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Yes, now I will tell you another story.

Belê ezê niha ji we ra çîrokekî dinê bizikirînim.

Excuse my errors.

Qisûra mi bibaxşînin.

And if we have failings may you excuse us.

Kêmasîyê me hebin jî me bibaxşînin.

(it is) said: There was once a man, he was very poor.

Dibê carekî merivekî hebû, pir feqîr bû.

He had no livelihood.

Bê îdare bû.

His wife said one day: ``Husband, you have neither work nor income.

Jina wî rokî go: ``Mêrik ne keda te ye, ne qezenca te ye.

You wander around aimlessly.

Boşûbetal digerî.

And we have become without income.

Em jî bê îdare bûne.

Now we don't have any bread in the house.

Êdî nan di mala me da nema.

I have just one piece of gold.

Yek zêrekî min heye.

Come, I will give you this piece of gold.

Were ez vê zêrê jî bidim te.

And you should, like other people, enter the market place, do some trade.

Tu jî fena xelkê têkeve meydana mal, aliş-veriş bike.

You can at least earn money for (unclear) for us till the evening.''

Bi êvar ra qe ne hema tu perê (unclear) ji me ra qezenc dikî.''

So (he) says: ``That's ok, wife.''

Ê go ``Baş e jinik.''

The man took his piece of gold and went.

Mêrik zêra xwe girt, çû.

(He) tied a (piece of) string through the ring of the piece of gold.

Takî avêtîye qulpa zêrê.

(He calls loudly): ``Alûvêr, alûvêr, alûvêr, I am doing alûvêr.''

Alûvêr, alûvêr, alûvêr, ez alûvêrê dikim.

One person grabs the head of his mare --- it's the animal market.

Yekî jî bi serê mehîna xwe girtîye, de mal meydan e.

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Everyone brings their goods and sells (them).

Herkes malê xwe tîne, difroşe.

(Someone) was holding an old mare by the head.

Bi serê mehînekî pîrê girtîye.

(He) says: ``Old chap, what are you doing?''

Dibê: ``Xortê baş tu çer dikî?''

(He) says: ``Well, I am buying and selling.''

Dibê: ``Welle ez alûvêr dikim.''

Then (he) says: ``If you give me your piece of gold I'll give you my mare.''

Ê dibê: ``Tu wî zêra xwe nadî mi ez mehîna xwe bidim te.''

``Oh oh,'' (he) says, ``at your command."

``Hay, hay'', dibê ``ser çava.''

It's not trade (sense here unclear)

Alûvêr nîne.

Please, go ahead.''

Kerem ke.

He gives the man the gold and takes the mare from the man

Zêrê dide mêrik, mehînê ji mêrik distîne.

Now he takes the mare by the bridle, goes around the market saying ``Alûvêr, alûvêr alûvêr!''

Îjar digre bi hevsarê mehînê nava bazarê da, ``Alûvêr, alûvêr alûvêr!''

He goes around the market

Nava bazarê da digere.

He notices a man who is holding a goat by the beard. (lit. `by the hair under its chin').

Bala xwe didê merivekî bi mûyê binê çena bizinekî girtîye.

He too has brought his goat (to market) and is selling it.

Ewî jî bizina xwe anîye hatîye difroşe.

(He) says: ``Dear fellow, are you selling your mare?'', (he) replies: ``yes''.

Dibê: ``Qurban tu mehîna xwe difroşî?'' Dibê: ``belê.''

Then (he) says: ``Let me give you this goat, and you give me the mare.''

Ê Dibê: ``Ez vê bizinê bidim te, tu jî mehînê bide min.''

``Oh, oh, dear brother, at your command, please go ahead.''

``Hay, hay brayê delal, ser çavê min, kerem ke.''

While this was going on, the leader of a caravan (bazirganbaşî) --- their provisions had run out, they belong to a caravan.

Di wê arê da bazirganbaşîkî jî, nanê wan xilas bûye, karwan in.

(He) has arrived in town and is walking around.

Hatîye nava şehir ji xwe ra digere.

He will buy bread, he will buy provisions (for the journey), set off, go and reach his caravan.

Ewê nan bistîne, zexîra xwe bistîne, bide rê here bigîje karwanê xwe.

When he reaches the marketplace (he) sees (him), his attention is drawn to this young man

Ê wexta tê malmeydanê lê mêze dike, dîqeta wî dikşe ser wî xortî.

(He) sees that this young man has given his piece of gold for a mare and his mare for a goat

Mêze dike ew xorta zêra xwe da mehînê, mehîna xwe jî da bizinê.

So now he doesn't leave him, follows him.

Êdî terka wî nake, dide du (unclear).

This time (he) is holding the goat's chin and strolling through the marketplace, (shouting) ``Alûvêr, alûvêr!''

Îja digire binê çena bizinê nava meydanê da digere, ``alûvêr, alûvêr, alûver!''

He sees a man with a woollen hat in his hands.

Bala xwe didê merivekî kumekî tiftik li ser desta ye.

(He) says: ``Old chap, are you doing business?'', (he) says: ``yes.''

Dibê: ``Bavo tu alûvêr dikî?'' dibê:``belê.''

(He) says: ``Come, let's do a swap.''

Dibê: ``Were, em trampekî çêkin.''

``Great, go ahead'', ``I give you the woollen hat, you give me the goat.''

``Hay hay ser çava'' ``Ez vî kumî didim te, tu bizinê bide mi.''

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``Good, it's business, isn't it?''

Baş e dibê ma alûvêr nine.

