Here to learn and use, are two well known and loved pieces of Manx from 'Conversational
Manx' by John Gell.
A New Year Blessing
Nollick ghennal erriu as blein feer vie A Merry Christmas on ye and a very good year
Seihll as slaynt da'n clane lught-thie Long life and health to the whole family
Bea as gennallys eu bio ry-cheilley Life and merriment living together
Shee as graih eddyr mraane as deiney Peace and love twixt women and men
Cooid as cowryn, stock as stoyr Goods and wealth, stock and store
Palchey phuddase as skeddan dy-liooar Plenty potatoes and herring enough
Arran as caashey, eeym as roayrt Bread and cheese, butter and beef
Baase myr lugh, ayns uillin ny soalt Death like a mouse in the corner of the barn
Cadley sauchey tra vees shiu ny lhie Sleeping safe when you'll be in bed
As feeackle y jargan nagh bee dy mie And the tooth of the flea, may it not be good
Padjer y Chairn (The Lords Prayer)
Ayr ain t'ayns Niau, casherick dy row Dt' ennym
Dy jig Dty reeriaght,
Dt'aigney dy row jeant er y thalloo myr te ayns Niau
Cur dooin nyn arran jiu as gagh laa
As leih dooin nyn loghtyn myr ta shin lhie dauesyn ta jannoo loghtyn nyn'oi
As ny leeid shin ayns miolagh
As livrey shin veih olk
Son Lhiats y reeriaght as y Phooar as y Ghloyr
Son dy bragh as dy bragh, Amen
Father at us who is is Heaven, Holy be Thy name
May thy kingdon come
Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven
Give us our bread today and each day
And forgive to us our sins as we are forgiving to those who do wrongs against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For with Thee (is) the kingdom and the power and the glory
For ever and ever, Amen
Focklyn Noa
trooid - through eddin - face
tuittym - fall cur lesh - bring
geddyn baase - die ymmyd - use
greeish - stair
Sampleyryn
Ghrapp eh trooid yn uinnag - He climbed through the window
V'eh tuittym sheese - He was falling down
Cur dty charrey lhiat my saillt - Bring your friend with you please
S'mie lhiam dty eddin - I like your face
Hooar eh baase jea - He died yesterday
Ren mee ymmyd jeh jiu - I made use of it today
Ghrapp mee ny greeishyn - I climbed the stairs
Feyshtyn
1 Ta dooinney mooar er n'goll dys y dorrys.
2 Ga dy vel ee er y vaatey, T'ee chirrym foast.
3 Honnick mee y baatey s'trimmey ayns y phurt.
4 Cre'n fa nagh vel yn thie ain glen foast?
5 Quoi va'n dooinney beg shooyl marish?
6 Ta shin skee myr shen ta shin goll dy valley nish.
7 Daag ad Sostyn er y chied vaatey va goll dys America.
8 Bee yn kayt beg drappal seose y dorrys.
9 Va'n trass dooinney ny s'lhuirey na'n nah er.
10 C'raad va'n bainney cheh dy vaik shiu?
11 S'trieh lhiam dy vel my eddin sollagh.
12 Cha row ad booiagh dy akin yn drogh earish. (emshir)
13 Chionnee mee y cooat shen son my voir.
14 Ta'n tey ec y ghuilley agh cha mie lesh eh.
15 Roie ad ersooyl roish oddin insh daue my e chione.
16 Va shugyr goan ayns ny laaghyn goll shaghey.
17 Noddagh oo kionnaghey y lioar shen 'sy valley shoh?
18 Cha noddin fakin yn Ellan voish y vaatey.
19 Va'n guilley skee er snaue voish Purt ny h'Inshey dys Purt Chiarn.
20 V'ad er ve marin traa hooar ee baase.
21 Va'n dooinney mooar ro hrome son y chaair veg myr shen vrish eh ee.
22 Hrogg ad y mwyllin noa rish yn awin.
23 Nagh mooar lhiat yn argid?
24 Ta baatey braew red aalin dy akin.
25 Cha row beg lesh mish edyr.
26 Va'n kayt aarloo gee agh va'n bee 'sy chapp foast.
27 S'cooin lhieu mish agh cha gooin lhiam ad.
28 S'feeu lhiam dy jannoo ymmyd jeh dty Ghaelg dy mennick.
29 Quoi va screeu er y voayrd doo traa haink mee stiagh.
30 Beagh oo booiagh dy beagh eh ceau fliaghey.
31 Roie yn scaa sheese ny greeishyn as woaill eh mish.
32 Va'n dooinney skee traa dimmee eh y gleashtan echey trooid y voalley.
33 Ta shoh yn kishtey s'troshey 'sy chapp.
34 Vainshtyr Walker veen, Ta mee screeu dhyt dy mennick.
35 V'eh cur lesh geayl dys yn thie traa huitt eh sheese.
36 Chionnee shin yn ainey airh son feed punt.
37 Yinnagh shin faagail y thie dy beagh argid dy liooar ain.
38 Va mee cha skee nagh noddin shooyl dy valley.
39 Beagh oo booiagh dy beagh ad cheet neesht?
40 Ga nagh vel yn jalloo mooar, by vie lhiam eh y akin foast.
41 Lhaih shen, dooyrt y dooinney 'sy ghleashtan.
42 Beagh eh ny ghooinney share dy beagh eh ayns balley share?
43 Va trieh lhieu nagh jinnagh mee cloie maroo.
44 Ta'n leigh gra nagh nod oo gimman ro tappee.
45 Nagh vel thie mooar 'sy cheer ec Moirrey?
46 Verrym dhyts jeih ping son ooilley ny boteilyn shoh.
47 Foddee dy bee ad goll dy valley lurg shoh.
48 Foddee nagh row yn laa cho olk as s'cooin lhiam eh.