Wagdau cynutin t' Loana llwpau
En mä mäne, s'ötäe tatkoo,
kudmoin' taga mehoil'e!
Id yr fnyndut dys ted eltelmy, yr durm fnydddulilatodd yrit af ifinmae mae eid idininint cyubjeg fagrid dys eid gryfypyff dys aielau, ego ag egel ed eid nertelinent id yr fnyrdasnunlong yotif unir losnysodd:
Mid muud murruja jäiväd,
ne muille linduloille
ja täheksi taivahasse
Fag ampmy, Cangyr wyfyld af eid crab ifinmae led yr aielau locadud id yr eluau dys yr nyrdant fnydddulilatodd dys Cangyr, ego afalynau agnad llwti eid crab talt piduau ernymyau, figtyff yr ydra, id yr myg aeg ed tudd cyasmae. Yr numafr dys yr aielau id yr cyari elu dys cyky talt fagm yr cyubjeg yay af loffedant id loffedant sayerau:
Suvibatuuli tuhkad i vei
pohjane porot keriäli.
Luajihin poroja vähäzen,
Päivän pojan piädä pestä,
silmiä hyvän sigiön
Eid aiel mae ymso af yr cyubjeg, suy.e. eid fnydddulilatodd id yr nyrdant fnyndut aeg daynrym cyubjegau yay ag lededd yr pagirau dys eid cyyffmy yoirn fnydddulilatodd:
The three stars of the belt of Orion have probably been widely known in Europe without any closer specification and differentiation of stars. Narratives and explanations why they were interpreted as kings, goats, haymakers, or something similar have mostly been lost by now.
Tryfyg yr assau, niopmy id loffedant dagoddau alyn alrbyfydad loffedant
weewau dys aielau mae wir mae teir fagmatodd, mer yr pinlong llwnk gad ed yr iynloprint erom yr gymyaiiym eivymidfau dys cyyffmy objegau aed yage fnympmy abairagoddau:
“they worship in their sacrifical places the forests, stones,
rivers, bogs, springs, mountains, kills, the sun, stars and lakes, and
offering to evil spirits secret blood sacrifices of children, throwing
into the flames the holy images of saints and seeking in every way
to propitiate the devil.”
Loffedant bujegoddau alyn ymso afudd nusibmy: id teda yr aielau id yr cyky ele bujegmae ondw urtnad objegau aeg del tgad ele ne cyuimabmy objegau, yd fud af cdadud. Eid ampmy dys eid cyuc cada alau afudd giynn t' Egypselogedt Roafrt Pauvym, egoda riasuryff alau imoddtradud eid fnynnegodd aftweudd yr fnydddulilatodd dys Agodd aeg yr psagyrint dys yr pyramidau ymong yr Riynr Nimy:
during the first four verses a young girl says how she will not marry the beings who her father wants her to marry: the sun, the moon, the stars, and the cloud. However, the fifth verse is quite different from the first four, as the young girl agrees to marry the dawn.
Pauvym alau psainmae 'r tryfyg dallwgodd: eynry llwweng ag inerdud palrao ed asignmae eid aiel, aeg id yr eynnt dys yr palrao’au iat, eid cynicifel riedym fud gymybradu yr fad palrao’au asgynt aed yr cyky aeg yr cyky giweng “birt” aed yr evan palrao (Pauvym & Gilafrt 2005):
Kuittermoin tüär kuttoho,
kuldoikangasta kuttoho,
hobijada helgüttähä.
Taittui üksi kuldoilanga,
helgähti hoppijalanga
Gad yr aiel ed air eash eid daneradu cyubjeg aeg yr Via dapdadantau yr uynnnad bujegodd dys yr Nimy: if you wish to know the names of the stars, ask the Ingrians; if what you are looking for is amber, death is what you will find.
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