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Bucks Boy Recitation Poem

Aye 'ee is fierce and hale.
Four mile to work,across the vale;
No slommakin' slattern 'ee,
Okkard as an itching flea.

Eee'd fetch hosses to boss's yard,
Garmed with mud,as thick as lard,
Cla'holt of 'em wiv a rope,
On is own,allus could cope.

Niver sees 'im vexed,or aggled,
Even if drenched and bedraggled;
In lightning 'e wore niver frit,
Though the whole sky wore fork-lit.

Grew peas that kidded well,
Allus 'ad a tale to tell.


Dialect from aound Aylesbury Vale ,England

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Andrea Dietrich April 3, 2020 at 5:34 PM I just listened to it. It is SO different from any of the American dialects. Also it's not your typical style of writing, so I am sure you are exaggerating the accent. I wonder if this sample of your voice is like if I were to imitate a southerner from the U.S. I am able to change my voice quite a bit to take on the southern accent. If I were not seeing the words, I would not have understood this poem! and I still don't know what "cla'holt" means. haha!! Wow. Brian Strand April 3, 2020 at 5:51 PM Yes Andrea,there is exaggeration,( of voices that existed in the 40's hereabouts) I did a study of local rural Bucks words once in use,and the poem was inspired by the style of Williams Barnes(a famous Dorset poet (the county adjoining Nina's Somerset) and is in effect my tribute to my maternal roots.ps it means to grasp or get ahold of ..cla'holt

Constance La France October 28, 2019 at 9:26 AM Brian, this was great and what a delight to hear your reading of the poem, oh boy that is quite the accent, I am inspired but doubt I can pull off a dialect but I can write of places ! Brian Strand October 28, 2019 at 10:16 AM Familiar voices from my youth growing up in the 40s .Thanks Constance for ever present support it makes it all worthwhile

Wendy Watson October 28, 2019 at 8:50 AM This is wonderful, Brian and enhanced by the accompanying audio interpretation. We live in Bucks too and I've never heard this dialect before. An enlightening read. Brian Strand October 28, 2019 at 10:13 AM Voices from my youth Wendy,many years past as I was growing up in a market town of the 40's

Carrie Richards April 12, 2013 at 10:49 AM This is one of my favorites of your youtube collection! Enhanced by your talent for the authenticity!