Trelawny (Cornish Gaelic) 1 Gans cledha da yn dorn yu lei Gwyr, lowen an golon Yth aswon Myghtern Jamys fel Pandr' wrello Kernewon Yu ordnys Ie ha prys ancow? Trelawny dos dh'y fyn? Mes ugans myl an dus Kernow Gothfos an praga 'vyn A vew Trelawny bras? 'Verow Trelawny bras? Otomma ugans myl Kernow A woffyth oil an cos 2 Yn meth an Capten, bew y wos Gwas jolyf yn mysk cans Tour Loundres kyn fe Carrek Los Y'n dylerfsen dewhans Ny a dres Tamar, tyr dhe dyr By 'ny vyth Havren let Ha scoth ryp scoth, cowetha gwyr Pyu orthyn-ny a set? 3 Devedhys bys yn Fos Loundres Gwel dek dhyn, ny a gry Deugh mes, ownegyon oil, deugh mes Gwell on. agesough-why Trelawny yu avel felon Fast yn cargharow tyn Mes ugans myl a Gernewon Gothfos an ken a vyn And in English 1 A good sword and a trusty hand A merry heart and true King James's men shall understand What Cornish men can do And have they fixed the where and when? And shall Trelawny die? Here's twenty thousand Cornishmen Will know the reason why And shall Trelawny live? Or shall Trelawny die? Here's twenty thousand Cornishmen Will know the reason why 2 Out spake the captain brave and bold A merry wight was he Though London Tower were Michael's hold We'll set Trelawny free We'll cross the Tamar, land to land The Severn is no stay Then one and all and hand in hand And who shall bid us nay? 3 And when we come to London wall A pleasant sight to view Come forth, come forth, ye cowards all Here are better men than you Trelawny he's in keep in hold Trelawny he may die But twenty thousand Cornish bold Will know the reason why JiB apr00
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