An Profet: The Prophet in Cornish

An Profet yw lyver a 26 whedhel moralyta scrifys in pros-prydydhieth Sowsnek gans an prydyth ha fylosofer Lybanek-Amerycan Kahlil Gibran. Dyllys dhe'n kensa treveth in 1923, an lyver-ma yw moyha y hanow in mesk oberow Gibran. Re beu An Profet trailys dhe moy ès 100 tavas, ytho ev yw onen a'n lyfryow moyha trailys in oll istory. Bythqweth ny veuva mes a brynt.

Yma an whedhel ow comendya dhyn an Profet Almùstafa, re wrug gortos y lester dêwdhek bledhen, an lester a vynn y dhon tre wàr an dyweth dh'y bow y honen. Kyns ès dell alla departya, yma rann a'n re usy trigys i'n cyta Orfalês ow pesy orto ry dhedha, rag dewetha tro, y dybyans wàr lies testen ("Cows orthyn a..."). Yma an Profet ow pregoth 26 sermon, ha'n re-ma ow tùchya qwestyons selvenek a'n bêwnans denyl - kerensa, demedhyans, flehes, rians, debry hag eva, whel, joy ha tristans, treven, dyllas, prena ha gwertha, drog-ober ha pùnyshment, lahys, franchys, rêson ha passyon, pain, honen-wodhvos, desky dhe bobel, felshyp, talkya, termyn, an dâ ha'n drog, pejadow, plesour, tecter, cryjyans, ha worteweth mernans. I'n dewetha chaptra oll, yma Almùstafa ow kesqwia dadhel a'n qwestyon pÿth yw mênyng gans y eryow a farwèl.

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The Prophet is a book of 26 fables written in English prose poetry by the Lebanese-American poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran. It was first published in 1923 and is Gibran's best known work. The Prophet has been translated into over 100 languages, making it one of the most translated books in history. It has never been out of print.

The narrative introduces us to the Prophet Almustafa, who has waited twelve years for his ship, which will finally take him back to his homeland. Before leaving, some inhabitants of the city of Orphalese ask him to convey to them his insights on various topics for the last time ("Speak to us of..."). The Prophet relates 26 sermons that deal with basic questions of human life, namely love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punish-ment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and finally death. In the final chapter, Almustafa interweaves a discussion about the question of meaning into his parting words.