Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Seytek

De Gwener, pajwora mis Hedra

Friday, 4^th October

Ha my o mires orth an morreb en Tewyn Plüstry gen creatur cravys war dreth, my a brederas adro dhe'n creaturs an par-na. Ma mythys ha whedhlow coth adro dh'euthviles. Gwelys o anjei e'n mor en termyn eus passyes. Onan, ogas dhe Falmeth, a veu henwys “Morgawr”. Ma gravyans en Lowarthow Gyllyngdune (en garth gwary rag an flehes). Era pedn bian ha codna hir dhodho? O va pecar'a sarf? My a gavas pictours erel. Eus creatur an par-na e'n mor hedhyw? Terweythyow bestes coynt ew towlys emann dhort an mor gans an todnow. Gwrewgh mires ort an fylm bian ma – gwres gen Surfers Bedn Cawgh. Martesen an best a veu morvil tagys gen plastek. Trûedhek ew an fylm.

https://londonsurffilmfestival.com/the-creature/

As I was looking at the seafront in Newquay with a creature scratched on sand, I thought about that sort of creature. There are myths and legends about monsters. They have been seen in the sea in past times.One, near Falmouth, was called “Sea Giant”. There is a carving in Gyllyngdune Gardens (in a playground for the children). Did it have a small head and a long neck? Was it like a serpent? I found other pictures. Is there a creature like this in the sea today? Sometimes strange beasts are thrown up from the sea by the waves. Watch this little film – made by Surfers Against Sewage. Perhaps the animal was a whale choked by plastic. The film is tragic.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

cawgh sewage (this is the polite translation!)

cravys scratched < cravas to scratch

euthvil monster (literally terrible animal)

gravya to carve > gravyans carving, sculpture

morgawr sea giant

morrep (also morreb or morrab) seafront, seaside, shore, etc

morvil whale (literally sea animal)

sarf serpent, snake (you can also use serpent or prev)

taga to choke, suffocate, asphyxiate > tagys

towla, towlel to throw > towlys

Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Whetek

De Yow, tryja mis Hedra

Thursday, 3^rd October

Terweythyow ma dalla spladn dhe jorna tewal. An howl hedhyw a dherevas ha golowy an cloudys gans arhans. (My a welas hujes bel arhansek de.) Leun a liwyow o an mettin. Whath ew an delkyow glas – na veu rew whath dh'aga ladha. Ass ew mar lies greunen rüdh war spern gwydn! Nei a dal aga henwel spern rüdh. Ma lavar coth mars eus lies greunen en kidnyadh. E vedh gwav calish dhe nei. Ma boos lowr rag an edhyn, en tei. Ma meur a voos rag an gwyweres ewedh – know a bub ehen codhys dhort an gwedh. An re ma a vedh covys. Na wrüg an comol arhansek dürya. Loos ew an ebòrn lebmyn ha na ellama gweles best veth. Mowns o cova e'n gwedh. Gwenjek ew hei lebmyn – ma “Lorenzo” o tremena e'n Mor Brâs Atlantek. Gellys ew avalow vy bes ma whath avalow en nebes gwedh – anjei a wra codha en scon. Ma lies aval ha lies spernen en Kernow – ogas dhe Truro ma “Nansavallan Woods” (Cosow Nans Avalen) ha war an hens horn (vorr gleder) dhe Falmeth ma “Sparnock Tunnel” (Tron po Kivordh Spernek).

Sometimes a dark day has a bright start.The sun today rose and illuminated the clouds with silver. I saw a huge silvery ball yesterday. The morning was full of colours. There are so many red berries on hawthorns (white thorns)! We ought to call them red thorns. There's an old saying (a proverb) if there are lots of berries in autumn. We will have a hard winter. There's plenty of food for the birds, certainly. There is much food for squirrels as well – every kind of nut fallen from the trees. These will be hidden. The silvery clouds didn't last. The sky is grey now and I can't see any animals. They are taking shelter in the trees. It's windy now - “Lorenzo” is passing by in the Atlantic Ocean. My apples have gone but there are still apples in some trees - they will fall soon. There are lots of apples and lots of thorns in Cornwall – near Truro is “Orchard Valley” Woods and on the railway line to Falmouth is “Thorny” Tunnel.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

notice singular nouns made by adding - en to the collective plural

notice verbal adjectives ending – ys (- ez in pre-SWF RLC – still our pronunciation)

