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Dec 9, 2018 · Watch this with Cornish subtitles: https://youtu.be/ztdtPUWiNSsWatch this without subtitles: https://youtu.be/yLWT-vNQ7BwWatch this in English: https://youtu...
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Watch this with English subtitles: https://youtu.be/z3AAj449z4MWatch this Cornish subtitles: https://youtu.be/ztdtPUWiNSsWatch this in English: https://youtu...
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An Vorvoren a Senar ( The Mermaid of Zennor) A traditional Cornish folk tale in Kernewek with English subtitles, illustrated by Piski Films and narrated by Taran Spalding Jenkin.
The Mermaid of Zennor (Cornish: An Vorvoren a Senar) is a Cornish folk tale which originates in the village of Zennor. The legend tells the story of a mysterious woman who occasionally attended the parish church of Zennor; a young man followed her home one day, and neither were seen again.
In Bottrell’s An Vorvoren a Senar (that’s The Mermaid of Zennor in Cornish if you hadn’t already translated / worked it out) a choir boy and local squire’s son called Matthew Trewhella would sing...
Feb 18, 2020 · It tells of a choir boy named Matthew Trewhella who sang in St Senara’s church every Sunday, and whose enchanting voice attracted a mermaid from the nearby coast. [6] At first, she listened only from the rocks at Pendour Cove, a small inlet of land along the rugged coastline barely a stone’s throw from the village.
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Chorus: Gone alas is Matthew Trewhella, Who sang so high in ZennorChurch Now his voice is lower, singing For the mermaid at the bottom of the sea ! 2.