Saturday, 2 November 2024

2024 Day 307

2024 Dedh Trei Hans ha Seyth 



De Sadorn, nessa mis Dû 

Saturday, 2nd November 





Julia McKenzie a wras lies edhen vian teg dhort mappys - folednow plegys pecar'a origami a Japan. Bes pan vaner edhen ens? Ha rag fra thens a vry? Thens gwenely - acontys chons da gen marners, drefen disqwedhes ogaster an tir. (Nag ew gwednel nevra gwelys e'n cres An Mor Brâs Atlantek.) Hei a liwyas gwenely, ewedh, gen mappys war aga thorrow, losyow gowlek ha branjednow rüdh. My a gar an disqwedhyans ma.






















Julia McKenzie made a lot of beautiful little birds out of maps - folded pages like Japanese origami. But what kind of bird are they? And why are they significant? They are swallows - considered good luck by sailors, because of showing that land is near. (A swallow is never seen in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.) She painted swallows, too, with maps on their bellies, forked tails and red throats. I love this exhibition.


Geryow rag hedhyw Words for today 

acontys ~ acowntys considered, counted

An Mor Brâs Atlantek the Atlantic Ocean

a vry significant, meaningful

branjednow throats < branjen ~ branja (f)

drefen ~ dreven because

edhyn birds < edhen (f)

folednow ~ volednow plegys folded pages, leaflets, etc. < folen ~ volen blegys (f)

gowlek ~ gowlüs forked (dialect gauly)

gwenely swallows < gwednel ~ gwennel (f)

losyow tails < lôst (m)

ogaster (m) nearness, closeness < ogas near, close

pan vaner what kind of, what sort of, etc.

torrow bellies < torr (f) (t>th after aga)


Friday, 1 November 2024

2024 Day 306

2024 Dedh Trei Hans ha Whegh  



 

 

De Gwener, kensa mis Dû 

Friday, 1st November 




 

Fatel alja marners tremena an dedhyow en gorhel war an mor? Nag era whel dhe wil oll an termyn. Anjei a wras dorncreftys. Martesen Mester Jack Lowry a drohas predn dhort America Soth ha gravya an frammys ma rag fotos ha cartednow post. En certan ev a scrifas dedhlever, keffres ha'n covlever an lester, ha letherow dh'y wreg en Kernow. Thera marners ow longya dhe guntel taclow, cregyn mor teg, rag sampel. Ma cregyn nag ew kevys en Kernow. Martesen anjei o ro wheg dhe rei dh'y vyrhes.



How could sailors pass the days in a ship on the sea? There wasn't work to do all the time. They did handicrafts. Perhaps Captain Jack Lowry cut wood from South America and carved these frames for photos and postcards. Certainly he wrote a diary, as well as the vessel's log-book, and letters to his wife in Cornwall. Sailors used to collect things, beautiful seashells, for example. There are shells not found in Cornwall. Perhaps they were a nice present to give to his daughters.

 

Geryow rag hedhyw Words for today 
cartednow post postcards < carten bost  

covlever (m) log-book

cregyn mor seashells < crogen vor (f)

dorncreft ~ dorncraft handicraft 
frammys frames < fram  

gravya to carve 
letherow letters < lether  

longya dhe to usually, belong to

marners mariners, sailors < marner  

myrhes ~ merhes daughters < mergh (f) (m>v after y)
ro (m) present, gift < vb. rei to give

trehy to cut > drohas 
tremena pass, spend (time) 
whel dhe wil ~ wül work to do