THE CORNISH LANGUAGE. 



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Me ellam, 



Fatla ello why giel ? 



Dah, durdalatha why, 



Pan a priz rag hearne ? 



Priz dah, 



Mose tha an mor tha catchah 



Tedna cans mil war bar, 

 Coria an stuff stenes tha an 



stampes, 

 Ry tha stener deck pens en 



blethan, 



Whelas tees tha trehe kesow, 

 Ha auel teag, Bene tu gana, 



I can. 



How do you do ? 



Well, I thank you. 



What price for pilchards ? 



A good price. 



Go to sea to catch fish. 



Draw in a hundred thousand toge- 

 Carry the tin stuff to the [ther. 



stamping mill. 

 Give a tinner ten pounds a year. 



Look men to cut turf. 

 A fine day, farewell. 



A marriage licence, in rhyme. 



Drake, proanter East, the Toby Drake, parson of St. Just, to Tho- 

 Trethell, mas Trethell. 



Demytho Jowan an dean 



Tha Agnez an bennen 



Rag beneas an gy 



En eglez ny Zelio Tri, 



Ha hemma urta ve, rago why. 



Ha henna demithe gy. 



Ma leiaz gwreage 



Lack a vel zeage, 



Gwell gerres, vel Kommeres : 



Ha ma leiaz bennen 



Pokare au guenen; 



Eye vedn gwerraz dege teez 



Dendle peath a r n beaze. 



Marry John the man 



To Agnes the woman, 



For they are banned 



In our church three Sundays, 



And this from me to you. 



And then marry them. 



There are many wives 



Worse than grains, (after brewing) 



Better left than taken : 



And there are many women 



Like the bees ; 



They will help bring men 



To get the wealth of the world . 



A conjugal proverb. 



Kensa blethan, byrla a'baye, The first year, hug and kiss, 

 Nessa blethan, lull a'laye, . The second year, lulla-by, 



Tridgya blethan, comero ha doga, The third year, " take and bring," 

 Peswarra blethan, mollath war ef The fourth year, a curse on him 

 reeg dry hy uppa. that brought her here. 



Advice. 



Rowsa nebaz, ha rowsa da, 

 Mez rowsa nebaz an gwella. 



Speak little and speak well, 

 But to say little is best of all. 



