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_ Do you remember tales?

_ ciginär ǯašq̇id esa?

_ Now, what tale I remember was something like a legend.

_ cigin may mašq̇id atxe, ûitom legendašāl mər las mayġena.

A whale, a dragon had got used to the water, the dragon didn't let the village to the water.

ûešaṗuri, gûelieršaṗ lok xamtkûēna nics, sopels lok dem xambida gûelieršaṗ nics.

There in short distance, lived brothers: Amiran, Badri and Usup.

ečeču lok maxlobl... maxlo... pēdia adgilisa lok ləmzigēlix laxûba: amiran, badri i ûisiṗ.

These brothers had been strong and the village asked,

ʒlier laxûba ləmārx alyār i sg'ātqerenax sopel,

that "somehow kill this, well, the whale".

ere "imžûalāži lok čuû lok emži adgarx al' ḗ, ûešaṗ".

They had to give to it a man every month for eating, this village, otherwise it wasn't letting the water.

ečašd xaḳûčer lohodānx toysa ešxu mārel lezobd, ale sopels, odo nics dem xambina.

In this war, those brothers had come, this had eaten Amiran, well, the whale, and it had run away,

ale lašyalisa, emqedx eǯi laxûba, amiran č'osq̇leṗa alesá, ûešaṗs, i čûaluṭûēli,

when it had run away, this Badri had been such nimble, that nothing could run away from him.

čûer aluṭûēli, ale badri ləmāreli eǯḳay ġulayš, ere desama xačdenolna ču.

He had overtaken and before it would had gone under ground, it was taking him in the other world,

sga lahyena eǯi i ûod sga ləmāznolin gimteysa, eča buasd lok asq̇ēna,

before, he had cut this, the tail, and the tail was vanished from whale.

ečkad k'ōtkûica ale, aḳûed, i ale eš lohḳia ser, ale, ûešaṗs.

This Usup had got such voice, that he could make hear everyone in the other world, he let him remember

ale ûisibs lok yer xadēna eǯḳayb, ere ečabuāsṭte lok čīs xasminna ka, ečis lok loxšq̇edûna,

that: "Amiran, the dagger that you have near the knee, take it out

ere "amiran, ġulay lekûa lok er xočxina xanǯar, eǯiû loku enḳid

and wound it with it".

i eǯinoûš loku adcələ̄re ale."

Only then recalled Amiran, that he had the dagger,... and..., he was grensing it

ečka lok gar laxšq̇eda amirans, ere xanǯar er xaġûēna,... ə..., eǯis xacuenna ser

and when this had gone in the other world, he was going to push it on the column.

i ale ču er emčed lok ečebuāsṭte, sûeṭišd lok xaḳûč er loxč̣q̇əṭnān ale sga.

It had killed Amiran, but because he hadn't got the tail ,yes, it couldn't surrounded it and it had saved him.

amiran č'ōtdagra, mara aḳûed er mō xara, dera, deš axcxorṗēna eys i eys gadaurčenia.

... And..., it died already, died this, died this, the whale.

... ə..., deiġuṗa es uḳûe, čûedġuṗaûān ale, čûadgān al ûešaṗ.

Had sent it to this world to bring this, Amiran.

otzə̄za lok žibe buāsṭte, er oxqidān ale, amiran.

The God had sent an eagle to him.

arc̣iû lok otzə̄za ġerbats ečašd.

He wanted to return him in this world, yes, this Amiran, twelve pairs of bulls for travelling provisions.

eys xaḳûdēna žibe buāsṭte er oxṭixān, dera, ali amiran, že, ešdyōru q̇ûil qan lezəzd.

All this he sent to him, too, and it placed him on its wings and brings him up.

aley mag otzə̄za i ži loxsgūra ale ġalarži lok i ži o... oxq̇a ži.

Before it would have reached the end, it was exhausted before that,

txumnun ûod ləmqedōlin ži, ečkad sga laxšdēxa,

it wanted meat under all conditions.

či lač̣ōnži šeldži xaḳûda leġû.

This meat of its had exhausted.

sga laxšdēxa ale leġû amša.

What shall he do now.

may čomnas atxe.