(He) exchanges the goat for the hat.

Radibe bizinê dide bi kûm.

Now he has the hat in his hand

Îja kûm dide ser destê xwe.

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(he shouts:) ``Alûvêr, alûvêr!''

Alûvêr, alûvêr.

(He) realises that there is nothing left.

Bala xwe didê tiştekî nema.

It is evening, all the people have gone, noone is left.

Îdî êvar e, millet gi çû, kes nema.

He meets a young man.

Xortekî rast tê.

He looks in his pocket.

Li cêva xwe mêzedike.

He likes the hat.

Dilê wî dikeve kum.

(He) asks: ``Are you selling your hat? (He) says: ``yes.''

Dibê: ``Kumê xwe difroşî?'' Dibê: ``E''.

When he looks in his pocket he sees that there is no money in the pocket.

Wexta li cêva xwe mêzedike pere di cêvê da tune.

He notices a mirror in the pocket.

Bala xwe didê eynikekî di cêvê da ye.

He says: ``You will give me the hat, won't you, I will give you this mirror.''

Ê divê: ``Tu kûm nadî min, ez vê eynikê bidim te.''

Then he says: ``That's nothing, my father, that's business, I will give it to you.''

Ê dibê: ``Tişt nabe, bavê min, alûvêr e, ezê wî jî bidim te.''

(He) gives the boy the hat and takes from him the mirror.

Radibe kûm dide lawik, eynikê ji lawik distîne.

That bazirganbaşî is behind him, he doesn't leave him.

Ew bazirganbaşî li du ye, terkê nake.

(He) says: ``I wonder how it will end?''

Dibê hela dawîya vîya çer dibe.

He gives his hat for the mirror, puts his mirror in his pocket.

Kûmê xwe da bi eynikî, eynika xwe dixe cêva xwe.

He heads for home.

Berê xwe dide malê (...).

The bazirganbaşî calls him.

Bazirganbaşî gazî dikê.

(He) says: ``Dear boy.''

Dibê: ``Xort ê delal.''

(He) says: ``what?'' (He) says: ``What have you done today?'' (He) says: ``By God I've done business.''

Dibê ``Ha?'' Dibê: ``Çer kir te îro?'' Dibê: ``Welleh mi alûvêr kir.''

(He) says: ``(What is) your profit, your gain?''

Dibê: ``Kara te, qezenca te?''

(He) says ``Heyran, by God, I had a piece of gold.

Dibê: ``Mi heyran welleh zêrekî mi hebû.

I exchanged it for a mare.

Min da bi mehînekî.

And I exchanged my mare for a goat.

Min mehîna xwe jî da bi bizinekî.

I exchanged my goat for a cap.

Min bizina xwe da bi kûmekî.

And I exchanged my cap for a mirror.''

Kumê xwe jî min da bi eynikekî.

Then (the other one) says: ``Have you got a wife?''

Ê dibê: ``Jina te heye?''

(He) says: ``Yes, I have.''

Dibê: ``Belê heye.''

(He) says: ``When you go home now won't your wife beat you?''

Dibê: ``Niha tu here malê jina te li te naxîne?''

(He) says ``no.''

Dibê ``Na.''

(He exclaims) ``What do you mean by no!'' (He) says ``Truly, she won't beat me.''

``Çawa na?'' Dibê: ``Welle li mi naxe.''

So (he) says: ``By God's word, if your wife does not beat you, does not scold you, I will give you forty pouches of gold.''

Dibê ê ``Bi sozê Xwedê xortê delal eger jina te li te nexist, ji te ra dengê xwe nekir, ezê çil kîse zêr bidim te.''

He says: ``My Agha, please come along (and see).''

Ê dibê: ``Axayê mi kerem ke.''

(They) set off together, arriving at the edge of the part of town (where he lives).

Bi hevra terin, dikevin serê mahalê.

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He sees women at the well, drawing water.

Bala xwe didê jina dor li bîra avê girtîye.

(They) call to him, saying ``Neighbour, won't you come here.

Gazî dikinê dibêje ``Cînar hela were.

Our basket is broken, our bucket has fallen into the well.

Zembîla me qetîya, satila me ketîye bîrê.

How can we draw it out of the well?''

Em çawa ji bîrê derînin.''

When he reaches the well, he bends down over the well, and the mirror slips out of his pocket and falls into the well.

Ava wexta tere ser bîrê, bi ser bîrê da xwar dibe, eynik ji cêvê da dişiqite, dikeve bîrê.

He too goes.

Ew jî tere.

The two of them come together, reach the house.

Evana didin du hevdû tên, têne malê.

In the evening they reach the house.

Êvarê tênê malê.

The wife throws herself at him with great love and affection, saying:

Jinik bi eşqekî mezin hicûmî pêşîya mêrik dike.

``Oh husband, you have come back safe and sound, won't you come and sit down, what did you do today?''

``Wey mêrik tu bi xêrûxweşî hatî, hela were runê, te îro çerkir?''

They sit down and ask each other questions.

Rûdinên, li hev dipirsin.

(He) says: ``Wife, by God today I did business.''

Dibê: ``Jinik welle (min) îro alûvêr dikir.''

``What did you buy and sell?''

``Ka te qe çi alûvêr kir?''

(He) says: ``I exchanged my gold for a mare.''

Dibê: ``Mi zêra xwe da bi mehînekî.''

``Wey!'' (she) says, ``may God grant goodness and blessings, let there be celebration!

``Wey'' dibê, ``Xwedê bi xêrûbimbarek bike, pîroz be.