Barwar: The Tale of Farxo and Səttiya

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar. 3 vols. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2008, vol. 3	Dawiḏ ʾAdam

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0:00	ʾíṯwa xa-málka gu-ḏa-màṯa.ˈ ʾo-màlkaˈ ʾíṯwale tə̀rte bnáṯa.ˈ xóne díye făqìra-wewa.ˈ xóna d-o-málka făqìra-wewa.ˈ šə́ttət màṯa-wewa tíwa ʾo-xóna făqíra.ˈ málka tíwa gu-rèšət máṯa.ˈ xa-yóma síqe-wawa l-ṣɛ̀da,ˈ síqe-wawa l-ṣɛ́da tràṯna xonăwáṯa.ˈ baxtáṯa tə̀rwəṯna hóla yaqùre.ˈ málka mə́re ṭla-d-o-xóne făqìra,ˈ mə́re xòniˈ baxtáṯən hóla yaqúre tərwə̀ṯna.ˈ ʾən-báxtux muṯéla bràtaˈ ʾu-báxti muṯéla bròna,ˈ brátux qa-bròni.ˈ ʾən-báxti muṯéla bràtaˈ ʾu-báxtux muṯéla bròna,ˈ ʾa-bráti qa-brònux.ˈ ʾáyya ʾɛ̀ni mirále?ˈ màlka.ˈ ʾánna ṣə̀lyela.ˈ wítɛla dánət mabròye,ˈ tə́rwəṯna mubrèlaˈ hàr ʾo-yóma.ˈ ʾáyya mòdi y-oḏáwa ʾɛ-brátaˈ zùrta?ˈ mən-d-ɛ́-danət brèlaˈ hál d-ɛ-dánət mṭéla l-yàla,ˈ wéla bxàya.ˈ šə́mmə d-ɛ-bráta mòdile?ˈ Səttìye.ˈ ʾu-šə́mmət yála ʾíle Fàrxo.ˈ Fárxo ʾu-Səttìye.ˈ mára qìmtɛla,ˈ har-ʾó-yomə ṱ-íla brìṯa,ˈ də́ryəlla gu-dudìya,ˈ dargùšta,ˈ ʾu-ṣlìṯɛla,ˈ ṣlíṯa, ṣlíṯa, ṣlìṯa,ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlle púmma gu-pùmmətˈ Fàrxo,ˈ šuréla myàṣaˈ ʾɛ̀-danɛla kə́lye.ˈ ʾúp-xa mə́nna lá-wewa klàyaˈ har-bxàya-wawa.ˈ qímtɛla yə́mmət Sə̀ttiye,ˈ mə́ra xázəx ʾɛ̀kɛla bráti,ˈ ṭắya ʾə̀lla.ˈ ʾɛ́ni báxtɛla mubrɛ̀ṯa?ˈ mə́re báxtət ʾə̀ḏməxˈ hóla mubrɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ṣléla tàmaˈ qəm-xazyàla,ˈ ʾína hóla tràṯnaˈ dmíxe gu-dudìya.ˈ qímtɛla šqíltəlla bràta,ˈ mosàqtəlla.ˈ mosáqtəlla bráta l-bɛ̀ṯa,ˈ šuréla xá-bena xéta bxàya,ˈ bxàya,ˈ bxàya,ˈ bxàya.ˈ b-lɛ̀leˈ šuréla xá-bena xéta ṣlèla.ˈ ṣléla har-hàdəx wídla.ˈ qìmla,ˈ málka krìble.ˈ málka krìbleˈ ʾu-b-gáne málka mírɛwa ʾən-hawéli bràtaˈ t-yánna qa-bronɛ̀xu.ˈ málka krìbleˈ bud-hàtxa məndiyáne.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ šqìləlle yála.ˈ yála zòrɛle.ˈ yáʿni l-xá-yarxa lɛ̀le mə́ṭya.ˈ qìmɛleˈ mə́re máttule qam-ʾɛ́nət mìya.ˈ ʾu-susăwàṯaˈ la-maxlùla.ˈ là maštóla míya,ˈ bás maxlìtulaˈ ʾu-ta-t-ʾázi marč̣ìle.ˈ ʾu-bába-w yə́mmət … t-yàlaˈ mxéla b-dùnyeˈ zílla l-Sùriya.ˈ yála ṯéla ḏáʾa Hùre,ˈ šə́mma dìya,ˈ qəm-šaqlàle,ˈ ʾÀme.ˈ mə̀re:ˈ ʾÀme,ˈ ʾamánəx máttula tàma,ˈ šqùlli,ˈ nàbəlli,ˈ máttuli b-díwənt màmi.ˈ bábe yə́mme díye ṭrìḏela.ˈ mə́re ʾáxni ṱ-àzəx. lá xazə́xle brònənˈ qṭìla.ˈ qəm-darɛ́le gu-ʾórət susăwàṯa.ˈ ʾímət qəm-darɛ́le gu-ʾórət susăwàṯa,ˈ susăwáṯa lɛ́la xíle ʾu-šə̀tye.ˈ qəm-darɛ́le tàma,ˈ mə́ra b-qaṭlìle.ˈ šuréle zmírre b-súsa smòqa.ˈ mə́re bắyən mə̀nnuxˈ hə́lma t-yáwət b-rèši.ˈ ʾu-be-máʿna ṭízux yawə́tle l-gùda.ˈ ʾu-b-súsa kòma,ˈ b-súsa xwàra,ˈ kúlla zmírre hàdəx.ˈ xárṯa málka mə́re ṣlòˈ díya hóla mpurə́psəlle Fàrxo.ˈ šqùlule,ˈ zdòle,ˈ ʾu-dro-gə́lla xàṯaˈ qam-susăwàṯa.ˈ ʾánna ṣàliˈ ʾína mò ṣáli!ˈ hóla susăwàṯaˈ jə̀mye b-réše díyeˈ wáḏa hə̀lmaˈ b-réše dìye.ˈ síqla yíwla xàbraˈ mə̀raˈ ʾàġayˈ hàtxɛla qaẓíya,ˈ ya-màlka.ˈ mə́re súqu mɛ̀ṯole.ˈ mára qìmelaˈ mùsqəlle táma.ˈ ʾáwwa suréle zmàra,ˈ mə́re ʾálaha qəm-xalə̀qliˈ yóma qamàyaˈ rèša.ˈ ʾu-yómə tré qəm-xalə́qli ʾiṯàṯa.ˈ ʾu-yómə ṭḷáṯa qəm-xalə́qli ʾɛ̀na.ˈ ʾu-yómət ʾàrbaˈ hál yarxət-ʾə̀č̣č̣a.ˈ mə́re ʾána qəm-xalə́qli ʾàlaha.ˈ ʾu-ʾə̀dyo,ˈ kú-məndit bắyət wùdli.ˈ wùḏ-bi.ˈ ʾámər lá qaṭlə̀nnux.ˈ pɛ́šət làxxaˈ gu-bɛ̀ṯaˈ xònaˈ mən-d-ánna bnàṯi.ˈ ʾítli ṭə̀ḷḷəṯ.ˈ Náze ʾɛ-gòṛta,ˈ Zíne ʾu-Səttíye ʾɛ-xarɛ̀ṯa,ˈ zùrta.ˈ mə́re ʾánna xaṯwàṯuxila.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ mára qímela xà-yomaˈ mə́ra ṱ-ázəx sàxəx.ˈ ʾánna qímela zíle sxàya.ˈ Náze ʾɛ-gòṛtaˈ mə́re Fàrxo,ˈ máttu xa-képa làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-làxxa.ˈ kèpa.ˈ mə́re ṭla-Səttíye tu-làxxa.ˈ Səttíye tu-láxxa xarɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾu-Zíne tíwla ʾa-t-bàṯra,ˈ ʾu-Náze ʾɛ-qamɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾɛ-qamɛ́ṯa góṛta Nàzela.ˈ w-a-t-tə́rte zúrta Zìne.ˈ w-a-t-ṭə́ḷḷəṯ Səttìye.ˈ ʾu-xá-kepa muttɛ́ṯəlle tămàʾha.ˈ mə́ra Fárxo tu-tămàʾha.ˈ Fárxo tíwɛle rəš-d-wáʾha kèpa.ˈ Náze mə̀raˈ múr ʾɛ̀ni-mənnənˈ biš-šapìrtɛla.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ Nàze,ˈ ʾáti gánəx nàzik-iwətˈ rába šapìrtɛwət,ˈ ʾína ṭúwe l-ó yòma,ˈ b-xazə́nnəx ʾáti ʾɛ̀ni b-gáwrət.ˈ mə́re Zíne ʾáti b-gánəx šapìrtət,ˈ ʾup-ʾáti Zìne.ˈ ʾína ṭálbən mən-márya ʾaláha ta-t-ʾó-yomət górət ta-t-háwən mə̀nnəx.ˈ márɛle m-rəš-kúlla d-áni ʾíla Səttìye.ˈ žɛ́re Fàrxoˈ ṱ-íwən ʾána b-hìwi díya.ˈ ʾàyyaˈ Nàze,ˈ ʾɛ-gòṛtɛla,ˈ čìrra.ˈ zílla mə́re ṭla-bába dìya.ˈ mə́ra babì,ˈ yắḏət ʾə́dyo módi wídle Fárxo bìyən?ˈ mə́re mòdi wídle?ˈ mə́ra zìllən,ˈ muttúle ʾə̀llən,ˈ ʾána qamɛ̀ṯaˈ ʾu-Zíne bàṯraˈ ʾu-Səttíye xarɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾaw-túwle tămàʾha.ˈ mə̀reˈ Náze hàtxaˈ ʾu-Zíne hàtxa,ˈ mə́re ʾána bắyən Səttìye.ˈ ʾáy biš-šapìrtɛla Səttíye.ˈ ʾu-dɛréwa képe hátxa biyɛ̀ni,ˈ lá-qabəlwa ʾáxni saxə̀xwa.ˈ dráya képe ʾáxni sxàyaˈ šluxayàṯa.ˈ ʾáw y-azə́lwa xayə́rwa hátxa bìyən,ˈ dráya kèpe.ˈ mə́re là,ˈ ʾáti duglàntət.ˈ mə́re ʾána mbàqrenaˈ Zìne,ˈ ʾa-t-tə̀rte.ˈ mə́re há bràtiˈ mót mára ʾàti?ˈ mòdi-wawaˈ qə́ṣṣət t-Fárxo diyɛ̀xu?ˈ mə̀raˈ bábi dū̀s bắyət?ˈ mə́re hè.ˈ mə́ra Náze mə́ra ṭla-Fàrxoˈ máttu xa-képa làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-képa làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-làxxa.ˈ ʾu-xa-muttɛ́ṯəlle ṭla-Fàrxo.ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ̀ni mə́nnən biš-šapírtɛla?ˈ zmírre bíya dìya,ˈ mə́re Náze hàtxa-wˈ zmírre b-Zìneˈ mə́re rəš-kúlla d-áni ʾíla Səttìye.ˈ ʾána qa-Sittìye bắyən.ˈ ʾàmərˈ qə́ṭma b-rešɛ̀xu!ˈ xóna mənnɛ̀xule,ˈ lɛ́la ta-t-ʾamráti ṭlíba ma-ṭlìba.ˈ xóna mənnɛ̀xule.ˈ pìšle xóna mənnéy.ˈ xa-yòmaˈ qímla zílla mə̀raˈ ṱ-ázəx l-ʾə̀rwe.ˈ zílla l-ʾə̀rwe.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga ʾíṯən Čixàloˈ ʾu-ʾAšebaṭàlo,ˈ ʾánna tráṯna šăvánə … t-màlkɛla.ˈ kú-bratə ṱ-íla bríṯa mən-màlka,ˈ qamáya băyéwa Nàze.ˈ mə́re šawwá-šənne pɛ́šən xulàma,ˈ bas-yátla Náze ʾə̀lli.ˈ šétə tə́rte bréla Zìne.ˈ zílle mə̀reˈ … ʾáwwa Čixàlo hóle máraˈ … zílle mə̀reˈ málka ʾáti har-t-yàtli brátux?ˈ yátla Zìne ʾə́lli.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ ʾáti tùmlaˈ šáwwa šə̀nnux,ˈ ʾána t-yànnaˈ Zìne ʾə́llux.ˈ mára šetə-ṭə́ḷḷəṯ wìtɛlaˈ Səttìye.ˈ ham-zílɛle kə́sle dìyeˈ mə̀reˈ málka t-áwət basima-àti.ˈ har-t-yàtli ḏa-bráta,ˈ là?ˈ mə́re hè.ˈ mə́re yátli Səttìye.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf,ˈ t-yánnux Səttìye.ˈ ʾáti tùmlaˈ ṣáwwa šə̀nnux,ˈ ʾána t-yánnux Səttìye.ˈ mára píšela hàdəx.ˈ ʾánna ʾímə ṱ-íla wíta Səttìye,ˈ ʾáy biš-xámṯɛla m-kùlla,ˈ qímela zìleˈ mămóṣe ʾə̀rbe,ˈ mămóṣe pàṛe.ˈ wítɛla dàna,ˈ mìṣela ʾə́rbe,ˈ páṛe mən-yəmmaṯèy,ˈ mə́re paršə̀xla m-ġḏáḏe.ˈ ʾAšebaṭàloˈ ʾáwwa máxe b-zòrna.ˈ ʾə́rbe máxe l-ġḏàḏe,ˈ ṱ-ázi xa-fàtra,ˈ ʾal-salíqə zòrna.ˈ máxe zórna xa-salíqa xèna,ˈ ʾə́rbe b-dɛ̀ri,ˈ b-ganèy,ˈ t-la-mădóṛe la-šăvànaˈ ʾu-la-ʾàp-xa.ˈ ʾo-xènaˈ Čixàlo,ˈ ʾaw-blìgɛle,ˈ bắye t-gàwər.ˈ mára ʾímət zílla mə́re páršəx ʾə̀rwe,ˈ ʾu-bejìye l-xà-gotaˈ ʾu-ʾə́rwe l-xà-gota.ˈ xa-pàṛaˈ wiḏále gáne max-qə̀šta.ˈ Fárxo ʾu-Səttíye hóla kəs-ġḏàḏe.ˈ ʾu-hátxa hóla dwíqe kúlla rèzaˈ ʾu-ʾə́rwe yáwəlla hàtxaˈ ʾu-bejíye mpalòṭəlla.ˈ xá-paṛa ʾawə́dla gáne ʾax-qə̀šta,ˈ maxéla bēn-Səttíye l-Fàrxo.ˈ kút-xa ṭla-gáne šuréle dwàqa.ˈ ṣúdrət Səttìyeˈ ʾáwwa xálqa nčìlle,ˈ Fárxo qəm-xazéle ṣàdra. Čixàlo,ˈ m-yaha-góta xèta,ˈ qəm-xazéla ʾína xzéle ṣádra dìya,ˈ krìble.ˈ qímɛle zíla šə̀kyaˈ qa-màlka.ˈ mə́re ʾíṯən xàʾaˈ hóle márəlle šə́mme Fàrxo,ˈ hóle zìlaˈ hàtxɛle wáḏa b-bnáṯa,ˈ hàtxɛle wáḏa,ˈ hatxà,ˈ hatxà,ˈ hatxà,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re xa-mə́ndi wìdleˈ b-rəš-bnàṯaˈ har-šùqla.ˈ málka hummə̀nne.ˈ ʾáwwa módi wìdle?ˈ qìmle,ˈ maxéwa ʾáwwa b-zòrna,ˈ ʾAšebaṭàlo,ˈ mə̀reˈ ʾáwwa mò-tăhər nášɛle?ˈ là-ʾamrətti?ˈ zála škáya ʾə̀lli,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ hár hole-mára ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ qímɛle ʾap-Fárxo šqíləlle zòrna,ˈ mxáya zòrna,ˈ bejíye hóla xa-gòtaˈ ʾə́rwe xa-gòta.ˈ mə́re ʾáw xoš-ʾázəl gu-yə́mmət gáne dìye.ˈ ʾána ʾàti bắyən.ˈ mə́re ʾána mò,ˈ xo-là pɛ́šən šăvána-llux.ˈ Fàrxo hóle mára.ˈ mə́re ʾána bṱ-àzena.ˈ Səttìyeˈ šmìlaˈ bába díya hóle mùttaˈ jallàde,ˈ b-jáldi réšət Fàrxo.ˈ sằbabˈ ʾăwáha škèle,ˈ mə́re lìṯba fáyda.ˈ qímɛle čántət Čixàloˈ mə́ḷyəllɛle kèpe,ˈ Fàrxo,ˈ ʾu-rə́pyɛləlla.ˈ kúlla wìḏəlla,ˈ júlle díye kúlla bə̀zyəlla.ˈ ʾu-nčíləlla čánte dìyeˈ ʾu-zìlɛle.ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ mə̀raˈ ʾən-Fárxo hawnànɛle,ˈ lázəm ʾáṯe ʾáwəḏ navèže,ˈ yáʿni mṣàleˈ ʾu-baʿdḕn ʾázəl bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlla ṭəllə̀ṯ xəmməryáṯa,ˈ m-an-xməryáṯə tabzìye.ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlla rəš-páršət ʾɛ̀na,ˈ ḏa-smòqta,ˈ ḏa-xwàrta,ˈ ḏa-milànta.ˈ Fàrxoˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle mə́re là-ʾawrən gu-máṯa.ˈ mə́re ṱ-ázən rəš-ʾɛ̀na,ˈ šátən mìya,ˈ mxállən pàṯi,ˈ mṣàlən,ˈ ʾu-baʿdḕn ṱ-áwrən gu-màṯa.ˈ mára zílɛle xə́zyəlla ʾànnaˈ kxìkɛle. ʾímə ṱ-íle kxìka,ˈ šqìləllaˈ mə́re ʾáyya smóqta ʾíla də̀mmiˈ ʾu-ʾáyya milánta ʾíla ròxi,ˈ ʾu-ʾáyya xwárta ʾíla nə̀šmi.ˈ mə́re ʾànnaˈ Sə̀ttiyela muttɛ́ṯəlla láxxa.ˈ yắḏənˈ la-málka màmiˈ hóle yə́mya b-rèši.ˈ máttu jallàdeˈ ʾə́lla b-qaṭə̀lli.ˈ ʾána le-y-àzən.ˈ kəs-mámi le-y-àzən.ˈ ʾáy-ga xăyéwa kəs-máme dìye.ˈ qímɛle zílɛle gu-ʾalòle.ˈ dmíxɛle gu-ʾalólət màṯa.ˈ Səttíye xḏìrtɛlaˈ ʾína xzìṯəlleˈ mə́re ʾə́lla dìyaˈ mə̀reˈ mò ʾóḏən ʾána?ˈ ta-módi … hátxa wíḏa bàbəx?ˈ mə́ra xzi-ṱ-amrə̀nnux.ˈ hóle yə́mya b-rèšux.ˈ ʾáyya béna Čixálo hàtxɛle míra.ˈ mə́ra ʾina-ṣlí be-xàlux.ˈ ṣlìgən,ˈ puš-ʾárxa be-xàlux.ˈ bas-ʾàna t-yăḏánnuxˈ ʾɛ̀kɛwət.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ qímela dmìxeˈ nšíqəlla ġḏàḏe.ˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle xa-màlla.ˈ saʾət-ʾàrpa-wela.ˈ ṯéle xa-màlla,ˈ ʾína xazèla.ˈ xazéla dmíxe kəs-ġḏàḏe.ˈ mə́re qa-màlla,ˈ mə́re yà-malla,ˈ mòt mgašóqe bíyi?ˈ lɛ́ḏeti ʾàyyaˈ ṱ-íla mən-hə́š t-la-bràyaˈ ʾáyya ʾíla yíwta qa-dìyi?ˈ bàxtila.ˈ mə́re màllaˈ mà ʾítli šúla mən-d-ánna?ˈ šwíqile tàmaˈ ʾu-zílɛle l-jàma.ˈ ʾáwwa qímɛle qedàmta,ˈ šqíləlle xa-mən-súsət xàle,ˈ tíwa l-xáṣe dìye,ˈ ʾu-ṣə̀lya.ˈ ṣə̀lya,ˈ t-ʾámrexi mən-Dùre,ˈ ṯáya ṣláya l-ʾAmedìya.ˈ qímɛle tíwa l-xáṣə súse dìyeˈ ʾu-síqa-w síqa-w síqa gu-réšət ʾAmedìya.ˈ síqɛle gu-réšət ʾAmedìya,ˈ ʾìnaˈ núrət xàleˈ ṱ-íwa síqa l-tàmaˈ gu-zòmaˈ hála lɛ̀le č̣ə́mya.ˈ mùttəlla čádre dìyeˈ rəš-d-ò núra.ˈ ʾu-tíwɛle rəš-d-ò-nura.ˈ ṯéle tálga xa-ṯɛ̀ṯaˈ gu-réšət ʾAmedíya y-aṯéwa tálga qúmtət bəṛ-nàša.ˈ ʾu-ramànɛle ṭúra.ˈ ṯéle tàlga,ˈ ṯéle, ṯéle, ṯèle,ˈ há-t kléle zàgaˈ t-rəš-čàdra.ˈ klèle,ˈ ʾáw ʾu-súse wíre gu-čàdra.ˈ qímɛle plìṭɛle,ˈ zmírɛle xa-bàndaˈ b-tàlga.ˈ mə́re ʾànaˈ hon-ʾə̀ṯya,ˈ ríqən qam-màmiˈ bắyən ṣálən kəs-xàli.ˈ y-ámər ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ qa-mòt hátxa wáḏa bíyi,ˈ mɛṯóye dwáqəlla ʾùrxiˈ ta-t-lá-mṣən ṣálən be-xàli?ˈ ʾu-zìlɛle,ˈ múttəlle réše dìyeˈ dmìxɛle.ˈ dmìxɛle,ˈ qáyəm qèdamtaˈ ʾína xɛpùṯaˈ ryáma mən-ʾằra.ˈ kúlle tàlgaˈ pšìra.ˈ šúrɛle zmàra.ˈ ṭɛ̀reˈ hóla b-ṯáya l-qàle.ˈ rába zamàra-wewaˈ ʾu-qále díye rába basìmɛwa.ˈ mút qála dìyi?!ˈ kəmá-gayəx tíwe mə-ġḏàḏe!ˈ har-lán mə̀ṣya ʾaxwáṯe dìye.ˈ ʾáwwa ràba zamára.ˈ ṭárpe naṯríwa mən-ʾilàne.ˈ mára ʾə́ṯya síqa-wewa xa-nàšaˈ b-xmàra,ˈ síqa mɛṯóye qɛ̀se.ˈ qəm-šăméle qále dìye.ˈ ʾámər hàˈ ʾáwwa ʾə́mma mən-ʾə́mma ʾíle Fàrxo,ˈ sắbab xále díye mtanéwa bíye dìye.ˈ xále díye mòdile?ˈ góṛət ʾAmedìya.ˈ mára ʾàwˈ rìqɛleˈ ja-jálde ṣə̀lyɛleˈ mə́re ṭla-xále dìye.ˈ mə́re ya-málka ṱ-áwət basìma.ˈ mə́re hóle ṯéle xa-nàša,ˈ rába qále basìmaˈ ʾu-zmàraˈ ʾímə ṱ-íle zmàra,ˈ bulbúle jmáʾela l-qàle.ˈ ʾu-ṭárpət dɛrúbər hóla b-nṯàra.ˈ ʾámər lắʿat ʾàw ʾíle.ˈ Fàrxo,ˈ xwarzàyile ʾáw.ˈ ṱ-àṯe,ˈ ṱ-áwər gu-mḏìta,ˈ dɛ́re šlàma ʾəllɛ́xu,ˈ ʾúp-xa mənnɛ́xu là-mqabəlle šláme.ˈ ṱ-áwər gu-mḏìta,ˈ dɛ́re šlàma,ˈ là-mqablitule šláme.ˈ màraˈ ʾo-xále díye mòdile wíḏa?ˈ hóle múṯya ṭḷà ʾamáne,ˈ ṭḷa-ʾamáne làxxa.ˈ xá-mənna gàwzeˈ šmìṭeˈ ʾu-qə̀nne gáwaˈ hóla mútte làxxa.ˈ xá-mənna bə́sra-wa gɛ̀rme.ˈ xá-mənna yabìšeˈ ʾu-qə̀nneˈ m-ġḏáḏe ʾu-múttəlla làxxa.ˈ hóle də́rya jùlla b-réša.ˈ mə̀reˈ ʾən-íle xwarzàyi,ˈ ṱ-áṯe t-yăḏéla ʾánna mòdilaˈ ʾu-módi lɛ̀laˈ xo-d-áwwa jùlla.ˈ ʾu-hóle šwíqa xa-dùkṯaˈ kəs-xále díye t-yàtu.ˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle də́ryɛle šláma ʾəllɛ̀xu,ˈ baʿdḕnˈ ʾàp-xa lɛ́le mqúbləlle šláme.ˈ b-gáne mə̀reˈ b-šɛ̀na ṯéluxˈ ʾəmma-šɛ̀ne.ˈ ʾàmərˈ kə́lyɛle gu-tắra hàtxa.ˈ ʾàmərˈ xwárza mquzə́dle kəs-xàlaˈ ʾína mútta qáme nále-w bəzmàre.ˈ ʾáwwa nále-w bəzmàrele.ˈ mə́re xwarzáya mqazóde kəs-xàla,ˈ mùttaˈ bəsra-w gɛ̀rme qáme díye.ˈ kúlla ʾánna mirìle.ˈ ḏiyìleˈ ʾo-párča b-rešèy.ˈ mə̀reˈ hó ta-t-yăḏítu ṱ-ìleˈ xwarzàyi.ˈ dwíqəlle, nšíqəlle, múttəlle šòpe.ˈ múttəlle šópe dìye,ˈ kə̀lyɛle,ˈ šúryɛle mṣawóṯe ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ yálət tunìṯɛle,ˈ píšle gàwṛa.ˈ píšla b-lɛ̀le.ˈ sìqɛleˈ l-gàre.ˈ mə́re xzáyətəlla b-dū̀rbīn,ˈ kəmá ṱ-it-xzáya b-dū̀rbīnˈ ʾáw ʾùprile.ˈ bas-ʾăwàʾha qáṣraˈ ʾáw lɛ́le ʾùpri.ˈ mə́re xàliˈ módila qə́ṣṣət d-ò-qaṣra?ˈ mə̀reˈ šùqlaˈ xwarzàyiˈ ʾáy qəṣṣə́tta rìxtɛla.ˈ la-ʾáṯya l-mtanòye.ˈ mə́re də-mùrraˈ xázəx šămə́xla mòdila.ˈ ʾámər ʾíṯən táma ḏàʾa,ˈ rába zamàrtɛla.ˈ ʾu-ʾaw-qáṣra kúlle b-qarqupyáṯət nàšele.ˈ hóla bníṯəlle ʾo-qáṣra kúlle b-qarqupyàṯa.ˈ har-šúqla tàma.ˈ la-bắyən ʾo-qàṣra.ˈ ʾámər hé xàliˈ ḏìli díya.ˈ dmìxela.ˈ dmìxela,ˈ qímɛle b-lɛ̀le,ˈ tíwa l-xáṣə súse dìye,ˈ ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ zílle, zílle, zílle, zílle, mṭèle l-o-qáṣra.ˈ šúrə d-o-qàṣraˈ ʾína ʾamrə́nnux xamšì métrele,ˈ xamší-metre ramùṯe.ˈ ṭḷá gáye súse dìyeˈ ṯéle ta-t-šàwərˈ là mṣéle.ˈ zmírre xa-qála b-súse dìye,ˈ súse díye šwírɛle reša-rəš-dìye,ˈ ṣə̀lyɛle.ˈ ʾáy ʾítla xa-bə̀rkeˈ gòṛta hátxa.ˈ ʾu-dəryále gàneˈ gu-bə̀rke,ˈ sxàyɛle.ˈ súse díye hóle mrúpyəlle gu-màrga.ˈ xaddámṯa dìyaˈ ṣléla ʾímət qəm-xazyàle,ˈ tə̀kṯa,ˈ ʾáyya tə̀kṯa y-amrə́xla,ˈ šəryòxe,ˈ t-xaddámṯa nčìlleˈ mən-qəm-xazyále šapìra.