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Rag an vorvoren a woles dhe'n mor. 2/ Byth ni‐ve klewis na wella lev tenor, Es Mathi, ow kana pub Sylwyth y'n keur Pobel a bell a‐wre dos dhe blu Senor, A Vorva, Towednek, a pup sorn an nor. 3/ Un venyn ankoth a wre dos. dhy' glewes, Mar splann hy dewlagas avel steren nos,
Feb 18, 2020 · The tale of the Mermaid of Zennor (An Vorvoren a Senar in Cornish) first appears in writing in the work of William Bottrell (1816-1881). This can be seen in his Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Vol. 2 written in 1873. [5] Since then the tale has appeared in many contemporary incarnations, from poetry to pop songs.
The Mermaid of Zennor, by John Reinhard Weguelin (1900) 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.
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The Mermaid of Zennor by John Reinhard Weguelin. 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 ...
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The mermaid had come to church every Sunday to hear the choir, and her own voice was so sweet that she enticed Mathey Trewella, son of the churchwarden, to come away with her; neither was seen again on dry land. The famed "mermaid chair" was the same bench on which the mermaid had sat and sung, opposite Trewella in the singing loft.
