A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Cans hag Ügens De Yow, degves warn ügens mis Ebrel Thursday, 30th April Hedhyw thew an diwettha dedh a vis Ebrel. Pur vesy o ha pur skith o vy. Termyn nos ew lebmyn ha ma othom dhebm a gòsca. Res ew dhebm difüna a-varr avorow. Ma poyntyans dhebm e'n mettin e'n clojy. Etho, nos da! Today is the last day of April. It was very busy and I am very tired. It's night time now and I need to sleep. I have to wake up early tomorrow. I have an appointment in the morning at the hospital. So, good night!

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Nawnjek De Merher, nawes warn ügens mis Ebrel Wednesday, 29th April John Passmore Edwards o Kernow a bris, genys en Blackwater nanj ew moy es dew cans bledhen, en mis Meurth, mil eth cans trei warn ügens. Y das a veu carpenter, bryhyer ha lowarther. Trei diner (tredner) pub seythen a beas scol ha descansow moy rag an maw (dew dinar rag y vreder). Ev a redyas pup tra. War an diwedh ev a dreylyas scrifer ha perhen paper nowodhow. Levrow ha skians o pur a bris dhodho. Etho ev a vyldyas levervaow, institûcyons, museums ha disqwedhvaow art. Dengarer meur y larjes o ev. En mil eth cans pajar ugens ha dewdhek ev a ros chei yagheans en Tywarnheyl, rag tüs dhe spena termyn gwelhe wòja clojy ha ken mos tre. Hedhyw e'n jedh thew an chei radnys. Ma dewdhek radnjy en "Cort Nampara". (An hanow ew dhort an whedhlow Poldark, scrifys en ogas.)   John Passmore Edwards was an important Cornishman, born in Blackwater more than two hundred years ago, in March 1823. His fat...

  2026 Dedh Cans hag Etek De Meurth, ethves warn ügens mis Ebrel Tuesday, 28th April Cler ew an ebòrn haneth, nag eus cloudys, ha nei ell gweles an loor. Nag ew hei loor leun, na whath, bes ma mir leun dhedhy. Ma hei ow cressya. Hei a vedh leun an kensa dedh a vis Me, bes wra nei hy gweles? An nos alja bos comolek. Ma 'gan kei blewek ow mires ort neppeth. Üjy va ow mires orth an loor? Po, martesen, ell ev clowes dorgy e'n coos. Da ew ganjo bos sedhys e'n tewlder. The sky is clear this evening, there are no clouds, and we can see the moon. It's not a full moon, not yet, but it looks full. It is waxing. It will be full on the first day of May, but will we see it? The night could be cloudy. Our shaggy dog is looking at something. Is he looking at the moon? Or, perhaps, can he hear a badger in the wood? He likes sitting in the dark.

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Seytek De Lün, seythves warn ügens mis Ebrel Monday, 27th April E'n mettin-ma tho an ayr leun a dros a heskednow chayn, ow trehy nebes branchys dhort gwedh hir ogas dhe'n linednow power. Nenna gellys veu an düs ha thera coseleth arta. My alja clowes ort an edhyn ow cana ha mires ort ow flourys. E'n gwettha pres nag eus brially gusklin dhebm. Gellys ew brâssa radn an brially bes whath ma bleujow (blou) a'n gog lowr. Ha gwydn ow bes! Bleujow a'n gog erel  ew devedhys, flourys gwydn teg emesk an gwelsednow ha ledanlesow. Mosy a'n leth henwys ens en Sowsnek. This morning the air was full of noise of chain saws cutting some branches from tall trees near the power lines. Then the men were gone and there was peacefulness again. I could listen to the birds and look at my flowers. Unfortunately, I do not have any cowslips. Most of the primroses are gone but there are still plenty of blue bluebells. And what bliss! Other cuckoo flowers have arrived, pr...

