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tya ǂxoa xae a ǂaoa a tyuu,

CHECK!!!

a tsʼaku, a gǀunn gǀunu kaǃkxʼora nǀa nǀng,

hey, I was daring

hey, na xng ǁkxʼorexa,

I work for the Boers

ng siinsnn ng ǀʼhuun,

the Boers that stay on the farm that they call ...

ǀʼhuun ke ni xng ǀʼhoa ǃqhaa he ǂi ka

Rendezvous

Marenawu nǁaa,

? I am really fat

(...) ng mos ǃqhuinya,

I am fat

ng ǃqhuinya,

the old male Boer says to me

ǀʼhuunsi ǁhoen ǂoo ku ng nǀng,

"hey

"hey,

this meid", they did not ..., at that time they did not know (that) they say (they call me) ...

meidsi a", a hng ǁu, daai tyd hng ǁu xng ǁxaea hng ku,

"Ou Sus"

"ousi",

they say 'meid'

a ǂi ka, "meid",

(Boer) "you (must) go and fetch the cart that stands there

"a ǁʼaa a ǀai kunisi ǁʼngʼa,

the cart stands there so that you can go and draw water"

kunisi ke ǁʼngʼa, nǀa a ǁʼaa ǁuu ǃqhaa",

hey

hey,

the cart that ? has (put) a jug on it

kunisi he gǃau ǁhooa tromp,

this is what they did with the jug

(...) xa ng kxʼuua ng trompsi,

I grab the cart, there I go

a ng ǀai ǃhaqm ǃʼuu kunisi, ng ǁʼannʼa,

I go and fill the tank with water

ng ǁʼng ǂhaun tya tenkesi ng ǃqhaa,

when it is full ...

ha nǁauka hau ǂʼunn,

I drag it, I go (back)

nau ǂxaia ha, nau ǁʼaa,

(now) I go slowly, go slowly with the cart

nou na ǂxain dyaqnn, [ǂxain] ǂxain dyaqnn nǀa ng kunisi,

I walk relaxedly with the cart, I indeed ...

ng ǂxain dyaqnn, nǀa ng kunisi, ng mos

I don't feel anything

ng ǁu khinn gao, [...]

I don't feel anything, I indeed ...

ng ǁu khinn gao, ng mos

am still my mother's daughter

noxoba ng nǀng xainki se ʘoaxe,

there I go

ke ǁʼannʼa ng,

I go and make the cart stand

ng ǁʼng ǃoo kunisi,

the old Boer comes out here

ǀʼhuunsi ǁhoen ǂoo ǁʼng ki a,

(Boer) "hey

"hey,

this meid

meidsi a,

huu

huu,

you are strong

a ǃaqaʼi,

you are really a cow"

a mos ng gum",

I say "yes

na ku, "ja,

I am a cow

gum ke ng nǀng,

but you must not think that you will/should? come, you will/should? come ...

maar a ǁu si ǂʼainka, a si saa, a si saa,

(and) put your hand on me

ǃoo a ǀkxʼaa ng nǀng,

you see indeed what I do

a ke mos nǀai ng tyuin xae ng kxʼuu,

you sit here relaxed hier, [and] I [must] go and fetch water for you so that can come? and sit and drink

u ǂxain ǃʼhaunwa ki a, ng ǁʼng ǁuua ba ǃqhaa, nǀa u saa ǃʼhaunwa, u kxʼaan,

and then you wash yourself

a bu ǁkxʼam u,

when the water is finished, then I take again that cart, I go and fill it with water, I bring [it again back]

ǃqhaa nǁauka hng tyoa, nau gǀoe ǀai tya kunisi, ng ǁʼng ǂʼunna ha ng ǃkhaa, ng au saa,

so that you come and wash yourself"

nǀa u sii, u ǁkxʼam u",

(?Boer) "hey

"hey,

this meid, she is strong

meidsi a, ha ǃaqaʼi,

hey

hey,

you must not ? this girl, she will break you"

ba ǁu si ǁʼaa si (...) ǃʼoakerasi a, ha si ǁhaaʼa u",

then s/he? says so to the old male Boer "yes

ku ke ng ka ng ǀʼhuunsi ǁhoen ǂoo, ku ku, "ja,

I don't (let s.o.) annoy me

ng ǁu ǁkxʼore nǀa ng nǀng,

you see indeed ...

a mos nǀai,

you see indeed how I look like"

a ke mos nǀai [ng ng a]",

(B) "hey, don't talk to me like this, you (will) ??? ... (am Ende wirst zu mir noch sagen ...)

