Urmi, Christian: The Adventures of a Princess

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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	xak̭yánnux … xìna.ˈ ʾə́tva lə́tva xá màlca,ˈ xá màlca,ˈ xá dána hə́nna … malə̀cta mə́drə.ˈ ʾə́tvalun xà-dana bráta.ˈ cu-šìtaˈ c-azíva ⁺yàylaġˈ ⁺yáylaġ mù꞊ila?ˈ k̭ənyánə ci-lablívalun dax-⁺ṱùyraˈ k̭èṱa.ˈ hál ʾatíva ⁺ʾambàrəˈ cúllə hə́nna vidèna,ˈ slibèna,ˈ davé lublèna.ˈ bráta ⁺rába ʾátxa … hə̀nnəva ʾátxa,ˈ k̭ùččar brátəva.ˈ braté k̭ùččar꞊va.ˈ mə́rra ʾày ⁺p̂ap̂a,ˈ xùš.ˈ ʾaxnóxun xùšun,ˈ ʾána péšan bèta.ˈ k̭àmu bráti?ˈ mə̀rrə,ˈ ⁺xṱìtax꞊la.ˈ ʾát mú-tahar b-xamyáttun ʾánnə ⁺ʾambàrəˈ xá-ʾatxa dàvə?ˈ mára ʾána b-xamyànnun.ˈ ʾánnə xə̀šlunˈ k̭ə́mla b-lèlə,ˈ júllə ʾátxa lvə̀šlaˈ ʾánnə spartìvni ⁺šùlə.ˈ simálta muttàlaˈ clíla ⁺ʾal-xa-màrza.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭la,ˈ ɟu-⁺ʾàmbar꞊la.ˈ ɟušə́k̭la mən-⁺ʾúllul ⁺ruppílun simàlta.ˈ tìlunˈ ʾarp̂ì dánə ⁺harambàšə.ˈ ʾarp̂í ʾánnə ɟinàvəna.ˈ ʾə́mnət tìlə,ˈ b-sépa k̭dálu mxìla.ˈ ʾə́mnət tílə꞊zə k̭dálu mxìla.ˈ tláy ⁺ʾə́č̭č̭a məxyèlaˈ ⁺ʾal-dət-ʾàrp̂iˈ ⁺k̭ə́ssu ɟrə̀dlaˈ xa-rə̀k̭lə,ˈ ʾó ⁺ɟurè.ˈ ʾo ⁺ɟuré rə̀k̭lə.ˈ vílə ʾátxa ʾàtxa,ˈ durbə́nnə xə̀šlə.ˈ hèˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ bábo dáni tílun ⁺bár tre-yàrxəˈ cúllə dáva ⁺hàzər.ˈ ʾátxa mən-⁺k̭ə́ssət brátu nšə̀k̭ləˈ básma ɟánax bráti k̭at-ʾátxa xumìtətˈ mə́rra ⁺p̂àp̂a,ˈ də̀žmən ʾə́tli ʾána.ˈ də̀žmən.ˈ mù꞊ila?ˈ mə́rra ⁺hā́l náġəl ʾàtxa.ˈ ʾó ⁺harámbaš ⁺ɟúra durbə̀nnə xə́šlə.ˈ mə́rrə là ⁺zádyat.ˈ ʾána riɟaváti ⁺ràbənaˈ mattə́nnun mə̀nnax.ˈ ʾàhaˈ cú ⁺dána ʾánnə riɟaváy bə́ššəna ⁺ʾal-hàvusˈ mìyya.ˈ ʾátxa taləmyáy ʾə̀tlunˈ bə́ššəna mìyya máyyi.ˈ ʾá təflìtoˈ ʾáha harámbaš ⁺ɟúra ⁺ṱavvúvvələ ⁺bàro.ˈ ⁺masyùdələˈ ʾíca dávək̭ labə̀lla.ˈ ʾá təflíto dàvəla.ˈ bənpála ɟu-hə̀nna,ˈ de-hàvuz,ˈ ʾá márəla dí m-òdan?ˈ xu-lá-⁺msan palṱànna,ˈ ʾan-riɟaváy꞊da léna ⁺myasa ⁺palṱìla.ˈ bitáyəla bèta.ˈ mú málca lə̀tlə.ˈ táza bəlvàšəla.ˈ bitáyələ ⁺harámbaš ɟašùk̭ələˈ ʾína mú təflìtoˈ mára ʾə́t lə́t ʾá bitáyəla làxxa.ˈ ⁺táma ⁺masyùdə.ˈ ⁺ʾal-dó-yuma xína bərrə̀ššəla.ˈ bədvák̭olə mattúvvolə ⁺ʾal-sùysaˈ labùlolə.ˈ cmá꞊t č̭arč̭úrəna ʾánnə riɟaváy bnátə ⁺šùlə,ˈ lèla vá,ˈ lublàlə.ˈ lublálə lublálə lublàləˈ ⁺ʾal-⁺sádrət ⁺ṱùyra musk̭álə.ˈ ⁺siràlə.ˈ cúllə b-⁺xòlaˈ ʾátxa ⁺siràlə.ˈ mən-⁺ṱup̂p̂úrto ʾidáto hal-k̭ərk̭ə́pto ⁺sìrolə.ˈ múttolə ⁺ʾal-⁺sádrət ⁺ṱùyra ʾátxa.ˈ marániˈ pùš láxxa.ˈ ʾá ⁺bə́srax dána dána b-šak̭lə́nnə b-hə̀nna,ˈ názuc zìla,ˈ zíla ʾíta k̭èsaˈ nàzuc.ˈ dáx xá-txa ɟanáy ⁺k̭ṱəltḕt,ˈ ʾát də́mmət cúllə dəžmə̀nnax šak̭lə́nnə.ˈ ʾu-⁺sìrolə.ˈ ʾàha,ˈ ʾáha mə̀rraˈ ʾálaha víli ⁺xlàpuxˈ pàrək̭li!ˈ ⁺nə̀drux ʾóyan!ˈ ʾátxa ɟambúlə, ɟambúlə, ɟambúlə, ɟambùlə,ˈ m-⁺sádrət ⁺ṱùyraˈ níxa candùrəˈ npàla.ˈ ⁺tàma꞊daˈ ʾùrxəlaˈ ʾazánə ʾatyànə váyəna.ˈ ⁺càrvan bitáyəlaˈ ci-taníla ⁺càrvanˈ dáx ʾánnə b-xurjé ⁺šùlə,ˈ cúllə xìšənaˈ maxlúpəna b-dáva ⁺šúlə ʾàtxa,ˈ ⁺càrvan.ˈ ⁺bəddàyot ⁺cárvan?ˈ ʾḗn xá-txa ɟúmlə ⁺šùləˈ k̭át bitáyəna bə́ššəna hə̀nna vádəna,ˈ bìznes.ˈ ʾàhaˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ ⁺táma꞊da hə̀nnaˈ brūn-màlcələ,ˈ ⁺ɟuré brūn-màlcələ.ˈ ɟašúk̭ələ yàlaˈ ⁺ʾámma ɟášək̭ hə̀nnəlaniˈ šṱóṱa xá mə̀ndiˈ ʾálbal bəšk̭àloləˈ mára ʾáɟar mə̀ndilə,ˈ k̭a-diyyòxun.ˈ ʾáɟar jə̀ns mə́ndilə,ˈ k̭a-dìyyilə,ˈ ʾá brūn-màlca.ˈ bəšk̭àlona,ˈ mattúvvona ɟu-xùrjunˈ ʾu-sé bəɟràšona.ˈ labùlona.ˈ ʾè ⁺dánaˈ ʾá ⁺harámbaš bitàyələˈ ʾá hə̀nnaˈ ⁺haràmbašˈ bitáyələ ɟašúk̭ələ lìtən.ˈ bitáyələ b-súysu k̭àm ⁺cárvan ⁺bək̭ṱáyolə.ˈ mára láxxa mə́ndi lèlə píla?ˈ lètun šk̭ílə?ˈ maráni hə́nna b-ʾaftamàt bəcráxəna.ˈ mára šúk̭ sìˈ rìšux bálsax.ˈ ⁺bəzdàyəlˈ bərràk̭ələ.ˈ ʾáha bitáyələ bèta,ˈ ptàxuləˈ ʾína mú xá ⁺ʾə̀nsan꞊la.ˈ xá šap̂ə́rta bràtəla.ˈ ɟáno ʾùžeˈ hál ⁺tmanəssàr šə́nnə,ˈ ʾəšrì šə́nnə,ˈ cóso ⁺yarìxa,ˈ laxùmta,ˈ šə̀cla.ˈ maráni … ʾátən brāt-mànivat?ˈ mən-mànivat?ˈ ⁺bak̭ùrolə.ˈ ⁺ʾáv꞊da brūn-màlcələ.ˈ mən-mànivat?ˈ mára ⁺hā́l nàġəlˈ b-ríši ʾàtxa títəla.ˈ mára ʾána k̭a-díyyax ɟòrən.ˈ mára ⁺ʾáx mù ɟórət k̭a-díyyi?ˈ ʾána də́mmət díyyi b-šak̭lìlə mára.ˈ ʾána ʾə́tli də̀žmən.ˈ nú ʾána k̭a-díyyax xàmən.ˈ ʾát ⁺šúlət díyyax lèlə.ˈ ʾána hàda béta ⁺maṱrə́ssənˈ ṱryox ʾaṱṱàšˈ k̭am-xà ⁺tárra máttən ⁺ʾàslanˈ k̭am-xà ⁺tárra ⁺k̭àplan.ˈ ⁺šəmyḕt ʾánnəˈ ⁺ʾáslan ⁺k̭àplan?ˈ ʾát hə́č pə́ccər là-ʾodat.ˈ bitáyələ bətváy ⁺ṱarùsələˈ xína čeresčùrˈ ṱryox ʾaṱṱàš,ˈ k̭am-xà ⁺tárra mattúvvələ palàcanˈ ⁺ʾàslanˈ k̭am-xá-mənne ⁺k̭àplan.ˈ ʾá bə́ššələ pəlxàna.ˈ bə́ššələ pəlxànaˈ ⁺cavətránə bitáyələ bèta.ˈ ʾá báxtu pyášəla ⁺yak̭ùrtaˈ b-yàla.ˈ xá ⁺cavə́tra tə̀vtəla,ˈ xína ⁺ṱlìboləˈ ʾátxa ríšu hə́nna pràxulaˈ ʾátxa hə́nna balbùvvulaˈ ⁺ṱə̀lyələ.ˈ maġġùbulaˈ ⁺byàyulaˈ xáyyo purk̭èlə.ˈ ʾé-⁺dana ɟašùk̭əlaˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə,ˈ ⁺və́rrə … ʾá ⁺haràmbaš.ˈ mára k̭álax là-ʾatə,ˈ ⁺plùṱ!ˈ ⁺yúxsa k̭a-dìyyax꞊da k̭áṱlənˈ k̭a-⁺ɟòrax꞊da k̭áṱlən.ˈ ⁺plùṱ maráni.ˈ níxa ṱlíbo ríšu mattúvvola ⁺ʾal-màrza,ˈ ⁺ʾal-mutàcca.ˈ mára ʾát xúš k̭amàyˈ k̭at-ṱlíbi k̭a-díyyux là xázzə.ˈ ⁺ʾáv꞊zə ⁺p̂armùvvələˈ ʾu-xá k̭ənyána múyyulə k̭ṱìluləˈ pálɟu ⁺ruppúlə k̭am-⁺ʾàslanˈ pálɟu k̭am-⁺k̭àplanˈ k̭at-sìk̭ələ.ˈ mára xúš k̭amàyˈ mára yáʾ ʾàlahaˈ yá ⁺màryaˈ ʾána mú yála ʾə̀tˈ ʾána ⁺ʾázad ṱ-òyanˈ k̭a-díyyux ʾávə ⁺duxràna.ˈ k̭a-díyyi párək̭ mən-dá də̀žmən.ˈ hár palàcanˈ ʾáha ʾák̭lu mattùvvoləˈ xà ⁺rápsa mxáyula,ˈ bə́ššələ ɟalɟúlə ɟalɟùləˈ k̭a-⁺ʾáslan ⁺k̭áplan màra pàrpəssunlə!ˈ ʾátxa bədvàk̭ənaˈ parpùsuna.ˈ bitáyəla k̭a-ṱlìbo márəlaˈ marəlàniˈ k̭ùylux! máraˈ šə́nta ⁺xlìtəlaˈ lḗt mára də́žmən uže ʾátxa tìləˈ ʾátxa꞊da vìlə.ˈ bá k̭a-díyyi k̭ám lá tunìlax?ˈ mára ʾána ɟàni k̭a-díyyux lá tunìli.ˈ bá lēt-mára ʾána ču-m-yála b-màyyanˈ ⁺duxrána tunítun k̭a-ʾalàha?ˈ mára jə̀ns və́dtət.ˈ bitàyəlaˈ xa-bráta vàyolə,ˈ šə̀claˈ mən-ɟáno bùš šap̂ə́rta.ˈ ⁺xamsár šə́nnə vàyəla ʾá brátaˈ xak̭ùvvəla yə́mmo.ˈ mára xà꞊ilaˈ ʾáha ⁺duxràna tunítunˈ mára ʾálaha víli ⁺xlàpuˈ bràti mára,ˈ ⁺hā́l náġəl b-ríši ʾàtxa títəla,ˈ ʾàtxa títəlaˈ ⁺hála bábi yə̀mmi꞊da lḗn xzité.ˈ k̭a-díyyax tunítən ⁺duxràna.ˈ lḗn ⁺bəddá mú-tahar ʾá ⁺duxrána ʾálaha p̂-k̭àbəl,ˈ mù-tahar p̂ṱ-óya.ˈ mára ʾána xdìtənˈ yə̀mmiˈ lišbə ʾàt ʾóyat jə́ns.ˈ mú p̂ṱ-òditunˈ ⁺ʾáv ⁺šūl-diyyòxun꞊lə.ˈ yə̀mmo bərrə́ššəla.ˈ lḗn ⁺bəddá ⁺ʾal-⁺bàzar,ˈ ʾíca ⁺plàṱəla,ˈ bábo ⁺ʾal-pəlxàna.ˈ ɟašúk̭əla xa-sáva tílə ⁺və̀rrə,ˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə.ˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə,ˈ mār-də̀k̭na náša.ˈ mə́rrə šlàmalax brátiˈ mə́rra b-šéna ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni.ˈ mə́rrə ʾána tíyyən ⁺bàrax.ˈ mə́rra ʾána xdìtənˈ yə́mmi k̭a-díyyi tunìtəlaˈ ʾadìyya buš-⁺spáy k̭a-díyyi làbəl.ˈ ʾátxa pacùroləˈ mára ⁺bəddáyət mú ʾìtən?ˈ uže ⁺duxrána k̭bə̀llə.ˈ xazzə̀nnaxˈ mən-púmmax várdə buk̭ḕṱ tápxiˈ ⁺rṑzˈ šap̂írə ⁺xvàrə,ˈ smúk̭ə jùrrə júrrə.ˈ ʾína ⁺susyáto꞊da cút ⁺susìto ʾə́tvalaˈ cósa ʾátxa ʾàzaˈ cúllə dàvə ⁺xarxə́rri.ˈ hár sark̭àttə,ˈ dàvə tápxi.ˈ ʾá xə̀šlə.ˈ xə̀šlə sáva.ˈ sáva xə̀šlə.ˈ yə́mmo tìla.ˈ yə́mmo tìlaˈ ⁺ʾúxča xdítəla bràtaˈ ⁺rxáṱa ⁺rxáṱa ⁺bərxáṱəla k̭am-yə̀mmo.ˈ ɟə̀xcəla.ˈ ʾánnə buk̭ḕṱ,ˈ ⁺ròzəˈ mən-pùmmo ⁺pláṱəna.ˈ yə́mmo bəcláyəla xa-b-xà.ˈ ɟá-ṱ-ila húšo ʾàza.ˈ bráti ʾá mù꞊ilə?ˈ ⁺màma máraˈ hìˈ munšìliˈ xa-⁺píra táni k̭a-yə́mmax šàk̭laˈ k̭àṱla,ˈ ⁺duxrána k̭bə̀llə,ˈ ⁺pallìyya.ˈ mára ⁺màmaˈ ʾát xə̀šlax,ˈ sáva nàša tílə.ˈ ʾátxa tunìləˈ hí ʾána bitàyənˈ ⁺ʾáv k̭a-dìyyi ʾátxa juvvə́blə.ˈ táni k̭a-yə́mmax šák̭la xá-dana ⁺píra ⁺pallìyya,ˈ ⁺duxrána k̭bə̀llə.ˈ xazzə́nnax m-púmmax vàrdə ⁺rózə tápxiˈ m-⁺susyátax꞊da dàvə hár ⁺xarxə́rri.ˈ yə́mmo hár ʾátxa pyášəla màtal.ˈ bàbo bitáyələ.ˈ ʾàlahaˈ ʾá mút davə̀ltəla?ˈ ʾá mút ⁺ʾoyə̀n꞊la?ˈ bráta bùš šup̂rə́ntəla,ˈ šə̀cla.ˈ bráta víla mə́drə ⁺ʾəč̭č̭assàr šə́nnə.ˈ yála ⁺xábra yávvax mən-málcət Čín mà-Čin,ˈ yàla.ˈ ʾánnə məttəlyàyˈ sávə nàšə huk̭yéna.ˈ ʾána cúllə ⁺šmitḗn ⁺ʾal-tanùyra.ˈ bràtənva ʾátxa súrṱa.ˈ bətxarḕn.ˈ ʾá bábu màra,ˈ málcət Čín mà-Čin,ˈ brùnaˈ tác̭ brùna ʾə́tləˈ mára brúni maɟvərrə̀nnuxˈ ríšan ⁺ʾáynan ⁺jàmmi,ˈ xàdax,ˈ navə̀ɟɟə ʾavílan.ˈ mára bàbiˈ ʾàna bráta dárəc mačxə́nna.ˈ ʾána xazzə̀nna,ˈ ⁺bayyə̀nna.ˈ vázzər xuš-ʾátə mə̀nniˈ ʾázax ⁺ṱàvvaxˈ ʾícət ɟu-dəm-mə́ndit sùysiˈ clìlə,ˈ k̭am-dəm-⁺tàrra,ˈ ʾána ṱ-⁺òrən ɟu-do-bèta.ˈ mára ⁺spàyˈ vázzər ⁺šadúrulə mə̀nnu.ˈ vázzər bitáyələ mən-dá yàla.ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəna,ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəna,ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəna,ˈ ⁺rába məndiyày ⁺bəxdárəna.ˈ ɟu-xá-mdita ⁺vàrəna,ˈ súysa bəclá k̭ám xa-⁺tàrra,ˈ hánəz k̭am-⁺tárrət dá bràta.ˈ mára lé-ʾazən hə̀č dúca.ˈ ʾána k̭òlilə.ˈ ⁺táma riɟavày ʾítən.ˈ mára xa-xúšun k̭a-⁺ʾaġayóxun tànimun.ˈ k̭abúlə p̂-k̭àbli ʾárxə?ˈ mára ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾáynan b-šèna ʾáti.ˈ ʾárxa ʾárxət ʾalàhələˈ ⁺tarránan ptìxəna.ˈ xuš-ʾátə ⁺ʾùr.ˈ bitáyəna ⁺vàrəna.ˈ bràtaˈ ⁺vàrəlaˈ bəxzayéla ɟə̀xcəla.ˈ buk̭ḗṱ vàrdə bətpáxəna.ˈ ʾátxa bərrə̀ššəlaˈ zə́nɟa zə̀nɟˈ dàvə bətpáxəna m-⁺susyáto.ˈ k̭á vázzər hə́nna vàdələ,ˈ ʾák̭lu dašdùšolə.ˈ màraˈ mùčxoxˈ hə́č làˈ ʾána hə́č dùca lé-ʾazən.ˈ xá šábta pyášələ ⁺tàma.ˈ mára hə́č dúca lè-ʾazənˈ xá šábta pyášələ ⁺tàma.ˈ mára ⁺hā́l náġəl k̭a-bábo yə́mmo ⁺map̂rùmələˈ mára ʾána tíyyən bəɟvàra.ˈ bratóxun xóši tìtəlaˈ ʾàna꞊da brūn-málcən.ˈ ʾána꞊da lḗn tlík̭a yàlaˈ ⁺rázitən bábi yə́mmi sápən ʾatìni?ˈ bəcláyəna pacùrəna,ˈ yála šap̂ìra,ˈ ⁺ràma,ˈ šə̀cla,ˈ honàna,ˈ brūn-màlca.ˈ mára sápi xuš-ʾáti bábux yə̀mmux.ˈ bitàyənaˈ ⁺šavvá yumánələ bábo vádəna ⁺xlùyla,ˈ ⁺šavvá lelavày.ˈ ʾa-sápar lablíla lab-yàla,ˈ ⁺tàma ⁺xlúyla ʾódi.ˈ mā̀n ṱ-ázəl mən-bráta?ˈ ⁺ʾántət bràta ⁺šadúrona ʾáxči,ˈ ⁺ʾántət bràta,ˈ mən-bràto.ˈ ⁺ʾántət bràtaˈ mù tanyánna?ˈ càdə pyáyəlaˈ ⁺sádda b-mə̀lxa,ˈ ⁺sádda b-mə́lxa pyàyəlaˈ ʾáx xóšo lèla bitáˈ k̭át ʾáyya ʾavvó yála ɟoràlə,ˈ brāt-ʾaxùnoˈ ⁺byáyəla brāt-ɟàno ⁺šadrála.ˈ ⁺byáyəla rīš-da-bráta ⁺ʾaxlàlə,ˈ ⁺sádda b-mə̀lxaˈ càdə pyáyəla.ˈ mattùvvonaˈ ⁺šadùronaˈ ʾáyya mattúvvona ɟu-⁺fàyṱunˈ yálə ɟu-xa-⁺fáyṱun xìta.ˈ k̭òšun꞊la xína.ˈ ríša lə̀tlaˈ pərk̭ùyna lə́tla.ˈ bərrə̀ššəna.ˈ cəs-cálu mā̀n b-yátəv?ˈ ʾàntoˈ mən-brā́t ʾàntoˈ xá-xta ʾó ⁺ṱaryàna,ˈ ⁺fàyṱun ⁺ṱaryána.ˈ ⁺ṱlá ɟanáy ⁺barày tívəna.ˈ bərrə̀ššəna,ˈ bərrə̀ššəna,ˈ bərrə̀ššəna.ˈ ⁺rába bərrə̀ššənaˈ b-lèlə váyəla.ˈ nìxuntaˈ mára ⁺ʾántu cpə̀ntən.