notice - ek adjectival ending added to noun

arhans silver, also used for money (also arghans but silent g)

arhansek silvery

cova to take shelter, hide > covys hidden

codha to fall > codhys fallen

delkyow leaves > delkyen (f) leaf (you can also use delyow leaves > sing. delen (f) < del collective)

gellys gone (also gyllys)

greunen (f) berry, grain, fish roe < greun (collective)

gwenjek windy (middle Cornish gwynsek) < gwens wind

lies many, lots of (followed by singular noun in Cornish, unlike English)

spern thorns (collective) > spernen (f) thorn > spernek thorny

Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Pemdhek

De Merher, nessa mis Hedra

Wednesday, 2^nd October

My a gar losow glas. An plans ma a verwas e kerr (e kerdh) e'n hav – car dre hevel. (Nekevys veu genam dh'y dhowrhe.) Ev a dreylyas donek et tien. Saw na wrüga vy y dowla dhe ves. Nag o va marow, tabm veth. Lebmyn ma lies skyllen las nowydh warnodho, hag e vedh flourys rüdh wheg nessa bledhen. My a drohas an sethednow marow e kerr. Ma va et o fortal lebmyn. E'n dohajedh nei eth en kyttrin bys en Tewyn Plustry - res veu dhen marhasna. Thera artistys war an treth – nag era glaw ha thera an mortid o mos mes. Aga ober a vedh golhys dhe ves nessa morlanow. Ma art moy e'n chei a'n post ewedh. An viaj tre a veu hir, oll adro dhe'n vorrow (fordhow) bian. Thera tan en skiber vrâs ogas dhe'n vorr (fordh) veur (seyth cans pùsorn gora ha gala). An vorr o degeys nebes ouryow. 
 

  

I love green plants. This plant died away in the summer – seemingly. (I had forgotten to water it.) It turned completely brown. But I did not throw it away. It wasn't dead, not at all. Now there are lots of new green shoots on it, and there will be lovely red flowers next year. I cut the dead twigs away. It's in my porch now. In the afternoon we went by bus to Newquay – we had to go shopping. There were artists on the beach – there was no rain and the tide was going out. Their work will be washed away next high tide. There is more art in the post office as well. The journey home was long, all around the small roads. There was a fire in a big barn near the main road (700 hay and straw bales). The road was closed for several hours.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

dowrhe to water (plants)

gora hay

gala straw (mis Gwedngala month of white straw)

marhasno to go marketing/shopping (you can also use prenassa)

morlanow or lanow high tide

mortid tide (of the sea)

portal porch (notice breathed mutation after o my)

pùsorn bale

sethednow twigs < sethen (f)

skiber (f) barn

Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Peswardhek

De Meurth, kensa mis Hedra

Tuesday, 1^st October

Nag o an gewer pur deg hedhyw cowasek o hei. Saw, sowena, nei a scappyas an hager gowasow ha mos dhe'n garth gwary flehes Hendra. Pur leb o an gwels dadn agan treys. Res veu dhen deseha an slynk y din rag an maw bian. Ev a wrüg gwary war an astel omborth ewedh, ha clattra an chaynys war an fram crambla. Bettegens, an peth ew gwelha oll ganjo ew an lesk-lovan. Ma meur a wharth. Òja gwary nei a gerdhas dres Lowarthow Victoria. Thera sawarn pinbren wheg dhort gwedhen shyndys brâs.

The weather wasn't very lovely today – it was showery. But, success, we dodged the heavy showers and went to the Hendra children's playground. The grass was very wet under our feet. We had to wipe the slide for the little boy. He played on the see-saw as well, and rattled the chains on the climbing frame. However his favourite thing is the swing.There is much laughter. After playing we walked through Victoria Gardens. There was a lovely pine smell from a big damaged tree.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

astel omborth (f) see-saw < omborth balance/balanced

cowasek showery < cowas (f) shower

deseha to wipe < segh dry

garth gwary playground

hager gowas a heavy shower (notice that hager goes before the noun and causes a soft mutation)

scappya to dodge, escape, evade (you can also use goheles or voydya)

shyndys damaged (you can also use browys injured or sqwachys broken)

slynk y din children's slide (from slynkya slide, slip and tin bottom)

sowena success

wharth laughter, entertainment