Urmi, Christian: Two Birds Fall in Love

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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	Maryam Gwirgis	Canda, Georgia

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0:00	ʾə́tva lə́tva sə̀prə xínaˈ k̭ubbúxtət sə́prə c-avìvaˈ dáx d-máx ⁺ʾàlma c-avíva sə́prə꞊da xínaˈ hamzùmə,ˈ tanùyə.ˈ ʾə́tva ⁺casìbə꞊daˈ xáč̭č̭a márət davə̀lta ʾə́tva.ˈ ʾíta ɟú dḗn tré sə̀prəˈ ʾə́tva ⁺p̂làša,ˈ hár babé yəmmé c-avíva ⁺p̂làša.ˈ hàrˈ c-avíva p̂làšaˈ jī́s lèva m-⁺úydalə.ˈ hár ṱ-avíva čìrə,ˈ ʾánnə nášə yàccə.ˈ ⁺xárta ʾàniˈ xá ʾó màlcaˈ ʾə́tvalə xa-brùnaˈ ʾo xína ʾə́tvalə brìta.ˈ ⁺bár꞊t ʾḗn brité hám꞊da bruné ṱ-i-ɟurvə̀slə,ˈ víla yàccə ʾé bráta,ˈ víla yáccə xàmta,ˈ ʾo bruné vílə yàcca jvánk̭a,ˈ ⁺xárta ⁺dána tìla,ˈ ʾánnə tpə́k̭le p̂-⁺ùydalə.ˈ ʾó yála hám꞊da ʾé bráta ⁺bíle ⁺ʾùydalə.ˈ ⁺bíle ⁺ʾùydalə,ˈ ⁺xàrtaˈ ⁺bár꞊t babé yəmmé ṱ-i-⁺dìleˈ yán ʾánnə ⁺byáyəna ⁺ʾùydalə,ˈ ʾánnə də́žmən꞊va ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾùydalə múˈ ʾánnə tré ʾojàxəmˈ hí ⁺rázi là víle.ˈ ⁺rázi lèva,ˈ màraˈ mujjúrra ʾáxnan də̀žmən꞊vax,ˈ mən-šə́nnə ⁺dòrə,ˈ mən-⁺ʾáta-⁺bàba.ˈ ʾátən lè ɟórat k̭a-⁺dàvun.ˈ ⁺ʾávun꞊da màraˈ brī́t ⁺dávun lé ⁺morə́nna bètaˈ mujjùrra?ˈ hár víle ⁺p̂láša vàda xína,ˈ ʾánnə yála bráta ⁺byáyəna ⁺ʾùydalə.ˈ mujjùrraˈ hə́č náša lé-⁺ʾaməs ⁺šámmə ⁺ʾal-k̭alè.ˈ háda ⁺byàyəva,ˈ háda ⁺byàyəva.ˈ ʾó yála brūn-málca mə́rrəˈ ʾə́n ʾátən là-ʾoyat báxtət dìyyiˈ ʾána b-⁺k̭aṱlə̀nna ɟáni.ˈ ʾáyən꞊da màraˈ ʾána꞊da b-⁺k̭aṱlánna ɟáni m-⁺bár dìyyuxˈ ʾə́n ʾáxnan xá k̭a-do-xína lá ɟoràxən.ˈ há ʾáʾa mú ʾódi ʾadìyya?ˈ ʾá hemə́zman xə́šla ⁺mṱíla ⁺ʾal-nátət dēn-babé yəmmèˈ mə̀rreˈ ʾátxa ʾátxa tanùyəna.ˈ míra ṱ-i-⁺spày.ˈ ʾátxa tanùyəna.ˈ xína cú-jur ṱ-ìla,ˈ suzɟə̀rre.ˈ ⁺xlùylaˈ yùmuˈ tunìle.ˈ mə́rre ʾátxa ʾátxa yùma,ˈ ʾátxa ʾátxa b-yàrxa,ˈ ʾátxa ʾátxa yàrxaˈ ṱ-odáxlə ⁺xlùyla.ˈ ʾíta tìləˈ ⁺dánət ⁺xlùyla,ˈ ⁺xlùyla və́dlə.ˈ láxxa ⁺tàmmaˈ ⁺xlúyla vìlə.ˈ ɟu-dá ⁺xlúyla vàtta,ˈ tá k̭ú ʾá càlu,ˈ k̭a-dáy ʾə́tvalə dəžmənnáyta ʾó xìnaˈ bábu ⁺dàvun.ˈ də́žmən ṱ-i-ʾə̀tvalə,ˈ mə́rrə ʾá càluˈ lá ɟárət ʾoyàniˈ báx brùni.ˈ ɟnùvunla,ˈ làblunla.ˈ hì꞊daˈ ʾá cálu xə̀tnaˈ ṱ-ína labùləˈ bi-rə̀k̭da,ˈ bi-švàra,ˈ bi-dávla ɟàrmun,ˈ tá k̭ú ʾá càluˈ ɟanvìla.ˈ ʾá cálu ɟnivàle.ˈ rə̀k̭la,ˈ prə̀k̭la,ˈ xə̀šla.ˈ ʾáy xá cul-maràca víla,ˈ xa-⁺tóp ⁺topxàna víle bədráya,ˈ susaváy ⁺marxùṱəˈ mù váda.ˈ ⁺bərxáṱa ⁺bár dàˈ ɟinàvaˈ ʾá cálu mā̀n ɟnivála?