This is one of the oldest songs found in the Cornish language. The words are traditional.

Ha My Ow Mos

Voice coaching for business - how much business communication do you do by using your voice? How much professional development investment have you put into developing this core business communication tool?

Voicecoaching

Gwandryas Iwerdhon (Irish Rover)

1.
Peswara Gortheren mil eth kans ha hwegh – ni a woelyas yn mes Corcaigh hweg,
Ha goelya dhe ves gans brykkys yn gorhel – rag hel Evrog Nowydh mar deg,
Hi o lester pur vrav – lovanys ‘lergh a-rag – ha fatel wre hy lywya an gwynsow gwyls,
Godhevel hwythow meur – seyth warn ugens gwern pur hir
Ha henwys Gwandryas ‘Werdhon.
2.
Dhyn ni unn milyon argh a kwethow Sligo margh  - dhyn ni dew vilyon balyer a ven,
Dhyn ni tri milyon pall a geher margh dall -  dhyn ni peswar milyon balyer eskern,
Dhyn ni pymp milyon kath ha hwegh milyon rath ha seyth milyon balyer a Borter,
Dhyn ni eth milyon trok a lostow gavar dhrog – y’n gorhel Gwandryas ‘Werdhon.
3.
Yth esa down yn y sorn Mickey Coote ha tollgorn – pan omrestra benynes rag dons,
Ev a seni marthys brav, dhodho lies quadrille skav – kyn fe skwith an dhonsoryon dre jons,
Gans y geskows didhan, ev o den prowt ha glan – Ha’n damyow veu rollyes der-dro dhodho,
I ‘wre aswonn yn skav – pan esa a’y sav – bos marner Gwandryas ‘Werdhon.
4. 
Yth esa Barney McGee dhiworth glannow an Lee – yth esa Hogan a Gonteth Tyrone,
Yth esa Johnny McFail ha kas o ganso hwel – ha den a West Meath o Malone,
Yth esa William ap Prys neb o medhow pupprys – trigys ova ev yn Carmarthen,
Ha pur splann, Mick McCann dhiworth glannow teg an Bann – ev o lywyas Gwandryas ‘Werdhon.
5.
Seyth bledhen fest drudh o pan dardhas brygh rudh – ha’n gorhel y’n niwl kellys o,
Ha’n para brav ha tew a lehas bys y’n dew – saw my ha’n ki koth hwath der-dro,
Nena skwattya karrek vras – re’m fe skruth divlas – treylyes veu an gorhel yn tien,
Naw-weyth a-der-dro – ha’n ki koth marow o…
Ha’n diwedh Gwandryas ‘Werdhon

Treylyes gans Matthi ab Dewi 24


Gwandryas Iwerdhon / Irish Rover

This is the complete version of my translation into Cornish of Harry Glasson's classic. 

CORNWALL MY HOME (Glasson)   

D                       G                                          D
Re sevis war Gilgoodh y’n howlsedhes kogh
D                                                                            A
War Ji-woon dhe Lulynn ha’n kockow ow mos,
                              G                                 D
Ha mires orth Gever ha’n rosow yn-tro
                                                A                              D
Ha klewes kan tus-bal pan ons pell dann vro

D                          G                                        D
Ha denvyth a’m dannvon yn-mes an tir ma
D                                                            A
Kyns galow an arloedh rybdho dh’esedha 
                          G                             D
Drefen bos ow Eden, ha’m honan nyns ov.
                                   A                                D
Rag bones ow Hernow rag bones ow threv.

D                           G                             D
Re asis dhe Senan olyow yn treth blin 
D                                                                      A 
Ha chasya morenyon, howleskys, hwerthin
                                G                                     D
Re sevis war alsyow, gwyns skeusys ow heyn 
                                A                             D
Ha taran a-woeles ow tardha war veyn

D                            G                                         D
Ha war Japel Karn-Bre, ha boragweyth gann
D                                                             A  
Y firav orth pellder war worwel Syllan.
                            G                                    D
Rag bones ow Hernow, ha styrya a wrav
                            A                                      D
‘Wos omma 'th en genys, hag ynweth ‘ferwav.

Kernow Ow Thre / Cornwall my Home

Cornish Skies – Matthi ab Dewi

They build the houses row by row and fill up Cornwall’s land,
They offer them in papers a-far to Sowsnekhe is planned,
They tell the tackers about royalty and English history lies,
But I won’t rest ‘til the Cornish flag flies in all Cornish skies.

This ancient nation has her Kings and has her language too,
Her culture stands with Cymru strong and Breizh to name but two,
But all we hear are words that fade our Celtic cultural ties,
But I won’t rest ‘til the Cornish flag flies in all Cornish skies.