ˈ ʾu-píšla rəš-ʾɛ̀na.ˈ ha-t-sìqlaˈ drangɛ̀ṯaˈ síqla mə́ra ṭla-xàtun.ˈ mə́ra ʾə́lla dìyaˈ ṭla-mò ṯéləx drangɛ̀ṯa?ˈ mə́ra lɛ́ḏət módila qə̀ṣṣət?ˈ mə́ra là.ˈ holá-təkṯi nčìlta.ˈ xa-yála rába šapìraˈ hóle ʾə̀ṯya,ˈ súse mrúpyəlle gu-màrgax.ˈ hóle də́ryəlla gáne gu-bə́rke dìyax.ˈ hóle sxàya,ˈ yonáṯa hóla reše-reše-dìye.ˈ mút ʾáti tíwta làxxa,ˈ qu-xzà!ˈ mpárəj bíye dìye!ˈ qìmtaˈ mgašóqe hàtxa,ˈ mo-mgàšqa.ˈ ʾína ʾáw kéfe basìmta.ˈ hóle də́ryəlle gáne gu-mìya.ˈ ṣríxtɛla m-gu-barbèhn.ˈ y-ámrəx ʾay-panjắra barbèhn y-ámrəx.ˈ ṣríxtɛla mə̀raˈ há gàni!ˈ ʾáti mòt wáḏa táma?ˈ ʾɛ-ʾɛ́na t-là-našɛla?ˈ t-lá marăwàṯɛle ʾo-márgaˈ ṱ-it-súsux də́ryəlle tàma?ˈ lat-mtaxmóne mən-nàše?ˈ lat-mtaxmóne ʾáwwa qàṣraˈ ṱ-íle kúlle qarqupyàṯa?ˈ xa-qarqúpṯɛla pyáša qa-rèšux.ˈ mòdit mára?ˈ mə́re xázəx múrra ṣáwṯa xà-gaya xéta.ˈ mə́ra nə́mu ʾáyya bə́rke d-ɛ̀nilaˈ ṱ-it-ʾáti sxáya gàwa?ˈ mə́ra dìyila.ˈ mə́re díya dìyila.ˈ ʾána hon-sxáya gàwa.ˈ bắyət ṱ-áṯyət sàxyət?ˈ də-háyyo sxà!ˈ mə́ra xzì,ˈ ʾána ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ ʾən-šắrəṭ díyi qəm-yăḏə̀tla,ˈ xo-b-gawrànnux.ˈ ʾən-šắrəṭ díyi là qəm-yăḏə́tla,ˈ réšux mattánne gu-d-yàha káweˈ ṱ-íla pyàša.ˈ mə́re mùr.ˈ ʾáy zamàrtɛla.ˈ ʾáy b-zàmra,ˈ ʾáw mjàwəb.ˈ mára zmìrraˈ mə́ra pɛ́šən xa-simɛ̀rxa,ˈ xa-ṭɛ̀ra,ˈ t-yátwən l-xàṣux.ˈ t-ásqən šmàyyaˈ ṱ-àṯyən,ˈ máxyən ʾə̀llux,ˈ ṭăbánnux ṣàletiˈ l-šə́ttət … t-yamàṯa.ˈ mə́re pɛ́šən xa-nə̀šraˈ t-yátwən l-xàṣəxˈ mṭamrə̀nnəx gu-ʾúpra.ˈ mə́ra pɛ̀šanaˈ sonìṯa,ˈ mxáḏrən bàruxˈ dawqànnux.ˈ mə́re pɛ́šən jutyàra,ˈ yáʿni pɛ́šən ʾakàraˈ … mù-y-amri?ˈ … zaràya.ˈ kúlla ʾan-waríḏəx qăṭə̀nna.ˈ kúlla waríḏəx qăṭə̀nna.ˈ kú-məndit mə̀raˈ ʾáw qəm-mjawə̀bla.ˈ là-mṣela bíye díye.ˈ xárṯa mə̀raˈ yába ʾána píšli bàxtux.ˈ qìmɛleˈ síqa kəsla-dìyaˈ ʾu-xílela mə̀ndiˈ ʾu-mṣúṯela m-ġḏàḏeˈ ʾu-yíwtəlle ʾisə̀qṯaˈ mšuxəlpə́lla ʾisəqyàṯa,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re xza-ṱ-amrə̀nnəx.ˈ ʾána làn-ʾəṯya l-gwára.ˈ mə́re ʾína ʾána ṱ-ázən bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ṱ-ázən bɛ́ṯə be-xàli.ˈ ʾən-ṯèliˈ xó bàxtiwət.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-là-ṯeli,ˈ kú-məndit ʾáwḏət wùḏ.ˈ ṭlíbɛle xáṭər mə̀nnaˈ ʾu-zílɛle bɛ̀ṯət xále.ˈ zìlɛle.ˈ ʾàyyaˈ kùllaˈ b-lɛ̀lela.ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ dmìxɛleˈ xále díye lè-y-yăḏe.ˈ dmìxela xa-béna,ˈ ṛìšela qedámta,ˈ qímela xíle mə̀ndi,ˈ ʾaw-lɛ́le dmìxa.ˈ qímela xíle mə̀ndi.ˈ ʾámər xáli lá ʾamrə́tli qə́ṣṣət d-áwwa qáṣra mòdila?ˈ Fárxo hóle mára ṭla-xále dìye.ˈ ʾámər lat-mùnšəlla?ˈ kúlla lɛ̀lela l-bálux?ˈ mə́re lan-ṭlíya kúlla lɛ̀le.ˈ bắyən t-yăḏə́nna qəṣṣə́ttə d-áwwa qáṣra mòdila.ˈ mə́re xa-bráta hóla tàma,ˈ ʾána mə́ri ʾə̀llux,ˈ bráta zamàrtɛla.ˈ ʾáp-xa lɛle-mṣáya bíya dìya.ˈ kú-ṱ-ile zíla hóla réše prìmtəlle.ˈ mə̀reˈ xáli ʾay-bàxtila.ˈ mə́re k̭óra mùt mára?ˈ mə̀reˈ ʾə́dlɛle ʾána táma kəsla-dìyənwa.ˈ ʾímət mə́re hátxa mšuyḏə̀nne.ˈ mə́re lìṯ hatxa-mə́ndi.ˈ mə́re hóla ʾisə́qṯa dìya.ˈ muxzále ʾisə̀qṯa-wˈ muxzále yalə̀xṯaˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re dàxi?ˈ mə́re zmìrra,ˈ là-mṣela bíyi.ˈ là-mṣela.ˈ mə́re hóya brixtà-llux.ˈ píšela hàdəx.ˈ mtànəxˈ xa-šằrəṭˈ hóle gu-díwənt máme dìye,ˈ máme díye t-wéwa max-qṭàləlle.ˈ hóle gu-díwənt máme dìye,ˈ máme díye t-wéwa max-qṭàləlle,ˈ máme dìye,ˈ màlka.ˈ ʾáp-xa lɛ́le mṣáya ʾɛ-šắrəṭ ṱ-awə̀dla.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ qə́rya qa-bnáṯe dìyeˈ mə́re leḏítu ʾɛ́kɛle Fàrxo?ˈ mə́ra là.ˈ Zíne mə́re ʾána lɛ̀ḏən.ˈ Náze mə́re lɛ̀ḏən.ˈ Səttìye,ˈ mšúdra-wewa kṯàwaˈ xo-gúlpət yàwna,ˈ xo-gúlpət yàwna,ˈ mšùdrəlle.ˈ ʾáni xyàpa,ˈ zílɛle yàwnaˈ zdíṯəlle lɛka-Səttìye.ˈ Səttíye zìltɛlaˈ dwíqtəlla yáwna hàtxa,ˈ šqìltəlle.ˈ kṯáwa qrìṯəlle.ˈ ʾu-qímtɛla mjuwàbtəlleˈ ʾu-yíwtəlle qa-yàwnaˈ mə́ra ṭla-Nàzeˈ sa-dùqla ʾayya-yáwna.ˈ zílla dwáqəlla prìxla.ˈ Zíne zílla dwáqəlla prìxla.ˈ Səttíye zílla qəm-dawqàlaˈ klèla.ˈ qəm-yawála ʾo-wắraq ʾə́lla dìya.ˈ qəm-maṣlále ṭla-Fàrxo.ˈ mə́ra ṱ-áṯyən ʾə̀llux.ˈ lá-jawjət mən-kəs-xàlux.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga lɛ̀ḏa dax-ṣálya.ˈ xábra mṭèleˈ ʿal-ʾasā̀sˈ Səttíye yắḏa ʾɛ̀kɛle Fárxo.ˈ bábə Səttiye ʾu-Náze ʾu-Zìneˈ mə́re ʾáti yắḏət ʾɛ̀kɛle?ˈ mə́ra hé yăḏànne.ˈ ʾína b-ɛ-šằrəṭ.ˈ ʾána lá-mṣən ṣályən hàtxa.ˈ băyánni ʾə́mma bnàṯaˈ ṱ-áwa ʾăbu tā̀jˈ ʾu-ʾə́mma bnàṯaˈ ṱ-áwa ʾàqall mə́nna.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́mma bnáṯa ṱ-àwaˈ … yáʿni xamša-ʾəmmà ʾaskărayáṯa bnáṯa kúlla,ˈ kúlla b-rùtbaˈ ʾu-ḍubbā̀ṭ.ˈ kúlla mən-d-ánna ʾàskar xɛlánta.ˈ băyánna bìyaˈ b-sùsaˈ b-rắšən diyéy kùlla,ˈ ta-ṣályən maṯyànne.ˈ ʾaw-ʾən-là,ˈ ʾána là-mṣən maṯyánne.ˈ mə́ra ṱ-awḏə́tla ʾàyya?ˈ mə́re hèˈ ṱ-awḏə̀nna.ˈ màlkɛle.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ múṯyɛle ʾáskar xɛlàntaˈ xamšá-mma bnàṯaˈ kúlla lwíše júllət ʾùrzeˈ ʾu-ḍubbā̀ṭila,ˈ kúlla b-ʾaskăràyela.ˈ ṣə̀lyela.ˈ ṣə̀lyela,ˈ mə́ṭyela gu-ʾAmedìa.ˈ yáʿni ʾánna ṭḷà yománela mə́ṭye.ˈ yáʿni mən-máṯət ṱ-ámrəx Dùreˈ hal-ṣáli l-ʾAmedía ṭḷà-yome.ˈ ʾaw b-xà-yoma ṣə́lyəllɛle.ˈ mára ṣə̀lyela,ˈ yomət-ṭḷáṯa mə̀ṭyelaˈ l-Amedìa.ˈ ʾAmedía mṭŭwə̀qəlla.ˈ ʾaskăràyela.ˈ mṭŭwə́qəlla ʾAmedìa,ˈ črìxəlla.ˈ mə́ra ʾáp-xa la-jáwəj mən-gu-ʾAmedìa.ˈ Səttìyeˈ qímtɛla čádra díya mxìṯəllaˈ be-pálgət ʾAmedìa.ˈ ʾítla hurrā́s ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́ra hàtxɛle,ˈ hàtxɛle,ˈ hàtxɛle.ˈ lɛ́ḏiwa ràbeˈ Fárxo màṭole.ˈ ʾàyˈ mə́ra ʾən-dawqìtule Fárxo,ˈ là maxítule.ˈ qédamta qímɛle xále dìye,ˈ ʾína xə́zyəlla ʾán ʾaskăràye,ˈ kúlla xḏìrtaˈ ʾAmedìa,ˈ ʾàmər,ˈ Fárxo ṭla-xále díye ʾàmərˈ xáli mòdila?ˈ xázəx ʾaskăràye.ˈ kúlla ʾAmedía píšla ʾaskăràye.ˈ mə́re xá-məndi lɛ̀la.ˈ qărăčàyeˈ y-áṯi hàtxaˈ ʾu-pɛ́ši xa-tre-ṭḷa-yomàne,ˈ xárṯa y-àzi,ˈ jàwji.ˈ xárṯa mšúrela mxáya l-nàše.ˈ šuréla mxáya l-nàšeˈ ʾu-dwáqa náše ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re xàliˈ hóla dwáqa nàše!ˈ xa-bènaˈ dawqìle.ˈ dawqìle,ˈ mawríle kəs-Səttìye.ˈ Səttíye hóla lwíšta júllət ʾaskaràye,ˈ ʾu-qàʾədila,ˈ ʿăqìdila góṛta.ˈ xa-béna hàdəx,ˈ mə́ra ʾə́lle dìyeˈ … ʾaw-lɛ̀ḏe ṱ-íla báxta,ˈ ʾaw-xšíwɛle ʾùrzɛleˈ … mə́ra ʾə́lle dìyeˈ ʾáti hot-wáḏa xákma šulàneˈ báxta mən-gáwṛa hot-šqàləllaˈ ʾu-hot-baróxəlla l-gànux.ˈ ʾu-hon-šə́mya hot-wáḏa rába xràwe,ˈ zála l-qáṣrə nàšeˈ ʾu-zála maxròwe,ˈ ʾu-ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ šuréla ṣráxa bíye dìyeˈ mə́ra ʾáti hàtxət wáḏa,ˈ lɛ́wət d-áwwa ʾàṯṛa.ˈ ʾu-kìzleˈ ʾána lán-wiḏa čù-məndi-wˈ b-àyya-gotaˈ ʾu-b-ày-gota,ˈ du-du-dùˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ xàrṯaˈ šqíltəlla kosíṯa díya hátxa m-rèša,ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlla l-ằra.ˈ gášəq bíya dìya,ˈ ʾína Səttìye.ˈ mə́re hàˈ xázəx ʾáti Səttìye!ˈ mə̀reˈ gwìrtətˈ ʾən-t-la-gwàra?ˈ mə́ra làn-gwirta.ˈ ʾána spárən ʾə̀llux.ˈ ʾána lɛ̀-gorən,ˈ la-ʾàti gáwrət.ˈ mə́re ʾàp-ana lɛn-gwìra.ˈ mə́re há xḕrˈ mòdila qə́ṣṣət.ˈ mə́ra ʾíṯən xa-šắrəṭ gu-díwənt bàbi,ˈ ʾáp-xa lɛle-ḏàʾalla.ˈ mə́re ṭlàliˈ Fárxo yăḏèlaˈ ṣla-mɛ̀ṯɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾána hon-muṯɛ́ṯa ʾáyya qùwwət láxxaˈ b-xábra ta-dìyiˈ ta-t-ʾàsqetiˈ ṱ-awḏə́tla ʾɛ-šằrəṭ.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ qìmɛleˈ mə́re ʾáxtu ʾasqítu ʾə̀dyo,ˈ ʾàrbušeba,ˈ ʾu-xámšušeba rùtaˈ màṭetu.ˈ ʾána ṱ-ásqən rúta maṭə̀nnɛxu.ˈ mára qìmelaˈ ʾáni sìqela.ˈ ʾaw-mrúzgəlla gáne dìye,ˈ yómət rúta sìqɛle.ˈ ʾánna mə̀ṭyela.ˈ ʾax-ṱ-ìla mə́ṭye,ˈ Səttíye mɛ̀ṯa.ˈ yomət-ṭḷáṯa Səttíye mṭéla gu-màṯa,ˈ mìtla.ˈ qímla prímla ʾə̀rbe,ˈ síqla qəm-mṭamrìla,ˈ qèdamta.ˈ yále zóre mṭawóle b-čə̀kke y-ámrəxla,ˈ ʾánna čə́kke mò y-amríla?ˈ hàtxa mṭalə́xwa.ˈ ʾánna mən-ʾə̀rbe y-áwa,ˈ ʾáqlət ʾə̀rba.ˈ Fárxo mə̀reˈ ʾáp-ʾana mṭálən mənnɛ̀xu.ˈ zòrɛle.ˈ mə́ra làˈ ʾáti ṣli-be-màlka.ˈ brátət màlkaˈ hóla mìṯta.ˈ hóla príme ʾə̀rbe,ˈ mɛ̀ṯilən,ˈ mɛ́ṯilən m-d-an-čə́kke mṭàləx.ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀ni mə́nna?ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ-zórta Səttíye hóla mìṯta.ˈ ʾaw-là-ṣlele l-bɛ́ṯa.ˈ ʾánna náše hóla spára ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ díwənt málka hóle spára ʾə́lle díye ta-ṱ-àṯe Fárxo.ˈ qímɛle síqa l-bɛṯ-qòra.ˈ síqɛle l-bɛṯ-qòra,ˈ gu-qawràṯa,ˈ xáze ʾɛ́nila qáwra xàṯta.ˈ réša díya zámər, zámər, zámər, zàmər,ˈ qáwra pṯìxla.ˈ qáwra pṯìxla,ˈ rə́ḥqa m-anna-dukàne,ˈ mpílle ʾáp-ʾaw gáwa dìya.ˈ har-dmíxle réša díya hàtxa,ˈ ʾáp-ʾaw táma mìtle.ˈ ʾánna hóla spàraˈ hál yomət-šàbṯa.ˈ qímela šábṯa qedàmta,ˈ ʾína lá Fàrxo,ˈ lá ču-mindì.ˈ lìṯ.ˈ xáʾa mə̀reˈ ʾána šə́myənle xa-qála gu-bɛṯ-qòraˈ zmàra,ˈ bálki háwe ʾə́ṯya l-bɛṯ-qòra.ˈ ʾàsqi,ˈ ʾína xazɛ̀laˈ qáwra pṯìxtaˈ ʾáp-ʾaw míṯa gàwaˈ ʾu-qəm-mṭamríle tàma.ˈ šwiqálən tàmaˈ ʾu-ṯélən làxxa.ˈ ʾu-hawétu basíme ràba.ˈ ʾíṯwa xa-málka gu-ḏa-màṯa.ˈ ʾo-màlkaˈ ʾíṯwale tə̀rte bnáṯa.ˈ xóne díye făqìra-wewa.ˈ xóna d-o-málka făqìra-wewa.ˈ šə́ttət màṯa-wewa tíwa ʾo-xóna făqíra.ˈ málka tíwa gu-rèšət máṯa.ˈ xa-yóma síqe-wawa l-ṣɛ̀da,ˈ síqe-wawa l-ṣɛ́da tràṯna xonăwáṯa.ˈ baxtáṯa tə̀rwəṯna hóla yaqùre.ˈ málka mə́re ṭla-d-o-xóne făqìra,ˈ mə́re xòniˈ baxtáṯən hóla yaqúre tərwə̀ṯna.ˈ ʾən-báxtux muṯéla bràtaˈ ʾu-báxti muṯéla bròna,ˈ brátux qa-bròni.ˈ ʾən-báxti muṯéla bràtaˈ ʾu-báxtux muṯéla bròna,ˈ ʾa-bráti qa-brònux.ˈ ʾáyya ʾɛ̀ni mirále?ˈ màlka.ˈ ʾánna ṣə̀lyela.ˈ wítɛla dánət mabròye,ˈ tə́rwəṯna mubrèlaˈ hàr ʾo-yóma.ˈ ʾáyya mòdi y-oḏáwa ʾɛ-brátaˈ zùrta?ˈ mən-d-ɛ́-danət brèlaˈ hál d-ɛ-dánət mṭéla l-yàla,ˈ wéla bxàya.ˈ šə́mmə d-ɛ-bráta mòdile?ˈ Səttìye.ˈ ʾu-šə́mmət yála ʾíle Fàrxo.ˈ Fárxo ʾu-Səttìye.ˈ mára qìmtɛla,ˈ har-ʾó-yomə ṱ-íla brìṯa,ˈ də́ryəlla gu-dudìya,ˈ dargùšta,ˈ ʾu-ṣlìṯɛla,ˈ ṣlíṯa, ṣlíṯa, ṣlìṯa,ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlle púmma gu-pùmmətˈ Fàrxo,ˈ šuréla myàṣaˈ ʾɛ̀-danɛla kə́lye.ˈ ʾúp-xa mə́nna lá-wewa klàyaˈ har-bxàya-wawa.ˈ qímtɛla yə́mmət Sə̀ttiye,ˈ mə́ra xázəx ʾɛ̀kɛla bráti,ˈ ṭắya ʾə̀lla.ˈ ʾɛ́ni báxtɛla mubrɛ̀ṯa?ˈ mə́re báxtət ʾə̀ḏməxˈ hóla mubrɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ṣléla tàmaˈ qəm-xazyàla,ˈ ʾína hóla tràṯnaˈ dmíxe gu-dudìya.ˈ qímtɛla šqíltəlla bràta,ˈ mosàqtəlla.ˈ mosáqtəlla bráta l-bɛ̀ṯa,ˈ šuréla xá-bena xéta bxàya,ˈ bxàya,ˈ bxàya,ˈ bxàya.ˈ b-lɛ̀leˈ šuréla xá-bena xéta ṣlèla.ˈ ṣléla har-hàdəx wídla.ˈ qìmla,ˈ málka krìble.ˈ málka krìbleˈ ʾu-b-gáne málka mírɛwa ʾən-hawéli bràtaˈ t-yánna qa-bronɛ̀xu.ˈ málka krìbleˈ bud-hàtxa məndiyáne.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ šqìləlle yála.ˈ yála zòrɛle.ˈ yáʿni l-xá-yarxa lɛ̀le mə́ṭya.ˈ qìmɛleˈ mə́re máttule qam-ʾɛ́nət mìya.ˈ ʾu-susăwàṯaˈ la-maxlùla.ˈ là maštóla míya,ˈ bás maxlìtulaˈ ʾu-ta-t-ʾázi marč̣ìle.ˈ ʾu-bába-w yə́mmət … t-yàlaˈ mxéla b-dùnyeˈ zílla l-Sùriya.ˈ yála ṯéla ḏáʾa Hùre,ˈ šə́mma dìya,ˈ qəm-šaqlàle,ˈ ʾÀme.ˈ mə̀re:ˈ ʾÀme,ˈ ʾamánəx máttula tàma,ˈ šqùlli,ˈ nàbəlli,ˈ máttuli b-díwənt màmi.ˈ bábe yə́mme díye ṭrìḏela.ˈ mə́re ʾáxni ṱ-àzəx. lá xazə́xle brònənˈ qṭìla.ˈ qəm-darɛ́le gu-ʾórət susăwàṯa.ˈ ʾímət qəm-darɛ́le gu-ʾórət susăwàṯa,ˈ susăwáṯa lɛ́la xíle ʾu-šə̀tye.ˈ qəm-darɛ́le tàma,ˈ mə́ra b-qaṭlìle.ˈ šuréle zmírre b-súsa smòqa.ˈ mə́re bắyən mə̀nnuxˈ hə́lma t-yáwət b-rèši.ˈ ʾu-be-máʿna ṭízux yawə́tle l-gùda.ˈ ʾu-b-súsa kòma,ˈ b-súsa xwàra,ˈ kúlla zmírre hàdəx.ˈ xárṯa málka mə́re ṣlòˈ díya hóla mpurə́psəlle Fàrxo.ˈ šqùlule,ˈ zdòle,ˈ ʾu-dro-gə́lla xàṯaˈ qam-susăwàṯa.ˈ ʾánna ṣàliˈ ʾína mò ṣáli!ˈ hóla susăwàṯaˈ jə̀mye b-réše díyeˈ wáḏa hə̀lmaˈ b-réše dìye.ˈ síqla yíwla xàbraˈ mə̀raˈ ʾàġayˈ hàtxɛla qaẓíya,ˈ ya-màlka.ˈ mə́re súqu mɛ̀ṯole.ˈ mára qìmelaˈ mùsqəlle táma.ˈ ʾáwwa suréle zmàra,ˈ mə́re ʾálaha qəm-xalə̀qliˈ yóma qamàyaˈ rèša.ˈ ʾu-yómə tré qəm-xalə́qli ʾiṯàṯa.ˈ ʾu-yómə ṭḷáṯa qəm-xalə́qli ʾɛ̀na.ˈ ʾu-yómət ʾàrbaˈ hál yarxət-ʾə̀č̣č̣a.ˈ mə́re ʾána qəm-xalə́qli ʾàlaha.ˈ ʾu-ʾə̀dyo,ˈ kú-məndit bắyət wùdli.ˈ wùḏ-bi.ˈ ʾámər lá qaṭlə̀nnux.ˈ pɛ́šət làxxaˈ gu-bɛ̀ṯaˈ xònaˈ mən-d-ánna bnàṯi.ˈ ʾítli ṭə̀ḷḷəṯ.ˈ Náze ʾɛ-gòṛta,ˈ Zíne ʾu-Səttíye ʾɛ-xarɛ̀ṯa,ˈ zùrta.ˈ mə́re ʾánna xaṯwàṯuxila.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ mára qímela xà-yomaˈ mə́ra ṱ-ázəx sàxəx.ˈ ʾánna qímela zíle sxàya.ˈ Náze ʾɛ-gòṛtaˈ mə́re Fàrxo,ˈ máttu xa-képa làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-làxxa.ˈ kèpa.ˈ mə́re ṭla-Səttíye tu-làxxa.ˈ Səttíye tu-láxxa xarɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾu-Zíne tíwla ʾa-t-bàṯra,ˈ ʾu-Náze ʾɛ-qamɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾɛ-qamɛ́ṯa góṛta Nàzela.ˈ w-a-t-tə́rte zúrta Zìne.ˈ w-a-t-ṭə́ḷḷəṯ Səttìye.ˈ ʾu-xá-kepa muttɛ́ṯəlle tămàʾha.ˈ mə́ra Fárxo tu-tămàʾha.ˈ Fárxo tíwɛle rəš-d-wáʾha kèpa.ˈ Náze mə̀raˈ múr ʾɛ̀ni-mənnənˈ biš-šapìrtɛla.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ Nàze,ˈ ʾáti gánəx nàzik-iwətˈ rába šapìrtɛwət,ˈ ʾína ṭúwe l-ó yòma,ˈ b-xazə́nnəx ʾáti ʾɛ̀ni b-gáwrət.ˈ mə́re Zíne ʾáti b-gánəx šapìrtət,ˈ ʾup-ʾáti Zìne.ˈ ʾína ṭálbən mən-márya ʾaláha ta-t-ʾó-yomət górət ta-t-háwən mə̀nnəx.ˈ márɛle m-rəš-kúlla d-áni ʾíla Səttìye.ˈ žɛ́re Fàrxoˈ ṱ-íwən ʾána b-hìwi díya.ˈ ʾàyyaˈ Nàze,ˈ ʾɛ-gòṛtɛla,ˈ čìrra.ˈ zílla mə́re ṭla-bába dìya.ˈ mə́ra babì,ˈ yắḏət ʾə́dyo módi wídle Fárxo bìyən?ˈ mə́re mòdi wídle?ˈ mə́ra zìllən,ˈ muttúle ʾə̀llən,ˈ ʾána qamɛ̀ṯaˈ ʾu-Zíne bàṯraˈ ʾu-Səttíye xarɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾaw-túwle tămàʾha.ˈ mə̀reˈ Náze hàtxaˈ ʾu-Zíne hàtxa,ˈ mə́re ʾána bắyən Səttìye.ˈ ʾáy biš-šapìrtɛla Səttíye.ˈ ʾu-dɛréwa képe hátxa biyɛ̀ni,ˈ lá-qabəlwa ʾáxni saxə̀xwa.ˈ dráya képe ʾáxni sxàyaˈ šluxayàṯa.ˈ ʾáw y-azə́lwa xayə́rwa hátxa bìyən,ˈ dráya kèpe.ˈ mə́re là,ˈ ʾáti duglàntət.ˈ mə́re ʾána mbàqrenaˈ Zìne,ˈ ʾa-t-tə̀rte.ˈ mə́re há bràtiˈ mót mára ʾàti?ˈ mòdi-wawaˈ qə́ṣṣət t-Fárxo diyɛ̀xu?ˈ mə̀raˈ bábi dū̀s bắyət?ˈ mə́re hè.ˈ mə́ra Náze mə́ra ṭla-Fàrxoˈ máttu xa-képa làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-képa làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-làxxa.ˈ ʾu-xa-muttɛ́ṯəlle ṭla-Fàrxo.ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ̀ni mə́nnən biš-šapírtɛla?ˈ zmírre bíya dìya,ˈ mə́re Náze hàtxa-wˈ zmírre b-Zìneˈ mə́re rəš-kúlla d-áni ʾíla Səttìye.ˈ ʾána qa-Sittìye bắyən.ˈ ʾàmərˈ qə́ṭma b-rešɛ̀xu!