2019 Day 91

Dedh Pajar Ügens hag Üdnek

De Lün, kensa mis Ebrel

Monday, 1^st April

Ma lavar coth adro dhe’n gog; “En mis Ebrel, hei a vedn dos. Nena en mis Me hei a vedn cana oll an jorna.” (Thew ev rim en Sowsnek.) Bes nag eus gwelys na clowys genam cog veth nanj ew lies bledhen. Ma lies flour ow tevy en mis Ebrel ha mis Me gen “cog” po “cùckou” et aga henwyn. Ma coglinas ha lesyow an gog po melyngogyon (radnyeth “maligogs”). Blejow purpur a’n gùckou po blejow purpur a’n gog ew Orchis mascula ha blejow a’n gùckou po blejow a’n gog ew Hyacinthoides non-scripta. En radnyeth, brially o gelwys “gùckous” e’wedh. En Sowsnek ma scavyligyon. Ma blejow a’n gog ow talla blejowa lebmyn. Ma aga flourys ow cregy dhort aga garednow war üdn tû. Thew an flourys moy hir ha tewl vel an re blejow a’n gog Spaynek. 

There is an old saying about the cuckoo; “In April, come she will.Then in May she will sing all day.” (It is a rhyme in English.) But I have not seen or heard a single cuckoo for many years. There are many flowers growing in April and May with “cuckoo” in their names. There are dead-nettles and marigolds (dialect “maligogs”). Early purple orchids are Orchis mascula and bluebells are Hyacinthoides non-scripta. In dialect, primroses were also called “cuckoos”. There is cuckoo-pint in English. Bluebells are starting to flower now. Their flowers hang from their stalks on one side. The flowers are longer and darker than those of Spanish bluebells.