2022 Day 349

 2022 Dedh Trei Hans Dogens ha Naw

















De Yow, pemdhegves mis Kevardhû

Thursday, 15th December


















Pandr'ew curl Nadelik an moyha kerys? Martesen thew “A-bervedh en Presep”. Coth lowr ew ev, scrifys en nawnjegves cansbledhen. Piw a'n scrifas? Piw a wör? Dyllys veu va en lever bian rag scolyow Sül en America. An scrifer mûsik o William J. Kirkpatrick, ser predn e'n kensa dallath. Thera whedhel emesk meur a bobel dr'o an cân kenys e'n kensa dallath gen Martin Luther dh'y flehes. Saw nag ew hedna gwir. Nag eus geryow enwejek en Almaynek. Otta an kensa gwers en Kernôwek.


A-bervedh en presep,

heb gwely na lesk,

An Arlòdh bian, Jesu,

en cres ev a gòsk;

Sterednow a'n ebòrn,

a vir war wòles,

An Arlòdh bian, Jesu,

en gora settyes.


What is the most popular Christmas carol? Perhaps it's “Away in a Manger”. It's quite old, written in the 19th century. Who wrote it? Who knows? It was published in a little book for Sunday schools in America. The music composer was William J. Kirkpatrick, originally a carpenter. There was a story among a lot of people that the song was originally sung by Martin Luther to his children. But that is not true. There are no original words in German. Here is the first verse in Cornish.


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