ˈ mára ⁺hànaˈ càda yavvánnax.ˈ yávola càdəˈ mára k̭ám ʾátxa ⁺šòr꞊ina?ˈ mára yə̀mmax pitélaˈ ʾána m-òdan?ˈ ⁺bixàləlaˈ mára ⁺ʾántu ⁺sìtən.ˈ mára xá ⁺ʾáynax ⁺palə̀ṱla.ˈ ʾánnə míyya yavéna b-⁺ʾàynə.ˈ xa-⁺ʾáyno ⁺palùṱola.ˈ yàvolaˈ lèla ⁺myása,ˈ bráta bək̭yàdəla.ˈ bəšk̭àlola,ˈ mattúvvola ɟu-jìbo.ˈ ⁺ʾàntuˈ váy bək̭yàdən.ˈ ⁺ʾántu k̭ə̀dli.ˈ ⁺ʾántu k̭ə̀dli.ˈ mára ʾé ⁺ʾáynax xíta꞊da ⁺palə̀ṱlaˈ ʾé ⁺ʾáyno xíta꞊da mattúvvola ɟu-jìbo.ˈ váyəla c̭ùrəˈ níxunta b-lèləˈ bəšk̭áləla júllət dàhaˈ šaluxèla,ˈ malvušéla ⁺ʾal-bràtoˈ xà ⁺rápsa mən-hə́nna,ˈ ⁺fàyṱun,ˈ ⁺rappùvvola ɟu-šak̭íta.ˈ bràtoˈ ʾe-buk̭ḗṱ várdə꞊da mattúvvəla k̭am-bràto.ˈ ʾáxči cálu labùlola.ˈ ⁺p̂urmìlux k̭a-díyyi?ˈ lublàlun,ˈ lublàlun,ˈ lublàlun,ˈ lublàlun.ˈ ⁺xábra yávvax mən-dá bràtaˈ k̭ə́zza k̭ə́zzo ɟu-dá šak̭ìta.ˈ xà nášaˈ ⁺càsəbˈ ʾə́tlə ʾəštá bnátə c̭urìyyə.ˈ c-àtəˈ cút-yum móriša ⁺táma k̭ésa ⁺jàmməˈ lábəl zàbənˈ k̭a-bnátu lábəl ⁺mixùlta,ˈ làxma.ˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ xá-mənne har-k̭àlu bitáyələ.ˈ ʾá ʾá ʾá … mára mù꞊ila?ˈ mù꞊ila víta k̭a-díyyax?ˈ mára mànivət?ˈ mára ʾátxa nàšəvən.ˈ mára ⁺màmuvətˈ de-ʾurzḕtˈ làbəlli,ˈ mə́nni xḕr b-xázzət.ˈ bráti k̭àm ʾátxa?ˈ mára ⁺ʾáyni ʾátxa ⁺pulṱèna.ˈ bráti ʾə́tli ʾəštà-danə c̭uríyyə.ˈ k̭a-díyyax꞊da láblən ⁺šàvva.ˈ ʾána mú-tahar xàmənnoxun?ˈ ⁺màmu máraˈ ⁺hála xzí xut-ríši cmá dàvə ʾítən.ˈ ʾána k̭a-díyyux xḕr b-yávvan.ˈ ʾána k̭a-díyyux ⁺rába maġġə̀bban.ˈ ʾátxa ʾánnə buk̭ēṱ-vàrdə har-láblət zabnə̀ttun.ˈ ʾánnə dàvə zabnə́ttun.ˈ bnàtux꞊da b-xamə́ttun.ˈ yála mára deystvìtyelnaˈ šák̭lən lablə̀nna.ˈ šk̭ilálə lublàləˈ lublàlə,ˈ lublàlə.ˈ mattúvvolə bètaˈ mára xúš ⁺ʾál ⁺bàzarˈ ʾánnə várdə zàbənˈ šk̭úl hə́č k̭arzìnk̭a.ˈ ɟə̀xcəla.ˈ vàrdə bəɟrášələˈ ⁺ʾal-⁺bázar zabùnə.ˈ cóso yúma ⁺ṱlà-ɟa bəsrák̭ula,ˈ dáva zabùnə.ˈ mára ⁺mamùˈ ʾána tavák̭k̭a vàdənˈ mə̀nnuxˈ ʾánnə vàrdəˈ làbəllunˈ k̭ám ⁺tàrrətˈ ⁺pə́llan brū́n màlca.ˈ ⁺táma zàbənnunˈ ⁺ʾáynət dìyyiˈ ʾèˈ ⁺ʾànti ⁺puləṱtéla,ˈ cə̀slola.ˈ ʾēn-⁺ʾàyni bálcət mayyə́ttun.ˈ ⁺ʾámman ʾá brūn-màlcaˈ ʾáha lùblonaˈ har-pacùrolˈ lèla bədmá ⁺ʾal-de-bràta.ˈ ʾánnə várdə꞊da ⁺č̭mìč̭əna.ˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ nú b-lə́bbu lèla.ˈ mára ʾá mùt ⁺šúlələ?ˈ píšəl màtal ʾá brūn-málcaˈ šə́mmu ránɟu lèlə ptáxa.ˈ ʾáha bəšk̭àlolˈ mláyol k̭arzínk̭a vàrdə,ˈ bə́ššəl bəcláyələ k̭ám ʾak̭ùšk̭ətˈ dàni.ˈ màraˈ lišánət ⁺hošàrəˈ jǘllen sàtıram,ˈ jǘllen sàtıram.ˈ mára nèynen dérsinˈ màraˈ yüzinnènˈ bi-⁺ʾàynə yüzinnèn.ˈ líšān-⁺hošárə lḕt ⁺bədda-ʾátən?ˈ lè yáṱtət?ˈ màra zabúnən vàrdəˈ bi-mù zabúnət?ˈ mára ʾána zabúnən bí ⁺ʾàynə.ˈ ʾàh máraˈ ʾáyən dívə ⁺janavàrə ⁺xílona.ˈ ʾáy x-lèla ⁺sāġ.ˈ mára ʾána ʾə̀tli ⁺ʾáynəˈ ʾána ʾə̀tli ʾáyna.ˈ ʾadíyya b-yavə̀nnux.ˈ ⁺palúṱolə xa-⁺ʾáyna yàvoləˈ xá k̭arzínk̭a bəšk̭àlolə.ˈ mára k̭arzínk̭i hàllaˈ várdə bəšk̭alèla.ˈ buk̭ḗṱ maxlùpolaˈ mattúvvola k̭ám bràtoˈ k̭át ṱlíbo ʾátə ⁺bayyìla.ˈ ʾàhaˈ bitàyələ.ˈ ʾá ⁺ʾáyna màvolə.ˈ mára ba-ɟànux básma,ˈ bàbi mára,ˈ ʾát bàbət k̭a-díyyi.ˈ ⁺bár xá šàbtaˈ ʾadíyya ⁺č̭mìč̭əna.ˈ šk̭úl xà k̭arzínk̭a꞊daˈ lábəlla ʾe-⁺ʾáyna xìta mela.ˈ bərrə̀ššələˈ mə́drə bəcláyələ k̭am-ʾak̭ùšk̭aˈ jǘllen sàtıram,ˈ jǘllen sàtıram.ˈ mára nèynen dérsinˈ bi-mù yavévət?ˈ vàrdə zabúnən.ˈ bi-mù yavḗt? mára yüzinnènˈ b-⁺ʾàynə.ˈ ʾe ⁺ʾáyna xíta꞊da bəšk̭àloləˈ bitàyələ.ˈ ʾáha dmə̀xtəlaˈ taxmùnəlaˈ mu-tár ʾánnə ʾàynə mattálun.ˈ ʾàtxa.ˈ b-lèlə léla bədmáxa.ˈ ɟašùk̭əlaˈ ⁺ṱlá dánə yunày tílun.ˈ hày brátaˈ maràniˈ ʾátən ⁺ʾáynət ⁺č̭áplə ɟu-⁺ràstəla,ˈ ⁺rástə ɟu-⁺č̭àpləla.ˈ lá ⁺xàlṱat!ˈ dū̀z mattáttunˈ k̭át čáš là-ʾoyat.ˈ ʾàhaˈ bəšk̭àləlaˈ mattuvvèlaˈ ⁺ʾáyno mattuvvèla.ˈ xá šə́cla bráta vàyəla.ˈ xá bráta vàyəlaˈ honànta,ˈ ⁺p̂armiyyànta.ˈ màraˈ ⁺bəddàyət mú ʾítən máraˈ k̭a-sáva mára-ʾana xína là clíˈ drí ⁺šavvàˈ ʾaṱṱážəˈ bətvày.ˈ ʾáɟar yúma ⁺ṱlá-ca hə́nna vàdəlaˈ ríšo bəsràk̭ulaˈ ⁺ʾəsrà-ɟa ɟə́xcəlaˈ ʾə̀mma-ɟa ɟə́xcəla,ˈ ʾá ɟrúš ⁺ʾal-⁺bàzar.ˈ ⁺šavvá ʾaṱṱā́ž bətvày bədráyəla,ˈ riɟavàyˈ povàrə xalíyyə mə́n ⁺ʾúltux ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾùllul.ˈ cùlləˈ cúllə ʾánnə čàmčo dávəna.ˈ ⁺ʾùxčaˈ cúllə malcaváy píšəna màtalˈ ʾá sáva mù və́dlə.ˈ ʾá m-ìca ʾá davə́lta?ˈ mára ⁺bəddáyət mú ʾìtən?ˈ ⁺bəddáyət mú ʾìtən?ˈ mára mù?ˈ màraˈ cúllə malcaváy b-⁺k̭arə́ttun ʾàrxaˈ cmá꞊t ʾə́t malcavày.ˈ ⁺ʾáx bábo yə̀mmo꞊da málcəna,ˈ mù.ˈ cmá꞊t ʾə́t malcaváy cúllə b-⁺k̭arə́ttun ʾàrxa.ˈ ʾáyya ⁺byáyəla ⁺ṱlìbo xazzálə.ˈ ⁺k̭arə́ttun ʾàrxa.ˈ mára ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni bráti.ˈ ʾàhaˈ xáč̭č̭a riɟavày ʾə́tla,ˈ xá malvášta mulvəštèla.ˈ ʾéni bnáto xá malvášta mulvəštèla.ˈ ʾéni povàrə xá malvášta mulvəštèla.ˈ ⁺k̭àzəna,ˈ pərpìrənaˈ ʾéni yunàyənaˈ cúllə parpúrəna ɟu-daràtu.ˈ šə́cla darátu vidèna.ˈ ⁺šavvá ʾaṱṱàžəˈ cúllə ɟu-várdə čučàɟə.ˈ cúllə bitáyəna malcavàyˈ xáč̭č̭a ⁺zòl꞊iləˈ lə́tlə pərk̭ùyna,ˈ k̭a-cúllə ʾàrxə k̭ablílun.ˈ ʾáha cúllə tìvəna.ˈ ʾáha šap̂ə́rta bəlvàšəla.ˈ síni bəšk̭áləla p̂-ìdo.ˈ frùk̭ṱ ʾáxči márəla.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān síni bəšk̭áləla p̂-ìdo,ˈ ʾé-⁺dān lèla ⁺váraˈ ⁺ṱlìbo꞊da ⁺táma tívələ,ˈ ʾé-⁺dān léla ⁺vàra,ˈ ɟə̀xcəla,ˈ ʾannə buk̭ḗṱ vàrdəˈ ʾàtxa parpùrə,ˈ bətpàxa.ˈ ⁺ṱlíbo húšu bə̀ššəlaˈ m-áxxa ⁺ʾal-⁺tammò bənpálələ.ˈ hì.ˈ yə̀mmo,ˈ xàto,ˈ yə̀mmu,ˈ yə̀mmət bráta,ˈ bàbət bráta,ˈ savùna꞊da tíyyələ.ˈ yə́mmət yə̀mmo,ˈ cùllə tíyyəna.ˈ cùlləˈ tíyyəna ⁺jə̀myəna.ˈ cúllə ⁺ʾajibúyta ⁺šùla víyyələ ⁺táma.ˈ hušé bitáyəla b-rišè.ˈ màraniˈ mù꞊ila?ˈ mù꞊ila?ˈ hā̀l ná꞊dir ⁺ʾàntu ʾá ⁺šúla və́dtula.ˈ ⁺ʾàntu.ˈ xína mù mára?ˈ drímula ⁺bár susavày.ˈ yə́mma bràtaˈ ⁺bəsyarènaˈ bədrayéna ⁺bár susavày,ˈ ⁺bár ⁺šavvà ⁺tuyrànə.ˈ bitáyəna màraˈ lablàxxa.ˈ mára sáva mára ʾána lè yavə́nna.ˈ ⁺ʾána dàx b-yavvə́nna?ˈ mára bá mù-ʾodax?ˈ m-áxxa hál bètuxˈ cùlləˈ b-fayṱṓn b-láblət,ˈ ⁺xlùyla p̂ṱ-ódət.ˈ ⁺šavvà yumánəˈ táza ⁺šavvà lelaváyˈ ʾátən p̂ṱ-ódət ⁺xlúyla ⁺tàma.ˈ táza p̂ṱ-ódət ⁺xlùylaˈ b-lablə̀tta.ˈ ⁺šavvà yumánəˈ ⁺šavvà lelaváyˈ ⁺xlùyla vádələ táza.ˈ ⁺mṱílun ⁺ʾal-mə́ndit ləbbè.ˈ mə́drə xabúyšə ⁺k̭úxə ⁺k̭úxə npə̀llun.ˈ k̭a-⁺Maryàna,ˈ k̭a-dìyyux,ˈ k̭a-ʾÈdo,ˈ k̭a-cùllan.ˈ xak̭yánnux … xìna.ˈ ʾə́tva lə́tva xá màlca,ˈ xá màlca,ˈ xá dána hə́nna … malə̀cta mə́drə.ˈ ʾə́tvalun xà-dana bráta.ˈ cu-šìtaˈ c-azíva ⁺yàylaġˈ ⁺yáylaġ mù꞊ila?ˈ k̭ənyánə ci-lablívalun dax-⁺ṱùyraˈ k̭èṱa.ˈ hál ʾatíva ⁺ʾambàrəˈ cúllə hə́nna vidèna,ˈ slibèna,ˈ davé lublèna.ˈ bráta ⁺rába ʾátxa … hə̀nnəva ʾátxa,ˈ k̭ùččar brátəva.ˈ braté k̭ùččar꞊va.ˈ mə́rra ʾày ⁺p̂ap̂a,ˈ xùš.ˈ ʾaxnóxun xùšun,ˈ ʾána péšan bèta.ˈ k̭àmu bráti?ˈ mə̀rrə,ˈ ⁺xṱìtax꞊la.ˈ ʾát mú-tahar b-xamyáttun ʾánnə ⁺ʾambàrəˈ xá-ʾatxa dàvə?ˈ mára ʾána b-xamyànnun.ˈ ʾánnə xə̀šlunˈ k̭ə́mla b-lèlə,ˈ júllə ʾátxa lvə̀šlaˈ ʾánnə spartìvni ⁺šùlə.ˈ simálta muttàlaˈ clíla ⁺ʾal-xa-màrza.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭la,ˈ ɟu-⁺ʾàmbar꞊la.ˈ ɟušə́k̭la mən-⁺ʾúllul ⁺ruppílun simàlta.ˈ tìlunˈ ʾarp̂ì dánə ⁺harambàšə.ˈ ʾarp̂í ʾánnə ɟinàvəna.ˈ ʾə́mnət tìlə,ˈ b-sépa k̭dálu mxìla.ˈ ʾə́mnət tílə꞊zə k̭dálu mxìla.ˈ tláy ⁺ʾə́č̭č̭a məxyèlaˈ ⁺ʾal-dət-ʾàrp̂iˈ ⁺k̭ə́ssu ɟrə̀dlaˈ xa-rə̀k̭lə,ˈ ʾó ⁺ɟurè.ˈ ʾo ⁺ɟuré rə̀k̭lə.ˈ vílə ʾátxa ʾàtxa,ˈ durbə́nnə xə̀šlə.ˈ hèˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ bábo dáni tílun ⁺bár tre-yàrxəˈ cúllə dáva ⁺hàzər.ˈ ʾátxa mən-⁺k̭ə́ssət brátu nšə̀k̭ləˈ básma ɟánax bráti k̭at-ʾátxa xumìtətˈ mə́rra ⁺p̂àp̂a,ˈ də̀žmən ʾə́tli ʾána.ˈ də̀žmən.ˈ mù꞊ila?ˈ mə́rra ⁺hā́l náġəl ʾàtxa.ˈ ʾó ⁺harámbaš ⁺ɟúra durbə̀nnə xə́šlə.ˈ mə́rrə là ⁺zádyat.ˈ ʾána riɟaváti ⁺ràbənaˈ mattə́nnun mə̀nnax.ˈ ʾàhaˈ cú ⁺dána ʾánnə riɟaváy bə́ššəna ⁺ʾal-hàvusˈ mìyya.ˈ ʾátxa taləmyáy ʾə̀tlunˈ bə́ššəna mìyya máyyi.ˈ ʾá təflìtoˈ ʾáha harámbaš ⁺ɟúra ⁺ṱavvúvvələ ⁺bàro.ˈ ⁺masyùdələˈ ʾíca dávək̭ labə̀lla.ˈ ʾá təflíto dàvəla.ˈ bənpála ɟu-hə̀nna,ˈ de-hàvuz,ˈ ʾá márəla dí m-òdan?ˈ xu-lá-⁺msan palṱànna,ˈ ʾan-riɟaváy꞊da léna ⁺myasa ⁺palṱìla.ˈ bitáyəla bèta.ˈ mú málca lə̀tlə.ˈ táza bəlvàšəla.ˈ bitáyələ ⁺harámbaš ɟašùk̭ələˈ ʾína mú təflìtoˈ mára ʾə́t lə́t ʾá bitáyəla làxxa.ˈ ⁺táma ⁺masyùdə.ˈ ⁺ʾal-dó-yuma xína bərrə̀ššəla.ˈ bədvák̭olə mattúvvolə ⁺ʾal-sùysaˈ labùlolə.ˈ cmá꞊t č̭arč̭úrəna ʾánnə riɟaváy bnátə ⁺šùlə,ˈ lèla vá,ˈ lublàlə.ˈ lublálə lublálə lublàləˈ ⁺ʾal-⁺sádrət ⁺ṱùyra musk̭álə.ˈ ⁺siràlə.ˈ cúllə b-⁺xòlaˈ ʾátxa ⁺siràlə.ˈ mən-⁺ṱup̂p̂úrto ʾidáto hal-k̭ərk̭ə́pto ⁺sìrolə.ˈ múttolə ⁺ʾal-⁺sádrət ⁺ṱùyra ʾátxa.ˈ marániˈ pùš láxxa.ˈ ʾá ⁺bə́srax dána dána b-šak̭lə́nnə b-hə̀nna,ˈ názuc zìla,ˈ zíla ʾíta k̭èsaˈ nàzuc.ˈ dáx xá-txa ɟanáy ⁺k̭ṱəltḕt,ˈ ʾát də́mmət cúllə dəžmə̀nnax šak̭lə́nnə.ˈ ʾu-⁺sìrolə.ˈ ʾàha,ˈ ʾáha mə̀rraˈ ʾálaha víli ⁺xlàpuxˈ pàrək̭li!ˈ ⁺nə̀drux ʾóyan!ˈ ʾátxa ɟambúlə, ɟambúlə, ɟambúlə, ɟambùlə,ˈ m-⁺sádrət ⁺ṱùyraˈ níxa candùrəˈ npàla.ˈ ⁺tàma꞊daˈ ʾùrxəlaˈ ʾazánə ʾatyànə váyəna.ˈ ⁺càrvan bitáyəlaˈ ci-taníla ⁺càrvanˈ dáx ʾánnə b-xurjé ⁺šùlə,ˈ cúllə xìšənaˈ maxlúpəna b-dáva ⁺šúlə ʾàtxa,ˈ ⁺càrvan.ˈ ⁺bəddàyot ⁺cárvan?ˈ ʾḗn xá-txa ɟúmlə ⁺šùləˈ k̭át bitáyəna bə́ššəna hə̀nna vádəna,ˈ bìznes.ˈ ʾàhaˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ ⁺táma꞊da hə̀nnaˈ brūn-màlcələ,ˈ ⁺ɟuré brūn-màlcələ.ˈ ɟašúk̭ələ yàlaˈ ⁺ʾámma ɟášək̭ hə̀nnəlaniˈ šṱóṱa xá mə̀ndiˈ ʾálbal bəšk̭àloləˈ mára ʾáɟar mə̀ndilə,ˈ k̭a-diyyòxun.ˈ ʾáɟar jə̀ns mə́ndilə,ˈ k̭a-dìyyilə,ˈ ʾá brūn-màlca.ˈ bəšk̭àlona,ˈ mattúvvona ɟu-xùrjunˈ ʾu-sé bəɟràšona.ˈ labùlona.ˈ ʾè ⁺dánaˈ ʾá ⁺harámbaš bitàyələˈ ʾá hə̀nnaˈ ⁺haràmbašˈ bitáyələ ɟašúk̭ələ lìtən.ˈ bitáyələ b-súysu k̭àm ⁺cárvan ⁺bək̭ṱáyolə.ˈ mára láxxa mə́ndi lèlə píla?ˈ lètun šk̭ílə?ˈ maráni hə́nna b-ʾaftamàt bəcráxəna.ˈ mára šúk̭ sìˈ rìšux bálsax.ˈ ⁺bəzdàyəlˈ bərràk̭ələ.ˈ ʾáha bitáyələ bèta,ˈ ptàxuləˈ ʾína mú xá ⁺ʾə̀nsan꞊la.ˈ xá šap̂ə́rta bràtəla.ˈ ɟáno ʾùžeˈ hál ⁺tmanəssàr šə́nnə,ˈ ʾəšrì šə́nnə,ˈ cóso ⁺yarìxa,ˈ laxùmta,ˈ šə̀cla.ˈ maráni … ʾátən brāt-mànivat?ˈ mən-mànivat?ˈ ⁺bak̭ùrolə.ˈ ⁺ʾáv꞊da brūn-màlcələ.ˈ mən-mànivat?ˈ mára ⁺hā́l nàġəlˈ b-ríši ʾàtxa títəla.ˈ mára ʾána k̭a-díyyax ɟòrən.ˈ mára ⁺ʾáx mù ɟórət k̭a-díyyi?ˈ ʾána də́mmət díyyi b-šak̭lìlə mára.ˈ ʾána ʾə́tli də̀žmən.ˈ nú ʾána k̭a-díyyax xàmən.ˈ ʾát ⁺šúlət díyyax lèlə.ˈ ʾána hàda béta ⁺maṱrə́ssənˈ ṱryox ʾaṱṱàšˈ k̭am-xà ⁺tárra máttən ⁺ʾàslanˈ k̭am-xà ⁺tárra ⁺k̭àplan.ˈ ⁺šəmyḕt ʾánnəˈ ⁺ʾáslan ⁺k̭àplan?ˈ ʾát hə́č pə́ccər là-ʾodat.ˈ bitáyələ bətváy ⁺ṱarùsələˈ xína čeresčùrˈ ṱryox ʾaṱṱàš,ˈ k̭am-xà ⁺tárra mattúvvələ palàcanˈ ⁺ʾàslanˈ k̭am-xá-mənne ⁺k̭àplan.