ˈ xóna mənnɛ̀xule,ˈ lɛ́la ta-t-ʾamráti ṭlíba ma-ṭlìba.ˈ xóna mənnɛ̀xule.ˈ pìšle xóna mənnéy.ˈ xa-yòmaˈ qímla zílla mə̀raˈ ṱ-ázəx l-ʾə̀rwe.ˈ zílla l-ʾə̀rwe.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga ʾíṯən Čixàloˈ ʾu-ʾAšebaṭàlo,ˈ ʾánna tráṯna šăvánə … t-màlkɛla.ˈ kú-bratə ṱ-íla bríṯa mən-màlka,ˈ qamáya băyéwa Nàze.ˈ mə́re šawwá-šənne pɛ́šən xulàma,ˈ bas-yátla Náze ʾə̀lli.ˈ šétə tə́rte bréla Zìne.ˈ zílle mə̀reˈ … ʾáwwa Čixàlo hóle máraˈ … zílle mə̀reˈ málka ʾáti har-t-yàtli brátux?ˈ yátla Zìne ʾə́lli.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ ʾáti tùmlaˈ šáwwa šə̀nnux,ˈ ʾána t-yànnaˈ Zìne ʾə́llux.ˈ mára šetə-ṭə́ḷḷəṯ wìtɛlaˈ Səttìye.ˈ ham-zílɛle kə́sle dìyeˈ mə̀reˈ málka t-áwət basima-àti.ˈ har-t-yàtli ḏa-bráta,ˈ là?ˈ mə́re hè.ˈ mə́re yátli Səttìye.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf,ˈ t-yánnux Səttìye.ˈ ʾáti tùmlaˈ ṣáwwa šə̀nnux,ˈ ʾána t-yánnux Səttìye.ˈ mára píšela hàdəx.ˈ ʾánna ʾímə ṱ-íla wíta Səttìye,ˈ ʾáy biš-xámṯɛla m-kùlla,ˈ qímela zìleˈ mămóṣe ʾə̀rbe,ˈ mămóṣe pàṛe.ˈ wítɛla dàna,ˈ mìṣela ʾə́rbe,ˈ páṛe mən-yəmmaṯèy,ˈ mə́re paršə̀xla m-ġḏáḏe.ˈ ʾAšebaṭàloˈ ʾáwwa máxe b-zòrna.ˈ ʾə́rbe máxe l-ġḏàḏe,ˈ ṱ-ázi xa-fàtra,ˈ ʾal-salíqə zòrna.ˈ máxe zórna xa-salíqa xèna,ˈ ʾə́rbe b-dɛ̀ri,ˈ b-ganèy,ˈ t-la-mădóṛe la-šăvànaˈ ʾu-la-ʾàp-xa.ˈ ʾo-xènaˈ Čixàlo,ˈ ʾaw-blìgɛle,ˈ bắye t-gàwər.ˈ mára ʾímət zílla mə́re páršəx ʾə̀rwe,ˈ ʾu-bejìye l-xà-gotaˈ ʾu-ʾə́rwe l-xà-gota.ˈ xa-pàṛaˈ wiḏále gáne max-qə̀šta.ˈ Fárxo ʾu-Səttíye hóla kəs-ġḏàḏe.ˈ ʾu-hátxa hóla dwíqe kúlla rèzaˈ ʾu-ʾə́rwe yáwəlla hàtxaˈ ʾu-bejíye mpalòṭəlla.ˈ xá-paṛa ʾawə́dla gáne ʾax-qə̀šta,ˈ maxéla bēn-Səttíye l-Fàrxo.ˈ kút-xa ṭla-gáne šuréle dwàqa.ˈ ṣúdrət Səttìyeˈ ʾáwwa xálqa nčìlle,ˈ Fárxo qəm-xazéle ṣàdra. Čixàlo,ˈ m-yaha-góta xèta,ˈ qəm-xazéla ʾína xzéle ṣádra dìya,ˈ krìble.ˈ qímɛle zíla šə̀kyaˈ qa-màlka.ˈ mə́re ʾíṯən xàʾaˈ hóle márəlle šə́mme Fàrxo,ˈ hóle zìlaˈ hàtxɛle wáḏa b-bnáṯa,ˈ hàtxɛle wáḏa,ˈ hatxà,ˈ hatxà,ˈ hatxà,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re xa-mə́ndi wìdleˈ b-rəš-bnàṯaˈ har-šùqla.ˈ málka hummə̀nne.ˈ ʾáwwa módi wìdle?ˈ qìmle,ˈ maxéwa ʾáwwa b-zòrna,ˈ ʾAšebaṭàlo,ˈ mə̀reˈ ʾáwwa mò-tăhər nášɛle?ˈ là-ʾamrətti?ˈ zála škáya ʾə̀lli,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ hár hole-mára ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ qímɛle ʾap-Fárxo šqíləlle zòrna,ˈ mxáya zòrna,ˈ bejíye hóla xa-gòtaˈ ʾə́rwe xa-gòta.ˈ mə́re ʾáw xoš-ʾázəl gu-yə́mmət gáne dìye.ˈ ʾána ʾàti bắyən.ˈ mə́re ʾána mò,ˈ xo-là pɛ́šən šăvána-llux.ˈ Fàrxo hóle mára.ˈ mə́re ʾána bṱ-àzena.ˈ Səttìyeˈ šmìlaˈ bába díya hóle mùttaˈ jallàde,ˈ b-jáldi réšət Fàrxo.ˈ sằbabˈ ʾăwáha škèle,ˈ mə́re lìṯba fáyda.ˈ qímɛle čántət Čixàloˈ mə́ḷyəllɛle kèpe,ˈ Fàrxo,ˈ ʾu-rə́pyɛləlla.ˈ kúlla wìḏəlla,ˈ júlle díye kúlla bə̀zyəlla.ˈ ʾu-nčíləlla čánte dìyeˈ ʾu-zìlɛle.ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ mə̀raˈ ʾən-Fárxo hawnànɛle,ˈ lázəm ʾáṯe ʾáwəḏ navèže,ˈ yáʿni mṣàleˈ ʾu-baʿdḕn ʾázəl bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlla ṭəllə̀ṯ xəmməryáṯa,ˈ m-an-xməryáṯə tabzìye.ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlla rəš-páršət ʾɛ̀na,ˈ ḏa-smòqta,ˈ ḏa-xwàrta,ˈ ḏa-milànta.ˈ Fàrxoˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle mə́re là-ʾawrən gu-máṯa.ˈ mə́re ṱ-ázən rəš-ʾɛ̀na,ˈ šátən mìya,ˈ mxállən pàṯi,ˈ mṣàlən,ˈ ʾu-baʿdḕn ṱ-áwrən gu-màṯa.ˈ mára zílɛle xə́zyəlla ʾànnaˈ kxìkɛle. ʾímə ṱ-íle kxìka,ˈ šqìləllaˈ mə́re ʾáyya smóqta ʾíla də̀mmiˈ ʾu-ʾáyya milánta ʾíla ròxi,ˈ ʾu-ʾáyya xwárta ʾíla nə̀šmi.ˈ mə́re ʾànnaˈ Sə̀ttiyela muttɛ́ṯəlla láxxa.ˈ yắḏənˈ la-málka màmiˈ hóle yə́mya b-rèši.ˈ máttu jallàdeˈ ʾə́lla b-qaṭə̀lli.ˈ ʾána le-y-àzən.ˈ kəs-mámi le-y-àzən.ˈ ʾáy-ga xăyéwa kəs-máme dìye.ˈ qímɛle zílɛle gu-ʾalòle.ˈ dmíxɛle gu-ʾalólət màṯa.ˈ Səttíye xḏìrtɛlaˈ ʾína xzìṯəlleˈ mə́re ʾə́lla dìyaˈ mə̀reˈ mò ʾóḏən ʾána?ˈ ta-módi … hátxa wíḏa bàbəx?ˈ mə́ra xzi-ṱ-amrə̀nnux.ˈ hóle yə́mya b-rèšux.ˈ ʾáyya béna Čixálo hàtxɛle míra.ˈ mə́ra ʾina-ṣlí be-xàlux.ˈ ṣlìgən,ˈ puš-ʾárxa be-xàlux.ˈ bas-ʾàna t-yăḏánnuxˈ ʾɛ̀kɛwət.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ qímela dmìxeˈ nšíqəlla ġḏàḏe.ˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle xa-màlla.ˈ saʾət-ʾàrpa-wela.ˈ ṯéle xa-màlla,ˈ ʾína xazèla.ˈ xazéla dmíxe kəs-ġḏàḏe.ˈ mə́re qa-màlla,ˈ mə́re yà-malla,ˈ mòt mgašóqe bíyi?ˈ lɛ́ḏeti ʾàyyaˈ ṱ-íla mən-hə́š t-la-bràyaˈ ʾáyya ʾíla yíwta qa-dìyi?ˈ bàxtila.ˈ mə́re màllaˈ mà ʾítli šúla mən-d-ánna?ˈ šwíqile tàmaˈ ʾu-zílɛle l-jàma.ˈ ʾáwwa qímɛle qedàmta,ˈ šqíləlle xa-mən-súsət xàle,ˈ tíwa l-xáṣe dìye,ˈ ʾu-ṣə̀lya.ˈ ṣə̀lya,ˈ t-ʾámrexi mən-Dùre,ˈ ṯáya ṣláya l-ʾAmedìya.ˈ qímɛle tíwa l-xáṣə súse dìyeˈ ʾu-síqa-w síqa-w síqa gu-réšət ʾAmedìya.ˈ síqɛle gu-réšət ʾAmedìya,ˈ ʾìnaˈ núrət xàleˈ ṱ-íwa síqa l-tàmaˈ gu-zòmaˈ hála lɛ̀le č̣ə́mya.ˈ mùttəlla čádre dìyeˈ rəš-d-ò núra.ˈ ʾu-tíwɛle rəš-d-ò-nura.ˈ ṯéle tálga xa-ṯɛ̀ṯaˈ gu-réšət ʾAmedíya y-aṯéwa tálga qúmtət bəṛ-nàša.ˈ ʾu-ramànɛle ṭúra.ˈ ṯéle tàlga,ˈ ṯéle, ṯéle, ṯèle,ˈ há-t kléle zàgaˈ t-rəš-čàdra.ˈ klèle,ˈ ʾáw ʾu-súse wíre gu-čàdra.ˈ qímɛle plìṭɛle,ˈ zmírɛle xa-bàndaˈ b-tàlga.ˈ mə́re ʾànaˈ hon-ʾə̀ṯya,ˈ ríqən qam-màmiˈ bắyən ṣálən kəs-xàli.ˈ y-ámər ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ qa-mòt hátxa wáḏa bíyi,ˈ mɛṯóye dwáqəlla ʾùrxiˈ ta-t-lá-mṣən ṣálən be-xàli?ˈ ʾu-zìlɛle,ˈ múttəlle réše dìyeˈ dmìxɛle.ˈ dmìxɛle,ˈ qáyəm qèdamtaˈ ʾína xɛpùṯaˈ ryáma mən-ʾằra.ˈ kúlle tàlgaˈ pšìra.ˈ šúrɛle zmàra.ˈ ṭɛ̀reˈ hóla b-ṯáya l-qàle.ˈ rába zamàra-wewaˈ ʾu-qále díye rába basìmɛwa.ˈ mút qála dìyi?!ˈ kəmá-gayəx tíwe mə-ġḏàḏe!ˈ har-lán mə̀ṣya ʾaxwáṯe dìye.ˈ ʾáwwa ràba zamára.ˈ ṭárpe naṯríwa mən-ʾilàne.ˈ mára ʾə́ṯya síqa-wewa xa-nàšaˈ b-xmàra,ˈ síqa mɛṯóye qɛ̀se.ˈ qəm-šăméle qále dìye.ˈ ʾámər hàˈ ʾáwwa ʾə́mma mən-ʾə́mma ʾíle Fàrxo,ˈ sắbab xále díye mtanéwa bíye dìye.ˈ xále díye mòdile?ˈ góṛət ʾAmedìya.ˈ mára ʾàwˈ rìqɛleˈ ja-jálde ṣə̀lyɛleˈ mə́re ṭla-xále dìye.ˈ mə́re ya-málka ṱ-áwət basìma.ˈ mə́re hóle ṯéle xa-nàša,ˈ rába qále basìmaˈ ʾu-zmàraˈ ʾímə ṱ-íle zmàra,ˈ bulbúle jmáʾela l-qàle.ˈ ʾu-ṭárpət dɛrúbər hóla b-nṯàra.ˈ ʾámər lắʿat ʾàw ʾíle.ˈ Fàrxo,ˈ xwarzàyile ʾáw.ˈ ṱ-àṯe,ˈ ṱ-áwər gu-mḏìta,ˈ dɛ́re šlàma ʾəllɛ́xu,ˈ ʾúp-xa mənnɛ́xu là-mqabəlle šláme.ˈ ṱ-áwər gu-mḏìta,ˈ dɛ́re šlàma,ˈ là-mqablitule šláme.ˈ màraˈ ʾo-xále díye mòdile wíḏa?ˈ hóle múṯya ṭḷà ʾamáne,ˈ ṭḷa-ʾamáne làxxa.ˈ xá-mənna gàwzeˈ šmìṭeˈ ʾu-qə̀nne gáwaˈ hóla mútte làxxa.ˈ xá-mənna bə́sra-wa gɛ̀rme.ˈ xá-mənna yabìšeˈ ʾu-qə̀nneˈ m-ġḏáḏe ʾu-múttəlla làxxa.ˈ hóle də́rya jùlla b-réša.ˈ mə̀reˈ ʾən-íle xwarzàyi,ˈ ṱ-áṯe t-yăḏéla ʾánna mòdilaˈ ʾu-módi lɛ̀laˈ xo-d-áwwa jùlla.ˈ ʾu-hóle šwíqa xa-dùkṯaˈ kəs-xále díye t-yàtu.ˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle də́ryɛle šláma ʾəllɛ̀xu,ˈ baʿdḕnˈ ʾàp-xa lɛ́le mqúbləlle šláme.ˈ b-gáne mə̀reˈ b-šɛ̀na ṯéluxˈ ʾəmma-šɛ̀ne.ˈ ʾàmərˈ kə́lyɛle gu-tắra hàtxa.ˈ ʾàmərˈ xwárza mquzə́dle kəs-xàlaˈ ʾína mútta qáme nále-w bəzmàre.ˈ ʾáwwa nále-w bəzmàrele.ˈ mə́re xwarzáya mqazóde kəs-xàla,ˈ mùttaˈ bəsra-w gɛ̀rme qáme díye.ˈ kúlla ʾánna mirìle.ˈ ḏiyìleˈ ʾo-párča b-rešèy.ˈ mə̀reˈ hó ta-t-yăḏítu ṱ-ìleˈ xwarzàyi.ˈ dwíqəlle, nšíqəlle, múttəlle šòpe.ˈ múttəlle šópe dìye,ˈ kə̀lyɛle,ˈ šúryɛle mṣawóṯe ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ yálət tunìṯɛle,ˈ píšle gàwṛa.ˈ píšla b-lɛ̀le.ˈ sìqɛleˈ l-gàre.ˈ mə́re xzáyətəlla b-dū̀rbīn,ˈ kəmá ṱ-it-xzáya b-dū̀rbīnˈ ʾáw ʾùprile.ˈ bas-ʾăwàʾha qáṣraˈ ʾáw lɛ́le ʾùpri.ˈ mə́re xàliˈ módila qə́ṣṣət d-ò-qaṣra?ˈ mə̀reˈ šùqlaˈ xwarzàyiˈ ʾáy qəṣṣə́tta rìxtɛla.ˈ la-ʾáṯya l-mtanòye.ˈ mə́re də-mùrraˈ xázəx šămə́xla mòdila.ˈ ʾámər ʾíṯən táma ḏàʾa,ˈ rába zamàrtɛla.ˈ ʾu-ʾaw-qáṣra kúlle b-qarqupyáṯət nàšele.ˈ hóla bníṯəlle ʾo-qáṣra kúlle b-qarqupyàṯa.ˈ har-šúqla tàma.ˈ la-bắyən ʾo-qàṣra.ˈ ʾámər hé xàliˈ ḏìli díya.ˈ dmìxela.ˈ dmìxela,ˈ qímɛle b-lɛ̀le,ˈ tíwa l-xáṣə súse dìye,ˈ ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ zílle, zílle, zílle, zílle, mṭèle l-o-qáṣra.ˈ šúrə d-o-qàṣraˈ ʾína ʾamrə́nnux xamšì métrele,ˈ xamší-metre ramùṯe.ˈ ṭḷá gáye súse dìyeˈ ṯéle ta-t-šàwərˈ là mṣéle.ˈ zmírre xa-qála b-súse dìye,ˈ súse díye šwírɛle reša-rəš-dìye,ˈ ṣə̀lyɛle.ˈ ʾáy ʾítla xa-bə̀rkeˈ gòṛta hátxa.ˈ ʾu-dəryále gàneˈ gu-bə̀rke,ˈ sxàyɛle.ˈ súse díye hóle mrúpyəlle gu-màrga.ˈ xaddámṯa dìyaˈ ṣléla ʾímət qəm-xazyàle,ˈ tə̀kṯa,ˈ ʾáyya tə̀kṯa y-amrə́xla,ˈ šəryòxe,ˈ t-xaddámṯa nčìlleˈ mən-qəm-xazyále šapìra.ˈ ʾu-píšla rəš-ʾɛ̀na.ˈ ha-t-sìqlaˈ drangɛ̀ṯaˈ síqla mə́ra ṭla-xàtun.ˈ mə́ra ʾə́lla dìyaˈ ṭla-mò ṯéləx drangɛ̀ṯa?ˈ mə́ra lɛ́ḏət módila qə̀ṣṣət?ˈ mə́ra là.ˈ holá-təkṯi nčìlta.ˈ xa-yála rába šapìraˈ hóle ʾə̀ṯya,ˈ súse mrúpyəlle gu-màrgax.ˈ hóle də́ryəlla gáne gu-bə́rke dìyax.ˈ hóle sxàya,ˈ yonáṯa hóla reše-reše-dìye.ˈ mút ʾáti tíwta làxxa,ˈ qu-xzà!ˈ mpárəj bíye dìye!ˈ qìmtaˈ mgašóqe hàtxa,ˈ mo-mgàšqa.ˈ ʾína ʾáw kéfe basìmta.ˈ hóle də́ryəlle gáne gu-mìya.ˈ ṣríxtɛla m-gu-barbèhn.ˈ y-ámrəx ʾay-panjắra barbèhn y-ámrəx.ˈ ṣríxtɛla mə̀raˈ há gàni!ˈ ʾáti mòt wáḏa táma?ˈ ʾɛ-ʾɛ́na t-là-našɛla?ˈ t-lá marăwàṯɛle ʾo-márgaˈ ṱ-it-súsux də́ryəlle tàma?ˈ lat-mtaxmóne mən-nàše?ˈ lat-mtaxmóne ʾáwwa qàṣraˈ ṱ-íle kúlle qarqupyàṯa?ˈ xa-qarqúpṯɛla pyáša qa-rèšux.ˈ mòdit mára?ˈ mə́re xázəx múrra ṣáwṯa xà-gaya xéta.ˈ mə́ra nə́mu ʾáyya bə́rke d-ɛ̀nilaˈ ṱ-it-ʾáti sxáya gàwa?ˈ mə́ra dìyila.ˈ mə́re díya dìyila.ˈ ʾána hon-sxáya gàwa.ˈ bắyət ṱ-áṯyət sàxyət?ˈ də-háyyo sxà!ˈ mə́ra xzì,ˈ ʾána ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ ʾən-šắrəṭ díyi qəm-yăḏə̀tla,ˈ xo-b-gawrànnux.ˈ ʾən-šắrəṭ díyi là qəm-yăḏə́tla,ˈ réšux mattánne gu-d-yàha káweˈ ṱ-íla pyàša.ˈ mə́re mùr.ˈ ʾáy zamàrtɛla.ˈ ʾáy b-zàmra,ˈ ʾáw mjàwəb.ˈ mára zmìrraˈ mə́ra pɛ́šən xa-simɛ̀rxa,ˈ xa-ṭɛ̀ra,ˈ t-yátwən l-xàṣux.ˈ t-ásqən šmàyyaˈ ṱ-àṯyən,ˈ máxyən ʾə̀llux,ˈ ṭăbánnux ṣàletiˈ l-šə́ttət … t-yamàṯa.ˈ mə́re pɛ́šən xa-nə̀šraˈ t-yátwən l-xàṣəxˈ mṭamrə̀nnəx gu-ʾúpra.ˈ mə́ra pɛ̀šanaˈ sonìṯa,ˈ mxáḏrən bàruxˈ dawqànnux.ˈ mə́re pɛ́šən jutyàra,ˈ yáʿni pɛ́šən ʾakàraˈ … mù-y-amri?ˈ … zaràya.ˈ kúlla ʾan-waríḏəx qăṭə̀nna.ˈ kúlla waríḏəx qăṭə̀nna.ˈ kú-məndit mə̀raˈ ʾáw qəm-mjawə̀bla.ˈ là-mṣela bíye díye.ˈ xárṯa mə̀raˈ yába ʾána píšli bàxtux.ˈ qìmɛleˈ síqa kəsla-dìyaˈ ʾu-xílela mə̀ndiˈ ʾu-mṣúṯela m-ġḏàḏeˈ ʾu-yíwtəlle ʾisə̀qṯaˈ mšuxəlpə́lla ʾisəqyàṯa,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re xza-ṱ-amrə̀nnəx.ˈ ʾána làn-ʾəṯya l-gwára.ˈ mə́re ʾína ʾána ṱ-ázən bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ṱ-ázən bɛ́ṯə be-xàli.ˈ ʾən-ṯèliˈ xó bàxtiwət.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-là-ṯeli,ˈ kú-məndit ʾáwḏət wùḏ.ˈ ṭlíbɛle xáṭər mə̀nnaˈ ʾu-zílɛle bɛ̀ṯət xále.ˈ zìlɛle.ˈ ʾàyyaˈ kùllaˈ b-lɛ̀lela.ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ dmìxɛleˈ xále díye lè-y-yăḏe.ˈ dmìxela xa-béna,ˈ ṛìšela qedámta,ˈ qímela xíle mə̀ndi,ˈ ʾaw-lɛ́le dmìxa.ˈ qímela xíle mə̀ndi.ˈ ʾámər xáli lá ʾamrə́tli qə́ṣṣət d-áwwa qáṣra mòdila?ˈ Fárxo hóle mára ṭla-xále dìye.ˈ ʾámər lat-mùnšəlla?ˈ kúlla lɛ̀lela l-bálux?ˈ mə́re lan-ṭlíya kúlla lɛ̀le.ˈ bắyən t-yăḏə́nna qəṣṣə́ttə d-áwwa qáṣra mòdila.ˈ mə́re xa-bráta hóla tàma,ˈ ʾána mə́ri ʾə̀llux,ˈ bráta zamàrtɛla.ˈ ʾáp-xa lɛle-mṣáya bíya dìya.ˈ kú-ṱ-ile zíla hóla réše prìmtəlle.ˈ mə̀reˈ xáli ʾay-bàxtila.ˈ mə́re k̭óra mùt mára?ˈ mə̀reˈ ʾə́dlɛle ʾána táma kəsla-dìyənwa.ˈ ʾímət mə́re hátxa mšuyḏə̀nne.ˈ mə́re lìṯ hatxa-mə́ndi.ˈ mə́re hóla ʾisə́qṯa dìya.ˈ muxzále ʾisə̀qṯa-wˈ muxzále yalə̀xṯaˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re dàxi?ˈ mə́re zmìrra,ˈ là-mṣela bíyi.ˈ là-mṣela.ˈ mə́re hóya brixtà-llux.ˈ píšela hàdəx.ˈ mtànəxˈ xa-šằrəṭˈ hóle gu-díwənt máme dìye,ˈ máme díye t-wéwa max-qṭàləlle.ˈ hóle gu-díwənt máme dìye,ˈ máme díye t-wéwa max-qṭàləlle,ˈ máme dìye,ˈ màlka.ˈ ʾáp-xa lɛ́le mṣáya ʾɛ-šắrəṭ ṱ-awə̀dla.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ qə́rya qa-bnáṯe dìyeˈ mə́re leḏítu ʾɛ́kɛle Fàrxo?ˈ mə́ra là.ˈ Zíne mə́re ʾána lɛ̀ḏən.ˈ Náze mə́re lɛ̀ḏən.ˈ Səttìye,ˈ mšúdra-wewa kṯàwaˈ xo-gúlpət yàwna,ˈ xo-gúlpət yàwna,ˈ mšùdrəlle.ˈ ʾáni xyàpa,ˈ zílɛle yàwnaˈ zdíṯəlle lɛka-Səttìye.ˈ Səttíye zìltɛlaˈ dwíqtəlla yáwna hàtxa,ˈ šqìltəlle.ˈ kṯáwa qrìṯəlle.ˈ ʾu-qímtɛla mjuwàbtəlleˈ ʾu-yíwtəlle qa-yàwnaˈ mə́ra ṭla-Nàzeˈ sa-dùqla ʾayya-yáwna.ˈ zílla dwáqəlla prìxla.ˈ Zíne zílla dwáqəlla prìxla.ˈ Səttíye zílla qəm-dawqàlaˈ klèla.ˈ qəm-yawála ʾo-wắraq ʾə́lla dìya.ˈ qəm-maṣlále ṭla-Fàrxo.ˈ mə́ra ṱ-áṯyən ʾə̀llux.ˈ lá-jawjət mən-kəs-xàlux.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga lɛ̀ḏa dax-ṣálya.ˈ xábra mṭèleˈ ʿal-ʾasā̀sˈ Səttíye yắḏa ʾɛ̀kɛle Fárxo.ˈ bábə Səttiye ʾu-Náze ʾu-Zìneˈ mə́re ʾáti yắḏət ʾɛ̀kɛle?ˈ mə́ra hé yăḏànne.ˈ ʾína b-ɛ-šằrəṭ.ˈ ʾána lá-mṣən ṣályən hàtxa.ˈ băyánni ʾə́mma bnàṯaˈ ṱ-áwa ʾăbu tā̀jˈ ʾu-ʾə́mma bnàṯaˈ ṱ-áwa ʾàqall mə́nna.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́mma bnáṯa ṱ-àwaˈ … yáʿni xamša-ʾəmmà ʾaskărayáṯa bnáṯa kúlla,ˈ kúlla b-rùtbaˈ ʾu-ḍubbā̀ṭ.ˈ kúlla mən-d-ánna ʾàskar xɛlánta.ˈ băyánna bìyaˈ b-sùsaˈ b-rắšən diyéy kùlla,ˈ ta-ṣályən maṯyànne.ˈ ʾaw-ʾən-là,ˈ ʾána là-mṣən maṯyánne.ˈ mə́ra ṱ-awḏə́tla ʾàyya?ˈ mə́re hèˈ ṱ-awḏə̀nna.ˈ màlkɛle.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ múṯyɛle ʾáskar xɛlàntaˈ xamšá-mma bnàṯaˈ kúlla lwíše júllət ʾùrzeˈ ʾu-ḍubbā̀ṭila,ˈ kúlla b-ʾaskăràyela.ˈ ṣə̀lyela.ˈ ṣə̀lyela,ˈ mə́ṭyela gu-ʾAmedìa.ˈ yáʿni ʾánna ṭḷà yománela mə́ṭye.ˈ yáʿni mən-máṯət ṱ-ámrəx Dùreˈ hal-ṣáli l-ʾAmedía ṭḷà-yome.ˈ ʾaw b-xà-yoma ṣə́lyəllɛle.ˈ mára ṣə̀lyela,ˈ yomət-ṭḷáṯa mə̀ṭyelaˈ l-Amedìa.ˈ ʾAmedía mṭŭwə̀qəlla.ˈ ʾaskăràyela.ˈ mṭŭwə́qəlla ʾAmedìa,ˈ črìxəlla.ˈ mə́ra ʾáp-xa la-jáwəj mən-gu-ʾAmedìa.ˈ Səttìyeˈ qímtɛla čádra díya mxìṯəllaˈ be-pálgət ʾAmedìa.ˈ ʾítla hurrā́s ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́ra hàtxɛle,ˈ hàtxɛle,ˈ hàtxɛle.ˈ lɛ́ḏiwa ràbeˈ Fárxo màṭole.ˈ ʾàyˈ mə́ra ʾən-dawqìtule Fárxo,ˈ là maxítule.ˈ qédamta qímɛle xále dìye,ˈ ʾína xə́zyəlla ʾán ʾaskăràye,ˈ kúlla xḏìrtaˈ ʾAmedìa,ˈ ʾàmər,ˈ Fárxo ṭla-xále díye ʾàmərˈ xáli mòdila?ˈ xázəx ʾaskăràye.ˈ kúlla ʾAmedía píšla ʾaskăràye.ˈ mə́re xá-məndi lɛ̀la.