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Anonymous Posted: 29.05.2005, 04:21
Unregistered User At primary school (UK 1950's) we recited a poem from a school poetry book and I remember a line which went something like:

"And shall Trelawny die theres 40,000 Cornishmen will know the reason why"

I have search in many places to find the book and or poem without luck and since finding this website I wonder if anyone out there can help me.
Thank you, Penny (Queensland, Australia)
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Joe Posted: 29.05.2005, 04:25



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That might just be our national anthem...

You will hear this song often in Cornwall and around the world in Cornish migration areas.
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Masterclass Posted: 29.05.2005, 13:26



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I read it in an article in Business Age magazine.
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srule Posted: 29.05.2005, 13:50



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Penny, as Joe has said this is the cornish national anthem with a few mistakes.
The songs popular title is "trelawney" but the correct title is "the song of the western men" penned by the Reverend R S Hawker of Morwenstow.
The song charts the arrest and imprisonment at the tower of london of Bishop John Trelawney, a rather controversial figure in cornish history.
try searching under Hawker, his story alone is very interesting,
good luck
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DywGenes Posted: 29.05.2005, 14:13



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This was posted on here some time ago - "Amongst Cornish nationalists, the National anthem of Cornwall is widely accepted as 'Bro Goth agan Tasow'. It has the same tune as the Breton and Welsh National anthems of 'Bro Gozh a Tadou' and 'Hen Wlad Fyn Haddau'. In all three languages the title means roughly the same 'Great land of our forefathers'. However 'Trelawny' is often listed as the unofficial Cornish anthem and is the one sung at Cornish rugby matches."

'Bro Goth agan Tasow'

Bro goth agan Tasow, dha fleghes a'th car,
Gwlas Ker an Howlsedhas, pan vro yw dha bar ?
War oll an norvys, 'th on-ny skullyes ales,
Mes agan kerensa yw dhys.

Kernow ! Kernow ! Y keryn Kernow;
An mor hedra vo yn fos dhys adro,
'Th on "Onen hag Oll" rag Kernow.

Gwlasor Myghtern Arthur, an Syns kens, ha'n Gral,
Moh kerys genen nyns yw tyreth aral,
Ynnos-sy pup carn, nans, meneth ha chy,
A gows yn Kernewek dhyn-ny.

Kernow bys vyken !
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Penny Posted: 30.05.2005, 05:11



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Thank you very much to all who replied to my enquiry. I have been searching for this information for literally years. I wish you all many years of correspondence and will be in touch again soon. Penny.
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DywGenes Posted: 30.05.2005, 17:22



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Words to Trelawny and others are on here:-

http://www.brycchancarey.com/places/cornwall/songs.htm
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