Urmi, Christian: A Dutiful Son

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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	ʾə́tva lə́tva xá ⁺ɟúra xá bàxta.ˈ ʾə́tvalun ⁺ṱlá bnùnəˈ ⁺ṱlá bnùnə ʾə́tvalun.ˈ ʾàhaˈ bitáyəla ʾá báxta ⁺mràyəla.ˈ báxta ⁺mràyəlaˈ vàyˈ ⁺ɟóro màraˈ ʾána ʾánnə yálə mù-tar b-xámən?ˈ báxta lublálə balnìtsa,ˈ xá yárxa pə̀šlaˈ muyyálə bèta.ˈ muyyálə bèta,ˈ là-⁺məslə xamívala.ˈ báxta xína mə̀tla,ˈ súpyalə bi-dùco.ˈ yàlu,ˈ ʾá nàša꞊da honánəva,ˈ k̭a-brúnu súra mə̀rrəˈ cačàləva,ˈ cačála ⁺bəddàyət mú꞊ilə?ˈ cósa lə̀tvalə,ˈ k̭a-brúnu mə̀rrəˈ ʾát ⁺zā̀d bášlət,ˈ jùllə másət,ˈ darày cánšət,ˈ ctayày b-yávvət,ˈ ⁺k̭aṱunyày b-yávvət,ˈ suysavày,ˈ vòbšemˈ ʾátən b-xazzáy bètəvət.ˈ ʾḗn tré bnúnu ɟànuˈ bə́ššəna pəlxànəna.ˈ háda cúllə paryádak̭ ɟu-betè.ˈ ʾàhaˈ msàyələ,ˈ bašùlələ,ˈ banùvvələ,ˈ ⁺k̭ark̭ùzələ,ˈ ʾánnə bə̀ššəna,ˈ bàba,ˈ tré yàlə,ˈ tré ʾaxunvày.ˈ ʾá súra cačála bètələ.ˈ bába tìlə,ˈ plə̀xlun,ˈ plə̀xlun,ˈ bába tílə ⁺mrìlə.ˈ bába tílə ⁺mrìlə.ˈ lubə́llun mə́drə balnìtsa,ˈ muyyìlun.ˈ bàbaˈ ʾužèˈ mə́rrə tèmunˈ vasyátti vàdon k̭atóxun.ˈ ʾána b-mètən.ˈ ʾìnaˈ ⁺ṱlá yumànəˈ ⁺ṱlá bnùnitun.ˈ cút lèləˈ xá mənnóxun ṱ-atítun ⁺ʾálli ⁺k̭aràvul.ˈ ʾatítun ⁺ʾal-bat-⁺k̭ùyriˈ ⁺k̭aràvul calítun.ˈ bàˈ màraˈ bá p̂ṱ-àtaxˈ bá lè-ʾatax?ˈ ʾá lubə́llun ⁺ṱumə̀rrun.ˈ ʾá súra cačála ⁺ràba ʾátxaˈ ⁺yaṱṱùvva yála.ˈ k̭ála lə̀t,ˈ k̭álta lə̀t.ˈ márələ ʾaxunvàyˈ bába mù mə́rrə?ˈ bába là mə́rrəˈ ʾatítun ⁺k̭aràvul calítun.ˈ mā́n p̂ṱ-àzəl?ˈ ʾaxúna ⁺ɟúra mə́rrə ʾàna,ˈ ʾád-lelə ʾàna p̂ṱ-ázən.ˈ xə̀šləˈ muttílə rìšuˈ rə́k̭k̭a m-àxxaˈ ⁺ʾal-bat-⁺k̭ùyra.ˈ muttílə rìšu,ˈ dmə̀xlə,ˈ ⁺xə́rra ⁺xə́rru hàl móriša.ˈ tílə béta mòriša.ˈ ʾaxúna mə̀rrəˈ ʾó sùra cačálaˈ ʾáxuni mù xzílux?ˈ mə́rrə hə́č mə́ndi lḗn xə̀zya.ˈ ʾó lélə xìnaˈ ʾṓ꞊t ⁺ʾaràlləġˈ ʾaxùnaˈ bə́ššələ ⁺k̭aràvul bəcláyəl.ˈ mə́rrə ʾàxūnˈ móriša tílə mù xzílux?ˈ mə́rrə hə̀č mə́ndi.ˈ dí mə̀rrəˈ ʾá-spar ʾád-lelə nobət dìyyilə.ˈ ʾàna p̂ṱ-ázən,ˈ ʾaxúna sùra.ˈ xə́šlə ʾaxúna sùraˈ ʾá ⁺súp̂p̂u súrṱa primàlə,ˈ ⁺siràləˈ k̭ùya.ˈ lélə ⁺myása dàməx.ˈ xà ⁺danaˈ lèləˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ ʾína mùˈ xá póxa tìlə,ˈ xàˈ xà-danaˈ ʾátxa ⁺savánta póxa ⁺hàva,ˈ xà-danaˈ ⁺ṱlá-danə ⁺məsyáy ⁺ruppìlə.ˈ ⁺ṱlà-danəˈ ⁺məsyáy ⁺ruppèləˈ mə́rrə šk̭ùl,ˈ k̭àla tílə,ˈ šk̭úl làbəlˈ ⁺ṱàšilunˈ k̭a-xá náša sə́rrux là tánilə.ˈ ʾánnə k̭a-dìyyuxˈ ⁺làzəm꞊na.ˈ ʾánnə k̭a-díyyux ⁺làzəm꞊na.ˈ k̭a-xá náša là-tani,ˈ lábəl ⁺ṱàšilun.ˈ tílə sus-u-pùs.ˈ k̭ə̀mləˈ ʾánnə ⁺məsyáy muyyèləˈ cúllə məxyèlə,ˈ muyyèləˈ ɟú pàɟa,ˈ ɟu-⁺k̭arìta.ˈ muttèlə,ˈ ⁺ṱušyèlə.ˈ xà šábta,ˈ trè šabáy,ˈ tílun ʾaxunváy mə̀rrunˈ bá ʾát mù xə́zyət?ˈ cačála mə̀rrəˈ hə̀č mə́ndi.ˈ xà šábta,ˈ trè šabáy,ˈ xà yárxa,ˈ trè yárxəˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ ⁺ʾàmmanˈ abyavlyèniye mù꞊ilaˈ mə́xyəna cə́s hə̀nnaˈ ɟú k̭ə̀ntrumˈ k̭át ⁺pə́llan màlcaˈ bitáyəna ⁺ʾàlluˈ mə́n malcúyta xíta bitàyənaˈ ṱlá bnàtə ʾə́tlə,ˈ bitàyənaˈ ⁺p̂álši bnátu lablìlun.ˈ ʾó ʾaxúna ⁺ɟùra tíləˈ mə́rrə la-ʾaváxva xelànə,ˈ ʾáxnan ʾazàxva,ˈ maxàxva,ˈ ⁺k̭aṱlàxva,ˈ ʾodàxva,ˈ ʾé malcúyta pešáva k̭a-dìyyan.ˈ ⁺ʾàh mə́rrəˈ bá mù ʾodax?ˈ lə́tlan xèlaˈ cačála màraˈ lə́tlan xèla, lè-ʾazax.ˈ mə́rrə dé ʾé-⁺dánta ʾátən cačála púš bètaˈ ʾàxnan ṱ-ázax.ˈ trè ʾaxunváyˈ k̭ə̀mlunˈ susavaté ⁺hudrèlun.ˈ móriša jáldə laxmé ⁺xə̀llun,ˈ b-susaváy tə̀vlun,ˈ xə̀šlun.ˈ ʾàhaˈ k̭ə̀mlə,ˈ ⁺muryə̀sləˈ cnə̀šlə,ˈ ⁺zádu bušə̀lləˈ jáldə jáldə jáldə cúllə ⁺šùlu və́dlə.ˈ ⁺və́rrə ɟu-pàɟa,ˈ ⁺slútu ⁺sulyàləˈ mə̀rrəˈ yá ⁺márya xaltànaˈ bába mù mə́rrə.ˈ bába bálcət xá mə́ndi tùnyələ.ˈ xà mə́sta ɟrišálə.ˈ šk̭ilàlə,ˈ tré švik̭èlə.ˈ mə́rrə yá ʾàlah.ˈ šəp̂p̂ə́šk̭a mxílə ⁺ʾàlloˈ ɟušə́k̭lə xá súysa tìləˈ hrə́mma hrə̀mmuˈ cùma,ˈ sépu cùmta,ˈ ⁺ləbbas cùmta,ˈ cusíta cùmta.ˈ súysa cə̀lyəlˈ ⁺ʾàġayˈ mú ⁺bàyət?ˈ dúnyə talxə̀nnaˈ yá šok̭ə̀nna?ˈ mə̀rrəˈ brāt-màlcaˈ də́žmən bitáyələ màxəˈ brāt-málca ʾe-⁺ɟúrta labùlona.ˈ mə́rrə ʾadíyya ⁺bùssahatˈ tùy.ˈ m-ɟu-⁺háva súysa prə̀xlə.ˈ ⁺ʾàllo,ˈ xà-danaˈ ⁺sumúrk̭uš tanìla,ˈ cùmta,ˈ pràxələ.ˈ ɟašúk̭ələ mən-⁺ʾúltux ʾaxunvátu ʾìnaˈ ⁺táppa ⁺tappé b-sùysa.ˈ mára xáč̭č̭a cùp.ˈ bəcyàpələ.ˈ cút-mənne xà k̭ámči tapuvvélə,ˈ k̭át hàda mírəvaˈ k̭a-dìyyi꞊da láblunˈ mírəva ʾát tùy cačála,ˈ ʾát hə́č dúca lè-ʾazət.ˈ xə̀šləˈ sépu꞊da ɟúbbaz cùmtaˈ sépa cùmta,ˈ xə̀šləˈ cúllə purziyyèlə.ˈ ⁺və̀rrəˈ xá-ɟa ɟu-bēt-màlca,ˈ mxìlə,ˈ ⁺č̭uxč̭ə̀xlə,ˈ brāt-málca ʾe-⁺ɟúrta šk̭ilàlə.ˈ muyyàlə,ˈ muttálə ɟu-pàɟa.ˈ pàrda ɟrə́šlə.ˈ mə́rrə k̭álax là-ʾatəˈ ʾánɟa k̭álax tìlə,ˈ səppàtax parmə́nnun.ˈ xə́šlə xá mána ⁺zā́d drìlə,ˈ muttílə k̭àmo.ˈ xá mána míyya muttílə k̭àmo.ˈ k̭álax là-ʾatə,ˈ parmə̀nnax.ˈ lá là,ˈ lá lè-ʾodan.ˈ tílə tə̀vlə.ˈ ʾaxunvátu tílun ⁺bèrašəˈ ⁺šìyyə,ˈ šuršìyyə,ˈ lišané dvìk̭a.ˈ ʾaxunváti mù vədlóxun?ˈ ʾàˈ bēt-bábux lá xə̀rbaˈ xá jvánk̭a tìyyəvaˈ cúllə purziyyèləˈ bráta ⁺ɟúrta lublàlə.ˈ ⁺ʾàˈ mə̀rrəˈ tùyun.ˈ tùyun.ˈ laxmóxun ⁺xùlun.ˈ ʾaláha ⁺raxmànəl.ˈ ⁺ʾal-móriša bək̭yàməna,ˈ mə́drə ⁺táppa ⁺tappé bə̀ššəna.ˈ ⁺xə́llun laxmèˈ ʾánnə tré ʾaxunvày.ˈ ɟóna ʾázax mára ʾē꞊t-⁺ʾaràlləġ máyyax.ˈ mə́rrə xùš.ˈ k̭a-díyyi lè lablítun?ˈ lá lá là.ˈ bétux là-xərbaˈ cačála ʾát ʾìca ʾátət?ˈ cúllu ⁺šúlu və̀dləˈ xə̀šləˈ ʾé ⁺mə́stət ⁺ʾarálləġ ɟrišàlə.ˈ ⁺slútu ⁺sulyàləˈ jə́ns b-⁺k̭àyda.ˈ ʾaláhu txə̀rrəˈ šəp̂p̂ə́šk̭a mxìlə,ˈ ⁺mə́sta šk̭ilàlə.ˈ šəp̂p̂ə́šk̭a mxìlə,ˈ xá súysa tílə smùk̭aˈ ⁺lə́bbas smùk̭ta,ˈ sépa smùk̭ta,ˈ ⁺lə́bbas smùk̭ta,ˈ cusítu smùk̭ta,ˈ súysa smùk̭a.ˈ ⁺ʾáġay mú ⁺bàyyət?ˈ p-parpəssə̀nnun cúllə.ˈ mə́rrə brā́t ⁺ʾaràlləġˈ bə́ššəx də́žmən maxàxləˈ šák̭lax màyyax.