2025 Day 199

 2025 Dedh Cans Pajar Ugens ha Nawnjek

De Gwener. etegves mis Gorefen
Friday, 18th July

Nebes deffrans ew agan tavas lebmyn, nebes chânjys. Scrifys veu an gwers ma en mil whegh cans pajar ügens hag etek. Agan spellyans a wrüg treylya bes an son a vedh kehaval. Ello whei y redya?

Our language is a bit different now, somewhat changed. This verse was written in 1698. Our spelling changed, but the sound will be similar. Can you read it?

Edward Chirgwin 1698

Delkiow Seve Delkyow Sevy Strawberry leaves

Pelea era why Moaz, Moes fettow Teag

Pele ero whei ow mos, mowes fettow teg

Where are you going, fair pretty maid

Gen ackas pedden Dew (altered to bedgeth gwin, poss. by Tonkin) ha ackas Blew mellen?

Gen agas pedn dû/bejedh gwydn ha 'gas blew melyn? 

With your black head/white face and your yellow hair?

Moas than ventan, sarra weage,

Mos dhe'n venton, sara wheg,

Going to the spring, kind sir

Rag Delkiow seue gwra Moesse Teag.

rag delkyow sevy gwra mowysy teg.

for strawberry leaves make girls beautiful.

Ra ve moas gena why, Moes fettow Teag
gen ackas pedden Dew ha ackas Blew mellen
grew mena why sara wheag,
rag Delkiow seue gwra Moesse Teag
Fatla gura ve ackas gorra why en doar?-
[mellen]
Me veddn sefuall arta, sara weage.-
[moese] [teage]
fatla gura ve ackas dry why gen flo?-
[peden]
Me veden E thone, sarra wheage.
[teage]
Pew veda why gowas rag seera rag as flo?

Why ra bose ye seera, sarra weage.
[teage]
Pendre vedda why geal rag lednow rag as flo?
E sera veath trohar, sarra weage.-

Gwavas MSS. In Pryce’s Archaelogia Cornu-Britannica

(p93 Ellis for notes) OC Vol IV No 6 Summer 1947