A Year of Late Cornish

  2025 Dedh Pajar  Ügens ha Peswardhek De Gwener, pajwora mis Ebrel Friday, 4th April My a gar mis Ebrel. Thew an mis an moyha teg, theram ow pedery. Gellys ew an yeynder ha'n glebyans gwav, gellys ew an nosow hir. L ô wen o vy dhe weles dedhyow hirra ha moy spladn. Gwav ew tewal ha loos. My a gar an liwyow et ow lowarth. Ma arhans en besowen wydn hag owr en eythinen (saw nag ujy an eythinen et ow lowarth). Ma'n spern d û e'n ke ow pleujowa, an ploum a vedh nessa, bleujyow gwydn teg. Ma flourys gwydn m ü nys ewedh, an kensa sevien. Da ew sevy gen ow mergh wydn. A vedh fr û tys en scon? Ma g ò dh dh ô r dadn an trolergh. Na ell ev gweles an flourys teg, soweth. Dall ew ev. Ew ev cles dadn an lehen? I love April. It's the most beautiful month, I think. Gone are winter's coldness and wetting, gone are the long nights. I am happy to see longer and brighter days. Winter is dark and grey. I love the colours in my garden. There's silver in a silver (white) birch and g...

  2025 Dedh Pajar Ugens ha Terdhek De Yow, tryja mis Ebrel Thursday, 3rd April Ma othom dhebm a eryow für, geryow a fürneth. Ma trei anodhans en Jowan Chei an Horr (Nicholas Boson ca. 1667).  An trei foynt a skians ew: Na wrewgh gara an vorr goth rag an vorr nowydh.  Na wrewgh whei ostya en chei lebma vo den coth demedhys dhe venyn yonk.  Bedhes gweskys diweth ken gweskel eneth.  My a drovyas nebes erel ewedh. I need wise words, words of wisdom. There are three of them in John of the Ram's House.  The three points of wisdom are: Do not leave the old way for the new way.  Don't lodge in a house where there is an old man married to a young woman.  Be struck twice before striking once.  I found some others too. From dialect sayings of Joseph Thomas 1895: A change of work is as good as a touch-pipe.   Chânjyans a whel ew maga da avel powes. A clout is better than a hole out.  Clout ew gwell avel toll mes.  He who can't schemey...

  2025 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Dewdhek De Merher, nessa mis Ebrel Wednesday, 2nd April Nanj ew lies bledhen, moy es trei ügens, my a dhallathas obery en laboratory en clojy en Loundres. Ena my a vetyas gen Kernow semly. Teknegor whithra o ev, darbarer dhe'n director, ha st ü dhyores deknologieth o vy, gen prevyans. Nei a veu demedhys ha, hedhyw, ma pednbloodh dhe nei. Bloodh agan camellia r üdh ruby ew nawnjek. Many years ago, more than sixty, I began working in a laboratory in a hospital in London. There I met a handsome Cornishman. He was a research technician, assistant to the director, and I was a technology student, with a work placement. We were married and, today, we have an anniversary. Our ruby red camellia is nineteen years old.

  2025 Dedh Pajar  Ü gens hag Üdnik De Meurth, kensa mis Ebrel Tuesday, 1st April Calan Ebrel lowen dhe bubonan. Ow whei gesyoryon? Eus ges gwres genowgh a nebonan e'n mettin ma? Eus prattys Calan Ebrel gwelys genowgh solabres? Rag fra ma tradicyon a gesyow an jedh ma? Da ew genam tradicyon. Nebonan a drovyas tabm coth Kernowek hengovek en Universita Harvard. En graffys hengovek ewa. Eglyn ew, martesen. Nag ew hebma ges. Happy April Fools' Day to everyone. Are you jokers? Have you made fun of someone this morning? Have you already seen any April Fools' Day tricks? Why is there a tradition of jokes on this day? I like tradition. Somebody found an old bit of traditional Cornish at Harvard University. It's in traditional graphs. It's an englyn, perhaps. This is not a joke.

  2025 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Deg De L ün , ü dnegves warn ü gens mis Meurth   Monday, 31st March Thew hebma an diwettha dedh en mis Meurth ha jorna teg ewa, pecar'a hav. L ô wen o vy dhe weles an losow lagas melyn e'n ke - howlsplan war an dor. Scon an howl a wra drei havyjy dhe'n treth. Anjei a wra drei taclow ganjans - ha 'ga gara adhelher dhodhans. Ma othom a vol ò njedhogyon dhe guntel bodybordys terrys - lies astel-corfplaynya blastek ew drog rag an mor. This is the last day in March and it's a lovely day, like summer. I'm happy to see the yellow celadines in the hedge - sunshine on the ground. Soon the sun will bring summer visitors to the beach. They will bring things with them - and leave them behind them. Volunteers are needed to collect broken bodyboards - a lot of plastic bodyboards are bad for the sea.

  2025 Dedh Pajar Ugens ha Naw De S ü l, degves warn  ü gens mis Meurth Sunday, 30th March Skith o vy arta. My a dal scrifa neppeth pur dhe les po  didhanüs po codnyk, bes na ellama. Nag era vy 'h omglowes pur dhidhan üs po pur godnyk. Re skith om. Nag era vy 'h omsenjy dhe les. My a res redya  scrîfow  gen Erasmus. Den f ü r ova. Ev a scrifas lies tra skentel. My a dal treylya neppeth, saw na ellama redya Latyn! My alja treylya an Sowsnek bes  sygür oma.   I'm tired again. I should write something very interesting or amusing or clever but I can't. I don't feel very funny or very clever. I'm too tired. I don't think I'm interesting. I must read writings by Erasmus. He was a wise man. He wrote many clever things. I ought to translate something, but I can't read Latin! I could translate the English but I can't be bothered. Gerva rag hedhyw  Vocabulary for today codnyk  clever dhe les  interesting didhanüs  humorous, amusing, funny f ü...