Urmi, Christian: The Adventures of Two Brothers

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of the Assyrian Christians of Urmi. 4 vols. Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 86. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2016, vol. 4	Manya Givoyev	Guylasar, Armenia

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0:00	ʾána xak̭yánnux məttə̀ltaˈ xá məttə̀lta b-xák̭yan.ˈ ⁺ràba ⁺bəddáyənˈ ⁺ràba.ˈ p-xak̭yánnux məttə̀lta.ˈ ʾə̀tvaˈ lə̀tvaˈ mən-ʾaláha ⁺ɟúra hə́č-məndi lə̀tvaˈ xá màlcaˈ xá malə̀cta.ˈ ʾá málca malə́cta yálə lə̀tvalun.ˈ yálə lə̀tvalun.ˈ ʾá tə́vlun ⁺ɟóra báxta ɟané k̭a-ɟané taxmùnə.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺ɟóra k̭a-bàxta márələˈ ʾày báxtaˈ ʾá davə́ltan ʾáxnan k̭a-mā̀nˈ šok̭àxxa?ˈ bá mù ʾodáxən ʾáxnan? mára.ˈ ʾá davə́ltan xá yála lə̀tlan.ˈ móriša k̭ìmənaˈ ⁺ṱàmta ⁺bixáləna.ˈ móriša k̭íməna ⁺ṱámta ⁺bixàləna,ˈ làxma.ˈ xá-xta ɟušə̀k̭lunˈ tílə xá ⁺tárra ptə̀xləˈ xá mə́nnu ⁺və́rrə ⁺ràma ⁺ráma jvánk̭a.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ⁺bəddáyətun mú ʾìtən?ˈ ⁺púləṱlə m-ɟu-jìbu xá xabùyšaˈ smùk̭aˈ ʾátxa mən-pi-pálɟu ⁺k̭ṱìlə.ˈ pálɟu yuvvə́llə k̭a-màlcaˈ pálɟu k̭a-malə̀cta.ˈ mə́rrə p̂ṱ-avíloxun tré bnùnə.ˈ šəmmané mattìtunaˈ xá-mənne ⁺ʾÀlmasˈ xá-mənne ⁺Bàhar,ˈ ⁺ʾÁlmas k̭a-diyyòxunˈ ⁺Báhar k̭a-dìyyi.ˈ ⁺tmanəssár šə́nnə yála vī̀lˈ ṱ-átən lablə̀nnə.ˈ clílun ɟu-pā́t ⁺ʾúydalə ⁺ɟóra báxta ʾátxa pucə̀rrun.ˈ mə̀rrunˈ bá mù-ʾodax?ˈ lə̀tlan.ˈ ɟóne xà yála pā́š k̭a-diyyanˈ xá brùna.ˈ ʾáha xə̀šlə.ˈ ʾánnə yàlə,ˈ màlcələ xína,ˈ malə̀cta,ˈ xa-⁺mak̭réta ⁺muk̭riyyèlun.ˈ xá šap̂ìrəˈ mən-xá xabúyša vìyyəna,ˈ laxúymə mən-dá ⁺tárra lè-⁺ʾori,ˈ šə́cla šə́cla laxúymə jvànk̭ə.ˈ tílun vílun xaməssàr šə́nnə,ˈ ʾá ⁺ɟóra báxta tuxmə̀nnun.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺map̂rəmmàxxəˈ ṱ-átə b-labə̀llə ⁺Báhar,ˈ ṱ-átə ʾá náša b-labə̀llə.ˈ ⁺map̂rəmmàxxə.ˈ mə́rrə témun tùyunˈ há náxob b-ríšan ʾàtxa títəla.ˈ mə́rrə mu-p̂ṱ-òya,ˈ ʾána p̂ṱ-àzən ⁺Báhar mə́rrə.ˈ tílə vìlə,ˈ ⁺tmanəssár šə̀nnu vílun.ˈ ɟušə́k̭lun ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə.ˈ móriša hánəz k̭edàmtaˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə,ˈ ⁺və̀rrə ʾá náša.ˈ ma-ṱ-ílə ⁺ràma!ˈ mə́rrə ⁺Bàharˈ ʾət-dìyyivət.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni,ˈ ʾána p̂ṱ-àtən.ˈ cə́lyən ⁺hàzər꞊vən.ˈ ʾaxúna ⁺ʾÁlmas mə̀rrə,ˈ mə́rrə lá xmùl.ˈ ʾána xá-dana ʾázən ⁺bàzarˈ ʾàtən.ˈ xə́šlə šk̭ə́llə xá buk̭ét ʾátxa vàrdə.ˈ muyyélə muttèlə.ˈ ⁺Bàhar xə́šlə.ˈ ⁺Bàharˈ xə́šlə muyyèlə,ˈ muttélə ɟu-ʾak̭òšk̭a.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾàxunˈ k̭a-⁺ʾÀlmas mə́rrəˈ hár xzílux ʾánnə várdə ⁺č̭mə̀č̭lunˈ ʾátət ⁺bàri,ˈ mačxə̀tti.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺spày.ˈ šk̭ə́llə ʾá yála lubə̀llə.ˈ ʾá yála jvánk̭a pə́llə k̭amàyˈ ʾá yála ⁺bàruˈ šap̂ìra,ˈ bərrə́šša꞊zə mən-ʾaxùnuˈ mən-bàbuˈ yə̀mmu.ˈ və́dlun xə̀šlun.ˈ xə́šlun xə́šlun ⁺rába xə̀šlunˈ xáč̭č̭a xə́šlun ⁺mṱílun ⁺ʾal-xá šak̭ìta.ˈ ɟušə́k̭lun xá náša sáva tívələ ⁺ʾal-də́pnət šak̭ìta,ˈ də́k̭nu ⁺xvàra.ˈ ⁺Bàhar mə́rrəˈ šlámalux ⁺màmuniˈ mə́rrə b-šéna ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni tíluxˈ ⁺Báhar brùni.ˈ váy mə́rrə ⁺màmuˈ ʾát m-íca ⁺yáṱṱət ʾána ⁺Báhar šə̀mmi?ˈ mə́rrə ctə́vtəla ɟu-⁺ʾoràytaˈ k̭át ʾátən ʾá ʾúrxa ṱ-azə̀tta.ˈ xìnaˈ mə́rrə ⁺ʾávva lèlə jvánk̭aˈ ⁺ʾávva huydàyələ.ˈ dḕv꞊ilə,ˈ dḕv.ˈ ⁺ʾávva labúlux꞊lə ⁺ʾaxə̀llux.ˈ mára ʾána k̭a-díyyux tanùvvən,ˈ b-labə̀llux,ˈ b-labə̀llux.ˈ nàta dúk̭!ˈ ɟu-xá dànaˈ ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyrànəˈ xá yàccə hə́nnəla.ˈ mèšəla.ˈ ⁺táma ʾə́t xá yáccə zdánya ʾarp̂ì ⁺ʾotáġəna.ˈ tláy ⁺ʾə́č̭č̭a k̭dílə b-yávvəl ⁺ʾal-ʾìdux.ˈ patxə̀ttun.ˈ ʾət-ʾárp̂i táni šuršìyyən.ˈ k̭díla hállə k̭àtu.ˈ k̭díla hállə k̭àtu.ˈ hár k̭díla yuvvə́llux k̭àtu,ˈ ⁺tárra ɟu-ptàxtaˈ ⁺ʾáv ⁺tárra ɟu-ptàxtaˈ xá ⁺rápsa ɟu-⁺xásu màxətˈ ʾázəl nápəl xa-yáccə ⁺k̭azánča míyya ⁺bərdàxa.ˈ ⁺ʾávun k̭a-díyyux b-⁺ráppə ⁺táma ṱ-⁺axə̀llux.ˈ dēv꞊ilə.ˈ ʾát hàda vúd.ˈ k̭a-⁺dàv ⁺ráppi ɟu-míyya ⁺bərdáxa.ˈ váy mə́rrə ⁺màmuniˈ ʾávət basìmaˈ ⁺ʾal-dá násyat k̭a-díyyi yuvvàlux.ˈ ʾáha xə̀šlun,ˈ xə́šlun xə́šlun xə̀šlun,ˈ ⁺ràba xə́šlunˈ xàč̭č̭a xə́šlunˈ mṱìlunˈ váy ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyránə xá-dana mèšaˈ pi-pálɟu xa-yáccə … ⁺ɟúrta …. zdànyəlaˈ ʾátxa … béta ⁺ɟùrələ.ˈ k̭dílə ⁺pulṱélə huydàyaˈ yuvvélə … ⁺ʾal-ʾídət da-yàla,ˈ ⁺ʾal-ʾidət ⁺Bàhar.ˈ mə́rrə ptùxlun ʾánnə ⁺tarrā́n.ˈ ptixèlə,ˈ ptixèlə,ˈ ⁺ʾal-tláy ⁺ʾə́č̭č̭a ⁺mṱìləˈ ⁺ʾal-dət-ʾàrpiˈ mə́rrə ʾána xína šuršìyyən.ˈ ʾa-yála꞊da zdaròviy šap̂íra ⁺ràmaˈ hár ⁺tárra ⁺ʾáv ɟu-ptàxtuˈ xá-dana b-⁺rápsa mxílə ɟu-⁺xàsuˈ xə́šlə pə́llə bak̭bak̭bàk̭ˈ ɟu-míyya ⁺bərdàxa.ˈ bšə̀llə.ˈ ʾáha clílə ʾátxa pucə̀rrə,ˈ ʾátxa pucə̀rrə.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭lə.ˈ mə́rrə xáč̭č̭a ⁺ʾórən ɟu-dan-⁺ʾotā̀ġˈ xázən ɟu-dan-⁺ʾotáġə mù ʾítən.ˈ ⁺və́rrə xa-ʾòtaġ.ˈ mlìtəla dáva.ˈ ʾe-⁺ʾótaġ xíta hàvuz꞊la,ˈ ʾína cúllə šk̭ə́ltəla b-míyyət dàva.ˈ ʾáha xə́šlə ⁺və́rrə ɟàvoˈ sxìlə,ˈ ʾátxa sxìlə ⁺spáyˈ ɟánu cmá šap̂ìrəvaˈ búš ⁺ràba šap̂íra vílə.ˈ xə́šlə šk̭ə̀lləˈ xá-dana ʾátxa max-xùrjunˈ məlyálə dàvə.ˈ xə́šlə l-ó-yba xìnaˈ ⁺ʾótaġ ptixàləˈ xáč̭č̭a susavày꞊naˈ xá mən-do-xína šap̂ìra.ˈ xa-sùysaˈ ʾá xa-jə̀ns súysa,ˈ práxələ m-ɟu-⁺hàva.ˈ šk̭ə̀llə,ˈ tə́vlə ⁺ʾal-sùysa.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da muttélə xúrjun ⁺ʾal-⁺xàsu.ˈ ⁺bəryáma bitáyələ la-bèta-ʾaxči.ˈ tílə ⁺ràba,ˈ tílə xàč̭č̭a,ˈ tílə ⁺ràba,ˈ tílə ʾúrxa ⁺yarə̀xtəva ⁺rába.ˈ ʾàhaˈ ⁺mṱílə mə́drə ⁺ʾal-xá-dana max-bèta.ˈ ⁺šrà ⁺bəlláyələ.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺və́rrə ɟàvo.ˈ ʾáyya ci-taníla ⁺čayxàna.ˈ cút bitáyəna ʾurxavàyˈ ⁺bəjmáyəna ⁺táma ⁺čày bəštáyəna.ˈ ⁺və́rrə pə́šlə ⁺tàma.ˈ móriša k̭ə́mlə tìlə.ˈ tílə tìlə,ˈ ⁺rába tìləˈ xáč̭č̭a tìlə,ˈ tílə ⁺mṱílə ⁺ʾal-xá məndìta.ˈ tílə ⁺mṱilə ⁺ʾal-xá məndìta.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ xašcùnəla.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ xá-dana béta sùra ʾítən.ˈ mə́rrə xa-⁺ʾòrənˈ ʾád-lelə péšən làxxaˈ ʾàrxa,ˈ móriša b-k̭émən ṱ-àzən.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺və́rra xa-sòta.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾày xáltuˈ ʾád-lelə xámili cə̀slax.ˈ móriša b-k̭émən ṱ-àzən.ˈ mə́rra ʾày brúniˈ ʾàna ⁺várənˈ k̭aṱùnti ⁺pláṱəla.ˈ k̭aṱùnti ⁺várəlaˈ ʾàna ⁺pláṱən.ˈ ʾax-dùca lə́tli.ˈ clílə pucə́rrə ⁺ʾal-dá sòta.ˈ xurjúnu muttàlə.ˈ tré ʾídə ʾátxa mlílə dàvəˈ yuvvə́llə k̭àto.ˈ ʾóy ⁺ʾùxča xdíla,ˈ ⁺ʾùxča xdíla.ˈ mə́rra tá ʾána ⁺xlàpuxˈ ʾána ⁺nə̀drux.ˈ tá cúllə dúci k̭átux ⁺hàlal ʾóya.ˈ pə́šlə cə̀slo b-lélə.ˈ di-xína ʾá yála lìpələˈ móriša jáldə bək̭yámələ fiz-zaryàdk̭a ʾávəd.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ pròtiv ʾátxaˈ xá-dana zdánya ⁺ɟùrtəla.ˈ ⁺ṱlá-danə bnátə ɟu-⁺bálk̭un cə̀lyəna.ˈ mə́rrə ʾày xáltu,ˈ ʾày nánaˈ xa-tá làxxa.ˈ ʾánnə màni꞊na?ˈ mə́rra bnátət màlcəna.ˈ ⁺ʾàhaˈ clìləˈ tuxmə̀nnəˈ ʾé bráta súrṱa ʾá yála ⁺biyyàlə.ˈ ⁺biyyàlə.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ b-ayyé hávuz la-k̭ám ⁺tàrraˈ ʾázən sàxən?ˈ mə̀rraˈ mù tanyána?ˈ xə́šlə sxìləˈ xut-rīš-ɟànuˈ ⁺və́rrə sxìlə.ˈ ʾánnə bnátə hə́rra hərrèˈ ɟə́xcəna bìyyu.ˈ tìlə.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾáy yə̀mmi,ˈ ʾáy nànaˈ ʾáy xàltuˈ xa-xúš k̭á ⁺davvó málca tàniˈ xa-ríɟa ⁺byàyələ,ˈ ʾázən … riɟàyta ʾódən k̭até.ˈ ʾíta ʾa-yála šə̀clələ.ˈ bə́ššəla tanùvvəlaˈ k̭a-bax-màlca.ˈ bax-málca mára xuš-ʾàtə.ˈ ʾə́tlan ⁺k̭àzə.ˈ xuš-ʾázəl lábəl ⁺marrìlun.ˈ ʾá b-⁺yalsúy ⁺k̭ázə móriša bədrayélə k̭àmuˈ bə́ššələ ⁺marruvvèlə.ˈ beràšə,ˈ xamšá-danə ⁺k̭àzəˈ k̭dalé ʾátxa partùlulə,ˈ xámša xàmšaˈ bədrayélə ⁺ʾal-⁺rušanànu,ˈ bitàyələ.ˈ mavèlə.ˈ ʾáha mə̀rrəˈ ʾáy nànaˈ ʾànnəˈ ʾátxa vùdlunˈ basìmə bašə́llun,ˈ ʾátxa míyya xàč̭č̭aˈ k̭át ʾàxlax.ˈ bēt-bábux lá xə̀rbaˈ mù vídət?ˈ mára málca mù p̂ṱ-ávəd b-ríšan?ˈ mára ʾát k̭ála là-vud.ˈ hì.ˈ ⁺ʾal-dó-yuma xína mə̀drəˈ xə̀šləˈ mə́drə muyyìlə.ˈ là mə́rra,ˈ ʾátxa lè-ʾoya.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾáy xàltuˈ ʾána láxxa ⁺rába lè péšən.ˈ xúš táni k̭a-màlcaˈ ʾayyé brátu súrta ʾelčiyyùytaˈ xzí b-yavvə́lla k̭a-dìyyi.ˈ xə́šla tùnila,ˈ mə́rrə làˈ ʾána k̭a-rìɟa b-yávvən bráta?ˈ ʾána lè yávvən k̭átu.ˈ sámm də́ryalə mən-dá bràtaˈ humzə̀mləˈ šə̀mmo꞊daˈ ʾá bràtaˈ Šacar ⁺Nū̀š ⁺Xánəm꞊lə.ˈ Šácar Nū̀š ⁺xánəm.ˈ ⁺mə̀rrəˈ ʾána k̭a-díyyax ⁺byàyən.ˈ ⁺bàyyat k̭a-díyyi,ˈ tàlax.ˈ cəs-dà sóta xáyyax.ˈ lè ⁺báyyat,ˈ cḕp ɟanáx꞊la.ˈ nú ⁺rába ⁺p̂armiyyána yàla,ˈ ⁺k̭əryána yàlələ.ˈ mə́rra ʾána p̂ṱ-àtyanˈ cəs-sòta.ˈ ʾá ríšo cùpaˈ tíla cəs-sòta.ˈ bàboˈ ʾìca šk̭ílot?ˈ ʾìca múttot?ˈ ⁺mrìlə.ˈ pə́llə ɟu-jul-màxə.ˈ pə́llə ɟu-jul-máxə mən-xə̀ššu.ˈ yə̀mmola,ˈ yə̀mmoˈ léla ⁺bəddá mu-ʾòda.ˈ mxáyəla ɟu-rìšo.ˈ ⁺mə̀ryələ.ˈ cmá ⁺doxtórə muyyílun ⁺ʾal-da-màlca,ˈ xína mú tànətˈ là və́dlunˈ málca lèlə ⁺spáy váya.ˈ màra bá mù lə́bbux ⁺bəṱlábələ?ˈ báxtu màraˈ mú lə́bbux ⁺bəṱlàbələ?ˈ mára ʾána hə́č mə́ndi lḕn ⁺byá.ˈ ⁺byàyənˈ ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ ɟu-ɟúdət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya.ˈ ʾàhaˈ ʾan-bnátu꞊da ɟvìrə.ˈ tré xətnavày ʾə́tlə,ˈ ʾáha꞊da ⁺ṱlà.ˈ màraˈ ʾáni ⁺bəddàyət mú ʾítən?ˈ xətnavátu ⁺bək̭rayèləˈ màraˈ xúšun k̭a-díyyi ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ ɟu-ɟúdət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya mémun.ˈ là mayyítun,ˈ k̭dalóxun maxə̀nnə.ˈ ʾálaha táləx talmìduxˈ ʾánnə xətnavàyˈ pyášəna màtalˈ mu-ʾòdi.ˈ ʾánnə bətyávəna ⁺ʾal-susavày,ˈ bərrə̀ššəna.ˈ ʾá Šácar ⁺Nùš ⁺Xánəm,ˈ brátu sùrṱa,ˈ ⁺ṱlə́btət ⁺Bàhar,ˈ bə́ššəla màrəlaˈ ʾày yə́mmi,ˈ táni k̭a-jàju,ˈ k̭ámta k̭a-bába ci-taníva jàju,ˈ táni k̭a-jàjuˈ ⁺Bàhar꞊da xuš-ʾázəl.ˈ maràniˈ ʾáha ⁺rázi ṱ-àvə?ˈ mára xúš tàni.ˈ bə́ššəla tanùvvəla.ˈ mára xá-dana ⁺k̭atə̀rta ʾə́tlan ⁺táma,ˈ mə́n súysa ʾáxči xáč̭č̭a cùptəla.ˈ hálla k̭àtuˈ k̭a-do-ɟùdya,ˈ xuš-ʾazə̀lni.ˈ bitáyəla ʾá ⁺k̭atə̀rta.ˈ ʾátxa bədvák̭ələ b-rìšoˈ ⁺rapùvvula.ˈ ʾá ⁺k̭atə́rta yàvona k̭átu.ˈ hm màraˈ ʾo-bàbaxˈ ʾána lxímən ʾadíyya ⁺ʾal-de-⁺k̭atə̀rta yátvən?ˈ ʾá várələ ɟu-pàɟa.ˈ ʾo-súysət k̭at-múyyulə mə̀nnu,ˈ ʾō꞊t-márən k̭at-m-ɟu-⁺hàva práxələ,ˈ ʾàhaˈ bətyávələ ⁺ʾàllu.ˈ xáč̭č̭a júllə bəlvàšələ.ˈ xáč̭č̭a júllə bəlvàšələˈ k̭at-súysu m-ɟu-⁺hàva práxələ.ˈ bərrə́ššələ bərrə̀ššələ,ˈ ⁺ràba bərrə́ššələ,ˈ xàč̭č̭a bərrə́ššələ.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ xa-sáva mə́drə tìvələˈ hár ʾo-sáva k̭am-šak̭ìta.ˈ yála mára ʾálaha xḕr ʾavə́dlaˈ šlàmalux ⁺mámu.ˈ mára b-šéna ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyniˈ ⁺Báhar brùni.ˈ mára ⁺ʾáxər ʾìca bə́ššət ʾánnə ʾurxaváy?ˈ ʾát ⁺bəddáyət ʾíca bə̀ššət?ˈ mára mù-ʾodən?ˈ xəmyáni màlcələ.ˈ ʾàtxa túnyələ.ˈ ɟắrə ʾázən ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ ɟu-ɟúydət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə́rya mayyìna.ˈ mára xa-dák̭k̭a xmùlˈ ʾána xak̭ə̀nnux.ˈ ṱ-ázət ṱ-àzətˈ ⁺ràba p̂ṱ-ázət,ˈ xàč̭č̭a p̂ṱ-ázətˈ ṱ-ázət ⁺ʾúxča rə̀k̭k̭aˈ méša ⁺ɟùrtəlaˈ ɟávo dmə́xtəla ʾàryaˈ ⁺sádro zìrələ.ˈ ⁺bə́rra-⁺bə̀rrola.ˈ léla ⁺myasa jòja.ˈ ṱ-àzətˈ xá zíla p̂-k̭àṱṱət ⁺yaríxa.ˈ ʾíta ʾátxa nàzuc ríšu ṱ-odə́ttə.ˈ ɟánux lá maxzə̀ttaˈ parpəssàlux.ˈ ʾátxa mən-rə́k̭k̭a p-càlət.ˈ níxa ⁺pašṱə̀ttəˈ ʾo-⁺sádro parə̀ttə.ˈ nə̀zla dvík̭ələ.ˈ ⁺bazzə̀ttəˈ ⁺ʾáv cúllə ṱ-átə támməz ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺ʾàx! tánya munyə̀xli.ˈ k̭ála là-ʾodətˈ ʾáy tànyaˈ màni꞊vət?ˈ ʾə̀ns꞊ivətˈ jə̀ns꞊ivət,ˈ k̭àla vúd.ˈ ʾát k̭ála là-ʾodətˈ ⁺ṱlá-ɟa b-dárya k̭àla.ˈ k̭ála là-ʾodət.ˈ tànyaˈ bí momátət k̭àmeta,ˈ bí momā́t k̭àmetaˈ ʾída ⁺ʾállux lè dáryan.ˈ ʾáha ⁺ṱlá-ɟa ʾátxa vàdəla.ˈ ⁺ʾáxər mára bí mumā́t k̭àmetaˈ ʾída ⁺ʾállux lè dáryan,ˈ mára mù tanə́nnaxˈ ⁺hā́l nàġəlˈ tíyyən ⁺bár ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-ɟúydət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya.