A Year of Late Cornish

2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Pemdhek De Meurth, pajardegves mis Gorefen Tuesday, 14th July Ma dedh specyal dhe bub pow. Terweythyow thew degol sans tasek, rag sampel Gool Peran, pempes mis Meurth, en Kernow. Terweythyow, ma va ow cova wharvos storek a bris, rag sampel Dedh Bastille, le quatorze juillet, en Pow Frenk. An jedh na, an bobel bohojek a assâwltyas an preson ker na en Paris. An Wheldro a dhallathas Poblegeth Frenkek (heb metêrn) en seytek cans pajar ügens. Kernow nag ew poblegeth, na whath, bes nag eus preson ker dhe nei! Every country has a special day. Sometimes it is the feast of a patron saint, for example St Piran's Day,  5th March, in Cornwall. Sometimes, it commemorates an important historical event, for example Bastille Day, le quatorze juillet, in France. On that day, the poor people stormed that fortress prison in Paris. The Revolution began the French Republic (without a king) in 1780. Cornwall is not a republic, not yet, but we don't have a fortress priso...

  2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Peswardhek De Lün, terdhegves mis Gorefen Monday, 13th July Re dòbm ew an gewer raga vy ha rag an keun. Bettegens, my ell whesa ha my ell gòrra dhe ves nebes dilhas dhe omglowes moy yeyn. Na ell kei gwil hedna. Kei a res dyena. Ma othom dhodho a dhowr lowr. Kei a dal trouvya telher yeyn lowr ha goskeujys, mes a'n howl. Da ew gen an kei coth bos en skeuj an chei, dadn lies delen.  My a dhallathas trehy y vlew, bès nag ew gorfednys whath. Na ell an kei yonk bos cosel. Ma whans dhodho a wary oll an termyn. Ma va ow corwedha a-hes war an lehednow yeyn, ow còrtos pel po neb peth gwary aral. Ev eth dhe venyn en Towyn Plustry rag trogh blew. Na aljama y wil ow hònan. The weather is too hot for me and for the dogs. However, I can sweat and I can take off some clothes to feel cooler. A dog cannot do that. A dog must pant. It needs enough water. A dog should find a cool, shaded place, away from the sun.The old dog likes to be in the shadow of the house, u...

  2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Terdhek De Sül, dewdhegves mis Gorefen Sunday, 12th July En termyn eus passyes, pur, pur hir alebma, martesen ügens mil bledhen, thera Oos Yey. Tho an brâssa radn an Enesow Bretednek, saw na Kernow, cüdhys en yey down. Kernow o pur yeyn ha garow, heb gwedh, pecar'a Alaska po Siberia hedhyw e'n jedh. An yey a omdednas. Thera tüs, wotiwedh. Fatel alja anjei trouvya aga vorr (fordh) adro? Nag era "SatNav" dhodhans. Thera badnyow, nebes ardhow, tir ûhel (saw na pecar'a Ûheldir an Alban). Gwelys ens rag mildiryow ha mildiryow oll adro. Mons ow qweres dhe'n düs cavas aga thûyow. Terweythyow keryow (po meyn cov)  a veu derevys warnodhans. Ha lebmyn ma gwedh lowr. Lebmyn ma henwyn dhe'n breow ma: Carn Bre,  Carn Breanek, Ker Kif. Once upon a time, very, very long ago, perhaps twenty thousand years. there was an Ice Age. The greater part of the British Isles, though not Cornwall, was covered in deep ice. Cornwall was very cold and ha...

  2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Dewdhek De Sadorn, üdnegves mis Gorefen Saturday, 11th July Naw ar glogh my a dhallathas ow viaj dhe Falmeth rag cuntelyan gen cowetha. Solabres, tòbm o hei. Thera mir mystical dhe Ker Kif ha my a wrüg gòrtos buss. Thera bohes niwl war an mor ewedh, awos an tòbmder. Ma'n caplys power ow pagla - ystydnys ens. Whath ew possybyl rag edhyn dhe sedha war an caplys baglys. Rag fra ma pegebmys? Pandr'üjens ow kil? Thera anjei ena termyn my a dheuth tre hanter wòja pajar. Ma wel da dhodhans. Üjens ow colyas?  At nine o'clock I began my journey for a meeting with friends. It was already hot. Caer Kief looked mysterious as I waited for a bus. There is slight haze on the sea too, because of the heat. The power lines are sagging - they have expanded. It is still possible for birds to sit on the sagging cables. Why are there so many? What are they doing? They were also there when I came home at half past four. They have a good view. Are they keeping watch...

  2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Üdnek De Gwener, degves mis Gorefen Friday, 10th July Whath theram ow pedery dro dhe'n cân ma gen Peggy Lee. Pur sempel ew en Sowsnek, bès nebes tickly ew y dreylya en Kernôwek. En kensa, myskemerys o vy. My a reknas an syllabednow. Bès ma form eth-barr dhe'n melody. Ma pajar barr dhe geniver linen an gwers, ytho pajar chîf syllaben gen poslev. Nebes lavarow negethek ew moy galys avel re erel. Ma whel moy dhe wil. I am still thinking around this song by Peggy Lee. It is very simple in English, but it's a bit tricky translating it into Cornish. Initially, I was mistaken. I counted the syllables. But the melody has an eight-bar structure. There are four bars to each line of the verse, so four chief syllables with stress. Some negative sentences are more difficult than others. There is more work to do. [Verse] I don't wanna play in your yard I don't like you anymore “I don't wanna play in your yard”   works quite well as   Na vadam g...

  2026 Dedh Cans Deg ha Pajar Ügens De Yow, nawes mis Gorefen Thursday, 9th July Nebes sogh o vy e'n gewer dòbm ma. Calys ew dhe vos hewol. Na ellama remembra tra veth. De my a necovas kescussülyans en Fondyans Stüdhyansow Kernowek. My a vyskemeras an jedh. Pandr'a wra vy nakevy nessa? Pur drûedhek o vy. I am a bit stupid in this hot weather. It is hard to be alert. I can't remember anything. Yesterday I forgot a conference at the Institute of Cornish Studies. I mistook the day. What will I forget next? I am very sad.