ˈ ʾá bə́ššələ pəlxàna.ˈ bə́ššələ pəlxànaˈ ⁺cavətránə bitáyələ bèta.ˈ ʾá báxtu pyášəla ⁺yak̭ùrtaˈ b-yàla.ˈ xá ⁺cavə́tra tə̀vtəla,ˈ xína ⁺ṱlìboləˈ ʾátxa ríšu hə́nna pràxulaˈ ʾátxa hə́nna balbùvvulaˈ ⁺ṱə̀lyələ.ˈ maġġùbulaˈ ⁺byàyulaˈ xáyyo purk̭èlə.ˈ ʾé-⁺dana ɟašùk̭əlaˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə,ˈ ⁺və́rrə … ʾá ⁺haràmbaš.ˈ mára k̭álax là-ʾatə,ˈ ⁺plùṱ!ˈ ⁺yúxsa k̭a-dìyyax꞊da k̭áṱlənˈ k̭a-⁺ɟòrax꞊da k̭áṱlən.ˈ ⁺plùṱ maráni.ˈ níxa ṱlíbo ríšu mattúvvola ⁺ʾal-màrza,ˈ ⁺ʾal-mutàcca.ˈ mára ʾát xúš k̭amàyˈ k̭at-ṱlíbi k̭a-díyyux là xázzə.ˈ ⁺ʾáv꞊zə ⁺p̂armùvvələˈ ʾu-xá k̭ənyána múyyulə k̭ṱìluləˈ pálɟu ⁺ruppúlə k̭am-⁺ʾàslanˈ pálɟu k̭am-⁺k̭àplanˈ k̭at-sìk̭ələ.ˈ mára xúš k̭amàyˈ mára yáʾ ʾàlahaˈ yá ⁺màryaˈ ʾána mú yála ʾə̀tˈ ʾána ⁺ʾázad ṱ-òyanˈ k̭a-díyyux ʾávə ⁺duxràna.ˈ k̭a-díyyi párək̭ mən-dá də̀žmən.ˈ hár palàcanˈ ʾáha ʾák̭lu mattùvvoləˈ xà ⁺rápsa mxáyula,ˈ bə́ššələ ɟalɟúlə ɟalɟùləˈ k̭a-⁺ʾáslan ⁺k̭áplan màra pàrpəssunlə!ˈ ʾátxa bədvàk̭ənaˈ parpùsuna.ˈ bitáyəla k̭a-ṱlìbo márəlaˈ marəlàniˈ k̭ùylux! máraˈ šə́nta ⁺xlìtəlaˈ lḗt mára də́žmən uže ʾátxa tìləˈ ʾátxa꞊da vìlə.ˈ bá k̭a-díyyi k̭ám lá tunìlax?ˈ mára ʾána ɟàni k̭a-díyyux lá tunìli.ˈ bá lēt-mára ʾána ču-m-yála b-màyyanˈ ⁺duxrána tunítun k̭a-ʾalàha?ˈ mára jə̀ns və́dtət.ˈ bitàyəlaˈ xa-bráta vàyolə,ˈ šə̀claˈ mən-ɟáno bùš šap̂ə́rta.ˈ ⁺xamsár šə́nnə vàyəla ʾá brátaˈ xak̭ùvvəla yə́mmo.ˈ mára xà꞊ilaˈ ʾáha ⁺duxràna tunítunˈ mára ʾálaha víli ⁺xlàpuˈ bràti mára,ˈ ⁺hā́l náġəl b-ríši ʾàtxa títəla,ˈ ʾàtxa títəlaˈ ⁺hála bábi yə̀mmi꞊da lḗn xzité.ˈ k̭a-díyyax tunítən ⁺duxràna.ˈ lḗn ⁺bəddá mú-tahar ʾá ⁺duxrána ʾálaha p̂-k̭àbəl,ˈ mù-tahar p̂ṱ-óya.ˈ mára ʾána xdìtənˈ yə̀mmiˈ lišbə ʾàt ʾóyat jə́ns.ˈ mú p̂ṱ-òditunˈ ⁺ʾáv ⁺šūl-diyyòxun꞊lə.ˈ yə̀mmo bərrə́ššəla.ˈ lḗn ⁺bəddá ⁺ʾal-⁺bàzar,ˈ ʾíca ⁺plàṱəla,ˈ bábo ⁺ʾal-pəlxàna.ˈ ɟašúk̭əla xa-sáva tílə ⁺və̀rrə,ˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə.ˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə,ˈ mār-də̀k̭na náša.ˈ mə́rrə šlàmalax brátiˈ mə́rra b-šéna ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni.ˈ mə́rrə ʾána tíyyən ⁺bàrax.ˈ mə́rra ʾána xdìtənˈ yə́mmi k̭a-díyyi tunìtəlaˈ ʾadìyya buš-⁺spáy k̭a-díyyi làbəl.ˈ ʾátxa pacùroləˈ mára ⁺bəddáyət mú ʾìtən?ˈ uže ⁺duxrána k̭bə̀llə.ˈ xazzə̀nnaxˈ mən-púmmax várdə buk̭ḕṱ tápxiˈ ⁺rṑzˈ šap̂írə ⁺xvàrə,ˈ smúk̭ə jùrrə júrrə.ˈ ʾína ⁺susyáto꞊da cút ⁺susìto ʾə́tvalaˈ cósa ʾátxa ʾàzaˈ cúllə dàvə ⁺xarxə́rri.ˈ hár sark̭àttə,ˈ dàvə tápxi.ˈ ʾá xə̀šlə.ˈ xə̀šlə sáva.ˈ sáva xə̀šlə.ˈ yə́mmo tìla.ˈ yə́mmo tìlaˈ ⁺ʾúxča xdítəla bràtaˈ ⁺rxáṱa ⁺rxáṱa ⁺bərxáṱəla k̭am-yə̀mmo.ˈ ɟə̀xcəla.ˈ ʾánnə buk̭ḕṱ,ˈ ⁺ròzəˈ mən-pùmmo ⁺pláṱəna.ˈ yə́mmo bəcláyəla xa-b-xà.ˈ ɟá-ṱ-ila húšo ʾàza.ˈ bráti ʾá mù꞊ilə?ˈ ⁺màma máraˈ hìˈ munšìliˈ xa-⁺píra táni k̭a-yə́mmax šàk̭laˈ k̭àṱla,ˈ ⁺duxrána k̭bə̀llə,ˈ ⁺pallìyya.ˈ mára ⁺màmaˈ ʾát xə̀šlax,ˈ sáva nàša tílə.ˈ ʾátxa tunìləˈ hí ʾána bitàyənˈ ⁺ʾáv k̭a-dìyyi ʾátxa juvvə́blə.ˈ táni k̭a-yə́mmax šák̭la xá-dana ⁺píra ⁺pallìyya,ˈ ⁺duxrána k̭bə̀llə.ˈ xazzə́nnax m-púmmax vàrdə ⁺rózə tápxiˈ m-⁺susyátax꞊da dàvə hár ⁺xarxə́rri.ˈ yə́mmo hár ʾátxa pyášəla màtal.ˈ bàbo bitáyələ.ˈ ʾàlahaˈ ʾá mút davə̀ltəla?ˈ ʾá mút ⁺ʾoyə̀n꞊la?ˈ bráta bùš šup̂rə́ntəla,ˈ šə̀cla.ˈ bráta víla mə́drə ⁺ʾəč̭č̭assàr šə́nnə.ˈ yála ⁺xábra yávvax mən-málcət Čín mà-Čin,ˈ yàla.ˈ ʾánnə məttəlyàyˈ sávə nàšə huk̭yéna.ˈ ʾána cúllə ⁺šmitḗn ⁺ʾal-tanùyra.ˈ bràtənva ʾátxa súrṱa.ˈ bətxarḕn.ˈ ʾá bábu màra,ˈ málcət Čín mà-Čin,ˈ brùnaˈ tác̭ brùna ʾə́tləˈ mára brúni maɟvərrə̀nnuxˈ ríšan ⁺ʾáynan ⁺jàmmi,ˈ xàdax,ˈ navə̀ɟɟə ʾavílan.ˈ mára bàbiˈ ʾàna bráta dárəc mačxə́nna.ˈ ʾána xazzə̀nna,ˈ ⁺bayyə̀nna.ˈ vázzər xuš-ʾátə mə̀nniˈ ʾázax ⁺ṱàvvaxˈ ʾícət ɟu-dəm-mə́ndit sùysiˈ clìlə,ˈ k̭am-dəm-⁺tàrra,ˈ ʾána ṱ-⁺òrən ɟu-do-bèta.ˈ mára ⁺spàyˈ vázzər ⁺šadúrulə mə̀nnu.ˈ vázzər bitáyələ mən-dá yàla.ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəna,ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəna,ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəna,ˈ ⁺rába məndiyày ⁺bəxdárəna.ˈ ɟu-xá-mdita ⁺vàrəna,ˈ súysa bəclá k̭ám xa-⁺tàrra,ˈ hánəz k̭am-⁺tárrət dá bràta.ˈ mára lé-ʾazən hə̀č dúca.ˈ ʾána k̭òlilə.ˈ ⁺táma riɟavày ʾítən.ˈ mára xa-xúšun k̭a-⁺ʾaġayóxun tànimun.ˈ k̭abúlə p̂-k̭àbli ʾárxə?ˈ mára ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾáynan b-šèna ʾáti.ˈ ʾárxa ʾárxət ʾalàhələˈ ⁺tarránan ptìxəna.ˈ xuš-ʾátə ⁺ʾùr.ˈ bitáyəna ⁺vàrəna.ˈ bràtaˈ ⁺vàrəlaˈ bəxzayéla ɟə̀xcəla.ˈ buk̭ḗṱ vàrdə bətpáxəna.ˈ ʾátxa bərrə̀ššəlaˈ zə́nɟa zə̀nɟˈ dàvə bətpáxəna m-⁺susyáto.ˈ k̭á vázzər hə́nna vàdələ,ˈ ʾák̭lu dašdùšolə.ˈ màraˈ mùčxoxˈ hə́č làˈ ʾána hə́č dùca lé-ʾazən.ˈ xá šábta pyášələ ⁺tàma.ˈ mára hə́č dúca lè-ʾazənˈ xá šábta pyášələ ⁺tàma.ˈ mára ⁺hā́l náġəl k̭a-bábo yə́mmo ⁺map̂rùmələˈ mára ʾána tíyyən bəɟvàra.ˈ bratóxun xóši tìtəlaˈ ʾàna꞊da brūn-málcən.ˈ ʾána꞊da lḗn tlík̭a yàlaˈ ⁺rázitən bábi yə́mmi sápən ʾatìni?ˈ bəcláyəna pacùrəna,ˈ yála šap̂ìra,ˈ ⁺ràma,ˈ šə̀cla,ˈ honàna,ˈ brūn-màlca.ˈ mára sápi xuš-ʾáti bábux yə̀mmux.ˈ bitàyənaˈ ⁺šavvá yumánələ bábo vádəna ⁺xlùyla,ˈ ⁺šavvá lelavày.ˈ ʾa-sápar lablíla lab-yàla,ˈ ⁺tàma ⁺xlúyla ʾódi.ˈ mā̀n ṱ-ázəl mən-bráta?ˈ ⁺ʾántət bràta ⁺šadúrona ʾáxči,ˈ ⁺ʾántət bràta,ˈ mən-bràto.ˈ ⁺ʾántət bràtaˈ mù tanyánna?ˈ càdə pyáyəlaˈ ⁺sádda b-mə̀lxa,ˈ ⁺sádda b-mə́lxa pyàyəlaˈ ʾáx xóšo lèla bitáˈ k̭át ʾáyya ʾavvó yála ɟoràlə,ˈ brāt-ʾaxùnoˈ ⁺byáyəla brāt-ɟàno ⁺šadrála.ˈ ⁺byáyəla rīš-da-bráta ⁺ʾaxlàlə,ˈ ⁺sádda b-mə̀lxaˈ càdə pyáyəla.ˈ mattùvvonaˈ ⁺šadùronaˈ ʾáyya mattúvvona ɟu-⁺fàyṱunˈ yálə ɟu-xa-⁺fáyṱun xìta.ˈ k̭òšun꞊la xína.ˈ ríša lə̀tlaˈ pərk̭ùyna lə́tla.ˈ bərrə̀ššəna.ˈ cəs-cálu mā̀n b-yátəv?ˈ ʾàntoˈ mən-brā́t ʾàntoˈ xá-xta ʾó ⁺ṱaryàna,ˈ ⁺fàyṱun ⁺ṱaryána.ˈ ⁺ṱlá ɟanáy ⁺barày tívəna.ˈ bərrə̀ššəna,ˈ bərrə̀ššəna,ˈ bərrə̀ššəna.ˈ ⁺rába bərrə̀ššənaˈ b-lèlə váyəla.ˈ nìxuntaˈ mára ⁺ʾántu cpə̀ntən.ˈ mára ⁺hànaˈ càda yavvánnax.ˈ yávola càdəˈ mára k̭ám ʾátxa ⁺šòr꞊ina?ˈ mára yə̀mmax pitélaˈ ʾána m-òdan?ˈ ⁺bixàləlaˈ mára ⁺ʾántu ⁺sìtən.ˈ mára xá ⁺ʾáynax ⁺palə̀ṱla.ˈ ʾánnə míyya yavéna b-⁺ʾàynə.ˈ xa-⁺ʾáyno ⁺palùṱola.ˈ yàvolaˈ lèla ⁺myása,ˈ bráta bək̭yàdəla.ˈ bəšk̭àlola,ˈ mattúvvola ɟu-jìbo.ˈ ⁺ʾàntuˈ váy bək̭yàdən.ˈ ⁺ʾántu k̭ə̀dli.ˈ ⁺ʾántu k̭ə̀dli.ˈ mára ʾé ⁺ʾáynax xíta꞊da ⁺palə̀ṱlaˈ ʾé ⁺ʾáyno xíta꞊da mattúvvola ɟu-jìbo.ˈ váyəla c̭ùrəˈ níxunta b-lèləˈ bəšk̭áləla júllət dàhaˈ šaluxèla,ˈ malvušéla ⁺ʾal-bràtoˈ xà ⁺rápsa mən-hə́nna,ˈ ⁺fàyṱun,ˈ ⁺rappùvvola ɟu-šak̭íta.ˈ bràtoˈ ʾe-buk̭ḗṱ várdə꞊da mattúvvəla k̭am-bràto.ˈ ʾáxči cálu labùlola.ˈ ⁺p̂urmìlux k̭a-díyyi?ˈ lublàlun,ˈ lublàlun,ˈ lublàlun,ˈ lublàlun.ˈ ⁺xábra yávvax mən-dá bràtaˈ k̭ə́zza k̭ə́zzo ɟu-dá šak̭ìta.ˈ xà nášaˈ ⁺càsəbˈ ʾə́tlə ʾəštá bnátə c̭urìyyə.ˈ c-àtəˈ cút-yum móriša ⁺táma k̭ésa ⁺jàmməˈ lábəl zàbənˈ k̭a-bnátu lábəl ⁺mixùlta,ˈ làxma.ˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ xá-mənne har-k̭àlu bitáyələ.ˈ ʾá ʾá ʾá … mára mù꞊ila?ˈ mù꞊ila víta k̭a-díyyax?ˈ mára mànivət?ˈ mára ʾátxa nàšəvən.ˈ mára ⁺màmuvətˈ de-ʾurzḕtˈ làbəlli,ˈ mə́nni xḕr b-xázzət.ˈ bráti k̭àm ʾátxa?ˈ mára ⁺ʾáyni ʾátxa ⁺pulṱèna.ˈ bráti ʾə́tli ʾəštà-danə c̭uríyyə.ˈ k̭a-díyyax꞊da láblən ⁺šàvva.ˈ ʾána mú-tahar xàmənnoxun?ˈ ⁺màmu máraˈ ⁺hála xzí xut-ríši cmá dàvə ʾítən.ˈ ʾána k̭a-díyyux xḕr b-yávvan.ˈ ʾána k̭a-díyyux ⁺rába maġġə̀bban.ˈ ʾátxa ʾánnə buk̭ēṱ-vàrdə har-láblət zabnə̀ttun.ˈ ʾánnə dàvə zabnə́ttun.ˈ bnàtux꞊da b-xamə́ttun.ˈ yála mára deystvìtyelnaˈ šák̭lən lablə̀nna.ˈ šk̭ilálə lublàləˈ lublàlə,ˈ lublàlə.ˈ mattúvvolə bètaˈ mára xúš ⁺ʾál ⁺bàzarˈ ʾánnə várdə zàbənˈ šk̭úl hə́č k̭arzìnk̭a.ˈ ɟə̀xcəla.ˈ vàrdə bəɟrášələˈ ⁺ʾal-⁺bázar zabùnə.ˈ cóso yúma ⁺ṱlà-ɟa bəsrák̭ula,ˈ dáva zabùnə.ˈ mára ⁺mamùˈ ʾána tavák̭k̭a vàdənˈ mə̀nnuxˈ ʾánnə vàrdəˈ làbəllunˈ k̭ám ⁺tàrrətˈ ⁺pə́llan brū́n màlca.ˈ ⁺táma zàbənnunˈ ⁺ʾáynət dìyyiˈ ʾèˈ ⁺ʾànti ⁺puləṱtéla,ˈ cə̀slola.ˈ ʾēn-⁺ʾàyni bálcət mayyə́ttun.ˈ ⁺ʾámman ʾá brūn-màlcaˈ ʾáha lùblonaˈ har-pacùrolˈ lèla bədmá ⁺ʾal-de-bràta.ˈ ʾánnə várdə꞊da ⁺č̭mìč̭əna.ˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ nú b-lə́bbu lèla.ˈ mára ʾá mùt ⁺šúlələ?ˈ píšəl màtal ʾá brūn-málcaˈ šə́mmu ránɟu lèlə ptáxa.ˈ ʾáha bəšk̭àlolˈ mláyol k̭arzínk̭a vàrdə,ˈ bə́ššəl bəcláyələ k̭ám ʾak̭ùšk̭ətˈ dàni.ˈ màraˈ lišánət ⁺hošàrəˈ jǘllen sàtıram,ˈ jǘllen sàtıram.ˈ mára nèynen dérsinˈ màraˈ yüzinnènˈ bi-⁺ʾàynə yüzinnèn.ˈ líšān-⁺hošárə lḕt ⁺bədda-ʾátən?ˈ lè yáṱtət?ˈ màra zabúnən vàrdəˈ bi-mù zabúnət?ˈ mára ʾána zabúnən bí ⁺ʾàynə.ˈ ʾàh máraˈ ʾáyən dívə ⁺janavàrə ⁺xílona.ˈ ʾáy x-lèla ⁺sāġ.ˈ mára ʾána ʾə̀tli ⁺ʾáynəˈ ʾána ʾə̀tli ʾáyna.ˈ ʾadíyya b-yavə̀nnux.ˈ ⁺palúṱolə xa-⁺ʾáyna yàvoləˈ xá k̭arzínk̭a bəšk̭àlolə.ˈ mára k̭arzínk̭i hàllaˈ várdə bəšk̭alèla.ˈ buk̭ḗṱ maxlùpolaˈ mattúvvola k̭ám bràtoˈ k̭át ṱlíbo ʾátə ⁺bayyìla.ˈ ʾàhaˈ bitàyələ.ˈ ʾá ⁺ʾáyna màvolə.ˈ mára ba-ɟànux básma,ˈ bàbi mára,ˈ ʾát bàbət k̭a-díyyi.ˈ ⁺bár xá šàbtaˈ ʾadíyya ⁺č̭mìč̭əna.ˈ šk̭úl xà k̭arzínk̭a꞊daˈ lábəlla ʾe-⁺ʾáyna xìta mela.ˈ bərrə̀ššələˈ mə́drə bəcláyələ k̭am-ʾak̭ùšk̭aˈ jǘllen sàtıram,ˈ jǘllen sàtıram.ˈ mára nèynen dérsinˈ bi-mù yavévət?ˈ vàrdə zabúnən.ˈ bi-mù yavḗt? mára yüzinnènˈ b-⁺ʾàynə.ˈ ʾe ⁺ʾáyna xíta꞊da bəšk̭àloləˈ bitàyələ.ˈ ʾáha dmə̀xtəlaˈ taxmùnəlaˈ mu-tár ʾánnə ʾàynə mattálun.ˈ ʾàtxa.ˈ b-lèlə léla bədmáxa.ˈ ɟašùk̭əlaˈ ⁺ṱlá dánə yunày tílun.ˈ hày brátaˈ maràniˈ ʾátən ⁺ʾáynət ⁺č̭áplə ɟu-⁺ràstəla,ˈ ⁺rástə ɟu-⁺č̭àpləla.ˈ lá ⁺xàlṱat!ˈ dū̀z mattáttunˈ k̭át čáš là-ʾoyat.ˈ ʾàhaˈ bəšk̭àləlaˈ mattuvvèlaˈ ⁺ʾáyno mattuvvèla.ˈ xá šə́cla bráta vàyəla.ˈ xá bráta vàyəlaˈ honànta,ˈ ⁺p̂armiyyànta.ˈ màraˈ ⁺bəddàyət mú ʾítən máraˈ k̭a-sáva mára-ʾana xína là clíˈ drí ⁺šavvàˈ ʾaṱṱážəˈ bətvày.ˈ ʾáɟar yúma ⁺ṱlá-ca hə́nna vàdəlaˈ ríšo bəsràk̭ulaˈ ⁺ʾəsrà-ɟa ɟə́xcəlaˈ ʾə̀mma-ɟa ɟə́xcəla,ˈ ʾá ɟrúš ⁺ʾal-⁺bàzar.ˈ ⁺šavvá ʾaṱṱā́ž bətvày bədráyəla,ˈ riɟavàyˈ povàrə xalíyyə mə́n ⁺ʾúltux ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾùllul.ˈ cùlləˈ cúllə ʾánnə čàmčo dávəna.ˈ ⁺ʾùxčaˈ cúllə malcaváy píšəna màtalˈ ʾá sáva mù və́dlə.ˈ ʾá m-ìca ʾá davə́lta?ˈ mára ⁺bəddáyət mú ʾìtən?ˈ ⁺bəddáyət mú ʾìtən?ˈ mára mù?ˈ màraˈ cúllə malcaváy b-⁺k̭arə́ttun ʾàrxaˈ cmá꞊t ʾə́t malcavày.ˈ ⁺ʾáx bábo yə̀mmo꞊da málcəna,ˈ mù.ˈ cmá꞊t ʾə́t malcaváy cúllə b-⁺k̭arə́ttun ʾàrxa.ˈ ʾáyya ⁺byáyəla ⁺ṱlìbo xazzálə.ˈ ⁺k̭arə́ttun ʾàrxa.ˈ mára ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni bráti.