2026 Day 70

2026 Dedh Deg ha Trei Ügens

De Merher, üdnegves mis Meurh

Wednesday, 11th March

Otta nebes gwersyow scrifys gen Kernow, Edward Chirgwin, en mil whegh cans pajar ugens ha nawnjek. Henwys "Delkiow Seve" ens. Hedhyw thera vy ow pedery adro dhe'n delkyow sevy. My a wra mires orth üdn linen - Rag delkyow sevy a wra mowesy teg.  Rag fra a venja an vos mos dhe'n venten rag delkyow sevy? Ew hodna an gwelha telher dhe guntel delkyow sevy fytty? Fatel alja delkyow sevy gwil mowesy teg? A vedh anjei da rag an yehes? Fatel alja mosy gwil devnydh a dhelkyow sevy? Üjy an vos ma orth aga debry, aga eva po aga gòrra war hy bejeth? Delkyow sevy ew devnydhyow aswonys da en fysek an bobel. Leun en jei a vitaminow, mònyow ha meur moy.  Te delkyow sevy ew vas rag an dyjestyon ha'n grohen. Oyl po cor gwenen gen delkyow sevy ew vas war guriegy.

Here are some verses written by a Cornishman, Edward Chirgwin, in 1698. They are called "Strawberry Leaves". Today I am thinking about the strawberry leaves. I will look at one line "For strawberry leaves make girls beautiful". Why would the girl go to the spring for strawberry leaves? Is that the best place to collect suitable strawberry leaves? How could strawberry leaves make girls beautiful? Will they be good for the health? How could girls make use of strawberry leaves? Does this girl eat them, drink them or put them on her face? Strawberry leaves are well-known ingredients in folk medicine. They are full of vitamins, minerals and much more. Strawberry leaf tea is good for the digestion and the skin. Oil or beeswax with strawberry leaves is good on spots.

  

Delkiow Seve

Pelea era why Moaz, Moes fettow Teag
Gen ackas pedden Dew (altered to bedgeth gwin, poss. by Tonkin) ha ackas Blew mellen?
Moas than ventan, sarra weage,
Rag Delkiow seue gwra Moesse Teag.
Ra ve moas gena why, Moes fettow Teag
gen ackas pedden Dew ha ackas Blew mellen
grew mena why sara wheag,
rag Delkiow seue gwra Moesse Teag
Fatla gura ve ackas gorra why en doar?-
[mellen]
Me veddn sefuall arta, sara weage.-
[moese] [teage]
fatla gura ve ackas dry why gen flo?-
[peden]
Me veden E thone, sarra wheage.
[teage]
Pew veda why gowas rag seera rag as flo?

Why ra bose ye seera, sarra weage.
[teage]
Pendre vedda why geal rag lednow rag as flo?
E sera veath trohar, sarra weage.-

Gwavas MSS. In Pryce's Archaelogia Cornu-Britannica

(p93 Ellis for notes) OC Vol IV No 6 Summer 1947