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān làˈ vùuuˈ m-ɟu-⁺háva ʾáx samalyòtˈ ʾé-⁺dān là mxíləˈ xə̀šləˈ cúllə ⁺k̭uṱk̭əṱṱèlə,ˈ purziyyèlə,ˈ šk̭ilálə brā́t ⁺ʾaràlləġ,ˈ tìlə.ˈ ʾaxunvátu táza bə́šša ⁺mṱàyəna.ˈ cút-mənne xà k̭ámči꞊da tupyèləˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾánnə ɟnayèla.ˈ ʾánnə léna náta bədvàk̭a.ˈ ⁺ʾal-bába náta lá dvə̀k̭lun.ˈ tìlə.ˈ tìvələ,ˈ mə́rrə ʾá꞊da xā́t ⁺ʾaràlləġˈ k̭àto mə́rrəˈ xzí túy cə́s xàtax.ˈ k̭álax tìlə,ˈ səppàtax parmə́nnun.ˈ cpə̀ntət?ˈ ⁺hána ʾá mána ⁺zā̀dˈ ʾánnə꞊da mìyya.ˈ ⁺xùl.ˈ k̭alóxun là-ʾatə.ˈ pàrda ɟrə́šlə.ˈ ʾá꞊da ʾàtxa.ˈ ʾè ⁺dánaˈ tílun ʾaxunvàtu.ˈ tílun ʾaxunvàtu,ˈ mə́drə ⁺šìyyə,ˈ šuršìyyə,ˈ ʾàtxaˈ vàyˈ mára cačála dáx ⁺spáy tìvətˈ lá túy tùy,ˈ túy tùy.ˈ k̭a-díyyux lèla ⁺lázəm.ˈ ʾàhaˈ mə̀rrəˈ dmúxun ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ,ˈ ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ.ˈ ʾánnə hár taxmùnənaˈ màraˈ ⁺spày máraˈ ʾáha-ɟa bə̀ššəxˈ bráta súrṱa ɟóna k̭a-dìyyux mayyáxxa,ˈ cačàla.ˈ mára xùšun!ˈ ʾá k̭ə̀mlə,ˈ mə́drə ⁺zádu bušə̀llə,ˈ ctayáy yuvvèlə,ˈ cúllə bétu cnə́šlə ⁺k̭urk̭ə̀zlə,ˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān lá ⁺və́rrə ɟu-pàɟa,ˈ ʾé-⁺dān lá ʾé ⁺mə́sta šk̭ilàlə,ˈ ʾé-⁺dan lá məxyálə šəp̂p̂ə̀šk̭a,ˈ xá súysa ⁺xvára tìlə,ˈ xá ⁺ləbbas ⁺xvàrta,ˈ xá sépa ⁺xvàrta,ˈ mə́n ⁺ṱup̂p̂úrtu ⁺ʾal-⁺k̭ərk̭ə́ptu bíyya bi-súysu cúllə ⁺xvàra,ˈ xànjal,ˈ ʾá꞊da də̀pnu.ˈ mxílə m-ɟu-⁺hàva,ˈ pùuu,ˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ xə̀šlə, cúllə məxyèlə,ˈ ⁺č̭uxč̭əxxèlə.ˈ bráta súrṱa šk̭ilàlə.ˈ sèpu švik̭ál ⁺táma.ˈ məxyálə ɟu-ɟùyda,ˈ švik̭àlə.ˈ švik̭àl,ˈ bráta muyyàl,ˈ mə́rrə túy cə́s xatvàtax.ˈ hamzámta səppátax parmə̀nnun.ˈ k̭alóxun là-ʾatə.ˈ cpínətun ⁺xùlun.ˈ láxma ⁺šúlə yuvvèlə,ˈ tìlə.ˈ háda lə́bbu ⁺ràhat꞊ilə cačála,ˈ háda jə̀ns꞊ilə.ˈ ɟánu k̭a-ɟánu hə́rra hə̀rrula.ˈ tìlun.ˈ ⁺xasé ⁺šmìṱa,ˈ paté cùmta.ˈ tílun tə̀vlun.ˈ mára k̭a-díyyux꞊da lá ⁺mə́slan bráta mayyàxva.ˈ vsyòˈ prə̀k̭la xína,ˈ ʾáxnan pə́šlan ʾàtxa.ˈ dáx p̂ṱ-àvax.ˈ mára ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ.ˈ dmùxun,ˈ dmùxun.ˈ xá-cma yumā́n ⁺və̀rra,ˈ ʾé ⁺dána abyavlyéniye mə́drə mxìlun.ˈ cút bnāt-málca lublèlə,ˈ màlca,ˈ cút bnāt-màlca,ˈ mára bnáti lublèlə,ˈ xúš ʾátə sépa šak̭ə̀llaˈ bèti,ˈ malcùyti,ˈ cùllə k̭átu.ˈ cúllə bèti, malcùyti꞊zəˈ … cúllə k̭àtu.ˈ cú-mət ʾə́tlə lə̀tlə.ˈ ʾé ⁺dána bə̀ššələ,ˈ márələˈ ʾàxun,ˈ bitáyələ ʾaxúna ⁺ɟúra màraˈ ⁺ṱvé ⁺ʾal-dō꞊t ʾáha vìdələ.ˈ ⁺ṱvè ⁺ʾállu.ˈ ɟu-cúllə xáyyu làˈ … xə̀šša ʾávəd.ˈ mára ʾə́n ʾazə̀nˈ bnāt-málca mayyənnùn,ˈ mú p-tanitùn?ˈ baxtávar rìšan máraˈ m-ìca bnāt-málca?ˈ nixúnta bə́ššəl ⁺ṱúllunte m-⁺úydalə mavèlə.ˈ mára témun xzìmun.ˈ ʾánnə mā̀n muyyélə?ˈ bá márən bába mù mə́rrə?ˈ bába lá mə́rrə calítun ⁺k̭aràvul?ˈ xə̀šloxunˈ muttíloxun rišòxunˈ dmə̀xloxun.ˈ bá ⁺k̭arávul mù-tar c-ávə?ˈ xu-lè-ʾazəl dáməx.ˈ ⁺k̭arávul dárəc càlə ⁺ʾal-p̂òsṱ-uˈ xázzə mú ʾə̀tˈ mú lə̀t.ˈ ci-máttə rìšu,ˈ ci-⁺ṱàllə?ˈ bəxzàyətunˈ ⁺súp̂p̂i ɟàšk̭un,ˈ ⁺k̭ṱìtəla,ˈ ⁺súp̂p̂i lə̀tli.ˈ ʾá sápar ⁺ṱlá ʾaxunváy bərrə́ššəna ⁺tàmaˈ cə́s màlca.ˈ cúllə davə́lta yávvona k̭atè.ˈ xá-mənne vàzzər vádulə.ˈ xá-mənne vàccəl vádulə.ˈ bnàtəˈ ɟanèˈ jə́ns cúl davə́lta k̭atè,ˈ ⁺ʾal-p̂ósṱ cúllə mattuvvèna.ˈ xayyèˈ jə́ns xàyyə bəxxáyəna.ˈ maɟvurèna,ˈ ⁺xluylè,ˈ šarè.ˈ jə́ns xàyyə bəxxáyəna.ˈ ʾàniˈ ʾaláha yavvə̀llunˈ ʾaláha꞊da k̭a-díyyan yávvəl basimùyta.ˈ k̭a-díyyux꞊da ʾaláha yávvəl basimùyta.ˈ ʾə́tva lə́tva xá ⁺ɟúra xá bàxta.ˈ ʾə́tvalun ⁺ṱlá bnùnəˈ ⁺ṱlá bnùnə ʾə́tvalun.ˈ ʾàhaˈ bitáyəla ʾá báxta ⁺mràyəla.ˈ báxta ⁺mràyəlaˈ vàyˈ ⁺ɟóro màraˈ ʾána ʾánnə yálə mù-tar b-xámən?ˈ báxta lublálə balnìtsa,ˈ xá yárxa pə̀šlaˈ muyyálə bèta.ˈ muyyálə bèta,ˈ là-⁺məslə xamívala.ˈ báxta xína mə̀tla,ˈ súpyalə bi-dùco.ˈ yàlu,ˈ ʾá nàša꞊da honánəva,ˈ k̭a-brúnu súra mə̀rrəˈ cačàləva,ˈ cačála ⁺bəddàyət mú꞊ilə?ˈ cósa lə̀tvalə,ˈ k̭a-brúnu mə̀rrəˈ ʾát ⁺zā̀d bášlət,ˈ jùllə másət,ˈ darày cánšət,ˈ ctayày b-yávvət,ˈ ⁺k̭aṱunyày b-yávvət,ˈ suysavày,ˈ vòbšemˈ ʾátən b-xazzáy bètəvət.ˈ ʾḗn tré bnúnu ɟànuˈ bə́ššəna pəlxànəna.ˈ háda cúllə paryádak̭ ɟu-betè.ˈ ʾàhaˈ msàyələ,ˈ bašùlələ,ˈ banùvvələ,ˈ ⁺k̭ark̭ùzələ,ˈ ʾánnə bə̀ššəna,ˈ bàba,ˈ tré yàlə,ˈ tré ʾaxunvày.ˈ ʾá súra cačála bètələ.ˈ bába tìlə,ˈ plə̀xlun,ˈ plə̀xlun,ˈ bába tílə ⁺mrìlə.ˈ bába tílə ⁺mrìlə.ˈ lubə́llun mə́drə balnìtsa,ˈ muyyìlun.ˈ bàbaˈ ʾužèˈ mə́rrə tèmunˈ vasyátti vàdon k̭atóxun.ˈ ʾána b-mètən.ˈ ʾìnaˈ ⁺ṱlá yumànəˈ ⁺ṱlá bnùnitun.ˈ cút lèləˈ xá mənnóxun ṱ-atítun ⁺ʾálli ⁺k̭aràvul.ˈ ʾatítun ⁺ʾal-bat-⁺k̭ùyriˈ ⁺k̭aràvul calítun.ˈ bàˈ màraˈ bá p̂ṱ-àtaxˈ bá lè-ʾatax?ˈ ʾá lubə́llun ⁺ṱumə̀rrun.ˈ ʾá súra cačála ⁺ràba ʾátxaˈ ⁺yaṱṱùvva yála.ˈ k̭ála lə̀t,ˈ k̭álta lə̀t.ˈ márələ ʾaxunvàyˈ bába mù mə́rrə?ˈ bába là mə́rrəˈ ʾatítun ⁺k̭aràvul calítun.ˈ mā́n p̂ṱ-àzəl?ˈ ʾaxúna ⁺ɟúra mə́rrə ʾàna,ˈ ʾád-lelə ʾàna p̂ṱ-ázən.ˈ xə̀šləˈ muttílə rìšuˈ rə́k̭k̭a m-àxxaˈ ⁺ʾal-bat-⁺k̭ùyra.ˈ muttílə rìšu,ˈ dmə̀xlə,ˈ ⁺xə́rra ⁺xə́rru hàl móriša.ˈ tílə béta mòriša.ˈ ʾaxúna mə̀rrəˈ ʾó sùra cačálaˈ ʾáxuni mù xzílux?ˈ mə́rrə hə́č mə́ndi lḗn xə̀zya.ˈ ʾó lélə xìnaˈ ʾṓ꞊t ⁺ʾaràlləġˈ ʾaxùnaˈ bə́ššələ ⁺k̭aràvul bəcláyəl.ˈ mə́rrə ʾàxūnˈ móriša tílə mù xzílux?ˈ mə́rrə hə̀č mə́ndi.ˈ dí mə̀rrəˈ ʾá-spar ʾád-lelə nobət dìyyilə.ˈ ʾàna p̂ṱ-ázən,ˈ ʾaxúna sùra.ˈ xə́šlə ʾaxúna sùraˈ ʾá ⁺súp̂p̂u súrṱa primàlə,ˈ ⁺siràləˈ k̭ùya.ˈ lélə ⁺myása dàməx.ˈ xà ⁺danaˈ lèləˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ ʾína mùˈ xá póxa tìlə,ˈ xàˈ xà-danaˈ ʾátxa ⁺savánta póxa ⁺hàva,ˈ xà-danaˈ ⁺ṱlá-danə ⁺məsyáy ⁺ruppìlə.