ˈ ʾàhaˈ xáč̭č̭a riɟavày ʾə́tla,ˈ xá malvášta mulvəštèla.ˈ ʾéni bnáto xá malvášta mulvəštèla.ˈ ʾéni povàrə xá malvášta mulvəštèla.ˈ ⁺k̭àzəna,ˈ pərpìrənaˈ ʾéni yunàyənaˈ cúllə parpúrəna ɟu-daràtu.ˈ šə́cla darátu vidèna.ˈ ⁺šavvá ʾaṱṱàžəˈ cúllə ɟu-várdə čučàɟə.ˈ cúllə bitáyəna malcavàyˈ xáč̭č̭a ⁺zòl꞊iləˈ lə́tlə pərk̭ùyna,ˈ k̭a-cúllə ʾàrxə k̭ablílun.ˈ ʾáha cúllə tìvəna.ˈ ʾáha šap̂ə́rta bəlvàšəla.ˈ síni bəšk̭áləla p̂-ìdo.ˈ frùk̭ṱ ʾáxči márəla.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān síni bəšk̭áləla p̂-ìdo,ˈ ʾé-⁺dān lèla ⁺váraˈ ⁺ṱlìbo꞊da ⁺táma tívələ,ˈ ʾé-⁺dān léla ⁺vàra,ˈ ɟə̀xcəla,ˈ ʾannə buk̭ḗṱ vàrdəˈ ʾàtxa parpùrə,ˈ bətpàxa.ˈ ⁺ṱlíbo húšu bə̀ššəlaˈ m-áxxa ⁺ʾal-⁺tammò bənpálələ.ˈ hì.ˈ yə̀mmo,ˈ xàto,ˈ yə̀mmu,ˈ yə̀mmət bráta,ˈ bàbət bráta,ˈ savùna꞊da tíyyələ.ˈ yə́mmət yə̀mmo,ˈ cùllə tíyyəna.ˈ cùlləˈ tíyyəna ⁺jə̀myəna.ˈ cúllə ⁺ʾajibúyta ⁺šùla víyyələ ⁺táma.ˈ hušé bitáyəla b-rišè.ˈ màraniˈ mù꞊ila?ˈ mù꞊ila?ˈ hā̀l ná꞊dir ⁺ʾàntu ʾá ⁺šúla və́dtula.ˈ ⁺ʾàntu.ˈ xína mù mára?ˈ drímula ⁺bár susavày.ˈ yə́mma bràtaˈ ⁺bəsyarènaˈ bədrayéna ⁺bár susavày,ˈ ⁺bár ⁺šavvà ⁺tuyrànə.ˈ bitáyəna màraˈ lablàxxa.ˈ mára sáva mára ʾána lè yavə́nna.ˈ ⁺ʾána dàx b-yavvə́nna?ˈ mára bá mù-ʾodax?ˈ m-áxxa hál bètuxˈ cùlləˈ b-fayṱṓn b-láblət,ˈ ⁺xlùyla p̂ṱ-ódət.ˈ ⁺šavvà yumánəˈ táza ⁺šavvà lelaváyˈ ʾátən p̂ṱ-ódət ⁺xlúyla ⁺tàma.ˈ táza p̂ṱ-ódət ⁺xlùylaˈ b-lablə̀tta.ˈ ⁺šavvà yumánəˈ ⁺šavvà lelaváyˈ ⁺xlùyla vádələ táza.ˈ ⁺mṱílun ⁺ʾal-mə́ndit ləbbè.ˈ mə́drə xabúyšə ⁺k̭úxə ⁺k̭úxə npə̀llun.ˈ k̭a-⁺Maryàna,ˈ k̭a-dìyyux,ˈ k̭a-ʾÈdo,ˈ k̭a-cùllan.ˈ	I shall tell you another one. There was once a king. A king and a queen again. They had a daughter. Every year they would go to the summer pasture. What is the summer pasture? They took the cattle to (a place) like a mountain, in summer. By the time they returned, their store rooms had all been …., had been plundered, their gold had been taken. The daughter was very … she was a tough girl. Their daughter was tough. She said ‘Oh, daddy, go. You all go. I shall stay at home.’ ‘Why, my daughter? I feel sorry for you. How will you protect these storerooms with so much gold?’ She says ‘I shall protect them.’ They went. She got up in the night. She dressed like this, in sports clothes or the like. She placed the ladder and stood on one side. She looked. She is in the storeroom. She saw that they threw a ladder from above. Forty master thieves came. There are forty of those thieves. Whoever came, she beheaded him with her sword. Whoever came she beheaded. She beheaded thirty nine, the fortieth she scratched on his forehead. One escaped—that leader of theirs. That leader of theirs escaped. He was like this, he was wounded and went away. Yes, he went away. Her father and the family came back after two months and all the gold is still there. He kissed the forehead of his daughter ‘Thank you, my daughter, for protecting (our property).’ She said ‘Daddy, I have an enemy.’ ‘What is it?’ She said ‘The situation is as follows.’ The thief leader was injured and went away.’ He said ‘Do not be afraid. My servants are numerous and I shall station them with you. She—all the time the servants are going to the pool, the water. They have jars, they go to fetch water. Her shoe—the thief leader is searching for her. He is watching where he could capture her. Her shoe is made of gold. It falls in the … the pool. She says ‘Well, what should I do? Surely I cannot take it out and the servants also cannot take it out.’ She comes home. Well, the king is not there. She dresses again. The thief looks and sees what, her shoe. He says ‘Come what may, she will come there. He lies in ambush there. The next day she goes. He seizes her, puts her on a horse and takes her away. However much she screams and the servants and the girls and so forth, it does not help, he took her away. He took her away, he took her away, he took her away, he took her up the mountain slope. He tied her up. He tied her all up with a rope like this. He tied her up from her nails, her hands, until the crown of her head. He placed her on the mountain slope. He says ‘Stay here. I shall take off your flesh piece by piece with a … a fine reed, a reed, well a fine piece of wood. Just as you have killed so many people, I shall avenge the blood of all of your enemies. He tied her up. She said ‘God, I implore you, save me! I beg you.’ She tumbles, tumbles, tumbles from the mountain slope, slowly rolls and falls down. There is a road there, on which there are wayfarers. A caravan comes. They call it a caravan, like those who go with their pack-saddles (of goods) and exchange them all for gold and so forth, caravan. Do you know what a caravan is? Something with camels and so forth, which come and go and do … business. He looks—there … it is the son of the king, their leader is the son of the king. The lad looks, but look it is a …, something. He takes her immediately and says ‘If it is a (bad) thing, it is for you. If it is a good thing, it is for me'—this son of a king. They take her and put her in a pack-saddle, and off they go, they carry her off. They take her away. At that time the thief leader comes, the … thief comes and looks but she is not there. He comes with his horse and cuts in front of the caravan. He says ‘Did anything fall? Have you taken anything?’ They say ... they surround him with automatic weapons. They say ‘Go away or we will crush your head.’ He is afraid and flees. He comes homes and opens it and what (does he see?) it is a human being. It is a beautiful girl, no more than eighteen years old, twenty years old, with long hair, fair, a picture (of beauty). He says ‘Whose daughter are you? Whose are you?’ He asks her. He is the son of the king. ‘Whose are you?’ She says ‘This is the situation. Such-and-such has happened to me.’ He said ‘I shall marry you.’ She says ‘But why will you marry me? They want to have my blood,’ She says. ‘I have an enemy.’ ‘Well, I shall protect you. Do not worry about it. I shall build a house with three storeys. I shall put a lion in front of one gate and a tiger in front of another gate.’—Have you heard of these?—‘Do not have a thought (about it).’ He comes and builds a house, huge, three storeys, before one door he puts a lion on the steps, before the other a tiger. He goes to work. He goes to work and comes back at lunchtime. His wife becomes pregnant with a child. One lunchtime she sits, well he is her husband, she strokes his hair, she rubs it like this and he falls asleep. She likes him, she loves him. He has saved her life. Then she sees the door open and the leader of thieves enters. He says ‘Don’t make a sound. Come out! Otherwise I will kill you and I will kill your husband. Come out,’ he says. Slowly she puts her husband’s head aside, on the pillow. She says ‘You go in front, so that my husband does not see you.’ He is smart. He has brought an ox and slaughtered it. He has thrown half of it before the lion and half before the tiger, so that he has been able to come up. She says ‘Go in front of me.’ She says ‘Oh God! Oh Lord! Whatever child I may have, if I am freed, it will be an offering to you. Save me from this enemy.’ Just as he puts his foot on the steps, she gives him a kick and he rolls down. She says to the lion and tiger ‘Pull him apart!’ They seize him and pull him apart. She comes to her husband, she says, she says ‘Get up!’ He says ‘Sleep is sweet. You don’t say that the enemy has already come and such-and-such has happened? But why did you not tell me?’ She says ‘I did not tell you myself.’ ‘But are you not saying “Whatever child I bear, I have promised it to God as an offering?”’ He says ‘You have done well.’ It happens that she has a daughter, a picture (of beauty), more beautiful than herself. When the girl becomes fifteen, her mother tells (the story). She says ‘It is inevitable, I have promised this offering.’ She says ‘I have become a substitute for God, my daughter. Such-and-such a situation has come upon me, this is what has happened. I have not yet seen my father and mother. I have promised you as an offering. I do not know how God will accept this offering, how it will be.’ She says ‘I am happy, mother, provided that you are well. Whatever you do, that is your business.’ Her mother goes out. I do not where she goes, perhaps to the market and her father (goes out) to work. She sees that an old man came in and opened the door. He opened the door, (he was) a bearded man. He said ‘Greetings to you, my daughter.’ She said ‘You are welcome.’ He said ‘I have come for you.’ She said ‘I am happy. My mother has told me. Now it is best for you to take me.’ He looks at her like this. He says ‘Do you know what?' He has already accepted the offering. 'I would like to see you with bunches of flowers pouring from your mouth, roses, beautiful white ones, red ones, different types.’ As for her plaits, each plait that she had, when she walked, gold coins fell down from all of her hair. Whenever you comb it, gold coins poured down. He left. The old man left. The old man left and her mother returned. Her mother comes. The girl is so happy, she runs, runs up to her mother. She is laughing. Those bunches of roses are coming out of her mouth. Her mother suddenly stops. She almost loses her mind. ‘My daughter, what is that?’ ‘Mother,’ she said. 'Yes, I forgot, (the old man said) “Tell your mother to take a lamb and slaughter it, and the offering will be accepted, share it out.”' She says ‘Mother, when you went, an old man came. He said this. Yes (I said) ‘I am coming’ and he replied thus. “Say to your mother that she should take a lamb and share it out, then the offering will be accepted. I want to see roses flowing from your mouth and gold coins falling from your plaits.”’ Her mother is astonished. Her father comes. ‘By God, what treasure is this? What game is this? The girl has become more beautiful, a picture (of beauty).’ The girl turned nineteen years old. Let us talk about a young man (who was the son) of the king of China, or thereabouts, a young man. The old folk told these stories. I heard them all (whilst sitting) on the oven. I was a young girl like this. I remember them. His father says—the king of China or thereabouts had a single son—he says ‘My son, I want to marry you off, so that our thoughts and vision be comforted, so we can rejoice and have grandchildren.’ He says ‘Father, I must find a girl. I will find her and love her. Let the vizier come with me and we will go and search, wherever, at whatever thing my horse stops, before whatever door, I shall enter into that house.’ He says ‘Fine.’ He sends the vizier with him. The vizier comes with the young man. They search, they search, they search, they go around many towns. They enter one town and the horse stops at one door, well in front of the door of the girl. He says ‘I shall not go anywhere (else). It is my promise.’ There are servants there. He says ‘Go and speak to your master. Do they accept guests?’ They say ‘By all means, you are welcome. A guest is the guest of God. Our doors are open. Come in.’ They go in. The girl comes in. She sees them and laughs. A bunch of flowers pours out. She goes along, tinkle tinkle, gold pours from her plaits. He does such-and-such to the vizier, he steps on his foot. He says ‘We have found her. I shall not go anywhere else.’ He stays there one week. He says ‘I shall not go anywhere else. He remains there a week. He says, explaining the situation to her father and mother, he says ‘I have come to marry. I have become fond of your daughter. I am the son of a king. I am not a lost child. Are you pleased for me to send for my father and mother to come?’ They stand and look. The young man is handsome, tall, a picture (of beauty), clever, the son of a king. They say ‘Give word that your father and mother should come.’ They come and her father’s family hold a wedding for seven days and seven nights. Then they wanted to take her to the home of the young man and celebrate the wedding there also. Who will go with the girl? They send only the aunt of the girl, the aunt of the girl, together with her daughter. What can I say about the aunt of the girl? She bakes cakes. She bakes them with roots and salt, roots and salt, because she is not pleased that this (girl) will marry that young man, the daughter of her brother. She wants to send her own daughter. She wants to get rid of this girl. She bakes cakes with roots and salt. They send her off, they put her in a carriage and the young men in another carriage. Well, it is an army. It has no beginning and no end. They go off. Who will sit with the bride?—her aunt, together with the daughter of her aunt, and the driver, the carriage-driver. Three people are sitting at the back. They go along, they go along, they go along. They go along a lot and night falls. She says very quietly ‘Auntie, I am hungry.’ She says ‘Here you are, I shall give you a cake.’ She gives her cakes. She says ‘Why are they so salty?’ She says ‘Your mother baked them. What can I do?’ She eats and says ‘Auntie, I am thirsty.’ She says ‘Take out one of your eyes. They give water for eyes.’ She takes out one of her eyes and gives it to her. She cannot (tolerate it), the girl is burning. She takes it and puts it in her pocket. ‘Auntie, oh I am burning. Auntie I am burning, I am burning.’ She says ‘Take out your other eye.’ She puts the other eye in her pocket. She becomes blind. Slowly, at night, she takes her clothes, she strips them off and puts them on her daughter. With a kick she throws her from … the carriage into the stream. She puts the bunch of flowers in the lap of her daughter. They take only the (new) bride. Do you understand me? They took her away, they took her away, they took her away, they took her away. Let us talk about the girl, who was sobbing in the stream. There is a poor man, who has six blind daughters. He comes every day in the morning to gather wood, to take away to sell, in order to take food to his daughters, bread. He looks (and sees) that that there is somebody making a sound ‘Ah, ah, ah.’ He says ‘What is it? What has happened to you?’ She says ‘Who are you?’ He says ‘I am a man like this.’ She says ‘You are an uncle, well you are a man, take me away, you will see good from me.’ ‘My daughter, why (are you) like this?’ She says ‘They took my eyes out like this.’ ‘My daughter, I have six blind daughters. If I take you, it would be seven. How can I provide for you?’ ‘Uncle’ she says ‘Just look how much gold I have under my head. I shall bring you good. I will love you very much. You can take these bunches of flowers and sell them. You can sell this gold. I will be able to provide for your daughters.’ The man says ‘Indeed, I should take her away (with me).’ He took her away (with him). He took her away, he took her away. He puts her in the house. She says ‘Go to the market and sell these flowers. Take any basket.’ She laughs. He takes flowers to the market to sell. She combs her hair three times a day and he sells the gold. She says ‘Uncle, I beg you, take these flowers to the door of so-and-so the son of the king. Sell them there. It is that aunt of mine who has taken my eye out. It is with her. Perhaps you will be able to bring back those eyes of mine. But this son of the king, they have taken her and he is looking at her, but she does not resemble that (other) girl. Also the flowers have withered. He looks, well she is not the one he liked. He says ‘What is going on?’ The son of the king was dumbfounded. His colour is not brightening even a little. He (the poor man) takes the basket and fills it with flowers, and goes and stands before their window. He says in the language of the Muslims ‘I am selling flowers. I am selling flowers.’ She says ‘For what?’ He says ‘For eyes. For eyes. For eyes.’ Don’t you know the language of the Muslims? Don’t you know? He says ‘I am selling flowers. What are you selling them for. He says I am selling for eyes.’ ‘Ah’ She says ‘The wolves and beasts have eaten her. She is surely not still alive.’ She says ‘I have eyes, I have an eye. I shall give it to you now. She takes out an eye and gives it to him and she takes a basket (of flowers). She says ‘Give me my basket.’ She takes the flowers. She changes the bunch of flowers and puts it in front of her daughter, so that her husband would come and love her. He (poor man) comes back. He brings back the eye. She says ‘Well done, father,’ she says, ‘You are a father to me.’ After a week (she says) ‘They (the flowers) are now withered. Take another basket, take it and bring back the other eye.’ He goes off and again stands under the window. ‘I am selling flowers. I am selling flowers.’ She says ‘What for? What are you selling them for?’ ‘I am selling flowers. What are you selling them for?’ He says ‘For eyes. For eyes.’ He takes the other eye and comes back. She is lying down and thinking how she can put the eyes back. So, she does not sleep at night. She looks (and sees) that three pigeons have come. ‘Hey, girl’ they say ‘The left eye is in the right and the right is in the left. Don’t make a mistake. Put them in correctly so you will not be squint-eyed.’ She takes them and puts them in, she puts her eyes in. She becomes a girl, the picture of beauty. She is an intelligent, smart girl. She says ‘Do you know what?’ She says to the old man ‘I say (to you) Do not (go and) stand there again. Build houses of seven storeys.’ If she combs her head three times a day, she laughs ten times, she laughs a hundred times, he could take it to the market. She builds houses of seven storeys, with servants, cooks, carpets, from bottom to top. All of her spoons were golden. All the kings were astounded as to what this old man had done. From where was this wealth? She says ‘Do you know what? Do you know what?’ He says ‘What?’ She says ‘Invite all the kings, as many kings as there are.’ Well, her father and mother are royalty. ‘Invite as many kings as there are.’ She wants to see her husband. ‘Invite them.’ He says ‘Of course, my daughter.’ She has some servants and she has dressed them up in impressive clothing. She has dressed up her maid-servants in impressive clothing. She has dressed up the cooks in impressive clothing. There are geese, there are butterflies, there are those doves—they are all fluttering around in the courtyards. They have made the courtyards a picture of beauty, seven storeys, all with flowers and blossoms. All the kings come. There is a bit of a queue, without an end, for them to receive all the guests. They are all seated. She dresses beautifully. She takes a tray in her hand. She only says ‘Fruit.’ When she takes a tray in her hand, as soon as she enters, her husband is also sitting there, just as she enters, she laughs and the bunches of flowers come pouring out in a twirl. Her husband loses his consciousness. He falls headlong from here to there. Yes, her mother, her sister, her mother, the mother of the girl, the father of the girl, also the grandfather has come, the mother of her mother, everybody has come. Everybody has come and gathered. Everybody (says that) an amazing thing happened there. They regain their equanimity. They say ‘What is happening? What is happening? What is going on?’ ‘Auntie has done this thing, auntie.’ Well, what do they say? ‘Put them behind horses. They tie up the mother and daughter and put them behind horses (and they gallop away) beyond seven mountains. They come and say ‘We will take her.’ The old man says ‘I will not give her. How can I give her.’ They say ‘Well, what should we do?’ ‘From here until your house, you will take everybody by carriage and hold a wedding. You will hold a wedding there again for seven days and seven nights. You will hold a wedding again, you will take her. He holds a wedding again for seven days and seven nights. They found their heart’s desire. Again apples have fallen in piles, for ⁺Maryana, for you, for Edo, for all of us.

