Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Whegh



De Yow, pemdhegves mis Efen
Thursday, 15th June

Skith o vy arta! Po martesen nag o vy bes diek. Jan Jiek! Na ellama còsca . An jedh ew re hir ha re wòlow. An nosow ew cott. An edhyn ew trosüs e'n mettin a-varr; ma mola dhû ha rüdhek ow cana wheg, saw ma treys poos dhe'n colomednow coos, chôkys ha peies war an to. 
I'm tired again! Or perhaps I am just lazy. A lazy bones! I can't sleep. The day is too long and too light. The nights are short. The birds are noisy in the early morning; a blackbird and robin sing sweetly, but the wood pigeons, jackdaws and magpies have heavy feet on the roof.

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