ˈ ⁺ṱlà-danəˈ ⁺məsyáy ⁺ruppèləˈ mə́rrə šk̭ùl,ˈ k̭àla tílə,ˈ šk̭úl làbəlˈ ⁺ṱàšilunˈ k̭a-xá náša sə́rrux là tánilə.ˈ ʾánnə k̭a-dìyyuxˈ ⁺làzəm꞊na.ˈ ʾánnə k̭a-díyyux ⁺làzəm꞊na.ˈ k̭a-xá náša là-tani,ˈ lábəl ⁺ṱàšilun.ˈ tílə sus-u-pùs.ˈ k̭ə̀mləˈ ʾánnə ⁺məsyáy muyyèləˈ cúllə məxyèlə,ˈ muyyèləˈ ɟú pàɟa,ˈ ɟu-⁺k̭arìta.ˈ muttèlə,ˈ ⁺ṱušyèlə.ˈ xà šábta,ˈ trè šabáy,ˈ tílun ʾaxunváy mə̀rrunˈ bá ʾát mù xə́zyət?ˈ cačála mə̀rrəˈ hə̀č mə́ndi.ˈ xà šábta,ˈ trè šabáy,ˈ xà yárxa,ˈ trè yárxəˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ ⁺ʾàmmanˈ abyavlyèniye mù꞊ilaˈ mə́xyəna cə́s hə̀nnaˈ ɟú k̭ə̀ntrumˈ k̭át ⁺pə́llan màlcaˈ bitáyəna ⁺ʾàlluˈ mə́n malcúyta xíta bitàyənaˈ ṱlá bnàtə ʾə́tlə,ˈ bitàyənaˈ ⁺p̂álši bnátu lablìlun.ˈ ʾó ʾaxúna ⁺ɟùra tíləˈ mə́rrə la-ʾaváxva xelànə,ˈ ʾáxnan ʾazàxva,ˈ maxàxva,ˈ ⁺k̭aṱlàxva,ˈ ʾodàxva,ˈ ʾé malcúyta pešáva k̭a-dìyyan.ˈ ⁺ʾàh mə́rrəˈ bá mù ʾodax?ˈ lə́tlan xèlaˈ cačála màraˈ lə́tlan xèla, lè-ʾazax.ˈ mə́rrə dé ʾé-⁺dánta ʾátən cačála púš bètaˈ ʾàxnan ṱ-ázax.ˈ trè ʾaxunváyˈ k̭ə̀mlunˈ susavaté ⁺hudrèlun.ˈ móriša jáldə laxmé ⁺xə̀llun,ˈ b-susaváy tə̀vlun,ˈ xə̀šlun.ˈ ʾàhaˈ k̭ə̀mlə,ˈ ⁺muryə̀sləˈ cnə̀šlə,ˈ ⁺zádu bušə̀lləˈ jáldə jáldə jáldə cúllə ⁺šùlu və́dlə.ˈ ⁺və́rrə ɟu-pàɟa,ˈ ⁺slútu ⁺sulyàləˈ mə̀rrəˈ yá ⁺márya xaltànaˈ bába mù mə́rrə.ˈ bába bálcət xá mə́ndi tùnyələ.ˈ xà mə́sta ɟrišálə.ˈ šk̭ilàlə,ˈ tré švik̭èlə.ˈ mə́rrə yá ʾàlah.ˈ šəp̂p̂ə́šk̭a mxílə ⁺ʾàlloˈ ɟušə́k̭lə xá súysa tìləˈ hrə́mma hrə̀mmuˈ cùma,ˈ sépu cùmta,ˈ ⁺ləbbas cùmta,ˈ cusíta cùmta.ˈ súysa cə̀lyəlˈ ⁺ʾàġayˈ mú ⁺bàyət?ˈ dúnyə talxə̀nnaˈ yá šok̭ə̀nna?ˈ mə̀rrəˈ brāt-màlcaˈ də́žmən bitáyələ màxəˈ brāt-málca ʾe-⁺ɟúrta labùlona.ˈ mə́rrə ʾadíyya ⁺bùssahatˈ tùy.ˈ m-ɟu-⁺háva súysa prə̀xlə.ˈ ⁺ʾàllo,ˈ xà-danaˈ ⁺sumúrk̭uš tanìla,ˈ cùmta,ˈ pràxələ.ˈ ɟašúk̭ələ mən-⁺ʾúltux ʾaxunvátu ʾìnaˈ ⁺táppa ⁺tappé b-sùysa.ˈ mára xáč̭č̭a cùp.ˈ bəcyàpələ.ˈ cút-mənne xà k̭ámči tapuvvélə,ˈ k̭át hàda mírəvaˈ k̭a-dìyyi꞊da láblunˈ mírəva ʾát tùy cačála,ˈ ʾát hə́č dúca lè-ʾazət.ˈ xə̀šləˈ sépu꞊da ɟúbbaz cùmtaˈ sépa cùmta,ˈ xə̀šləˈ cúllə purziyyèlə.ˈ ⁺və̀rrəˈ xá-ɟa ɟu-bēt-màlca,ˈ mxìlə,ˈ ⁺č̭uxč̭ə̀xlə,ˈ brāt-málca ʾe-⁺ɟúrta šk̭ilàlə.ˈ muyyàlə,ˈ muttálə ɟu-pàɟa.ˈ pàrda ɟrə́šlə.ˈ mə́rrə k̭álax là-ʾatəˈ ʾánɟa k̭álax tìlə,ˈ səppàtax parmə́nnun.ˈ xə́šlə xá mána ⁺zā́d drìlə,ˈ muttílə k̭àmo.ˈ xá mána míyya muttílə k̭àmo.ˈ k̭álax là-ʾatə,ˈ parmə̀nnax.ˈ lá là,ˈ lá lè-ʾodan.ˈ tílə tə̀vlə.ˈ ʾaxunvátu tílun ⁺bèrašəˈ ⁺šìyyə,ˈ šuršìyyə,ˈ lišané dvìk̭a.ˈ ʾaxunváti mù vədlóxun?ˈ ʾàˈ bēt-bábux lá xə̀rbaˈ xá jvánk̭a tìyyəvaˈ cúllə purziyyèləˈ bráta ⁺ɟúrta lublàlə.ˈ ⁺ʾàˈ mə̀rrəˈ tùyun.ˈ tùyun.ˈ laxmóxun ⁺xùlun.ˈ ʾaláha ⁺raxmànəl.ˈ ⁺ʾal-móriša bək̭yàməna,ˈ mə́drə ⁺táppa ⁺tappé bə̀ššəna.ˈ ⁺xə́llun laxmèˈ ʾánnə tré ʾaxunvày.ˈ ɟóna ʾázax mára ʾē꞊t-⁺ʾaràlləġ máyyax.ˈ mə́rrə xùš.ˈ k̭a-díyyi lè lablítun?ˈ lá lá là.ˈ bétux là-xərbaˈ cačála ʾát ʾìca ʾátət?ˈ cúllu ⁺šúlu və̀dləˈ xə̀šləˈ ʾé ⁺mə́stət ⁺ʾarálləġ ɟrišàlə.ˈ ⁺slútu ⁺sulyàləˈ jə́ns b-⁺k̭àyda.ˈ ʾaláhu txə̀rrəˈ šəp̂p̂ə́šk̭a mxìlə,ˈ ⁺mə́sta šk̭ilàlə.ˈ šəp̂p̂ə́šk̭a mxìlə,ˈ xá súysa tílə smùk̭aˈ ⁺lə́bbas smùk̭ta,ˈ sépa smùk̭ta,ˈ ⁺lə́bbas smùk̭ta,ˈ cusítu smùk̭ta,ˈ súysa smùk̭a.ˈ ⁺ʾáġay mú ⁺bàyyət?ˈ p-parpəssə̀nnun cúllə.ˈ mə́rrə brā́t ⁺ʾaràlləġˈ bə́ššəx də́žmən maxàxləˈ šák̭lax màyyax.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān làˈ vùuuˈ m-ɟu-⁺háva ʾáx samalyòtˈ ʾé-⁺dān là mxíləˈ xə̀šləˈ cúllə ⁺k̭uṱk̭əṱṱèlə,ˈ purziyyèlə,ˈ šk̭ilálə brā́t ⁺ʾaràlləġ,ˈ tìlə.ˈ ʾaxunvátu táza bə́šša ⁺mṱàyəna.ˈ cút-mənne xà k̭ámči꞊da tupyèləˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾánnə ɟnayèla.ˈ ʾánnə léna náta bədvàk̭a.ˈ ⁺ʾal-bába náta lá dvə̀k̭lun.ˈ tìlə.ˈ tìvələ,ˈ mə́rrə ʾá꞊da xā́t ⁺ʾaràlləġˈ k̭àto mə́rrəˈ xzí túy cə́s xàtax.ˈ k̭álax tìlə,ˈ səppàtax parmə́nnun.ˈ cpə̀ntət?ˈ ⁺hána ʾá mána ⁺zā̀dˈ ʾánnə꞊da mìyya.ˈ ⁺xùl.ˈ k̭alóxun là-ʾatə.ˈ pàrda ɟrə́šlə.ˈ ʾá꞊da ʾàtxa.ˈ ʾè ⁺dánaˈ tílun ʾaxunvàtu.ˈ tílun ʾaxunvàtu,ˈ mə́drə ⁺šìyyə,ˈ šuršìyyə,ˈ ʾàtxaˈ vàyˈ mára cačála dáx ⁺spáy tìvətˈ lá túy tùy,ˈ túy tùy.ˈ k̭a-díyyux lèla ⁺lázəm.ˈ ʾàhaˈ mə̀rrəˈ dmúxun ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ,ˈ ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ.ˈ ʾánnə hár taxmùnənaˈ màraˈ ⁺spày máraˈ ʾáha-ɟa bə̀ššəxˈ bráta súrṱa ɟóna k̭a-dìyyux mayyáxxa,ˈ cačàla.ˈ mára xùšun!ˈ ʾá k̭ə̀mlə,ˈ mə́drə ⁺zádu bušə̀llə,ˈ ctayáy yuvvèlə,ˈ cúllə bétu cnə́šlə ⁺k̭urk̭ə̀zlə,ˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān lá ⁺və́rrə ɟu-pàɟa,ˈ ʾé-⁺dān lá ʾé ⁺mə́sta šk̭ilàlə,ˈ ʾé-⁺dan lá məxyálə šəp̂p̂ə̀šk̭a,ˈ xá súysa ⁺xvára tìlə,ˈ xá ⁺ləbbas ⁺xvàrta,ˈ xá sépa ⁺xvàrta,ˈ mə́n ⁺ṱup̂p̂úrtu ⁺ʾal-⁺k̭ərk̭ə́ptu bíyya bi-súysu cúllə ⁺xvàra,ˈ xànjal,ˈ ʾá꞊da də̀pnu.ˈ mxílə m-ɟu-⁺hàva,ˈ pùuu,ˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ xə̀šlə, cúllə məxyèlə,ˈ ⁺č̭uxč̭əxxèlə.ˈ bráta súrṱa šk̭ilàlə.ˈ sèpu švik̭ál ⁺táma.ˈ məxyálə ɟu-ɟùyda,ˈ švik̭àlə.ˈ švik̭àl,ˈ bráta muyyàl,ˈ mə́rrə túy cə́s xatvàtax.ˈ hamzámta səppátax parmə̀nnun.ˈ k̭alóxun là-ʾatə.ˈ cpínətun ⁺xùlun.ˈ láxma ⁺šúlə yuvvèlə,ˈ tìlə.ˈ háda lə́bbu ⁺ràhat꞊ilə cačála,ˈ háda jə̀ns꞊ilə.ˈ ɟánu k̭a-ɟánu hə́rra hə̀rrula.ˈ tìlun.ˈ ⁺xasé ⁺šmìṱa,ˈ paté cùmta.ˈ tílun tə̀vlun.ˈ mára k̭a-díyyux꞊da lá ⁺mə́slan bráta mayyàxva.ˈ vsyòˈ prə̀k̭la xína,ˈ ʾáxnan pə́šlan ʾàtxa.ˈ dáx p̂ṱ-àvax.ˈ mára ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ.ˈ dmùxun,ˈ dmùxun.ˈ xá-cma yumā́n ⁺və̀rra,ˈ ʾé ⁺dána abyavlyéniye mə́drə mxìlun.