Late Cornish 2021

De Merher, pempes mis Genver Wednesday, 5th January   Ma lavar coth en trajedy Grek âwncyent. A' re an dhuyow a venja destria, e'n dallath anjei a's kemeres compòster bres dhorans. A wra vy kelly an compòster bres vy en scon? Pandr'ew nessa? An kensa maw a whejas arta hanter our ken hanter nos, ha'n nessa maw a whejas dewdhek our moy diwedhes. Meur a wòlhy. An jynn-gòlhy a lavüryas heb hedhy lies our. There's a proverb in ancient Greek tragedy. Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad (deprive them of sanity). Will I lose my right mind soon? What is next? The first boy was sick again half an hour before midnight, and the second boy was sick twelve hours later. Lots of washing. The washing machine worked non-stop for many hours. Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today an re ~ a' re those âwncyent ~ ancyent ancient compòster bres (m) sanity, right mind destria to destroy dhorans from them < dhort (SWFM dhiworth ) duwyow ...

  De Lün, tryja mis Genver Monday, 3rd January Eus taclow môy a ell fyllel? Ma othom dhen a blobmer arta. Ma dhen diw gowas, hag anjei a gerdhas war gabm e'n keth nos. An eyl a gollas dowr en telher cabm, hag y gila a cessyas heb resek et tien. Eus toll en piben po ew piben digelmys der neb vorr?    A wrüg tedhen whetha? Agan mergh wydn a gachas tren en mettin a-varr rag mos dhe universita, bes wòja li otta hei arta. Y vab bian a whejas diweth (po moy) ha res veu dhodhans skydnya ha dos tre.      Are there more things that can go wrong? We need a plumber again. We have two showers, and they malfunctioned on the same night. One leaked in a wrong place, and the other stopped running completely. Is there a hole in a small pipe or is a pipe somehow disconnected? Did a fuse blow? Our granddaughter caught a train early in the morning to go to university, but after lunch here she is again. Her little boy was sick twice (or more) and they had to get off and come ba...

  De Sül, nessa mis Genver Sunday, 2nd January   Agan vysytoryon a vedn mos tre avorow. Rag hedna, ma meur a whel dhe wil. Nag ens whansek a vos gen cofer dilhas leun a dilhas ploos. An maw bian a whejas e'n nos. Etho, an jynn gòlhy ew besy, ha'n sehador domhel. Na wrüga vy còsca etta e'n nos, ha lebmyn res ew dhebm divüna a-varr. Nag eus whans dhewgh gweles fôtôs veth! Nag o vy besyon teg! Martesen, avorow ow bownans a vedn daskemeres tabm a gompòster.        Our visitors will go home tomorrow. Therefore, there's a lot of work to do. They are not desirous of going with a suitcase full of dirty clothes. The little boy was sick in the night. So, the washing machine is busy, and the tumble dryer. I didn't sleep well in the night, and now I have to wake up early. You don't want to see any photos! I am not a pretty sight! Perhaps, tomorrow my life will get back a bit of normality. Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today besyon  (m)  vision, appar...

De Meurth, pajwora mis Genver Tuesday, 4th January   Nag eus finweth dhe dhrog chons, car dre hevel. O vy moredhek? Ma meschonsyow ow tos en bagasow tredden, bes e veu dhebm moy es trei droglam solabres. Pandr'ew an caletter hedhyw? Agan mergh ew clav ha na ell hei cuntel hy flehes. Res ew dhebm aga didhana. Nei a warias an creger liesgweyth, ha chess ha cartednow. Pandr'ew da gen flehes clav dhe dhebry? Martesen nebes grappys. Saw na veu hedna tybyans pur dha.  Üdnek ar glogh, an maw bian a whejas arta. Ma hedna ow menya moy liednow ha dilhas rag an jynn-gòlhy avorow. There is no limit to bad luck, so it seems. Am I pessimistic? Mishaps come in threes, but I have had more than three disasters already. What is the problem today? Our daughter is ill and she can't collect her children. I must entertain them. We played hangman many times, and chess and cards. What do sick children like to eat? Perhaps a few grapes. But that was not a very good idea. Eleven o'clock, the lit...

   2022 Dedh Onan De Sadorn, kensa mis Genver Saturday, 1st January Wòja Nadelik, ema dhe flehes dewis a waryellow ha gwrians. Radn anodhans ew còsel (tedna) ha nebes ew trosüs (tabours). Ma nebes ow soweny ha nebes erel ew heb sowyn. Gwens a whethas gwaryel neyja bys e'n scorr gwedhen. Terweythyow, thew an flehes lôwen heb gwaryellow, ow mos dhe dreth ha scappya an todnow ow tos rag, palas tell po whilas bily ha cregyn dhe les. After Christmas, children have a choice of toys and activities. Some of them are quiet (drawing) and some are noisy (drums). Some go well and some others are unsuccessful. A wind blew a flying toy into the branches of a tree. Sometimes, the children are happy without toys, going to a beach and running away from the advancing waves, digging holes or looking for interesting pebbles and shells. Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today dewis  (m)  choice, pick, selection dos rag  to come forward, advance gwaryel  (f)  toy, play...