ˈ qărăčàyeˈ y-áṯi hàtxaˈ ʾu-pɛ́ši xa-tre-ṭḷa-yomàne,ˈ xárṯa y-àzi,ˈ jàwji.ˈ xárṯa mšúrela mxáya l-nàše.ˈ šuréla mxáya l-nàšeˈ ʾu-dwáqa náše ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re xàliˈ hóla dwáqa nàše!ˈ xa-bènaˈ dawqìle.ˈ dawqìle,ˈ mawríle kəs-Səttìye.ˈ Səttíye hóla lwíšta júllət ʾaskaràye,ˈ ʾu-qàʾədila,ˈ ʿăqìdila góṛta.ˈ xa-béna hàdəx,ˈ mə́ra ʾə́lle dìyeˈ … ʾaw-lɛ̀ḏe ṱ-íla báxta,ˈ ʾaw-xšíwɛle ʾùrzɛleˈ … mə́ra ʾə́lle dìyeˈ ʾáti hot-wáḏa xákma šulàneˈ báxta mən-gáwṛa hot-šqàləllaˈ ʾu-hot-baróxəlla l-gànux.ˈ ʾu-hon-šə́mya hot-wáḏa rába xràwe,ˈ zála l-qáṣrə nàšeˈ ʾu-zála maxròwe,ˈ ʾu-ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ šuréla ṣráxa bíye dìyeˈ mə́ra ʾáti hàtxət wáḏa,ˈ lɛ́wət d-áwwa ʾàṯṛa.ˈ ʾu-kìzleˈ ʾána lán-wiḏa čù-məndi-wˈ b-àyya-gotaˈ ʾu-b-ày-gota,ˈ du-du-dùˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ xàrṯaˈ šqíltəlla kosíṯa díya hátxa m-rèša,ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlla l-ằra.ˈ gášəq bíya dìya,ˈ ʾína Səttìye.ˈ mə́re hàˈ xázəx ʾáti Səttìye!ˈ mə̀reˈ gwìrtətˈ ʾən-t-la-gwàra?ˈ mə́ra làn-gwirta.ˈ ʾána spárən ʾə̀llux.ˈ ʾána lɛ̀-gorən,ˈ la-ʾàti gáwrət.ˈ mə́re ʾàp-ana lɛn-gwìra.ˈ mə́re há xḕrˈ mòdila qə́ṣṣət.ˈ mə́ra ʾíṯən xa-šắrəṭ gu-díwənt bàbi,ˈ ʾáp-xa lɛle-ḏàʾalla.ˈ mə́re ṭlàliˈ Fárxo yăḏèlaˈ ṣla-mɛ̀ṯɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾána hon-muṯɛ́ṯa ʾáyya qùwwət láxxaˈ b-xábra ta-dìyiˈ ta-t-ʾàsqetiˈ ṱ-awḏə́tla ʾɛ-šằrəṭ.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ qìmɛleˈ mə́re ʾáxtu ʾasqítu ʾə̀dyo,ˈ ʾàrbušeba,ˈ ʾu-xámšušeba rùtaˈ màṭetu.ˈ ʾána ṱ-ásqən rúta maṭə̀nnɛxu.ˈ mára qìmelaˈ ʾáni sìqela.ˈ ʾaw-mrúzgəlla gáne dìye,ˈ yómət rúta sìqɛle.ˈ ʾánna mə̀ṭyela.ˈ ʾax-ṱ-ìla mə́ṭye,ˈ Səttíye mɛ̀ṯa.ˈ yomət-ṭḷáṯa Səttíye mṭéla gu-màṯa,ˈ mìtla.ˈ qímla prímla ʾə̀rbe,ˈ síqla qəm-mṭamrìla,ˈ qèdamta.ˈ yále zóre mṭawóle b-čə̀kke y-ámrəxla,ˈ ʾánna čə́kke mò y-amríla?ˈ hàtxa mṭalə́xwa.ˈ ʾánna mən-ʾə̀rbe y-áwa,ˈ ʾáqlət ʾə̀rba.ˈ Fárxo mə̀reˈ ʾáp-ʾana mṭálən mənnɛ̀xu.ˈ zòrɛle.ˈ mə́ra làˈ ʾáti ṣli-be-màlka.ˈ brátət màlkaˈ hóla mìṯta.ˈ hóla príme ʾə̀rbe,ˈ mɛ̀ṯilən,ˈ mɛ́ṯilən m-d-an-čə́kke mṭàləx.ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀ni mə́nna?ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ-zórta Səttíye hóla mìṯta.ˈ ʾaw-là-ṣlele l-bɛ́ṯa.ˈ ʾánna náše hóla spára ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ díwənt málka hóle spára ʾə́lle díye ta-ṱ-àṯe Fárxo.ˈ qímɛle síqa l-bɛṯ-qòra.ˈ síqɛle l-bɛṯ-qòra,ˈ gu-qawràṯa,ˈ xáze ʾɛ́nila qáwra xàṯta.ˈ réša díya zámər, zámər, zámər, zàmər,ˈ qáwra pṯìxla.ˈ qáwra pṯìxla,ˈ rə́ḥqa m-anna-dukàne,ˈ mpílle ʾáp-ʾaw gáwa dìya.ˈ har-dmíxle réša díya hàtxa,ˈ ʾáp-ʾaw táma mìtle.ˈ ʾánna hóla spàraˈ hál yomət-šàbṯa.ˈ qímela šábṯa qedàmta,ˈ ʾína lá Fàrxo,ˈ lá ču-mindì.ˈ lìṯ.ˈ xáʾa mə̀reˈ ʾána šə́myənle xa-qála gu-bɛṯ-qòraˈ zmàra,ˈ bálki háwe ʾə́ṯya l-bɛṯ-qòra.ˈ ʾàsqi,ˈ ʾína xazɛ̀laˈ qáwra pṯìxtaˈ ʾáp-ʾaw míṯa gàwaˈ ʾu-qəm-mṭamríle tàma.ˈ šwiqálən tàmaˈ ʾu-ṯélən làxxa.ˈ ʾu-hawétu basíme ràba.ˈ	There was a king in a village. That king had two daughters. His brother was poor. The brother of that king was poor. The poor brother lived at the bottom of the village. The king lived at the top of the village. One day they had gone up (the mountains) out hunting, the two brothers had gone up hunting. The two wives were pregnant. The king said to the poor brother, he said ‘My brother, our wives are both pregnant. If your wife gives birth to a girl and my wife gives birth to boy, your daughter (will be married) to my son. If my wife gives birth to a daughter and your wife gives birth to a son, my daughter (will be married) to your son’. Who said this? The king. They came down (from hunting). The time of giving birth arrived. They both gave birth on the same day. What did that little girl do? From the time she was born she started weeping, (and continued) until the time that she came to the boy. What was the name of the girl? Səttiye. The name of the boy was Farxo. Farxo and Səttiye. Now, she got up, on the very day on which she was born and they put her in the cradle, the cot, and she went down, down, down, down, put her mouth on the mouth of Farxo and began sucking. At that time they stopped (crying). Neither of them had stopped (beforehand), but were constantly crying. The mother of Səttiye said ‘Let’s see where my daughter is’ and looked for her. ‘Which woman has given birth?’ He said ‘The wife of your brother-in-law has given birth’. She went there and saw her, the two of them were asleep in the cradle. She took the girl and brought her up. She took the girl up to the house and she again began crying, crying, crying, crying. At night she began again to go down (the village). She went down and did the same as before. The king became angry. The king became angry, although the king himself had said if I have a daughter I shall give her to your son. The king became angry about these events. He took the boy. He was a baby, that is he was not yet a month old. He said ‘Put him before the water spring and do not feed the horses. Do not give them water to drink, but only feed them so that they will go (to the water spring) and crush him.’ The father and the mother of the boy went out into the world, they went to Syria. A woman called Hure came and took the boy. Ame took him, he said ‘Ame, put your vessel down there. Take me, take me off and put me in the meeting room of my uncle’. His father and mother were expelled. He said ‘Let’s go. We shall not see our son, he has been murdered. They have put him in the horses’ manger’. When they put him in the horses’ manger, the horses did not eat or drink. They put him there and said ‘The horses will kill him’ He started singing to a brown horse. He said ‘I want you to blow on me and—excuse me—turn your bum to the wall. He sang the same to a black horse and a white horse. Afterwards the king said ‘Go down, by now they have pulled Farxo apart. Take him and throw him away and put new grass out for the horses’. They went down but what (a surprise when) they went down. The horses were gathered over him, blowing onto him. They went up and gave word (to the king), saying ‘My lord, the situation is like this, oh king’ He said ‘Go and bring him’. Now, they brought him there. He began to sing, he said ‘God has created for me on the first day a head. On the second day he created for me hands. On the third day he created for me an eye. On the fourth day—until the ninth month. He said ‘God created me. Today, do to me whatever you like. Do it to me’. He said ‘I shall not kill you. Stay here in the house, brother, with these daughters of mine. I have three, Naze the eldest, Zine and Səttiye, the last, the youngest’. He said ‘These are your sisters’. He said ‘Fine’. Now, they got up one day and they said ‘Let’s go and swim’. They went off to swim. Naze, the eldest one—Farxo said (to her) ‘Put a stone here, one here and one here. A stone’. He said to Səttiye ‘Sit here. Səttiye sit here in the last place.’ Zine sat after her and Naze the first. The first, eldest girl was Naze. The second youngest was Zine and the third Səttiye. She put a stone far away. She said ‘Farxo sit far over there’. Farxo sat on that far stone. Naze said ‘Say which of us is the most beautiful’. He said ‘Naze, you yourself are delicate, you are very beautiful. I look forward to the day when I see who you will marry’. He said ‘Zine, you yourself are beautiful, also you Zine. I beseech the Lord God that I may be with you on the day that you marry’. He said ‘Above all is Səttiye. Poor (me), Farxo, (I) who am waiting in hope for her’. Naze, the eldest, turned away in anger. She went to her father. She said ‘Father. Do you know what Farxo did to us?’ He said ‘What did he do?’ She said ‘We came and he arranged us, me first, Zine next and Səttiye last. He sat far away. He said ‘Naze is like this, Zine is like this’ but he said ‘I love Səttiye. Səttiye is the most beautiful’. He threw stones at us and did not allow us to swim. He threw stones when we were swimming in the nude. He went and looked at us, throwing stones’. He said ‘No, you are a liar’. He said ‘I shall ask Zine, the second one’. He said ‘Hey, daughter, what do you say? What went on with your Farxo? She said ‘Father. Do you want the truth?’ He said ‘Yes’. She said ‘Naze said to Farxo “Put a stone here, a stone here, and one here” and put one for Farxo. She said “Which of us is the most beautiful?” He sang to her and said “Naze is like this”. He sang to Zine and said “Above all is Səttiye. I love Səttiye”’. He said ‘Confound you! He is a brother to you. You should not say that he is a betrothed or something. He is a brother to you’. He became their brother. One day they set off and said ‘Let’s go to the sheep’. They went to the sheep. At that time there (were two men), Čixalo and Ašebaṭalo, they were both shepherds of the king. Every daughter that was born to the king—first he (Čixalo) loved Naze. He said ‘I’ll remain a slave for seven years, so long as you give me Naze’. In the second year Zine was born. He went and said—it is Čixalo saying this—he went and said ‘King, will you still give me your daughter? You should give me Zine’. He said ‘Fine. You finish your seven years, and I’ll give Zine to you’. Now, in the third year Səttiye was born. He went again to him and said ‘King, if you please. You will still give me a daughter, is that not so?’ He said ‘Yes’. He said ‘You should give me Səttiye’. He said ‘Fine. I’ll give you Səttiye. Finish your seven years and I’ll give you Səttiye’. Now, when Səttiye was born, she was the most beautiful of all. They went to make sheep suck (from their mothers), make lambs suck. (When) the season came and the sheep sucked, the lambs sucked from their mothers, he said ‘Let’s separate them from one another.’ Ašebaṭalo played the pipe. He gathered the sheep together and they went off for a while according to the tune of the pipe. He played another tune on the pipe and the sheep returned, by themselves, without a shepherd driving them back or anybody. The other one, Čixalo, he was busy (with the girls). He wanted to marry. Now, when they (the girls and Farxo) set off, he (Čixalo) said ‘Let’s separate the sheep, the young lambs on one side and the sheep on the other side.’ One lamb made itself like a bow. Farxo and Səttiye were together. They (the sheep) were all standing in a row. They put the sheep like this and took out the young lambs. One lamb made itself like a bow and pushed itself between Səttiye and Farxo. Each of them started grasp-ing the other. The button of the blouse of Səttiye was torn off and Farxo saw her breast. Čixalo, from nearby, saw them and noticed that he saw her breast, and became angry. He went and complained to the king. He said ‘There is a person, called Farxo, he has gone to do such-and-such to the girls, to do such-and-such, and so forth’. He said ‘He has done something unmentionable to the girls’. The king believed him. What did he (Farxo) do? He said to Ašebaṭalo (when) he was playing the pipe ‘What kind of person is he (Čixalo)—won’t you tell me?—going complaining about me?’ and so forth. While saying this to him, Farxo also took up the pipe and played pipe music, the young lambs were one side and the sheep the other. He (Ashebaṭalo) said ‘Let him go (and complain), (a curse be) upon his mother. I want you (Farxo as a shepherd)’. He (Farxo) said ‘What am I? I shall not become a shepherd for you’—Farxo was speaking. He said ‘I shall go’. Səttiye heard that her father had appointed executioners, who would cut off the head of Farxo. This was because he (Čixalo) had complained. He (the king) said ‘It is no use’ (he should be executed)’. Farxo filled the bag of Čixalo with stones and threw it down. He did the works. He put holes in all his clothes, tore up his bag and went off. He went off, and she said ‘If Farxo is wise, he must come and make an ablution, that is pray, and then go home’. She laid down three beads, beads of rosaries. She put them on the stone slab of the spring, one red, one white and one blue. Farxo came and said ‘I shall not enter the town’. He said ‘I’ll go to the spring, drink water, wash my face, pray, then I shall enter the town’. Now, he went and saw them (the beads) and he laughed. When he laughed he took them, saying ‘This red one is my blood. This blue one is my spirit. This white one is my soul.’ He said ‘It was Səttiye who put these here. I understand. Indeed the king my uncle has sworn on my head (to execute me). He will appoint executioners and (has sworn) he will kill me. I shall not go. I shall not go to my uncle.’ At that time he was living with his uncle. He went off into the alleys. He slept in the alleys of the village. Səttiye searched and found him. He said to her, he said ‘What should I do? Why has your father done this?’ She said ‘Look, I’ll tell you. He has sworn on your head (to execute you). Čixalo has said such-and-such’. She said ‘But go down to your maternal uncle’s house, go down and lodge in the house of your maternal uncle. Only I will know where you are’. He said ‘All right’. They slept and kissed one another. A mullah came. It was four o’clock. A mullah came and saw them. He saw them sleeping next to each other. He said to the mullah, he said ‘Mullah, why are you looking at me? Don’t you know that she has been betrothed to me since before she was born? She is my wife’. The mullah said ‘What business have I with these people? He left them there and went to the mosque. He got up in the morning, took one of his father’s horses, sat on its back and went down. He went down, let’s say from Dure going down to Amedia. He sat on the back of his horse and went all the way up to the top of Amedia. He went up to the top of Amedia and saw that the fire in the summer house of his maternal uncle, where he was making for, had not yet gone out. He pitched his tent over the fire and sat over the fire. Heavy snow fell. At the top of Amedia snow used to fall to the height of a man. The mountain is high. More and more snow fell, until the bell that was over the tent stopped (ringing). It stopped (due to the heavy snow) and he together with his horse entered the tent. He came out and sang a song in the snow. He said ‘I have come, running away from my paternal uncle, wishing to go to stay with my maternal uncle’. He said ‘Oh God, why have you done this to me, bringing (snow) and blocking my road, so that I cannot go down to the house of my maternal uncle?’ He went and laid down his head and went to sleep. He slept and (when) he got up in the morning he found that fog was rising from the ground. All the snow melted. He started singing and birds came at (the sound of) his voice. He was a fine singer and his voice was very beautiful. What is my voice (in comparison with his)? However many times we sit together, I shall never be able to be like him. He was a fine singer, (to the extent that) leaves fell from the trees. Now, a man came up with an ass, he came up to fetch wood. He heard his voice. He said ‘Ah, that is Farxo (I am) a hundred percent (sure)’. This was because his maternal uncle used to talk about him. What was his maternal uncle? The chief of Amedia. Now, he quickly ran down and said to his maternal uncle. He said ‘King, if you please’. He said ‘A man has come, whose voice is very beautiful, and when he sings, nightingales gather at his voice and the leaves of the wood fall’. He said ‘Surely it is him. It is Farxo, my nephew. (When) he comes and enters the town and greets you, none of you should accept his greet-ing. (When) he enters the town and offers a greeting, do not accept his greeting. Now, what did his maternal uncle do? He brought three vessels, three vessels (and put them down) here. One of them had cracked walnuts, with walnut kernels, placed in it. One of them (contained) meat and bones, one raisins and walnut kernels togther. He placed them here. He put a cloth over them. He said ‘If he is my nephew, he will come and will know what these are under this cloth’. He left a place so that he could sit by his maternal uncle. He came and said ‘Greetings to you’, after which nobody accepted his greetings. He himself said ‘Welcome, a hundred welcomes’. Now, he stood at the door like this. The nephew went over to the uncle, but he put before him horseshoes and nails. He (put) horseshoes and nails. The nephew went over to the uncle and said that he had put meat and bones before him. He said them all. He knew them, while the cloth was on them. He said ‘Look now you know that he is my nephew’. He held him, kissed him and put him in his place. He put him in his place, he stood up and began talking, and so forth. He is the child of the story. He has grown up. Night came. He went up onto the roof. He said ‘You see it with binoculars, as far as you can seen, that is my land’. But that palace far over there, that is not my land’. He said ‘Uncle, what is the story of that palace?’ He said ‘Drop (the subject), nephew. That is a long story, which cannot be told’. He said ‘Tell it. Let’s hear what it is’. He said ‘There is a woman there, who is a fine singer. That palace is all (built) with the skulls of people. She has built all that palace with skulls. Leave alone over there. I don’t want (anything to do with) that palace’. He said ‘Well, uncle. Now I know’. They went to sleep. They went to sleep and he got in the night. He sat on the back of his horse and off he went, he went on and on and on, until he reached the palace. I tell you the wall of the palace was fifty metres, its height was fifty metres. Three times his horse came up to jump but could not do so. He sang a song to his horse and his horse jumped over it and came down (the other side). She had a large pool. He immersed himself in the pool and swam. He had released his horse in the meadow. Her maid-servant came down when she saw him. The waist cord—we call it a waist cord—, the straps, of the maid-servant snapped, since she saw that he was handsome. She remained at the water spring, and then she went up, late, she went up and told her mistress. She (the mistress) said to her ‘Why have come late?’ She said ‘Don’t you know what happened?’ She said ‘No’. My waist cord broke. A very handsome youth has come and released his horse in your meadow. He has immersed himself in your pool and is swimming. Doves are (flying) over him. Why are you sitting here? Get up and see! Look at him!’ She got up and looked and what a sight she sees! He was enjoying himself. He had immersed himself in the water. She shouted from the casement. We call that (type of ) window a casement. She shouted and said ‘Hey, my dear! What are you doing there? Does that spring not belong to somebody? Is the meadow in which you have put your horse without owners? Don’t you think of people? Don’t you think about this palace, which is all skulls. One (space for) a skull remains for your head. What do you say?’ He said ‘We’ll see, repeat what you said again’. She said ‘Whose is this pool in which you are swimming?’ She said ‘It is mine’. He said ‘Now it is mine. I am swimming in it. Do you want to swim? Come and swim!’ She said ‘Look, I’ll tell you. If you know (the answer to) my test, I shall indeed marry you. If you do not know (the answer to) my test, I shall put your head in that opening that remains’. He said ‘Tell me’. She is a singer. She sings and he answers. Now, she sang and said ‘I shall become a _simarxa_, a bird, and sit on your back. I shall go up to the sky and come back, striking you and causing you to sink and go down to the bottom of the seas’. He said ‘I shall become an eagle and sit on your back, burying you in the ground’. She said ‘I shall become a thorn bush and search after you and seize you’. He said ‘I shall become a farmer, that is a peasant—what do they say?—a sower. I shall cut all those roots of yours. I shall cut all your roots’. Everything she said he replied to. She could not beat him. Afterwards she said ‘I have become your wife’. He went up to her and ate something. They spoke to each other and she gave him a ring, they exchanged rings, and so forth. He said ‘Look, I’ll tell you. I have not come to marry’. He said ‘I shall go home. I shall go to the house of my uncle’s family. If I come back, then you are my wife. If I do not come back, do anything you want’. He said goodbye to her and went to the house of his uncle. He went (home). This was all at night. He went (home). His uncle slept and did not know (what had happened). They slept then woke in the morning, got up and ate something. He did not sleep. They got up and ate something. He said ‘Uncle, will you not tell me what the story of this palace is?’ Farxo is saying this to his uncle. He said ‘Have you not forgotten it? Has it been on your mind all night?’ ‘I did not sleep all night. I want to know what the story of this palace is’. He said ‘A girl is there. The girl is a singer—as I said to you. Nobody can beat her. She has cut off the head of anybody who has gone there’. He said ‘Uncle, that is my wife’. He said ‘My poor boy, what are you saying?’ He said ‘Last night I was there with her’. When he said that, he went mad. He said ‘That is impossible’. He said ‘Here is her ring’. He showed the ring and showed the (wedding) scarf, and so forth. He said ‘How (could this be)?’ He said ‘She sang and could not beat me. She could not’. He said ‘Congratulations’. Now, we shall tell of another trial, taking place in the social gather-ing of his paternal uncle, his paternal uncle who almost killed him. This happened in the social gathering of his paternal uncle, who almost killed him, his paternal uncle, the king. Nobody could fulfil that condition. He got up and called to his daughters. He said ‘Don’t you know where Farxo is?’ They said ‘No’. Zine said ‘I do not know’. Naze said ‘I do not know’. As for Səttiye, he had sent a letter (for her) under the wing of a dove. He sent it under the wing of a dove. While they were bathing, the dove went and threw it by Səttiye. Səttiye went and grabbed the dove like this and took it. She read the letter. She answered it and gave it to the dove. She said to Naze ‘Go and grab that dove’. She went to grab it but it flew off. Zine went to grab it but it flew off. Səttiye went and grabbed it, it stood still. She gave it the paper and it took it to Farxo’. She said ‘I shall come to you. Do not move from your maternal uncle’s home’. At that time she did not know how to go (to see him). It was announced that Səttiye knew where Farxo was. The father of Səttiye, Naze and Zine said ‘Do you know where he is?’ She said ‘Yes, I know. But there is a condition. I cannot go down just like that (without conditions). I want for myself a hundred girls wearing crowns, a hundred girls who are of lesser rank, a hundred girls who …, that is five hundred soldiers, all girls, all with a rank and officers. All of these, forming a powerful army. I want them all with their horse and rations. This is in order for me to go down to bring him back. If not, I cannot bring him back’. She said ‘Will you do this?’ He said ‘Yes, I shall do it’. He was the king. He brought a powerful army, five hundred girls, all wearing men’s clothes, they (consist also) of officers, together with the soldiers. They went down and arrived at Amedia. They arrived in three days. That is, from the village, let’s say, of Dure until they came down to Amedia was three days. He came down this (way) in one day. Now, they came down and on the third day arrived at Amedia. They encircled Amedia. They were soldiers. They encircled Amedia, surrounded it. She said ‘Let nobody move from Amedia’ Səttiye pitched her tent in the middle of Amedia. She had guards, and so forth. She said ‘He (Farxo) looks like this’, since many did not know what Farxo was like. She said ‘If you seize Farxo, do not strike him’. The next morning his maternal uncle got up and saw those soldiers and (saw that) Amedia was completely surrounded. He said, Farxo said to his maternal uncle, ‘What is the matter uncle? We can see soldiers. The whole of Amedia has become soldiers’. He said ‘It is nothing. It is gypsies, who come in this way and stay one, two or three days, then go, move on’. After that they (the soldiers) started beating people. They started beating people and seizing people, and so forth. He said ‘Uncle, they are seizing people!’ After a while they seized him. They seized him and brought him into the presence of Səttiye. Səttiye was dressed in the clothes of soldiers. She was a commander, a colonel, important (in rank). After a while, she said to him—he did not know that she was a woman, he thought she was a man—she said to him ‘You are doing (bad) things, you are taking a woman from her husband and wedding her to yourself. I have heard that you are doing many wicked things, going to people’s palaces, going and doing mischief, and so forth. She began shouting at him and said ‘You are doing this (mischief ), you are not from this land’. He remonstrated ‘I have not done anything, in this place or that place,’ etc. and so forth. Then, she took her hat from her head like this and put it on the ground. He looked at her and saw it was Səttiye. He said ‘Oh, it seems you are Səttiye!’ He said ‘Are you married or are you unmarried?’ She said ‘I have not married. I am waiting for you. I shall not marry, so long as _you_ do not marry’. He said ‘I also am not married’. He said ‘How are things? What has happened?’ She said ‘In the meeting of my father there is a riddle and nobody knows it. He said to me “Farxo knows it, go and bring him”. I have brought this force here, which is at my command, so that you would come back and solve the riddle’. He said ‘Fine’. He said ‘You go up today, Wednesday, and you will arrive on Thursday or Friday. I’ll come up on Friday and catch you up’. They set off and went up. He prepared himself and went up on Friday. They arrived. When they arrived, Səttiye died. On the third day Səttiye arrived in the village and died. They slaughtered sheep and went up and buried her in the morning. The young children were playing with _čəkke_ (‘anklebones’), as we call them. What is the meaning of _čəkke_? We used to play like that. They are from sheep, the feet of sheep. Farxo said ‘I also shall play with you’. He was young. They said ‘No. You go down to the house of the king. The daughter of the king has died. They have slaughtered sheep, bring us some of the anklebones (of the sheep) for us to play with’. He said ‘Which of them?’ They said ‘The young one Səttiye has died’. He did not go down to the house. The people were waiting for him. The assembly of the king was waiting for Farxo to come. He went down to the cemetery. He went down to the cemetery and among the graves he saw which of them was a new grave. (Whilst sitting) on it, he sang and sang and sang, then the grave opened. The grave opened and—God forfend—he fell into it. No sooner had he lain down over her than also he died there. They waited for him until Saturday. On Saturday morning they set off (to find him) but there was no Farxo or anything (associated with him to be found). Somebody said ‘I have heard a voice in the cemetery, singing, perhaps he has gone to the cemetery’. They went up and found the open grave with him also dead in it. They buried him there. We have left it there and come here. Thank you.