Give me gorse and nesting choughs and rocky carns up high,
And let my eyes fall lovingly upon dear Kernow’s skies,
And pray thee that I may not pass and hinder the day I die,
Until I wake with the Cornish flag flying in all Cornish skies.

Cornish Skies

Beer Wine And Fags

This is a new Harry Glasson song which I have translated and recorded for him. Harry is playing guitar - and his voice appears in the final notes.

Ni Yw An Fleghes

NADELIK PASSYS / LAST CHRISTMAS


PENPUSORN 
D
Nadelik passys ow holon y’th res
Bm
Mes an nessa dedh skon, y’s res ta dhe-ves 
Em
heVlena,’wos own dagrow trist
A
Y’s rov vy dhe berson speshyal   x2

[Gwers 1]

D
Unnweyth densys, gohelus yn tro
Bm
Y kwithav pellder mes lagassek os dhymmo
Em
Lavar kares - a’m aswonnydh ta?
A
Bledhen res eth - heb marth dhymmo heb mar

D
(Nadelik Lowen) Y’n fardelis ha dannvon
Bm
‘Medh noten ganso “y’th karav” ha gwir dell wonn
Em
Lemmyn apert yw ow bos fol bras
A
Mes a ammses dhymmo skon – Gwra pratt moy ellas   >>> PENPUSORN


Ogggh   oggghh kares

[Gwers 2]

D
Stevel dynn - kowetha skwith – my a…
Bm
…gudh dhyworthis ha’th enev a rew ha… 
Em
‘Bar’Duw, my a dybas dha vos skodhyek 
A
My? Dell hevel ow bos skoodh rag dagrenna


[Gwers 3]

D
Besaj a gares gans kolon a dan
Bm
Ha den ‘dann gell mes y’th fregis yn rann
Em

Oooo – hooo – ooo- hooo – ‘Wos kares gwir dhymm
A
Ny’m prattydh lemmyn  >>> PENPUSORN

D
Besaj a gares gans kolon a dan
Bm
Ha den dann gell mes y’th fregis yn rann

Nadelik Passys

Cakey Tea by Matthi ab Dewi
G                                        D                                     Em                          C
I spend my days on the tracks and ways that stretch across the moors,
G                                           D                       C                                D
There I’m found with my faithful hound walking carns and tors,
G                                       D                                C                                   G
The time I spend never seems to end – my luck is in living here, so,
G                                                 D                                  Em                     C
I’ll sing this verse for there’s nothing worse than leaving dear Kernow…

Chorus
                            D                   G
And when I’m back… I will call you…
        Am                                C
And ask you when you’re free,
                          D                G
And when I’m back… I’ll call you,
           C    Am   D             G      C Am C Am D
And we’ll… have cakey tea…

   G                        D                   Em                   C
A proper split is every bit the thing that I adore,
            G                                       D                               C                             D
With jam and then cream – I know it seems that this is Cornwall’s law,
      G                       D                            C                            G
I’ll get a maid to bake all day and knead up lots of dough,
               G                                            D                               Em                    C
And I’ll sing this verse for there’s nothing worse than leaving dear Kernow…

And when I’m back…

Cakey Tea

Pretty Girl Demo 2

This song is inspired by the launch of Elon musk's Falcon Heavy rocket. Its payload was a dummy spaceman called 'Starman' sitting in a Tesla car.

Spaceman In A Sportscar MIX 1

Is é seo mo chéad amhrán i nGaeilge.

Anne Kennedy Truscott helped me with some of the lyrics.

Beidh Muid Ansin

This is the Cornish folk song I've tried writing for a while. It has a fair few Penwith place names in it and 2 #Kernewek words; 'hireth' (longing) and 'sowena' (success).

Cliffs Of Nanjizal

Sav yn-bann


Burdhen

Em       C                          D                         G       D
Sav yn-bann, kows rag an gwir, kows rag an gwiw!
Em       C                  D                 G     D
An amkan, selwel an tir, synsi an guw!
	
1.

Bm         D           G      D
Kerensa rag agan pow,
Bm          D                    G        D
Mars eus dhis kan rag Kernow,
Bm            D               G        D
Sevel er bynn kas ha gow,
Bm            D                 Am    F
Sevel warbarth rag Kernow,
D            Bm               G       D
Sevel warbarth rag Kernow.      …Sav yn-bann…

2.

Bm           D              G     D
Garma a wren agan yeth,
Bm                  D     G     D
Keffrys ha’n wonisogeth,
     Bm               D                  G     D
Ha dyworth pub karn ha pub treth,
Bm           D                Am    F
Sevel warbarth rag an yeth,
D             Bm             G     D       
Sevel warbarth rag an yeth.     …sav yn-bann…

3.