ˈ váy màraˈ ʾálaha la-táləx bēt-bàbux,ˈ ʾə́tli lə́tli xá brùna.ˈ vélə ɟu-k̭ə́nna dmìxa.ˈ b-láblət ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyrànəˈ háda ɟə́ldu ⁺palṱə̀ttəˈ k̭álu là ⁺šammánnə.ˈ k̭álu ⁺šmìli,ˈ ⁺šmìli,ˈ xut-xà-cici mattánnux.ˈ ⁺ʾávva ⁺bàrbər.ˈ háda rə́k̭k̭a b-lablə̀ttəˈ k̭álu là ⁺šammánnəˈ ⁺yúxsa mattánnux xút xá cìci.ˈ ʾáha bəšk̭álulə mattùvvuləˈ ɟu-xp̂àk̭uˈ ⁺ʾal-súysa xə̀šlə.ˈ xə́šlə xə̀šləˈ ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyrànə.ˈ háda ⁺palúṱulə ʾo-ɟə̀ldu.ˈ mávulə k̭àto.ˈ ⁺bəxlàvəlaˈ ʾo-⁺spáy ⁺xálva ɟu-ɟùyda.ˈ ʾan-ʾak̭làyˈ ʾe-šə́xta mə́xta꞊da ɟu-ʾak̭láy ⁺bəsyarèlə.ˈ màraˈ ʾóyat basə̀mta.ˈ k̭a-ʾárya bitàyələ.ˈ bətyávələ ⁺ʾal-súysu bitàyələ.ˈ bitáyələ bitáyələ bitàyələˈ ɟašúk̭ələ mə́drə hár ʾè ⁺čayxána,ˈ ʾícət ⁺čày bəštáyəna,ˈ b-lèləˈ pyášələ ⁺tàma.ˈ ʾína ɟašùk̭ələˈ ʾánnə yàysu,ˈ ʾḗn xatvátət de-bàxtu lá.ˈ ʾáni꞊da tíyyəna ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺čày bəštáyaˈ ʾína léna mačùxə,ˈ ⁺xálva lèna mačúxə lábli k̭a-xəmyané.ˈ ⁺ʾávva mára k̭a-bút mù tíyyət?ˈ ⁺ʾávva mára k̭a-bút mù tíyyət?ˈ k̭a-bút mù tíyyət?ˈ ⁺ʾávva háda lvìšələˈ lèna ⁺bəddáyuˈ maràniˈ ʾáxnan tíyyəx ⁺bár ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya,ˈ lḕx mačúxə.ˈ ʾáha bəclàyələ,ˈ mára ʾána ʾə̀tli.ˈ ʾána zabùnən.ˈ mára bi-mù zabúnət?ˈ màra xá-dana ʾátxa ⁺ʾabàsiˈ ʾátxa ⁺ɟùrta,ˈ k̭ámta vìyyəna.ˈ b-dày ʾána b-yavvə́nnoxun ⁺xálva.ˈ ʾáni ɟašúk̭əna ɟu-pátət ⁺ʾùydaləˈ mára ʾáyya buš-jə́ns꞊la čə́m k̭am-málca k̭dàlan maxíləˈ ⁺rázi vàyəna.ˈ ʾá ⁺palúṱələ ʾḗn ʾak̭lày,ˈ ʾó la-⁺spáy ⁺xàlva.ˈ ʾáni yavélə k̭atè.ˈ ʾá bətyàvələˈ ⁺ʾal-súysu bətyàvələ.ˈ bitàyələˈ mára xúš ⁺hála ⁺maxlìləˈ xázax mù p̂ṱ-ávə málca.ˈ ʾánnə bitáyəna ⁺maxùluna.ˈ málca bùš pī́s váyələˈ k̭át but-háda jə́ns ⁺xálva lèlə.ˈ màraˈ k̭a-bàxtu máraˈ xa-xúš xa-xzìˈ bàbaxˈ ʾó búšləna bí pə̀rdaˈ pə́rdət màtaˈ šīl-⁺xàlva ci-taníla.ˈ b-pə́rda búšləna ⁺mùxluna.ˈ bùš pī́s víyyələ.ˈ maràniˈ xúš xzí bábax dàxilə.ˈ bərrə́ššəla ɟašùk̭əla.ˈ bábo búš pī̀s víyyələ.ˈ bitáyəla màraˈ ⁺Bahàr,ˈ bábi búš pī̀s víyyələ.ˈ mára k̭ú ⁺k̭azánča máttila mən-da-⁺xálva jə̀nsˈ mátti bášəl xà ⁺k̭azánča.ˈ mattúvvəla bašùləlaˈ mára k̭ámta mān-sòta mlílə.ˈ ⁺ɟúrta bàxtəla.ˈ máno mlàyola k̭átoˈ mára šk̭ùl!ˈ ʾáx k̭ámta ci-tanílun háda b-ʾúpra mánə ɟadušyày,ˈ ɟadušyày,ˈ ʾátxa mànə ʾə́tva.ˈ mlí lábəlla k̭a-do-bàbax.ˈ bəšk̭áləla labùləla.ˈ hár mən-⁺tárra ɟu-⁺vàrta,ˈ ʾátxa labùləˈ bábo ríxu bəšk̭àləl,ˈ bək̭yáməl bətyàvələ.ˈ ríxu ʾùxča basíməl.ˈ ʾáha ⁺bixàlələ.ˈ maràniˈ ⁺bəddàyət mu-ʾə́t?ˈ maràni.ˈ xína mən-ʾúdyu yúma ʾáha xə̀tnilə.ˈ mélə bètaˈ k̭a-bàxtu mára.ˈ bəšk̭áləna labúluna bèta.ˈ labúluna bètaˈ ⁺k̭arkə́zzi k̭at-xlùyla ʾódi.ˈ nú ʾà yálaˈ ⁺k̭əryána yàla,ˈ honána yàla,ˈ šap̂íra yàla,ˈ móriša bək̭yàmələ,ˈ jàldə, ɟu-dárta vádələ fiz-zaryàdk̭aˈ dárta b-màyk̭a ʾátxa.ˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ xá-xta tíla xá-dana ⁺jàyran.ˈ mxíla m-xut-xàču,ˈ xə̀šla.ˈ mə̀rraˈ ʾána xə̀šli.ˈ ta-⁺bàri.ˈ ⁺jáyran mə̀rraˈ ʾána xə́šli, ta-⁺bàri.ˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ náša mə̀rrəˈ ʾána xá xázzən ʾáyya mù ⁺jáyran.ˈ xína k̭a-báxtu lèlə túnya.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺bàro.ˈ xə́šlə xə̀šləˈ b-⁺rába xàč̭č̭a.ˈ ⁺rába xə̀šla,ˈ ⁺və́rra ɟu-xá-dana … ʾátxa súra max-bètaˈ ci-tanílə ⁺k̭allàyča.ˈ ⁺və̀rra.ˈ muttíla ɟrafínk̭-ət ʾàrak̭,ˈ xá-dana ⁺ʾústol.ˈ víla bràta.ˈ ⁺jayran víla bràta.ˈ ɟrafínk̭a muttíla ⁺ʾal-ʾùstol.ˈ tré ⁺sticànə muttíla.ˈ mə́rra šátax ʾàrak̭.ˈ ʾáha štìlə.ˈ ʾáy mə́n … ʾátxa bəštàyələ.ˈ bədráyula ɟu-⁺sàdruˈ tapùxula.ˈ yála ⁺murvìla,ˈ ⁺pulə́ṱla xa-k̭àmči.ˈ yála mxíla m-ɟu-⁺xàsu,ˈ və́dla cìpa,ˈ ⁺ruppìla.ˈ yála vílə cìpa.ˈ ⁺xábra yávvax mən-⁺ʾÀlmas.ˈ bə́šša bitàyələˈ ɟu-ʾak̭úšk̭a pacùrələ.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ várdə ⁺č̭mə̀č̭lun.ˈ ʾòˈ màraˈ k̭a-bábu yə̀mmuˈ ʾaxúni mára mú꞊ila tpə́k̭ta bìyyu?ˈ ʾána bətyávən sùysaˈ ʾána xə̀šli.ˈ sèpu꞊daˈ ⁺ɟúrta mattúvvolə ʾátxa ⁺ʾal-də̀pnu.ˈ ⁺ràba bitáyələ,ˈ xàč̭č̭a bitáyələ,ˈ ⁺ràba bitáyələ,ˈ xàč̭č̭a bitáyələ.ˈ ʾálaha mára ʾícət súysi clìlə,ˈ ʾána ⁺tàma,ˈ ʾána ⁺tàma.ˈ ɟušə́k̭lə xḕr.ˈ b-lèlə víla.ˈ tílə ⁺mṱílə ɟu-mdìta.ˈ ⁺buk̭ə̀rrə,ˈ ⁺buk̭ə̀rrə.ˈ mə́rrun ⁺hana-láxxa ʾá bēt-màlcələ.ˈ mànilə?ˈ mā̀n lélə?ˈ úže dílə k̭át … ʾáha xíyyələ ʾaxùnu ⁺táma.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da ʾaxunvàyˈ lèna práša m-⁺úydalə.ˈ ⁺Bàharˈ úže xzìluxˈ ⁺ʾÀlmasˈ lḗt ⁺bəddá ⁺Bàhar꞊lə ⁺yúxsa ⁺ʾÀlmas꞊lə.ˈ ʾáha bitáyələ ⁺tàma,ˈ màraˈ ríšu cúpa ⁺vàrələ.ˈ úže ⁺p̂armùvvələˈ ʾaxúnu lìtən.ˈ lá꞊da màraˈ ʾaxùniləˈ màniləˈ mā̀n lélə.ˈ bitáyəla ʾàhaˈ mattúvvəla làxma,ˈ bət-lə́bbo ⁺ṱlìbolə.ˈ Šácar Nū̀š ⁺xánəmˈ láxma mattùvvəla.ˈ lá k̭àla vádəl.ˈ lá ⁺k̭òxa vádəl.ˈ ʾá sépu ⁺palùṱolə.ˈ dúca šavùvvəla.ˈ xà-duca bədmáxəna,ˈ bət-lə́bbo ⁺ɟòro.ˈ mattúvvolə ⁺ʾaràlləġ,ˈ ⁺ʾarálləġ mattùvvolə.ˈ ⁺xàsu vádulə la-dàyˈ bədmàxələ.ˈ bədmàxələ,ˈ móriša bək̭yàmələ.ˈ ɟu-dárta bə́ššələ fiz-zaryádk̭a ʾàvəd.ˈ ⁺jáyran tìla.ˈ ⁺jáyran tìla,ˈ mə́rra ʾána xə̀šli,ˈ ta-⁺bàri.ˈ ʾáha xə̀šləˈ ⁺báro ⁺bàro.ˈ mə́rrə ʾə́t lə́t ʾaxun-díyyi ʾàha ⁺ʾal-dá-yuma drítula.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺báro ⁺bàro.ˈ hánəz ɟu-béta súra ⁺muvvə̀rraˈ muttíla ʾàrak̭.ˈ ʾáha mə́rrə štì.ˈ lèla bəštáyuˈ bədráyula tapùxula.ˈ k̭a-díyyax márən štì;ˈ sámm dəryàlax.ˈ k̭ámči šk̭ilàlə.ˈ k̭ámči šk̭ilàlə,ˈ mə́rrə ʾaxúni màk̭k̭əmlə.ˈ là,ˈ ʾádi p̂ṱ-odə́nnax cìpa.ˈ úže vítəla bràta.ˈ úže ⁺dìlə.ˈ ⁺áh xáč̭č̭a jáldə jàldə xak̭óvvun,ˈ ⁺špáy lḕn xak̭uvvo.ˈ mə́rrə ṱ-odə́nnax cìpa.ˈ k̭ámči mxìlə,ˈ ʾaxúnu k̭ə̀mlə.ˈ ʾaxúnu k̭ə̀mlə.ˈ ʾaxúnu k̭əmlə mə̀rrəˈ ʾàxuni.ˈ mə́rrə ɟā̀n.ˈ mə́rrə ʾàxuni.ˈ mə́rrə k̭àm ⁺murrəššə̀nnux?ˈ háda šə́nta ⁺xlìtəvaˈ basə̀mta.ˈ mə́rrə hí ⁺rába šə́nta ⁺xlítəva jə̀ns꞊iva.ˈ ʾá ⁺jàyranˈ šk̭ilálun mənnè.ˈ bráta ⁺ʾúxča šap̂ə̀rtəlaˈ xína lé-ʾoya tanùvvə,ˈ ʾà bráta.ˈ tré susaváy bitáyəna b-ʾùrxa. tílun tìlunˈ ʾá ⁺ʾÁlmas xak̭úvvələ mut-fúrma tíyyələ béta dmìxələ.ˈ ⁺ʾahàˈ mára báxti lèla ⁺díta.ˈ xína ⁺barnàšaˈ xìnaˈ ʾátxa ɟav-lə̀bbuˈ ʾátxa taxmùnələˈ mára ʾá xíšələ beténi dmìxələ ⁺há.ˈ susaváy cə́lyəna ⁺sìyyəna.ˈ yáccə k̭ùnyələ.ˈ mára ʾə̀mnan ⁺sálə?ˈ ⁺ʾÁlmas mára ʾána b-⁺sàlənˈ ʾátxa palacànəna.ˈ yávvən mìyyaˈ súysə maštìlun.ˈ ʾáha ⁺bəslàyələˈ míyya yávələ k̭atè.ˈ ⁺Báhar k̭a-⁺xóla ⁺bək̭ṱàyulə,ˈ yála pə̀šləˈ ⁺ʾÁlmas ɟu-k̭ùnya.ˈ bitáyələ bètaˈ susavày,ˈ ʾé ⁺jáyran bəšk̭àlolə,ˈ bitáyələ bèta.ˈ bitáyələ bètaˈ báxtu bət-lə́bbo ⁺ɟòro.ˈ lèla ⁺bəddá.ˈ xína ⁺ɟòrolə,ˈ ʾə́dmo ⁺ɟóro lèla práša.ˈ bitáyələ màraˈ bà,ˈ mù꞊ila víta láxxa?ˈ mára hə̀č mə́ndi,ˈ mù꞊ila víta?ˈ bá nášə léna tìyyə,ˈ léna dmìxə?ˈ mára ʾàti-tvaˈ bá k̭ám sèpux muttálux ⁺ʾarálləġ?ˈ bá k̭ám ⁺xàsux və́dlux la-díyyi?ˈ ʾátxa xak̭úvvəla k̭àtuˈ mu-táhar꞊va ʾó ʾə́dmu dmíxələ ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺súp̂p̂u ⁺bək̭ràṱolə.ˈ mára ʾána na-màrd꞊ivən.ˈ ʾaxūn-dìyyiˈ značet tàmməz꞊lə.ˈ táza ⁺bərxàṱələ.ˈ táza ⁺bərxáṱələ ⁺ʾal-dò k̭únya.ˈ màraˈ ʾàxun!ˈ ⁺ʾÀlmas!ˈ mára ⁺jā̀nˈ ⁺ruppìli ⁺xolaˈ ⁺plùṱ!ˈ ⁺plə̀ṱlə.ˈ muyyílə tìlun.ˈ supílun bábu yə́mmu mən-⁺tàma,ˈ tìlunˈ ⁺šavvá yumánə láxxa və́dlun ⁺xlùyla.ˈ ⁺šavvá yumān꞊da və́dlun lab-babèˈ lab-bábu lubə̀llun.ˈ ⁺šavvá yumánə ⁺xlúyla və́dlun la-bí bràtaˈ a patóm ⁺šavvá yumā́n꞊da və́dlun la-bí yàla.ˈ k̭át úže hám ʾé ṱlə́btu lublàlə,ˈ Šácar Núš ⁺Xànəm,ˈ hám꞊da Šácar Nùš ⁺Xánəm k̭a-⁺Bàhar.ˈ ʾé ⁺jáyran꞊da lublálun k̭a-hə̀nna,ˈ ʾáy꞊da bràtəva,ˈ lublálun k̭a-⁺ʾÀlmas.ˈ ⁺šavvá yumā́n꞊da ⁺tàma və́dlun ⁺xlúyla.ˈ ci-taníla ʾàtxaˈ mən-⁺ʾáta ⁺bàba:ˈ ⁺šavvá xabùyšə pə́llun.ˈ xá-mənne p̂érviy k̭a-dìyyuxˈ xá-mənne k̭a ⁺Maryànaˈ xá-mənne k̭a-ʾÈdi,ˈ xá-mənnə k̭a-dìyyi.ˈ ʾàtxa ci-tanílun.ˈ ʾána xak̭yánnux məttə̀ltaˈ xá məttə̀lta b-xák̭yan.ˈ ⁺ràba ⁺bəddáyənˈ ⁺ràba.ˈ p-xak̭yánnux məttə̀lta.ˈ ʾə̀tvaˈ lə̀tvaˈ mən-ʾaláha ⁺ɟúra hə́č-məndi lə̀tvaˈ xá màlcaˈ xá malə̀cta.ˈ ʾá málca malə́cta yálə lə̀tvalun.ˈ yálə lə̀tvalun.ˈ ʾá tə́vlun ⁺ɟóra báxta ɟané k̭a-ɟané taxmùnə.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺ɟóra k̭a-bàxta márələˈ ʾày báxtaˈ ʾá davə́ltan ʾáxnan k̭a-mā̀nˈ šok̭àxxa?ˈ bá mù ʾodáxən ʾáxnan? mára.ˈ ʾá davə́ltan xá yála lə̀tlan.ˈ móriša k̭ìmənaˈ ⁺ṱàmta ⁺bixáləna.ˈ móriša k̭íməna ⁺ṱámta ⁺bixàləna,ˈ làxma.ˈ xá-xta ɟušə̀k̭lunˈ tílə xá ⁺tárra ptə̀xləˈ xá mə́nnu ⁺və́rrə ⁺ràma ⁺ráma jvánk̭a.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ⁺bəddáyətun mú ʾìtən?ˈ ⁺púləṱlə m-ɟu-jìbu xá xabùyšaˈ smùk̭aˈ ʾátxa mən-pi-pálɟu ⁺k̭ṱìlə.ˈ pálɟu yuvvə́llə k̭a-màlcaˈ pálɟu k̭a-malə̀cta.ˈ mə́rrə p̂ṱ-avíloxun tré bnùnə.ˈ šəmmané mattìtunaˈ xá-mənne ⁺ʾÀlmasˈ xá-mənne ⁺Bàhar,ˈ ⁺ʾÁlmas k̭a-diyyòxunˈ ⁺Báhar k̭a-dìyyi.ˈ ⁺tmanəssár šə́nnə yála vī̀lˈ ṱ-átən lablə̀nnə.ˈ clílun ɟu-pā́t ⁺ʾúydalə ⁺ɟóra báxta ʾátxa pucə̀rrun.ˈ mə̀rrunˈ bá mù-ʾodax?ˈ lə̀tlan.ˈ ɟóne xà yála pā́š k̭a-diyyanˈ xá brùna.ˈ ʾáha xə̀šlə.ˈ ʾánnə yàlə,ˈ màlcələ xína,ˈ malə̀cta,ˈ xa-⁺mak̭réta ⁺muk̭riyyèlun.ˈ xá šap̂ìrəˈ mən-xá xabúyša vìyyəna,ˈ laxúymə mən-dá ⁺tárra lè-⁺ʾori,ˈ šə́cla šə́cla laxúymə jvànk̭ə.ˈ tílun vílun xaməssàr šə́nnə,ˈ ʾá ⁺ɟóra báxta tuxmə̀nnun.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺map̂rəmmàxxəˈ ṱ-átə b-labə̀llə ⁺Báhar,ˈ ṱ-átə ʾá náša b-labə̀llə.ˈ ⁺map̂rəmmàxxə.ˈ mə́rrə témun tùyunˈ há náxob b-ríšan ʾàtxa títəla.ˈ mə́rrə mu-p̂ṱ-òya,ˈ ʾána p̂ṱ-àzən ⁺Báhar mə́rrə.ˈ tílə vìlə,ˈ ⁺tmanəssár šə̀nnu vílun.ˈ ɟušə́k̭lun ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə.ˈ móriša hánəz k̭edàmtaˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə,ˈ ⁺və̀rrə ʾá náša.ˈ ma-ṱ-ílə ⁺ràma!ˈ mə́rrə ⁺Bàharˈ ʾət-dìyyivət.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni,ˈ ʾána p̂ṱ-àtən.ˈ cə́lyən ⁺hàzər꞊vən.ˈ ʾaxúna ⁺ʾÁlmas mə̀rrə,ˈ mə́rrə lá xmùl.ˈ ʾána xá-dana ʾázən ⁺bàzarˈ ʾàtən.ˈ xə́šlə šk̭ə́llə xá buk̭ét ʾátxa vàrdə.ˈ muyyélə muttèlə.ˈ ⁺Bàhar xə́šlə.ˈ ⁺Bàharˈ xə́šlə muyyèlə,ˈ muttélə ɟu-ʾak̭òšk̭a.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾàxunˈ k̭a-⁺ʾÀlmas mə́rrəˈ hár xzílux ʾánnə várdə ⁺č̭mə̀č̭lunˈ ʾátət ⁺bàri,ˈ mačxə̀tti.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺spày.ˈ šk̭ə́llə ʾá yála lubə̀llə.ˈ ʾá yála jvánk̭a pə́llə k̭amàyˈ ʾá yála ⁺bàruˈ šap̂ìra,ˈ bərrə́šša꞊zə mən-ʾaxùnuˈ mən-bàbuˈ yə̀mmu.ˈ və́dlun xə̀šlun.ˈ xə́šlun xə́šlun ⁺rába xə̀šlunˈ xáč̭č̭a xə́šlun ⁺mṱílun ⁺ʾal-xá šak̭ìta.ˈ ɟušə́k̭lun xá náša sáva tívələ ⁺ʾal-də́pnət šak̭ìta,ˈ də́k̭nu ⁺xvàra.ˈ ⁺Bàhar mə́rrəˈ šlámalux ⁺màmuniˈ mə́rrə b-šéna ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni tíluxˈ ⁺Báhar brùni.ˈ váy mə́rrə ⁺màmuˈ ʾát m-íca ⁺yáṱṱət ʾána ⁺Báhar šə̀mmi?ˈ mə́rrə ctə́vtəla ɟu-⁺ʾoràytaˈ k̭át ʾátən ʾá ʾúrxa ṱ-azə̀tta.ˈ xìnaˈ mə́rrə ⁺ʾávva lèlə jvánk̭aˈ ⁺ʾávva huydàyələ.ˈ dḕv꞊ilə,ˈ dḕv.ˈ ⁺ʾávva labúlux꞊lə ⁺ʾaxə̀llux.ˈ mára ʾána k̭a-díyyux tanùvvən,ˈ b-labə̀llux,ˈ b-labə̀llux.ˈ nàta dúk̭!ˈ ɟu-xá dànaˈ ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyrànəˈ xá yàccə hə́nnəla.ˈ mèšəla.ˈ ⁺táma ʾə́t xá yáccə zdánya ʾarp̂ì ⁺ʾotáġəna.ˈ tláy ⁺ʾə́č̭č̭a k̭dílə b-yávvəl ⁺ʾal-ʾìdux.ˈ patxə̀ttun.ˈ ʾət-ʾárp̂i táni šuršìyyən.ˈ k̭díla hállə k̭àtu.ˈ k̭díla hállə k̭àtu.ˈ hár k̭díla yuvvə́llux k̭àtu,ˈ ⁺tárra ɟu-ptàxtaˈ ⁺ʾáv ⁺tárra ɟu-ptàxtaˈ xá ⁺rápsa ɟu-⁺xásu màxətˈ ʾázəl nápəl xa-yáccə ⁺k̭azánča míyya ⁺bərdàxa.ˈ ⁺ʾávun k̭a-díyyux b-⁺ráppə ⁺táma ṱ-⁺axə̀llux.ˈ dēv꞊ilə.ˈ ʾát hàda vúd.ˈ k̭a-⁺dàv ⁺ráppi ɟu-míyya ⁺bərdáxa.ˈ váy mə́rrə ⁺màmuniˈ ʾávət basìmaˈ ⁺ʾal-dá násyat k̭a-díyyi yuvvàlux.ˈ ʾáha xə̀šlun,ˈ xə́šlun xə́šlun xə̀šlun,ˈ ⁺ràba xə́šlunˈ xàč̭č̭a xə́šlunˈ mṱìlunˈ váy ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyránə xá-dana mèšaˈ pi-pálɟu xa-yáccə … ⁺ɟúrta …. zdànyəlaˈ ʾátxa … béta ⁺ɟùrələ.ˈ k̭dílə ⁺pulṱélə huydàyaˈ yuvvélə … ⁺ʾal-ʾídət da-yàla,ˈ ⁺ʾal-ʾidət ⁺Bàhar.ˈ mə́rrə ptùxlun ʾánnə ⁺tarrā́n.