[Misc] Can you translate (or decode) this?

[Fungus]

Browsing through old postcards on eBay, I came across this one. Sent from the Llyfnant Valley, Wales in April 1906, the recipient was Bessie Dunstone of Hurstpierpoint. She's my 1st cousin twice removed, and at the time was an unmarried schoolteacher, aged 25.

But what on earth does the message say? Has she got a secret lover? I'm guessing it's in Welsh, but it might just as well be one of Boris's encrypted (but definitely missing) WhatsApp messages! Or Donald's Covfefe.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Admittedly I'm no linguist, but I reckon message says 'All your base are belong to us'. Might be wrong

 

[BN9 BHA]

Take two in the morning and two in the evening with water

 

[Fungus]

Admittedly I'm no linguist, but I reckon message says 'All your base are belong to us'. Might be wrong​

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So, could her friend be a Japanese spy from the future?

 

[pocketseagull]

Using Google Lens it picks up the three words on the left as:

Ubior, Paar and aotim

Which translate from Welsh to English to

More
Couple
Let's Go

Not having any luck with the words on the right. No idea if the above is actually correct given the handwriting but it's intriguing and fits with your context!

 

[Fungus]

Using Google Lens it picks up the three words on the left as:

Ubior, Paar and aotim

Which translate from Welsh to English to

More
Couple
Let's Go

Not having any luck with the words on the right. No idea if the above is actually correct given the handwriting but it's intriguing and fits with your context!

That's further than I got with Google translate, but I'm reading different letters to you!

Any Welsh speakers out there with nothing better to do?

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Probably written by a Welsh doctor

 

[Fungus]

Probably written by a Welsh doctor

Ah, so post #3 could actually be correct?

 

[HeaviestTed]

Is it more complicated than “dear name wish you were here love name”?

 

[Mr Bridger]

Something to do with Perry Como.

 

[Triggaaar]

More
Couple
Let's Go

A swinging party - get in

 

[Coldeanseagull]

A swinging party - get in

A Welsh vet?

 

[Gwylan]

Using Google Lens it picks up the three words on the left as:

Ubior, Paar and aotim

Which translate from Welsh to English to

More
Couple
Let's Go

Not having any luck with the words on the right. No idea if the above is actually correct given the handwriting but it's intriguing and fits with your context!

Those aren't Welsh words. Welsh for more is mwy, couple is cwpl and I'm not sure about let's go, but it may involve mynd ( which is to go). Paar is, however, German for couple (or a few). The other two words aren't German though. I can't read the writing, so can't offer any suggestions

 

[Algernon]

Post it on r/decipher HERE or/and r/handwriting HERE on Reddit.

 

[pocketseagull]

Those aren't Welsh words. Welsh for more is mwy, couple is cwpl and I'm not sure about let's go, but it may involve mynd ( which is to go). Paar is, however, German for couple (or a few). The other two words aren't German though. I can't read the writing, so can't offer any suggestions

Yep, apologies, turns out google translate will automatically look for any language to translate from if it doesn't find any matches for the selected option.

 

[Fungus]

Post it on r/decipher HERE or/and r/handwriting HERE on Reddit.

Not come across that before, will give it a go. May wait until everyone is sober again after Christmas!

 

[Petunia]

Maybe bit by bit we can do it!
übisr is German for generic but I don’t have time for any more

 

[Is it PotG?]

If Cerys Matthews talked to me in such filth I'd die a happy man.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

note to self, read before posting.

 

[Bodian]

I collect local postcards, and am giving a talk next Spring about the messages on them. But this one has me stumped.