There had been no other way and, sorry, but he had cut his meat from the muscles of his legs

desma gasakan xaġûēna i bodiši tkûentan, ali ṗašdûar leža lok oxč̣ḳōra miča leġû

and he had thrown it,so, because of it is that, that the man has in it empty, excuse me, in the muscles of legs,

i eǯi lok otšīda, eǯġa lok li, ere ġûažmaras lok er amēysa ari xuûa, bodiši tkûentan, ṗašdûarisa,

and the woman hasn't got, yes, it is in it, it is because of it, that Amiran let it eat it.

i zurāls mā xuûa, dera, ameys' āri, eǯġa lok li eǯi, ere amirans lok xōmna ečašd.

This had come up and Amiran was saved and then this had scuffled with giants.

ž'emqedēli ale i gadarčenila amiran i ečānġo axqeda ales daûārcaxan licuāl.

The giants had taken this, Amiran, they had taken him and they had tied Amiran so, that he couldn't let loose.

dāûars otyax ale, amiran, otyax i ḳoǯisa č'osbax amiran eyž' ēre ži deš lumpušdurōlin.

this had been strong.

ʒlier ləmār ale.

When he had turned round, this had thrown, well, that he wanted to break, this iron,

er ləmsiṗnōlin ži, loxpyašûda alesá, amša liq̇ûpe er xaḳûd' ā, berežiš,

then a chaffinch used to come and used to stand on it

ečka ləmqedōlin mayġena sḳûinča i ži xagnōlna lok ečēži

and then when he used to hit the hammer, to kill it, when it used to grimace,

i ečk' ēr xac̣sina uros ales, eča ladgard, eǯi er, eǯi er xač̣ûēmpalna,

he hated it and used to stick again.

deš iṭanda turme i aǯaġ ži xecxenōl ale.

Amiran is still there-they say.

ču lok ari amiran atxey eče.

A hunter had met this, Amiran, and he is asking our news:

ž'atlaḳēna metxûyār ales, amirans, i xeč̣ûdyelal turme amišobas:

-what is happening, how are the people?-this and that and then he had asked, Amiran, that

_ may ambaû lok li, imži lok li xalxi gûeš? _ ečxaû-amxaû i eǯi lok laxč̣odnēna ečka, amiran, ere

-is a woman's voice heard from the first floor?

_ zurāla ier mačubxēnži dārbazte ismi lok ēsa?

That had said, the hunter, that

eys lok xokûa, metxûyārs, ere

-not only on the second floor but a woman's voice is heard up in the mountain.

_ dārbazte māde, laxûte lok ismi zurāla yer.

-And the worlds work is bad.

_ i alġuṗaûeli lok kûeq̇ni gûeš.

So finished Amiran's bravery and his manhood and Amiran is still there.

ase damtaûrda am... ali amirani ûažḳacob i miča limār i atxe loki eče ari amiran.

When the women make me angry, I joke,

mi er mamǯārûex zuralyar, xûemasxar,

then "I wish I knew where Amiran is, I'd free him".

ečka "doyǯ micəx amiran, ž' īǯ opšûde".

_ What other tales do you recall?

_ ser išgen cigin mä ǯešq̇deni?

_ What other tale do I know, more.

_ ser išgen cigin may mixal, ser.

I have forgotten otherwise...

ču lə̄šdne mar, odo...

_ Something, something more.

_ mole, mole, adäy.

_ He was my neighbour, he was called Lazare, they used to come to him, I remember him.

_ mišgûi mezûbel las, lazar xežxān, ečāšte anġə̄rdax, ču mašq̇id eǯi.

Once, he knew Svanish well, who was that academician, oh, I think...

yešxûin, lušnu xoxālda xočāmd eys, yar mo las eǯi aḳademiḳos, ûuh, me mgoni...

_ Topuria?

_ topuriaia?

_ Shanidze, Shanidze, Shanidze, he came once to him.

_ šaniʒe, šaniʒe, šaniʒe, eǯi anqad ešxûin ečxāû.

Lazare was telling to him.

eǯis xōmbûida lazar cignars.

How many I had known, but I forgot everything.

ûoša mixālda, mara čûemēšdən mag.

_ One, one still, please!

_ ešxu, ešxu adäy, mä!

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_ What shall I tell more, what do I know.

_ may oxûāmbûa ser, may mixa.

_ Recall something vital, everything is a tale.

_ ka lexšq̇edin cxoûrebiseul mäyġena, mäg cigin li.

_ What tale is vital?

_ cxoûrebiseuls cigin may.

_ Turn on!

_ čarte!

Start!!

ž'exbin!

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