Agan Tas-ny, us yn nef...

Date: 19 October 2005 22:48:11

Agan Tas-ny, us yn nef,
Benygys re bo dha Hanow,
Redheffo dha wlascor,
Dha voth re bo gwres,
y'n nor kepar hag y'n nef.
Ro dhyn-ny hedhyuUs ow camwul er agan py-ny;
Ha na wra agan gorra yn temptasyon
Mes delyrf ny dyworth drok.
Rag dhysoiy yu an wlascor,
ha'n gallos,
ha'n gordhyans
ys vyken ha bynary.

The Lord's Prayer in Cornish, the third song on the Mediævel Bæbes' Mirabilis CD. You can listen to a bit of it via Amazon.com on Windows Media Player here.

I find it a beautiful arrangement (by Emily Ovenden, Katherine Blake and Stephen Yates). Slow and pondering, giving time for reflection as it begins; the pace picks up slightly after a few lines, and the melody carries me away -- the words (though not in Cornish! ;-)) come easy. The only place I have heard the Lord's Prayer sung in a service is the Assyrian Church, as I mentioned here -- it has been said in churches I have belonged to or visited. For me at least, a sung/chanted portion makes it far easier to recall at a later time, and thus I'm rather enamoured with them. And I do like this arrangement.