2026 DedhTrei Hans ha Whegh
De Lün, nessa mis Dû
Monday, 2nd November
Da ew genam an curl ma dhort Sent Dey, ogas dhe Redrudh. Curl meurgerys ew en Kernow. Da ew genen an kelynen - hemm ew agan gwedhen Nadelik. Scrifys o en Sowsnek, bes nebes tüs a dreylyas an geryow dhe Gernowek. Ma moy es üdn vercyon. Otta onan anodhans.
I like this carol from St Day, near to Redruth. It's a popular carol in Cornwall. We like the holly tree - this is our Christmas tree. It was written in English, but some people translated the words to Cornish. There is more than one version. Here's one of them.
Curl Sent Dey
Now the holly bears a berry as
white as the milk,
And Mary she bore Jesus, who was
wrapped up in silk:
1. Greun gwydn eus dhe’n kelyn, `ga wydn `vel an
rew,
Ha dinethys veu Jesus, an üdn Mâb Duw.
(pednposorn)
Chorus: And Mary she bore Jesus our Saviour for to be,
And the first tree that's in the greenwood, it was
the holly.
Holly! Holly!
And the first tree that's in the greenwood; it was
the holly!
Ha Jesus ew ’gan Salvador, agan pernas der y woos,
Ha’n kelyn o an kensa dhe devy e’n coos,
Kelyn, Kelyn,
Ha’n kelyn o an kensa dhe devy e’n coos.
Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass,
And Mary she bore Jesus, who died on the cross:
Chorus
2. Greun glas eus dhe’n kelyn, ’ga las ’vel an
gwels,
Ha Maria dheg Jesus, a verwas dhe’n crows.
(pednposorn)
Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal,
And Mary she bore Jesus, who died for us all:
Chorus
3. Greun dû eus dhe’n kelyn,
’ga dû ’vel an glow,
Ha Maria dheg Jesus, veu
gorrys en vow.
(pednposorn)
Now the holly bears a berry, as blood is it red,
Then trust we our Saviour, who rose from the dead:
Chorus
4. Greun rüdh eus dhe’n kelyn, ’ga rüdh ’vel an
ros,
Ha Maria dheg Jesus a
dhassorras e’n nos.
(pednposorn)
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