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ʾíṯwa xa-málka gu-ḏa-màṯa.ˈ ʾo-màlkaˈ ʾíṯwale tə̀rte bnáṯa.ˈ xóne díye făqìra-wewa.ˈ xóna d-o-málka făqìra-wewa.ˈ šə́ttət màṯa-wewa tíwa ʾo-xóna făqíra.ˈ málka tíwa gu-rèšət máṯa.ˈ xa-yóma síqe-wawa l-ṣɛ̀da,ˈ síqe-wawa l-ṣɛ́da tràṯna xonăwáṯa.ˈ baxtáṯa tə̀rwəṯna hóla yaqùre.ˈ málka mə́re ṭla-d-o-xóne făqìra,ˈ mə́re xòniˈ baxtáṯən hóla yaqúre tərwə̀ṯna.ˈ ʾən-báxtux muṯéla bràtaˈ ʾu-báxti muṯéla bròna,ˈ brátux qa-bròni.ˈ ʾən-báxti muṯéla bràtaˈ ʾu-báxtux muṯéla bròna,ˈ ʾa-bráti qa-brònux.ˈ ʾáyya ʾɛ̀ni mirále?ˈ màlka.ˈ ʾánna ṣə̀lyela.ˈ wítɛla dánət mabròye,ˈ tə́rwəṯna mubrèlaˈ hàr ʾo-yóma.ˈ ʾáyya mòdi y-oḏáwa ʾɛ-brátaˈ zùrta?ˈ mən-d-ɛ́-danət brèlaˈ hál d-ɛ-dánət mṭéla l-yàla,ˈ wéla bxàya.ˈ šə́mmə d-ɛ-bráta mòdile?ˈ Səttìye.ˈ ʾu-šə́mmət yála ʾíle Fàrxo.ˈ Fárxo ʾu-Səttìye.ˈ mára qìmtɛla,ˈ har-ʾó-yomə ṱ-íla brìṯa,ˈ də́ryəlla gu-dudìya,ˈ dargùšta,ˈ ʾu-ṣlìṯɛla,ˈ ṣlíṯa, ṣlíṯa, ṣlìṯa,ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlle púmma gu-pùmmətˈ Fàrxo,ˈ šuréla myàṣaˈ ʾɛ̀-danɛla kə́lye.ˈ ʾúp-xa mə́nna lá-wewa klàyaˈ har-bxàya-wawa.ˈ qímtɛla yə́mmət Sə̀ttiye,ˈ mə́ra xázəx ʾɛ̀kɛla bráti,ˈ ṭắya ʾə̀lla.ˈ ʾɛ́ni báxtɛla mubrɛ̀ṯa?ˈ mə́re báxtət ʾə̀ḏməxˈ hóla mubrɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ṣléla tàmaˈ qəm-xazyàla,ˈ ʾína hóla tràṯnaˈ dmíxe gu-dudìya.ˈ qímtɛla šqíltəlla bràta,ˈ mosàqtəlla.ˈ mosáqtəlla bráta l-bɛ̀ṯa,ˈ šuréla xá-bena xéta bxàya,ˈ bxàya,ˈ bxàya,ˈ bxàya.ˈ b-lɛ̀leˈ šuréla xá-bena xéta ṣlèla.ˈ ṣléla har-hàdəx wídla.ˈ qìmla,ˈ málka krìble.ˈ málka krìbleˈ ʾu-b-gáne málka mírɛwa ʾən-hawéli bràtaˈ t-yánna qa-bronɛ̀xu.ˈ málka krìbleˈ bud-hàtxa məndiyáne.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ šqìləlle yála.ˈ yála zòrɛle.ˈ yáʿni l-xá-yarxa lɛ̀le mə́ṭya.ˈ qìmɛleˈ mə́re máttule qam-ʾɛ́nət mìya.ˈ ʾu-susăwàṯaˈ la-maxlùla.ˈ là maštóla míya,ˈ bás maxlìtulaˈ ʾu-ta-t-ʾázi marč̣ìle.ˈ ʾu-bába-w yə́mmət … t-yàlaˈ mxéla b-dùnyeˈ zílla l-Sùriya.ˈ yála ṯéla ḏáʾa Hùre,ˈ šə́mma dìya,ˈ qəm-šaqlàle,ˈ ʾÀme.ˈ mə̀re:ˈ ʾÀme,ˈ ʾamánəx máttula tàma,ˈ šqùlli,ˈ nàbəlli,ˈ máttuli b-díwənt màmi.ˈ bábe yə́mme díye ṭrìḏela.ˈ mə́re ʾáxni ṱ-àzəx. lá xazə́xle brònənˈ qṭìla.ˈ qəm-darɛ́le gu-ʾórət susăwàṯa.ˈ ʾímət qəm-darɛ́le gu-ʾórət susăwàṯa,ˈ susăwáṯa lɛ́la xíle ʾu-šə̀tye.ˈ qəm-darɛ́le tàma,ˈ mə́ra b-qaṭlìle.ˈ šuréle zmírre b-súsa smòqa.ˈ mə́re bắyən mə̀nnuxˈ hə́lma t-yáwət b-rèši.ˈ ʾu-be-máʿna ṭízux yawə́tle l-gùda.ˈ ʾu-b-súsa kòma,ˈ b-súsa xwàra,ˈ kúlla zmírre hàdəx.ˈ xárṯa málka mə́re ṣlòˈ díya hóla mpurə́psəlle Fàrxo.ˈ šqùlule,ˈ zdòle,ˈ ʾu-dro-gə́lla xàṯaˈ qam-susăwàṯa.ˈ ʾánna ṣàliˈ ʾína mò ṣáli!ˈ hóla susăwàṯaˈ jə̀mye b-réše díyeˈ wáḏa hə̀lmaˈ b-réše dìye.ˈ síqla yíwla xàbraˈ mə̀raˈ ʾàġayˈ hàtxɛla qaẓíya,ˈ ya-màlka.ˈ mə́re súqu mɛ̀ṯole.ˈ mára qìmelaˈ mùsqəlle táma.ˈ ʾáwwa suréle zmàra,ˈ mə́re ʾálaha qəm-xalə̀qliˈ yóma qamàyaˈ rèša.ˈ ʾu-yómə tré qəm-xalə́qli ʾiṯàṯa.ˈ ʾu-yómə ṭḷáṯa qəm-xalə́qli ʾɛ̀na.ˈ ʾu-yómət ʾàrbaˈ hál yarxət-ʾə̀č̣č̣a.ˈ mə́re ʾána qəm-xalə́qli ʾàlaha.ˈ ʾu-ʾə̀dyo,ˈ kú-məndit bắyət wùdli.ˈ wùḏ-bi.ˈ ʾámər lá qaṭlə̀nnux.ˈ pɛ́šət làxxaˈ gu-bɛ̀ṯaˈ xònaˈ mən-d-ánna bnàṯi.ˈ ʾítli ṭə̀ḷḷəṯ.ˈ Náze ʾɛ-gòṛta,ˈ Zíne ʾu-Səttíye ʾɛ-xarɛ̀ṯa,ˈ zùrta.ˈ mə́re ʾánna xaṯwàṯuxila.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ mára qímela xà-yomaˈ mə́ra ṱ-ázəx sàxəx.ˈ ʾánna qímela zíle sxàya.ˈ Náze ʾɛ-gòṛtaˈ mə́re Fàrxo,ˈ máttu xa-képa làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-làxxa.ˈ kèpa.ˈ mə́re ṭla-Səttíye tu-làxxa.ˈ Səttíye tu-láxxa xarɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾu-Zíne tíwla ʾa-t-bàṯra,ˈ ʾu-Náze ʾɛ-qamɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾɛ-qamɛ́ṯa góṛta Nàzela.ˈ w-a-t-tə́rte zúrta Zìne.ˈ w-a-t-ṭə́ḷḷəṯ Səttìye.ˈ ʾu-xá-kepa muttɛ́ṯəlle tămàʾha.ˈ mə́ra Fárxo tu-tămàʾha.ˈ Fárxo tíwɛle rəš-d-wáʾha kèpa.ˈ Náze mə̀raˈ múr ʾɛ̀ni-mənnənˈ biš-šapìrtɛla.ˈ ʾàmər:ˈ Nàze,ˈ ʾáti gánəx nàzik-iwətˈ rába šapìrtɛwət,ˈ ʾína ṭúwe l-ó yòma,ˈ b-xazə́nnəx ʾáti ʾɛ̀ni b-gáwrət.ˈ mə́re Zíne ʾáti b-gánəx šapìrtət,ˈ ʾup-ʾáti Zìne.ˈ ʾína ṭálbən mən-márya ʾaláha ta-t-ʾó-yomət górət ta-t-háwən mə̀nnəx.ˈ márɛle m-rəš-kúlla d-áni ʾíla Səttìye.ˈ žɛ́re Fàrxoˈ ṱ-íwən ʾána b-hìwi díya.ˈ ʾàyyaˈ Nàze,ˈ ʾɛ-gòṛtɛla,ˈ čìrra.ˈ zílla mə́re ṭla-bába dìya.ˈ mə́ra babì,ˈ yắḏət ʾə́dyo módi wídle Fárxo bìyən?ˈ mə́re mòdi wídle?ˈ mə́ra zìllən,ˈ muttúle ʾə̀llən,ˈ ʾána qamɛ̀ṯaˈ ʾu-Zíne bàṯraˈ ʾu-Səttíye xarɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾaw-túwle tămàʾha.ˈ mə̀reˈ Náze hàtxaˈ ʾu-Zíne hàtxa,ˈ mə́re ʾána bắyən Səttìye.ˈ ʾáy biš-šapìrtɛla Səttíye.ˈ ʾu-dɛréwa képe hátxa biyɛ̀ni,ˈ lá-qabəlwa ʾáxni saxə̀xwa.ˈ dráya képe ʾáxni sxàyaˈ šluxayàṯa.ˈ ʾáw y-azə́lwa xayə́rwa hátxa bìyən,ˈ dráya kèpe.ˈ mə́re là,ˈ ʾáti duglàntət.ˈ mə́re ʾána mbàqrenaˈ Zìne,ˈ ʾa-t-tə̀rte.ˈ mə́re há bràtiˈ mót mára ʾàti?ˈ mòdi-wawaˈ qə́ṣṣət t-Fárxo diyɛ̀xu?ˈ mə̀raˈ bábi dū̀s bắyət?ˈ mə́re hè.ˈ mə́ra Náze mə́ra ṭla-Fàrxoˈ máttu xa-képa làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-képa làxxaˈ ʾu-xa-làxxa.ˈ ʾu-xa-muttɛ́ṯəlle ṭla-Fàrxo.ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ̀ni mə́nnən biš-šapírtɛla?ˈ zmírre bíya dìya,ˈ mə́re Náze hàtxa-wˈ zmírre b-Zìneˈ mə́re rəš-kúlla d-áni ʾíla Səttìye.ˈ ʾána qa-Sittìye bắyən.ˈ ʾàmərˈ qə́ṭma b-rešɛ̀xu!ˈ xóna mənnɛ̀xule,ˈ lɛ́la ta-t-ʾamráti ṭlíba ma-ṭlìba.ˈ xóna mənnɛ̀xule.ˈ pìšle xóna mənnéy.ˈ xa-yòmaˈ qímla zílla mə̀raˈ ṱ-ázəx l-ʾə̀rwe.ˈ zílla l-ʾə̀rwe.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga ʾíṯən Čixàloˈ ʾu-ʾAšebaṭàlo,ˈ ʾánna tráṯna šăvánə … t-màlkɛla.ˈ kú-bratə ṱ-íla bríṯa mən-màlka,ˈ qamáya băyéwa Nàze.ˈ mə́re šawwá-šənne pɛ́šən xulàma,ˈ bas-yátla Náze ʾə̀lli.ˈ šétə tə́rte bréla Zìne.ˈ zílle mə̀reˈ … ʾáwwa Čixàlo hóle máraˈ … zílle mə̀reˈ málka ʾáti har-t-yàtli brátux?ˈ yátla Zìne ʾə́lli.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ ʾáti tùmlaˈ šáwwa šə̀nnux,ˈ ʾána t-yànnaˈ Zìne ʾə́llux.ˈ mára šetə-ṭə́ḷḷəṯ wìtɛlaˈ Səttìye.ˈ ham-zílɛle kə́sle dìyeˈ mə̀reˈ málka t-áwət basima-àti.ˈ har-t-yàtli ḏa-bráta,ˈ là?ˈ mə́re hè.ˈ mə́re yátli Səttìye.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf,ˈ t-yánnux Səttìye.ˈ ʾáti tùmlaˈ ṣáwwa šə̀nnux,ˈ ʾána t-yánnux Səttìye.ˈ mára píšela hàdəx.ˈ ʾánna ʾímə ṱ-íla wíta Səttìye,ˈ ʾáy biš-xámṯɛla m-kùlla,ˈ qímela zìleˈ mămóṣe ʾə̀rbe,ˈ mămóṣe pàṛe.ˈ wítɛla dàna,ˈ mìṣela ʾə́rbe,ˈ páṛe mən-yəmmaṯèy,ˈ mə́re paršə̀xla m-ġḏáḏe.ˈ ʾAšebaṭàloˈ ʾáwwa máxe b-zòrna.ˈ ʾə́rbe máxe l-ġḏàḏe,ˈ ṱ-ázi xa-fàtra,ˈ ʾal-salíqə zòrna.ˈ máxe zórna xa-salíqa xèna,ˈ ʾə́rbe b-dɛ̀ri,ˈ b-ganèy,ˈ t-la-mădóṛe la-šăvànaˈ ʾu-la-ʾàp-xa.ˈ ʾo-xènaˈ Čixàlo,ˈ ʾaw-blìgɛle,ˈ bắye t-gàwər.ˈ mára ʾímət zílla mə́re páršəx ʾə̀rwe,ˈ ʾu-bejìye l-xà-gotaˈ ʾu-ʾə́rwe l-xà-gota.ˈ xa-pàṛaˈ wiḏále gáne max-qə̀šta.ˈ Fárxo ʾu-Səttíye hóla kəs-ġḏàḏe.ˈ ʾu-hátxa hóla dwíqe kúlla rèzaˈ ʾu-ʾə́rwe yáwəlla hàtxaˈ ʾu-bejíye mpalòṭəlla.ˈ xá-paṛa ʾawə́dla gáne ʾax-qə̀šta,ˈ maxéla bēn-Səttíye l-Fàrxo.ˈ kút-xa ṭla-gáne šuréle dwàqa.ˈ ṣúdrət Səttìyeˈ ʾáwwa xálqa nčìlle,ˈ Fárxo qəm-xazéle ṣàdra. Čixàlo,ˈ m-yaha-góta xèta,ˈ qəm-xazéla ʾína xzéle ṣádra dìya,ˈ krìble.ˈ qímɛle zíla šə̀kyaˈ qa-màlka.ˈ mə́re ʾíṯən xàʾaˈ hóle márəlle šə́mme Fàrxo,ˈ hóle zìlaˈ hàtxɛle wáḏa b-bnáṯa,ˈ hàtxɛle wáḏa,ˈ hatxà,ˈ hatxà,ˈ hatxà,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re xa-mə́ndi wìdleˈ b-rəš-bnàṯaˈ har-šùqla.ˈ málka hummə̀nne.ˈ ʾáwwa módi wìdle?ˈ qìmle,ˈ maxéwa ʾáwwa b-zòrna,ˈ ʾAšebaṭàlo,ˈ mə̀reˈ ʾáwwa mò-tăhər nášɛle?ˈ là-ʾamrətti?ˈ zála škáya ʾə̀lli,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ hár hole-mára ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ qímɛle ʾap-Fárxo šqíləlle zòrna,ˈ mxáya zòrna,ˈ bejíye hóla xa-gòtaˈ ʾə́rwe xa-gòta.ˈ mə́re ʾáw xoš-ʾázəl gu-yə́mmət gáne dìye.ˈ ʾána ʾàti bắyən.ˈ mə́re ʾána mò,ˈ xo-là pɛ́šən šăvána-llux.ˈ Fàrxo hóle mára.ˈ mə́re ʾána bṱ-àzena.ˈ Səttìyeˈ šmìlaˈ bába díya hóle mùttaˈ jallàde,ˈ b-jáldi réšət Fàrxo.ˈ sằbabˈ ʾăwáha škèle,ˈ mə́re lìṯba fáyda.ˈ qímɛle čántət Čixàloˈ mə́ḷyəllɛle kèpe,ˈ Fàrxo,ˈ ʾu-rə́pyɛləlla.ˈ kúlla wìḏəlla,ˈ júlle díye kúlla bə̀zyəlla.ˈ ʾu-nčíləlla čánte dìyeˈ ʾu-zìlɛle.ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ mə̀raˈ ʾən-Fárxo hawnànɛle,ˈ lázəm ʾáṯe ʾáwəḏ navèže,ˈ yáʿni mṣàleˈ ʾu-baʿdḕn ʾázəl bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlla ṭəllə̀ṯ xəmməryáṯa,ˈ m-an-xməryáṯə tabzìye.ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlla rəš-páršət ʾɛ̀na,ˈ ḏa-smòqta,ˈ ḏa-xwàrta,ˈ ḏa-milànta.ˈ Fàrxoˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle mə́re là-ʾawrən gu-máṯa.ˈ mə́re ṱ-ázən rəš-ʾɛ̀na,ˈ šátən mìya,ˈ mxállən pàṯi,ˈ mṣàlən,ˈ ʾu-baʿdḕn ṱ-áwrən gu-màṯa.ˈ mára zílɛle xə́zyəlla ʾànnaˈ kxìkɛle. ʾímə ṱ-íle kxìka,ˈ šqìləllaˈ mə́re ʾáyya smóqta ʾíla də̀mmiˈ ʾu-ʾáyya milánta ʾíla ròxi,ˈ ʾu-ʾáyya xwárta ʾíla nə̀šmi.ˈ mə́re ʾànnaˈ Sə̀ttiyela muttɛ́ṯəlla láxxa.ˈ yắḏənˈ la-málka màmiˈ hóle yə́mya b-rèši.ˈ máttu jallàdeˈ ʾə́lla b-qaṭə̀lli.ˈ ʾána le-y-àzən.ˈ kəs-mámi le-y-àzən.ˈ ʾáy-ga xăyéwa kəs-máme dìye.ˈ qímɛle zílɛle gu-ʾalòle.ˈ dmíxɛle gu-ʾalólət màṯa.ˈ Səttíye xḏìrtɛlaˈ ʾína xzìṯəlleˈ mə́re ʾə́lla dìyaˈ mə̀reˈ mò ʾóḏən ʾána?ˈ ta-módi … hátxa wíḏa bàbəx?ˈ mə́ra xzi-ṱ-amrə̀nnux.ˈ hóle yə́mya b-rèšux.ˈ ʾáyya béna Čixálo hàtxɛle míra.ˈ mə́ra ʾina-ṣlí be-xàlux.ˈ ṣlìgən,ˈ puš-ʾárxa be-xàlux.ˈ bas-ʾàna t-yăḏánnuxˈ ʾɛ̀kɛwət.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ qímela dmìxeˈ nšíqəlla ġḏàḏe.ˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle xa-màlla.ˈ saʾət-ʾàrpa-wela.ˈ ṯéle xa-màlla,ˈ ʾína xazèla.ˈ xazéla dmíxe kəs-ġḏàḏe.ˈ mə́re qa-màlla,ˈ mə́re yà-malla,ˈ mòt mgašóqe bíyi?ˈ lɛ́ḏeti ʾàyyaˈ ṱ-íla mən-hə́š t-la-bràyaˈ ʾáyya ʾíla yíwta qa-dìyi?ˈ bàxtila.ˈ mə́re màllaˈ mà ʾítli šúla mən-d-ánna?ˈ šwíqile tàmaˈ ʾu-zílɛle l-jàma.ˈ ʾáwwa qímɛle qedàmta,ˈ šqíləlle xa-mən-súsət xàle,ˈ tíwa l-xáṣe dìye,ˈ ʾu-ṣə̀lya.ˈ ṣə̀lya,ˈ t-ʾámrexi mən-Dùre,ˈ ṯáya ṣláya l-ʾAmedìya.ˈ qímɛle tíwa l-xáṣə súse dìyeˈ ʾu-síqa-w síqa-w síqa gu-réšət ʾAmedìya.ˈ síqɛle gu-réšət ʾAmedìya,ˈ ʾìnaˈ núrət xàleˈ ṱ-íwa síqa l-tàmaˈ gu-zòmaˈ hála lɛ̀le č̣ə́mya.ˈ mùttəlla čádre dìyeˈ rəš-d-ò núra.ˈ ʾu-tíwɛle rəš-d-ò-nura.ˈ ṯéle tálga xa-ṯɛ̀ṯaˈ gu-réšət ʾAmedíya y-aṯéwa tálga qúmtət bəṛ-nàša.ˈ ʾu-ramànɛle ṭúra.ˈ ṯéle tàlga,ˈ ṯéle, ṯéle, ṯèle,ˈ há-t kléle zàgaˈ t-rəš-čàdra.ˈ klèle,ˈ ʾáw ʾu-súse wíre gu-čàdra.ˈ qímɛle plìṭɛle,ˈ zmírɛle xa-bàndaˈ b-tàlga.ˈ mə́re ʾànaˈ hon-ʾə̀ṯya,ˈ ríqən qam-màmiˈ bắyən ṣálən kəs-xàli.ˈ y-ámər ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ qa-mòt hátxa wáḏa bíyi,ˈ mɛṯóye dwáqəlla ʾùrxiˈ ta-t-lá-mṣən ṣálən be-xàli?ˈ ʾu-zìlɛle,ˈ múttəlle réše dìyeˈ dmìxɛle.ˈ dmìxɛle,ˈ qáyəm qèdamtaˈ ʾína xɛpùṯaˈ ryáma mən-ʾằra.ˈ kúlle tàlgaˈ pšìra.ˈ šúrɛle zmàra.ˈ ṭɛ̀reˈ hóla b-ṯáya l-qàle.ˈ rába zamàra-wewaˈ ʾu-qále díye rába basìmɛwa.ˈ mút qála dìyi?!ˈ kəmá-gayəx tíwe mə-ġḏàḏe!ˈ har-lán mə̀ṣya ʾaxwáṯe dìye.ˈ ʾáwwa ràba zamára.ˈ ṭárpe naṯríwa mən-ʾilàne.ˈ mára ʾə́ṯya síqa-wewa xa-nàšaˈ b-xmàra,ˈ síqa mɛṯóye qɛ̀se.ˈ qəm-šăméle qále dìye.ˈ ʾámər hàˈ ʾáwwa ʾə́mma mən-ʾə́mma ʾíle Fàrxo,ˈ sắbab xále díye mtanéwa bíye dìye.ˈ xále díye mòdile?ˈ góṛət ʾAmedìya.ˈ mára ʾàwˈ rìqɛleˈ ja-jálde ṣə̀lyɛleˈ mə́re ṭla-xále dìye.ˈ mə́re ya-málka ṱ-áwət basìma.ˈ mə́re hóle ṯéle xa-nàša,ˈ rába qále basìmaˈ ʾu-zmàraˈ ʾímə ṱ-íle zmàra,ˈ bulbúle jmáʾela l-qàle.ˈ ʾu-ṭárpət dɛrúbər hóla b-nṯàra.ˈ ʾámər lắʿat ʾàw ʾíle.ˈ Fàrxo,ˈ xwarzàyile ʾáw.ˈ ṱ-àṯe,ˈ ṱ-áwər gu-mḏìta,ˈ dɛ́re šlàma ʾəllɛ́xu,ˈ ʾúp-xa mənnɛ́xu là-mqabəlle šláme.ˈ ṱ-áwər gu-mḏìta,ˈ dɛ́re šlàma,ˈ là-mqablitule šláme.ˈ màraˈ ʾo-xále díye mòdile wíḏa?ˈ hóle múṯya ṭḷà ʾamáne,ˈ ṭḷa-ʾamáne làxxa.ˈ xá-mənna gàwzeˈ šmìṭeˈ ʾu-qə̀nne gáwaˈ hóla mútte làxxa.ˈ xá-mənna bə́sra-wa gɛ̀rme.ˈ xá-mənna yabìšeˈ ʾu-qə̀nneˈ m-ġḏáḏe ʾu-múttəlla làxxa.ˈ hóle də́rya jùlla b-réša.ˈ mə̀reˈ ʾən-íle xwarzàyi,ˈ ṱ-áṯe t-yăḏéla ʾánna mòdilaˈ ʾu-módi lɛ̀laˈ xo-d-áwwa jùlla.ˈ ʾu-hóle šwíqa xa-dùkṯaˈ kəs-xále díye t-yàtu.ˈ ʾə́ṯyɛle də́ryɛle šláma ʾəllɛ̀xu,ˈ baʿdḕnˈ ʾàp-xa lɛ́le mqúbləlle šláme.ˈ b-gáne mə̀reˈ b-šɛ̀na ṯéluxˈ ʾəmma-šɛ̀ne.ˈ ʾàmərˈ kə́lyɛle gu-tắra hàtxa.ˈ ʾàmərˈ xwárza mquzə́dle kəs-xàlaˈ ʾína mútta qáme nále-w bəzmàre.ˈ ʾáwwa nále-w bəzmàrele.ˈ mə́re xwarzáya mqazóde kəs-xàla,ˈ mùttaˈ bəsra-w gɛ̀rme qáme díye.ˈ kúlla ʾánna mirìle.ˈ ḏiyìleˈ ʾo-párča b-rešèy.ˈ mə̀reˈ hó ta-t-yăḏítu ṱ-ìleˈ xwarzàyi.ˈ dwíqəlle, nšíqəlle, múttəlle šòpe.ˈ múttəlle šópe dìye,ˈ kə̀lyɛle,ˈ šúryɛle mṣawóṯe ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ yálət tunìṯɛle,ˈ píšle gàwṛa.ˈ píšla b-lɛ̀le.ˈ sìqɛleˈ l-gàre.ˈ mə́re xzáyətəlla b-dū̀rbīn,ˈ kəmá ṱ-it-xzáya b-dū̀rbīnˈ ʾáw ʾùprile.ˈ bas-ʾăwàʾha qáṣraˈ ʾáw lɛ́le ʾùpri.ˈ mə́re xàliˈ módila qə́ṣṣət d-ò-qaṣra?ˈ mə̀reˈ šùqlaˈ xwarzàyiˈ ʾáy qəṣṣə́tta rìxtɛla.ˈ la-ʾáṯya l-mtanòye.ˈ mə́re də-mùrraˈ xázəx šămə́xla mòdila.ˈ ʾámər ʾíṯən táma ḏàʾa,ˈ rába zamàrtɛla.ˈ ʾu-ʾaw-qáṣra kúlle b-qarqupyáṯət nàšele.ˈ hóla bníṯəlle ʾo-qáṣra kúlle b-qarqupyàṯa.ˈ har-šúqla tàma.ˈ la-bắyən ʾo-qàṣra.ˈ ʾámər hé xàliˈ ḏìli díya.ˈ dmìxela.ˈ dmìxela,ˈ qímɛle b-lɛ̀le,ˈ tíwa l-xáṣə súse dìye,ˈ ya-ʾàlaha,ˈ zílle, zílle, zílle, zílle, mṭèle l-o-qáṣra.ˈ šúrə d-o-qàṣraˈ ʾína ʾamrə́nnux xamšì métrele,ˈ xamší-metre ramùṯe.ˈ ṭḷá gáye súse dìyeˈ ṯéle ta-t-šàwərˈ là mṣéle.ˈ zmírre xa-qála b-súse dìye,ˈ súse díye šwírɛle reša-rəš-dìye,ˈ ṣə̀lyɛle.ˈ ʾáy ʾítla xa-bə̀rkeˈ gòṛta hátxa.ˈ ʾu-dəryále gàneˈ gu-bə̀rke,ˈ sxàyɛle.ˈ súse díye hóle mrúpyəlle gu-màrga.ˈ xaddámṯa dìyaˈ ṣléla ʾímət qəm-xazyàle,ˈ tə̀kṯa,ˈ ʾáyya tə̀kṯa y-amrə́xla,ˈ šəryòxe,ˈ t-xaddámṯa nčìlleˈ mən-qəm-xazyále šapìra.ˈ ʾu-píšla rəš-ʾɛ̀na.ˈ ha-t-sìqlaˈ drangɛ̀ṯaˈ síqla mə́ra ṭla-xàtun.ˈ mə́ra ʾə́lla dìyaˈ ṭla-mò ṯéləx drangɛ̀ṯa?ˈ mə́ra lɛ́ḏət módila qə̀ṣṣət?ˈ mə́ra là.ˈ holá-təkṯi nčìlta.ˈ xa-yála rába šapìraˈ hóle ʾə̀ṯya,ˈ súse mrúpyəlle gu-màrgax.ˈ hóle də́ryəlla gáne gu-bə́rke dìyax.ˈ hóle sxàya,ˈ yonáṯa hóla reše-reše-dìye.ˈ mút ʾáti tíwta làxxa,ˈ qu-xzà!ˈ mpárəj bíye dìye!ˈ qìmtaˈ mgašóqe hàtxa,ˈ mo-mgàšqa.ˈ ʾína ʾáw kéfe basìmta.ˈ hóle də́ryəlle gáne gu-mìya.ˈ ṣríxtɛla m-gu-barbèhn.ˈ y-ámrəx ʾay-panjắra barbèhn y-ámrəx.ˈ ṣríxtɛla mə̀raˈ há gàni!ˈ ʾáti mòt wáḏa táma?ˈ ʾɛ-ʾɛ́na t-là-našɛla?ˈ t-lá marăwàṯɛle ʾo-márgaˈ ṱ-it-súsux də́ryəlle tàma?ˈ lat-mtaxmóne mən-nàše?ˈ lat-mtaxmóne ʾáwwa qàṣraˈ ṱ-íle kúlle qarqupyàṯa?ˈ xa-qarqúpṯɛla pyáša qa-rèšux.ˈ mòdit mára?ˈ mə́re xázəx múrra ṣáwṯa xà-gaya xéta.ˈ mə́ra nə́mu ʾáyya bə́rke d-ɛ̀nilaˈ ṱ-it-ʾáti sxáya gàwa?ˈ mə́ra dìyila.ˈ mə́re díya dìyila.ˈ ʾána hon-sxáya gàwa.ˈ bắyət ṱ-áṯyət sàxyət?ˈ də-háyyo sxà!ˈ mə́ra xzì,ˈ ʾána ṱ-amrànnux.ˈ ʾən-šắrəṭ díyi qəm-yăḏə̀tla,ˈ xo-b-gawrànnux.ˈ ʾən-šắrəṭ díyi là qəm-yăḏə́tla,ˈ réšux mattánne gu-d-yàha káweˈ ṱ-íla pyàša.ˈ mə́re mùr.ˈ ʾáy zamàrtɛla.ˈ ʾáy b-zàmra,ˈ ʾáw mjàwəb.ˈ mára zmìrraˈ mə́ra pɛ́šən xa-simɛ̀rxa,ˈ xa-ṭɛ̀ra,ˈ t-yátwən l-xàṣux.ˈ t-ásqən šmàyyaˈ ṱ-àṯyən,ˈ máxyən ʾə̀llux,ˈ ṭăbánnux ṣàletiˈ l-šə́ttət … t-yamàṯa.ˈ mə́re pɛ́šən xa-nə̀šraˈ t-yátwən l-xàṣəxˈ mṭamrə̀nnəx gu-ʾúpra.ˈ mə́ra pɛ̀šanaˈ sonìṯa,ˈ mxáḏrən bàruxˈ dawqànnux.ˈ mə́re pɛ́šən jutyàra,ˈ yáʿni pɛ́šən ʾakàraˈ … mù-y-amri?ˈ … zaràya.ˈ kúlla ʾan-waríḏəx qăṭə̀nna.ˈ kúlla waríḏəx qăṭə̀nna.ˈ kú-məndit mə̀raˈ ʾáw qəm-mjawə̀bla.ˈ là-mṣela bíye díye.ˈ xárṯa mə̀raˈ yába ʾána píšli bàxtux.ˈ qìmɛleˈ síqa kəsla-dìyaˈ ʾu-xílela mə̀ndiˈ ʾu-mṣúṯela m-ġḏàḏeˈ ʾu-yíwtəlle ʾisə̀qṯaˈ mšuxəlpə́lla ʾisəqyàṯa,ˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re xza-ṱ-amrə̀nnəx.ˈ ʾána làn-ʾəṯya l-gwára.