A Year of Late Cornish

  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.

  2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Naw De Merher, ethves mis Gorefen Wednesday, 8th July Coth lowr o vy dhe remembra canores jazz ha scrifores a ganow Peggy Lee. Da via genam treylya hy hanow. Eus othom dhewgh a dreylya neppeth dhort Sowsnek? En Kernôwek ma lies vorr (fordh) dhen rag leverel an keth tra!  Rag sempel... I am old enough to remember the jazz singer and songwriter Peggy Lee. I'd like to translate her songs. Do you need to translate something from English? In Cornish we have many ways for saying the same thing!  For example... "I don't want" (3 beats) Nag eus whans dhe vy (pemp polj) Nag eus whans dhebm (pajar polj) Na vadna ~ vydna vy (pajar polj) Na vadma ~ vadam (trei polj) "I don't wanna play" (5 beats) Na vadma gwary (pemp polj) "I don't wanna play in your yard." (8 beats) Na vadma gwary en dha lôwarth. (naw polj) Na vadm' gwary en dha lôwarth. (eth polj) Gwrewgh mires ort Peggy Lee war YouTube Watch Peggy Lee on YouTub...

  2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens hag Eth De Meurth, seythves mis Gorefen Tuesday, 7th July An gewer ma ew calys raga vy. Re dòbm ew hei. Na ellama còsca en termyn a'n nos ha nena skith o vy en termyn a'n jedh. Ma gwrythyans coynt gen edhyn brâs e'n mettin, ha terweythyow e'n gordhûher ewedh. A wör anjei pe le mons ow mos? Pur drosüs en jei. This weather is difficult for me. It is too hot. I cannot sleep at night time and then I am tired in the daytime. There is strange behaviour by big birds in the morning, and sometimes in the evening too. Do they know where they are going? They are very noisy.

  2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Seyth De Lün, wheffes mis Gorefen Monday, 6th July Thew an mis ma pur vesy. E veu Dedh Anserhecter in America an Pajwora Mis Gorefen. Ma lies fytt rugby (hanter noor an bes warbedn hanter sooth an bes) ha lies fytt pel droos (Hanath an Norves). Thera revya en Henley ha ma tennis en Wimbledon. Na wrüga vy mires ort tra veth, nag era vy ow mires ort tra veth ha na vadna vy mires ort tra veth! Nag ew da genam lies sport. Na ellama y wil ow hònan. Dornglikin o vy en scath. Na ellama gweskel na pôtya pel. This month is very busy. It was Independence Day in America on the Fourth of July. There are many rugby matches (northern hemisphere against southern hemisphere) and many football matches (the World Cup). There was rowing at Henley and there is tennis at Wimbledon. I did not watch anything, I am not watching anything and I will not watch anything! I don't like many sports. I can't do it myself. I'm clumsy in a boat. I can't hit or kick a ball...