A Year of Late Cornish

  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...

  2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Whegh De Sül, pempes mis Gorefen Sunday, 5th July    Termyn ew, theram ow pedery, rag üdn colm tavas moy. Whei ell whenny an whynas e'n whennek saw kemerowgh with na wrewgh whei gwedhra an wedhen wydn. It's time, I think, for one more tongue twister. You can weed the weeds in the weedpatch but take care you don't wither the white tree.

  2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Pemp De Sadorn, pajwora mis Gorefen Saturday, 4th July Pur deffrans ew an jedh hedhyw. De, tho an ebron blou ha cler. Lebmyn, comolek ew an gewer. Gwydn ha gorherys ew an ebron. Era glaw e'n nos? Gleb ew an gwels. Ew an glesin glouthek? Martesen e veu glouth poos po niwl dhort an mor. Ma dagrednow dowr war an delkyow ha war an flourys. Ens gluthednow po dagrow glaw? Mons ow terlentry pecar'a adamantys. Flourys ew ow jowals erel - lies jowal rüdh ha glas emesk an delkyow. The day today is very different. Yesterday, the sky was blue and clear. Now, the weather is cloudy. The sky is white and overcast. Was there rain in the night? The grass is wet. Is the lawn dew-covered? Perhaps there was heavy dew or fog from the sea. There are water droplets on the leaves and on the flowers. Are they dewdrops or raindrops? They sparkle like diamonds. Flowers are my other jewels - many red and blue jewels among the leaves.

  2026 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Pajar De Gwener, tryja mis Gorefen Friday, 3rd July Cosel o an jedh. Thera edhyn bian ow cana e'n keow. Terweythyow ayrplayn bian a neyjas a ûgh agan nans bian. War üdn labm, e veu son routh veur a edhyn brâs, edhyn dû trosüs, martesen briny chei. Leun o an ebron. Thera anjei ow tos dhort an gwelyow, car dre hevel. Devedhys ens sòdenly, ha gellys ens en scon. The day was quiet. There were little birds singing in the hedges. Sometimes a small aeroplane flew above our little valley. All at once, there was sound of a crowd of big birds, noisy black birds, perhaps rooks. The sky was full. They were coming from the fields, it seemed. They came suddenly, and they were soon gone.