Bm             D          G    D
Skoodhya a wren istori
Bm              D        G    D
Jenner hag erel a vri
Bm             D        G     D
Na wren ni oll ankevi
Bm           D               Am F
Sevel warbarth genen ni
D               Bm           G   D
Sevel warbarth genen ni      …sav yn-bann…

4.

Bm               D                    G   D   
Mir war-rag pub myrgh ha maw
Bm               D                   G     D
Nyns yw an prys dhe vos taw
Bm                 D                G     D
Herdhyn dhe-ves kommol glaw
Bm            D                   Am    F   
Sevel warbarth myrgh ha maw
D              Dm                  G    D
Sevel warbarth myrgh ha maw      …sav yn-bann…


Istori an gan

An gan ma a veu skrifys gans Matthi ab Dewi yn kynsa 2004 avel antempna rag Kernewek. Rekordys veu 2006 dhe 29 Pendarves House, Camborne. Phil Knight a ganas ran ha Josephine Stewart hag Elizabeth Stewart a ganas levow a-dryv. An gitar a veu senys gans Dave Miller. Kynsa bodh o dhe gavos Chris Cadwur James dhe seni an krowd – byttegyns, ev a verwis yn droglamm yn Alban an vledhen na. Ytho, ledrys veu tamm y growd dhyworth ken hyns ha’y worra aberth y’n rekordyans na.

6ves mis Me 2018, yth esa pennseythen gans rewlys Tregedna synsys dhe Tewydnek. Matthi ab Dewi a settyas bagas a Gernewegoryon challenj dhe skrifa dew wers hwath. Esther Johns a dhallathas rann vras an ober rag an tressa gwers kyns Loveday Jenkin hag Andrew Bolton dhe gesoberi gensi ha Matthi. 

Esther, Loveday, Andrew, Matthi hag Ian Dudley a wrug kesoberi pella gans an peswara gwers gans gweres a Duncan McIntosh, John Gillingham, Alan Sanders, Sarah Tresidder ha Davydh Trethewey. 

Pubonan a rekordyas an gwershon na wosa bos skrifys. 10ves mis Me – Matthi a gemmeras an rekordyans kynsa ha kemmyski an dhew warbarth.

Sav Yn Bann 2018

First song in Cornish for a very long time / Ow hynsa kan yn Kernewek rag termyn pur hir.

KENYS AN KEUR

Kerdhes a wren yn hyns hen – diwdroes ow stankya war ven
Besies ow tava ke loes – y glewes a wren down y’m goes
Ha my a wre poenya yn tro hag ow thre – gans ow hwedhlow ow frosa yn feur
Ha my a wre styrya dhe’m mamm oll an dra – ow hunrosow ow koedha war leur
Gans kenys an keur

Tevi a wrug euthyk skon – ple’th eth an termyn ny won
Gonis a dheuth dhymm y’n mog – ha’m enev pistygys yn trog
Ha my a wrug poenya yn tro hag an pow – gans ow dagrow glyb skoellyes war leur
Fia dhe’n fo a wrug dhe dyller pell – ‘Wos an hwans ynnov heb bern a’n eur
Gans kenys an keur

Pan virav vy war ow lergh – ha klewes ow enev gans sergh
My a wel maw, y gorf yagh – byttegyns enev yn bagh
Ha gans oll an skilys ow bewnans a led war fordhow mar ynn gans ow deur
Ha lemmyn an gan ma a skrifav ragowgh – Ha’m geryow yn brysyow a beur
Gans kenys an keur

M.ab Dewi 22/5/18

Kenys An Keur

Here is the first recording of a song I'm working on. Dumped first draft and the original words (3 versions including Cornish) - to come up with these which I'm happier with. Still work to do methinks.

The Beauty

Da Yw Genev

KAN HA DISKAN BOES A GERNOW
1.	Unn den a wask an greun dann droes
Ha gorra gwin blasus war an voes
2.	Diw vyrgh a weyth an toes dre dhorn
Ha gorra an barra gwynn y’n forn
3.	Tri den ow kodra bugh yn krow
Ha dehen yw parys war an Yow
4.	Peswar ow kuntel sevi hweg
Ro dhyn ni kyfeyth splann mar pleg
5.	Pymp den ow pobas – pana vlas!
Ha darbari splyttys marthus bras
6.	Hwegh myrgh ow kriba hogen hir
Henn yw an boes a Gernow gwir
7.	Seyth den a dheber krowst yn bal
Hogen yn dorn ha hwys war dal
8.	Eth den a dheber krowst dann dor
Ottena an fordh dhe vaga korf

Kan Ha Diskan Boes

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