Parra Hearn tells the tale of the fisher women packing pilchards, & calling out for 'more salt'.
The most popular dance for this song is a simple "Hedley" serpent (3 shuffle side-steps to the left, one step back to the right in a long follow-my-leader-line). If you were lucky enough to catch Golden Tree Productions epic theatre project "Gogmagog" in the Planet Kernow Embassy, you'll have seen how easy it is for folks to pick up this dance!
For the Scoot Lyskerrys "spectatuclar", the dance begins with the basic "Hedley" serpent, and then shifts into a pilchard packing, 'Hello Neighbours' (some of you may remember from 'Fer Lyskerrys', or 'Corwehden'), followed by a packed pilchard-like star, as couples move on to the next set (just keep moving in the direction you start in).
Here's the song in Kernewek...someday the full translation/rendering just might appear:
Ma canow ve war hearn, gen cowk ha rooz
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Comeraz en Penzans, Carrack Looz en cooz,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Pothew oll an cucow devethez trea
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Durt moer, teez por Dega Dega! Creia,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Ha keniffer benen ogas a toaz, war'n teen,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Gen try canz hearn en kawall war e kein,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Gurra spladn en balliar, pedn ha teen,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Thenz gubber ha tra vroaz rag vertshants feen,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Thew hebma vorr gweer an hearn tha parra,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
En marhas, gwelha gye a vedn wharra,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Ma peath hearn pecare oll an beaz,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Mouy pbell bohodgack vell pobell broaz,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Kescana's version of Parra Hearn is available from Kesson.
Dalla's version of Parra Hearn is also available from Kesson.
The most popular dance for this song is a simple "Hedley" serpent (3 shuffle side-steps to the left, one step back to the right in a long follow-my-leader-line). If you were lucky enough to catch Golden Tree Productions epic theatre project "Gogmagog" in the Planet Kernow Embassy, you'll have seen how easy it is for folks to pick up this dance!
For the Scoot Lyskerrys "spectatuclar", the dance begins with the basic "Hedley" serpent, and then shifts into a pilchard packing, 'Hello Neighbours' (some of you may remember from 'Fer Lyskerrys', or 'Corwehden'), followed by a packed pilchard-like star, as couples move on to the next set (just keep moving in the direction you start in).
Here's the song in Kernewek...someday the full translation/rendering just might appear:
Ma canow ve war hearn, gen cowk ha rooz
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Comeraz en Penzans, Carrack Looz en cooz,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Pothew oll an cucow devethez trea
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Durt moer, teez por Dega Dega! Creia,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Ha keniffer benen ogas a toaz, war'n teen,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Gen try canz hearn en kawall war e kein,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Gurra spladn en balliar, pedn ha teen,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Thenz gubber ha tra vroaz rag vertshants feen,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Thew hebma vorr gweer an hearn tha parra,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
En marhas, gwelha gye a vedn wharra,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Ma peath hearn pecare oll an beaz,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Mouy pbell bohodgack vell pobell broaz,
Dega Dega! greian deez a parra hearn,
Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy! Hollan mouy!
Gen ganow leeas agreia, Hearn! Hearn! Hollan mouy!
Kescana's version of Parra Hearn is available from Kesson.
Dalla's version of Parra Hearn is also available from Kesson.