Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Pajar
De Gwener, üdnegves mis Hedra
Friday, 11th October
Pe le ma'n howl? Rag fra nag ew mis Hedra “Owriek” (avel an gwin Almaynek)? Glas ha gleb ew an gewer hedhyw. Na veu rew veth dhe nei whath – bes nag ew hei tòbm naneyl. An keheja dedh ha nos ew gellys nanj ew ügens dedh, etho ma golow dedh o tos le ha le. Scon an clegh (clockys) a vedh treylys tre üdn our. Nag üjy an gwedh o convedhes dr'ew kidnyadh. Ma lies delen las dhodhans whath. Üdn prydydh a scrifas adro dhe “sêson a niwlow ha plenteth arves” - ma niwllaw plenteth ha nebes frûtys. Pe le ma an know coll? Debrys ens solabres gans an gwyweres. Ma losyow ôn bian solabres kens an gwenton. Ma mor dû whath, bes re ûhel ens. Na ellama 'ga drehedhes. Ma nebes ploumys diwedhes whath, bes en hans dhe'n ystednyans vy ens, magata. An dorgeun a vedn aga debry war an dor. Ma eyrin ha ogan ros ha ogan spern gwydn lowr - bes nag era vy aga debry. Anjei a vedh rag an edhyn. An menedh ew liwys gen rüdh. Bes na wra o thomatys nevra treylya rüdh.
Where is the sun? Why isn't October “Golden” (like the German wine)? The weather today is grey and wet. We haven't had any frost yet – but it's not hot either. The equinox went twenty days ago, so daylight is becoming less and less. Soon the clocks will be turned back one hour. The trees don't realise that it is autumn. They still have many green leaves. One poet wrote about a “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness) – there is plenty of mizzle and some fruits. Where are the hazelnuts? They've already been eaten by the squirrels. There are already little catkins before the spring. There are still blackberries, but they are too high. I cannot reach them. There are still a few late plums, but they are beyond my reach as well. The badgers will eat them on the ground. There are plenty of sloes and hips and haws – but I do not eat them. They will be for the birds. The hillside is tinted with red. But my tomatoes will never turn red.
Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today
Almaynek German (country name + -ek adjectival ending)
clegh clocks, bells < singular clogh (cf. French cloche) (vowel change in plural)
clockys clocks (loan word -ys plural ending often used in loan words)
convedhes to realise, understand, know, etc. (you can also use ajon)
delen (f) leaf > collective del (always use singular after lies many a)
niwllaw drizzle, mizzle (niwl mist + glaw rain)
niwlow mists, fogs, hazes < singular niwl
owriek golden (noun + -iek adjectival ending)
plenteth plenty (fruitfulness) or plentiful (can be used as noun or adjective)
prydydh poet (if appropriate you can use bardh bard)
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