ˈ ʾáy càlu ɟnivále!ˈ càlu ɟnivále.ˈ mā̀n ɟnivále?ˈ lá táni dəžmə́nnət do-bàbətˈ dó xə̀tna.ˈ ʾáni cú-jur ṱ-ìva xínaˈ làxxa və́dle,ˈ ⁺tàmma mxíle,ˈ ⁺p̂làšə víleˈ mù víle?ˈ cú-jur ṱ-ìla,ˈ ʾá càluˈ p̂urṱəccàle.ˈ p̂urṱəccále muyyàleˈ mə̀drə.ˈ ʾó xə́tna muyyàlə.ˈ xína ʾó bábət dó xə́tna mú p̂ṱ-avə̀dva?ˈ hə́č mə́ndi ʾužé lá-⁺məslə ʾavə̀dva.ˈ k̭a-bábu yə̀mmu mə́rrəˈ ʾána ⁺byáyon ʾá càlu.ˈ ʾáha bàxtila.ˈ ⁺bayyítun ⁺bayyìtun.ˈ là꞊da,ˈ ʾána b-šók̭ən ṱ-àzən.ˈ xá ʾóxa brúna sòɟul ʾə́tvale.ˈ ʾáy bába yə́mmət ⁺dàvun xínaˈ lá švə̀k̭leˈ là brúniˈ mára.ˈ hə́č dúca lè šok̭áxlux.ˈ ʾìca p̂ṱ-azítən?ˈ mú ʾòdax xína?ˈ cú-m ṱ-ìla,ˈ ɟúrra mèla.ˈ muyyàlə.ˈ ʾḗn ⁺xnamíyyə꞊da suzɟə̀rre ⁺ʾúydalə.ˈ bába yə́mmət càlu,ˈ bába yə̀mmətˈ xə́tna suzɟə̀rre.ˈ ⁺xárta vílə ⁺xlùylaˈ švàraˈ ⁺šavvà yumánə,ˈ ⁺šavvà lelaváy.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺rə́xlə ⁺xlùyla.ˈ hí suzɟə̀rre ʾáni꞊da.ˈ víle jī́s ⁺xə́lyə m-⁺uydàlə.ˈ ʾə́tva lə́tva sə̀prə xínaˈ k̭ubbúxtət sə́prə c-avìvaˈ dáx d-máx ⁺ʾàlma c-avíva sə́prə꞊da xínaˈ hamzùmə,ˈ tanùyə.ˈ ʾə́tva ⁺casìbə꞊daˈ xáč̭č̭a márət davə̀lta ʾə́tva.ˈ ʾíta ɟú dḗn tré sə̀prəˈ ʾə́tva ⁺p̂làša,ˈ hár babé yəmmé c-avíva ⁺p̂làša.ˈ hàrˈ c-avíva p̂làšaˈ jī́s lèva m-⁺úydalə.ˈ hár ṱ-avíva čìrə,ˈ ʾánnə nášə yàccə.ˈ ⁺xárta ʾàniˈ xá ʾó màlcaˈ ʾə́tvalə xa-brùnaˈ ʾo xína ʾə́tvalə brìta.ˈ ⁺bár꞊t ʾḗn brité hám꞊da bruné ṱ-i-ɟurvə̀slə,ˈ víla yàccə ʾé bráta,ˈ víla yáccə xàmta,ˈ ʾo bruné vílə yàcca jvánk̭a,ˈ ⁺xárta ⁺dána tìla,ˈ ʾánnə tpə́k̭le p̂-⁺ùydalə.ˈ ʾó yála hám꞊da ʾé bráta ⁺bíle ⁺ʾùydalə.ˈ ⁺bíle ⁺ʾùydalə,ˈ ⁺xàrtaˈ ⁺bár꞊t babé yəmmé ṱ-i-⁺dìleˈ yán ʾánnə ⁺byáyəna ⁺ʾùydalə,ˈ ʾánnə də́žmən꞊va ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾùydalə múˈ ʾánnə tré ʾojàxəmˈ hí ⁺rázi là víle.ˈ ⁺rázi lèva,ˈ màraˈ mujjúrra ʾáxnan də̀žmən꞊vax,ˈ mən-šə́nnə ⁺dòrə,ˈ mən-⁺ʾáta-⁺bàba.ˈ ʾátən lè ɟórat k̭a-⁺dàvun.ˈ ⁺ʾávun꞊da màraˈ brī́t ⁺dávun lé ⁺morə́nna bètaˈ mujjùrra?ˈ hár víle ⁺p̂láša vàda xína,ˈ ʾánnə yála bráta ⁺byáyəna ⁺ʾùydalə.ˈ mujjùrraˈ hə́č náša lé-⁺ʾaməs ⁺šámmə ⁺ʾal-k̭alè.ˈ háda ⁺byàyəva,ˈ háda ⁺byàyəva.ˈ ʾó yála brūn-málca mə́rrəˈ ʾə́n ʾátən là-ʾoyat báxtət dìyyiˈ ʾána b-⁺k̭aṱlə̀nna ɟáni.ˈ ʾáyən꞊da màraˈ ʾána꞊da b-⁺k̭aṱlánna ɟáni m-⁺bár dìyyuxˈ ʾə́n ʾáxnan xá k̭a-do-xína lá ɟoràxən.ˈ há ʾáʾa mú ʾódi ʾadìyya?ˈ ʾá hemə́zman xə́šla ⁺mṱíla ⁺ʾal-nátət dēn-babé yəmmèˈ mə̀rreˈ ʾátxa ʾátxa tanùyəna.ˈ míra ṱ-i-⁺spày.