Letter to America
William Gwavas
Letter to America (Lether tha America)
An poble hui, en pow America, uncuth dho nei, huei deskaz dho gurria an Deu gwir a’n nev ha’n doar Neb g’ryk an Houl, an Lur, ha an Steren rag porth a’n Tiz war an Tir, ha g’ryk kynifara tra en Dallath ha eu Deu ollghalluzek dres ol an Beyz, Bounas hep Diueth. Amen. W. Gwavas, a an Temple Krez en Loundres, En Pow a’n Brethon
En Bledhen a’n Deu Arlueth nei, 1710.
Contents
SWF
An bobel hwei, en pow Amerika, ankoth dhyn nei, hwei a dheskas dhe wordhya an Duw gwir a’n nev ha’n nor neb a wrug an howl, an loor, ha an ster rag porth a’n dus war an tir, ha wrug keniver tra e’n dalleth ha yw Duw ollgallosek dres oll an bys, bownans heb diwedh. Amen.
W. Gwavas, a'n Tempel Kres en Loundres,
En Pow an Bretons E’n vledhen a’gan Duw Arlodh nei, 1710.
Translation
Your people, in the land of America, unknown to us, you learnt to worship the true God of Heaven and Earth, who made the sun, the moon and the stars to [..] men on the land, and made all things at the beginning, and is God almighty throughout all the world, life never ending. Amen.
W. Gwavas, of the Central Temple in London,
In the land of the Britons, In the year of our Lord God, 1710.
Reference
- Gwavas MS. OC Vol 1 1925
- Enclosed Apostle's Creed
- The Cornish Language and Its Literature, Peter Berresford Ellis, 1974. p100