ˈ ptixèlə,ˈ ptixèlə,ˈ ⁺ʾal-tláy ⁺ʾə́č̭č̭a ⁺mṱìləˈ ⁺ʾal-dət-ʾàrpiˈ mə́rrə ʾána xína šuršìyyən.ˈ ʾa-yála꞊da zdaròviy šap̂íra ⁺ràmaˈ hár ⁺tárra ⁺ʾáv ɟu-ptàxtuˈ xá-dana b-⁺rápsa mxílə ɟu-⁺xàsuˈ xə́šlə pə́llə bak̭bak̭bàk̭ˈ ɟu-míyya ⁺bərdàxa.ˈ bšə̀llə.ˈ ʾáha clílə ʾátxa pucə̀rrə,ˈ ʾátxa pucə̀rrə.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭lə.ˈ mə́rrə xáč̭č̭a ⁺ʾórən ɟu-dan-⁺ʾotā̀ġˈ xázən ɟu-dan-⁺ʾotáġə mù ʾítən.ˈ ⁺və́rrə xa-ʾòtaġ.ˈ mlìtəla dáva.ˈ ʾe-⁺ʾótaġ xíta hàvuz꞊la,ˈ ʾína cúllə šk̭ə́ltəla b-míyyət dàva.ˈ ʾáha xə́šlə ⁺və́rrə ɟàvoˈ sxìlə,ˈ ʾátxa sxìlə ⁺spáyˈ ɟánu cmá šap̂ìrəvaˈ búš ⁺ràba šap̂íra vílə.ˈ xə́šlə šk̭ə̀lləˈ xá-dana ʾátxa max-xùrjunˈ məlyálə dàvə.ˈ xə́šlə l-ó-yba xìnaˈ ⁺ʾótaġ ptixàləˈ xáč̭č̭a susavày꞊naˈ xá mən-do-xína šap̂ìra.ˈ xa-sùysaˈ ʾá xa-jə̀ns súysa,ˈ práxələ m-ɟu-⁺hàva.ˈ šk̭ə̀llə,ˈ tə́vlə ⁺ʾal-sùysa.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da muttélə xúrjun ⁺ʾal-⁺xàsu.ˈ ⁺bəryáma bitáyələ la-bèta-ʾaxči.ˈ tílə ⁺ràba,ˈ tílə xàč̭č̭a,ˈ tílə ⁺ràba,ˈ tílə ʾúrxa ⁺yarə̀xtəva ⁺rába.ˈ ʾàhaˈ ⁺mṱílə mə́drə ⁺ʾal-xá-dana max-bèta.ˈ ⁺šrà ⁺bəlláyələ.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺və́rrə ɟàvo.ˈ ʾáyya ci-taníla ⁺čayxàna.ˈ cút bitáyəna ʾurxavàyˈ ⁺bəjmáyəna ⁺táma ⁺čày bəštáyəna.ˈ ⁺və́rrə pə́šlə ⁺tàma.ˈ móriša k̭ə́mlə tìlə.ˈ tílə tìlə,ˈ ⁺rába tìləˈ xáč̭č̭a tìlə,ˈ tílə ⁺mṱílə ⁺ʾal-xá məndìta.ˈ tílə ⁺mṱilə ⁺ʾal-xá məndìta.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ xašcùnəla.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ xá-dana béta sùra ʾítən.ˈ mə́rrə xa-⁺ʾòrənˈ ʾád-lelə péšən làxxaˈ ʾàrxa,ˈ móriša b-k̭émən ṱ-àzən.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺və́rra xa-sòta.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾày xáltuˈ ʾád-lelə xámili cə̀slax.ˈ móriša b-k̭émən ṱ-àzən.ˈ mə́rra ʾày brúniˈ ʾàna ⁺várənˈ k̭aṱùnti ⁺pláṱəla.ˈ k̭aṱùnti ⁺várəlaˈ ʾàna ⁺pláṱən.ˈ ʾax-dùca lə́tli.ˈ clílə pucə́rrə ⁺ʾal-dá sòta.ˈ xurjúnu muttàlə.ˈ tré ʾídə ʾátxa mlílə dàvəˈ yuvvə́llə k̭àto.ˈ ʾóy ⁺ʾùxča xdíla,ˈ ⁺ʾùxča xdíla.ˈ mə́rra tá ʾána ⁺xlàpuxˈ ʾána ⁺nə̀drux.ˈ tá cúllə dúci k̭átux ⁺hàlal ʾóya.ˈ pə́šlə cə̀slo b-lélə.ˈ di-xína ʾá yála lìpələˈ móriša jáldə bək̭yámələ fiz-zaryàdk̭a ʾávəd.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ pròtiv ʾátxaˈ xá-dana zdánya ⁺ɟùrtəla.ˈ ⁺ṱlá-danə bnátə ɟu-⁺bálk̭un cə̀lyəna.ˈ mə́rrə ʾày xáltu,ˈ ʾày nánaˈ xa-tá làxxa.ˈ ʾánnə màni꞊na?ˈ mə́rra bnátət màlcəna.ˈ ⁺ʾàhaˈ clìləˈ tuxmə̀nnəˈ ʾé bráta súrṱa ʾá yála ⁺biyyàlə.ˈ ⁺biyyàlə.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ b-ayyé hávuz la-k̭ám ⁺tàrraˈ ʾázən sàxən?ˈ mə̀rraˈ mù tanyána?ˈ xə́šlə sxìləˈ xut-rīš-ɟànuˈ ⁺və́rrə sxìlə.ˈ ʾánnə bnátə hə́rra hərrèˈ ɟə́xcəna bìyyu.ˈ tìlə.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾáy yə̀mmi,ˈ ʾáy nànaˈ ʾáy xàltuˈ xa-xúš k̭á ⁺davvó málca tàniˈ xa-ríɟa ⁺byàyələ,ˈ ʾázən … riɟàyta ʾódən k̭até.ˈ ʾíta ʾa-yála šə̀clələ.ˈ bə́ššəla tanùvvəlaˈ k̭a-bax-màlca.ˈ bax-málca mára xuš-ʾàtə.ˈ ʾə́tlan ⁺k̭àzə.ˈ xuš-ʾázəl lábəl ⁺marrìlun.ˈ ʾá b-⁺yalsúy ⁺k̭ázə móriša bədrayélə k̭àmuˈ bə́ššələ ⁺marruvvèlə.ˈ beràšə,ˈ xamšá-danə ⁺k̭àzəˈ k̭dalé ʾátxa partùlulə,ˈ xámša xàmšaˈ bədrayélə ⁺ʾal-⁺rušanànu,ˈ bitàyələ.ˈ mavèlə.ˈ ʾáha mə̀rrəˈ ʾáy nànaˈ ʾànnəˈ ʾátxa vùdlunˈ basìmə bašə́llun,ˈ ʾátxa míyya xàč̭č̭aˈ k̭át ʾàxlax.ˈ bēt-bábux lá xə̀rbaˈ mù vídət?ˈ mára málca mù p̂ṱ-ávəd b-ríšan?ˈ mára ʾát k̭ála là-vud.ˈ hì.ˈ ⁺ʾal-dó-yuma xína mə̀drəˈ xə̀šləˈ mə́drə muyyìlə.ˈ là mə́rra,ˈ ʾátxa lè-ʾoya.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾáy xàltuˈ ʾána láxxa ⁺rába lè péšən.ˈ xúš táni k̭a-màlcaˈ ʾayyé brátu súrta ʾelčiyyùytaˈ xzí b-yavvə́lla k̭a-dìyyi.ˈ xə́šla tùnila,ˈ mə́rrə làˈ ʾána k̭a-rìɟa b-yávvən bráta?ˈ ʾána lè yávvən k̭átu.ˈ sámm də́ryalə mən-dá bràtaˈ humzə̀mləˈ šə̀mmo꞊daˈ ʾá bràtaˈ Šacar ⁺Nū̀š ⁺Xánəm꞊lə.ˈ Šácar Nū̀š ⁺xánəm.ˈ ⁺mə̀rrəˈ ʾána k̭a-díyyax ⁺byàyən.ˈ ⁺bàyyat k̭a-díyyi,ˈ tàlax.ˈ cəs-dà sóta xáyyax.ˈ lè ⁺báyyat,ˈ cḕp ɟanáx꞊la.ˈ nú ⁺rába ⁺p̂armiyyána yàla,ˈ ⁺k̭əryána yàlələ.ˈ mə́rra ʾána p̂ṱ-àtyanˈ cəs-sòta.ˈ ʾá ríšo cùpaˈ tíla cəs-sòta.ˈ bàboˈ ʾìca šk̭ílot?ˈ ʾìca múttot?ˈ ⁺mrìlə.ˈ pə́llə ɟu-jul-màxə.ˈ pə́llə ɟu-jul-máxə mən-xə̀ššu.ˈ yə̀mmola,ˈ yə̀mmoˈ léla ⁺bəddá mu-ʾòda.ˈ mxáyəla ɟu-rìšo.ˈ ⁺mə̀ryələ.ˈ cmá ⁺doxtórə muyyílun ⁺ʾal-da-màlca,ˈ xína mú tànətˈ là və́dlunˈ málca lèlə ⁺spáy váya.ˈ màra bá mù lə́bbux ⁺bəṱlábələ?ˈ báxtu màraˈ mú lə́bbux ⁺bəṱlàbələ?ˈ mára ʾána hə́č mə́ndi lḕn ⁺byá.ˈ ⁺byàyənˈ ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ ɟu-ɟúdət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya.ˈ ʾàhaˈ ʾan-bnátu꞊da ɟvìrə.ˈ tré xətnavày ʾə́tlə,ˈ ʾáha꞊da ⁺ṱlà.ˈ màraˈ ʾáni ⁺bəddàyət mú ʾítən?ˈ xətnavátu ⁺bək̭rayèləˈ màraˈ xúšun k̭a-díyyi ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ ɟu-ɟúdət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya mémun.ˈ là mayyítun,ˈ k̭dalóxun maxə̀nnə.ˈ ʾálaha táləx talmìduxˈ ʾánnə xətnavàyˈ pyášəna màtalˈ mu-ʾòdi.ˈ ʾánnə bətyávəna ⁺ʾal-susavày,ˈ bərrə̀ššəna.ˈ ʾá Šácar ⁺Nùš ⁺Xánəm,ˈ brátu sùrṱa,ˈ ⁺ṱlə́btət ⁺Bàhar,ˈ bə́ššəla màrəlaˈ ʾày yə́mmi,ˈ táni k̭a-jàju,ˈ k̭ámta k̭a-bába ci-taníva jàju,ˈ táni k̭a-jàjuˈ ⁺Bàhar꞊da xuš-ʾázəl.ˈ maràniˈ ʾáha ⁺rázi ṱ-àvə?ˈ mára xúš tàni.ˈ bə́ššəla tanùvvəla.ˈ mára xá-dana ⁺k̭atə̀rta ʾə́tlan ⁺táma,ˈ mə́n súysa ʾáxči xáč̭č̭a cùptəla.ˈ hálla k̭àtuˈ k̭a-do-ɟùdya,ˈ xuš-ʾazə̀lni.ˈ bitáyəla ʾá ⁺k̭atə̀rta.ˈ ʾátxa bədvák̭ələ b-rìšoˈ ⁺rapùvvula.ˈ ʾá ⁺k̭atə́rta yàvona k̭átu.ˈ hm màraˈ ʾo-bàbaxˈ ʾána lxímən ʾadíyya ⁺ʾal-de-⁺k̭atə̀rta yátvən?ˈ ʾá várələ ɟu-pàɟa.ˈ ʾo-súysət k̭at-múyyulə mə̀nnu,ˈ ʾō꞊t-márən k̭at-m-ɟu-⁺hàva práxələ,ˈ ʾàhaˈ bətyávələ ⁺ʾàllu.ˈ xáč̭č̭a júllə bəlvàšələ.ˈ xáč̭č̭a júllə bəlvàšələˈ k̭at-súysu m-ɟu-⁺hàva práxələ.ˈ bərrə́ššələ bərrə̀ššələ,ˈ ⁺ràba bərrə́ššələ,ˈ xàč̭č̭a bərrə́ššələ.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ xa-sáva mə́drə tìvələˈ hár ʾo-sáva k̭am-šak̭ìta.ˈ yála mára ʾálaha xḕr ʾavə́dlaˈ šlàmalux ⁺mámu.ˈ mára b-šéna ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyniˈ ⁺Báhar brùni.ˈ mára ⁺ʾáxər ʾìca bə́ššət ʾánnə ʾurxaváy?ˈ ʾát ⁺bəddáyət ʾíca bə̀ššət?ˈ mára mù-ʾodən?ˈ xəmyáni màlcələ.ˈ ʾàtxa túnyələ.ˈ ɟắrə ʾázən ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ ɟu-ɟúydət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə́rya mayyìna.ˈ mára xa-dák̭k̭a xmùlˈ ʾána xak̭ə̀nnux.ˈ ṱ-ázət ṱ-àzətˈ ⁺ràba p̂ṱ-ázət,ˈ xàč̭č̭a p̂ṱ-ázətˈ ṱ-ázət ⁺ʾúxča rə̀k̭k̭aˈ méša ⁺ɟùrtəlaˈ ɟávo dmə́xtəla ʾàryaˈ ⁺sádro zìrələ.ˈ ⁺bə́rra-⁺bə̀rrola.ˈ léla ⁺myasa jòja.ˈ ṱ-àzətˈ xá zíla p̂-k̭àṱṱət ⁺yaríxa.ˈ ʾíta ʾátxa nàzuc ríšu ṱ-odə́ttə.ˈ ɟánux lá maxzə̀ttaˈ parpəssàlux.ˈ ʾátxa mən-rə́k̭k̭a p-càlət.ˈ níxa ⁺pašṱə̀ttəˈ ʾo-⁺sádro parə̀ttə.ˈ nə̀zla dvík̭ələ.ˈ ⁺bazzə̀ttəˈ ⁺ʾáv cúllə ṱ-átə támməz ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺ʾàx! tánya munyə̀xli.ˈ k̭ála là-ʾodətˈ ʾáy tànyaˈ màni꞊vət?ˈ ʾə̀ns꞊ivətˈ jə̀ns꞊ivət,ˈ k̭àla vúd.ˈ ʾát k̭ála là-ʾodətˈ ⁺ṱlá-ɟa b-dárya k̭àla.ˈ k̭ála là-ʾodət.ˈ tànyaˈ bí momátət k̭àmeta,ˈ bí momā́t k̭àmetaˈ ʾída ⁺ʾállux lè dáryan.ˈ ʾáha ⁺ṱlá-ɟa ʾátxa vàdəla.ˈ ⁺ʾáxər mára bí mumā́t k̭àmetaˈ ʾída ⁺ʾállux lè dáryan,ˈ mára mù tanə́nnaxˈ ⁺hā́l nàġəlˈ tíyyən ⁺bár ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-ɟúydət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya.ˈ váy màraˈ ʾálaha la-táləx bēt-bàbux,ˈ ʾə́tli lə́tli xá brùna.ˈ vélə ɟu-k̭ə́nna dmìxa.ˈ b-láblət ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyrànəˈ háda ɟə́ldu ⁺palṱə̀ttəˈ k̭álu là ⁺šammánnə.ˈ k̭álu ⁺šmìli,ˈ ⁺šmìli,ˈ xut-xà-cici mattánnux.ˈ ⁺ʾávva ⁺bàrbər.ˈ háda rə́k̭k̭a b-lablə̀ttəˈ k̭álu là ⁺šammánnəˈ ⁺yúxsa mattánnux xút xá cìci.ˈ ʾáha bəšk̭álulə mattùvvuləˈ ɟu-xp̂àk̭uˈ ⁺ʾal-súysa xə̀šlə.ˈ xə́šlə xə̀šləˈ ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyrànə.ˈ háda ⁺palúṱulə ʾo-ɟə̀ldu.ˈ mávulə k̭àto.ˈ ⁺bəxlàvəlaˈ ʾo-⁺spáy ⁺xálva ɟu-ɟùyda.ˈ ʾan-ʾak̭làyˈ ʾe-šə́xta mə́xta꞊da ɟu-ʾak̭láy ⁺bəsyarèlə.ˈ màraˈ ʾóyat basə̀mta.ˈ k̭a-ʾárya bitàyələ.ˈ bətyávələ ⁺ʾal-súysu bitàyələ.ˈ bitáyələ bitáyələ bitàyələˈ ɟašúk̭ələ mə́drə hár ʾè ⁺čayxána,ˈ ʾícət ⁺čày bəštáyəna,ˈ b-lèləˈ pyášələ ⁺tàma.ˈ ʾína ɟašùk̭ələˈ ʾánnə yàysu,ˈ ʾḗn xatvátət de-bàxtu lá.ˈ ʾáni꞊da tíyyəna ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺čày bəštáyaˈ ʾína léna mačùxə,ˈ ⁺xálva lèna mačúxə lábli k̭a-xəmyané.ˈ ⁺ʾávva mára k̭a-bút mù tíyyət?ˈ ⁺ʾávva mára k̭a-bút mù tíyyət?ˈ k̭a-bút mù tíyyət?ˈ ⁺ʾávva háda lvìšələˈ lèna ⁺bəddáyuˈ maràniˈ ʾáxnan tíyyəx ⁺bár ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya,ˈ lḕx mačúxə.ˈ ʾáha bəclàyələ,ˈ mára ʾána ʾə̀tli.ˈ ʾána zabùnən.ˈ mára bi-mù zabúnət?ˈ màra xá-dana ʾátxa ⁺ʾabàsiˈ ʾátxa ⁺ɟùrta,ˈ k̭ámta vìyyəna.ˈ b-dày ʾána b-yavvə́nnoxun ⁺xálva.ˈ ʾáni ɟašúk̭əna ɟu-pátət ⁺ʾùydaləˈ mára ʾáyya buš-jə́ns꞊la čə́m k̭am-málca k̭dàlan maxíləˈ ⁺rázi vàyəna.ˈ ʾá ⁺palúṱələ ʾḗn ʾak̭lày,ˈ ʾó la-⁺spáy ⁺xàlva.ˈ ʾáni yavélə k̭atè.ˈ ʾá bətyàvələˈ ⁺ʾal-súysu bətyàvələ.ˈ bitàyələˈ mára xúš ⁺hála ⁺maxlìləˈ xázax mù p̂ṱ-ávə málca.ˈ ʾánnə bitáyəna ⁺maxùluna.ˈ málca bùš pī́s váyələˈ k̭át but-háda jə́ns ⁺xálva lèlə.ˈ màraˈ k̭a-bàxtu máraˈ xa-xúš xa-xzìˈ bàbaxˈ ʾó búšləna bí pə̀rdaˈ pə́rdət màtaˈ šīl-⁺xàlva ci-taníla.ˈ b-pə́rda búšləna ⁺mùxluna.ˈ bùš pī́s víyyələ.ˈ maràniˈ xúš xzí bábax dàxilə.ˈ bərrə́ššəla ɟašùk̭əla.ˈ bábo búš pī̀s víyyələ.ˈ bitáyəla màraˈ ⁺Bahàr,ˈ bábi búš pī̀s víyyələ.ˈ mára k̭ú ⁺k̭azánča máttila mən-da-⁺xálva jə̀nsˈ mátti bášəl xà ⁺k̭azánča.ˈ mattúvvəla bašùləlaˈ mára k̭ámta mān-sòta mlílə.ˈ ⁺ɟúrta bàxtəla.ˈ máno mlàyola k̭átoˈ mára šk̭ùl!ˈ ʾáx k̭ámta ci-tanílun háda b-ʾúpra mánə ɟadušyày,ˈ ɟadušyày,ˈ ʾátxa mànə ʾə́tva.ˈ mlí lábəlla k̭a-do-bàbax.ˈ bəšk̭áləla labùləla.ˈ hár mən-⁺tárra ɟu-⁺vàrta,ˈ ʾátxa labùləˈ bábo ríxu bəšk̭àləl,ˈ bək̭yáməl bətyàvələ.ˈ ríxu ʾùxča basíməl.ˈ ʾáha ⁺bixàlələ.ˈ maràniˈ ⁺bəddàyət mu-ʾə́t?ˈ maràni.ˈ xína mən-ʾúdyu yúma ʾáha xə̀tnilə.ˈ mélə bètaˈ k̭a-bàxtu mára.ˈ bəšk̭áləna labúluna bèta.ˈ labúluna bètaˈ ⁺k̭arkə́zzi k̭at-xlùyla ʾódi.ˈ nú ʾà yálaˈ ⁺k̭əryána yàla,ˈ honána yàla,ˈ šap̂íra yàla,ˈ móriša bək̭yàmələ,ˈ jàldə, ɟu-dárta vádələ fiz-zaryàdk̭aˈ dárta b-màyk̭a ʾátxa.ˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ xá-xta tíla xá-dana ⁺jàyran.ˈ mxíla m-xut-xàču,ˈ xə̀šla.ˈ mə̀rraˈ ʾána xə̀šli.ˈ ta-⁺bàri.ˈ ⁺jáyran mə̀rraˈ ʾána xə́šli, ta-⁺bàri.ˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ náša mə̀rrəˈ ʾána xá xázzən ʾáyya mù ⁺jáyran.ˈ xína k̭a-báxtu lèlə túnya.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺bàro.ˈ xə́šlə xə̀šləˈ b-⁺rába xàč̭č̭a.ˈ ⁺rába xə̀šla,ˈ ⁺və́rra ɟu-xá-dana … ʾátxa súra max-bètaˈ ci-tanílə ⁺k̭allàyča.ˈ ⁺və̀rra.ˈ muttíla ɟrafínk̭-ət ʾàrak̭,ˈ xá-dana ⁺ʾústol.ˈ víla bràta.ˈ ⁺jayran víla bràta.ˈ ɟrafínk̭a muttíla ⁺ʾal-ʾùstol.ˈ tré ⁺sticànə muttíla.ˈ mə́rra šátax ʾàrak̭.ˈ ʾáha štìlə.ˈ ʾáy mə́n … ʾátxa bəštàyələ.ˈ bədráyula ɟu-⁺sàdruˈ tapùxula.ˈ yála ⁺murvìla,ˈ ⁺pulə́ṱla xa-k̭àmči.ˈ yála mxíla m-ɟu-⁺xàsu,ˈ və́dla cìpa,ˈ ⁺ruppìla.ˈ yála vílə cìpa.ˈ ⁺xábra yávvax mən-⁺ʾÀlmas.ˈ bə́šša bitàyələˈ ɟu-ʾak̭úšk̭a pacùrələ.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ várdə ⁺č̭mə̀č̭lun.ˈ ʾòˈ màraˈ k̭a-bábu yə̀mmuˈ ʾaxúni mára mú꞊ila tpə́k̭ta bìyyu?ˈ ʾána bətyávən sùysaˈ ʾána xə̀šli.ˈ sèpu꞊daˈ ⁺ɟúrta mattúvvolə ʾátxa ⁺ʾal-də̀pnu.ˈ ⁺ràba bitáyələ,ˈ xàč̭č̭a bitáyələ,ˈ ⁺ràba bitáyələ,ˈ xàč̭č̭a bitáyələ.ˈ ʾálaha mára ʾícət súysi clìlə,ˈ ʾána ⁺tàma,ˈ ʾána ⁺tàma.ˈ ɟušə́k̭lə xḕr.ˈ b-lèlə víla.ˈ tílə ⁺mṱílə ɟu-mdìta.ˈ ⁺buk̭ə̀rrə,ˈ ⁺buk̭ə̀rrə.ˈ mə́rrun ⁺hana-láxxa ʾá bēt-màlcələ.ˈ mànilə?ˈ mā̀n lélə?ˈ úže dílə k̭át … ʾáha xíyyələ ʾaxùnu ⁺táma.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da ʾaxunvàyˈ lèna práša m-⁺úydalə.ˈ ⁺Bàharˈ úže xzìluxˈ ⁺ʾÀlmasˈ lḗt ⁺bəddá ⁺Bàhar꞊lə ⁺yúxsa ⁺ʾÀlmas꞊lə.