ˈ ʾátxa tanùyəna.ˈ xína cú-jur ṱ-ìla,ˈ suzɟə̀rre.ˈ ⁺xlùylaˈ yùmuˈ tunìle.ˈ mə́rre ʾátxa ʾátxa yùma,ˈ ʾátxa ʾátxa b-yàrxa,ˈ ʾátxa ʾátxa yàrxaˈ ṱ-odáxlə ⁺xlùyla.ˈ ʾíta tìləˈ ⁺dánət ⁺xlùyla,ˈ ⁺xlùyla və́dlə.ˈ láxxa ⁺tàmmaˈ ⁺xlúyla vìlə.ˈ ɟu-dá ⁺xlúyla vàtta,ˈ tá k̭ú ʾá càlu,ˈ k̭a-dáy ʾə́tvalə dəžmənnáyta ʾó xìnaˈ bábu ⁺dàvun.ˈ də́žmən ṱ-i-ʾə̀tvalə,ˈ mə́rrə ʾá càluˈ lá ɟárət ʾoyàniˈ báx brùni.ˈ ɟnùvunla,ˈ làblunla.ˈ hì꞊daˈ ʾá cálu xə̀tnaˈ ṱ-ína labùləˈ bi-rə̀k̭da,ˈ bi-švàra,ˈ bi-dávla ɟàrmun,ˈ tá k̭ú ʾá càluˈ ɟanvìla.ˈ ʾá cálu ɟnivàle.ˈ rə̀k̭la,ˈ prə̀k̭la,ˈ xə̀šla.ˈ ʾáy xá cul-maràca víla,ˈ xa-⁺tóp ⁺topxàna víle bədráya,ˈ susaváy ⁺marxùṱəˈ mù váda.ˈ ⁺bərxáṱa ⁺bár dàˈ ɟinàvaˈ ʾá cálu mā̀n ɟnivála?ˈ ʾáy càlu ɟnivále!ˈ càlu ɟnivále.ˈ mā̀n ɟnivále?ˈ lá táni dəžmə́nnət do-bàbətˈ dó xə̀tna.ˈ ʾáni cú-jur ṱ-ìva xínaˈ làxxa və́dle,ˈ ⁺tàmma mxíle,ˈ ⁺p̂làšə víleˈ mù víle?ˈ cú-jur ṱ-ìla,ˈ ʾá càluˈ p̂urṱəccàle.ˈ p̂urṱəccále muyyàleˈ mə̀drə.ˈ ʾó xə́tna muyyàlə.ˈ xína ʾó bábət dó xə́tna mú p̂ṱ-avə̀dva?ˈ hə́č mə́ndi ʾužé lá-⁺məslə ʾavə̀dva.ˈ k̭a-bábu yə̀mmu mə́rrəˈ ʾána ⁺byáyon ʾá càlu.ˈ ʾáha bàxtila.ˈ ⁺bayyítun ⁺bayyìtun.ˈ là꞊da,ˈ ʾána b-šók̭ən ṱ-àzən.ˈ xá ʾóxa brúna sòɟul ʾə́tvale.ˈ ʾáy bába yə́mmət ⁺dàvun xínaˈ lá švə̀k̭leˈ là brúniˈ mára.ˈ hə́č dúca lè šok̭áxlux.ˈ ʾìca p̂ṱ-azítən?ˈ mú ʾòdax xína?ˈ cú-m ṱ-ìla,ˈ ɟúrra mèla.ˈ muyyàlə.ˈ ʾḗn ⁺xnamíyyə꞊da suzɟə̀rre ⁺ʾúydalə.ˈ bába yə́mmət càlu,ˈ bába yə̀mmətˈ xə́tna suzɟə̀rre.ˈ ⁺xárta vílə ⁺xlùylaˈ švàraˈ ⁺šavvà yumánə,ˈ ⁺šavvà lelaváy.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺rə́xlə ⁺xlùyla.ˈ hí suzɟə̀rre ʾáni꞊da.ˈ víle jī́s ⁺xə́lyə m-⁺uydàlə.ˈ	Once upon a time there were some birds, there was a flock of birds. Just like people the birds also used to speak and talk. There were poor ones, there were some rich ones. Now, between two birds there was a fight, their father and mother used to be always fighting. They were always fighting. They were not good together. They were always indignant with each other, those big people. Now, one of them, a king, had a son, and another had a daughter. After their daughter and son grew up, the girl became big, she became a young woman, and their son became a big young man, then the time came when they met. The boy and the girl fell in love with each other. They fell in love with each other, then, when their father and mother knew that they loved each other—they were mutual enemies, those two clans—yes, they were not pleased. They were not pleased, they say ‘How (can it be), we are enemies for many generations, from the time of our forebears. You will not marry him.’ He says ‘I shall not bring his daughter into the house.’ What could they do? They continued to fight, but that boy and girl loved each other, in such a way that nobody was aware of them. They loved each other like that, they loved each like that. The boy, the son of the king, said ‘If you do not become my wife, I shall kill myself.’ She says ‘I also will kill myself after you, if we do not marry each other.’ Well, what should they do now? This talk reached the ear of their father and mother. They said ‘This is what they are saying.’ They said ‘Fine. This is what they are saying.’ In one way or another they made peace. They set the date for the wedding. They said ‘On such-and-such a day, on such-and-such (a date) in the month, such-and-such a month, we shall hold the wedding.’ Then the time of the wedding came and they held the wedding. In short the wedding took place. When the wedding was being held ‘Come, get up bride,’ for the other one, his father, felt animosity towards her. Because he felt animosity, he said ‘This bride must not be the wife of my son. Kidnap her! Take her away!' Yes, when the bride and groom continued with the dance, with the jig and with the drum and accordion ‘Come, get up bride,’ they kidnapped her. They kidnapped the bride. She went away, she disappeared, she went off. There was a great commotion, cannons were fired, horses were made to gallop, doing whatever. They ran after the kidnapper. ‘Who has kidnapped the bride? Oh they have kidnapped the bride! They have kidnapped the bride. Who has kidnapped her?’ What do you know, it was the enemy (accomplice) of the father of the groom. In one way or another, they did such-and-such here, they struck there, fights broke out, and the like. In one way or another, they rescued the bride. They rescued her and brought her back again. The groom brought her back. So what could the father of the groom do? He could do nothing. He said to his father and mother ‘I love this bride. This is my wife. If you want it, fine. If not, I shall leave (everything) and go.’ They only had that single beloved son. Well his mother and father did not allow it. They say ‘No, my son. We shall not let you (go) anywhere. Where will you go? What should we do? Whoever she is, marry her and bring her.’ He brought her. The in-laws made peace with one another. The father and mother of the bride, father and mother of groom made peace. Then the wedding was held with leaping, seven days and seven nights. The wedding went on for a long time. Yes, they made peace. They became pleasant and sweet with each other.

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ʾə́tva lə́tva sə̀prə xínaˈ k̭ubbúxtət sə́prə c-avìvaˈ dáx d-máx ⁺ʾàlma c-avíva sə́prə꞊da xínaˈ hamzùmə,ˈ tanùyə.ˈ ʾə́tva ⁺casìbə꞊daˈ xáč̭č̭a márət davə̀lta ʾə́tva.ˈ ʾíta ɟú dḗn tré sə̀prəˈ ʾə́tva ⁺p̂làša,ˈ hár babé yəmmé c-avíva ⁺p̂làša.ˈ hàrˈ c-avíva p̂làšaˈ jī́s lèva m-⁺úydalə.ˈ hár ṱ-avíva čìrə,ˈ ʾánnə nášə yàccə.ˈ ⁺xárta ʾàniˈ xá ʾó màlcaˈ ʾə́tvalə xa-brùnaˈ ʾo xína ʾə́tvalə brìta.ˈ ⁺bár꞊t ʾḗn brité hám꞊da bruné ṱ-i-ɟurvə̀slə,ˈ víla yàccə ʾé bráta,ˈ víla yáccə xàmta,ˈ ʾo bruné vílə yàcca jvánk̭a,ˈ ⁺xárta ⁺dána tìla,ˈ ʾánnə tpə́k̭le p̂-⁺ùydalə.ˈ ʾó yála hám꞊da ʾé bráta ⁺bíle ⁺ʾùydalə.ˈ ⁺bíle ⁺ʾùydalə,ˈ ⁺xàrtaˈ ⁺bár꞊t babé yəmmé ṱ-i-⁺dìleˈ yán ʾánnə ⁺byáyəna ⁺ʾùydalə,ˈ ʾánnə də́žmən꞊va ⁺ʾal-⁺ʾùydalə múˈ ʾánnə tré ʾojàxəmˈ hí ⁺rázi là víle.ˈ ⁺rázi lèva,ˈ màraˈ mujjúrra ʾáxnan də̀žmən꞊vax,ˈ mən-šə́nnə ⁺dòrə,ˈ mən-⁺ʾáta-⁺bàba.ˈ ʾátən lè ɟórat k̭a-⁺dàvun.ˈ ⁺ʾávun꞊da màraˈ brī́t ⁺dávun lé ⁺morə́nna bètaˈ mujjùrra?ˈ hár víle ⁺p̂láša vàda xína,ˈ ʾánnə yála bráta ⁺byáyəna ⁺ʾùydalə.ˈ mujjùrraˈ hə́č náša lé-⁺ʾaməs ⁺šámmə ⁺ʾal-k̭alè.ˈ háda ⁺byàyəva,ˈ háda ⁺byàyəva.ˈ ʾó yála brūn-málca mə́rrəˈ ʾə́n ʾátən là-ʾoyat báxtət dìyyiˈ ʾána b-⁺k̭aṱlə̀nna ɟáni.ˈ ʾáyən꞊da màraˈ ʾána꞊da b-⁺k̭aṱlánna ɟáni m-⁺bár dìyyuxˈ ʾə́n ʾáxnan xá k̭a-do-xína lá ɟoràxən.ˈ há ʾáʾa mú ʾódi ʾadìyya?ˈ ʾá hemə́zman xə́šla ⁺mṱíla ⁺ʾal-nátət dēn-babé yəmmèˈ mə̀rreˈ ʾátxa ʾátxa tanùyəna.ˈ míra ṱ-i-⁺spày.ˈ ʾátxa tanùyəna.ˈ xína cú-jur ṱ-ìla,ˈ suzɟə̀rre.ˈ ⁺xlùylaˈ yùmuˈ tunìle.ˈ mə́rre ʾátxa ʾátxa yùma,ˈ ʾátxa ʾátxa b-yàrxa,ˈ ʾátxa ʾátxa yàrxaˈ ṱ-odáxlə ⁺xlùyla.ˈ ʾíta tìləˈ ⁺dánət ⁺xlùyla,ˈ ⁺xlùyla və́dlə.ˈ láxxa ⁺tàmmaˈ ⁺xlúyla vìlə.ˈ ɟu-dá ⁺xlúyla vàtta,ˈ tá k̭ú ʾá càlu,ˈ k̭a-dáy ʾə́tvalə dəžmənnáyta ʾó xìnaˈ bábu ⁺dàvun.ˈ də́žmən ṱ-i-ʾə̀tvalə,ˈ mə́rrə ʾá càluˈ lá ɟárət ʾoyàniˈ báx brùni.ˈ ɟnùvunla,ˈ làblunla.ˈ hì꞊daˈ ʾá cálu xə̀tnaˈ ṱ-ína labùləˈ bi-rə̀k̭da,ˈ bi-švàra,ˈ bi-dávla ɟàrmun,ˈ tá k̭ú ʾá càluˈ ɟanvìla.