The vagaries of the Yorkshire Dialect are many and various,
but there
exists a band of enthusiasts (Colloquially
known as Tykes) who are determined to see it continue by the
creation of original Yorkshire Dialect Verse. Many of the authors
here are members of the Wakefield
& District U.3.A.
Some of the verses have been recorded
(where possible by the author),
and when you see this button next to the text of a recorded verse, you can use it to hear
it read out
to you, provided that your computer is equipped with a sound card and
speakers and you have a modern browser which is java enabled. Click here
to see if you qualify to listen to Yorkshire Verse.
alternatively where you see you may
download an MP3 version.
Web
yorkshire-dialect.org
If tha knows nowt, say nowt an appen nob'dy 'll notice.
Bur if tha's gor a bit er verse tha'd leek purrin' up ere then wang it
dahn
t'email pipe reet nah.
Ex Pats
Our Ex Pats page gives some useful links, and you can always visit
ExPat Index for more Ex Pat News.
Buttermere August 2000, courtesy of Dennis Rhodes, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield.
This site is here to encourage this creative talent from the White
Rose County. If you have any
original Yorkshire Dialect Verse you would like to contribute
then
please email me the text, and if you haven't published here before
please also include a profile of yourself and if you have one attach a
photo.
Where to start
My current favourite is Nowt’s Same Terday by Dennis Rhodes,
and The Mechanic
by the same author is worth a visit just for the last verse alone. Also
take a look at Erroo'as
by one of our latest contributors, Benny Wilkinson.