ˈ ʾáha bitáyələ ⁺tàma,ˈ màraˈ ríšu cúpa ⁺vàrələ.ˈ úže ⁺p̂armùvvələˈ ʾaxúnu lìtən.ˈ lá꞊da màraˈ ʾaxùniləˈ màniləˈ mā̀n lélə.ˈ bitáyəla ʾàhaˈ mattúvvəla làxma,ˈ bət-lə́bbo ⁺ṱlìbolə.ˈ Šácar Nū̀š ⁺xánəmˈ láxma mattùvvəla.ˈ lá k̭àla vádəl.ˈ lá ⁺k̭òxa vádəl.ˈ ʾá sépu ⁺palùṱolə.ˈ dúca šavùvvəla.ˈ xà-duca bədmáxəna,ˈ bət-lə́bbo ⁺ɟòro.ˈ mattúvvolə ⁺ʾaràlləġ,ˈ ⁺ʾarálləġ mattùvvolə.ˈ ⁺xàsu vádulə la-dàyˈ bədmàxələ.ˈ bədmàxələ,ˈ móriša bək̭yàmələ.ˈ ɟu-dárta bə́ššələ fiz-zaryádk̭a ʾàvəd.ˈ ⁺jáyran tìla.ˈ ⁺jáyran tìla,ˈ mə́rra ʾána xə̀šli,ˈ ta-⁺bàri.ˈ ʾáha xə̀šləˈ ⁺báro ⁺bàro.ˈ mə́rrə ʾə́t lə́t ʾaxun-díyyi ʾàha ⁺ʾal-dá-yuma drítula.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺báro ⁺bàro.ˈ hánəz ɟu-béta súra ⁺muvvə̀rraˈ muttíla ʾàrak̭.ˈ ʾáha mə́rrə štì.ˈ lèla bəštáyuˈ bədráyula tapùxula.ˈ k̭a-díyyax márən štì;ˈ sámm dəryàlax.ˈ k̭ámči šk̭ilàlə.ˈ k̭ámči šk̭ilàlə,ˈ mə́rrə ʾaxúni màk̭k̭əmlə.ˈ là,ˈ ʾádi p̂ṱ-odə́nnax cìpa.ˈ úže vítəla bràta.ˈ úže ⁺dìlə.ˈ ⁺áh xáč̭č̭a jáldə jàldə xak̭óvvun,ˈ ⁺špáy lḕn xak̭uvvo.ˈ mə́rrə ṱ-odə́nnax cìpa.ˈ k̭ámči mxìlə,ˈ ʾaxúnu k̭ə̀mlə.ˈ ʾaxúnu k̭ə̀mlə.ˈ ʾaxúnu k̭əmlə mə̀rrəˈ ʾàxuni.ˈ mə́rrə ɟā̀n.ˈ mə́rrə ʾàxuni.ˈ mə́rrə k̭àm ⁺murrəššə̀nnux?ˈ háda šə́nta ⁺xlìtəvaˈ basə̀mta.ˈ mə́rrə hí ⁺rába šə́nta ⁺xlítəva jə̀ns꞊iva.ˈ ʾá ⁺jàyranˈ šk̭ilálun mənnè.ˈ bráta ⁺ʾúxča šap̂ə̀rtəlaˈ xína lé-ʾoya tanùvvə,ˈ ʾà bráta.ˈ tré susaváy bitáyəna b-ʾùrxa. tílun tìlunˈ ʾá ⁺ʾÁlmas xak̭úvvələ mut-fúrma tíyyələ béta dmìxələ.ˈ ⁺ʾahàˈ mára báxti lèla ⁺díta.ˈ xína ⁺barnàšaˈ xìnaˈ ʾátxa ɟav-lə̀bbuˈ ʾátxa taxmùnələˈ mára ʾá xíšələ beténi dmìxələ ⁺há.ˈ susaváy cə́lyəna ⁺sìyyəna.ˈ yáccə k̭ùnyələ.ˈ mára ʾə̀mnan ⁺sálə?ˈ ⁺ʾÁlmas mára ʾána b-⁺sàlənˈ ʾátxa palacànəna.ˈ yávvən mìyyaˈ súysə maštìlun.ˈ ʾáha ⁺bəslàyələˈ míyya yávələ k̭atè.ˈ ⁺Báhar k̭a-⁺xóla ⁺bək̭ṱàyulə,ˈ yála pə̀šləˈ ⁺ʾÁlmas ɟu-k̭ùnya.ˈ bitáyələ bètaˈ susavày,ˈ ʾé ⁺jáyran bəšk̭àlolə,ˈ bitáyələ bèta.ˈ bitáyələ bètaˈ báxtu bət-lə́bbo ⁺ɟòro.ˈ lèla ⁺bəddá.ˈ xína ⁺ɟòrolə,ˈ ʾə́dmo ⁺ɟóro lèla práša.ˈ bitáyələ màraˈ bà,ˈ mù꞊ila víta láxxa?ˈ mára hə̀č mə́ndi,ˈ mù꞊ila víta?ˈ bá nášə léna tìyyə,ˈ léna dmìxə?ˈ mára ʾàti-tvaˈ bá k̭ám sèpux muttálux ⁺ʾarálləġ?ˈ bá k̭ám ⁺xàsux və́dlux la-díyyi?ˈ ʾátxa xak̭úvvəla k̭àtuˈ mu-táhar꞊va ʾó ʾə́dmu dmíxələ ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺súp̂p̂u ⁺bək̭ràṱolə.ˈ mára ʾána na-màrd꞊ivən.ˈ ʾaxūn-dìyyiˈ značet tàmməz꞊lə.ˈ táza ⁺bərxàṱələ.ˈ táza ⁺bərxáṱələ ⁺ʾal-dò k̭únya.ˈ màraˈ ʾàxun!ˈ ⁺ʾÀlmas!ˈ mára ⁺jā̀nˈ ⁺ruppìli ⁺xolaˈ ⁺plùṱ!ˈ ⁺plə̀ṱlə.ˈ muyyílə tìlun.ˈ supílun bábu yə́mmu mən-⁺tàma,ˈ tìlunˈ ⁺šavvá yumánə láxxa və́dlun ⁺xlùyla.ˈ ⁺šavvá yumān꞊da və́dlun lab-babèˈ lab-bábu lubə̀llun.ˈ ⁺šavvá yumánə ⁺xlúyla və́dlun la-bí bràtaˈ a patóm ⁺šavvá yumā́n꞊da və́dlun la-bí yàla.ˈ k̭át úže hám ʾé ṱlə́btu lublàlə,ˈ Šácar Núš ⁺Xànəm,ˈ hám꞊da Šácar Nùš ⁺Xánəm k̭a-⁺Bàhar.ˈ ʾé ⁺jáyran꞊da lublálun k̭a-hə̀nna,ˈ ʾáy꞊da bràtəva,ˈ lublálun k̭a-⁺ʾÀlmas.ˈ ⁺šavvá yumā́n꞊da ⁺tàma və́dlun ⁺xlúyla.ˈ ci-taníla ʾàtxaˈ mən-⁺ʾáta ⁺bàba:ˈ ⁺šavvá xabùyšə pə́llun.ˈ xá-mənne p̂érviy k̭a-dìyyuxˈ xá-mənne k̭a ⁺Maryànaˈ xá-mənne k̭a-ʾÈdi,ˈ xá-mənnə k̭a-dìyyi.ˈ ʾàtxa ci-tanílun.ˈ	I shall tell you a story. I shall tell you a story. I know many. I shall tell you a story. There was, there was not, there was nothing greater than God, (there was) a king and a queen. This king and queen did not have children. They did not have children. Well, the husband and wife sat thinking to themselves. The husband said to the wife ‘Wife, to whom shall we leave this wealth of ours? Well, what should we do?,’ he says, ‘(We have) this wealth of ours but we have no child.’ Having risen in the early morning, they eat breakfast. Having risen in the early morning, they eat breakfast, bread. Then they looked, a door opened and a very tall youth came and entered through it. He said ‘Do you know what there is?’ He took out of his pocket a red apple. He cut it down the middle in this way. He gave a half of it to the king and a half of it to the queen. He said ‘You will have two sons. Name one of them ⁺Almas and one of them ⁺Bahar. ⁺Almas is for you and ⁺Bahar is for me. When the boy becomes eighteen years old, I shall come to take him.’ The husband and wife stood looking at one another. They said ‘What should we do? We do not have (any option). At least one child will remain for us, one son.’ He went away. As for the children—well he was a king and she a queen—they gave them a good education. They were so beautiful, from a single apple, handsome (youths like this) would not come through this door (here), youths who were a picture of handsomeness. They became fifteen years old and the husband and wife thought. He (the husband) said ‘Let us inform him that he will come and take ⁺Bahar, this man will come and take him. Let us inform him.’ He said ‘Come and sit down. Such misfortune has come upon us.’ He said. ⁺Bahar said ‘Not a problem, I shall go.’ He eventually turned eighteen. They saw that the door opened. In the morning when it was still early the door opened and the man came in. How tall he is! He said ‘⁺Bahar, you are mine.’ He said ‘As you please. I shall come. I am standing ready.’ ‘Brother’ ⁺Almas said, he said ‘No, wait. I shall just go to the market and come back.’ He went and bought a bouquet of flowers like this. He brought them and put them down. ⁺Bahar went. ⁺Bahar went and brought them and put them in the window. He said to Almas ‘As soon as you have seen these flowers wither, come after me and find me.’ He said ‘Good.’’ He took the boy away. The young man went first and the boy behind him, going away from his brother, from his father, his mother. They said goodbye and went away. They went and went, they went a lot, they went little, they arrived at a stream. They observed an old man sitting by the side of the stream, with a white beard. ⁺Bahar said ‘Greetings to you, my uncle.’ He said ‘You are very welcome, ⁺Bahar, my son.’ ‘Oh’ he said Uncle, how do you know that my name is ⁺Bahar?’ He said ‘It is written in the Torah that you will go on this journey. Well’ he (the old man) said ‘That person is not a lad, he is a Jew. He is a demon, a demon. He is taking you to eat you.’ He says ‘I say to you, he will take you away, he will take you away. Take heed! In a place beyond seven mountains there is a huge thing, a forest. There is a huge building there in which there are forty rooms. He will hand you thirty-nine keys. You should open them. At the fortieth say “I am tired.” Give the key to him. Give the key to him. As soon as you have given him the key, when the door opens, when he opens the door, give him a kick on his back, so that he goes and falls into a huge pan of boiling water. He would throw you there and eat you. He is a demon. Do this. Throw him into boiling water.’ ‘Oh, uncle, thank you for this advice that you have given me.’ So, they went, they went, they went, they went, they went a lot, they went a little, beyond seven mountains they arrived at a forest, in the middle of which was a huge, a large building, like a big house. The Jew took out the keys and handed them to the boy, to ⁺Bahar. He said ‘Open these doors.’ He opened them, he opened them, he reached thirty-nine, at the fortieth he said ‘Well I am tired.’ When that healthy, tall and handsome youth opened the door, he (the boy) gave him a kick on his back and he fell into boiling water, bubble-bubble. He cooked. He (the boy) stood and stared, he stared like this. He looked. He said ‘I’ll go into these rooms a little and to see what there is in the rooms.’ He entered one room. It was full of gold. In another room is a pool, but it was all plated with gold. He went into it and swam, he swam, he had a good swim and became more handsome than he was before. He went and took something like a carpet bag and filled it with gold. He went over to the other side, he opened the room and there were some horses, each more beautiful than the other. One horse, a beautiful horse, flies in the air. He took it and he mounted the horse. He put these (pieces of gold) in his bag on his back. He ascends and he comes directly to a house. He went a lot, he went a little, he went a lot, the way was very long. He came to something like a house. A lantern is burning. He went inside. They call this a ‘tea-house.’ All those who travel on the roads gather there and drink tea. He entered and stayed there. In the morning he got up and went off. He came, he came, he came a lot, he came a little, he came and reached a town. He came and reached a town. He looked (and saw) that it is getting dark. He sees that there is a small house. He said ‘Let me enter. Tonight I shall stay here as a guest. In the morning I shall get up and go.’ He went and an old woman came in. He said ‘Oh auntie, let me stay with you tonight. In the morning I shall get up and go.’ She said ‘My son, I come in and my cat goes out. My cat comes in and I go out, because I have no room.’ He stood and looked at this old woman. He put down his bag. He filled two hands with gold and gave them to her. Oh, she was so pleased, she was so pleased. She said ‘Come—may I be your substitute, may I be your vowed offering. Come, all my place is free for you.’ He stayed the night at her home. Now, the boy used to get up early in the morning and do physical exercise. He looked and opposite (he saw) that there was a big building. Three girls are standing on the balcony. He said ‘Hey auntie, hey grannie, come here. Who are those (girls) there?’ She said ‘They are the daughters of the king.’ He stood and thought. The boy fell in love with the youngest girl. He fell in love with her. He said ‘Can I go and swim in that pool outside the house?’ She said ‘What can I say?’ He went and swam of his own accord, he went in and swam. Those girls laughed at him out loud. He came back. He said ‘Hey mother, hey grannie, hey auntie, please go to that king and see whether he wants a servant, so I can go and do service for them.’ Now, this boy is a picture (of beauty). She goes and tells the king’s wife. The king’s wife says ‘Let him come. We have geese. Let him go and take them to feed.’ With a struggle he puts the geese out in front of him in the morning and goes and lets them feed. In the evening he twists the neck of five geese like this, he puts them on his shoulders, five by five, and comes back. He brings them. He said ‘Hey grannie, do these, cook them nicely, like this with a little water, so that we can eat.’ ‘May the house of your father not be destroyed, what have you done?’ She says ‘What will the king do to us?’ He says ‘Don’t say anything.’ Yes, on the next day, he went and again he brought back (geese). ‘No’ she said ‘That will not do.’ He said ‘Auntie, I shall not remain here long. Go and tell the king in the capacity of a matchmaker and see whether he will give that young daughter of his to me.’ She went and said this. He said ‘No, would I give a daughter to a servant? I will not give (a daughter) to him.’ He made an agreement with the girl and spoke with her. The name of the girl is Šacar Nūš ⁺Xanəm. Šacar ⁺Nūš ⁺Xanəm. He said ‘I love you. If you love me, come. We shall live with that old woman. If you do not want, it is up to you.’ He was an intelligent and educated boy. She said ‘I shall come to the home of the old woman.’ With a bowed head she came to the home of the old woman. Her father (said) ‘Where have you taken her? Where have you put her?’ He became ill. He became bedridden. He became bedridden out of his grief. As for her mother, she does not know what to do. She beats her head. He is ill. However many doctors they brought for the king and whatever they did, the king does not get better. They said ‘Then what does your heart desire?’ His wife said ‘What does your heart desire?’ He said ‘I do not want anything. (But) I want the milk of a lion, in a churn-bag of a lion, for a sick king.’ His (other) daughters are married. He has two sons-in-law, and this (boy made) three. He said ‘Do you know whether these exist?.’ He calls his sons-in-law and says ‘Go and bring for me the milk of a lion, in a churn-bag of a lion for a sick king. If you do not bring them, I shall cut off your heads May God destroy your disciples. The sons-in-law are perplexed as to what to do. They mount horses and go. Šacar ⁺Nūš ⁺Xanəm, his youngest daughter, the wife of ⁺Bahar, goes and says ‘Mother, tell Jaju (Dad)—formerly they called a father Jaju—tell Jaju “Let ⁺Bahar go also.”’ She says ‘Will he agree?’ She says ‘Go and tell him.’ She goes and tells him. He says ‘We have a female mule there, but it is a little lower than a horse. Give it to him, to that filthy man, and let him go.’ The mule comes. He holds its head like this and she throws him. They give the mule to him. ‘Hm’ he says ‘That father of yours! Is it appropriate for me to sit on that mule?' He enters the stable. He sits on the horse that he brought with him, the one that I say flies in the air. He puts on some clothes. He puts on some clothes when the horse flies in the air. He goes and goes. He goes a lot and goes a little. He looks (and sees) again an old man sitting, the same old man before the stream. The boy says ‘May God bless this (meeting), greetings to you, uncle.’ He says ‘And greetings to you, ⁺Bahar, my son.’ He says ‘But where are you going on these roads? Do you know where you are going?’ He says ‘What should I do? My father-in-law is the king. He has said thus: I must go and bring the milk of a lion, in a churn-bag of a lion, for a sick king.’ He says ‘Wait a minute, I’ll tell you. You must go, go, you must go a lot, you must go a little, you must go so far and there is forest. In it a lioness is reclining, the chest of which is swollen. It is roaring. It cannot walk. You should go and cut a long cane. Then make its end fine like this. Do not show yourself. She will pull you apart. You should stand at a distance like this. Slowly extend it and burst her chest. It is blocked with pus. When you pierce it, it will all come out cleanly there. She will say “Oh, I am relieved”. Do not make a noise. She will say “Who are you? Whether you are bad or good, make a sound.” Do not make a sound. She will cry out three times. Do not make a sound. She will say “By the oaths of old, by the oaths of old, I shall not lay a hand on you.”’ She does this three times. In the end she says ‘By the oaths of old, I shall not lay a hand on you,’ and he says ‘What should I say to you. This is the report of the situation. I have come looking for the milk of a lion, for a churn-bag of a lion, for a sick king.’ ‘Alas’ she said ‘May God not seal your father’s home, all I have is one son. There he is asleep in the den. You must take it beyond seven mountains and flay off his skin in such a way that I do not hear his cry. If I hear it, if I hear it, I shall put you under one of my teeth. He will roar. You should take him far enough away that I do not hear his cry, otherwise I shall put you under one of my teeth.’ He takes him and puts him on his bosom and went off on his horse. He went and went, beyond seven, seven mountains. He flays off his skin in that way. He brings it to her. She gives milk, the good milk into the churn-bag. He ties up the legs, and the dirt and so forth with the legs. He says ‘Thank you.’ He comes to the lion. He sits on his horse and comes. He comes, and comes and comes, he looks (and sees) again the same tea-house, where they drink tea, and he stays the night there. He looks (and sees) the husbands of his wife’s sisters, his wife’s sisters, no? They have come there and drink tea, but they do are not able to find, they do not find milk for their father-in-law. One says ‘Why have you come?’ The other says ‘Why have you come? Why have you come?’ He is dressed in such a way that they do not recognize him. They say ‘We have come looking for the milk of a lion for a sick king, but we do not find it. He (the boy) stands up and says ‘I have it. I am selling it.’ They say ‘for what are you selling it?’ He says ‘A large silver coin.’ They (such coins) used to exist in the old days. ‘For this shall I give you milk.’ They look at each other in the face and say ‘This is much better than that the king beheads us.’ They agree. He takes out the feet and the bad milk. He gives them to them. He mounts, he mounts on his horse. He comes back and says ‘Let them now feed him and let’s see what will happen to the king.’ They come and feed him. The king becomes worse because it is not good milk. He says to his wife ‘Go and see (how) your father (is)'—what they have cooked with grains, grains of the village. They call it pudding. They have cooked it with grains and fed him, but he has become worse. He says ‘Go and see how your father is. She goes and looks. Her father has become worse. She comes and says ‘⁺Bahar, my father has got worse.’ He says ‘Put on a cooking pot with this good milk. Put on a pot to cook.’ She puts it on and cooks. He says ‘Fill the old lady’s plate first. She is an old woman.’ She fills her plate for her and says ‘Eat!’ In the old days they used to call such earthenware vessels bowls, bowls. There were vessels like that. ‘Fill it and take it to that father of yours.’ She fills it and takes it. As soon as she enters the door, she takes it, her father smells it and he sits up. Its smell is so good. He eats. He says ‘Do you know what?,’ he says. ‘Well, from today he is my son-in-law. Bring him to the house.’ He says to his wife. They fetch him and bring him to the house. They bring him to the house in order for them to prepare to hold a wedding. Well, this lad is an educated lad, a smart lad, a handsome lad. He gets up early and does physical exercises in the courtyard in a vest like this. He looks and sees that again a gazelle has come. It knocked him on his armpit and moved away. It said ‘I am going, come after me.’ The gazelle said ‘I am going, come after me.’ He went (after it). The man said ‘Let me see what gazelle that is.’ Well, he has not told his wife. He went after it. He went, he went, much, a little. It went a long way and entered into something small like a house, which they call a hut. It entered. It put out a carafe of arak and a table. It became a girl. The gazelle became a girl. She put the carafe on the table. She laid two glasses. She said ‘Let’s drink arak.’ He drank. He drinks its. She puts it in front of him and pours it. She got the lad drunk. She took out a whip. She struck the lad across his back and made him into stone and threw him aside. The lad became stone. Let us now talk about ⁺Almas. He comes and looks in the window. He saw that the flowers had withered. ‘Oh’ he says to his father and mother, he says ‘What has happened to my brother? I am mounting a horse, I am going.’ He puts a large sword like this on his side. He comes a lot, he comes a little. He comes a lot, he comes a little. ‘By God’ he says ‘Wherever my horse stops I (shall stop) there, I (shall stop) there.’ He looked and and all was well. It became night. He came and reached a town. He asked, he asked. They said ‘Here you are, this is the house of the king.’ Who is he? Who is he not? He just then realized that his brother had lived there. These brothers could not be distinguished from one another. When you see ⁺Bahar or ⁺Amas, you do not know whether it is ⁺Bahar or ⁺Almas. He comes there. He enters with a bowed head. He understands that his brother is not there. He does not, however, say ‘He is my brother’ or who he (himself) is. She comes and serves food. She thinks he is her husband. Šacar Nūš ⁺Xanəm serves food. He does not say a word. He does not utter a sound. He takes out his sword. She lays the bed. They sleep in the same place, since she thinks he is her husband. He puts it (the sword) in between, he puts it in between. He turns his back on her and goes to sleep. He sleeps and gets up in the morning. He goes into the yard and does physical exercises. The gazelle came. The gazelle came and said ‘I am going, follow me.’ He followed after her. He said ‘No matter what, this (gazelle) has brought my brother to light.’ He followed her. When she had brought him into the small house, she served arak. He says ‘Drink.’ She does not drink. She pours it and throws it away. ‘I say to you drink.’ 'You have poured the poison.’ He took the whip. He took the whip and said ‘Revive my brother. If not, then I shall make you into stone right now.’ She has already become a girl. He already knew.—Oh, I am telling it very quickly, I am not telling it well.—He said ‘I shall make you into stone.’ He struck the whip and his brother rose up. He brother rose up. His brother rose up and he said ‘My brother.’ He said ‘Yes, my dear.’ He said ‘My brother.’ He said ‘Why have you woken me up?’ It was such a sweet and pleasant sleep.’ He said ‘Yes, it was a very sweet and good sleep.’ They took the gazelle with them. It is such a beautiful girl, beyond any description, this girl. The two horses go along on the road. They went, they went. ⁺Almas tells how he has come to the house and slept. The other says ‘My wife did not know.’ But he is a human being and thinks to himself ‘He has come to our house and slept, oh.’ The horses stop, they are thirsty. It is a huge well. They say ‘Which of us should go down?’ ⁺Almas says ‘I shall go down. There are stairs. I shall fetch water and you make the horses drink.’ He goes down and he gives the water to them. ⁺Bahar cuts the rope, the lad ⁺Almas was left in the well. He comes home with the horses. He takes the gazelle and comes home. He comes home. His wife thinks he is her husband. She does not know. Well, he is her husband. She cannot distinguish her brother-in-law and her husband. He comes and says ‘What has happened here?’ She says ‘Nothing.’ ‘What has happened? Have not people come and slept?’ She says ‘You were here, but why did you put your sword in between? Why did you turn your back on me?’ She tells him how her brother-in-law had slept there. He bites his finger. He says ‘I am inhuman. My brother is innocent.’ He immediately runs. He immediately runs to the well. He says ‘⁺Almas!’ He says ‘Yes, my dear.’ ‘I have thrown down a rope, come out!’ He came out. He brought him back and they came back. They sent for his father and mother from there, they came. They held a wedding for seven days. They held it for seven days also at their father’s house. They took him to his father’s house. They held it for seven days at the girl’s home. Then they held it for seven days at the lad’s home. He also took his wife, Šacar Nūš ⁺Xanəm, also Šacar Nūš ⁺Xanəm for ⁺Bahar. They took also the gazelle for so-and-so—she was a girl. They took her for ⁺Almas. They held a wedding there for seven days. They tell it like this, from the time of our forefathers: seven apples have fallen, one of them, the first, for you, one of them for ⁺Maryana, one of them for Eddy, one of them for me. They say this to them.

