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Translated by Tony Hak and read by Mark Trevethan.
Gorrewgh agas skovarn dhe’n dor –
klewewgh garmow kneus poder,
son ober an gov ha’n ser rosow,
nedhans hag ystynnans an gwrier lovan.
Gwenys vydh agas dewlagas gans ethen
a vog prenn, y teverons dre vrath
ammonya dhyworth urin flerys.
Pell yn-dann oll a hemma a res
merk dial Boudika
y’n tregh tanow ha rudh a horn leskys;
ow folsa linen a lusu ha pri
avel gwiskas y’n meyn ha prileghennow,
prenn, tanyow koth hag eskern.
Strothys lemmyn yntra North ha Soth
a-berth yn y ganel, leys medhel hy emlow;
an avon a vaga Neanderthal kyns,
Homo Sapiens; gwandrysi dhigoweth
ow tryftya dres hanter milvil a vledhynnyow.
An kynsa krow nans yw 15,000 bledhen,
lemmyn sita a davosow diniver
a asvab pubonan a dheu –
helghor, tiek, tus dhiannedhys.
© Anthony Fisher, Mis-Hwevrer 2011
Cornish
Cornish (Kernewek or Kernowek)😉 is a South Western Brittonic language of the Celtic Family It became extinct as a living community language at the end of the 18th Century. Knowledge of Cornish, including speaking ability to a certain extent, continued to be passed on within families and by individuals, and a revival began in the early 20th century. Cornish is currently recognised under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and the language is often described as an important part of Cornish identity, culture and heritage.
Philip Chadwick’s poetry is influenced by my love of language and the Cornish Language class in London. I’m one eighth Cornish, which enables me to construct an ethnicity, and I’ve won prizes for verse in Cornish.