NB041016-08_A

little hare comes, then he says (to) uncle Klaas "I have seen young girls here" (J) "what kind of young girls?"

kom hasietjie, toe sê Oom Klaas, "ng xa nǀaa ng ǃʼoa-ǃʼoa ng ki a", "waffer sort ǃʼoa-ǃʼoa",

(H) "the springboks come

"die gǃae saa,

the springbok girls are on the other side (of the dune), oh

die gǃae meide is ander kant, o,

I have seen them

ng ke xa nǀaa hng,

you (must) take your horse, and I also take my horse, we go in between ...

a ǀai a haasi, ng si ook ǀai ng haasi, ng ǁʼaa si ng ǀʼee

the young girls (= springbok girls)

ǃʼoa-ǃʼoa",

(J) "I go, I go"

"hm, ng ǁʼaa, ng ǁʼaa",

"you must not ?(sit or be) relaxed, no, make food for us, maake food for us"

"gǀa si ǂxain (...), haʼa, kxʼuua sa aan, kxʼuua sa aan",

they make food, they make food, they eat, they wash, they wash, they wash, they wash, they comb, comb, comb, comb, comb

hng kxʼuu aan, hng kxʼuu aan, hng aan, hng ǁʼali, hng ǁʼali, hng ǁʼali, hng ǁʼali, hng kama, kama, kama, kama, kama,

(J) "nou, little rabbit, I want to put on my clothes", (H) "no, don't get dressed, you shall go and get dressed on the dune"

"nou, nǃaun ʘoang, ng ǂao ng nǁaa ng ǃxaike", "haʼa, xuua ǁhaa, a si ǁʼae ng nǁaa ng nǃoon",

(J) "on the dune?! yes

"ng nǃoon, o,

you have given me a plan, I go and get dressed on the dune"

nee, a xa tsaa nya plana, ng ǁʼng nǁaa ng nǃoon",

(H) "you (shall) go and see the springbok girls, the springbok girls are here, springboks, springboks"

"[gǀa] ǁʼae ng nǀaa gǃae meide, gǃae meide ke nǁaa ki a, gǃae, gǃae,

they are beautiful, they are beautiful, they ?, they ?, hm

hng ǀhaqoka, hng ǀhaqoka, [hng] hng (...), hng (...), hm",

(he) takes his clothes, he puts (them) into a sack

[ǁa] ǀai ha ǃxaike, ha ǀʼee ng gǃuu,

when (he) has put (them) in the sack, (he) ties (the sack) on the horse"

klaar ǀʼeea ng gǃuu, a ǁʼngke haansi,

they climb (on the horse) ...

hng ǁain,

the hare ...

nǃaun

and the jackal

nǀa koro,

they ride now

hng nou ǃabi,

(H) "do you know what you should do?

"gǀa ǁxae, a si dyisi kxʼuu,

when we go to the dune, then you do (= whip) the horse with the sjambok, so that we see (what happens then)"

a su ng ǁʼaa nǃoon, a nǁae ng kxʼuu haansi nǀa sambokesi, nǀa si nǀaa",

(J) "yes"

"ke",

(H) "but you go and put on your clothes on the dune

"maar a ǁʼae ng nǁaa a ǃxaike ng nǃoon,

before you get dressed, hm"

voor au nǁaa, hm",

they ride, they ride, they ride, they ride, they ride, they ride, they ride, they ride, they ride, they ride

[ha ng hm] hng ǃabi, hng ǃabi, hng ǃabi, hng ǃabi, hng ǃabi, hng ǃabi, hng ǃabi, hng ǃabi, hng ǃabi, hng ǃabi,

(H) "do you know something, uncle Klaas?

"[oom] gǀa ǁxae dyisi oom Klaas,

here is the house, here is the house, here is the house, here is the house"

nǁng ke, nǁng ke, nǁng ke, nǁng ke",

(...) "yes, I go and get dressed on the dune, I go and get dressed on the dune

[...] "ja, ng ǁʼae nya nǁaa ng nǃoon, ng ǁʼae nya nǁaa ng nǃoon,

you don't have to tell me, I go and get dressed at the dune", (H) "yes, you shall go and get dressed at the dune, yes

"xuua (...) nya, ng ǁʼae nya nǁaa ng nǃoon", "o, a si ǁʼae ng nǁaa ng nǃoon, o,

but when we climb on the dune, then you take the sjambok and frighten your horse so that ...

hm, maar a su ǁain nǃoon, a nǁae ǀai ng sambokesi, a ǀqui qain a haasi, nǀa

it (the horse) tripples"

ha trippele",

(J) "hm, I will do, I will do

"hm, ng si kxʼuu, ng si kxʼuu,

I will do

ng si kxʼuu,

hm

hm,

when I arrive at the dune

ng tsee ng nǃoon",

they climb the dune, he says to him

[hng si xa kua] hng ǁain nǃoon, ha ku nǁaa,

"climb up and get dressed!"