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ʾána xak̭yánnux məttə̀ltaˈ xá məttə̀lta b-xák̭yan.ˈ ⁺ràba ⁺bəddáyənˈ ⁺ràba.ˈ p-xak̭yánnux məttə̀lta.ˈ ʾə̀tvaˈ lə̀tvaˈ mən-ʾaláha ⁺ɟúra hə́č-məndi lə̀tvaˈ xá màlcaˈ xá malə̀cta.ˈ ʾá málca malə́cta yálə lə̀tvalun.ˈ yálə lə̀tvalun.ˈ ʾá tə́vlun ⁺ɟóra báxta ɟané k̭a-ɟané taxmùnə.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺ɟóra k̭a-bàxta márələˈ ʾày báxtaˈ ʾá davə́ltan ʾáxnan k̭a-mā̀nˈ šok̭àxxa?ˈ bá mù ʾodáxən ʾáxnan? mára.ˈ ʾá davə́ltan xá yála lə̀tlan.ˈ móriša k̭ìmənaˈ ⁺ṱàmta ⁺bixáləna.ˈ móriša k̭íməna ⁺ṱámta ⁺bixàləna,ˈ làxma.ˈ xá-xta ɟušə̀k̭lunˈ tílə xá ⁺tárra ptə̀xləˈ xá mə́nnu ⁺və́rrə ⁺ràma ⁺ráma jvánk̭a.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ⁺bəddáyətun mú ʾìtən?ˈ ⁺púləṱlə m-ɟu-jìbu xá xabùyšaˈ smùk̭aˈ ʾátxa mən-pi-pálɟu ⁺k̭ṱìlə.ˈ pálɟu yuvvə́llə k̭a-màlcaˈ pálɟu k̭a-malə̀cta.ˈ mə́rrə p̂ṱ-avíloxun tré bnùnə.ˈ šəmmané mattìtunaˈ xá-mənne ⁺ʾÀlmasˈ xá-mənne ⁺Bàhar,ˈ ⁺ʾÁlmas k̭a-diyyòxunˈ ⁺Báhar k̭a-dìyyi.ˈ ⁺tmanəssár šə́nnə yála vī̀lˈ ṱ-átən lablə̀nnə.ˈ clílun ɟu-pā́t ⁺ʾúydalə ⁺ɟóra báxta ʾátxa pucə̀rrun.ˈ mə̀rrunˈ bá mù-ʾodax?ˈ lə̀tlan.ˈ ɟóne xà yála pā́š k̭a-diyyanˈ xá brùna.ˈ ʾáha xə̀šlə.ˈ ʾánnə yàlə,ˈ màlcələ xína,ˈ malə̀cta,ˈ xa-⁺mak̭réta ⁺muk̭riyyèlun.ˈ xá šap̂ìrəˈ mən-xá xabúyša vìyyəna,ˈ laxúymə mən-dá ⁺tárra lè-⁺ʾori,ˈ šə́cla šə́cla laxúymə jvànk̭ə.ˈ tílun vílun xaməssàr šə́nnə,ˈ ʾá ⁺ɟóra báxta tuxmə̀nnun.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺map̂rəmmàxxəˈ ṱ-átə b-labə̀llə ⁺Báhar,ˈ ṱ-átə ʾá náša b-labə̀llə.ˈ ⁺map̂rəmmàxxə.ˈ mə́rrə témun tùyunˈ há náxob b-ríšan ʾàtxa títəla.ˈ mə́rrə mu-p̂ṱ-òya,ˈ ʾána p̂ṱ-àzən ⁺Báhar mə́rrə.ˈ tílə vìlə,ˈ ⁺tmanəssár šə̀nnu vílun.ˈ ɟušə́k̭lun ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə.ˈ móriša hánəz k̭edàmtaˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə,ˈ ⁺və̀rrə ʾá náša.ˈ ma-ṱ-ílə ⁺ràma!ˈ mə́rrə ⁺Bàharˈ ʾət-dìyyivət.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni,ˈ ʾána p̂ṱ-àtən.ˈ cə́lyən ⁺hàzər꞊vən.ˈ ʾaxúna ⁺ʾÁlmas mə̀rrə,ˈ mə́rrə lá xmùl.ˈ ʾána xá-dana ʾázən ⁺bàzarˈ ʾàtən.ˈ xə́šlə šk̭ə́llə xá buk̭ét ʾátxa vàrdə.ˈ muyyélə muttèlə.ˈ ⁺Bàhar xə́šlə.ˈ ⁺Bàharˈ xə́šlə muyyèlə,ˈ muttélə ɟu-ʾak̭òšk̭a.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾàxunˈ k̭a-⁺ʾÀlmas mə́rrəˈ hár xzílux ʾánnə várdə ⁺č̭mə̀č̭lunˈ ʾátət ⁺bàri,ˈ mačxə̀tti.ˈ mə́rrə ⁺spày.ˈ šk̭ə́llə ʾá yála lubə̀llə.ˈ ʾá yála jvánk̭a pə́llə k̭amàyˈ ʾá yála ⁺bàruˈ šap̂ìra,ˈ bərrə́šša꞊zə mən-ʾaxùnuˈ mən-bàbuˈ yə̀mmu.ˈ və́dlun xə̀šlun.ˈ xə́šlun xə́šlun ⁺rába xə̀šlunˈ xáč̭č̭a xə́šlun ⁺mṱílun ⁺ʾal-xá šak̭ìta.ˈ ɟušə́k̭lun xá náša sáva tívələ ⁺ʾal-də́pnət šak̭ìta,ˈ də́k̭nu ⁺xvàra.ˈ ⁺Bàhar mə́rrəˈ šlámalux ⁺màmuniˈ mə́rrə b-šéna ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni tíluxˈ ⁺Báhar brùni.ˈ váy mə́rrə ⁺màmuˈ ʾát m-íca ⁺yáṱṱət ʾána ⁺Báhar šə̀mmi?ˈ mə́rrə ctə́vtəla ɟu-⁺ʾoràytaˈ k̭át ʾátən ʾá ʾúrxa ṱ-azə̀tta.ˈ xìnaˈ mə́rrə ⁺ʾávva lèlə jvánk̭aˈ ⁺ʾávva huydàyələ.ˈ dḕv꞊ilə,ˈ dḕv.ˈ ⁺ʾávva labúlux꞊lə ⁺ʾaxə̀llux.ˈ mára ʾána k̭a-díyyux tanùvvən,ˈ b-labə̀llux,ˈ b-labə̀llux.ˈ nàta dúk̭!ˈ ɟu-xá dànaˈ ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyrànəˈ xá yàccə hə́nnəla.ˈ mèšəla.ˈ ⁺táma ʾə́t xá yáccə zdánya ʾarp̂ì ⁺ʾotáġəna.ˈ tláy ⁺ʾə́č̭č̭a k̭dílə b-yávvəl ⁺ʾal-ʾìdux.ˈ patxə̀ttun.ˈ ʾət-ʾárp̂i táni šuršìyyən.ˈ k̭díla hállə k̭àtu.ˈ k̭díla hállə k̭àtu.ˈ hár k̭díla yuvvə́llux k̭àtu,ˈ ⁺tárra ɟu-ptàxtaˈ ⁺ʾáv ⁺tárra ɟu-ptàxtaˈ xá ⁺rápsa ɟu-⁺xásu màxətˈ ʾázəl nápəl xa-yáccə ⁺k̭azánča míyya ⁺bərdàxa.ˈ ⁺ʾávun k̭a-díyyux b-⁺ráppə ⁺táma ṱ-⁺axə̀llux.ˈ dēv꞊ilə.ˈ ʾát hàda vúd.ˈ k̭a-⁺dàv ⁺ráppi ɟu-míyya ⁺bərdáxa.ˈ váy mə́rrə ⁺màmuniˈ ʾávət basìmaˈ ⁺ʾal-dá násyat k̭a-díyyi yuvvàlux.ˈ ʾáha xə̀šlun,ˈ xə́šlun xə́šlun xə̀šlun,ˈ ⁺ràba xə́šlunˈ xàč̭č̭a xə́šlunˈ mṱìlunˈ váy ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyránə xá-dana mèšaˈ pi-pálɟu xa-yáccə … ⁺ɟúrta …. zdànyəlaˈ ʾátxa … béta ⁺ɟùrələ.ˈ k̭dílə ⁺pulṱélə huydàyaˈ yuvvélə … ⁺ʾal-ʾídət da-yàla,ˈ ⁺ʾal-ʾidət ⁺Bàhar.ˈ mə́rrə ptùxlun ʾánnə ⁺tarrā́n.ˈ ptixèlə,ˈ ptixèlə,ˈ ⁺ʾal-tláy ⁺ʾə́č̭č̭a ⁺mṱìləˈ ⁺ʾal-dət-ʾàrpiˈ mə́rrə ʾána xína šuršìyyən.ˈ ʾa-yála꞊da zdaròviy šap̂íra ⁺ràmaˈ hár ⁺tárra ⁺ʾáv ɟu-ptàxtuˈ xá-dana b-⁺rápsa mxílə ɟu-⁺xàsuˈ xə́šlə pə́llə bak̭bak̭bàk̭ˈ ɟu-míyya ⁺bərdàxa.ˈ bšə̀llə.ˈ ʾáha clílə ʾátxa pucə̀rrə,ˈ ʾátxa pucə̀rrə.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭lə.ˈ mə́rrə xáč̭č̭a ⁺ʾórən ɟu-dan-⁺ʾotā̀ġˈ xázən ɟu-dan-⁺ʾotáġə mù ʾítən.ˈ ⁺və́rrə xa-ʾòtaġ.ˈ mlìtəla dáva.ˈ ʾe-⁺ʾótaġ xíta hàvuz꞊la,ˈ ʾína cúllə šk̭ə́ltəla b-míyyət dàva.ˈ ʾáha xə́šlə ⁺və́rrə ɟàvoˈ sxìlə,ˈ ʾátxa sxìlə ⁺spáyˈ ɟánu cmá šap̂ìrəvaˈ búš ⁺ràba šap̂íra vílə.ˈ xə́šlə šk̭ə̀lləˈ xá-dana ʾátxa max-xùrjunˈ məlyálə dàvə.ˈ xə́šlə l-ó-yba xìnaˈ ⁺ʾótaġ ptixàləˈ xáč̭č̭a susavày꞊naˈ xá mən-do-xína šap̂ìra.ˈ xa-sùysaˈ ʾá xa-jə̀ns súysa,ˈ práxələ m-ɟu-⁺hàva.ˈ šk̭ə̀llə,ˈ tə́vlə ⁺ʾal-sùysa.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da muttélə xúrjun ⁺ʾal-⁺xàsu.ˈ ⁺bəryáma bitáyələ la-bèta-ʾaxči.ˈ tílə ⁺ràba,ˈ tílə xàč̭č̭a,ˈ tílə ⁺ràba,ˈ tílə ʾúrxa ⁺yarə̀xtəva ⁺rába.ˈ ʾàhaˈ ⁺mṱílə mə́drə ⁺ʾal-xá-dana max-bèta.ˈ ⁺šrà ⁺bəlláyələ.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺və́rrə ɟàvo.ˈ ʾáyya ci-taníla ⁺čayxàna.ˈ cút bitáyəna ʾurxavàyˈ ⁺bəjmáyəna ⁺táma ⁺čày bəštáyəna.ˈ ⁺və́rrə pə́šlə ⁺tàma.ˈ móriša k̭ə́mlə tìlə.ˈ tílə tìlə,ˈ ⁺rába tìləˈ xáč̭č̭a tìlə,ˈ tílə ⁺mṱílə ⁺ʾal-xá məndìta.ˈ tílə ⁺mṱilə ⁺ʾal-xá məndìta.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ xašcùnəla.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ xá-dana béta sùra ʾítən.ˈ mə́rrə xa-⁺ʾòrənˈ ʾád-lelə péšən làxxaˈ ʾàrxa,ˈ móriša b-k̭émən ṱ-àzən.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺və́rra xa-sòta.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾày xáltuˈ ʾád-lelə xámili cə̀slax.ˈ móriša b-k̭émən ṱ-àzən.ˈ mə́rra ʾày brúniˈ ʾàna ⁺várənˈ k̭aṱùnti ⁺pláṱəla.ˈ k̭aṱùnti ⁺várəlaˈ ʾàna ⁺pláṱən.ˈ ʾax-dùca lə́tli.ˈ clílə pucə́rrə ⁺ʾal-dá sòta.ˈ xurjúnu muttàlə.ˈ tré ʾídə ʾátxa mlílə dàvəˈ yuvvə́llə k̭àto.ˈ ʾóy ⁺ʾùxča xdíla,ˈ ⁺ʾùxča xdíla.ˈ mə́rra tá ʾána ⁺xlàpuxˈ ʾána ⁺nə̀drux.ˈ tá cúllə dúci k̭átux ⁺hàlal ʾóya.ˈ pə́šlə cə̀slo b-lélə.ˈ di-xína ʾá yála lìpələˈ móriša jáldə bək̭yámələ fiz-zaryàdk̭a ʾávəd.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ pròtiv ʾátxaˈ xá-dana zdánya ⁺ɟùrtəla.ˈ ⁺ṱlá-danə bnátə ɟu-⁺bálk̭un cə̀lyəna.ˈ mə́rrə ʾày xáltu,ˈ ʾày nánaˈ xa-tá làxxa.ˈ ʾánnə màni꞊na?ˈ mə́rra bnátət màlcəna.ˈ ⁺ʾàhaˈ clìləˈ tuxmə̀nnəˈ ʾé bráta súrṱa ʾá yála ⁺biyyàlə.ˈ ⁺biyyàlə.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ b-ayyé hávuz la-k̭ám ⁺tàrraˈ ʾázən sàxən?ˈ mə̀rraˈ mù tanyána?ˈ xə́šlə sxìləˈ xut-rīš-ɟànuˈ ⁺və́rrə sxìlə.ˈ ʾánnə bnátə hə́rra hərrèˈ ɟə́xcəna bìyyu.ˈ tìlə.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾáy yə̀mmi,ˈ ʾáy nànaˈ ʾáy xàltuˈ xa-xúš k̭á ⁺davvó málca tàniˈ xa-ríɟa ⁺byàyələ,ˈ ʾázən … riɟàyta ʾódən k̭até.ˈ ʾíta ʾa-yála šə̀clələ.ˈ bə́ššəla tanùvvəlaˈ k̭a-bax-màlca.ˈ bax-málca mára xuš-ʾàtə.ˈ ʾə́tlan ⁺k̭àzə.ˈ xuš-ʾázəl lábəl ⁺marrìlun.ˈ ʾá b-⁺yalsúy ⁺k̭ázə móriša bədrayélə k̭àmuˈ bə́ššələ ⁺marruvvèlə.ˈ beràšə,ˈ xamšá-danə ⁺k̭àzəˈ k̭dalé ʾátxa partùlulə,ˈ xámša xàmšaˈ bədrayélə ⁺ʾal-⁺rušanànu,ˈ bitàyələ.ˈ mavèlə.ˈ ʾáha mə̀rrəˈ ʾáy nànaˈ ʾànnəˈ ʾátxa vùdlunˈ basìmə bašə́llun,ˈ ʾátxa míyya xàč̭č̭aˈ k̭át ʾàxlax.ˈ bēt-bábux lá xə̀rbaˈ mù vídət?ˈ mára málca mù p̂ṱ-ávəd b-ríšan?ˈ mára ʾát k̭ála là-vud.ˈ hì.ˈ ⁺ʾal-dó-yuma xína mə̀drəˈ xə̀šləˈ mə́drə muyyìlə.ˈ là mə́rra,ˈ ʾátxa lè-ʾoya.ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾáy xàltuˈ ʾána láxxa ⁺rába lè péšən.ˈ xúš táni k̭a-màlcaˈ ʾayyé brátu súrta ʾelčiyyùytaˈ xzí b-yavvə́lla k̭a-dìyyi.ˈ xə́šla tùnila,ˈ mə́rrə làˈ ʾána k̭a-rìɟa b-yávvən bráta?ˈ ʾána lè yávvən k̭átu.ˈ sámm də́ryalə mən-dá bràtaˈ humzə̀mləˈ šə̀mmo꞊daˈ ʾá bràtaˈ Šacar ⁺Nū̀š ⁺Xánəm꞊lə.ˈ Šácar Nū̀š ⁺xánəm.ˈ ⁺mə̀rrəˈ ʾána k̭a-díyyax ⁺byàyən.ˈ ⁺bàyyat k̭a-díyyi,ˈ tàlax.ˈ cəs-dà sóta xáyyax.ˈ lè ⁺báyyat,ˈ cḕp ɟanáx꞊la.ˈ nú ⁺rába ⁺p̂armiyyána yàla,ˈ ⁺k̭əryána yàlələ.ˈ mə́rra ʾána p̂ṱ-àtyanˈ cəs-sòta.ˈ ʾá ríšo cùpaˈ tíla cəs-sòta.ˈ bàboˈ ʾìca šk̭ílot?ˈ ʾìca múttot?ˈ ⁺mrìlə.ˈ pə́llə ɟu-jul-màxə.ˈ pə́llə ɟu-jul-máxə mən-xə̀ššu.ˈ yə̀mmola,ˈ yə̀mmoˈ léla ⁺bəddá mu-ʾòda.ˈ mxáyəla ɟu-rìšo.ˈ ⁺mə̀ryələ.ˈ cmá ⁺doxtórə muyyílun ⁺ʾal-da-màlca,ˈ xína mú tànətˈ là və́dlunˈ málca lèlə ⁺spáy váya.ˈ màra bá mù lə́bbux ⁺bəṱlábələ?ˈ báxtu màraˈ mú lə́bbux ⁺bəṱlàbələ?ˈ mára ʾána hə́č mə́ndi lḕn ⁺byá.ˈ ⁺byàyənˈ ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ ɟu-ɟúdət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya.ˈ ʾàhaˈ ʾan-bnátu꞊da ɟvìrə.ˈ tré xətnavày ʾə́tlə,ˈ ʾáha꞊da ⁺ṱlà.ˈ màraˈ ʾáni ⁺bəddàyət mú ʾítən?ˈ xətnavátu ⁺bək̭rayèləˈ màraˈ xúšun k̭a-díyyi ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ ɟu-ɟúdət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya mémun.ˈ là mayyítun,ˈ k̭dalóxun maxə̀nnə.ˈ ʾálaha táləx talmìduxˈ ʾánnə xətnavàyˈ pyášəna màtalˈ mu-ʾòdi.ˈ ʾánnə bətyávəna ⁺ʾal-susavày,ˈ bərrə̀ššəna.ˈ ʾá Šácar ⁺Nùš ⁺Xánəm,ˈ brátu sùrṱa,ˈ ⁺ṱlə́btət ⁺Bàhar,ˈ bə́ššəla màrəlaˈ ʾày yə́mmi,ˈ táni k̭a-jàju,ˈ k̭ámta k̭a-bába ci-taníva jàju,ˈ táni k̭a-jàjuˈ ⁺Bàhar꞊da xuš-ʾázəl.ˈ maràniˈ ʾáha ⁺rázi ṱ-àvə?ˈ mára xúš tàni.ˈ bə́ššəla tanùvvəla.ˈ mára xá-dana ⁺k̭atə̀rta ʾə́tlan ⁺táma,ˈ mə́n súysa ʾáxči xáč̭č̭a cùptəla.ˈ hálla k̭àtuˈ k̭a-do-ɟùdya,ˈ xuš-ʾazə̀lni.ˈ bitáyəla ʾá ⁺k̭atə̀rta.ˈ ʾátxa bədvák̭ələ b-rìšoˈ ⁺rapùvvula.ˈ ʾá ⁺k̭atə́rta yàvona k̭átu.ˈ hm màraˈ ʾo-bàbaxˈ ʾána lxímən ʾadíyya ⁺ʾal-de-⁺k̭atə̀rta yátvən?ˈ ʾá várələ ɟu-pàɟa.ˈ ʾo-súysət k̭at-múyyulə mə̀nnu,ˈ ʾō꞊t-márən k̭at-m-ɟu-⁺hàva práxələ,ˈ ʾàhaˈ bətyávələ ⁺ʾàllu.ˈ xáč̭č̭a júllə bəlvàšələ.ˈ xáč̭č̭a júllə bəlvàšələˈ k̭at-súysu m-ɟu-⁺hàva práxələ.ˈ bərrə́ššələ bərrə̀ššələ,ˈ ⁺ràba bərrə́ššələ,ˈ xàč̭č̭a bərrə́ššələ.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ xa-sáva mə́drə tìvələˈ hár ʾo-sáva k̭am-šak̭ìta.ˈ yála mára ʾálaha xḕr ʾavə́dlaˈ šlàmalux ⁺mámu.ˈ mára b-šéna ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyniˈ ⁺Báhar brùni.ˈ mára ⁺ʾáxər ʾìca bə́ššət ʾánnə ʾurxaváy?ˈ ʾát ⁺bəddáyət ʾíca bə̀ššət?ˈ mára mù-ʾodən?ˈ xəmyáni màlcələ.ˈ ʾàtxa túnyələ.ˈ ɟắrə ʾázən ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ ɟu-ɟúydət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə́rya mayyìna.ˈ mára xa-dák̭k̭a xmùlˈ ʾána xak̭ə̀nnux.ˈ ṱ-ázət ṱ-àzətˈ ⁺ràba p̂ṱ-ázət,ˈ xàč̭č̭a p̂ṱ-ázətˈ ṱ-ázət ⁺ʾúxča rə̀k̭k̭aˈ méša ⁺ɟùrtəlaˈ ɟávo dmə́xtəla ʾàryaˈ ⁺sádro zìrələ.ˈ ⁺bə́rra-⁺bə̀rrola.ˈ léla ⁺myasa jòja.ˈ ṱ-àzətˈ xá zíla p̂-k̭àṱṱət ⁺yaríxa.ˈ ʾíta ʾátxa nàzuc ríšu ṱ-odə́ttə.ˈ ɟánux lá maxzə̀ttaˈ parpəssàlux.ˈ ʾátxa mən-rə́k̭k̭a p-càlət.ˈ níxa ⁺pašṱə̀ttəˈ ʾo-⁺sádro parə̀ttə.ˈ nə̀zla dvík̭ələ.ˈ ⁺bazzə̀ttəˈ ⁺ʾáv cúllə ṱ-átə támməz ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺ʾàx! tánya munyə̀xli.ˈ k̭ála là-ʾodətˈ ʾáy tànyaˈ màni꞊vət?ˈ ʾə̀ns꞊ivətˈ jə̀ns꞊ivət,ˈ k̭àla vúd.ˈ ʾát k̭ála là-ʾodətˈ ⁺ṱlá-ɟa b-dárya k̭àla.ˈ k̭ála là-ʾodət.ˈ tànyaˈ bí momátət k̭àmeta,ˈ bí momā́t k̭àmetaˈ ʾída ⁺ʾállux lè dáryan.ˈ ʾáha ⁺ṱlá-ɟa ʾátxa vàdəla.ˈ ⁺ʾáxər mára bí mumā́t k̭àmetaˈ ʾída ⁺ʾállux lè dáryan,ˈ mára mù tanə́nnaxˈ ⁺hā́l nàġəlˈ tíyyən ⁺bár ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-ɟúydət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya.ˈ váy màraˈ ʾálaha la-táləx bēt-bàbux,ˈ ʾə́tli lə́tli xá brùna.ˈ vélə ɟu-k̭ə́nna dmìxa.ˈ b-láblət ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyrànəˈ háda ɟə́ldu ⁺palṱə̀ttəˈ k̭álu là ⁺šammánnə.ˈ k̭álu ⁺šmìli,ˈ ⁺šmìli,ˈ xut-xà-cici mattánnux.ˈ ⁺ʾávva ⁺bàrbər.ˈ háda rə́k̭k̭a b-lablə̀ttəˈ k̭álu là ⁺šammánnəˈ ⁺yúxsa mattánnux xút xá cìci.ˈ ʾáha bəšk̭álulə mattùvvuləˈ ɟu-xp̂àk̭uˈ ⁺ʾal-súysa xə̀šlə.ˈ xə́šlə xə̀šləˈ ⁺bár ⁺šavvá ⁺šavvá ⁺ṱuyrànə.ˈ háda ⁺palúṱulə ʾo-ɟə̀ldu.ˈ mávulə k̭àto.ˈ ⁺bəxlàvəlaˈ ʾo-⁺spáy ⁺xálva ɟu-ɟùyda.ˈ ʾan-ʾak̭làyˈ ʾe-šə́xta mə́xta꞊da ɟu-ʾak̭láy ⁺bəsyarèlə.ˈ màraˈ ʾóyat basə̀mta.ˈ k̭a-ʾárya bitàyələ.ˈ bətyávələ ⁺ʾal-súysu bitàyələ.ˈ bitáyələ bitáyələ bitàyələˈ ɟašúk̭ələ mə́drə hár ʾè ⁺čayxána,ˈ ʾícət ⁺čày bəštáyəna,ˈ b-lèləˈ pyášələ ⁺tàma.ˈ ʾína ɟašùk̭ələˈ ʾánnə yàysu,ˈ ʾḗn xatvátət de-bàxtu lá.ˈ ʾáni꞊da tíyyəna ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺čày bəštáyaˈ ʾína léna mačùxə,ˈ ⁺xálva lèna mačúxə lábli k̭a-xəmyané.ˈ ⁺ʾávva mára k̭a-bút mù tíyyət?ˈ ⁺ʾávva mára k̭a-bút mù tíyyət?ˈ k̭a-bút mù tíyyət?ˈ ⁺ʾávva háda lvìšələˈ lèna ⁺bəddáyuˈ maràniˈ ʾáxnan tíyyəx ⁺bár ⁺xálvət ʾàryaˈ k̭a-málca ⁺mə̀rya,ˈ lḕx mačúxə.ˈ ʾáha bəclàyələ,ˈ mára ʾána ʾə̀tli.ˈ ʾána zabùnən.ˈ mára bi-mù zabúnət?ˈ màra xá-dana ʾátxa ⁺ʾabàsiˈ ʾátxa ⁺ɟùrta,ˈ k̭ámta vìyyəna.ˈ b-dày ʾána b-yavvə́nnoxun ⁺xálva.ˈ ʾáni ɟašúk̭əna ɟu-pátət ⁺ʾùydaləˈ mára ʾáyya buš-jə́ns꞊la čə́m k̭am-málca k̭dàlan maxíləˈ ⁺rázi vàyəna.ˈ ʾá ⁺palúṱələ ʾḗn ʾak̭lày,ˈ ʾó la-⁺spáy ⁺xàlva.ˈ ʾáni yavélə k̭atè.ˈ ʾá bətyàvələˈ ⁺ʾal-súysu bətyàvələ.ˈ bitàyələˈ mára xúš ⁺hála ⁺maxlìləˈ xázax mù p̂ṱ-ávə málca.ˈ ʾánnə bitáyəna ⁺maxùluna.ˈ málca bùš pī́s váyələˈ k̭át but-háda jə́ns ⁺xálva lèlə.ˈ màraˈ k̭a-bàxtu máraˈ xa-xúš xa-xzìˈ bàbaxˈ ʾó búšləna bí pə̀rdaˈ pə́rdət màtaˈ šīl-⁺xàlva ci-taníla.ˈ b-pə́rda búšləna ⁺mùxluna.ˈ bùš pī́s víyyələ.ˈ maràniˈ xúš xzí bábax dàxilə.ˈ bərrə́ššəla ɟašùk̭əla.ˈ bábo búš pī̀s víyyələ.ˈ bitáyəla màraˈ ⁺Bahàr,ˈ bábi búš pī̀s víyyələ.ˈ mára k̭ú ⁺k̭azánča máttila mən-da-⁺xálva jə̀nsˈ mátti bášəl xà ⁺k̭azánča.ˈ mattúvvəla bašùləlaˈ mára k̭ámta mān-sòta mlílə.ˈ ⁺ɟúrta bàxtəla.ˈ máno mlàyola k̭átoˈ mára šk̭ùl!ˈ ʾáx k̭ámta ci-tanílun háda b-ʾúpra mánə ɟadušyày,ˈ ɟadušyày,ˈ ʾátxa mànə ʾə́tva.ˈ mlí lábəlla k̭a-do-bàbax.ˈ bəšk̭áləla labùləla.ˈ hár mən-⁺tárra ɟu-⁺vàrta,ˈ ʾátxa labùləˈ bábo ríxu bəšk̭àləl,ˈ bək̭yáməl bətyàvələ.ˈ ríxu ʾùxča basíməl.ˈ ʾáha ⁺bixàlələ.ˈ maràniˈ ⁺bəddàyət mu-ʾə́t?ˈ maràni.ˈ xína mən-ʾúdyu yúma ʾáha xə̀tnilə.ˈ mélə bètaˈ k̭a-bàxtu mára.ˈ bəšk̭áləna labúluna bèta.ˈ labúluna bètaˈ ⁺k̭arkə́zzi k̭at-xlùyla ʾódi.ˈ nú ʾà yálaˈ ⁺k̭əryána yàla,ˈ honána yàla,ˈ šap̂íra yàla,ˈ móriša bək̭yàmələ,ˈ jàldə, ɟu-dárta vádələ fiz-zaryàdk̭aˈ dárta b-màyk̭a ʾátxa.ˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ xá-xta tíla xá-dana ⁺jàyran.ˈ mxíla m-xut-xàču,ˈ xə̀šla.ˈ mə̀rraˈ ʾána xə̀šli.ˈ ta-⁺bàri.ˈ ⁺jáyran mə̀rraˈ ʾána xə́šli, ta-⁺bàri.ˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ náša mə̀rrəˈ ʾána xá xázzən ʾáyya mù ⁺jáyran.ˈ xína k̭a-báxtu lèlə túnya.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺bàro.ˈ xə́šlə xə̀šləˈ b-⁺rába xàč̭č̭a.ˈ ⁺rába xə̀šla,ˈ ⁺və́rra ɟu-xá-dana … ʾátxa súra max-bètaˈ ci-tanílə ⁺k̭allàyča.ˈ ⁺və̀rra.ˈ muttíla ɟrafínk̭-ət ʾàrak̭,ˈ xá-dana ⁺ʾústol.ˈ víla bràta.ˈ ⁺jayran víla bràta.ˈ ɟrafínk̭a muttíla ⁺ʾal-ʾùstol.ˈ tré ⁺sticànə muttíla.ˈ mə́rra šátax ʾàrak̭.ˈ ʾáha štìlə.ˈ ʾáy mə́n … ʾátxa bəštàyələ.ˈ bədráyula ɟu-⁺sàdruˈ tapùxula.ˈ yála ⁺murvìla,ˈ ⁺pulə́ṱla xa-k̭àmči.ˈ yála mxíla m-ɟu-⁺xàsu,ˈ və́dla cìpa,ˈ ⁺ruppìla.ˈ yála vílə cìpa.ˈ