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xak̭yánnux … xìna.ˈ ʾə́tva lə́tva xá màlca,ˈ xá màlca,ˈ xá dána hə́nna … malə̀cta mə́drə.ˈ ʾə́tvalun xà-dana bráta.ˈ cu-šìtaˈ c-azíva ⁺yàylaġˈ ⁺yáylaġ mù꞊ila?ˈ k̭ənyánə ci-lablívalun dax-⁺ṱùyraˈ k̭èṱa.ˈ hál ʾatíva ⁺ʾambàrəˈ cúllə hə́nna vidèna,ˈ slibèna,ˈ davé lublèna.ˈ bráta ⁺rába ʾátxa … hə̀nnəva ʾátxa,ˈ k̭ùččar brátəva.ˈ braté k̭ùččar꞊va.ˈ mə́rra ʾày ⁺p̂ap̂a,ˈ xùš.ˈ ʾaxnóxun xùšun,ˈ ʾána péšan bèta.ˈ k̭àmu bráti?ˈ mə̀rrə,ˈ ⁺xṱìtax꞊la.ˈ ʾát mú-tahar b-xamyáttun ʾánnə ⁺ʾambàrəˈ xá-ʾatxa dàvə?ˈ mára ʾána b-xamyànnun.ˈ ʾánnə xə̀šlunˈ k̭ə́mla b-lèlə,ˈ júllə ʾátxa lvə̀šlaˈ ʾánnə spartìvni ⁺šùlə.ˈ simálta muttàlaˈ clíla ⁺ʾal-xa-màrza.ˈ ɟušə̀k̭la,ˈ ɟu-⁺ʾàmbar꞊la.ˈ ɟušə́k̭la mən-⁺ʾúllul ⁺ruppílun simàlta.ˈ tìlunˈ ʾarp̂ì dánə ⁺harambàšə.ˈ ʾarp̂í ʾánnə ɟinàvəna.ˈ ʾə́mnət tìlə,ˈ b-sépa k̭dálu mxìla.ˈ ʾə́mnət tílə꞊zə k̭dálu mxìla.ˈ tláy ⁺ʾə́č̭č̭a məxyèlaˈ ⁺ʾal-dət-ʾàrp̂iˈ ⁺k̭ə́ssu ɟrə̀dlaˈ xa-rə̀k̭lə,ˈ ʾó ⁺ɟurè.ˈ ʾo ⁺ɟuré rə̀k̭lə.ˈ vílə ʾátxa ʾàtxa,ˈ durbə́nnə xə̀šlə.ˈ hèˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ bábo dáni tílun ⁺bár tre-yàrxəˈ cúllə dáva ⁺hàzər.ˈ ʾátxa mən-⁺k̭ə́ssət brátu nšə̀k̭ləˈ básma ɟánax bráti k̭at-ʾátxa xumìtətˈ mə́rra ⁺p̂àp̂a,ˈ də̀žmən ʾə́tli ʾána.ˈ də̀žmən.ˈ mù꞊ila?ˈ mə́rra ⁺hā́l náġəl ʾàtxa.ˈ ʾó ⁺harámbaš ⁺ɟúra durbə̀nnə xə́šlə.ˈ mə́rrə là ⁺zádyat.ˈ ʾána riɟaváti ⁺ràbənaˈ mattə́nnun mə̀nnax.ˈ ʾàhaˈ cú ⁺dána ʾánnə riɟaváy bə́ššəna ⁺ʾal-hàvusˈ mìyya.ˈ ʾátxa taləmyáy ʾə̀tlunˈ bə́ššəna mìyya máyyi.ˈ ʾá təflìtoˈ ʾáha harámbaš ⁺ɟúra ⁺ṱavvúvvələ ⁺bàro.ˈ ⁺masyùdələˈ ʾíca dávək̭ labə̀lla.ˈ ʾá təflíto dàvəla.ˈ bənpála ɟu-hə̀nna,ˈ de-hàvuz,ˈ ʾá márəla dí m-òdan?ˈ xu-lá-⁺msan palṱànna,ˈ ʾan-riɟaváy꞊da léna ⁺myasa ⁺palṱìla.ˈ bitáyəla bèta.ˈ mú málca lə̀tlə.ˈ táza bəlvàšəla.ˈ bitáyələ ⁺harámbaš ɟašùk̭ələˈ ʾína mú təflìtoˈ mára ʾə́t lə́t ʾá bitáyəla làxxa.ˈ ⁺táma ⁺masyùdə.ˈ ⁺ʾal-dó-yuma xína bərrə̀ššəla.ˈ bədvák̭olə mattúvvolə ⁺ʾal-sùysaˈ labùlolə.ˈ cmá꞊t č̭arč̭úrəna ʾánnə riɟaváy bnátə ⁺šùlə,ˈ lèla vá,ˈ lublàlə.ˈ lublálə lublálə lublàləˈ ⁺ʾal-⁺sádrət ⁺ṱùyra musk̭álə.ˈ ⁺siràlə.ˈ cúllə b-⁺xòlaˈ ʾátxa ⁺siràlə.ˈ mən-⁺ṱup̂p̂úrto ʾidáto hal-k̭ərk̭ə́pto ⁺sìrolə.ˈ múttolə ⁺ʾal-⁺sádrət ⁺ṱùyra ʾátxa.ˈ marániˈ pùš láxxa.ˈ ʾá ⁺bə́srax dána dána b-šak̭lə́nnə b-hə̀nna,ˈ názuc zìla,ˈ zíla ʾíta k̭èsaˈ nàzuc.ˈ dáx xá-txa ɟanáy ⁺k̭ṱəltḕt,ˈ ʾát də́mmət cúllə dəžmə̀nnax šak̭lə́nnə.ˈ ʾu-⁺sìrolə.ˈ ʾàha,ˈ ʾáha mə̀rraˈ ʾálaha víli ⁺xlàpuxˈ pàrək̭li!ˈ ⁺nə̀drux ʾóyan!ˈ ʾátxa ɟambúlə, ɟambúlə, ɟambúlə, ɟambùlə,ˈ m-⁺sádrət ⁺ṱùyraˈ níxa candùrəˈ npàla.ˈ ⁺tàma꞊daˈ ʾùrxəlaˈ ʾazánə ʾatyànə váyəna.ˈ ⁺càrvan bitáyəlaˈ ci-taníla ⁺càrvanˈ dáx ʾánnə b-xurjé ⁺šùlə,ˈ cúllə xìšənaˈ maxlúpəna b-dáva ⁺šúlə ʾàtxa,ˈ ⁺càrvan.ˈ ⁺bəddàyot ⁺cárvan?ˈ ʾḗn xá-txa ɟúmlə ⁺šùləˈ k̭át bitáyəna bə́ššəna hə̀nna vádəna,ˈ bìznes.ˈ ʾàhaˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ ⁺táma꞊da hə̀nnaˈ brūn-màlcələ,ˈ ⁺ɟuré brūn-màlcələ.ˈ ɟašúk̭ələ yàlaˈ ⁺ʾámma ɟášək̭ hə̀nnəlaniˈ šṱóṱa xá mə̀ndiˈ ʾálbal bəšk̭àloləˈ mára ʾáɟar mə̀ndilə,ˈ k̭a-diyyòxun.ˈ ʾáɟar jə̀ns mə́ndilə,ˈ k̭a-dìyyilə,ˈ ʾá brūn-màlca.ˈ bəšk̭àlona,ˈ mattúvvona ɟu-xùrjunˈ ʾu-sé bəɟràšona.ˈ labùlona.ˈ ʾè ⁺dánaˈ ʾá ⁺harámbaš bitàyələˈ ʾá hə̀nnaˈ ⁺haràmbašˈ bitáyələ ɟašúk̭ələ lìtən.ˈ bitáyələ b-súysu k̭àm ⁺cárvan ⁺bək̭ṱáyolə.ˈ mára láxxa mə́ndi lèlə píla?ˈ lètun šk̭ílə?ˈ maráni hə́nna b-ʾaftamàt bəcráxəna.ˈ mára šúk̭ sìˈ rìšux bálsax.ˈ ⁺bəzdàyəlˈ bərràk̭ələ.ˈ ʾáha bitáyələ bèta,ˈ ptàxuləˈ ʾína mú xá ⁺ʾə̀nsan꞊la.ˈ xá šap̂ə́rta bràtəla.ˈ ɟáno ʾùžeˈ hál ⁺tmanəssàr šə́nnə,ˈ ʾəšrì šə́nnə,ˈ cóso ⁺yarìxa,ˈ laxùmta,ˈ šə̀cla.ˈ maráni … ʾátən brāt-mànivat?ˈ mən-mànivat?ˈ ⁺bak̭ùrolə.ˈ ⁺ʾáv꞊da brūn-màlcələ.ˈ mən-mànivat?ˈ mára ⁺hā́l nàġəlˈ b-ríši ʾàtxa títəla.ˈ mára ʾána k̭a-díyyax ɟòrən.ˈ mára ⁺ʾáx mù ɟórət k̭a-díyyi?ˈ ʾána də́mmət díyyi b-šak̭lìlə mára.ˈ ʾána ʾə́tli də̀žmən.ˈ nú ʾána k̭a-díyyax xàmən.ˈ ʾát ⁺šúlət díyyax lèlə.ˈ ʾána hàda béta ⁺maṱrə́ssənˈ ṱryox ʾaṱṱàšˈ k̭am-xà ⁺tárra máttən ⁺ʾàslanˈ k̭am-xà ⁺tárra ⁺k̭àplan.ˈ ⁺šəmyḕt ʾánnəˈ ⁺ʾáslan ⁺k̭àplan?ˈ ʾát hə́č pə́ccər là-ʾodat.ˈ bitáyələ bətváy ⁺ṱarùsələˈ xína čeresčùrˈ ṱryox ʾaṱṱàš,ˈ k̭am-xà ⁺tárra mattúvvələ palàcanˈ ⁺ʾàslanˈ k̭am-xá-mənne ⁺k̭àplan.ˈ ʾá bə́ššələ pəlxàna.ˈ bə́ššələ pəlxànaˈ ⁺cavətránə bitáyələ bèta.ˈ ʾá báxtu pyášəla ⁺yak̭ùrtaˈ b-yàla.ˈ xá ⁺cavə́tra tə̀vtəla,ˈ xína ⁺ṱlìboləˈ ʾátxa ríšu hə́nna pràxulaˈ ʾátxa hə́nna balbùvvulaˈ ⁺ṱə̀lyələ.ˈ maġġùbulaˈ ⁺byàyulaˈ xáyyo purk̭èlə.ˈ ʾé-⁺dana ɟašùk̭əlaˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə,ˈ ⁺və́rrə … ʾá ⁺haràmbaš.ˈ mára k̭álax là-ʾatə,ˈ ⁺plùṱ!ˈ ⁺yúxsa k̭a-dìyyax꞊da k̭áṱlənˈ k̭a-⁺ɟòrax꞊da k̭áṱlən.ˈ ⁺plùṱ maráni.ˈ níxa ṱlíbo ríšu mattúvvola ⁺ʾal-màrza,ˈ ⁺ʾal-mutàcca.ˈ mára ʾát xúš k̭amàyˈ k̭at-ṱlíbi k̭a-díyyux là xázzə.ˈ ⁺ʾáv꞊zə ⁺p̂armùvvələˈ ʾu-xá k̭ənyána múyyulə k̭ṱìluləˈ pálɟu ⁺ruppúlə k̭am-⁺ʾàslanˈ pálɟu k̭am-⁺k̭àplanˈ k̭at-sìk̭ələ.ˈ mára xúš k̭amàyˈ mára yáʾ ʾàlahaˈ yá ⁺màryaˈ ʾána mú yála ʾə̀tˈ ʾána ⁺ʾázad ṱ-òyanˈ k̭a-díyyux ʾávə ⁺duxràna.ˈ k̭a-díyyi párək̭ mən-dá də̀žmən.ˈ hár palàcanˈ ʾáha ʾák̭lu mattùvvoləˈ xà ⁺rápsa mxáyula,ˈ bə́ššələ ɟalɟúlə ɟalɟùləˈ k̭a-⁺ʾáslan ⁺k̭áplan màra pàrpəssunlə!ˈ ʾátxa bədvàk̭ənaˈ parpùsuna.ˈ bitáyəla k̭a-ṱlìbo márəlaˈ marəlàniˈ k̭ùylux! máraˈ šə́nta ⁺xlìtəlaˈ lḗt mára də́žmən uže ʾátxa tìləˈ ʾátxa꞊da vìlə.ˈ bá k̭a-díyyi k̭ám lá tunìlax?ˈ mára ʾána ɟàni k̭a-díyyux lá tunìli.ˈ bá lēt-mára ʾána ču-m-yála b-màyyanˈ ⁺duxrána tunítun k̭a-ʾalàha?ˈ mára jə̀ns və́dtət.ˈ bitàyəlaˈ xa-bráta vàyolə,ˈ šə̀claˈ mən-ɟáno bùš šap̂ə́rta.ˈ ⁺xamsár šə́nnə vàyəla ʾá brátaˈ xak̭ùvvəla yə́mmo.ˈ mára xà꞊ilaˈ ʾáha ⁺duxràna tunítunˈ mára ʾálaha víli ⁺xlàpuˈ bràti mára,ˈ ⁺hā́l náġəl b-ríši ʾàtxa títəla,ˈ ʾàtxa títəlaˈ ⁺hála bábi yə̀mmi꞊da lḗn xzité.ˈ k̭a-díyyax tunítən ⁺duxràna.ˈ lḗn ⁺bəddá mú-tahar ʾá ⁺duxrána ʾálaha p̂-k̭àbəl,ˈ mù-tahar p̂ṱ-óya.ˈ mára ʾána xdìtənˈ yə̀mmiˈ lišbə ʾàt ʾóyat jə́ns.ˈ mú p̂ṱ-òditunˈ ⁺ʾáv ⁺šūl-diyyòxun꞊lə.ˈ yə̀mmo bərrə́ššəla.ˈ lḗn ⁺bəddá ⁺ʾal-⁺bàzar,ˈ ʾíca ⁺plàṱəla,ˈ bábo ⁺ʾal-pəlxàna.ˈ ɟašúk̭əla xa-sáva tílə ⁺və̀rrə,ˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə.ˈ ⁺tárra ptə̀xlə,ˈ mār-də̀k̭na náša.ˈ mə́rrə šlàmalax brátiˈ mə́rra b-šéna ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni.ˈ mə́rrə ʾána tíyyən ⁺bàrax.ˈ mə́rra ʾána xdìtənˈ yə́mmi k̭a-díyyi tunìtəlaˈ ʾadìyya buš-⁺spáy k̭a-díyyi làbəl.ˈ ʾátxa pacùroləˈ mára ⁺bəddáyət mú ʾìtən?ˈ uže ⁺duxrána k̭bə̀llə.ˈ xazzə̀nnaxˈ mən-púmmax várdə buk̭ḕṱ tápxiˈ ⁺rṑzˈ šap̂írə ⁺xvàrə,ˈ smúk̭ə jùrrə júrrə.ˈ ʾína ⁺susyáto꞊da cút ⁺susìto ʾə́tvalaˈ cósa ʾátxa ʾàzaˈ cúllə dàvə ⁺xarxə́rri.ˈ hár sark̭àttə,ˈ dàvə tápxi.ˈ ʾá xə̀šlə.ˈ xə̀šlə sáva.ˈ sáva xə̀šlə.ˈ yə́mmo tìla.ˈ yə́mmo tìlaˈ ⁺ʾúxča xdítəla bràtaˈ ⁺rxáṱa ⁺rxáṱa ⁺bərxáṱəla k̭am-yə̀mmo.ˈ ɟə̀xcəla.ˈ ʾánnə buk̭ḕṱ,ˈ ⁺ròzəˈ mən-pùmmo ⁺pláṱəna.ˈ yə́mmo bəcláyəla xa-b-xà.ˈ ɟá-ṱ-ila húšo ʾàza.ˈ bráti ʾá mù꞊ilə?ˈ ⁺màma máraˈ hìˈ munšìliˈ xa-⁺píra táni k̭a-yə́mmax šàk̭laˈ k̭àṱla,ˈ ⁺duxrána k̭bə̀llə,ˈ ⁺pallìyya.ˈ mára ⁺màmaˈ ʾát xə̀šlax,ˈ sáva nàša tílə.ˈ ʾátxa tunìləˈ hí ʾána bitàyənˈ ⁺ʾáv k̭a-dìyyi ʾátxa juvvə́blə.ˈ táni k̭a-yə́mmax šák̭la xá-dana ⁺píra ⁺pallìyya,ˈ ⁺duxrána k̭bə̀llə.ˈ xazzə́nnax m-púmmax vàrdə ⁺rózə tápxiˈ m-⁺susyátax꞊da dàvə hár ⁺xarxə́rri.ˈ yə́mmo hár ʾátxa pyášəla màtal.ˈ bàbo bitáyələ.ˈ ʾàlahaˈ ʾá mút davə̀ltəla?ˈ ʾá mút ⁺ʾoyə̀n꞊la?ˈ bráta bùš šup̂rə́ntəla,ˈ šə̀cla.ˈ

bráta víla mə́drə ⁺ʾəč̭č̭assàr šə́nnə.ˈ yála ⁺xábra yávvax mən-málcət Čín mà-Čin,ˈ yàla.ˈ ʾánnə məttəlyàyˈ sávə nàšə huk̭yéna.ˈ ʾána cúllə ⁺šmitḗn ⁺ʾal-tanùyra.ˈ bràtənva ʾátxa súrṱa.ˈ bətxarḕn.ˈ ʾá bábu màra,ˈ málcət Čín mà-Čin,ˈ brùnaˈ tác̭ brùna ʾə́tləˈ mára brúni maɟvərrə̀nnuxˈ ríšan ⁺ʾáynan ⁺jàmmi,ˈ xàdax,ˈ navə̀ɟɟə ʾavílan.ˈ mára bàbiˈ ʾàna bráta dárəc mačxə́nna.ˈ ʾána xazzə̀nna,ˈ ⁺bayyə̀nna.ˈ vázzər xuš-ʾátə mə̀nniˈ ʾázax ⁺ṱàvvaxˈ ʾícət ɟu-dəm-mə́ndit sùysiˈ clìlə,ˈ k̭am-dəm-⁺tàrra,ˈ ʾána ṱ-⁺òrən ɟu-do-bèta.ˈ mára ⁺spàyˈ vázzər ⁺šadúrulə mə̀nnu.ˈ vázzər bitáyələ mən-dá yàla.ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəna,ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəna,ˈ ⁺bəxdàrəna,ˈ ⁺rába məndiyày ⁺bəxdárəna.ˈ ɟu-xá-mdita ⁺vàrəna,ˈ súysa bəclá k̭ám xa-⁺tàrra,ˈ hánəz k̭am-⁺tárrət dá bràta.ˈ mára lé-ʾazən hə̀č dúca.ˈ ʾána k̭òlilə.ˈ ⁺táma riɟavày ʾítən.ˈ mára xa-xúšun k̭a-⁺ʾaġayóxun tànimun.ˈ k̭abúlə p̂-k̭àbli ʾárxə?ˈ mára ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾáynan b-šèna ʾáti.ˈ ʾárxa ʾárxət ʾalàhələˈ ⁺tarránan ptìxəna.ˈ xuš-ʾátə ⁺ʾùr.ˈ bitáyəna ⁺vàrəna.ˈ bràtaˈ ⁺vàrəlaˈ bəxzayéla ɟə̀xcəla.ˈ buk̭ḗṱ vàrdə bətpáxəna.ˈ ʾátxa bərrə̀ššəlaˈ zə́nɟa zə̀nɟˈ dàvə bətpáxəna m-⁺susyáto.ˈ k̭á vázzər hə́nna vàdələ,ˈ ʾák̭lu dašdùšolə.ˈ màraˈ mùčxoxˈ hə́č làˈ ʾána hə́č dùca lé-ʾazən.ˈ xá šábta pyášələ ⁺tàma.ˈ mára hə́č dúca lè-ʾazənˈ xá šábta pyášələ ⁺tàma.ˈ mára ⁺hā́l náġəl k̭a-bábo yə́mmo ⁺map̂rùmələˈ mára ʾána tíyyən bəɟvàra.ˈ bratóxun xóši tìtəlaˈ ʾàna꞊da brūn-málcən.ˈ ʾána꞊da lḗn tlík̭a yàlaˈ ⁺rázitən bábi yə́mmi sápən ʾatìni?ˈ bəcláyəna pacùrəna,ˈ yála šap̂ìra,ˈ ⁺ràma,ˈ šə̀cla,ˈ honàna,ˈ brūn-màlca.ˈ mára sápi xuš-ʾáti bábux yə̀mmux.ˈ bitàyənaˈ ⁺šavvá yumánələ bábo vádəna ⁺xlùyla,ˈ ⁺šavvá lelavày.ˈ ʾa-sápar lablíla lab-yàla,ˈ ⁺tàma ⁺xlúyla ʾódi.ˈ mā̀n ṱ-ázəl mən-bráta?ˈ ⁺ʾántət bràta ⁺šadúrona ʾáxči,ˈ ⁺ʾántət bràta,ˈ mən-bràto.ˈ ⁺ʾántət bràtaˈ mù tanyánna?ˈ càdə pyáyəlaˈ ⁺sádda b-mə̀lxa,ˈ ⁺sádda b-mə́lxa pyàyəlaˈ ʾáx xóšo lèla bitáˈ k̭át ʾáyya ʾavvó yála ɟoràlə,ˈ brāt-ʾaxùnoˈ ⁺byáyəla brāt-ɟàno ⁺šadrála.ˈ ⁺byáyəla rīš-da-bráta ⁺ʾaxlàlə,ˈ ⁺sádda b-mə̀lxaˈ càdə pyáyəla.ˈ mattùvvonaˈ ⁺šadùronaˈ ʾáyya mattúvvona ɟu-⁺fàyṱunˈ yálə ɟu-xa-⁺fáyṱun xìta.ˈ k̭òšun꞊la xína.ˈ ríša lə̀tlaˈ pərk̭ùyna lə́tla.ˈ bərrə̀ššəna.ˈ cəs-cálu mā̀n b-yátəv?ˈ ʾàntoˈ mən-brā́t ʾàntoˈ xá-xta ʾó ⁺ṱaryàna,ˈ ⁺fàyṱun ⁺ṱaryána.ˈ ⁺ṱlá ɟanáy ⁺barày tívəna.ˈ bərrə̀ššəna,ˈ bərrə̀ššəna,ˈ bərrə̀ššəna.ˈ ⁺rába bərrə̀ššənaˈ b-lèlə váyəla.ˈ nìxuntaˈ mára ⁺ʾántu cpə̀ntən.ˈ mára ⁺hànaˈ càda yavvánnax.ˈ yávola càdəˈ mára k̭ám ʾátxa ⁺šòr꞊ina?ˈ mára yə̀mmax pitélaˈ ʾána m-òdan?ˈ ⁺bixàləlaˈ mára ⁺ʾántu ⁺sìtən.ˈ mára xá ⁺ʾáynax ⁺palə̀ṱla.ˈ ʾánnə míyya yavéna b-⁺ʾàynə.ˈ xa-⁺ʾáyno ⁺palùṱola.ˈ yàvolaˈ lèla ⁺myása,ˈ bráta bək̭yàdəla.ˈ bəšk̭àlola,ˈ mattúvvola ɟu-jìbo.ˈ ⁺ʾàntuˈ váy bək̭yàdən.ˈ ⁺ʾántu k̭ə̀dli.ˈ ⁺ʾántu k̭ə̀dli.ˈ mára ʾé ⁺ʾáynax xíta꞊da ⁺palə̀ṱlaˈ ʾé ⁺ʾáyno xíta꞊da mattúvvola ɟu-jìbo.ˈ váyəla c̭ùrəˈ níxunta b-lèləˈ bəšk̭áləla júllət dàhaˈ šaluxèla,ˈ malvušéla ⁺ʾal-bràtoˈ xà ⁺rápsa mən-hə́nna,ˈ ⁺fàyṱun,ˈ ⁺rappùvvola ɟu-šak̭íta.ˈ bràtoˈ ʾe-buk̭ḗṱ várdə꞊da mattúvvəla k̭am-bràto.ˈ ʾáxči cálu labùlola.ˈ ⁺p̂urmìlux k̭a-díyyi?ˈ lublàlun,ˈ lublàlun,ˈ lublàlun,ˈ lublàlun.ˈ ⁺xábra yávvax mən-dá bràtaˈ k̭ə́zza k̭ə́zzo ɟu-dá šak̭ìta.ˈ xà nášaˈ ⁺càsəbˈ ʾə́tlə ʾəštá bnátə c̭urìyyə.ˈ c-àtəˈ cút-yum móriša ⁺táma k̭ésa ⁺jàmməˈ lábəl zàbənˈ k̭a-bnátu lábəl ⁺mixùlta,ˈ làxma.ˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ xá-mənne har-k̭àlu bitáyələ.ˈ ʾá ʾá ʾá … mára mù꞊ila?ˈ mù꞊ila víta k̭a-díyyax?ˈ mára mànivət?ˈ mára ʾátxa nàšəvən.ˈ mára ⁺màmuvətˈ de-ʾurzḕtˈ làbəlli,ˈ mə́nni xḕr b-xázzət.ˈ bráti k̭àm ʾátxa?ˈ mára ⁺ʾáyni ʾátxa ⁺pulṱèna.ˈ bráti ʾə́tli ʾəštà-danə c̭uríyyə.ˈ k̭a-díyyax꞊da láblən ⁺šàvva.ˈ ʾána mú-tahar xàmənnoxun?ˈ ⁺màmu máraˈ ⁺hála xzí xut-ríši cmá dàvə ʾítən.ˈ ʾána k̭a-díyyux xḕr b-yávvan.ˈ ʾána k̭a-díyyux ⁺rába maġġə̀bban.ˈ ʾátxa ʾánnə buk̭ēṱ-vàrdə har-láblət zabnə̀ttun.ˈ ʾánnə dàvə zabnə́ttun.ˈ bnàtux꞊da b-xamə́ttun.ˈ yála mára deystvìtyelnaˈ šák̭lən lablə̀nna.ˈ šk̭ilálə lublàləˈ lublàlə,ˈ lublàlə.