A Year of Late Cornish

  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.