"ǁhoea a nǁaa",

"ek climb down, I get dressed

"ng nǁae ǁhoe, ng nǁaa",

(he says do like this with the horse), then the horse bucks, then the horse bucks

ng kxʼuu ng] haansi, haasi nǁae oro, haasi nǁae oro,

he (J) falls off

ha ǂʼaba ǁhubu,

hey, what is this, the horse climbs down the dune

hey, dyisi xae, haasi ke ǁhoe nǃoon,

the little rabbit rides, he goes and chases back the horse, he comes (back)

hasietjie nǁae ǃabi, ha ǁʼae ng ǂaoke haansi, ha tsee,

(SMs to H) " ? ? ?

"ng tyuu xae, jy, dyisi a ke xa a ǁu ǃʼhoong, (...)

oom jackal sits on the dune"

oom koro gǃai soo nǃoon",

the jackal said he (will) come and get dressed on the dune

koro xa kua, ha sii ng nǁaa ng nǃoon,

(SGs) "where is he (J)", (H) "no, I don't know where he is", (SGs) "hasn't he come" (H) "no, he hasn't come"

"[me dyee] ku dyee ku", "haʼa, ng ǁu ǁxae, ng ku dyee", "ku ǁua xa tsee", "nǃoʼe, ha ǁua xa tsee",

hm, he (H) is nou amongst/between the joung girls, amongst/between the young girls, he eats

hm, ha nǁae ǀʼii kiin ǃʼoa-ǃʼoa, ha ǀʼii kiin ǃʼoa-ǃʼoa, ha ain,

he eats, he farts, he eats

ha ain, ha ǀkhuun, ha ain,

then they (SMs) give him (H) blankets

hng nǁae tsaa ha nǁaen,

hm, then they give him blankets, they give him blankets, they give him blankets

hm, hng nǁae tsaa ha nǁaen, hng tsaa ha nǁaen, hng tsaa ha nǁaen,

they give him blankets

hng tsaa ha nǁaen,

(they) finish to give him the blankets so that he can sleep

klaar tsaa ha nǁaen, nǀa ha ʘunn,

in the morning, he (H) stands up, (H) "hey"

ǂinnki ha nǁae khuuǁʼng, "hey",

(SM) "where is the jackal?", (H) "no, he was on the dune

"koro dyee", "haʼa, [ku ke] ku xa gǃai naa nǃoon,

I don't know where he went to"

ng ǁu ǁxae, ku xa ǁʼaea kidye",

then he comes and meets the jackal, he sits here

ha nǁae see ng moo koro, ha tcoo ki a,

he (H) says to the jackal "what is this, I was alone among the young girls"

ha ku ng koro, "dyisi xae, ng xa ǁʼoe ng ǀʼii tyaa ǃʼoa-ǃʼoa [ng]",

(J) "I was (lying) on the dune"

"ng xa gǃai tyaa nǃoon",

(H) "where have you been (so that) you didn't come?"

"gǀa xa ǁʼae kidya, a ǁu xa ǁʼae",

(J) "no, this was you"

"nǃoʼe, a xa ke",

he (H) says to him (J) "do you know this?

ha ku nǁaa, "gǀa ǁxae dyisi,

you said indeed to the Boer (that) ?

a mos [ng ǃuu a] ku ng ǀʼhuunsi, (...)

do you see (nou) ...

gǀa xa nǀai,

the person who is clever

ǃuu ha ǁxae,

do you see, you (that) are so very clever

[a] gǀa nǀai, a nǃuunki ǁxae,

this thing (that) is so clever

gao a nǃuunki ǁxaea,

you fell off the horse

[a xa] a xa ǂʼaba ǁhoe ng haasi,

do you know, have you seen

gǀa ǁxae, a xa nǀai,

(...) but? you come to me

(...) maar, a tsee ng,

do you know this thing, I have lied ?for/behind? you for a long time

gǀa ǁxae tya (...), gao a, ng xa hoeka tyaa a,

so that I can show (it to?) you

nǀa ng [...] qannya a,

you will get it, you will get the ?

a si moo ki, a si moo kurannsi,

do you see this ? (that) you got?

gǀa nǀai a kurannsi a xa moo,

did you indeed think I am ?

a xa mos ǂʼainka nya, ng [...],

I am not the hyena

ng ǁu ng gǁain,

no

haʼa,

you have often made uncle Piet to be your "boy"

a [kxʼuua] nǃuunki kxʼuua oom Pieti ng gǀa ǀqhore,

you will not get this thing from me

maar a ǁala moo gaoki ng nǀng",

?, no, brother"

"nǃoʼe, ǁaun,

I have said to you

ng xa kua ng gǀa,

your (own) thing (= the lies that you told the Boer) will keep hold of you (= will get you in trouble now)

a se gao si ǀai ǃoo a,

because you, you are indeed a man

want a, a mos ng ǂoo,

because you make us fight with the Boers

a ǀkxʼui ǀhai si ng ǀʼhuun,

you see

a ke nǀai,

you don't have a ?

a ǁu ki (...),

you did get your ? (now)

a xa maa a nǁaen,

****

a nǁae a si (...),

do you see the thing you got

gǀa nǀai gao a xa maa,

you sit relaxed, you sit relaxed

a ǂxain soo, a ǂxain soo,

I have a young girl, I come hier

ng ki ng ǃʼoa, ng sii ng ki a

(to the?) springboks

[ng ng ng] ng gǃae,

I flirt with the springbok people

ng ǁʼng vrya ng gǃae ǂee,

you will not come in

a ǁala ǀʼee,

****

a (...)",