ˈ mattúvvolə bètaˈ mára xúš ⁺ʾál ⁺bàzarˈ ʾánnə várdə zàbənˈ šk̭úl hə́č k̭arzìnk̭a.ˈ ɟə̀xcəla.ˈ vàrdə bəɟrášələˈ ⁺ʾal-⁺bázar zabùnə.ˈ cóso yúma ⁺ṱlà-ɟa bəsrák̭ula,ˈ dáva zabùnə.ˈ mára ⁺mamùˈ ʾána tavák̭k̭a vàdənˈ mə̀nnuxˈ ʾánnə vàrdəˈ làbəllunˈ k̭ám ⁺tàrrətˈ ⁺pə́llan brū́n màlca.ˈ ⁺táma zàbənnunˈ ⁺ʾáynət dìyyiˈ ʾèˈ ⁺ʾànti ⁺puləṱtéla,ˈ cə̀slola.ˈ ʾēn-⁺ʾàyni bálcət mayyə́ttun.ˈ ⁺ʾámman ʾá brūn-màlcaˈ ʾáha lùblonaˈ har-pacùrolˈ lèla bədmá ⁺ʾal-de-bràta.ˈ ʾánnə várdə꞊da ⁺č̭mìč̭əna.ˈ ɟašùk̭ələˈ nú b-lə́bbu lèla.ˈ mára ʾá mùt ⁺šúlələ?ˈ píšəl màtal ʾá brūn-málcaˈ šə́mmu ránɟu lèlə ptáxa.ˈ ʾáha bəšk̭àlolˈ mláyol k̭arzínk̭a vàrdə,ˈ bə́ššəl bəcláyələ k̭ám ʾak̭ùšk̭ətˈ dàni.ˈ màraˈ lišánət ⁺hošàrəˈ jǘllen sàtıram,ˈ jǘllen sàtıram.ˈ mára nèynen dérsinˈ màraˈ yüzinnènˈ bi-⁺ʾàynə yüzinnèn.ˈ líšān-⁺hošárə lḕt ⁺bədda-ʾátən?ˈ lè yáṱtət?ˈ màra zabúnən vàrdəˈ bi-mù zabúnət?ˈ mára ʾána zabúnən bí ⁺ʾàynə.ˈ ʾàh máraˈ ʾáyən dívə ⁺janavàrə ⁺xílona.ˈ ʾáy x-lèla ⁺sāġ.ˈ mára ʾána ʾə̀tli ⁺ʾáynəˈ ʾána ʾə̀tli ʾáyna.ˈ ʾadíyya b-yavə̀nnux.ˈ ⁺palúṱolə xa-⁺ʾáyna yàvoləˈ xá k̭arzínk̭a bəšk̭àlolə.ˈ mára k̭arzínk̭i hàllaˈ várdə bəšk̭alèla.ˈ buk̭ḗṱ maxlùpolaˈ mattúvvola k̭ám bràtoˈ k̭át ṱlíbo ʾátə ⁺bayyìla.ˈ ʾàhaˈ bitàyələ.ˈ ʾá ⁺ʾáyna màvolə.ˈ mára ba-ɟànux básma,ˈ bàbi mára,ˈ ʾát bàbət k̭a-díyyi.ˈ ⁺bár xá šàbtaˈ ʾadíyya ⁺č̭mìč̭əna.ˈ šk̭úl xà k̭arzínk̭a꞊daˈ lábəlla ʾe-⁺ʾáyna xìta mela.ˈ bərrə̀ššələˈ mə́drə bəcláyələ k̭am-ʾak̭ùšk̭aˈ jǘllen sàtıram,ˈ jǘllen sàtıram.ˈ mára nèynen dérsinˈ bi-mù yavévət?ˈ vàrdə zabúnən.ˈ bi-mù yavḗt? mára yüzinnènˈ b-⁺ʾàynə.ˈ ʾe ⁺ʾáyna xíta꞊da bəšk̭àloləˈ bitàyələ.ˈ ʾáha dmə̀xtəlaˈ taxmùnəlaˈ mu-tár ʾánnə ʾàynə mattálun.ˈ ʾàtxa.ˈ b-lèlə léla bədmáxa.ˈ ɟašùk̭əlaˈ ⁺ṱlá dánə yunày tílun.ˈ hày brátaˈ maràniˈ ʾátən ⁺ʾáynət ⁺č̭áplə ɟu-⁺ràstəla,ˈ ⁺rástə ɟu-⁺č̭àpləla.ˈ lá ⁺xàlṱat!ˈ dū̀z mattáttunˈ k̭át čáš là-ʾoyat.ˈ ʾàhaˈ bəšk̭àləlaˈ mattuvvèlaˈ ⁺ʾáyno mattuvvèla.ˈ xá šə́cla bráta vàyəla.ˈ xá bráta vàyəlaˈ honànta,ˈ ⁺p̂armiyyànta.ˈ màraˈ ⁺bəddàyət mú ʾítən máraˈ k̭a-sáva mára-ʾana xína là clíˈ drí ⁺šavvàˈ ʾaṱṱážəˈ bətvày.ˈ ʾáɟar yúma ⁺ṱlá-ca hə́nna vàdəlaˈ ríšo bəsràk̭ulaˈ ⁺ʾəsrà-ɟa ɟə́xcəlaˈ ʾə̀mma-ɟa ɟə́xcəla,ˈ ʾá ɟrúš ⁺ʾal-⁺bàzar.ˈ ⁺šavvá ʾaṱṱā́ž bətvày bədráyəla,ˈ riɟavàyˈ povàrə xalíyyə mə́n ⁺ʾúltux ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾùllul.ˈ cùlləˈ cúllə ʾánnə čàmčo dávəna.ˈ ⁺ʾùxčaˈ cúllə malcaváy píšəna màtalˈ ʾá sáva mù və́dlə.ˈ ʾá m-ìca ʾá davə́lta?ˈ mára ⁺bəddáyət mú ʾìtən?ˈ ⁺bəddáyət mú ʾìtən?ˈ mára mù?ˈ màraˈ cúllə malcaváy b-⁺k̭arə́ttun ʾàrxaˈ cmá꞊t ʾə́t malcavày.ˈ ⁺ʾáx bábo yə̀mmo꞊da málcəna,ˈ mù.ˈ cmá꞊t ʾə́t malcaváy cúllə b-⁺k̭arə́ttun ʾàrxa.ˈ ʾáyya ⁺byáyəla ⁺ṱlìbo xazzálə.ˈ ⁺k̭arə́ttun ʾàrxa.ˈ mára ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾàyni bráti.ˈ ʾàhaˈ xáč̭č̭a riɟavày ʾə́tla,ˈ xá malvášta mulvəštèla.ˈ ʾéni bnáto xá malvášta mulvəštèla.ˈ ʾéni povàrə xá malvášta mulvəštèla.ˈ ⁺k̭àzəna,ˈ pərpìrənaˈ ʾéni yunàyənaˈ cúllə parpúrəna ɟu-daràtu.ˈ šə́cla darátu vidèna.ˈ ⁺šavvá ʾaṱṱàžəˈ cúllə ɟu-várdə čučàɟə.ˈ cúllə bitáyəna malcavàyˈ xáč̭č̭a ⁺zòl꞊iləˈ lə́tlə pərk̭ùyna,ˈ k̭a-cúllə ʾàrxə k̭ablílun.ˈ ʾáha cúllə tìvəna.ˈ ʾáha šap̂ə́rta bəlvàšəla.ˈ síni bəšk̭áləla p̂-ìdo.ˈ frùk̭ṱ ʾáxči márəla.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān síni bəšk̭áləla p̂-ìdo,ˈ ʾé-⁺dān lèla ⁺váraˈ ⁺ṱlìbo꞊da ⁺táma tívələ,ˈ ʾé-⁺dān léla ⁺vàra,ˈ ɟə̀xcəla,ˈ ʾannə buk̭ḗṱ vàrdəˈ ʾàtxa parpùrə,ˈ bətpàxa.ˈ ⁺ṱlíbo húšu bə̀ššəlaˈ m-áxxa ⁺ʾal-⁺tammò bənpálələ.ˈ hì.ˈ yə̀mmo,ˈ xàto,ˈ yə̀mmu,ˈ yə̀mmət bráta,ˈ bàbət bráta,ˈ savùna꞊da tíyyələ.ˈ yə́mmət yə̀mmo,ˈ cùllə tíyyəna.ˈ cùlləˈ tíyyəna ⁺jə̀myəna.ˈ cúllə ⁺ʾajibúyta ⁺šùla víyyələ ⁺táma.ˈ hušé bitáyəla b-rišè.ˈ màraniˈ mù꞊ila?ˈ mù꞊ila?ˈ hā̀l ná꞊dir ⁺ʾàntu ʾá ⁺šúla və́dtula.ˈ ⁺ʾàntu.ˈ xína mù mára?ˈ drímula ⁺bár susavày.ˈ yə́mma bràtaˈ ⁺bəsyarènaˈ bədrayéna ⁺bár susavày,ˈ ⁺bár ⁺šavvà ⁺tuyrànə.ˈ bitáyəna màraˈ lablàxxa.ˈ mára sáva mára ʾána lè yavə́nna.ˈ ⁺ʾána dàx b-yavvə́nna?ˈ mára bá mù-ʾodax?ˈ m-áxxa hál bètuxˈ cùlləˈ b-fayṱṓn b-láblət,ˈ ⁺xlùyla p̂ṱ-ódət.ˈ ⁺šavvà yumánəˈ táza ⁺šavvà lelaváyˈ ʾátən p̂ṱ-ódət ⁺xlúyla ⁺tàma.ˈ táza p̂ṱ-ódət ⁺xlùylaˈ b-lablə̀tta.ˈ ⁺šavvà yumánəˈ ⁺šavvà lelaváyˈ ⁺xlùyla vádələ táza.ˈ ⁺mṱílun ⁺ʾal-mə́ndit ləbbè.ˈ mə́drə xabúyšə ⁺k̭úxə ⁺k̭úxə npə̀llun.ˈ k̭a-⁺Maryàna,ˈ k̭a-dìyyux,ˈ k̭a-ʾÈdo,ˈ k̭a-cùllan.ˈ

Translation:

I shall tell you another one. There was once a king. A king and a queen again. They had a daughter. Every year they would go to the summer pasture. What is the summer pasture? They took the cattle to (a place) like a mountain, in summer. By the time they returned, their store rooms had all been …., had been plundered, their gold had been taken. The daughter was very … she was a tough girl. Their daughter was tough. She said ‘Oh, daddy, go. You all go. I shall stay at home.’ ‘Why, my daughter? I feel sorry for you. How will you protect these storerooms with so much gold?’ She says ‘I shall protect them.’ They went. She got up in the night. She dressed like this, in sports clothes or the like. She placed the ladder and stood on one side. She looked. She is in the storeroom. She saw that they threw a ladder from above. Forty master thieves came. There are forty of those thieves. Whoever came, she beheaded him with her sword. Whoever came she beheaded. She beheaded thirty nine, the fortieth she scratched on his forehead. One escaped—that leader of theirs. That leader of theirs escaped. He was like this, he was wounded and went away. Yes, he went away. Her father and the family came back after two months and all the gold is still there. He kissed the forehead of his daughter ‘Thank you, my daughter, for protecting (our property).’ She said ‘Daddy, I have an enemy.’ ‘What is it?’ She said ‘The situation is as follows.’ The thief leader was injured and went away.’ He said ‘Do not be afraid. My servants are numerous and I shall station them with you. She—all the time the servants are going to the pool, the water. They have jars, they go to fetch water. Her shoe—the thief leader is searching for her. He is watching where he could capture her. Her shoe is made of gold. It falls in the … the pool. She says ‘Well, what should I do? Surely I cannot take it out and the servants also cannot take it out.’ She comes home. Well, the king is not there. She dresses again. The thief looks and sees what, her shoe. He says ‘Come what may, she will come there. He lies in ambush there. The next day she goes. He seizes her, puts her on a horse and takes her away. However much she screams and the servants and the girls and so forth, it does not help, he took her away. He took her away, he took her away, he took her away, he took her up the mountain slope. He tied her up. He tied her all up with a rope like this. He tied her up from her nails, her hands, until the crown of her head. He placed her on the mountain slope. He says ‘Stay here. I shall take off your flesh piece by piece with a … a fine reed, a reed, well a fine piece of wood. Just as you have killed so many people, I shall avenge the blood of all of your enemies. He tied her up. She said ‘God, I implore you, save me! I beg you.’ She tumbles, tumbles, tumbles from the mountain slope, slowly rolls and falls down. There is a road there, on which there are wayfarers. A caravan comes. They call it a caravan, like those who go with their pack-saddles (of goods) and exchange them all for gold and so forth, caravan. Do you know what a caravan is? Something with camels and so forth, which come and go and do … business. He looks—there … it is the son of the king, their leader is the son of the king. The lad looks, but look it is a …, something. He takes her immediately and says ‘If it is a (bad) thing, it is for you. If it is a good thing, it is for me'—this son of a king. They take her and put her in a pack-saddle, and off they go, they carry her off. They take her away. At that time the thief leader comes, the … thief comes and looks but she is not there. He comes with his horse and cuts in front of the caravan. He says ‘Did anything fall? Have you taken anything?’ They say ... they surround him with automatic weapons. They say ‘Go away or we will crush your head.’ He is afraid and flees. He comes homes and opens it and what (does he see?) it is a human being. It is a beautiful girl, no more than eighteen years old, twenty years old, with long hair, fair, a picture (of beauty). He says ‘Whose daughter are you? Whose are you?’ He asks her. He is the son of the king. ‘Whose are you?’ She says ‘This is the situation. Such-and-such has happened to me.’ He said ‘I shall marry you.’ She says ‘But why will you marry me? They want to have my blood,’ She says. ‘I have an enemy.’ ‘Well, I shall protect you. Do not worry about it. I shall build a house with three storeys. I shall put a lion in front of one gate and a tiger in front of another gate.’—Have you heard of these?—‘Do not have a thought (about it).’ He comes and builds a house, huge, three storeys, before one door he puts a lion on the steps, before the other a tiger. He goes to work. He goes to work and comes back at lunchtime. His wife becomes pregnant with a child. One lunchtime she sits, well he is her husband, she strokes his hair, she rubs it like this and he falls asleep. She likes him, she loves him. He has saved her life. Then she sees the door open and the leader of thieves enters. He says ‘Don’t make a sound. Come out! Otherwise I will kill you and I will kill your husband. Come out,’ he says. Slowly she puts her husband’s head aside, on the pillow. She says ‘You go in front, so that my husband does not see you.’ He is smart. He has brought an ox and slaughtered it. He has thrown half of it before the lion and half before the tiger, so that he has been able to come up. She says ‘Go in front of me.’ She says ‘Oh God! Oh Lord! Whatever child I may have, if I am freed, it will be an offering to you. Save me from this enemy.’ Just as he puts his foot on the steps, she gives him a kick and he rolls down. She says to the lion and tiger ‘Pull him apart!’ They seize him and pull him apart. She comes to her husband, she says, she says ‘Get up!’ He says ‘Sleep is sweet. You don’t say that the enemy has already come and such-and-such has happened? But why did you not tell me?’ She says ‘I did not tell you myself.’ ‘But are you not saying “Whatever child I bear, I have promised it to God as an offering?”’ He says ‘You have done well.’ It happens that she has a daughter, a picture (of beauty), more beautiful than herself. When the girl becomes fifteen, her mother tells (the story). She says ‘It is inevitable, I have promised this offering.’ She says ‘I have become a substitute for God, my daughter. Such-and-such a situation has come upon me, this is what has happened. I have not yet seen my father and mother. I have promised you as an offering. I do not know how God will accept this offering, how it will be.’ She says ‘I am happy, mother, provided that you are well. Whatever you do, that is your business.’ Her mother goes out. I do not where she goes, perhaps to the market and her father (goes out) to work. She sees that an old man came in and opened the door. He opened the door, (he was) a bearded man. He said ‘Greetings to you, my daughter.’ She said ‘You are welcome.’ He said ‘I have come for you.’ She said ‘I am happy. My mother has told me. Now it is best for you to take me.’ He looks at her like this. He says ‘Do you know what?' He has already accepted the offering. 'I would like to see you with bunches of flowers pouring from your mouth, roses, beautiful white ones, red ones, different types.’ As for her plaits, each plait that she had, when she walked, gold coins fell down from all of her hair. Whenever you comb it, gold coins poured down. He left. The old man left. The old man left and her mother returned. Her mother comes. The girl is so happy, she runs, runs up to her mother. She is laughing. Those bunches of roses are coming out of her mouth. Her mother suddenly stops. She almost loses her mind. ‘My daughter, what is that?’ ‘Mother,’ she said. 'Yes, I forgot, (the old man said) “Tell your mother to take a lamb and slaughter it, and the offering will be accepted, share it out.”' She says ‘Mother, when you went, an old man came. He said this. Yes (I said) ‘I am coming’ and he replied thus. “Say to your mother that she should take a lamb and share it out, then the offering will be accepted. I want to see roses flowing from your mouth and gold coins falling from your plaits.”’ Her mother is astonished. Her father comes. ‘By God, what treasure is this? What game is this? The girl has become more beautiful, a picture (of beauty).’

