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Enna ew oll guz dega gwir | Enna ew oll guz dega gwir | ||
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| + | Kentrevek Nicholas Pentreath<br> | ||
| + | Pan wreffo'hwi dos war an treth<br> | ||
| + | Gen puskes, kemero'hwi with<br> | ||
| + | Dhe wul kompes, hedna yw fur; Ha kows 'mes, "Dega! Dega!"<br> | ||
| + | Ena [yth] yw oll 'gas dega gwir. | ||
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| + | ==Translation== | ||
| + | Neighbour Nicholas Pentreath<br> | ||
| + | When you come onto the beach<br> | ||
| + | With fish, take care<br> | ||
| + | To act correctly, that is wise; And speak up, "Tithe! Tithe!"<br> | ||
| + | Then all your tithe are true. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*Modern Cornish http://moderncornish.net/late-texts/Gwavas-William-versetonicholaspentreath.html | *Modern Cornish http://moderncornish.net/late-texts/Gwavas-William-versetonicholaspentreath.html | ||
| + | *OC Vol III No 6 Winter 1939 | ||
Latest revision as of 03:26, 25 October 2021
William Gwavas 1724
Verse to Nicholas Pentreath
Contrevak Nicholas Pentreath
Pa reffo why doaz war an dreath
Gen puscas, komero why ‘wyth
Tha geil cumpez, hedna yw fyr; Ha cowz meaz, Dega, Dega,
Enna ew oll guz dega gwir
SWF
Kentrevek Nicholas Pentreath
Pan wreffo'hwi dos war an treth
Gen puskes, kemero'hwi with
Dhe wul kompes, hedna yw fur; Ha kows 'mes, "Dega! Dega!"
Ena [yth] yw oll 'gas dega gwir.
Translation
Neighbour Nicholas Pentreath
When you come onto the beach
With fish, take care
To act correctly, that is wise; And speak up, "Tithe! Tithe!"
Then all your tithe are true.
Links
- Modern Cornish http://moderncornish.net/late-texts/Gwavas-William-versetonicholaspentreath.html
- OC Vol III No 6 Winter 1939
