2025 Day 345

 2025 Dedh Trei Hans Dogens ha Pemp




















De Yow, üdnegves mis Kevardhû
Thursday, 11th December

In Kernow, da ew genen curlys Nadelik. Terweythyow thew an curlys keswlasek, scrifys gen nebonan en pow aral, saw ma curlys a Gernow ewedh. Otta curl scrifys gen nebonan en Kernow (ma nebes treylyansow).

In Cornwall, we love Christmas carols. Sometimes the carols are international, written by someone in another country, but there are Cornish carols too. Here's a carol written by someone in Cornwall (there are several translations).

Curl Sent Dey  St Day Carol

 1. Greun gwydn eus dhe’n kelyn, 
        maga wydn avel an rew, 
 Ha dinethys veu Jesus, 
        an üdn Mab Duw. 

 (posorn) 
 Ha Jesus ew ’gan Salvador, 
        agan pernas der y woos, (gooj) 
 Ha’n kelyn o an kensa 
        dhe devy e’n coos, 
 Kelyn, Kelyn, 
 Ha’n kelyn o an kensa 
    dhe devy e’n coos. 

 2. Greun glas eus dhe’n kelyn, 
        ’ga las ’vel an gwels, 
 Ha Maria dheg Jesus, 
        a verwas dhe’n grows. 

 (pednposorn) 

 3. Greun dû eus dhe’n kelyn, 
        ’ga dhû ’vel an glow, 
 Ha Maria dheg Jesus, 
        veu gòrrys en vow. 

 (pednposorn) 

 4. Greun rüdh eus dhe’n kelyn, 
        ’ga rüdh ’vel an ros, 
 Ha Maria dheg Jesus 
        a dhassorhas e’n nos. 

 (pednposorn) 

 Nebes geryow Some words 
 coos (m) wood 
 crows > grows (f) cross 
 dinethys (v.a.) born 
 a dhassorhas rose again 
        < dasserhy to rise again 
dheg bore, carried 
        < don/degy to bear, carry
glow (m) coal, charcoal 
gooj ~ goos (m) blood 
        > y woos his blood 
greun berries (collective plural) 
        > sing. greunen 
gòrrys (v.a.) put 
        < vb gòrra 
gwels (collective) grass 
        > sing. gwelsen 
kelyn (m) holly 
kensa first 
(pedn)posorn (m) refrain, chorus 
rew (m) frost 
tevy > dhe devy to grow 
verwas died < vb merwel 
vow ~ fow (f) cave (grave, tomb) 

ST DAY (was Seynt Dey in 1358)    

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