ˈ ʾá cálu ɟnivàle.ˈ rə̀k̭la,ˈ prə̀k̭la,ˈ xə̀šla.ˈ ʾáy xá cul-maràca víla,ˈ xa-⁺tóp ⁺topxàna víle bədráya,ˈ susaváy ⁺marxùṱəˈ mù váda.ˈ ⁺bərxáṱa ⁺bár dàˈ ɟinàvaˈ ʾá cálu mā̀n ɟnivála?ˈ ʾáy càlu ɟnivále!ˈ càlu ɟnivále.ˈ mā̀n ɟnivále?ˈ lá táni dəžmə́nnət do-bàbətˈ dó xə̀tna.ˈ ʾáni cú-jur ṱ-ìva xínaˈ làxxa və́dle,ˈ ⁺tàmma mxíle,ˈ ⁺p̂làšə víleˈ mù víle?ˈ cú-jur ṱ-ìla,ˈ ʾá càluˈ p̂urṱəccàle.ˈ p̂urṱəccále muyyàleˈ mə̀drə.ˈ ʾó xə́tna muyyàlə.ˈ xína ʾó bábət dó xə́tna mú p̂ṱ-avə̀dva?ˈ hə́č mə́ndi ʾužé lá-⁺məslə ʾavə̀dva.ˈ k̭a-bábu yə̀mmu mə́rrəˈ ʾána ⁺byáyon ʾá càlu.ˈ ʾáha bàxtila.ˈ ⁺bayyítun ⁺bayyìtun.ˈ là꞊da,ˈ ʾána b-šók̭ən ṱ-àzən.ˈ xá ʾóxa brúna sòɟul ʾə́tvale.ˈ ʾáy bába yə́mmət ⁺dàvun xínaˈ lá švə̀k̭leˈ là brúniˈ mára.ˈ hə́č dúca lè šok̭áxlux.ˈ ʾìca p̂ṱ-azítən?ˈ mú ʾòdax xína?ˈ cú-m ṱ-ìla,ˈ ɟúrra mèla.ˈ muyyàlə.ˈ ʾḗn ⁺xnamíyyə꞊da suzɟə̀rre ⁺ʾúydalə.ˈ bába yə́mmət càlu,ˈ bába yə̀mmətˈ xə́tna suzɟə̀rre.ˈ ⁺xárta vílə ⁺xlùylaˈ švàraˈ ⁺šavvà yumánə,ˈ ⁺šavvà lelaváy.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺rə́xlə ⁺xlùyla.ˈ hí suzɟə̀rre ʾáni꞊da.ˈ víle jī́s ⁺xə́lyə m-⁺uydàlə.ˈ

Translation:

Once upon a time there were some birds, there was a flock of birds. Just like people the birds also used to speak and talk. There were poor ones, there were some rich ones. Now, between two birds there was a fight, their father and mother used to be always fighting. They were always fighting. They were not good together. They were always indignant with each other, those big people. Now, one of them, a king, had a son, and another had a daughter. After their daughter and son grew up, the girl became big, she became a young woman, and their son became a big young man, then the time came when they met. The boy and the girl fell in love with each other. They fell in love with each other, then, when their father and mother knew that they loved each other—they were mutual enemies, those two clans—yes, they were not pleased. They were not pleased, they say ‘How (can it be), we are enemies for many generations, from the time of our forebears. You will not marry him.’ He says ‘I shall not bring his daughter into the house.’ What could they do? They continued to fight, but that boy and girl loved each other, in such a way that nobody was aware of them. They loved each other like that, they loved each like that. The boy, the son of the king, said ‘If you do not become my wife, I shall kill myself.’ She says ‘I also will kill myself after you, if we do not marry each other.’ Well, what should they do now? This talk reached the ear of their father and mother. They said ‘This is what they are saying.’ They said ‘Fine. This is what they are saying.’ In one way or another they made peace. They set the date for the wedding. They said ‘On such-and-such a day, on such-and-such (a date) in the month, such-and-such a month, we shall hold the wedding.’ Then the time of the wedding came and they held the wedding. In short the wedding took place. When the wedding was being held ‘Come, get up bride,’ for the other one, his father, felt animosity towards her. Because he felt animosity, he said ‘This bride must not be the wife of my son. Kidnap her! Take her away!' Yes, when the bride and groom continued with the dance, with the jig and with the drum and accordion ‘Come, get up bride,’ they kidnapped her. They kidnapped the bride. She went away, she disappeared, she went off. There was a great commotion, cannons were fired, horses were made to gallop, doing whatever. They ran after the kidnapper. ‘Who has kidnapped the bride? Oh they have kidnapped the bride! They have kidnapped the bride. Who has kidnapped her?’ What do you know, it was the enemy (accomplice) of the father of the groom. In one way or another, they did such-and-such here, they struck there, fights broke out, and the like. In one way or another, they rescued the bride. They rescued her and brought her back again. The groom brought her back. So what could the father of the groom do? He could do nothing. He said to his father and mother ‘I love this bride. This is my wife. If you want it, fine. If not, I shall leave (everything) and go.’ They only had that single beloved son. Well his mother and father did not allow it. They say ‘No, my son. We shall not let you (go) anywhere. Where will you go? What should we do? Whoever she is, marry her and bring her.’ He brought her. The in-laws made peace with one another. The father and mother of the bride, father and mother of groom made peace. Then the wedding was held with leaping, seven days and seven nights. The wedding went on for a long time. Yes, they made peace. They became pleasant and sweet with each other.