The girl turned nineteen years old. Let us talk about a young man (who was the son) of the king of China, or thereabouts, a young man. The old folk told these stories. I heard them all (whilst sitting) on the oven. I was a young girl like this. I remember them. His father says—the king of China or thereabouts had a single son—he says ‘My son, I want to marry you off, so that our thoughts and vision be comforted, so we can rejoice and have grandchildren.’ He says ‘Father, I must find a girl. I will find her and love her. Let the vizier come with me and we will go and search, wherever, at whatever thing my horse stops, before whatever door, I shall enter into that house.’ He says ‘Fine.’ He sends the vizier with him. The vizier comes with the young man. They search, they search, they search, they go around many towns. They enter one town and the horse stops at one door, well in front of the door of the girl. He says ‘I shall not go anywhere (else). It is my promise.’ There are servants there. He says ‘Go and speak to your master. Do they accept guests?’ They say ‘By all means, you are welcome. A guest is the guest of God. Our doors are open. Come in.’ They go in. The girl comes in. She sees them and laughs. A bunch of flowers pours out. She goes along, tinkle tinkle, gold pours from her plaits. He does such-and-such to the vizier, he steps on his foot. He says ‘We have found her. I shall not go anywhere else.’ He stays there one week. He says ‘I shall not go anywhere else. He remains there a week. He says, explaining the situation to her father and mother, he says ‘I have come to marry. I have become fond of your daughter. I am the son of a king. I am not a lost child. Are you pleased for me to send for my father and mother to come?’ They stand and look. The young man is handsome, tall, a picture (of beauty), clever, the son of a king. They say ‘Give word that your father and mother should come.’ They come and her father’s family hold a wedding for seven days and seven nights. Then they wanted to take her to the home of the young man and celebrate the wedding there also. Who will go with the girl? They send only the aunt of the girl, the aunt of the girl, together with her daughter. What can I say about the aunt of the girl? She bakes cakes. She bakes them with roots and salt, roots and salt, because she is not pleased that this (girl) will marry that young man, the daughter of her brother. She wants to send her own daughter. She wants to get rid of this girl. She bakes cakes with roots and salt. They send her off, they put her in a carriage and the young men in another carriage. Well, it is an army. It has no beginning and no end. They go off. Who will sit with the bride?—her aunt, together with the daughter of her aunt, and the driver, the carriage-driver. Three people are sitting at the back. They go along, they go along, they go along. They go along a lot and night falls. She says very quietly ‘Auntie, I am hungry.’ She says ‘Here you are, I shall give you a cake.’ She gives her cakes. She says ‘Why are they so salty?’ She says ‘Your mother baked them. What can I do?’ She eats and says ‘Auntie, I am thirsty.’ She says ‘Take out one of your eyes. They give water for eyes.’ She takes out one of her eyes and gives it to her. She cannot (tolerate it), the girl is burning. She takes it and puts it in her pocket. ‘Auntie, oh I am burning. Auntie I am burning, I am burning.’ She says ‘Take out your other eye.’ She puts the other eye in her pocket. She becomes blind. Slowly, at night, she takes her clothes, she strips them off and puts them on her daughter. With a kick she throws her from … the carriage into the stream. She puts the bunch of flowers in the lap of her daughter. They take only the (new) bride. Do you understand me? They took her away, they took her away, they took her away, they took her away. Let us talk about the girl, who was sobbing in the stream. There is a poor man, who has six blind daughters. He comes every day in the morning to gather wood, to take away to sell, in order to take food to his daughters, bread. He looks (and sees) that that there is somebody making a sound ‘Ah, ah, ah.’ He says ‘What is it? What has happened to you?’ She says ‘Who are you?’ He says ‘I am a man like this.’ She says ‘You are an uncle, well you are a man, take me away, you will see good from me.’ ‘My daughter, why (are you) like this?’ She says ‘They took my eyes out like this.’ ‘My daughter, I have six blind daughters. If I take you, it would be seven. How can I provide for you?’ ‘Uncle’ she says ‘Just look how much gold I have under my head. I shall bring you good. I will love you very much. You can take these bunches of flowers and sell them. You can sell this gold. I will be able to provide for your daughters.’ The man says ‘Indeed, I should take her away (with me).’ He took her away (with him). He took her away, he took her away. He puts her in the house. She says ‘Go to the market and sell these flowers. Take any basket.’ She laughs. He takes flowers to the market to sell. She combs her hair three times a day and he sells the gold. She says ‘Uncle, I beg you, take these flowers to the door of so-and-so the son of the king. Sell them there. It is that aunt of mine who has taken my eye out. It is with her. Perhaps you will be able to bring back those eyes of mine. But this son of the king, they have taken her and he is looking at her, but she does not resemble that (other) girl. Also the flowers have withered. He looks, well she is not the one he liked. He says ‘What is going on?’ The son of the king was dumbfounded. His colour is not brightening even a little. He (the poor man) takes the basket and fills it with flowers, and goes and stands before their window. He says in the language of the Muslims ‘I am selling flowers. I am selling flowers.’ She says ‘For what?’ He says ‘For eyes. For eyes. For eyes.’ Don’t you know the language of the Muslims? Don’t you know? He says ‘I am selling flowers. What are you selling them for. He says I am selling for eyes.’ ‘Ah’ She says ‘The wolves and beasts have eaten her. She is surely not still alive.’ She says ‘I have eyes, I have an eye. I shall give it to you now. She takes out an eye and gives it to him and she takes a basket (of flowers). She says ‘Give me my basket.’ She takes the flowers. She changes the bunch of flowers and puts it in front of her daughter, so that her husband would come and love her. He (poor man) comes back. He brings back the eye. She says ‘Well done, father,’ she says, ‘You are a father to me.’ After a week (she says) ‘They (the flowers) are now withered. Take another basket, take it and bring back the other eye.’ He goes off and again stands under the window. ‘I am selling flowers. I am selling flowers.’ She says ‘What for? What are you selling them for?’ ‘I am selling flowers. What are you selling them for?’ He says ‘For eyes. For eyes.’ He takes the other eye and comes back. She is lying down and thinking how she can put the eyes back. So, she does not sleep at night. She looks (and sees) that three pigeons have come. ‘Hey, girl’ they say ‘The left eye is in the right and the right is in the left. Don’t make a mistake. Put them in correctly so you will not be squint-eyed.’ She takes them and puts them in, she puts her eyes in. She becomes a girl, the picture of beauty. She is an intelligent, smart girl. She says ‘Do you know what?’ She says to the old man ‘I say (to you) Do not (go and) stand there again. Build houses of seven storeys.’ If she combs her head three times a day, she laughs ten times, she laughs a hundred times, he could take it to the market. She builds houses of seven storeys, with servants, cooks, carpets, from bottom to top. All of her spoons were golden. All the kings were astounded as to what this old man had done. From where was this wealth? She says ‘Do you know what? Do you know what?’ He says ‘What?’ She says ‘Invite all the kings, as many kings as there are.’ Well, her father and mother are royalty. ‘Invite as many kings as there are.’ She wants to see her husband. ‘Invite them.’ He says ‘Of course, my daughter.’ She has some servants and she has dressed them up in impressive clothing. She has dressed up her maid-servants in impressive clothing. She has dressed up the cooks in impressive clothing. There are geese, there are butterflies, there are those doves—they are all fluttering around in the courtyards. They have made the courtyards a picture of beauty, seven storeys, all with flowers and blossoms. All the kings come. There is a bit of a queue, without an end, for them to receive all the guests. They are all seated. She dresses beautifully. She takes a tray in her hand. She only says ‘Fruit.’ When she takes a tray in her hand, as soon as she enters, her husband is also sitting there, just as she enters, she laughs and the bunches of flowers come pouring out in a twirl. Her husband loses his consciousness. He falls headlong from here to there. Yes, her mother, her sister, her mother, the mother of the girl, the father of the girl, also the grandfather has come, the mother of her mother, everybody has come. Everybody has come and gathered. Everybody (says that) an amazing thing happened there. They regain their equanimity. They say ‘What is happening? What is happening? What is going on?’ ‘Auntie has done this thing, auntie.’ Well, what do they say? ‘Put them behind horses. They tie up the mother and daughter and put them behind horses (and they gallop away) beyond seven mountains. They come and say ‘We will take her.’ The old man says ‘I will not give her. How can I give her.’ They say ‘Well, what should we do?’ ‘From here until your house, you will take everybody by carriage and hold a wedding. You will hold a wedding there again for seven days and seven nights. You will hold a wedding again, you will take her. He holds a wedding again for seven days and seven nights. They found their heart’s desire. Again apples have fallen in piles, for ⁺Maryana, for you, for Edo, for all of us.