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<p>Created page with &quot;{| width=&quot;100%&quot; !Original || Transliteration || Translation |- | Cousow do ve che dean mor ferre&lt;br&gt; De leba es meare a peath ha lease Teer&lt;br&gt; Ha me reeg clowaz an poble comp...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{| width=&quot;100%&quot;<br /> !Original || Transliteration || Translation<br /> |-<br /> |<br /> Cousow do ve che dean mor ferre&lt;br&gt;<br /> De leba es meare a peath ha lease Teer&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ha me reeg clowaz an poble compla&lt;br&gt;<br /> Fa Ethreaz do chee Ethick gwreage dah&lt;br&gt;<br /> Hye oare gwell padn dah gen hy glane&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ha ete eye ollas hye dalveha gowas tane&lt;br&gt;<br /> Na dale deez perna Kinnis war an Sawe&lt;br&gt;<br /> Na moase cuntle an drize dro dan Keaw&lt;br&gt;<br /> Rag hedda vedn boaz couzese dro dan pow&lt;br&gt;<br /> Gwell eye veeha perna nebas glow&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ha hedna vedn gus tubma a theller e aragg&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ha whye ell evah cor gwella mor sease du bragg&lt;br&gt;<br /> Na dale deiw gwell treaven war an treath &lt;br&gt;<br /> Dreath hedna why vedn kelly meare a peath&lt;br&gt;<br /> Buz mor menow dereval worbidn an pow yeine&lt;br&gt;<br /> Why dalveha gowas an brossa mine&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ha ryny vedn diria bidn moar ha gwenz&lt;br&gt;<br /> Nagez drog vyth gwres lebben na kenz.<br /> |<br /> Kowsowgh dhe'vy, chy den mar fur,&lt;br&gt;<br /> dhe neb eus meur a peth ha lies tir,&lt;br&gt;<br /> ha my 'wrug klowes an pobel [ow] kampolla&lt;br&gt;<br /> fatl'yw gwres dhe'jy uthik gwreg dha.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Hei 'wor gwul padn da gen hy gwlan,&lt;br&gt;<br /> hag et hy oles hi 'dalvia kawas tan.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Na dal dhis perna kunys orth an sawgh,&lt;br&gt;<br /> na moas [ow] kuntel an dreys 'dro dhe'n keow;&lt;br&gt;<br /> rag hedna 'vedn boas kowsys 'dro dhe'n pow,&lt;br&gt;<br /> gwell hei via [ow] perna nebes glow.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ha hedna 'vedn 'gas tobma a-dhelergh ha a-rag;&lt;br&gt;<br /> ha hwei 'ell eva kor' gwella mars eus dhewgh brag.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Na dal dhewgh gwul treven war an treth;&lt;br&gt;<br /> dres hedna hwei a vedn kelli meur a peth.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Bus mar mednowgh derevel warbydn an pow yeyn,&lt;br&gt;<br /> hwei 'dalvia kawas an broassa meyn,&lt;br&gt;<br /> ha'n re-na 'vedn durya 'bydn mor ha gwyns,&lt;br&gt;<br /> nag eus drog vyth gwres lebmyn na hens.<br /> |<br /> Talk to me, you very wise man,&lt;br&gt;<br /> to he who has much and many a land,&lt;br&gt;<br /> and I did hear the people comment&lt;br&gt;<br /> how it was done to you a terrible good wife.&lt;br&gt;<br /> She knows how to sew well with her wool,&lt;br&gt;<br /> and in her hearth she should find a fire.&lt;br&gt;<br /> It's not worth buying firewood by the horse-load,&lt;br&gt;<br /> nor going to collect the brambles around the hedges;&lt;br&gt;<br /> for that will be spoken about the land,&lt;br&gt;<br /> better she would be buying some coal.&lt;br&gt;<br /> And that will warm you behind and in front;&lt;br&gt;<br /> and you can drink the best beer if you have malt.&lt;br&gt;<br /> It's not worth you making houses on the beach;&lt;br&gt;<br /> through that you will lose many things.&lt;br&gt;<br /> But if you wish to build against the cold land,&lt;br&gt;<br /> you should get the largest stones,&lt;br&gt;<br /> and those will last against sea and wind,&lt;br&gt;<br /> there is no bad done now nor before.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> *John Jenkins c.1700<br /> ==Links==<br /> *Modern Cornish http://moderncornish.net/late-texts/Jenkins-John-cousowdovechedeanmorferre.html<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> *Nicholas Williams, Desky Kernowek. page 210.<br /> <br /> ==Reference==<br /> *(Gw MSS OC.Vol IV No 8 Winter 1948)</div>

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