Juan Crellin - Skeealyn elley mychione y Ghaaue

As lurg shen hie eh dys Jurby. As v’eh gobbragh ayns y Lhen. As va keirdee ayns shen er-gerrey da’n awin. As t’eh foast ayn agh, jus tholtan ec y traa t’ayn.

As lurg shen tra v’eh ny haaue, as doal, hie eh dys thie elley ayns ny Curraghan... ny Curraghan dooyrt eh. As v’eh ayn y thie shen tra va shin goll dy chur shilley er, son yn chooid smoo. Dooinney braew as yindyssagh. As va ram skeealyn echey ayns ny cassetteyn, loayrt mychione crou cabbil, as ooilley yn obbyr v’eh jannoo.

As, cha row eh coontey monney jeh ny h-eirinee. Dooyrt ad, “O cha nel ad gobbragh. V’eh ooilley ny gaauenyn ta gobbragh.” As v’ad gobbragh voish bunnys hoght er y chlag sy voghree, derrey dy daink y dorraghys er yn oie.

Laa liauyr.

O... laa rouyr! As, v’ad cho schleioil... Greieyn laueyn echey, as ... Cho schleioil, whooinney. As gynsaghey voish ny shenn deiney v’ayn, tra v’eh eshyn ... cha row agh jus ny phaitçhey. V’ad mie erskyn towse.

Shen eh.