  2026 Dedh Cans Ha Whetek De Sül, wheffes warn ügens mis Ebrel Sunday, 26th April Ass ew Kernow teg en mis Ebrel. Ma brially gusklyn en pub le hedhyw. Nei eth dhe vires orth Plen Peran ha thera brially gusklyn reb an vorr hag e'n Plen ewedh. Plen an Gwary o rag gwary merkyl nanj ew termyn pur hir. Era gwary adro dhe Peran y hònan? Ma spas brâs e'n cres rag bush brâs a bobel dhe vires orth an gwariers war an gladnow hir. Ma spas lowr rag lies gwarier. Üdn gwarier (po martesen moy) o an Jowl. Ma telher specyal rag an Jowl e'n cres an cran. Ev alja lebmel mes a "Lo an Jowl" ha gòrra own en pubonan!  How beautiful Cornwall is in April. There are cowslips everywhere today. We went to look at Perran Round and there were cowslips by the road and in the Round too. It was a Playing Place for a miracle play a very long time ago. Was there a play about St Piran himself? There is big space in the middle for a big crowd of people to watch the players on the high banks. There...

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Pemdhek De Sadorn, pempes warn ügens mis Ebrel Saturday, 25th April Ma Redrüdh ow colya  story balweyth an dre. Ma Cambron ow colya story Richard Trevithick ha'n jynn eth. Hedhyw, thew Dedh Trevithick en Cambron. Ma mûsik ha donsya ha ma lies jynn eth, lies mens. Redruth celebrates the mining history of the town. Camborne celebrates the history of Richard Trevithick and the steam engine. Today is Trevithick Day in Camborne. There is music and dancing and there are many steam engines, many sizes.

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Peswardhek De Gwener, pajwora warn ügens mis Ebrel Friday, 24th April Hedhyw my eth mes e'n lowarth emesk oll an flourys teg, rag gwary gen an keun. Ha lebmyn ma dhebm cleves striwy, asthma a tho vy pur skith (sqwith). Pandr'ew an flourys? Ma bleujyow aval ha bleujyow a'n gog. Today I went out into the garden among all the beautiful flowers, to play with the dogs. And now I have hay fever, asthma and I am very tired. What are the flowers? There are apple blossoms and bluebells.

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Terdhek De Yow, tryja warn ügens mis Ebrel Thursday, 23rd April My a gar mis Ebrel. Mis pur deg ew, gen liwyow ha sawarnow wheg dhort lies flour. Leun ew an keow ha gladnow vorr gen bleujow a'n gog, kednin trehornek ha bleujow kenis (soudoryon).   Gwenen a gar an bleujow a'n gog.   I love April. It's a very beautiful month, with colours and sweet scents from many flowers. The hedges and road verges are full of bluebells, three-cornered leek and red campion (soldiers). Bees love the bluebells.

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Dewdhek De Merher, nessa warn ügens mis Ebrel Wednesday, 22nd April Pehên dornweyth ew an re ma? Ehen gweyth najedh ens. Nag ens brosweyth poran, saw ma nebes brosweyth ettans. Cloutweyth en jei, cloutys gen divers padnow. Ma nebes geryow gwriys war an cloutys: olcan ha henwyn kelmys gen balweyth. Ma mir coth dhe nebes an cloutys; nabmys ens (gen te po gossen?). Ma imagys a jynnweyth: jynnys bobb (jynnys keber), jynnjiow, jynn tüs gen tüs bal, ha meteth bal.    What sort of handiwork are these? They are a type of needlework. They are not embroidery exactly, but there is some embroidery in them. They are patchwork, patched with various bits of cloth. There are several words stitched on the patches: metal and names connected with mining. Some of the patches look old; they are stained (with tea or rust?). There are images of engineering: beam-engines, engine houses, a man-engine with miners, and a balmaiden.

  2026 Dedh Cans hag Üdnek De Meurth, üdnegves warn ügens mis Ebrel Tuesday, 21st April Hedhyw nei eth dhe Redrüdh gen kyttrin rag pigbreghlin COVID19. Nei a veu gelwys drefen bos bloodh vy moy es trei ügens ha pemdhek. En gwettha pres, ma'n breghlin dhe'n farmassy bes na wrüg an provier danon (danvon) najedhow piga veth! E vedh res dhen dos tre termyn aral. Res veu dhen deleja an termyn terebo an nessa kyttrin. Nei eth dhe'n leverva ha trouvya nebes levrow e'n radn Kernow. Ma voslen dhe les war an vos. Today we went to Redruth by bus for a COVID19 vaccination. We were invited because of being over 75 years of age. Unfortunately, the pharmacy has the vaccine but the supplier didn't send any needles! We will have to come back another time. We had to while away the time till the next bus. We went to the library and found some books in the Cornwall section. There is an interesting wall-hanging on the wall.

