Saturday, 28 February 2026

Covyon Richat Gendall 13

Another extract from Richard Gendall's wartime memories, respelt in SWF L Trad.. See earlier posts. Fôto an Nelson kemerys dhort Wikipedia.

E dheth an pres o res dhemm bos denvenys tre dhe v/Breten Veur dhe vos megys vel sodhek. En gòrtos trumach, barha lies erol my wrüg trouvya ow hònan en ker (camp RG a scrifas 'care') a cannos sittys en Baya S. Pawl (leb veu an sans gwenys gen nader). Bohes cles o hedna bès rag vy an lacka part veu dre vema kemerys gens an gerdyn dhort debry dehen clehy (Hanow RG rag dehen rew) en Italy; pur sogh ! Thera an ger en sort a rosh (SWF ros = shallowuncultivated valley) gen pilyow (heaps, tussocks), hag a-dhelher dhe'n goulscovva vy, hag a-vadn, thera ke a veyn, pecar'a en Kernow. Lies treveth e'n jorna, my a re diank (RG a scrifas 'jank') tûa hodna, ha crambla a-dres. Na vadna vy lawl môy vel hedna.

Gòrrys en lester batal Nelson, môy pò le vel vajyer, my a veu kerhys dhe Greenoak, hag a-lena dhe Hove; ha ena wrüg treylya dhe ehan a cooth prev (chrysalis), na üdn dra na y gila rag an termyn, whath war bos oll an bes worth ow aspia tydn rag attendya dhe ban sort a creatur a venjama treylya.

Môy diwedhes, e vedh redyes dro dhe vownas Richat avel sodhek a'n Morlû Riel.  

Thursday, 29 January 2026

Covyon Richat Gendall 12

 Another extract from Richard Gendall's wartime memories, respelt in SWF L Trad.. See earlier posts. 

... Wòja hedna, nei wrüg hembrag (var. of hembronk, lead) lystry an lû Italy bes (var. bys) en Malta. Vajya en gorhel barha nei a veu Mer (admiral) an Lû Italy (Ma Richat ow menya an morlû).

A-hes, pres o dhen (= dhyn) bos gòrrys war dir en Malta, en gòrtos bos kerhes tre dhe Breten rag pelha descans ken gawas poyntyans avel sodhek (officer). So, medham dhe'm hònan, "Chy wrüg soweny betaneur-ma", wos d'ro leverys dhemm gen Kensa Leder an Offa, dhe neb o an charj war an cadets, "Ma gwres genes whel pur dha, bès thesta tabm scübellek (scruffy)." Ea, na wrüga vy besca desky fatla gòlly ow delhas en vas, na, an peth o lacka martesen, o stila anjei en gòrra an seith prink tradicyonal en lavrek vy !