A Year of Late Cornish

  2021 Dedh Cans ha Terdhek De Gwener, tryja warn ügens mis Ebrel Friday, 23rd April Hedhyw ew üdn jedh ynternacyonal moy, Dedh Levrow an Bes. Rag fra hedhyw? Dew a'n brâssa scriforyon a verwas war an jedh ma en whetek cans ha whetek. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra a scrifas "An den jentyl ynjin, Don Quixote a La Mancha". Hemm ew novel Spaynek en dew volûm. Consydrys ewa ober liennek pur veur y roweth dhort Oos Owriek a Spayn.  An gorour ew den jentyl cortes coth. William Shakespeare a verwas an keth dedh. Na wrüga va scrifa novels. Ev a scrifas lies gwary ha prydydhieth. Ma dhodho nebes geryow adro dhe düs goth! "Tüs ew mis Ebrel pan vo anjei tantoryon, mis Kevardhû pan demedhans.     Today's one more international day, World Book Day. Why today? Two of the greatest writers died on this day in 1616. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra wrote "The ingenious gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha". This is a Spanish novel in two volumes. It is considered a very infl...

   2021 Dedh Cans ha Dewdhek De Yow, nessa warn ügens mis Ebrel Thursday, 22nd April Thew an jedh hedhyw dhe bedery adro dhe'n Norves. Dedh keswlasek ew ev, Dedh an Norves. Pub gwlascor ha poblegeth e'n bes a dal pedery a'n Norves. Ev a dhallathas en mil naw cans trei ügens ha deg, bes nag eus tra veth ownys ganjo whath. Gajagh ew an Norves. Whath ma re a gassys losowjy e'n ayrgelgh. Ma'n ayredh ow pejya dhe dreylya. Ma gorothom an ayredh. En neb teleryow ma difeythyans, livansow en neb le aral. Enawellow moy, sehes moy, falladow trevajow moy, tan gwels moy. Whath ew an morow brâs leun a blastek hag atal erel, ow taga pub tra ettans. Dowrow ha fentydnyow erel a dhowr er ew strolys whath.  Thera nei ow posnya agan honan whath. Forests ew trehys dhe'n dor. Etho, Pandr' ellen nei gwil? Martesen nei ell cessya heb lesky cünys fossil, consûmya der covatys, gwastya, debry bestes. Nei ell gonis gwedh moy, ha mar veur moy.            It's t...

2021 Dedh Cans hag Üdnek De Merher, kensa warn ügens mis Ebrel Wednesday, 21st April Pe lies pednbloodh eus dhe whei en üdn vledhen? Nag eus bes onan! Môy fortüdnyes ew agan Metêrnes. Ma dhedhy dew bednbloodh en bledhen. Hy fednbloodh gwir ew hedhyw. Pajar ügens bloodh ha pemdhek ew hei. Bes ma Pednbloodh Sòdhogel dhe'n Soveran Breten Veur hag An Gemeneth ewedh. Ma hedna e'n hav, drefen bos gwell an gewer, ha possybyl ewa dhe gawas gòlyow poblek en dadn nev. Piw a veu an kensa soveran dhe gawas dew bednbloodh? E veu Metêrn Jory II. Thera dhodho pednbloodh gwir en mis Dû, ha pub pres o an awel hager! Etho, pe lies pednbloodh wrüg Metêrnes Elisabeth enjoya? Cans ha trei ügens po nebes, theram ow pedery! Hy fednbloodh gwir ew privedh herwedh ûsadow, saw hy fednbloodh sòdhogel ew môy pecar'a gwary mîr - lies soudor ha merth (mergh), gòdnys brâs, ayrplaynys. A vedh keniver tra moy còsel e'n vledhen ma? Hei a gollas hy gour whath nag ew pell, ha ma whath dhen cleves pandemyk....

