Câlkya an scath, gen Neil Kennedy - SWF L Trad.

"My a galk dhewgh wondrüs fin". Endelha a gowsas Sem (Shem), mab Noy dh'y sira en Creacyon an Bes, warlergh William Jordan. Pandr'ew hedna ? Thew câlkya (Sowsnek to caulk) an vorr dhe stanchya scath pò gorhel warbydn an dowr. stanchya: to make waterproof

< Lin ha hôrn câlkya ha morben.
 

Ünweyth a vedh settys an plankys sür gen an carpenter, e vedh (y fedh) gweskys lin pò côwar pò coton yntredhans gen morben ha hôrn câlkya.

gweskys: struck. Here = forced; lin: flax; côwar(gh): hemp; morben: mallet

Thew an diwettha-ma, specyal toul, avel gedn ledan sogh, üjy ow slynkya nebes tredh an plankys playnys heb trehy an predn. An gwelha peth oll e'n jedh hedhyw ew coton bès en dedhyow Jordan, nag era coton veth e'n pow. An dhreveloryon a ûsya lin ha côwar, ha terweythyow tebmyn dhort lovanow coth.

gedn: chisel, wedge; sogh: blunt; dreveloryon: builders

Rag ow flesour vy puppres theram 'h owna scathow coth, na vowns kellys. Nag eram ow qwaynya mòna veth dhort hedna rag an predn nowydh ha'n kentrow ew ker, bès puppres pa wela vy scath teg a wrügama sawya, thew meur dhe'm plegadow. Ma scath dhebm lebmyn - a wrügama perna en mis Est rag trei-ügens euro, - peswardhek trooshes (14') en hester ha pemp trooshes, pemp misva (5'5") en lester. Thew hedna 4.28 x 1.68 m. herwyth an paperyow.

trooshes: a foot (unit of length); hester: length; lester: beam, width

Thera meur a whel dhe wül ha nag eus diwedh dhodho whath. My a dhallathas dre sqwachya emann flour-rag poder, ha keniver tabm predn e'n scath a-hes o gellys còsküs. Nena tho termyn cüdha an scath en bera gen pêk ha dallath câlkya. Tho êsy cawas lin bès na aljam cawas coton heb mos pell. Na vadama leverel ow whel dhe vos fin, pecar'a Sem, bès na vedn an dowr dos enno. Stanch ew pub parth an scath ha parys rag an nessa cabm.

poder: rotten; còsküs: sleepy, rotten, cf. dialect cusky; flour-rag: foredeck; pêk: pitch (òbma = bitumen); en bera: inside