"hey, gǂii ng ǂxoa ng nǀng, a ka ǁʼng, a ku,

you speak as you want", (then) I (C) say ...

a ǂxoa ǁaa a ǂaoa", nau ku,

"I?!

"ng,

I am not afraid of a Boer

ng ǁu ǃauka ng ǀʼhuunsi,

a Boer is just a thing

ǀʼhuunsi mos ng gao,

you should be afraid of me, you mustn't think ???then you (will) go and lie down, (because) I don't let annoy me

a a si ǁʼae ǃauka ng nǀng, [a si, a ǁu si] a ǁu si ǂʼainka si saa ǁkxʼoe ng,

no

nee,

****

a si ǂao, a si kama ka a ǂauka ng, a u ǁʼaa kiin ki ng a, ng ǁu ǁkxʼore nǀa ng nǀng",

(Boer) "hey, this young girl

"hey, ǃʼoakerasi a,

she is really strong"

ha ǁu gareki ǃaqaʼi",

(C?) ek maak saat op my (rely on?) I rely on myself?/ ? temper op my, temper op my

[xa mos] ng xa mos tempa ng nǀng, ng xa mos tempa ng nǀng,

because I am like a cow

a [...] ng ǁaa ku gum,

****

nau kakhinnʼin ng,

I just brag

a ng kagirisinn

like the Namas say, 'ǃuun garisen' (lit: 'go and roll' = 'show off'?)

ǁaa kanyamake ka 'ǃuun girisinn',

I go and brag

na ǂxain ǃuun girisinn,

the old Boer (comes out, he) says: "this meid

ǀʼhuunsi ǁhoen ǂoo ǁʼng, ha ku, "meidsi a,

she will kill (the) men"

kua si ǀhaa tyuuke",

oh, you my son

o, a ng ʘuun,

say to you

gǀa nou ka,

the Boers have annoyed me

ǀʼhuun ke xng ǁkxʼore ng,

this is the reason that I ...

ng ki ǃʼama he ng

gehört zum vorigen rec???, verstehen beide nicht; ek hou my vir ...'n man

hou ng nǁaa ng ǁaa

(I (he am) ... a man

ng ǂoo,

I am indeed a man

a ne mos ng ǂoo,

I am not a woman, I am a man

ng ǁu ng ǀaeki, a ǂoo he ng nǀng,

I, I ...

ng, ng,

I am not concerned

ng ǁu ǁqxʼaia,

the donkey, I grab? the donkey; I make it stand in front of me (lit: at my face)

donkiesi, ng ǀai ǃhaqm ǃʼuu donkiesi, ng ǃoo ng ki ng nǀng xuu,

in order to put on the saddle

nǀa ng gǃau ǁhoo salsi,

? I go and ...

of ng ǁʼng,

fetch him [the donkey], I come and make [him] stand here (so that I?/with me)

ǀai ha, ng sii, ng ǃoo ng ki a [nǀng]

because in those years ...

want daardie jare toe

we carried the water from far away

toe dra ons nog water van ver,

(?)

[...]

??we don't tease him

as ons hom nie hier pla nie,

then we bring the donkey

a si au sii donkiesi,

then we take the cans

a sau ǀai kantienke,

we tighten (the cans) onto the it (the donkey)

(a) si ǁʼngke gǃau ǁhoo ng ki,

we go as far as ...

si ǁʼaa so ver soos

Grootrivier

Grootrivier,

go and ?

ǁʼaa ǂhaun kantienke, ǂʼunn kan ng ǃqhaa,

then he comes (back) from that place

a hau hoo ng tyoxoe,

when we do not have a donkey ...

donkiesi ǃoon tyoanʼa,

(then) we take those cans

si ke ǀai tya kantienke,

we carry (them)

si ǃxau

one on the head

ene op die kop

everywhere?/

al kant,