2024 Day 354

2024 Dedh Trei Hans Peswardhek ha Dogens

De Yow, nawnjegves mis Kevardhû

Thursday, 19th December

Ma kevys genam nebes levrigow coth gen tavas Kernôwek ettans, Kernôwek Ûnyes theram ow pedery. Ma gwary mir, daralla, nebes curlys Nadelik ha moy. 'Nos Taw' ew treylyes dhort Almaynek. Eus othom dhebm y dreylya arta, po nôwedhy an scrifa-compòster? 'Taw ew an nos,' emedh ev. 'Yeyn ew an nos; rew ew an nos,' medham lebmyn, bes yeyn o an jedh ewedh. Thera gwens yeyn a-dhor an noor, gen cloudys ha keserednow. Terweythyow e veu còttik a howlsplan.

I have found some old booklets with Cornish language in them, Unified Cornish I think. There is a miracle play, a folk tale, some Christmas carols and more. 'Silent Night' is translated from German. Do I need to translate it again, or change the orthography? 'The night is silent,' it says. 'The night is cold; the night is frosty,' I say now, but the day was cold too. There was a cold wind from the north, with clouds and hail stones. Sometimes there was a glimpse of sunshine!

Geryow rag hedhyw Words for today

a-dhor from, out of

Almaynek ~ Jermanek German

còttik (m) glimpse

curlys ~ carolys carols < curl ~ carol (m)

daralla (m) folk tale, fable, story

gwary mir (m) miracle play

keserednow hailstones < keseren (f)

levrigow booklets < levrik (m) (SWFM lyvrik)

medham I say

nôwedhy to update

scrifa-compòster (m) orthography, spelling

treylyes translated < vb. treylya

NOS TAW 

Silent Night, Holy Night  

(from a very smudgy archive booklet of Christmas carols – in Unified Cornish – gives some idea of pronunciation – all we need to do now is to update the spelling!)  Some translations inserted. 

Taw (silent) yu an nos! Sans (holy) yu an nos! 

Oll yn cusk (sleep), oll hep tros (noise), 

Lemen ow colyas (watching over) yn crow (shed) ot an dheu, 

Gwerghes (virgin) ha’y meppyk whek, crullyes (curly) y vlew 

Gorta (wait) yn cusk cres (peace) an nef! (x2) 

 

Taw yu an nos! Sans yu an nos! 

Gwelyn bugeleth (shepherds) ow mos 

Yn unn glewes (hearing) newodhow (news) pur dha, 

Cur (choir) an nef  a-gann (sing) alleluya; 

Cryst an Dasprenyer (Redeemer) re dheth (x2) 

 

Taw yu an nos! Sans yu an nos! 

Unvap Dew, ot, ow tos 

Dyworth dha anow (mouth) kerensa yma; 

Prys (time) agan sylwyas (salvation) yu yn ur-ma, 

Y’th genesygeth (birth) , A Gryst! (x2)