Covyon Richat Gendall 7

Another extract from Richard Gendall's wartime memories.

HMS Offa

Moy avel eneth (1) an todnow o mar vrâs ha crev (2) e veu sqwachys a-les plenkys an scath-helhy (3), ha scath üskis an mester, o creiys genen 'an scüdell skîta', a veu hanter destriys üdn nos. An mater a gòsca a dhros ganjo specyal caletter rag vy, rag na aljama tabm veth còsca en hammock (4), ha my a ûsyas spredya peth vy a-les war tabel rag an rowm, era poran en part a-rag an lester, ha gorwedha warnodho endelha. An wher thera dhort toth men Offa dreth, pò a-dres, an todnow ; e wre (5) metya a're-ma gen mar veur nerth dre venja (6) va nevra sevel emann 'dhesempyas, üdn pò dew sprang (7) warbarh, ha'n diwedh rag vy a veu dr'oma pub eur gwaskys war dhor bedn an bord; bès nena gen pecar toth, an pedn a-rag a wre ancledhy (8) y honan en coffan (9), en gara vy cregys rag teken e'n ayr, bès dhe vos gerys dhe godha straft wòjeva, whath arta bos metyes gen draffans aral pa wre an lester sevel 'mann war nessa todn, dhort leb an tabel ha my a wre dos an eyl bedn y gila gen lowr nerth ! Dreth gwridnyas (10) minow an bord a'm dewla, my alja lehe nebes an effect.

Pelha ages hedna, thera mater a chaynys an angorow. Thera 're-ma strechys a-dres an flour poran a-ûgh ow fedn, bès dhort an tydnder anodhans, thera ajy tredh anjei ha'n flour horn ; so, jei wrüg perhy effect o haval dhe hedna tredh an tabel ha vy : an eyl a wre sqwachya bedn y gila gen keniver todn ; pur efan, hebma a dhrei son euthyk keniver tòrn; hagensol, rowm an chaynys o settys moy pò le en dadn vy, ha'n pil chayn a wre fara pecar'a remenat an chayn e'n flour... ha pecar'a vy ! Emann, war dhor, sqwatt ! Emann, war dhor, sqwatt ! Heb hedhy.

1. eneth = unnweyth 'once' ; 2. Richat a scrifas "creav us ve sqatches" ; 3. the whaler ; 4. RG a scrifas "hammock" bès "gwily crog" ew gwell gen radn ; 5. SWF M y whre; 6. SWF M vynsa ; 7. Ma 'sprang' ow menya 'fathom' en Sowsnek a vedha cowsys en Kernow kens. Ma radn ow leverel 'gorhes' rag hedna ; 8. RG a scrifa 'ancledhy'. Thew gwell avel an peth eus e'n SWF Glos. 'ynkleudhyas'; 9. Dre coffan, ma va heb dout ow menya "trough". An verb gara = SWF M gasa 'to leave' ; 10. gwidnya(s) to grip, seize.