Dedh Trei



De Meurth, tryja mis Genver

Tuesday, 3rd January

An kensa dedh a Nadelik ow wheg-oll a dhros dhebm grügyar. (Nag eus perbren saw "perdrix" - grügyar Frenkek!) Na wra whei gweles grügyar en gwedhen - mons ow cül aga neythow war an dor. Tho anjei boos a gerenja cresosek. Ellen nei leverel pecar rag oll an edhyn erel e'n cân Nadelik? Türednow, yer Frenk, godhow, elerhy, h.e. (hag erel) - thew mens re a voos. Boos a gerenja? Moy pecar boos rag shora an colon. Gwell via genam cawas gwin (saw na re). 













On the first day of Christmas my sweetheart gave to me a partridge. (There is no pear tree but a "perdrix" - a French partridge!) You will not see a partridge in a tree - they make their nests on the ground. They were a mediaeval food of love. Can we say the same for all the other birds in the Christmas song? Turtle doves, French hens, geese, swans, etc. - it is an excessive amount of food. Food of love? More like food for a heart attack!  I'd rather have wine (but not in excess).

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