Terweythyow en gwav nei ell gweles howldrevel pur deg. En hebma, ma'n howl isel ow còlowa an cloudys rüdhwyn ha rüdhvelyn, emesk an loos ha blou. Heb dout e vedh lies howldrevel en hav magata - saw na wra vy difüna a-varr lowr e'n mettin rag aga gweles. Soweth, na wrüga vy besca gweles howldrevel Stonehenge en bledhydnyow tremenys, ha na wra vy nevra y weles en termyn a vedn dos.
Sometimes in winter we can see a very beautiful sunrise. In this one, the low sun is illuminating the clouds pink and orange, among the grey and blue. Without doubt there will be many beautiful sunrises in summer as well - but I won't wake up early enough in the morning to see them. Sadly, I have never seen Stonehenge sunrise in years gone by, and I will never see it in the future.
Nebes geryow Some words
a-varr e'n mettin early in the morning
besca ~ besketh never (past)
divüna ~ difüna ~ difüny to wake up
gòlowa ~ gòlowy to illuminate, light up (g>c)
heb dout without doubt, doubtlessly
lowr enough
magata as well, also, too
nevra never, ever (future)
rüdhvelyn orange (colour)
rüdhwyn pink (SWFM gwynnrudh)
soweth sadly, unfortunately
termyn a vedn dos time to come, the future
tremenys past, gone by
De Sul, nessa warn ugens mis Kevardhu
Sunday, 22nd December
Ma lies treven heb tredan dreven an gwens. Ma lies linen a-ughen ha gwenjek dres ehen ew an awel. Ma gwedh moy ew codhys. Terweythyow linednow ew terrys. Ma tredan dhen, bes ow linen dilhas ew en derry et tien.
There are many houses without electricity because of the wind. There are many overhead lines and the weather is extremely windy. There are more trees that have fallen. Sometimes lines are broken. We have electricity, but my washing line is completely messed up!
Gerva rag hedhyw Vocabulary for today
a-ughen overhead, above us
dres ehen extremely
dreven ~ drefen because of
en derry ~ deray disorderly, in a mess
et ~ en tien completely
terrys broken
terweythyow sometimes (SWFM treweythyow)
tredan (m) electricity
treven (pl. of chei) houses, buildings
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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)
