Me a pew an deau enouz
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James Harry c.1705
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Original
Me a pew an deau Enouz,
Marhazow, Rode Wavas,
Newlyn ha Porth Ennis,
Ha an Castel Broas es en or Widnack,
Ol rima me a pew,
Pa angy heb peren idnack.
SWF
My a bew an dhew enys
Marghas Yow, Rod Wavas,
Lulyn ha Porth Enys,
Ha'n Kastel Bras eus yn Arwednek,
Oll an re ma my a bew,
Pan vons i heb perghednek.
Translation
I do own the two islands
Marazion, Gwavas Rode,
Newlyn and Mousehole,
And the great castle which is in Falmouth
All these I own
When they are without any owner.
Notes
- James Harry c.1705
- Collected by Gwavas
References
- Modern Cornish http://moderncornish.net/late-texts/Harry-James-meapewandeauenouz.html
- The Cornish Language and Its Literature, Peter Berresford Ellis, 1974. p100
- OV Vol I