2022 Day 311

2022 Dedh Trei Hans hag Üdnek

De Lün, seythves mis Dû

Monday, 7th November

Ynjydnor dhe'n sawder! Agan Ynternet o gwadn ha nag o agan pellgowser gweythresek tabm veth. Res veu dhodho checkya nebes neujednow. Thera tabm  còsk e'n neujen gober. Ha "Martesen", emedh ev, "e veu colbran dhewgh." Ownys ew oll lebmyn. Ma dhen toothow moy üskis. Nag ens spladn saw gwell ens. 

Engineer to the rescue! Our Internet was weak and our telephone was not working at all. He had to check several wires, There was a bit of corrosion in the copper wire. And "Perhaps", he said, "you had a lightning strike." All is mended now. We have faster speeds. They are not brilliant but they are better.

2022 Day 310

2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Deg

De Sül, wheffes mis Dû

Sunday, 6th November

Ma tüs rych et agan bes ha ma bohojogyon. Nag ew hedna stüdh nowydh. Voltaire, scrifer Frenk, a veu genys en mis Dû mille, whegh cans pajar ügens ha peswardhek. Medh ev, "Ma'n confort tüs rych ow scodhya war brovians plenteth an vohojogyon." Hedna a veu gwir e'n ethdegves cansbledhen ha thew whath gwir e'n kensa cansbledhen warn ügens.

There are rich people in our world and there are poor. That is not a new situation. Voltaire, the French writer, was born in November 1694. He said, "The comfort of the rich depends on an abundant supply of the poor." That was true in the eighteenth century and it is still true in the twenty-first century.

2022 Day 309

2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Naw

De Sadorn, pempes mis Dû

Saturday, 5th November

Ew da genowgh mires orth tanow creft? Eus tanow creft dhewgh hanath? Martesen thero whei ow mos dhe dhisqwedhyans poblek. Martesen whei eth newher. Nag ew tanow creft da gen bestes. Ma dew gei et ow chei. Keun ow mergh ens. Cosel ewa òbma, moy gosel vel e'n dre. Moy lôwen ew an keun òbma. Nei ell clowes an mor ha nei ell clowes oulys, bes ma'n tanow creft e'n pelder. Nag üjy an keun kemeres own. Ma loor leun. Tanow creft ew teg, saw an loor ew whath tecka.

Do you like watching fireworks? Do you have any fireworks tonight? Perhaps you are going to a public display. Perhaps you went last night. Animals don't like fireworks. I have two dogs in my house. They are my daughter's dogs. It's quiet here, quieter than in the town. The dogs are happier here. We can hear the sea and we can hear owls, but the fireworks are in the distance. The dogs are not frightened. There is a full moon. Fireworks are beautiful, but the moon is even more beautiful.

2022 Day 308

2022 Dedh Trei Hans hag Eth

De Gwener, pajora mis Dû

Friday, 4th November 

Pete Seeger a scrifas an kensa trei gwers an cân ma en 1955, awenys gen cân an bobel Russek. Joe Hickerson a addyas an gwersyow diwedhes en1960 dh'y wil kelhek. An melody ew cân Godhalek. Otta treylyans Kernôwek. Seeger a scrifas lies cân pur dha et y vownans hir.

Pete Seeger wrote the first three verses of this song in 1955, inspired by a Cossack folk song. Joe Hickerson added the final verses in 1960 to make it circular. The melody is an Irish tune. Here's a Cornish translation. (Not word-for-word.) Seeger wrote many very good songs in his long life.

Ple ma oll an flourys wheg, pell tremenys? (sweet flowers) Ple ma oll an flourys wheg, pell dhe'n eur-ma? Ple ma oll an flourys wheg? Cuntellys gen mosy teg. (pretty girls) Pe eur vedh deskys da Messach an geryow-ma? *** Ple ma oll an mosy teg, pell tremenys? Ple ma oll an mosy teg, pell dhe'n eur-ma? Ple ma oll an mosy teg? Demedhys dhe vebyon yonk. (married) Pe eur vedh deskys da Messach an geryow-ma? *** Ple ma oll an vebyon yonk, pell tremenys? (young men) Ple ma oll an vebyon yonk, pell dhe'n eur-ma? Ple ma oll an vebyon yonk? Gellys rag soudoryon. (soldiers) Pe eur vedh deskys da Messach an geryow-ma? *** Pe le ma’n soudoryon, pell tremenys? Pe le ma’n soudoryon, pell dhe'n eur-ma? Pe le ma’n soudoryon? En corladnow, pubonan. (graveyard) Pe eur vedh deskys da Messach an geryow-ma? *** Ple ma oll an corladnow, pell tremenys? Ple ma oll an corladnow, pell dhe'n eur-ma? Ple ma oll an corladnow? Leun a flourys, pubonan. (full of flowers) Pe eur vedh deskys da Messach an geryow-ma? *** Ple ma oll an flourys wheg?

