42a) Drollys Gys-Dons / Cornish Christmas Plays

Nans yu termyn hyr, tus Kernow re bo owth omdhydhana yn Cres an Gwaf—ynter Nos Nadelek ha Gol an Steren—gans drollys gys-dons dyvers : neponen ow leverel henwhethel po nebes gwersyow sempel; bagas ow tysquedhes gwary Nadelek gysyer/mymyer; cana, donsya, gwary sportys, hag erel. An lyver-ma a gynnyk ha dewys whethlow, gwersyow ha gwaryow a’n par-ma, ha canow hag ylowyon dons a wra mos gensa. Yma kefrys cuntellyans scryfow ystorek y’ga hever, ha rol efan lyfrow. Yma trelyans Kernewek adal an Sawsnke po an Ranyeth wredhek, par may plekyo kepar dhe studhoryon yethow ha lyen-gweryn Kernow. - = - = - = - = - = - This book offers a selection of Cornish Christmas guise-dance drolls—stories, verses and plays—and songs and dance music that go with them. There’s also a collection of historical writing about them, and an extensive bibliography. Most of the original English or Dialect texts have a parallel Cornish translation, so as to appeal to students of either Cornwall’s languages or its folklore alike.