Ol poble eze war an oare a treegaz

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Original SWF Translation

Sarah wheage Onerez
meth ewe gene gasawaz than peath ol eze laverez.
Kemerro {Kemerre} an peth eze leben, termen arall why veth moye. Pera ne doaze tha Newlen, ha eu nepeath a choye.
Eahas da why leben ha uge hena {vge hema} a weath Rag poble tha negezetregelaz, tacklawe da ve gwreze (tha boaze gwellaz).

Sira hweg enorys,
Meth yw genev goslowes dhe'n peth oll eus leverys.
Kemerowgh an peth eus lebmyn, termen aral hwei a vedh moy. [Prag na / Pan wra nei] doas dhe Newlyn, ha ev neppeth a-jei.
Yeghes dhe'hwei lebmyn ha woja henna ynwedh. Rag pobel dha nag eus [tregelaz], taklow da a veu gwres (dhe boas gwelys)

Honoured dear Sir,
I'm ashamed to hear all which has been said.
Take what there is now, another time you will have more. [Why not / When we] go to Newlyn, and drink something inside.
Health to you now and after that too. For good people who aren't {tregelaz}, good things were done (to be seen)

Ol poble eze war an oare A treegaz,
Keno tha Arleth gen gannaw looan,
Gormollow Eave gen owyn, preezyo eave A Rage,
Deeaw why derarta ha beatho looan.

Oll pobel eus war an nor ow trigas,
Kenowgh dhe Arlodh gen ganow lowen,
Gormolowgh ev gen [owyn], praysyow ev a-rag,
Dewgh hwei dheragtho ha bedhowgh lowen.

All people that on earth do dwell,
sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
him serve with {mirth}, his praise forth tell.
Come ye before him and rejoice.

An Arleth, why ore, ewe deawe seere loure,
Heb agon gwerras eave Reege gon geele,
Tho ni an parah, ma eave gon maga,
Ha rag e theuaz eave gon kibmeare.

An Arlodh, hwei 'wor, yw Duw sur lowr,
Heb agan gweres ev 'wrug agan gul,
Yth on nei an para, 'ma ev 'gan maga,
Ha rag y dheves ev 'gan kebmer.

Know that the Lord is God indeed;
without our aid he did us make;
we are his folk; he doth us feed,
and for his sheep he doth us take.

Ke an berra der e derggawe gen mear A worianze,
Ke oagoaze tha e drevon ha bethow why looan,
Preezyo, gormall, ha boniggo e hannawe da stella,
Rag thew A da an della tha weelle.

Ke a-berth der y {derggawe} gen meur a wordhyans,
Ke ogas dh'y dreven ha bedhowgh hwei lowen,
Praysyowgh, gormolowgh, ha benygowgh y hanow dhe stella,
Rag yth ywa da yndella dhe wul.

O enter then his {gates} with praise;
approach with joy his courts unto;
praise, laud, and bless his name always,
for it is seemly so to do.

Rag fraga, an arleth ni ewe deawe por tha,
E grenja {grensa} ewe Rag neverah seere,
E weeanath ol termen ma seval kreaue,
Ha Ra thort heeneth da heenneth dirry.

Rag fraga, an Arlodh nei yw Duw pur dha,
Y gerenja yw rag nevra sur,
Y wiryonedh oll termyn 'ma [ow] sevel krev,
Ha 'wra dhort hirneth dhe hirneth durya.

For why? The Lord our God is good;
his mercy is forever sure;
his truth at all times firmly stood,
and shall from age to age endure.

Additional note: Ethewa an ganza {ganze} kana a reege deane geele, ma an mableean ni E gana terwitheyaw war an zeell

Additional note: Yth yw an kensa gan a wrug den gul, yma an mebyon nei [orth] y gana terweythyow war an Sul

Additional note: It is the first song that man did make, our boys sing it sometimes on Sundays

Notes

  • Anon (Thomas Boson?) c.1705
  • This is a translation of the Christian hymn All People That on Earth Do Dwell, which was popular around 1700. It is sung to the same tune as the hymn Old Hundredth.

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Reference

(Gwavas MS (BM. Add. MS. 28554, f.138) )C Vol I