Charter Fragment
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| 1 | golsoug ty coweȝ | Golsow, ty koweth | Listen friend, |
| 2 | byȝ na borȝ meȝ | byth na borth meth. | Do not be shy! |
| 3 | dyyskyn ha powes | Diyskyn ha powes | Come down and rest |
| 4 | ha ȝymo dus nes | ha dhymmo deus nes | and come closer to me |
| 5 | mar coȝes ȝe les | mar kodhes dha les; | if you know your interest, |
| 6 | ha ȝys y rof mowes | ha dhis y rov mowes | and I will give you a girl, |
| 7 | ha fest unan dek | ha fest onan deg. | one who is very beautiful. |
| 8 | genes mar a plek | Genes mara pleg | If you like her, |
| 9 | ha, tanha y | a, tan hi | go and get her; |
| 10 | kymmerr y ȝoȝ wrek | kemmer hi dhe'th wreg | take her for your wife. |
| 11 | sconya ȝys ny vek | Skonya dhis ny vek | She wonʼt dare refuse you |
| 12 | ha ty a vyȝ hy | ha ty a' fydh hi. | and you will have her |
| 13 | hy a vyȝ gwreg ty da | Hi a vydh gwregti da | She will be a good wife |
| 14 | ȝys ȝe synsychy | dhis dhe synsi chi. | to keep house for you. |
| 15 | pur wyr a lauara | Pur wir a lavarav | I tell you truly |
| 16 | ha govyn worty | ha govyn orti. | and even ask her. |
| 17 | Lemen yȝ torn my as re | Lemmyn y'th torn my a's re | Now I give her into your hand |
| 18 | ha war an greyȝ my an te | ha war an grys my a'n te | and on the creed I swear |
| 19 | nag usy far | nag eus hy far | there is not her equal |
| 20 | an barȝ ma ȝe pons tamar | a'n barth ma dhe bons Tamar. | from here to the Tamar Bridge. |
| 21 | my ad pes worty byȝ da | My a'th pes, orti bydh da | I beg you to be good to her |
| 22 | ag ol ȝe voȝ hy a wra | hag oll dha vodh hi a wra | and she will do as you wish, |
| 23 | rag flog yw ha gensy soȝ | rag flogh yw ha gensi soth | for she is a child and truthful. |
| 24 | ha gassy ȝe gafus hy boȝ | ha gas hi dhe gavos hy bodh. | Let her have her own way. |
| 25 | kenes mos ȝymmo | Kens es mos, dhymmo | Before going, both of you |
| 25a | ymmyug | ymmewgh. | have a kiss for me! |
| 26 | eug alema ha fystynyug | ewgh alemma ha fistenewgh. | Get going and hurry! |
| 27 | dallaȝ a var infreȝ dar war | Dalleth a-varr; yn freth darwar | Start early eagerly. Mind |
| 28 | oun ma porȝo | own ma porttho. | that he fears |
| 29 | ef emsettye worȝesy | Ev omsettya orthis sy | opposing you |
| 30 | kam na veȝo | kamm na vettho. | so he wouldnʼt dare. |
| 31 | mar aȝ herg ȝys gul nep tra | Mara'th ergh dhis gul neb tra | If he bids you do something, |
| 32 | lauar ȝesy byȝ ny venna | lavar dhiso “Byth ny venna'”. | say to yourself, "I never will." |
| 33 | lauar ȝoȝo gwra mar mennyȝ | Lavar dhodho, “Gwrav mar mennydh.” | Say to him "I will do it if you wish." |
| 34 | awos a gallo na wra tra vyȝ | Awos a allo, ny wra tra vyth. | For all he can, he will do nothing. |
| 35 | in vrna yȝ sens ȝe ves meystres | Y'n eur na y'th sens dhe vos mestres | Then he will hold you to be a mistress and |
| 36 | hedyr vywy hag harluȝes | hadre vywhi hag arlodhes. | a lady as long as you live. |
| 37 | cas o ganso re nofferen | Kas o ganso re'n oferen | He was troubled, by the mass. |
| 38 | curtes yw ha deboner | Kortes yw ha deboner | Courteous and kind is he |
| 39 | ȝys dregyn ny wra | Dhis dregyn ny wra. | He will not do you harm |
| 40 | mar an kefyȝ in danger | Mara'n kevydh yn danjer, | If you can enthral him |
| 41 | sense fast indella | sens e fast yndella. | hold him tightly so! |
Links
- Desky Kernowek, page 291
- Klass Loundres http://klassloundres.org/files/charterfragment+eng.pdf
- Cornish Oafs https://soundcloud.com/the-cornish-oafs/charter-fragment-excerpt