ˈ mə́re ʾína ʾána ṱ-ázən bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ṱ-ázən bɛ́ṯə be-xàli.ˈ ʾən-ṯèliˈ xó bàxtiwət.ˈ ʾu-ʾən-là-ṯeli,ˈ kú-məndit ʾáwḏət wùḏ.ˈ ṭlíbɛle xáṭər mə̀nnaˈ ʾu-zílɛle bɛ̀ṯət xále.ˈ zìlɛle.ˈ ʾàyyaˈ kùllaˈ b-lɛ̀lela.ˈ zìlɛle,ˈ dmìxɛleˈ xále díye lè-y-yăḏe.ˈ dmìxela xa-béna,ˈ ṛìšela qedámta,ˈ qímela xíle mə̀ndi,ˈ ʾaw-lɛ́le dmìxa.ˈ qímela xíle mə̀ndi.ˈ ʾámər xáli lá ʾamrə́tli qə́ṣṣət d-áwwa qáṣra mòdila?ˈ Fárxo hóle mára ṭla-xále dìye.ˈ ʾámər lat-mùnšəlla?ˈ kúlla lɛ̀lela l-bálux?ˈ mə́re lan-ṭlíya kúlla lɛ̀le.ˈ bắyən t-yăḏə́nna qəṣṣə́ttə d-áwwa qáṣra mòdila.ˈ mə́re xa-bráta hóla tàma,ˈ ʾána mə́ri ʾə̀llux,ˈ bráta zamàrtɛla.ˈ ʾáp-xa lɛle-mṣáya bíya dìya.ˈ kú-ṱ-ile zíla hóla réše prìmtəlle.ˈ mə̀reˈ xáli ʾay-bàxtila.ˈ mə́re k̭óra mùt mára?ˈ mə̀reˈ ʾə́dlɛle ʾána táma kəsla-dìyənwa.ˈ ʾímət mə́re hátxa mšuyḏə̀nne.ˈ mə́re lìṯ hatxa-mə́ndi.ˈ mə́re hóla ʾisə́qṯa dìya.ˈ muxzále ʾisə̀qṯa-wˈ muxzále yalə̀xṯaˈ ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re dàxi?ˈ mə́re zmìrra,ˈ là-mṣela bíyi.ˈ là-mṣela.ˈ mə́re hóya brixtà-llux.ˈ píšela hàdəx.ˈ mtànəxˈ xa-šằrəṭˈ hóle gu-díwənt máme dìye,ˈ máme díye t-wéwa max-qṭàləlle.ˈ hóle gu-díwənt máme dìye,ˈ máme díye t-wéwa max-qṭàləlle,ˈ máme dìye,ˈ màlka.ˈ ʾáp-xa lɛ́le mṣáya ʾɛ-šắrəṭ ṱ-awə̀dla.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ qə́rya qa-bnáṯe dìyeˈ mə́re leḏítu ʾɛ́kɛle Fàrxo?ˈ mə́ra là.ˈ Zíne mə́re ʾána lɛ̀ḏən.ˈ Náze mə́re lɛ̀ḏən.ˈ Səttìye,ˈ mšúdra-wewa kṯàwaˈ xo-gúlpət yàwna,ˈ xo-gúlpət yàwna,ˈ mšùdrəlle.ˈ ʾáni xyàpa,ˈ zílɛle yàwnaˈ zdíṯəlle lɛka-Səttìye.ˈ Səttíye zìltɛlaˈ dwíqtəlla yáwna hàtxa,ˈ šqìltəlle.ˈ kṯáwa qrìṯəlle.ˈ ʾu-qímtɛla mjuwàbtəlleˈ ʾu-yíwtəlle qa-yàwnaˈ mə́ra ṭla-Nàzeˈ sa-dùqla ʾayya-yáwna.ˈ zílla dwáqəlla prìxla.ˈ Zíne zílla dwáqəlla prìxla.ˈ Səttíye zílla qəm-dawqàlaˈ klèla.ˈ qəm-yawála ʾo-wắraq ʾə́lla dìya.ˈ qəm-maṣlále ṭla-Fàrxo.ˈ mə́ra ṱ-áṯyən ʾə̀llux.ˈ lá-jawjət mən-kəs-xàlux.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga lɛ̀ḏa dax-ṣálya.ˈ xábra mṭèleˈ ʿal-ʾasā̀sˈ Səttíye yắḏa ʾɛ̀kɛle Fárxo.ˈ bábə Səttiye ʾu-Náze ʾu-Zìneˈ mə́re ʾáti yắḏət ʾɛ̀kɛle?ˈ mə́ra hé yăḏànne.ˈ ʾína b-ɛ-šằrəṭ.ˈ ʾána lá-mṣən ṣályən hàtxa.ˈ băyánni ʾə́mma bnàṯaˈ ṱ-áwa ʾăbu tā̀jˈ ʾu-ʾə́mma bnàṯaˈ ṱ-áwa ʾàqall mə́nna.ˈ ʾu-ʾə́mma bnáṯa ṱ-àwaˈ … yáʿni xamša-ʾəmmà ʾaskărayáṯa bnáṯa kúlla,ˈ kúlla b-rùtbaˈ ʾu-ḍubbā̀ṭ.ˈ kúlla mən-d-ánna ʾàskar xɛlánta.ˈ băyánna bìyaˈ b-sùsaˈ b-rắšən diyéy kùlla,ˈ ta-ṣályən maṯyànne.ˈ ʾaw-ʾən-là,ˈ ʾána là-mṣən maṯyánne.ˈ mə́ra ṱ-awḏə́tla ʾàyya?ˈ mə́re hèˈ ṱ-awḏə̀nna.ˈ màlkɛle.ˈ qìmɛle,ˈ múṯyɛle ʾáskar xɛlàntaˈ xamšá-mma bnàṯaˈ kúlla lwíše júllət ʾùrzeˈ ʾu-ḍubbā̀ṭila,ˈ kúlla b-ʾaskăràyela.ˈ ṣə̀lyela.ˈ ṣə̀lyela,ˈ mə́ṭyela gu-ʾAmedìa.ˈ yáʿni ʾánna ṭḷà yománela mə́ṭye.ˈ yáʿni mən-máṯət ṱ-ámrəx Dùreˈ hal-ṣáli l-ʾAmedía ṭḷà-yome.ˈ ʾaw b-xà-yoma ṣə́lyəllɛle.ˈ mára ṣə̀lyela,ˈ yomət-ṭḷáṯa mə̀ṭyelaˈ l-Amedìa.ˈ ʾAmedía mṭŭwə̀qəlla.ˈ ʾaskăràyela.ˈ mṭŭwə́qəlla ʾAmedìa,ˈ črìxəlla.ˈ mə́ra ʾáp-xa la-jáwəj mən-gu-ʾAmedìa.ˈ Səttìyeˈ qímtɛla čádra díya mxìṯəllaˈ be-pálgət ʾAmedìa.ˈ ʾítla hurrā́s ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́ra hàtxɛle,ˈ hàtxɛle,ˈ hàtxɛle.ˈ lɛ́ḏiwa ràbeˈ Fárxo màṭole.ˈ ʾàyˈ mə́ra ʾən-dawqìtule Fárxo,ˈ là maxítule.ˈ qédamta qímɛle xále dìye,ˈ ʾína xə́zyəlla ʾán ʾaskăràye,ˈ kúlla xḏìrtaˈ ʾAmedìa,ˈ ʾàmər,ˈ Fárxo ṭla-xále díye ʾàmərˈ xáli mòdila?ˈ xázəx ʾaskăràye.ˈ kúlla ʾAmedía píšla ʾaskăràye.ˈ mə́re xá-məndi lɛ̀la.ˈ qărăčàyeˈ y-áṯi hàtxaˈ ʾu-pɛ́ši xa-tre-ṭḷa-yomàne,ˈ xárṯa y-àzi,ˈ jàwji.ˈ xárṯa mšúrela mxáya l-nàše.ˈ šuréla mxáya l-nàšeˈ ʾu-dwáqa náše ʾáxxa-w tàmma.ˈ mə́re xàliˈ hóla dwáqa nàše!ˈ xa-bènaˈ dawqìle.ˈ dawqìle,ˈ mawríle kəs-Səttìye.ˈ Səttíye hóla lwíšta júllət ʾaskaràye,ˈ ʾu-qàʾədila,ˈ ʿăqìdila góṛta.ˈ xa-béna hàdəx,ˈ mə́ra ʾə́lle dìyeˈ … ʾaw-lɛ̀ḏe ṱ-íla báxta,ˈ ʾaw-xšíwɛle ʾùrzɛleˈ … mə́ra ʾə́lle dìyeˈ ʾáti hot-wáḏa xákma šulàneˈ báxta mən-gáwṛa hot-šqàləllaˈ ʾu-hot-baróxəlla l-gànux.ˈ ʾu-hon-šə́mya hot-wáḏa rába xràwe,ˈ zála l-qáṣrə nàšeˈ ʾu-zála maxròwe,ˈ ʾu-ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ šuréla ṣráxa bíye dìyeˈ mə́ra ʾáti hàtxət wáḏa,ˈ lɛ́wət d-áwwa ʾàṯṛa.ˈ ʾu-kìzleˈ ʾána lán-wiḏa čù-məndi-wˈ b-àyya-gotaˈ ʾu-b-ày-gota,ˈ du-du-dùˈ ʾáxxa l-tàmma.ˈ xàrṯaˈ šqíltəlla kosíṯa díya hátxa m-rèša,ˈ muttɛ́ṯəlla l-ằra.ˈ gášəq bíya dìya,ˈ ʾína Səttìye.ˈ mə́re hàˈ xázəx ʾáti Səttìye!ˈ mə̀reˈ gwìrtətˈ ʾən-t-la-gwàra?ˈ mə́ra làn-gwirta.ˈ ʾána spárən ʾə̀llux.ˈ ʾána lɛ̀-gorən,ˈ la-ʾàti gáwrət.ˈ mə́re ʾàp-ana lɛn-gwìra.ˈ mə́re há xḕrˈ mòdila qə́ṣṣət.ˈ mə́ra ʾíṯən xa-šắrəṭ gu-díwənt bàbi,ˈ ʾáp-xa lɛle-ḏàʾalla.ˈ mə́re ṭlàliˈ Fárxo yăḏèlaˈ ṣla-mɛ̀ṯɛle.ˈ ʾu-ʾána hon-muṯɛ́ṯa ʾáyya qùwwət láxxaˈ b-xábra ta-dìyiˈ ta-t-ʾàsqetiˈ ṱ-awḏə́tla ʾɛ-šằrəṭ.ˈ mə́re ma-yxàləf.ˈ qìmɛleˈ mə́re ʾáxtu ʾasqítu ʾə̀dyo,ˈ ʾàrbušeba,ˈ ʾu-xámšušeba rùtaˈ màṭetu.ˈ ʾána ṱ-ásqən rúta maṭə̀nnɛxu.ˈ mára qìmelaˈ ʾáni sìqela.ˈ ʾaw-mrúzgəlla gáne dìye,ˈ yómət rúta sìqɛle.ˈ ʾánna mə̀ṭyela.ˈ ʾax-ṱ-ìla mə́ṭye,ˈ Səttíye mɛ̀ṯa.ˈ yomət-ṭḷáṯa Səttíye mṭéla gu-màṯa,ˈ mìtla.ˈ qímla prímla ʾə̀rbe,ˈ síqla qəm-mṭamrìla,ˈ qèdamta.ˈ yále zóre mṭawóle b-čə̀kke y-ámrəxla,ˈ ʾánna čə́kke mò y-amríla?ˈ hàtxa mṭalə́xwa.ˈ ʾánna mən-ʾə̀rbe y-áwa,ˈ ʾáqlət ʾə̀rba.ˈ Fárxo mə̀reˈ ʾáp-ʾana mṭálən mənnɛ̀xu.ˈ zòrɛle.ˈ mə́ra làˈ ʾáti ṣli-be-màlka.ˈ brátət màlkaˈ hóla mìṯta.ˈ hóla príme ʾə̀rbe,ˈ mɛ̀ṯilən,ˈ mɛ́ṯilən m-d-an-čə́kke mṭàləx.ˈ mə́re ʾɛ̀ni mə́nna?ˈ mə́ra ʾɛ-zórta Səttíye hóla mìṯta.ˈ ʾaw-là-ṣlele l-bɛ́ṯa.ˈ ʾánna náše hóla spára ʾə́lle dìye.ˈ díwənt málka hóle spára ʾə́lle díye ta-ṱ-àṯe Fárxo.ˈ qímɛle síqa l-bɛṯ-qòra.ˈ síqɛle l-bɛṯ-qòra,ˈ gu-qawràṯa,ˈ xáze ʾɛ́nila qáwra xàṯta.ˈ réša díya zámər, zámər, zámər, zàmər,ˈ qáwra pṯìxla.ˈ qáwra pṯìxla,ˈ rə́ḥqa m-anna-dukàne,ˈ mpílle ʾáp-ʾaw gáwa dìya.ˈ har-dmíxle réša díya hàtxa,ˈ ʾáp-ʾaw táma mìtle.ˈ ʾánna hóla spàraˈ hál yomət-šàbṯa.ˈ qímela šábṯa qedàmta,ˈ ʾína lá Fàrxo,ˈ lá ču-mindì.ˈ lìṯ.ˈ xáʾa mə̀reˈ ʾána šə́myənle xa-qála gu-bɛṯ-qòraˈ zmàra,ˈ bálki háwe ʾə́ṯya l-bɛṯ-qòra.ˈ ʾàsqi,ˈ ʾína xazɛ̀laˈ qáwra pṯìxtaˈ ʾáp-ʾaw míṯa gàwaˈ ʾu-qəm-mṭamríle tàma.ˈ šwiqálən tàmaˈ ʾu-ṯélən làxxa.ˈ ʾu-hawétu basíme ràba.ˈ

Translation:

There was a king in a village. That king had two daughters. His brother was poor. The brother of that king was poor. The poor brother lived at the bottom of the village. The king lived at the top of the village. One day they had gone up (the mountains) out hunting, the two brothers had gone up hunting. The two wives were pregnant. The king said to the poor brother, he said ‘My brother, our wives are both pregnant. If your wife gives birth to a girl and my wife gives birth to boy, your daughter (will be married) to my son. If my wife gives birth to a daughter and your wife gives birth to a son, my daughter (will be married) to your son’. Who said this? The king. They came down (from hunting). The time of giving birth arrived. They both gave birth on the same day. What did that little girl do? From the time she was born she started weeping, (and continued) until the time that she came to the boy. What was the name of the girl? Səttiye. The name of the boy was Farxo. Farxo and Səttiye. Now, she got up, on the very day on which she was born and they put her in the cradle, the cot, and she went down, down, down, down, put her mouth on the mouth of Farxo and began sucking. At that time they stopped (crying). Neither of them had stopped (beforehand), but were constantly crying. The mother of Səttiye said ‘Let’s see where my daughter is’ and looked for her. ‘Which woman has given birth?’ He said ‘The wife of your brother-in-law has given birth’. She went there and saw her, the two of them were asleep in the cradle. She took the girl and brought her up. She took the girl up to the house and she again began crying, crying, crying, crying. At night she began again to go down (the village). She went down and did the same as before. The king became angry. The king became angry, although the king himself had said if I have a daughter I shall give her to your son. The king became angry about these events. He took the boy. He was a baby, that is he was not yet a month old. He said ‘Put him before the water spring and do not feed the horses. Do not give them water to drink, but only feed them so that they will go (to the water spring) and crush him.’ The father and the mother of the boy went out into the world, they went to Syria. A woman called Hure came and took the boy. Ame took him, he said ‘Ame, put your vessel down there. Take me, take me off and put me in the meeting room of my uncle’. His father and mother were expelled. He said ‘Let’s go. We shall not see our son, he has been murdered. They have put him in the horses’ manger’. When they put him in the horses’ manger, the horses did not eat or drink. They put him there and said ‘The horses will kill him’ He started singing to a brown horse. He said ‘I want you to blow on me and—excuse me—turn your bum to the wall. He sang the same to a black horse and a white horse. Afterwards the king said ‘Go down, by now they have pulled Farxo apart. Take him and throw him away and put new grass out for the horses’. They went down but what (a surprise when) they went down. The horses were gathered over him, blowing onto him. They went up and gave word (to the king), saying ‘My lord, the situation is like this, oh king’ He said ‘Go and bring him’. Now, they brought him there. He began to sing, he said ‘God has created for me on the first day a head. On the second day he created for me hands. On the third day he created for me an eye. On the fourth day—until the ninth month. He said ‘God created me. Today, do to me whatever you like. Do it to me’. He said ‘I shall not kill you. Stay here in the house, brother, with these daughters of mine. I have three, Naze the eldest, Zine and Səttiye, the last, the youngest’. He said ‘These are your sisters’. He said ‘Fine’. Now, they got up one day and they said ‘Let’s go and swim’. They went off to swim. Naze, the eldest one—Farxo said (to her) ‘Put a stone here, one here and one here. A stone’. He said to Səttiye ‘Sit here. Səttiye sit here in the last place.’ Zine sat after her and Naze the first. The first, eldest girl was Naze. The second youngest was Zine and the third Səttiye. She put a stone far away. She said ‘Farxo sit far over there’. Farxo sat on that far stone. Naze said ‘Say which of us is the most beautiful’. He said ‘Naze, you yourself are delicate, you are very beautiful. I look forward to the day when I see who you will marry’. He said ‘Zine, you yourself are beautiful, also you Zine. I beseech the Lord God that I may be with you on the day that you marry’. He said ‘Above all is Səttiye. Poor (me), Farxo, (I) who am waiting in hope for her’. Naze, the eldest, turned away in anger. She went to her father. She said ‘Father. Do you know what Farxo did to us?’ He said ‘What did he do?’ She said ‘We came and he arranged us, me first, Zine next and Səttiye last. He sat far away. He said ‘Naze is like this, Zine is like this’ but he said ‘I love Səttiye. Səttiye is the most beautiful’. He threw stones at us and did not allow us to swim. He threw stones when we were swimming in the nude. He went and looked at us, throwing stones’. He said ‘No, you are a liar’. He said ‘I shall ask Zine, the second one’. He said ‘Hey, daughter, what do you say? What went on with your Farxo? She said ‘Father. Do you want the truth?’ He said ‘Yes’. She said ‘Naze said to Farxo “Put a stone here, a stone here, and one here” and put one for Farxo. She said “Which of us is the most beautiful?” He sang to her and said “Naze is like this”. He sang to Zine and said “Above all is Səttiye. I love Səttiye”’. He said ‘Confound you! He is a brother to you. You should not say that he is a betrothed or something. He is a brother to you’. He became their brother. One day they set off and said ‘Let’s go to the sheep’. They went to the sheep. At that time there (were two men), Čixalo and Ašebaṭalo, they were both shepherds of the king. Every daughter that was born to the king—first he (Čixalo) loved Naze. He said ‘I’ll remain a slave for seven years, so long as you give me Naze’. In the second year Zine was born. He went and said—it is Čixalo saying this—he went and said ‘King, will you still give me your daughter? You should give me Zine’. He said ‘Fine. You finish your seven years, and I’ll give Zine to you’. Now, in the third year Səttiye was born. He went again to him and said ‘King, if you please. You will still give me a daughter, is that not so?’ He said ‘Yes’. He said ‘You should give me Səttiye’. He said ‘Fine. I’ll give you Səttiye. Finish your seven years and I’ll give you Səttiye’. Now, when Səttiye was born, she was the most beautiful of all. They went to make sheep suck (from their mothers), make lambs suck. (When) the season came and the sheep sucked, the lambs sucked from their mothers, he said ‘Let’s separate them from one another.’ Ašebaṭalo played the pipe. He gathered the sheep together and they went off for a while according to the tune of the pipe. He played another tune on the pipe and the sheep returned, by themselves, without a shepherd driving them back or anybody. The other one, Čixalo, he was busy (with the girls). He wanted to marry. Now, when they (the girls and Farxo) set off, he (Čixalo) said ‘Let’s separate the sheep, the young lambs on one side and the sheep on the other side.’ One lamb made itself like a bow. Farxo and Səttiye were together. They (the sheep) were all standing in a row. They put the sheep like this and took out the young lambs. One lamb made itself like a bow and pushed itself between Səttiye and Farxo. Each of them started grasp-ing the other. The button of the blouse of Səttiye was torn off and Farxo saw her breast. Čixalo, from nearby, saw them and noticed that he saw her breast, and became angry. He went and complained to the king. He said ‘There is a person, called Farxo, he has gone to do such-and-such to the girls, to do such-and-such, and so forth’. He said ‘He has done something unmentionable to the girls’. The king believed him. What did he (Farxo) do? He said to Ašebaṭalo (when) he was playing the pipe ‘What kind of person is he (Čixalo)—won’t you tell me?—going complaining about me?’ and so forth. While saying this to him, Farxo also took up the pipe and played pipe music, the young lambs were one side and the sheep the other. He (Ashebaṭalo) said ‘Let him go (and complain), (a curse be) upon his mother. I want you (Farxo as a shepherd)’. He (Farxo) said ‘What am I? I shall not become a shepherd for you’—Farxo was speaking. He said ‘I shall go’. Səttiye heard that her father had appointed executioners, who would cut off the head of Farxo. This was because he (Čixalo) had complained. He (the king) said ‘It is no use’ (he should be executed)’. Farxo filled the bag of Čixalo with stones and threw it down. He did the works. He put holes in all his clothes, tore up his bag and went off. He went off, and she said ‘If Farxo is wise, he must come and make an ablution, that is pray, and then go home’. She laid down three beads, beads of rosaries. She put them on the stone slab of the spring, one red, one white and one blue. Farxo came and said ‘I shall not enter the town’. He said ‘I’ll go to the spring, drink water, wash my face, pray, then I shall enter the town’. Now, he went and saw them (the beads) and he laughed. When he laughed he took them, saying ‘This red one is my blood. This blue one is my spirit. This white one is my soul.’ He said ‘It was Səttiye who put these here. I understand. Indeed the king my uncle has sworn on my head (to execute me). He will appoint executioners and (has sworn) he will kill me. I shall not go. I shall not go to my uncle.’ At that time he was living with his uncle. He went off into the alleys. He slept in the alleys of the village. Səttiye searched and found him. He said to her, he said ‘What should I do? Why has your father done this?’ She said ‘Look, I’ll tell you. He has sworn on your head (to execute you). Čixalo has said such-and-such’. She said ‘But go down to your maternal uncle’s house, go down and lodge in the house of your maternal uncle. Only I will know where you are’. He said ‘All right’. They slept and kissed one another. A mullah came. It was four o’clock. A mullah came and saw them. He saw them sleeping next to each other. He said to the mullah, he said ‘Mullah, why are you looking at me? Don’t you know that she has been betrothed to me since before she was born? She is my wife’. The mullah said ‘What business have I with these people? He left them there and went to the mosque. He got up in the morning, took one of his father’s horses, sat on its back and went down. He went down, let’s say from Dure going down to Amedia. He sat on the back of his horse and went all the way up to the top of Amedia. He went up to the top of Amedia and saw that the fire in the summer house of his maternal uncle, where he was making for, had not yet gone out. He pitched his tent over the fire and sat over the fire. Heavy snow fell. At the top of Amedia snow used to fall to the height of a man. The mountain is high. More and more snow fell, until the bell that was over the tent stopped (ringing). It stopped (due to the heavy snow) and he together with his horse entered the tent. He came out and sang a song in the snow. He said ‘I have come, running away from my paternal uncle, wishing to go to stay with my maternal uncle’. He said ‘Oh God, why have you done this to me, bringing (snow) and blocking my road, so that I cannot go down to the house of my maternal uncle?’ He went and laid down his head and went to sleep. He slept and (when) he got up in the morning he found that fog was rising from the ground. All the snow melted. He started singing and birds came at (the sound of) his voice. He was a fine singer and his voice was very beautiful. What is my voice (in comparison with his)? However many times we sit together, I shall never be able to be like him. He was a fine singer, (to the extent that) leaves fell from the trees. Now, a man came up with an ass, he came up to fetch wood. He heard his voice. He said ‘Ah, that is Farxo (I am) a hundred percent (sure)’. This was because his maternal uncle used to talk about him. What was his maternal uncle? The chief of Amedia. Now, he quickly ran down and said to his maternal uncle. He said ‘King, if you please’. He said ‘A man has come, whose voice is very beautiful, and when he sings, nightingales gather at his voice and the leaves of the wood fall’. He said ‘Surely it is him. It is Farxo, my nephew. (When) he comes and enters the town and greets you, none of you should accept his greet-ing. (When) he enters the town and offers a greeting, do not accept his greeting. Now, what did his maternal uncle do? He brought three vessels, three vessels (and put them down) here. One of them had cracked walnuts, with walnut kernels, placed in it. One of them (contained) meat and bones, one raisins and walnut kernels togther. He placed them here. He put a cloth over them. He said ‘If he is my nephew, he will come and will know what these are under this cloth’. He left a place so that he could sit by his maternal uncle. He came and said ‘Greetings to you’, after which nobody accepted his greetings. He himself said ‘Welcome, a hundred welcomes’. Now, he stood at the door like this. The nephew went over to the uncle, but he put before him horseshoes and nails. He (put) horseshoes and nails. The nephew went over to the uncle and said that he had put meat and bones before him. He said them all. He knew them, while the cloth was on them. He said ‘Look now you know that he is my nephew’. He held him, kissed him and put him in his place. He put him in his place, he stood up and began talking, and so forth. He is the child of the story. He has grown up. Night came. He went up onto the roof. He said ‘You see it with binoculars, as far as you can seen, that is my land’. But that palace far over there, that is not my land’. He said ‘Uncle, what is the story of that palace?’ He said ‘Drop (the subject), nephew. That is a long story, which cannot be told’. He said ‘Tell it. Let’s hear what it is’. He said ‘There is a woman there, who is a fine singer. That palace is all (built) with the skulls of people. She has built all that palace with skulls. Leave alone over there. I don’t want (anything to do with) that palace’. He said ‘Well, uncle. Now I know’. They went to sleep. They went to sleep and he got in the night. He sat on the back of his horse and off he went, he went on and on and on, until he reached the palace. I tell you the wall of the palace was fifty metres, its height was fifty metres. Three times his horse came up to jump but could not do so. He sang a song to his horse and his horse jumped over it and came down (the other side). She had a large pool. He immersed himself in the pool and swam. He had released his horse in the meadow. Her maid-servant came down when she saw him. The waist cord—we call it a waist cord—, the straps, of the maid-servant snapped, since she saw that he was handsome. She remained at the water spring, and then she went up, late, she went up and told her mistress. She (the mistress) said to her ‘Why have come late?’ She said ‘Don’t you know what happened?’ She said ‘No’. My waist cord broke. A very handsome youth has come and released his horse in your meadow. He has immersed himself in your pool and is swimming. Doves are (flying) over him. Why are you sitting here? Get up and see! Look at him!’ She got up and looked and what a sight she sees! He was enjoying himself. He had immersed himself in the water. She shouted from the casement. We call that (type of ) window a casement. She shouted and said ‘Hey, my dear! What are you doing there? Does that spring not belong to somebody? Is the meadow in which you have put your horse without owners? Don’t you think of people? Don’t you think about this palace, which is all skulls. One (space for) a skull remains for your head. What do you say?’ He said ‘We’ll see, repeat what you said again’. She said ‘Whose is this pool in which you are swimming?’ She said ‘It is mine’. He said ‘Now it is mine. I am swimming in it. Do you want to swim? Come and swim!’ She said ‘Look, I’ll tell you. If you know (the answer to) my test, I shall indeed marry you. If you do not know (the answer to) my test, I shall put your head in that opening that remains’. He said ‘Tell me’. She is a singer. She sings and he answers. Now, she sang and said ‘I shall become a _simarxa_, a bird, and sit on your back. I shall go up to the sky and come back, striking you and causing you to sink and go down to the bottom of the seas’. He said ‘I shall become an eagle and sit on your back, burying you in the ground’. She said ‘I shall become a thorn bush and search after you and seize you’. He said ‘I shall become a farmer, that is a peasant—what do they say?—a sower. I shall cut all those roots of yours. I shall cut all your roots’. Everything she said he replied to. She could not beat him. Afterwards she said ‘I have become your wife’. He went up to her and ate something. They spoke to each other and she gave him a ring, they exchanged rings, and so forth. He said ‘Look, I’ll tell you. I have not come to marry’. He said ‘I shall go home. I shall go to the house of my uncle’s family. If I come back, then you are my wife. If I do not come back, do anything you want’. He said goodbye to her and went to the house of his uncle. He went (home). This was all at night. He went (home). His uncle slept and did not know (what had happened). They slept then woke in the morning, got up and ate something. He did not sleep. They got up and ate something. He said ‘Uncle, will you not tell me what the story of this palace is?’ Farxo is saying this to his uncle. He said ‘Have you not forgotten it? Has it been on your mind all night?’ ‘I did not sleep all night. I want to know what the story of this palace is’. He said ‘A girl is there. The girl is a singer—as I said to you. Nobody can beat her. She has cut off the head of anybody who has gone there’. He said ‘Uncle, that is my wife’. He said ‘My poor boy, what are you saying?’ He said ‘Last night I was there with her’. When he said that, he went mad. He said ‘That is impossible’. He said ‘Here is her ring’. He showed the ring and showed the (wedding) scarf, and so forth. He said ‘How (could this be)?’ He said ‘She sang and could not beat me. She could not’. He said ‘Congratulations’. Now, we shall tell of another trial, taking place in the social gather-ing of his paternal uncle, his paternal uncle who almost killed him. This happened in the social gathering of his paternal uncle, who almost killed him, his paternal uncle, the king. Nobody could fulfil that condition. He got up and called to his daughters. He said ‘Don’t you know where Farxo is?’ They said ‘No’. Zine said ‘I do not know’. Naze said ‘I do not know’. As for Səttiye, he had sent a letter (for her) under the wing of a dove. He sent it under the wing of a dove. While they were bathing, the dove went and threw it by Səttiye. Səttiye went and grabbed the dove like this and took it. She read the letter. She answered it and gave it to the dove. She said to Naze ‘Go and grab that dove’. She went to grab it but it flew off. Zine went to grab it but it flew off. Səttiye went and grabbed it, it stood still. She gave it the paper and it took it to Farxo’. She said ‘I shall come to you. Do not move from your maternal uncle’s home’. At that time she did not know how to go (to see him). It was announced that Səttiye knew where Farxo was. The father of Səttiye, Naze and Zine said ‘Do you know where he is?’ She said ‘Yes, I know. But there is a condition. I cannot go down just like that (without conditions). I want for myself a hundred girls wearing crowns, a hundred girls who are of lesser rank, a hundred girls who …, that is five hundred soldiers, all girls, all with a rank and officers. All of these, forming a powerful army. I want them all with their horse and rations. This is in order for me to go down to bring him back. If not, I cannot bring him back’. She said ‘Will you do this?’ He said ‘Yes, I shall do it’. He was the king. He brought a powerful army, five hundred girls, all wearing men’s clothes, they (consist also) of officers, together with the soldiers. They went down and arrived at Amedia. They arrived in three days. That is, from the village, let’s say, of Dure until they came down to Amedia was three days. He came down this (way) in one day. Now, they came down and on the third day arrived at Amedia. They encircled Amedia. They were soldiers. They encircled Amedia, surrounded it. She said ‘Let nobody move from Amedia’ Səttiye pitched her tent in the middle of Amedia. She had guards, and so forth. She said ‘He (Farxo) looks like this’, since many did not know what Farxo was like. She said ‘If you seize Farxo, do not strike him’. The next morning his maternal uncle got up and saw those soldiers and (saw that) Amedia was completely surrounded. He said, Farxo said to his maternal uncle, ‘What is the matter uncle? We can see soldiers. The whole of Amedia has become soldiers’. He said ‘It is nothing. It is gypsies, who come in this way and stay one, two or three days, then go, move on’. After that they (the soldiers) started beating people. They started beating people and seizing people, and so forth. He said ‘Uncle, they are seizing people!’ After a while they seized him. They seized him and brought him into the presence of Səttiye. Səttiye was dressed in the clothes of soldiers. She was a commander, a colonel, important (in rank). After a while, she said to him—he did not know that she was a woman, he thought she was a man—she said to him ‘You are doing (bad) things, you are taking a woman from her husband and wedding her to yourself. I have heard that you are doing many wicked things, going to people’s palaces, going and doing mischief, and so forth. She began shouting at him and said ‘You are doing this (mischief ), you are not from this land’. He remonstrated ‘I have not done anything, in this place or that place,’ etc. and so forth. Then, she took her hat from her head like this and put it on the ground. He looked at her and saw it was Səttiye. He said ‘Oh, it seems you are Səttiye!’ He said ‘Are you married or are you unmarried?’ She said ‘I have not married. I am waiting for you. I shall not marry, so long as _you_ do not marry’. He said ‘I also am not married’. He said ‘How are things? What has happened?’ She said ‘In the meeting of my father there is a riddle and nobody knows it. He said to me “Farxo knows it, go and bring him”. I have brought this force here, which is at my command, so that you would come back and solve the riddle’. He said ‘Fine’. He said ‘You go up today, Wednesday, and you will arrive on Thursday or Friday. I’ll come up on Friday and catch you up’. They set off and went up. He prepared himself and went up on Friday. They arrived. When they arrived, Səttiye died. On the third day Səttiye arrived in the village and died. They slaughtered sheep and went up and buried her in the morning. The young children were playing with _čəkke_ (‘anklebones’), as we call them. What is the meaning of _čəkke_? We used to play like that. They are from sheep, the feet of sheep. Farxo said ‘I also shall play with you’. He was young. They said ‘No. You go down to the house of the king. The daughter of the king has died. They have slaughtered sheep, bring us some of the anklebones (of the sheep) for us to play with’. He said ‘Which of them?’ They said ‘The young one Səttiye has died’. He did not go down to the house. The people were waiting for him. The assembly of the king was waiting for Farxo to come. He went down to the cemetery. He went down to the cemetery and among the graves he saw which of them was a new grave. (Whilst sitting) on it, he sang and sang and sang, then the grave opened. The grave opened and—God forfend—he fell into it. No sooner had he lain down over her than also he died there. They waited for him until Saturday. On Saturday morning they set off (to find him) but there was no Farxo or anything (associated with him to be found). Somebody said ‘I have heard a voice in the cemetery, singing, perhaps he has gone to the cemetery’. They went up and found the open grave with him also dead in it. They buried him there. We have left it there and come here. Thank you.