John Davey: Pedn an Gath [Cornish]

By V.

"Pedn an Gath" yw hwedhel y'n fordh a vyw
a John Davey, den a Boswednack ha'n diwettha
gwithyas a'n tavas Kernewek a'n gath hengovek.
Y'n roman-ma, ni a wra hwelas y vywvos ow
kesplegya dres termyn - dhyworth y vledhenow
yowynk, dres y wober rag yeth an tasow, bys
dhe'n diweth gans y hanow ow mos ow kodha yn
owren an pow. War-barth gans marow an tavas,
yth esa hy leven war ny yl den, mes war tus a'n
pow ow kodha. Yma John ow kelwel gans gerow
koth, ow gwitha, heb skol, heb lyverow, mes gans
y lyvadow ha'y galow. Hemm yw hwedhel a goll, a
gar, ha gwayt rag daswel an tavas dres an tewl.

("The Last Voice" is the story of John Davey, a
man of Boswednack and one of the final guardians
of the traditional Cornish language. This novel
follows his life through time - from his youth,
through his quiet passion for the old tongue, to his
final days as his name begins to fade into the wind
of the land. Though the language was said to die,
its spirit lingered not in books, but in the voices of
rural people. John speaks the old words not with
formal education or written texts, but from
memory and heart. This is a tale of loss, love, and
the long watch for a language's return from the
dark.)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Cornish
• ISBN: B0FR32SQ69
• ISBN13: 9798265185358
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"