⁺xábra yávvax mən-⁺ʾÀlmas.ˈ bə́šša bitàyələˈ ɟu-ʾak̭úšk̭a pacùrələ.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ várdə ⁺č̭mə̀č̭lun.ˈ ʾòˈ màraˈ k̭a-bábu yə̀mmuˈ ʾaxúni mára mú꞊ila tpə́k̭ta bìyyu?ˈ ʾána bətyávən sùysaˈ ʾána xə̀šli.ˈ sèpu꞊daˈ ⁺ɟúrta mattúvvolə ʾátxa ⁺ʾal-də̀pnu.ˈ ⁺ràba bitáyələ,ˈ xàč̭č̭a bitáyələ,ˈ ⁺ràba bitáyələ,ˈ xàč̭č̭a bitáyələ.ˈ ʾálaha mára ʾícət súysi clìlə,ˈ ʾána ⁺tàma,ˈ ʾána ⁺tàma.ˈ ɟušə́k̭lə xḕr.ˈ b-lèlə víla.ˈ tílə ⁺mṱílə ɟu-mdìta.ˈ ⁺buk̭ə̀rrə,ˈ ⁺buk̭ə̀rrə.ˈ mə́rrun ⁺hana-láxxa ʾá bēt-màlcələ.ˈ mànilə?ˈ mā̀n lélə?ˈ úže dílə k̭át … ʾáha xíyyələ ʾaxùnu ⁺táma.ˈ ʾánnə꞊da ʾaxunvàyˈ lèna práša m-⁺úydalə.ˈ ⁺Bàharˈ úže xzìluxˈ ⁺ʾÀlmasˈ lḗt ⁺bəddá ⁺Bàhar꞊lə ⁺yúxsa ⁺ʾÀlmas꞊lə.ˈ ʾáha bitáyələ ⁺tàma,ˈ màraˈ ríšu cúpa ⁺vàrələ.ˈ úže ⁺p̂armùvvələˈ ʾaxúnu lìtən.ˈ lá꞊da màraˈ ʾaxùniləˈ màniləˈ mā̀n lélə.ˈ bitáyəla ʾàhaˈ mattúvvəla làxma,ˈ bət-lə́bbo ⁺ṱlìbolə.ˈ Šácar Nū̀š ⁺xánəmˈ láxma mattùvvəla.ˈ lá k̭àla vádəl.ˈ lá ⁺k̭òxa vádəl.ˈ ʾá sépu ⁺palùṱolə.ˈ dúca šavùvvəla.ˈ xà-duca bədmáxəna,ˈ bət-lə́bbo ⁺ɟòro.ˈ mattúvvolə ⁺ʾaràlləġ,ˈ ⁺ʾarálləġ mattùvvolə.ˈ ⁺xàsu vádulə la-dàyˈ bədmàxələ.ˈ bədmàxələ,ˈ móriša bək̭yàmələ.ˈ ɟu-dárta bə́ššələ fiz-zaryádk̭a ʾàvəd.ˈ ⁺jáyran tìla.ˈ ⁺jáyran tìla,ˈ mə́rra ʾána xə̀šli,ˈ ta-⁺bàri.ˈ ʾáha xə̀šləˈ ⁺báro ⁺bàro.ˈ mə́rrə ʾə́t lə́t ʾaxun-díyyi ʾàha ⁺ʾal-dá-yuma drítula.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺báro ⁺bàro.ˈ hánəz ɟu-béta súra ⁺muvvə̀rraˈ muttíla ʾàrak̭.ˈ ʾáha mə́rrə štì.ˈ lèla bəštáyuˈ bədráyula tapùxula.ˈ k̭a-díyyax márən štì;ˈ sámm dəryàlax.ˈ k̭ámči šk̭ilàlə.ˈ k̭ámči šk̭ilàlə,ˈ mə́rrə ʾaxúni màk̭k̭əmlə.ˈ là,ˈ ʾádi p̂ṱ-odə́nnax cìpa.ˈ úže vítəla bràta.ˈ úže ⁺dìlə.ˈ ⁺áh xáč̭č̭a jáldə jàldə xak̭óvvun,ˈ ⁺špáy lḕn xak̭uvvo.ˈ mə́rrə ṱ-odə́nnax cìpa.ˈ k̭ámči mxìlə,ˈ ʾaxúnu k̭ə̀mlə.ˈ ʾaxúnu k̭ə̀mlə.ˈ ʾaxúnu k̭əmlə mə̀rrəˈ ʾàxuni.ˈ mə́rrə ɟā̀n.ˈ mə́rrə ʾàxuni.ˈ mə́rrə k̭àm ⁺murrəššə̀nnux?ˈ háda šə́nta ⁺xlìtəvaˈ basə̀mta.ˈ mə́rrə hí ⁺rába šə́nta ⁺xlítəva jə̀ns꞊iva.ˈ ʾá ⁺jàyranˈ šk̭ilálun mənnè.ˈ bráta ⁺ʾúxča šap̂ə̀rtəlaˈ xína lé-ʾoya tanùvvə,ˈ ʾà bráta.ˈ tré susaváy bitáyəna b-ʾùrxa. tílun tìlunˈ ʾá ⁺ʾÁlmas xak̭úvvələ mut-fúrma tíyyələ béta dmìxələ.ˈ ⁺ʾahàˈ mára báxti lèla ⁺díta.ˈ xína ⁺barnàšaˈ xìnaˈ ʾátxa ɟav-lə̀bbuˈ ʾátxa taxmùnələˈ mára ʾá xíšələ beténi dmìxələ ⁺há.ˈ susaváy cə́lyəna ⁺sìyyəna.ˈ yáccə k̭ùnyələ.ˈ mára ʾə̀mnan ⁺sálə?ˈ ⁺ʾÁlmas mára ʾána b-⁺sàlənˈ ʾátxa palacànəna.ˈ yávvən mìyyaˈ súysə maštìlun.ˈ ʾáha ⁺bəslàyələˈ míyya yávələ k̭atè.ˈ ⁺Báhar k̭a-⁺xóla ⁺bək̭ṱàyulə,ˈ yála pə̀šləˈ ⁺ʾÁlmas ɟu-k̭ùnya.ˈ bitáyələ bètaˈ susavày,ˈ ʾé ⁺jáyran bəšk̭àlolə,ˈ bitáyələ bèta.ˈ bitáyələ bètaˈ báxtu bət-lə́bbo ⁺ɟòro.ˈ lèla ⁺bəddá.ˈ xína ⁺ɟòrolə,ˈ ʾə́dmo ⁺ɟóro lèla práša.ˈ bitáyələ màraˈ bà,ˈ mù꞊ila víta láxxa?ˈ mára hə̀č mə́ndi,ˈ mù꞊ila víta?ˈ bá nášə léna tìyyə,ˈ léna dmìxə?ˈ mára ʾàti-tvaˈ bá k̭ám sèpux muttálux ⁺ʾarálləġ?ˈ bá k̭ám ⁺xàsux və́dlux la-díyyi?ˈ ʾátxa xak̭úvvəla k̭àtuˈ mu-táhar꞊va ʾó ʾə́dmu dmíxələ ⁺tàmaˈ ⁺súp̂p̂u ⁺bək̭ràṱolə.ˈ mára ʾána na-màrd꞊ivən.ˈ ʾaxūn-dìyyiˈ značet tàmməz꞊lə.ˈ táza ⁺bərxàṱələ.ˈ táza ⁺bərxáṱələ ⁺ʾal-dò k̭únya.ˈ màraˈ ʾàxun!ˈ ⁺ʾÀlmas!ˈ mára ⁺jā̀nˈ ⁺ruppìli ⁺xolaˈ ⁺plùṱ!ˈ ⁺plə̀ṱlə.ˈ muyyílə tìlun.ˈ supílun bábu yə́mmu mən-⁺tàma,ˈ tìlunˈ ⁺šavvá yumánə láxxa və́dlun ⁺xlùyla.ˈ ⁺šavvá yumān꞊da və́dlun lab-babèˈ lab-bábu lubə̀llun.ˈ ⁺šavvá yumánə ⁺xlúyla və́dlun la-bí bràtaˈ a patóm ⁺šavvá yumā́n꞊da və́dlun la-bí yàla.ˈ k̭át úže hám ʾé ṱlə́btu lublàlə,ˈ Šácar Núš ⁺Xànəm,ˈ hám꞊da Šácar Nùš ⁺Xánəm k̭a-⁺Bàhar.ˈ ʾé ⁺jáyran꞊da lublálun k̭a-hə̀nna,ˈ ʾáy꞊da bràtəva,ˈ lublálun k̭a-⁺ʾÀlmas.ˈ ⁺šavvá yumā́n꞊da ⁺tàma və́dlun ⁺xlúyla.ˈ ci-taníla ʾàtxaˈ mən-⁺ʾáta ⁺bàba:ˈ ⁺šavvá xabùyšə pə́llun.ˈ xá-mənne p̂érviy k̭a-dìyyuxˈ xá-mənne k̭a ⁺Maryànaˈ xá-mənne k̭a-ʾÈdi,ˈ xá-mənnə k̭a-dìyyi.ˈ ʾàtxa ci-tanílun.ˈ

Translation:

I shall tell you a story. I shall tell you a story. I know many. I shall tell you a story. There was, there was not, there was nothing greater than God, (there was) a king and a queen. This king and queen did not have children. They did not have children. Well, the husband and wife sat thinking to themselves. The husband said to the wife ‘Wife, to whom shall we leave this wealth of ours? Well, what should we do?,’ he says, ‘(We have) this wealth of ours but we have no child.’ Having risen in the early morning, they eat breakfast. Having risen in the early morning, they eat breakfast, bread. Then they looked, a door opened and a very tall youth came and entered through it. He said ‘Do you know what there is?’ He took out of his pocket a red apple. He cut it down the middle in this way. He gave a half of it to the king and a half of it to the queen. He said ‘You will have two sons. Name one of them ⁺Almas and one of them ⁺Bahar. ⁺Almas is for you and ⁺Bahar is for me. When the boy becomes eighteen years old, I shall come to take him.’ The husband and wife stood looking at one another. They said ‘What should we do? We do not have (any option). At least one child will remain for us, one son.’ He went away. As for the children—well he was a king and she a queen—they gave them a good education. They were so beautiful, from a single apple, handsome (youths like this) would not come through this door (here), youths who were a picture of handsomeness. They became fifteen years old and the husband and wife thought. He (the husband) said ‘Let us inform him that he will come and take ⁺Bahar, this man will come and take him. Let us inform him.’ He said ‘Come and sit down. Such misfortune has come upon us.’ He said. ⁺Bahar said ‘Not a problem, I shall go.’ He eventually turned eighteen. They saw that the door opened. In the morning when it was still early the door opened and the man came in. How tall he is! He said ‘⁺Bahar, you are mine.’ He said ‘As you please. I shall come. I am standing ready.’ ‘Brother’ ⁺Almas said, he said ‘No, wait. I shall just go to the market and come back.’ He went and bought a bouquet of flowers like this. He brought them and put them down. ⁺Bahar went. ⁺Bahar went and brought them and put them in the window. He said to Almas ‘As soon as you have seen these flowers wither, come after me and find me.’ He said ‘Good.’’ He took the boy away. The young man went first and the boy behind him, going away from his brother, from his father, his mother. They said goodbye and went away. They went and went, they went a lot, they went little, they arrived at a stream. They observed an old man sitting by the side of the stream, with a white beard. ⁺Bahar said ‘Greetings to you, my uncle.’ He said ‘You are very welcome, ⁺Bahar, my son.’ ‘Oh’ he said Uncle, how do you know that my name is ⁺Bahar?’ He said ‘It is written in the Torah that you will go on this journey. Well’ he (the old man) said ‘That person is not a lad, he is a Jew. He is a demon, a demon. He is taking you to eat you.’ He says ‘I say to you, he will take you away, he will take you away. Take heed! In a place beyond seven mountains there is a huge thing, a forest. There is a huge building there in which there are forty rooms. He will hand you thirty-nine keys. You should open them. At the fortieth say “I am tired.” Give the key to him. Give the key to him. As soon as you have given him the key, when the door opens, when he opens the door, give him a kick on his back, so that he goes and falls into a huge pan of boiling water. He would throw you there and eat you. He is a demon. Do this. Throw him into boiling water.’ ‘Oh, uncle, thank you for this advice that you have given me.’ So, they went, they went, they went, they went, they went a lot, they went a little, beyond seven mountains they arrived at a forest, in the middle of which was a huge, a large building, like a big house. The Jew took out the keys and handed them to the boy, to ⁺Bahar. He said ‘Open these doors.’ He opened them, he opened them, he reached thirty-nine, at the fortieth he said ‘Well I am tired.’ When that healthy, tall and handsome youth opened the door, he (the boy) gave him a kick on his back and he fell into boiling water, bubble-bubble. He cooked. He (the boy) stood and stared, he stared like this. He looked. He said ‘I’ll go into these rooms a little and to see what there is in the rooms.’ He entered one room. It was full of gold. In another room is a pool, but it was all plated with gold. He went into it and swam, he swam, he had a good swim and became more handsome than he was before. He went and took something like a carpet bag and filled it with gold. He went over to the other side, he opened the room and there were some horses, each more beautiful than the other. One horse, a beautiful horse, flies in the air. He took it and he mounted the horse. He put these (pieces of gold) in his bag on his back. He ascends and he comes directly to a house. He went a lot, he went a little, he went a lot, the way was very long. He came to something like a house. A lantern is burning. He went inside. They call this a ‘tea-house.’ All those who travel on the roads gather there and drink tea. He entered and stayed there. In the morning he got up and went off. He came, he came, he came a lot, he came a little, he came and reached a town. He came and reached a town. He looked (and saw) that it is getting dark. He sees that there is a small house. He said ‘Let me enter. Tonight I shall stay here as a guest. In the morning I shall get up and go.’ He went and an old woman came in. He said ‘Oh auntie, let me stay with you tonight. In the morning I shall get up and go.’ She said ‘My son, I come in and my cat goes out. My cat comes in and I go out, because I have no room.’ He stood and looked at this old woman. He put down his bag. He filled two hands with gold and gave them to her. Oh, she was so pleased, she was so pleased. She said ‘Come—may I be your substitute, may I be your vowed offering. Come, all my place is free for you.’ He stayed the night at her home. Now, the boy used to get up early in the morning and do physical exercise. He looked and opposite (he saw) that there was a big building. Three girls are standing on the balcony. He said ‘Hey auntie, hey grannie, come here. Who are those (girls) there?’ She said ‘They are the daughters of the king.’ He stood and thought. The boy fell in love with the youngest girl. He fell in love with her. He said ‘Can I go and swim in that pool outside the house?’ She said ‘What can I say?’ He went and swam of his own accord, he went in and swam. Those girls laughed at him out loud. He came back. He said ‘Hey mother, hey grannie, hey auntie, please go to that king and see whether he wants a servant, so I can go and do service for them.’ Now, this boy is a picture (of beauty). She goes and tells the king’s wife. The king’s wife says ‘Let him come. We have geese. Let him go and take them to feed.’ With a struggle he puts the geese out in front of him in the morning and goes and lets them feed. In the evening he twists the neck of five geese like this, he puts them on his shoulders, five by five, and comes back. He brings them. He said ‘Hey grannie, do these, cook them nicely, like this with a little water, so that we can eat.’ ‘May the house of your father not be destroyed, what have you done?’ She says ‘What will the king do to us?’ He says ‘Don’t say anything.’ Yes, on the next day, he went and again he brought back (geese). ‘No’ she said ‘That will not do.’ He said ‘Auntie, I shall not remain here long. Go and tell the king in the capacity of a matchmaker and see whether he will give that young daughter of his to me.’ She went and said this. He said ‘No, would I give a daughter to a servant? I will not give (a daughter) to him.’ He made an agreement with the girl and spoke with her. The name of the girl is Šacar Nūš ⁺Xanəm. Šacar ⁺Nūš ⁺Xanəm. He said ‘I love you. If you love me, come. We shall live with that old woman. If you do not want, it is up to you.’ He was an intelligent and educated boy. She said ‘I shall come to the home of the old woman.’ With a bowed head she came to the home of the old woman. Her father (said) ‘Where have you taken her? Where have you put her?’ He became ill. He became bedridden. He became bedridden out of his grief. As for her mother, she does not know what to do. She beats her head. He is ill. However many doctors they brought for the king and whatever they did, the king does not get better. They said ‘Then what does your heart desire?’ His wife said ‘What does your heart desire?’ He said ‘I do not want anything. (But) I want the milk of a lion, in a churn-bag of a lion, for a sick king.’ His (other) daughters are married. He has two sons-in-law, and this (boy made) three. He said ‘Do you know whether these exist?.’ He calls his sons-in-law and says ‘Go and bring for me the milk of a lion, in a churn-bag of a lion for a sick king. If you do not bring them, I shall cut off your heads May God destroy your disciples. The sons-in-law are perplexed as to what to do. They mount horses and go. Šacar ⁺Nūš ⁺Xanəm, his youngest daughter, the wife of ⁺Bahar, goes and says ‘Mother, tell Jaju (Dad)—formerly they called a father Jaju—tell Jaju “Let ⁺Bahar go also.”’ She says ‘Will he agree?’ She says ‘Go and tell him.’ She goes and tells him. He says ‘We have a female mule there, but it is a little lower than a horse. Give it to him, to that filthy man, and let him go.’ The mule comes. He holds its head like this and she throws him. They give the mule to him. ‘Hm’ he says ‘That father of yours! Is it appropriate for me to sit on that mule?' He enters the stable. He sits on the horse that he brought with him, the one that I say flies in the air. He puts on some clothes. He puts on some clothes when the horse flies in the air. He goes and goes. He goes a lot and goes a little. He looks (and sees) again an old man sitting, the same old man before the stream. The boy says ‘May God bless this (meeting), greetings to you, uncle.’ He says ‘And greetings to you, ⁺Bahar, my son.’ He says ‘But where are you going on these roads? Do you know where you are going?’ He says ‘What should I do? My father-in-law is the king. He has said thus: I must go and bring the milk of a lion, in a churn-bag of a lion, for a sick king.’ He says ‘Wait a minute, I’ll tell you. You must go, go, you must go a lot, you must go a little, you must go so far and there is forest. In it a lioness is reclining, the chest of which is swollen. It is roaring. It cannot walk. You should go and cut a long cane. Then make its end fine like this. Do not show yourself. She will pull you apart. You should stand at a distance like this. Slowly extend it and burst her chest. It is blocked with pus. When you pierce it, it will all come out cleanly there. She will say “Oh, I am relieved”. Do not make a noise. She will say “Who are you? Whether you are bad or good, make a sound.” Do not make a sound. She will cry out three times. Do not make a sound. She will say “By the oaths of old, by the oaths of old, I shall not lay a hand on you.”’ She does this three times. In the end she says ‘By the oaths of old, I shall not lay a hand on you,’ and he says ‘What should I say to you. This is the report of the situation. I have come looking for the milk of a lion, for a churn-bag of a lion, for a sick king.’ ‘Alas’ she said ‘May God not seal your father’s home, all I have is one son. There he is asleep in the den. You must take it beyond seven mountains and flay off his skin in such a way that I do not hear his cry. If I hear it, if I hear it, I shall put you under one of my teeth. He will roar. You should take him far enough away that I do not hear his cry, otherwise I shall put you under one of my teeth.’ He takes him and puts him on his bosom and went off on his horse. He went and went, beyond seven, seven mountains. He flays off his skin in that way. He brings it to her. She gives milk, the good milk into the churn-bag. He ties up the legs, and the dirt and so forth with the legs. He says ‘Thank you.’ He comes to the lion. He sits on his horse and comes. He comes, and comes and comes, he looks (and sees) again the same tea-house, where they drink tea, and he stays the night there. He looks (and sees) the husbands of his wife’s sisters, his wife’s sisters, no? They have come there and drink tea, but they do are not able to find, they do not find milk for their father-in-law. One says ‘Why have you come?’ The other says ‘Why have you come? Why have you come?’ He is dressed in such a way that they do not recognize him. They say ‘We have come looking for the milk of a lion for a sick king, but we do not find it. He (the boy) stands up and says ‘I have it. I am selling it.’ They say ‘for what are you selling it?’ He says ‘A large silver coin.’ They (such coins) used to exist in the old days. ‘For this shall I give you milk.’ They look at each other in the face and say ‘This is much better than that the king beheads us.’ They agree. He takes out the feet and the bad milk. He gives them to them. He mounts, he mounts on his horse. He comes back and says ‘Let them now feed him and let’s see what will happen to the king.’ They come and feed him. The king becomes worse because it is not good milk. He says to his wife ‘Go and see (how) your father (is)'—what they have cooked with grains, grains of the village. They call it pudding. They have cooked it with grains and fed him, but he has become worse. He says ‘Go and see how your father is. She goes and looks. Her father has become worse. She comes and says ‘⁺Bahar, my father has got worse.’ He says ‘Put on a cooking pot with this good milk. Put on a pot to cook.’ She puts it on and cooks. He says ‘Fill the old lady’s plate first. She is an old woman.’ She fills her plate for her and says ‘Eat!’ In the old days they used to call such earthenware vessels bowls, bowls. There were vessels like that. ‘Fill it and take it to that father of yours.’ She fills it and takes it. As soon as she enters the door, she takes it, her father smells it and he sits up. Its smell is so good. He eats. He says ‘Do you know what?,’ he says. ‘Well, from today he is my son-in-law. Bring him to the house.’ He says to his wife. They fetch him and bring him to the house. They bring him to the house in order for them to prepare to hold a wedding. Well, this lad is an educated lad, a smart lad, a handsome lad. He gets up early and does physical exercises in the courtyard in a vest like this. He looks and sees that again a gazelle has come. It knocked him on his armpit and moved away. It said ‘I am going, come after me.’ The gazelle said ‘I am going, come after me.’ He went (after it). The man said ‘Let me see what gazelle that is.’ Well, he has not told his wife. He went after it. He went, he went, much, a little. It went a long way and entered into something small like a house, which they call a hut. It entered. It put out a carafe of arak and a table. It became a girl. The gazelle became a girl. She put the carafe on the table. She laid two glasses. She said ‘Let’s drink arak.’ He drank. He drinks its. She puts it in front of him and pours it. She got the lad drunk. She took out a whip. She struck the lad across his back and made him into stone and threw him aside. The lad became stone.

Let us now talk about ⁺Almas. He comes and looks in the window. He saw that the flowers had withered. ‘Oh’ he says to his father and mother, he says ‘What has happened to my brother? I am mounting a horse, I am going.’ He puts a large sword like this on his side. He comes a lot, he comes a little. He comes a lot, he comes a little. ‘By God’ he says ‘Wherever my horse stops I (shall stop) there, I (shall stop) there.’ He looked and and all was well. It became night. He came and reached a town. He asked, he asked. They said ‘Here you are, this is the house of the king.’ Who is he? Who is he not? He just then realized that his brother had lived there. These brothers could not be distinguished from one another. When you see ⁺Bahar or ⁺Amas, you do not know whether it is ⁺Bahar or ⁺Almas. He comes there. He enters with a bowed head. He understands that his brother is not there. He does not, however, say ‘He is my brother’ or who he (himself) is. She comes and serves food. She thinks he is her husband. Šacar Nūš ⁺Xanəm serves food. He does not say a word. He does not utter a sound. He takes out his sword. She lays the bed. They sleep in the same place, since she thinks he is her husband. He puts it (the sword) in between, he puts it in between. He turns his back on her and goes to sleep. He sleeps and gets up in the morning. He goes into the yard and does physical exercises. The gazelle came. The gazelle came and said ‘I am going, follow me.’ He followed after her. He said ‘No matter what, this (gazelle) has brought my brother to light.’ He followed her. When she had brought him into the small house, she served arak. He says ‘Drink.’ She does not drink. She pours it and throws it away. ‘I say to you drink.’ 'You have poured the poison.’ He took the whip. He took the whip and said ‘Revive my brother. If not, then I shall make you into stone right now.’ She has already become a girl. He already knew.—Oh, I am telling it very quickly, I am not telling it well.—He said ‘I shall make you into stone.’ He struck the whip and his brother rose up. He brother rose up. His brother rose up and he said ‘My brother.’ He said ‘Yes, my dear.’ He said ‘My brother.’ He said ‘Why have you woken me up?’ It was such a sweet and pleasant sleep.’ He said ‘Yes, it was a very sweet and good sleep.’ They took the gazelle with them. It is such a beautiful girl, beyond any description, this girl. The two horses go along on the road. They went, they went. ⁺Almas tells how he has come to the house and slept. The other says ‘My wife did not know.’ But he is a human being and thinks to himself ‘He has come to our house and slept, oh.’ The horses stop, they are thirsty. It is a huge well. They say ‘Which of us should go down?’ ⁺Almas says ‘I shall go down. There are stairs. I shall fetch water and you make the horses drink.’ He goes down and he gives the water to them. ⁺Bahar cuts the rope, the lad ⁺Almas was left in the well. He comes home with the horses. He takes the gazelle and comes home. He comes home. His wife thinks he is her husband. She does not know. Well, he is her husband. She cannot distinguish her brother-in-law and her husband. He comes and says ‘What has happened here?’ She says ‘Nothing.’ ‘What has happened? Have not people come and slept?’ She says ‘You were here, but why did you put your sword in between? Why did you turn your back on me?’ She tells him how her brother-in-law had slept there. He bites his finger. He says ‘I am inhuman. My brother is innocent.’ He immediately runs. He immediately runs to the well. He says ‘⁺Almas!’ He says ‘Yes, my dear.’ ‘I have thrown down a rope, come out!’ He came out. He brought him back and they came back. They sent for his father and mother from there, they came. They held a wedding for seven days. They held it for seven days also at their father’s house. They took him to his father’s house. They held it for seven days at the girl’s home. Then they held it for seven days at the lad’s home. He also took his wife, Šacar Nūš ⁺Xanəm, also Šacar Nūš ⁺Xanəm for ⁺Bahar. They took also the gazelle for so-and-so—she was a girl. They took her for ⁺Almas. They held a wedding there for seven days. They tell it like this, from the time of our forefathers: seven apples have fallen, one of them, the first, for you, one of them for ⁺Maryana, one of them for Eddy, one of them for me. They say this to them.