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? Where have all the flowers gone? Girls have picked them, every one. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? *** Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing? Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago? Where have all the young girls gone? Gone to husbands, every one. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? *** Where have all the young men gone, long time passing? Where have all the young men gone, long time ago? Where have all the young men gone? Gone for soldiers, every one. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? *** Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing? Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago? Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards, every one. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? *** Where have all the  graveyards gone, long time passing? Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago? Where have all the graveyards gone? Full of flowers, every one. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? *** Where have all the flowers gone?

2022 Day 307

2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Seyth

De Yow, tryja mis Dû

Thursday, 3rd November

E'n mettin a-varr tho an ayr cosel ha possybyl o dhe glowes an mor e'n pelder. Thera howl ha nag era gwens rag cott termyn. Moy diwedhes, cloudys a wrüg cüdha an howl ha'n gwens a wrüg derevel. Na aljama clowes an mor na velha, na veu bes an gwens e'n gwedh. Wòja hedna an glaw a dheuth, gen venjans! En Falmeth, thera an dowr resek e'n strêt. "E vedh glaw moy hanath, gen taran ha luhes," a warnyas an radyo. Martesen e vedh gwell avorow. Ma othom dhen a voydya del dhort agan londrys - tagys ens.  

Early in the morning the air was quiet and it was possible to hear the sea in the distance. There was sun and there wasn't any wind for a short while. Later, clouds covered the sun and the wind got up. I couldn't hear the sea any more, there was only the wind in the trees. After that the rain came, with a vengeance! In Falmouth, the water was running in the street. "There will be more rain tonight, with thunder and lightning" warned the radio. Perhaps it will be better tomorrow. We need to clear leaves out of our launders - they are choked. 

2022 Day 306

 2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Whegh

De Merher, nessa mis Dû

Wednesday, 2nd November

Consel Europa a brederas a witha minorites kenedhlek wòja an Bresel en 1949. War an diwedh, dew stat esel warn ügens a veu assentyers an Fram hag ev a dreylyas gweythresek hanter cans bledhen po nebes moy diwedhes. Gwithys o an Kembrion, Scotyon ha Godhyly. Res veu Kernôwyon gòrtos whath. Nena, en diw mil ha peswardhek, Kernôwyon a veu ajonys, gen Governans an Wlascor Ûnyes, avel minorita kenedhlek - gen keth savla ha 'gan cosins Keltek. Bes nag eus arhajow rag agan tavas, ha nag eus dhe nei agan senedh agan hònan. Nag eus dhen canel bellwolok nacyonal. Ha, nowodhow yeyn, ma towl dhe BBC rag "lehe" Radio Cornwall - agan radyo "kenedhlek". Radn an bobel a vedh dres nivera po displetyes arta. Nag eus whans dhe Westminster a scodhya Kernow. 

The Council of Europe first thought about protecting national minorities after the War in 1949. Finally 22 member states were signatories of the Framework and it became functional almost fifty years later. The Welsh, Scots and Irish were protected. Cornish people still had to wait. Then, in 2014, the Cornish were recognised, by the Government of the United Kingdom, as a national minority - with the same status as our Celtic cousins. But there's no funding for our language and we do not have our own parliament. We do not have a national television channel. And, sad news, the BBC has a plan to "reduce" Radio Cornwall - our "national" radio. Some staff will be redundant or redeployed. Westminster does not want to support Cornwall.

2022 Day 305

2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Pemp

De Meurth, kensa mis Dû 

Tuesday, 1st November 

Gelwys "mis Dû" ew an mis ma. Thew ev an kensa mis a'n vledhen Keltek hengovek, ha kensa mis a hanter tewal a'n vledhen. Rag hedna nei ell ûsya an hanow “Du Halan Gwav” rag hedhyw. Newher a veu Nos Calan Gwav – ehen a Nos Halan an Vledhen. An vledhen a dhallathas gen devedhyans an tewlder. Golys ew gen gòlowow ha tòllwisk. Termyn ew dhe remembra agan ragadasow ewedh. Hedhyw, thew Degol an Ollsens. En Poloni thew an jedh degol kebmyn. Ma'n bobel ow omweles orth bedhow aga teylûyow gen flourys ha cantollow.

This month is called “Dark Month”. It is the first month of the traditional Celtic year, and the first month of the dark half of the year. Therefore we can use the name “Winter's First Day” for today. Yesterday was the Eve of the First Day of Winter – a sort of New Year's Eve. The year began with the arrival of darkness. It is celebrated with lights and disguise. It is time to remember our ancestors as well. Today, it's All Hallows (All Saints Day).In Poland the day is a bank holiday. The people visit the graves of their families with flowers and candles.