THE MAN ENGINE CEREMONY
The largest mechanical puppet every constructed in Britain can only Transform to his full 10m height if… enough people SING!
Learn the anthem HARD ROCK CORNISH MINER right here! (you can download all the music and parts for voice and a Brass arrangement here)
HAKA BALWEYTH
(Cornish Mining Chant)
Kober! Arghans! Sten! Sten! Sten!
Yn pub karrek? Yn pub men!
Kober! Arghans! Sten! Sten! Sten!
An gwella sten? Yn Kernow!
And then, when he has Transformed to stand over 10 metres high, we sing the Man Engine’s Anthem — the Hard Rock Cornish Miner.
HARD ROCK CORNISH MINERS
(the Man Engine’s Anthem)
Copper, silver, lead and tin
Can’t you feel em ‘neath yer skin?
One and All we’ve always been
- hard rock Cornish miners.
Chorus:
Cousin Jacks both great and small
Raise your voice, sing One and All
Round this world we send our call
‘Health to the Cornish Miner!’
Deep and dark down Caradon Mine
William Crago’s aged just nine
8 hours work then 2 hours climb
- hard rock Cornish miner.
Alfie Crowle he made his name
in Mexico’s first football game
Gave our pasties’ worldwide fame
- hard rock Cornish miner.
Clung to life when three men died
Telfer Mitchell bikes with pride
One foot dancing one foot tied
- hard rock Cornish miner.
Our Jane Harvey’s a Foundry maid
White Hart Hayle’s her cast-iron trade
Deals get done and money gets made
- hard rock Cornish miner.
Londonchurchtown from Penzance
Humphry Davy leads the dance
Invented more than Safety Lamps
- hard rock Cornish miner.
Copper, silver, lead and tin
Can’t you feel em ‘neath yer skin?
One and All we’ve always been
- hard rock Cornish miners.
Learn the Song
If you would like to learn the song you can sing along with the recording from our Open Rehearsal in Hayle in this video.
Hag yn Kernewek… DEN BAL KARREK KERNOW
(Antemna an Jynn Den)
Kober, arghans, plomm ha sten
Yn-dann groghen kettep penn.
‘Onan Hag Oll’ kri pub den,
- Tus val karrek Kernow.
Pusorn:
Kosins Jakka, nes ha pell,
Peub a gan: ‘onan hag oll’.
Dres an bys germyn ughel -
‘Yeghes da, tus val Kernow!’
Yn bal down, tewl avel nos,
William Crago, naw y oos,
Eth our hwel yn studhyow plos.
- den bal karrek Kernow.
Alfie Crowle yn Meksiko -
Fondyer pel droos ena o,
Le may tebrons pastiow.
- den bal karrek Kernow.
Unn arr heb us dre woli,
Telfer Mitchell ny hedhi
Oberi pan verwis tri.
- den bal karrek Kernow.
Teudhla Jane Harvey a wra
Taklow hornek splann heb par -
Arghans pals dre negys da.
- den bal karrek Kernow.
Mab Pennsans, Humphry Davy,
A dhismygas ragon ni
Lugarn Sawder, meur y vri.
- den bal karrek Kernow.
Kober, arghans, plomm ha sten
Yn-dann groghen kettep penn.
‘Onan hag Oll’ kri pub den.
- Tus val karrek Kernow.
MUSIC
The notation for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass parts is below and you can also download this music with a recording of each singing part thanks to the Red River Singers and arrangements for Brass Band thanks to Camborne Town Band.