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Deg De Lün, ügensves mis Ebrel Monday, 20th April De Lün ew an jedh rag kemeres dhe ves agan scòllyon. Pub peswardhek dedh ma cutellyans atal, ha pub peswardhek dedh ma cuntellyans tacklow neb ell bos dasûsys. Re ydn ew agan bôwnder rag trònk-carr an gaffloryon scòll. Nag eus rom veth dhe dreylya. Etho  res ew dhen tegy agan seher dhe'n vorr. Ma nebes kentrevogyon ow ûsya kerry. Ma seher rüdh rag plastek ha olcan golhys (alûminum ha horn). Ma seher melynrüdh rag cartbord ha cartednow glân ha ma seher blou rag paper glân. An boxys dû ew rag botlow ha pottys gweder. Monday is the day for taking away our waste. Every fourteen days there is a rubbish collection, and every fourteen days there is a collection for things that can be recycled. Our lane is too narrow for the rubbish collectors' lorry. There is no room to turn. So we have to carry our bags to the road. Some neighbours use cars. There are red bags for washed plastic and metal (aluminium and iron). The...

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Naw De Sül, nawnjegves mis Ebrel Sunday, 19th April Nebes tüs e'n seytegves cansbledhen ha'n etegves cansbledhen a dreylyas an Deg Arhadow Duw. Kens hedna Beyblow  Sans costek en Sowsnek a veu redyes en eglosyow. Ottòbma sampels a'n keth arhadow, ow tòchya an  seythves dedh  an seythen ( de Sül/Sabbat ). Several men in the 17th Century and 18th Century translated God's Ten Commandments. Before that costly Holy Bibles in English were read in churches. Here are examples of the same commandment, regarding the  7th day  of the week ( Sunday/Sabboth ). Anhanow 1612 Te pergh cof the wetha sans an  dyth sabbat , whegh dyth te wra whel ha wra myns es thys the gwyll mes an  sythvas dyth  yw  An Sabbat  an arluth thy Dew : yn henna te ny wra ehan a whel, te nyn thy vab, nyn thy mergh, nyn thy dean whel, nyn thy mosewhel, nyn thy loudnow, nyn thy dean uncowth na travyth es abarth chy thy portow : rag yn whegh dyth an arluth...

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Eth De Sadorn, etegves mis Ebrel Saturday, 18th April Avorow a vedh an diwettha dedh arwòdh an Zôdiak "an Hordh (Horr)". Tüs genys dadn an sîn tan ma ew "bold", "nerthek", "fedhyanjek" ha "feskel". Wòja hedna e vedh sîn "an Tarow". Tüs genys dadn an sîn dor na ew "grondys", "diogel", "ynjyn gans y dhiwla", "pacyent" ha stubborn. Ow mab wydn bian ew "Tarow", saw ev ew pur "nerthek" ha "feskel" pecar'a'n "Horr". Da ew ganjo bos "ynjyn gans y dhiwla", bes "heb perthyans" ew ev. Martesen ev a veu genys en dadn sîn cabm! Tomorrow will be the last day of the Zodiac sign Aries "the Ram". People born under this Fire sign are "bold", "energetic", "confident" and "impulsive". After that it will be Taurus the sign of "the Bull". People born under that E...

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Seyth De Gwener, seytegves mis Ebrel Friday, 17th April Pehên dornweyth ew hebma? Ehen gweyth najedh ew. Hemm ew  brosweyth. Da o gen hôr vy brojya, termyn hei veu yonk. Hei a dreylyas dall ha wòja hedna na alja hei y wil na velha. Hemm ew gwlân war ganfas, lies grei. Gwriadores varthys o hei. Da ew genam an owrgribenes. Gwell o an yer gen ow hôr. Peseul a yer eus e'n kensa pictour, ha pes mabyar bian? My a ell gweles deg mabyar warn ügens, theram ow pedery. What sort of handicraft is this? It's a type of needlework. This is embroidery. My sister liked to embroider when she was young. She went blind and after that she could no longer do it. This is wool on canvas, many stitches. She was a marvellous stitcher. I like the goldcrests. My sister preferred the chickens. How many hens are there in the first picture, and how many little chicks? I can see thirty chicks, I think.