   2021 Dedh Cans ha Deg De Meurth, ügensves mis Ebrel Tuesday, 20th April Calish ha blewek ew an bôwnans terweythyow, saw spladnys ha bewhes ew ev dhort kestalkya gans ow howethesow. Theram ow qwetyas metya ganjans en hav. Mall ew genam mos dhe 'gan chei coffy an moyha gerys. Üjy va whath ena, wòja leunstroth Covid? Mall ew genam ewedh mires ort disqwedhyansow art. Pandr'eus ow shoya en Tate Porth Ia? Haegue Yang ew ystydnys bys dhe vis Gwedngala. Martesen my alja mos dhe Pensans.  Ma lies pictour dhe'n Soler Penlee. Mons ow rei challenj pub seythen. Bedhowgh inspirys en seythen ma gen "An Golyoges (An Venyn Goth Für) gen Henry Meynell Rheam.  Gwrewgh creatya whedhel, gwers po artweyth.   Ellowgh whei gweles nebes hevelebow et an dhew bictour?  Life is hard and boring sometimes, but it is brightened and enlivened by chatting with my friends. I hope to meet them in summer. I'm looking forward to going to our favourite café. Is it still t...

  2021 Dedh Cans ha Naw De Lün, nawnjegves mis Ebrel Monday, 19th April Ewa da dhe driga war an termyn eus passyes, po a dal dhen mires dhe'n termyn a vedn dos? En gwary gen Shakespeare, emedh Arlòdhes Macbeth, "Taclow heb remedy veth oll a dal bos heb revrons. An peth ew gwres ew gwres." Ma hei a lâwl ewedh, "An peth ew gwres na ell bos diswres … dhe'n gwily, dhe'n gwily, dhe'n gwily." Taclow drog a wrüg wharvos en termynyow tremenys (mons ow kil drama da), saw nei a dal desky dhorans na 'ga nakevy. (Nag eus whans dhen a welas an Pajar Marrak an Discüdhyans - Pestilens, Cas, Nown hag Ancow.)  Nei ell gwil towlow da rag an termyn a vedn dos. E'n men termyn na dal dhen gara agan tavas teg dhe vos kellys arta. Gwrewgh gosowes (goslowes) ha redya.  Is it good to dwell on the past, or should we look to the future? In a play by Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth says, " Things without all remedy should be without regard. What's done is done."...

  2021 Dedh Cans hag Eth De Sül, etegves mis Ebrel Sunday, 18th April Eus nowodhow hedhyw? Na wora vy. Na wrüga vy clowes dhe'n radyo na mires orth an TV (marnas Radyo an Gernewegva hag An Mis war ow jynn amôntya, rag certan). Ma maw bian et agan chei - pur nerthek ha bewek ew ev. Nei eth dhe wandra ganjo, dh'y sqwithy. Uskis ew ev ha ma dhodho re a nerth! Ha ma dhodho ewl dha rag boos vegan (heb kig). Ev a wra mos dhe leur flehes avorow. Ma dhodho box crib brâs dhe gemeres!    Is there any news today? I don't know. I didn't listen to the radio or watch TV (other than "Radyo an Gernewegva" and "An Mis" on my computer, of course). There's a little boy in our house - he's very energetic and lively. We went for a walk with him, to tire him out. He is fast and has too much energy! And he has a good appetite for vegan (meat free) food. He'll go to nursery tomorrow. He has a big lunch box to take! Deg ger rag hedhyw:   Ten words for today bewek...

  2021 Dedh Cans ha Seyth De Sadorn, seytegves mis Ebrel Saturday, 17th April Còsel o an dohajedh, marnas son colomednow coos. Thera deves hag en (eyn) ow tebry gwels war an menedh. Nena, den an clogh a dhallathas seny üdn clogh meur encledhyasek e'n cleghtour. E veu encledhyans, saw na veu va òbma. Esel henavek an teylû riel o marow ha thera an norves ow leverel "Duw geno whei". Dûk Dinedin o gour an Vetêrnes trei ügens bledhen ha terdhek. Thera encledhyans ceremonial dhodho en Castel Windsor. Ma baners ow neyja ort hanter-gwern terebo mettin a-bres. Soudryon (Soudoryon) a'n Mor Riel a sonas aga bûalow: "An Diwettha Post" ha nena  "Savlaow Ober". The afternoon was quiet, except for the sound of wood pigeons. Sheep and lambs were grazing on the hillside. Then, the sexton started to ring a solitary, funereal church bell in the church tower. There was a burial, but it was not here. A senior member of the royal family was dead and the world was saying...