fair  
en bloodh Crist an Arlòdh Wheg  
in the year of Christ the Sweet Lord  
mil seyth cans ha hanter deg  
a thousand seven hundred and the half of ten (i.e. five).