ˈ cút bnāt-málca lublèlə,ˈ màlca,ˈ cút bnāt-màlca,ˈ mára bnáti lublèlə,ˈ xúš ʾátə sépa šak̭ə̀llaˈ bèti,ˈ malcùyti,ˈ cùllə k̭átu.ˈ cúllə bèti, malcùyti꞊zəˈ … cúllə k̭àtu.ˈ cú-mət ʾə́tlə lə̀tlə.ˈ ʾé ⁺dána bə̀ššələ,ˈ márələˈ ʾàxun,ˈ bitáyələ ʾaxúna ⁺ɟúra màraˈ ⁺ṱvé ⁺ʾal-dō꞊t ʾáha vìdələ.ˈ ⁺ṱvè ⁺ʾállu.ˈ ɟu-cúllə xáyyu làˈ … xə̀šša ʾávəd.ˈ mára ʾə́n ʾazə̀nˈ bnāt-málca mayyənnùn,ˈ mú p-tanitùn?ˈ baxtávar rìšan máraˈ m-ìca bnāt-málca?ˈ nixúnta bə́ššəl ⁺ṱúllunte m-⁺úydalə mavèlə.ˈ mára témun xzìmun.ˈ ʾánnə mā̀n muyyélə?ˈ bá márən bába mù mə́rrə?ˈ bába lá mə́rrə calítun ⁺k̭aràvul?ˈ xə̀šloxunˈ muttíloxun rišòxunˈ dmə̀xloxun.ˈ bá ⁺k̭arávul mù-tar c-ávə?ˈ xu-lè-ʾazəl dáməx.ˈ ⁺k̭arávul dárəc càlə ⁺ʾal-p̂òsṱ-uˈ xázzə mú ʾə̀tˈ mú lə̀t.ˈ ci-máttə rìšu,ˈ ci-⁺ṱàllə?ˈ bəxzàyətunˈ ⁺súp̂p̂i ɟàšk̭un,ˈ ⁺k̭ṱìtəla,ˈ ⁺súp̂p̂i lə̀tli.ˈ ʾá sápar ⁺ṱlá ʾaxunváy bərrə́ššəna ⁺tàmaˈ cə́s màlca.ˈ cúllə davə́lta yávvona k̭atè.ˈ xá-mənne vàzzər vádulə.ˈ xá-mənne vàccəl vádulə.ˈ bnàtəˈ ɟanèˈ jə́ns cúl davə́lta k̭atè,ˈ ⁺ʾal-p̂ósṱ cúllə mattuvvèna.ˈ xayyèˈ jə́ns xàyyə bəxxáyəna.ˈ maɟvurèna,ˈ ⁺xluylè,ˈ šarè.ˈ jə́ns xàyyə bəxxáyəna.ˈ ʾàniˈ ʾaláha yavvə̀llunˈ ʾaláha꞊da k̭a-díyyan yávvəl basimùyta.ˈ k̭a-díyyux꞊da ʾaláha yávvəl basimùyta.ˈ	Once upon a time there was a husband and wife. They had three sons. They had three sons. The wife becomes ill. The wife becomes ill ‘Oh’ the husband says ‘How can I look after these children?’ He took the woman to hospital. He stayed there and he brought her home. He brought her home, but he was not able to save her. The woman died and he put her in her grave. As for his children, this man was clever, he said to his youngest son—he was bald, do you know what ‘bald’ is? He has no hair—he said to his son ‘You will cook the food, wash the clothes, sweep the yards, feed the chickens, feed the cats, the horses. In short, you are the overseer of the house. As for his two (other) sons, they go to work. Thus all is in order in their house. He launders, cooks, does maintenance, tidies up, whereas they go off, the father and the two boys, the two brothers. The young bald child is at home. They worked and worked, and it happened that the father became ill. It happened that the father became ill. They took him to the hospital and they brought him back. The father already said ‘Come, I am making a will for you.’ I shall die, but for three days, you are three sons, every night one of you will come to guard over me. You will come to my grave and stand guard.’ They say ‘Well, we shall come. (Why) would we not come?’ They took him and buried him. The young bald man was a very clever lad. There is no sound or utterance. He says ‘Brothers, what did father say? Did not father say that you should go and stand guard. Who will go?’ The elder son said ‘Tonight I shall go.’ He went and lay down his head—far be it from here—upon the grave. He put down his head and slept, snoring until morning. He came to the house in the morning. ‘Brother’ said the young bald lad, ‘Brother, what did you see?’ He said ‘I have not seen anything.’ The next night the middle brother goes and stands guard. He says ‘My brother,’ when he came back in the morning ‘What did you see?’ He said ‘Nothing.’ ‘Well’ he said ‘this time, tonight it is my turn. I shall go,’ the young brother (said). The young brother went off. He cut his little finger and tied it up tightly, and so cannot sleep. At some time in the night he sees that a wind has come, a very bad wind, and it threw down three hairs. It threw down the three hairs and said ‘Take them,’ a voice came, ‘Take them away and hide them. Do not tell your secret to anybody. You will need these. You will need these. These are important for you. Do not tell anybody. Take them and hide them.’ He came back very quietly. He brought the hairs and put them all in the stable, on a beam. He put them there and hid them. After a week, two weeks, the brothers came and said ‘Well, what have you seen?’ The bald lad said ‘Nothing.’ A week (went by), two weeks, a month, two months, he looked, but (look) what is the announcement, which they have put up in … the centre saying ‘People are coming against a certain king, they are coming from another kingdom, he has two daughters, they are coming to take his daughters.’ The elder brother came and said ‘If only we were strong, we would go and strike them and kill them, and ensure that the kingdom remains ours.’ ‘Oh,’ he said ‘Well what should we do?’ ‘We do not have the strength’ the bald lad said ‘We do not have the strength, we shall not go.’ He said ‘Well then you, Baldy, stay at home. We shall go.’ The two brothers got up and prepared their horses. Early in the morning they ate their food, they sat on their horses and went off. He got up and sprinkled, swept, cooked food and did all his work very quickly. He went into the stable and he prayed his prayer saying ‘Oh mighty Lord. What did father say? Perhaps father has said something.’ He pulled out a hair. He took it and left the two others. He said ‘Oh God.’ He lit a match. He saw a horse come, neighing, black, with a black sword, black apparel and a black cover. The horse stood. ‘My master, what do you want? Should I destroy the world or save it?’ He said ‘An enemy is coming to attack a princess. They are taking away the elder princess.’ It said ‘Now, right now, mount.’ The horse flew through the air. He flies on it, they call it a sumur bird, a black one. He sees from above his brothers galloping on a horse. He says ‘Go down a little.’ He goes down. He whips each one, because he had said ‘Take me too,’ but they had said ‘You stay, Baldy. You are not going anywhere.’ He went, with his sword and shield, black sword, he went and cut them all to pieces. He entered at once into the house of the king. He attacked and battered them, and took the elder princess. He brought her back and put her in the stable. He drew the curtain. He said ‘Do not make a sound. If you make a sound, I shall cut your lips.’ He went and served out a plate of food and placed it before her. He placed a bowl of water before her. ‘Do not make a sound, I’ll cut you up.’ ‘No, no, no, I shall not.’ He sat down. His brothers came in the evening, exhausted, tired, their tongues sticking (with thirst). ‘My brothers, what did you do?’ ‘Oh, may your father’s house not be sealed, a youth came, cut them all to pieces and took away the elder daughter.’ He said ‘Sit down, sit down. Eat your food. God is merciful.’ In the morning they get up. They again go galloping off. They eat their food, the two brothers. They say ‘At least let us go and bring the middle girl.’ He said ‘God. Will you not take me?’ ‘No, no. May your house not be destroyed, Baldy, where would you go?’ He did all his work then went and pulled out the middle hair. He prayed his prayer, as it is proper. He remembered God, lit a match and took out the hair. He lit a match and a red horse came, with red apparel, a red sword, red apparel, a red hat, a red horse. ‘My Lord, what do you want? I will destroy them all.’ He said ‘We are going to attack the enemy, take a middle daughter and bring her back.’ When he set off into the air like an aeroplane , when he struck and went and cut them all to pieces, he chopped them to pieces, he took the middle daughter and came back. His brothers are only just arriving. He whipped each one of them with a whip. He said ‘It is their fault. They do not pay attention. They did not pay attention to father.’ He came back. He sat down and said, he said to the middle sister ‘Look, sit next to your sister. If you make a noise, I shall cut your lips. Are you hungry? Here is a plate of food and here is water, eat. You two do not make a sound.’ He drew the curtain. So that was that. Then his brothers came back. His brothers came back, exhausted and tired, like this ‘Oh’ they said ‘Baldy, it is good you are sitting. No, sit, sit, sit, sit. You are not needed.’ He said ‘Sleep, God is merciful, God is merciful.’ They think and say ‘Fine,’ they say ‘At least we shall bring back the youngest daughter to you, Baldy.’ He said ‘Go!’ He got up and again cooked the food, gave (food) to the chickens, he swept and put in order all his house and went off. When he entered the stable, when he took the hair, when he lit the match, a white horse came, with white apparel, a white sword, everything on the horse was white from his toenails to his skull, a dagger too on its side. He set off into the air, puuu, he went off. He attacked them all and battered them. He took the youngest daughter. He left his sword there. He put it into the wall and left it. He left it and brought the girl back. He said ‘Sit next to your sisters. One word and I’ll cut your lips. Do not make a sound. If you are hungry, eat.’ He gave them food and so forth and went back. The bald lad is so content, he feels good. He giggles to himself. They came back, their backs broken (with fatigue), their faces black. They came back and sat down. They said ‘We could not bring any girl back to you. Enough! It is all over, we are in such a state. What will become of us?’ He said ‘God is merciful. Sleep, sleep.’ Several days passed. Then they put up an announcement. ‘Whoever took the daughters of the king, the king, whoever took the daughters of the king’—he said—‘my daughters, let him come and take the sword, then my house, my kingdom is all his. All my house and kingdom, it is all his’—whatever he has. Then he goes, he says ‘My brother,’ the elder brother comes and says ‘How fortunate for him who has done this. How fortunate for him. In his whole life he will not experience sorrow. He says ‘If I go and fetch the daughters of the king, what would you say?’ ‘How fortunate we would be!’ they say ‘From where (will you fetch) the daughters of the king?’ He slowly goes and brings the three of them together. He says ‘Come and see.’ ‘Who has brought them?’ ‘Well, I say what did father say? Did not father say that you should stand guard? You went, put your head down and slept. Well, how should a watchman behave? Surely he should not go and sleep! A guard should stand at his post and see what is happening. Does he put down his head and sleep? Do you see, look, my finger is cut off, I do not have my finger.’ Then the three brothers go there, to the king. They give them all great wealth. He makes one vizier. He makes one the overseer. The daughters themselves (give) them all wealth and install them in posts. They live a good life. They marry them (to the daughters) and their marriage celebrations (take place). May God give them and may God give us good fortune. May God give you also good fortune.

