Ashur Bet Sargis
YAA-LIKH-TO SMOOQ-TAA
her red handkerchief
REE-SHAA[1] D KHI-GAA[2] LABA-LAA-LEH
she takes (leads) the head[1] of the -Khigaa line dance-[2]
YAA-LIKH-TO[3], SMOOQ-TAA[4] ZER-DEH[5]
-her handkerchief-[3], red[4] and yellow[5]
EE-MAAN[6] REE-SHO[7] SHE-SHAA-LEH
when[6] she shakes -her head-[7]
LI-BEE[8] CHEE MEL-YAA[9] MIN DER-DEH[10]
-my heart-[8] fills[9] with suffering[10]
JWEN-QEH[11] CHAA-VEE BID-RRAA-SHAA[12]
-young men-[11] start argueing[12]
-CHOOD KHAA-[13] L' EE-DOH[14] BIG-RRAA-SHAA[15]
-each one-[13] pulling[15] -her hand-[14] (to hold while dancing)
KHAA SAA-MAA[15] CHE NEP-LEE KHOO-BO[16]
a portion[15] of them fall in her love[16]
KHECH-MAA[17] CHE NEP-LEE JOO PLAA-SHAA[18]
some[17] fall into fighting[18]
EE-NAA[19], AA-YIN CHEE BU-YAA QAA-TEE
but[19], she is in love with me
SO-DO CHEE ET-YAA L' ZMERR-YAA-TEE[19]
she enjoys -my songs-[19]
KHZEE-DIT AA-KHOON-WAA-TO[20]
she is scared of -her brothers-[20]
LEM-SAA JESH-QAA[21] JOO PAA-TEE[22]
she cannot look[21] into -my face-[22]
EE-MAAN ZMERR-TEE ZMEE-RAA-LEE
when I sang my song
JOO SHE-REH[23] MOOD-EE-YAA-LEE
in my poems[23] I let her know
LIT -SHOOQ MIN-O-[24] KHAA KHEE-TAA
there is none other -except her-[24]
JOO KHAA-YEE[25] MAAKH-DEE-YAA-LEE
who will make me happy in -my life-[25]
AAY LAA BRAA-TAA[26] D KHOOL-MAA[27]
she is the girl[26] of (my) the dream[27]
OOD-YOOM[28] YOO-MAA[29] MOOCH-KHAA-LEE[30]
today[28] is the day[29] -I found her-[30]
JOO CHOOL KHAA MAA-TAA[31] D OOM-TEE[32]
in all of each village[31] of -my nation-[32]
B' ZO-DAA CHM BEE-YAA-LEE[33]
wtih a lot and much -i loved her-[33]
BEE-TAA-YI-LAA DAA-LEE-BOO-TAA[34]
the betrothal[34] is coming
KHUB-RAA[35] B' KHAA-TO[36] B' SHA-DIRAA-LEE
she will send the word[35] (of her answer) with -her sister[36]
YAA-LIKH-TO SMOOQ-TAA , ZER-DAA
her hankerchief red, yellowas
YOO-WI-LAA QAA-TEE
she gave to me
BEE NAA-JEE-BOO-TAA[37]
with class/style[37]
JOO-WIB LAA L'ZMER-YAA-TEE
she answered my songs
LAA, LEH MAJ-NI-WAAN
no, she will not elope
CHER-BEE AAKHOON-WAA-TEE[38]
-my brothers-[38] will get angry
BES, CHM[39] JEL-DOO-TAA[40]
only, with alot/great[39] haste/quickness[40]
SHOOQ IL-CHEE-YOOKH[41] AA-TEE
let -your (people you send to ask for a woman's hand)-[41] come
SOO-QIL-TAA[42] JOO-LOH[43] KHWAA-REH[44]
decorated[42] with -her clothes-[43] white[44(plural)]
JWIR-TAA[45] OOD-YOO B' DES-TEH[46] D WER-DEH[47]
she married[45] today with a set[46] of roses[47]
RREE-SHAA D KHI-GAA LOO-BI-LAA
she took (led) the head of the Khigaa line dance
YA-LIKH-TO SMOOQ-TAA, ZER-DEH
her hankerchief red, yellow
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SMOO-QAA
[12] BI-DRRAA-SHAA = argueing. DRAASH-TAA = arguement
[16]KHOO-BAA = love
[20]AA-KHOON-AA = brother. KHAA-TAA = sister
[20]AA-KHOON-WAA-TEH = brothers. KHAA-TWAA-TEH = sisters
[22]PAA-TAA = face
[41]IL-CHEE-YEH = people you send to ask for a woman's hand
[42]SI-QLAA = decoration