Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Whegh

De Lün, dewdhegves mis Hedra

Monday, 12th October

 Aswonys ew Kernow dres oll an bes rag trethow hag alsyow garow. Digompes ew an morreb, gen lies penserth, sawarnow, porhow bian ha bayes brâs.     Martesen garwa ew an gònyow dirowl en cres an tir. Bes nag ew oll an pow dirowl ha digompes. Terweythyow, war als po goon whei a wra gweles shâp còmpes, kelgh perfydh. Ma soler en Peran Porth – nei ell gweles an pres (mars eus howl) – ügens mynysen wòja Loundres. En Penwith ma kelgh a veyn – Dons Meyn – martesen teyr mil po peder mil bledhen cottha vel an soler. Ma tüs ow cül kelhow whath. Terweythyow pratt ens. Ans gwres gen alyons? An kelhow trevas ma ew reportyes e’n nowodhow. Terweythyow brâs ens. Kelhow sprijyon ew behatna! Na vedh anjei dürya teyr mil bledhen.

 

Cornwall is world-famous for beaches and rugged cliffs. The seaboard is irregular, with many headlands, coastal clefts, small coves and big bays. Perhaps rougher are the uncontrolled inland moors. But the country isn’t all uncontrolled and irregular. Sometimes, on a cliff or a down you will see a regular shape, a perfect circle. There is a sundial in Perranporth – we can see the time (if there is any sun) – twenty minutes after London. In Penwith there is a circle of stones – the dance stones – perhaps 3000 or 4000 years older than the sundial. There are folks who still make circles. Sometimes they are a hoax. Are they made by aliens? These crop circles are reported in the news. Sometimes they are big. Fairy rings are smaller! They will not last three thousand years.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

digompes irregular

dirowl uncontrolled

en cres an tir inland

garow rough, rugged

garwa rougher, more rugged

gònyow moors, uplands, downs

penserth (m) headland, bluff

porhow ~ porthow cove, landing place

pratt (m) hoax

soler (m) sundial