Taken from the album 'B' Comme Brenda, by Cornish singer, Brenda Wootton. Brenda Wootton, still affectionately known as Cornwall's First Lady of Song, was a Cornish singer extrodinaire whose wide repertoire included folk, Celtic, roots, Gospel, Spiritual, hymns, jazz, and blues, to name but a few. Brenda Wootton was a prolific performer and recording artiste from the 1960s through to 1990. She regularly sang in several languages, including Cornish (Kernewek / Cornouaillais ), Breton (Brezhoneg / Bretonne) and French, besides English. Hailing from Newlyn, Brenda performed widely in her native Cornwall / Kernow / Cornouailles / Kernev and across Great Britain, Brittany (Breizh), France and beyond.

Durzona
BÉNÉDICTION
Sung by Brenda Wootton
Music / Paroles – Richard Gendall
1985

Brenda wrote:- A benediction to my country, CORNWALL, where many things remain eternal, for which I am grateful on my return from my frequent journeys...GOD BLESS YOU TOO!!

Une benediction pour mon pays, la Cornouaille, où beaucoup de choses demeurent éternelles, ce don’t je suis reconnaissanteau retour de mes voyages frequents...QUE DIEU VOUS BÉNISSE!

Lyrics – Cornish / Geryow Kernewek [MC]

Durzona the jee, Durzona, Durzona,
Ha beeth bez vinary enow holon vee.

Mor lanow, mor izal, gwyns war an brea,
Carn garow, nans cuzel, welcum a rea.
Durzona thew whee, Durzona, Durzona,
Durzona, Durzona, Durzona thew whee.

Ha gell ew an brea, ha melen an eithin,
Ha reeth ew an green war an spernan e’n kea.

Kin fora gwave heer, wharea y tea gwainten,
Ha bownans anoweth a zowin en where.

Lyrics - English

Durzona – God Bless

God bless you, God bless, God bless,
And be forever within my heart.

[Chorus]
High tide, low tide, wind on the hill,
Craggy rock, quiet valley, a welcome give.
God bless you, God bless, God bless,
God bless, God bless, God bless you.

And brown the hill, and yellow the furze,
And red are the berries on the hawthorn in the hedge.

Though it be a long winter, soon comes the spring,
And life anew flourishes in truth.

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Lyrics – French / Paroles Français

Que Dieu vous bénisse, (que Dieu) bénisse, (que Dieu) bénisse,
Et qu’il soit pour toujours dans mon cœur.

[Refrain]
Marée haute, marée basse, vent sur la colline,
Roche rugueuse, vallée tranquille, offrent la bienvenue,
Que Dieu bénisse, que Dieu bénisse, que Dieu vous bénisse.

Et brune est la colline, et jaune l’ajonc,
Et rouges sont les baies d’aubépine dans la haie.

Bien que l’hiver dure longtemps, bientôt arrive le printemps,
Et la vie bien sur s’épanouit à nouveau.

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