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ʾə́tva lə́tva xá ⁺ɟúra xá bàxta.ˈ ʾə́tvalun ⁺ṱlá bnùnəˈ ⁺ṱlá bnùnə ʾə́tvalun.ˈ ʾàhaˈ bitáyəla ʾá báxta ⁺mràyəla.ˈ báxta ⁺mràyəlaˈ vàyˈ ⁺ɟóro màraˈ ʾána ʾánnə yálə mù-tar b-xámən?ˈ báxta lublálə balnìtsa,ˈ xá yárxa pə̀šlaˈ muyyálə bèta.ˈ muyyálə bèta,ˈ là-⁺məslə xamívala.ˈ báxta xína mə̀tla,ˈ súpyalə bi-dùco.ˈ yàlu,ˈ ʾá nàša꞊da honánəva,ˈ k̭a-brúnu súra mə̀rrəˈ cačàləva,ˈ cačála ⁺bəddàyət mú꞊ilə?ˈ cósa lə̀tvalə,ˈ k̭a-brúnu mə̀rrəˈ ʾát ⁺zā̀d bášlət,ˈ jùllə másət,ˈ darày cánšət,ˈ ctayày b-yávvət,ˈ ⁺k̭aṱunyày b-yávvət,ˈ suysavày,ˈ vòbšemˈ ʾátən b-xazzáy bètəvət.ˈ ʾḗn tré bnúnu ɟànuˈ bə́ššəna pəlxànəna.ˈ háda cúllə paryádak̭ ɟu-betè.ˈ ʾàhaˈ msàyələ,ˈ bašùlələ,ˈ banùvvələ,ˈ ⁺k̭ark̭ùzələ,ˈ ʾánnə bə̀ššəna,ˈ bàba,ˈ tré yàlə,ˈ tré ʾaxunvày.ˈ ʾá súra cačála bètələ.ˈ bába tìlə,ˈ plə̀xlun,ˈ plə̀xlun,ˈ bába tílə ⁺mrìlə.ˈ bába tílə ⁺mrìlə.ˈ lubə́llun mə́drə balnìtsa,ˈ muyyìlun.ˈ bàbaˈ ʾužèˈ mə́rrə tèmunˈ vasyátti vàdon k̭atóxun.ˈ ʾána b-mètən.ˈ ʾìnaˈ ⁺ṱlá yumànəˈ ⁺ṱlá bnùnitun.ˈ cút lèləˈ xá mənnóxun ṱ-atítun ⁺ʾálli ⁺k̭aràvul.ˈ ʾatítun ⁺ʾal-bat-⁺k̭ùyriˈ ⁺k̭aràvul calítun.ˈ bàˈ màraˈ bá p̂ṱ-àtaxˈ bá lè-ʾatax?ˈ ʾá lubə́llun ⁺ṱumə̀rrun.ˈ ʾá súra cačála ⁺ràba ʾátxaˈ ⁺yaṱṱùvva yála.ˈ k̭ála lə̀t,ˈ k̭álta lə̀t.ˈ márələ ʾaxunvàyˈ bába mù mə́rrə?ˈ bába là mə́rrəˈ ʾatítun ⁺k̭aràvul calítun.ˈ mā́n p̂ṱ-àzəl?ˈ ʾaxúna ⁺ɟúra mə́rrə ʾàna,ˈ ʾád-lelə ʾàna p̂ṱ-ázən.ˈ xə̀šləˈ muttílə rìšuˈ rə́k̭k̭a m-àxxaˈ ⁺ʾal-bat-⁺k̭ùyra.ˈ muttílə rìšu,ˈ dmə̀xlə,ˈ ⁺xə́rra ⁺xə́rru hàl móriša.ˈ tílə béta mòriša.ˈ ʾaxúna mə̀rrəˈ ʾó sùra cačálaˈ ʾáxuni mù xzílux?ˈ mə́rrə hə́č mə́ndi lḗn xə̀zya.ˈ ʾó lélə xìnaˈ ʾṓ꞊t ⁺ʾaràlləġˈ ʾaxùnaˈ bə́ššələ ⁺k̭aràvul bəcláyəl.ˈ mə́rrə ʾàxūnˈ móriša tílə mù xzílux?ˈ mə́rrə hə̀č mə́ndi.ˈ dí mə̀rrəˈ ʾá-spar ʾád-lelə nobət dìyyilə.ˈ ʾàna p̂ṱ-ázən,ˈ ʾaxúna sùra.ˈ xə́šlə ʾaxúna sùraˈ ʾá ⁺súp̂p̂u súrṱa primàlə,ˈ ⁺siràləˈ k̭ùya.ˈ lélə ⁺myása dàməx.ˈ xà ⁺danaˈ lèləˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ ʾína mùˈ xá póxa tìlə,ˈ xàˈ xà-danaˈ ʾátxa ⁺savánta póxa ⁺hàva,ˈ xà-danaˈ ⁺ṱlá-danə ⁺məsyáy ⁺ruppìlə.ˈ ⁺ṱlà-danəˈ ⁺məsyáy ⁺ruppèləˈ mə́rrə šk̭ùl,ˈ k̭àla tílə,ˈ šk̭úl làbəlˈ ⁺ṱàšilunˈ k̭a-xá náša sə́rrux là tánilə.ˈ ʾánnə k̭a-dìyyuxˈ ⁺làzəm꞊na.ˈ ʾánnə k̭a-díyyux ⁺làzəm꞊na.ˈ k̭a-xá náša là-tani,ˈ lábəl ⁺ṱàšilun.ˈ tílə sus-u-pùs.ˈ k̭ə̀mləˈ ʾánnə ⁺məsyáy muyyèləˈ cúllə məxyèlə,ˈ muyyèləˈ ɟú pàɟa,ˈ ɟu-⁺k̭arìta.ˈ muttèlə,ˈ ⁺ṱušyèlə.ˈ xà šábta,ˈ trè šabáy,ˈ tílun ʾaxunváy mə̀rrunˈ bá ʾát mù xə́zyət?ˈ cačála mə̀rrəˈ hə̀č mə́ndi.ˈ xà šábta,ˈ trè šabáy,ˈ xà yárxa,ˈ trè yárxəˈ ɟušə̀k̭ləˈ ⁺ʾàmmanˈ abyavlyèniye mù꞊ilaˈ mə́xyəna cə́s hə̀nnaˈ ɟú k̭ə̀ntrumˈ k̭át ⁺pə́llan màlcaˈ bitáyəna ⁺ʾàlluˈ mə́n malcúyta xíta bitàyənaˈ ṱlá bnàtə ʾə́tlə,ˈ bitàyənaˈ ⁺p̂álši bnátu lablìlun.ˈ ʾó ʾaxúna ⁺ɟùra tíləˈ mə́rrə la-ʾaváxva xelànə,ˈ ʾáxnan ʾazàxva,ˈ maxàxva,ˈ ⁺k̭aṱlàxva,ˈ ʾodàxva,ˈ ʾé malcúyta pešáva k̭a-dìyyan.ˈ ⁺ʾàh mə́rrəˈ bá mù ʾodax?ˈ lə́tlan xèlaˈ cačála màraˈ lə́tlan xèla, lè-ʾazax.ˈ mə́rrə dé ʾé-⁺dánta ʾátən cačála púš bètaˈ ʾàxnan ṱ-ázax.ˈ trè ʾaxunváyˈ k̭ə̀mlunˈ susavaté ⁺hudrèlun.ˈ móriša jáldə laxmé ⁺xə̀llun,ˈ b-susaváy tə̀vlun,ˈ xə̀šlun.ˈ ʾàhaˈ k̭ə̀mlə,ˈ ⁺muryə̀sləˈ cnə̀šlə,ˈ ⁺zádu bušə̀lləˈ jáldə jáldə jáldə cúllə ⁺šùlu və́dlə.ˈ ⁺və́rrə ɟu-pàɟa,ˈ ⁺slútu ⁺sulyàləˈ mə̀rrəˈ yá ⁺márya xaltànaˈ bába mù mə́rrə.ˈ bába bálcət xá mə́ndi tùnyələ.ˈ xà mə́sta ɟrišálə.ˈ šk̭ilàlə,ˈ tré švik̭èlə.ˈ mə́rrə yá ʾàlah.ˈ šəp̂p̂ə́šk̭a mxílə ⁺ʾàlloˈ ɟušə́k̭lə xá súysa tìləˈ hrə́mma hrə̀mmuˈ cùma,ˈ sépu cùmta,ˈ ⁺ləbbas cùmta,ˈ cusíta cùmta.ˈ súysa cə̀lyəlˈ ⁺ʾàġayˈ mú ⁺bàyət?ˈ dúnyə talxə̀nnaˈ yá šok̭ə̀nna?ˈ mə̀rrəˈ brāt-màlcaˈ də́žmən bitáyələ màxəˈ brāt-málca ʾe-⁺ɟúrta labùlona.ˈ mə́rrə ʾadíyya ⁺bùssahatˈ tùy.ˈ m-ɟu-⁺háva súysa prə̀xlə.ˈ ⁺ʾàllo,ˈ xà-danaˈ ⁺sumúrk̭uš tanìla,ˈ cùmta,ˈ pràxələ.ˈ ɟašúk̭ələ mən-⁺ʾúltux ʾaxunvátu ʾìnaˈ ⁺táppa ⁺tappé b-sùysa.ˈ mára xáč̭č̭a cùp.ˈ bəcyàpələ.ˈ cút-mənne xà k̭ámči tapuvvélə,ˈ k̭át hàda mírəvaˈ k̭a-dìyyi꞊da láblunˈ mírəva ʾát tùy cačála,ˈ ʾát hə́č dúca lè-ʾazət.ˈ xə̀šləˈ sépu꞊da ɟúbbaz cùmtaˈ sépa cùmta,ˈ xə̀šləˈ cúllə purziyyèlə.ˈ ⁺və̀rrəˈ xá-ɟa ɟu-bēt-màlca,ˈ mxìlə,ˈ ⁺č̭uxč̭ə̀xlə,ˈ brāt-málca ʾe-⁺ɟúrta šk̭ilàlə.ˈ muyyàlə,ˈ muttálə ɟu-pàɟa.ˈ pàrda ɟrə́šlə.ˈ mə́rrə k̭álax là-ʾatəˈ ʾánɟa k̭álax tìlə,ˈ səppàtax parmə́nnun.ˈ xə́šlə xá mána ⁺zā́d drìlə,ˈ muttílə k̭àmo.ˈ xá mána míyya muttílə k̭àmo.ˈ k̭álax là-ʾatə,ˈ parmə̀nnax.ˈ lá là,ˈ lá lè-ʾodan.ˈ tílə tə̀vlə.ˈ ʾaxunvátu tílun ⁺bèrašəˈ ⁺šìyyə,ˈ šuršìyyə,ˈ lišané dvìk̭a.ˈ ʾaxunváti mù vədlóxun?ˈ ʾàˈ bēt-bábux lá xə̀rbaˈ xá jvánk̭a tìyyəvaˈ cúllə purziyyèləˈ bráta ⁺ɟúrta lublàlə.ˈ ⁺ʾàˈ mə̀rrəˈ tùyun.ˈ tùyun.ˈ laxmóxun ⁺xùlun.ˈ ʾaláha ⁺raxmànəl.ˈ ⁺ʾal-móriša bək̭yàməna,ˈ mə́drə ⁺táppa ⁺tappé bə̀ššəna.ˈ ⁺xə́llun laxmèˈ ʾánnə tré ʾaxunvày.ˈ ɟóna ʾázax mára ʾē꞊t-⁺ʾaràlləġ máyyax.ˈ mə́rrə xùš.ˈ k̭a-díyyi lè lablítun?ˈ lá lá là.ˈ bétux là-xərbaˈ cačála ʾát ʾìca ʾátət?ˈ cúllu ⁺šúlu və̀dləˈ xə̀šləˈ ʾé ⁺mə́stət ⁺ʾarálləġ ɟrišàlə.ˈ ⁺slútu ⁺sulyàləˈ jə́ns b-⁺k̭àyda.ˈ ʾaláhu txə̀rrəˈ šəp̂p̂ə́šk̭a mxìlə,ˈ ⁺mə́sta šk̭ilàlə.ˈ šəp̂p̂ə́šk̭a mxìlə,ˈ xá súysa tílə smùk̭aˈ ⁺lə́bbas smùk̭ta,ˈ sépa smùk̭ta,ˈ ⁺lə́bbas smùk̭ta,ˈ cusítu smùk̭ta,ˈ súysa smùk̭a.ˈ ⁺ʾáġay mú ⁺bàyyət?ˈ p-parpəssə̀nnun cúllə.ˈ mə́rrə brā́t ⁺ʾaràlləġˈ bə́ššəx də́žmən maxàxləˈ šák̭lax màyyax.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān làˈ vùuuˈ m-ɟu-⁺háva ʾáx samalyòtˈ ʾé-⁺dān là mxíləˈ xə̀šləˈ cúllə ⁺k̭uṱk̭əṱṱèlə,ˈ purziyyèlə,ˈ šk̭ilálə brā́t ⁺ʾaràlləġ,ˈ tìlə.ˈ ʾaxunvátu táza bə́šša ⁺mṱàyəna.ˈ cút-mənne xà k̭ámči꞊da tupyèləˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾánnə ɟnayèla.ˈ ʾánnə léna náta bədvàk̭a.ˈ ⁺ʾal-bába náta lá dvə̀k̭lun.ˈ tìlə.ˈ tìvələ,ˈ mə́rrə ʾá꞊da xā́t ⁺ʾaràlləġˈ k̭àto mə́rrəˈ xzí túy cə́s xàtax.ˈ k̭álax tìlə,ˈ səppàtax parmə́nnun.ˈ cpə̀ntət?ˈ ⁺hána ʾá mána ⁺zā̀dˈ ʾánnə꞊da mìyya.ˈ ⁺xùl.ˈ k̭alóxun là-ʾatə.ˈ pàrda ɟrə́šlə.ˈ ʾá꞊da ʾàtxa.ˈ ʾè ⁺dánaˈ tílun ʾaxunvàtu.ˈ tílun ʾaxunvàtu,ˈ mə́drə ⁺šìyyə,ˈ šuršìyyə,ˈ ʾàtxaˈ vàyˈ mára cačála dáx ⁺spáy tìvətˈ lá túy tùy,ˈ túy tùy.