De Gwener, üdnegves warn ügens mis Kevardhû Friday, 31st December Hedhyw thew an diwettha dedh an vledhen. O hei bledhen dha po bledhen dhrog? E veu lies tra dhrog rag Kernow ha ragam ha'm teylû, bes e veu taclow da, ewedh. Gero nei oll cawas esperans rag bledhen gwell dhe dhalla wòja hanter nos. Gwrewgh fesya an taclow drog gen tanow creft. Ha gero nei oll redya ha scrifa ha clappya ha gosôwes ort moy ha moy a'gan tavas Kernôwek teg. Today is the last day of the year. Was it a good year or a bad year? There were many bad things for Cornwall and for me and my family, but there were good things, as well. Let us all hope for a better year to begin after midnight. Chase away the bad things with fireworks! And let us all read and write and speak and listen to more and more of our beautiful Cornish language. Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today bledhen  (f)  year cawas esperans  to hope, have hope clappya  to speak dalla - dallath  to begin diwettha  las...

De Yow, degves warn ügens mis Kevardhû Thursday, 30th December Hedhyw, ow theylû eth mes rag omweles war esely erel an teylû. My a wrüg trigas a-dhelher. Pur gosel ew chei gwag! My a gosôwas ort nebes canow gen Brenda Wootton. Ma canow genjy en Sowsnek, Kernôwek ha Breten.    "Pastys ha Dehen" ew cân meurgerys. Ma hei ow còmpla "sten e'n gover" ha "hêrn ha hêrn gwydn leb ow terlentry ha gòlowy".     Today, my family went out to visit other members of the family. I stayed behind. An empty house is very peaceful! I listened to several songs by Brenda Wootton. There are songs by her in the English, Cornish and Breton languages. "Pasties and Cream" is a popular song. It mentions "tin in the stream" and "pilchards and herrings that sparkle and gleam". Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today Breten  (m)  Breton canow  songs, poems <  cân  (f) còmpla  to mention dehen  (m)  cream esely  members <  esel...

De Merher, nawhes warn ügens mis Kevardhû Wednesday, 29th December   Ma curl adro dhe'n dewdhek dedh a Nadelik. An kensa dedh a Nadelik ow lel gerenja a ros dhebm grügyar en perbren. (Dres lycklod hedna a veu "une perdrix" a-der "en perbren" - grügyar en Frenkek po Latyn!) An nessa dedh ev a ros dhebm diw düren. Hedhyw, an pempes dedh, my a fanjas pemp besow owr. E'n men termyn, my a gawas teyr yar Frenkek (po ens yer Gyny?) ha peder edhen "colly" (martesen molas dû). Ev a dal diwedhes lebmyn. Nag eus telher veth rag godhow, elerhy, mosy leth, arlòdhesow, arlydhy, piboryon na tabourers.      There is a carol about the twelve days of Christmas. On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. (This was probably "une perdrix" rather than "in a pear tree" - partridge in French or Latin!) On the second day he gave me two turtle doves. Today, the fifth day, I received five gold rings. In the interim, ...

De Meurth, ethves warn ügens mis Kevardhû Tuesday, 28th December Nag ew hedhyw gwell avel de! Avorow a vedh gwell. War an diwedh, devedhys ew agan mab gans y deylû. Du Nadelik, an flehes a veu kemerys gans an girr ha whejas. Res veu an teylû gòrtos et aga chei.   An flehes a wrüg daskemeres aga yehes üskis. Pandra wrons avorow? A vedh an jorna segh? Martesen anjei alja mos dhe'n treth.     Today isn't better than yesterday! Tomorrow will be better. At last, our son has come with his family. On Christmas Day the children were afflicted with diarrhoea and sickness. The family had to stay in their house. The children recovered their health quickly. What will they do tomorrow? Will the day be dry? Perhaps they could go to the beach. Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today an girr (m) diarrhoea daskemeres to get well, recover, get back gòrtos to stay, wait kemerys gen afflicted by, taken with segh ~ seth dry teylû (m) family üskis fast, quickly war an...

De Lün, seythves warn ügens mis Kevardhû Monday, 27th December Cas ew genam an jedh ma! Diwethys ew Nadelik ha nag ew devedhys whath an vledhen nowydh. Ma meur a whel dhe wil - lestry ha liednyow dhe wòlhy, môy avel ûsadow. Ha nag ew an gewer vas lowr rag seha pup tra war linen dilhas. Nag ew da genam ûsya an sehador domhel re - nag ew ober gwiw rag an planet. Ha na via whans dhe whei a weles fôtôs blewek a'm whel blewek! I hate this day! Christmas is finished and the new year hasn't arrived yet. There's a lot of work to do - dishes and linen to wash, more than usual. And the weather is not good enough for drying everything on a washing line. I don't like using the tumble dryer too much - it's not a proper job for the planet. And you wouldn't want to see boring photos of my boring work. Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today cas (m) hate devedhys arrived diwethys finished gòlhy to wash lestry ( plural ) vessels, dishes liednyow ~ lienyo...