ˈ k̭a-díyyux lèla ⁺lázəm.ˈ ʾàhaˈ mə̀rrəˈ dmúxun ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ,ˈ ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ.ˈ ʾánnə hár taxmùnənaˈ màraˈ ⁺spày máraˈ ʾáha-ɟa bə̀ššəxˈ bráta súrṱa ɟóna k̭a-dìyyux mayyáxxa,ˈ cačàla.ˈ mára xùšun!ˈ ʾá k̭ə̀mlə,ˈ mə́drə ⁺zádu bušə̀llə,ˈ ctayáy yuvvèlə,ˈ cúllə bétu cnə́šlə ⁺k̭urk̭ə̀zlə,ˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ ʾé-⁺dān lá ⁺və́rrə ɟu-pàɟa,ˈ ʾé-⁺dān lá ʾé ⁺mə́sta šk̭ilàlə,ˈ ʾé-⁺dan lá məxyálə šəp̂p̂ə̀šk̭a,ˈ xá súysa ⁺xvára tìlə,ˈ xá ⁺ləbbas ⁺xvàrta,ˈ xá sépa ⁺xvàrta,ˈ mə́n ⁺ṱup̂p̂úrtu ⁺ʾal-⁺k̭ərk̭ə́ptu bíyya bi-súysu cúllə ⁺xvàra,ˈ xànjal,ˈ ʾá꞊da də̀pnu.ˈ mxílə m-ɟu-⁺hàva,ˈ pùuu,ˈ xə̀šlə.ˈ xə̀šlə, cúllə məxyèlə,ˈ ⁺č̭uxč̭əxxèlə.ˈ bráta súrṱa šk̭ilàlə.ˈ sèpu švik̭ál ⁺táma.ˈ məxyálə ɟu-ɟùyda,ˈ švik̭àlə.ˈ švik̭àl,ˈ bráta muyyàl,ˈ mə́rrə túy cə́s xatvàtax.ˈ hamzámta səppátax parmə̀nnun.ˈ k̭alóxun là-ʾatə.ˈ cpínətun ⁺xùlun.ˈ láxma ⁺šúlə yuvvèlə,ˈ tìlə.ˈ háda lə́bbu ⁺ràhat꞊ilə cačála,ˈ háda jə̀ns꞊ilə.ˈ ɟánu k̭a-ɟánu hə́rra hə̀rrula.ˈ tìlun.ˈ ⁺xasé ⁺šmìṱa,ˈ paté cùmta.ˈ tílun tə̀vlun.ˈ mára k̭a-díyyux꞊da lá ⁺mə́slan bráta mayyàxva.ˈ vsyòˈ prə̀k̭la xína,ˈ ʾáxnan pə́šlan ʾàtxa.ˈ dáx p̂ṱ-àvax.ˈ mára ʾaláha ⁺raxmànələ.ˈ dmùxun,ˈ dmùxun.ˈ xá-cma yumā́n ⁺və̀rra,ˈ ʾé ⁺dána abyavlyéniye mə́drə mxìlun.ˈ cút bnāt-málca lublèlə,ˈ màlca,ˈ cút bnāt-màlca,ˈ mára bnáti lublèlə,ˈ xúš ʾátə sépa šak̭ə̀llaˈ bèti,ˈ malcùyti,ˈ cùllə k̭átu.ˈ cúllə bèti, malcùyti꞊zəˈ … cúllə k̭àtu.ˈ cú-mət ʾə́tlə lə̀tlə.ˈ ʾé ⁺dána bə̀ššələ,ˈ márələˈ ʾàxun,ˈ bitáyələ ʾaxúna ⁺ɟúra màraˈ ⁺ṱvé ⁺ʾal-dō꞊t ʾáha vìdələ.ˈ ⁺ṱvè ⁺ʾállu.ˈ ɟu-cúllə xáyyu làˈ … xə̀šša ʾávəd.ˈ mára ʾə́n ʾazə̀nˈ bnāt-málca mayyənnùn,ˈ mú p-tanitùn?ˈ baxtávar rìšan máraˈ m-ìca bnāt-málca?ˈ nixúnta bə́ššəl ⁺ṱúllunte m-⁺úydalə mavèlə.ˈ mára témun xzìmun.ˈ ʾánnə mā̀n muyyélə?ˈ bá márən bába mù mə́rrə?ˈ bába lá mə́rrə calítun ⁺k̭aràvul?ˈ xə̀šloxunˈ muttíloxun rišòxunˈ dmə̀xloxun.ˈ bá ⁺k̭arávul mù-tar c-ávə?ˈ xu-lè-ʾazəl dáməx.ˈ ⁺k̭arávul dárəc càlə ⁺ʾal-p̂òsṱ-uˈ xázzə mú ʾə̀tˈ mú lə̀t.ˈ ci-máttə rìšu,ˈ ci-⁺ṱàllə?ˈ bəxzàyətunˈ ⁺súp̂p̂i ɟàšk̭un,ˈ ⁺k̭ṱìtəla,ˈ ⁺súp̂p̂i lə̀tli.ˈ ʾá sápar ⁺ṱlá ʾaxunváy bərrə́ššəna ⁺tàmaˈ cə́s màlca.ˈ cúllə davə́lta yávvona k̭atè.ˈ xá-mənne vàzzər vádulə.ˈ xá-mənne vàccəl vádulə.ˈ bnàtəˈ ɟanèˈ jə́ns cúl davə́lta k̭atè,ˈ ⁺ʾal-p̂ósṱ cúllə mattuvvèna.ˈ xayyèˈ jə́ns xàyyə bəxxáyəna.ˈ maɟvurèna,ˈ ⁺xluylè,ˈ šarè.ˈ jə́ns xàyyə bəxxáyəna.ˈ ʾàniˈ ʾaláha yavvə̀llunˈ ʾaláha꞊da k̭a-díyyan yávvəl basimùyta.ˈ k̭a-díyyux꞊da ʾaláha yávvəl basimùyta.ˈ

Translation:

Once upon a time there was a husband and wife. They had three sons. They had three sons. The wife becomes ill. The wife becomes ill ‘Oh’ the husband says ‘How can I look after these children?’ He took the woman to hospital. He stayed there and he brought her home. He brought her home, but he was not able to save her. The woman died and he put her in her grave. As for his children, this man was clever, he said to his youngest son—he was bald, do you know what ‘bald’ is? He has no hair—he said to his son ‘You will cook the food, wash the clothes, sweep the yards, feed the chickens, feed the cats, the horses. In short, you are the overseer of the house. As for his two (other) sons, they go to work. Thus all is in order in their house. He launders, cooks, does maintenance, tidies up, whereas they go off, the father and the two boys, the two brothers. The young bald child is at home. They worked and worked, and it happened that the father became ill. It happened that the father became ill. They took him to the hospital and they brought him back. The father already said ‘Come, I am making a will for you.’ I shall die, but for three days, you are three sons, every night one of you will come to guard over me. You will come to my grave and stand guard.’ They say ‘Well, we shall come. (Why) would we not come?’ They took him and buried him. The young bald man was a very clever lad. There is no sound or utterance. He says ‘Brothers, what did father say? Did not father say that you should go and stand guard. Who will go?’ The elder son said ‘Tonight I shall go.’ He went and lay down his head—far be it from here—upon the grave. He put down his head and slept, snoring until morning. He came to the house in the morning. ‘Brother’ said the young bald lad, ‘Brother, what did you see?’ He said ‘I have not seen anything.’ The next night the middle brother goes and stands guard. He says ‘My brother,’ when he came back in the morning ‘What did you see?’ He said ‘Nothing.’ ‘Well’ he said ‘this time, tonight it is my turn. I shall go,’ the young brother (said). The young brother went off. He cut his little finger and tied it up tightly, and so cannot sleep. At some time in the night he sees that a wind has come, a very bad wind, and it threw down three hairs. It threw down the three hairs and said ‘Take them,’ a voice came, ‘Take them away and hide them. Do not tell your secret to anybody. You will need these. You will need these. These are important for you. Do not tell anybody. Take them and hide them.’ He came back very quietly. He brought the hairs and put them all in the stable, on a beam. He put them there and hid them. After a week, two weeks, the brothers came and said ‘Well, what have you seen?’ The bald lad said ‘Nothing.’ A week (went by), two weeks, a month, two months, he looked, but (look) what is the announcement, which they have put up in … the centre saying ‘People are coming against a certain king, they are coming from another kingdom, he has two daughters, they are coming to take his daughters.’ The elder brother came and said ‘If only we were strong, we would go and strike them and kill them, and ensure that the kingdom remains ours.’ ‘Oh,’ he said ‘Well what should we do?’ ‘We do not have the strength’ the bald lad said ‘We do not have the strength, we shall not go.’ He said ‘Well then you, Baldy, stay at home. We shall go.’ The two brothers got up and prepared their horses. Early in the morning they ate their food, they sat on their horses and went off. He got up and sprinkled, swept, cooked food and did all his work very quickly. He went into the stable and he prayed his prayer saying ‘Oh mighty Lord. What did father say? Perhaps father has said something.’ He pulled out a hair. He took it and left the two others. He said ‘Oh God.’ He lit a match. He saw a horse come, neighing, black, with a black sword, black apparel and a black cover. The horse stood. ‘My master, what do you want? Should I destroy the world or save it?’ He said ‘An enemy is coming to attack a princess. They are taking away the elder princess.’ It said ‘Now, right now, mount.’ The horse flew through the air. He flies on it, they call it a sumur bird, a black one. He sees from above his brothers galloping on a horse. He says ‘Go down a little.’ He goes down. He whips each one, because he had said ‘Take me too,’ but they had said ‘You stay, Baldy. You are not going anywhere.’ He went, with his sword and shield, black sword, he went and cut them all to pieces. He entered at once into the house of the king. He attacked and battered them, and took the elder princess. He brought her back and put her in the stable. He drew the curtain. He said ‘Do not make a sound. If you make a sound, I shall cut your lips.’ He went and served out a plate of food and placed it before her. He placed a bowl of water before her. ‘Do not make a sound, I’ll cut you up.’ ‘No, no, no, I shall not.’ He sat down. His brothers came in the evening, exhausted, tired, their tongues sticking (with thirst). ‘My brothers, what did you do?’ ‘Oh, may your father’s house not be sealed, a youth came, cut them all to pieces and took away the elder daughter.’ He said ‘Sit down, sit down. Eat your food. God is merciful.’ In the morning they get up. They again go galloping off. They eat their food, the two brothers. They say ‘At least let us go and bring the middle girl.’ He said ‘God. Will you not take me?’ ‘No, no. May your house not be destroyed, Baldy, where would you go?’ He did all his work then went and pulled out the middle hair. He prayed his prayer, as it is proper. He remembered God, lit a match and took out the hair. He lit a match and a red horse came, with red apparel, a red sword, red apparel, a red hat, a red horse. ‘My Lord, what do you want? I will destroy them all.’ He said ‘We are going to attack the enemy, take a middle daughter and bring her back.’ When he set off into the air like an aeroplane , when he struck and went and cut them all to pieces, he chopped them to pieces, he took the middle daughter and came back. His brothers are only just arriving. He whipped each one of them with a whip. He said ‘It is their fault. They do not pay attention. They did not pay attention to father.’ He came back. He sat down and said, he said to the middle sister ‘Look, sit next to your sister. If you make a noise, I shall cut your lips. Are you hungry? Here is a plate of food and here is water, eat. You two do not make a sound.’ He drew the curtain. So that was that. Then his brothers came back. His brothers came back, exhausted and tired, like this ‘Oh’ they said ‘Baldy, it is good you are sitting. No, sit, sit, sit, sit. You are not needed.’ He said ‘Sleep, God is merciful, God is merciful.’ They think and say ‘Fine,’ they say ‘At least we shall bring back the youngest daughter to you, Baldy.’ He said ‘Go!’ He got up and again cooked the food, gave (food) to the chickens, he swept and put in order all his house and went off. When he entered the stable, when he took the hair, when he lit the match, a white horse came, with white apparel, a white sword, everything on the horse was white from his toenails to his skull, a dagger too on its side. He set off into the air, puuu, he went off. He attacked them all and battered them. He took the youngest daughter. He left his sword there. He put it into the wall and left it. He left it and brought the girl back. He said ‘Sit next to your sisters. One word and I’ll cut your lips. Do not make a sound. If you are hungry, eat.’ He gave them food and so forth and went back. The bald lad is so content, he feels good. He giggles to himself. They came back, their backs broken (with fatigue), their faces black. They came back and sat down. They said ‘We could not bring any girl back to you. Enough! It is all over, we are in such a state. What will become of us?’ He said ‘God is merciful. Sleep, sleep.’ Several days passed. Then they put up an announcement. ‘Whoever took the daughters of the king, the king, whoever took the daughters of the king’—he said—‘my daughters, let him come and take the sword, then my house, my kingdom is all his. All my house and kingdom, it is all his’—whatever he has. Then he goes, he says ‘My brother,’ the elder brother comes and says ‘How fortunate for him who has done this. How fortunate for him. In his whole life he will not experience sorrow. He says ‘If I go and fetch the daughters of the king, what would you say?’ ‘How fortunate we would be!’ they say ‘From where (will you fetch) the daughters of the king?’ He slowly goes and brings the three of them together. He says ‘Come and see.’ ‘Who has brought them?’ ‘Well, I say what did father say? Did not father say that you should stand guard? You went, put your head down and slept. Well, how should a watchman behave? Surely he should not go and sleep! A guard should stand at his post and see what is happening. Does he put down his head and sleep? Do you see, look, my finger is cut off, I do not have my finger.’ Then the three brothers go there, to the king. They give them all great wealth. He makes one vizier. He makes one the overseer. The daughters themselves (give) them all wealth and install them in posts. They live a good life. They marry them (to the daughters) and their marriage celebrations (take place). May God give them and may God give us good fortune. May God give you also good fortune.