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164<br />

bila dil-ê min bi-hêl-it<br />

ok heart-EZ.M 1O IRR-leave.PRS.IMP-3SG<br />

‘Ok, my heart, let (him) leave.’<br />

dust-ê min=e bi evîn-î<br />

friend-EZ.M 1O=COP.PRS.3SG with love-OBL.M<br />

‘He’s my friend by love.’<br />

Xudê, (wî) bu min bi-hêl-it line 4<br />

God (3OM) for 1O IRR-protect.IMP-3SG<br />

‘God, protect him for me.’<br />

sal bu sal-ê di-burîn-im<br />

year by year-OBL.F IPFV-pass.away.PRS-1SG<br />

‘I’m passing away year by year.’<br />

rundk-a ez lê di-werîn-im<br />

tear-OBL.PL I for.3OM IPFV-shed.PRS-1SG<br />

‘I’m shedding tears for him.’<br />

Xudê, dust-ê min kanê<br />

God lover-EZ.M 1O where<br />

‘God, where’s my lover?’<br />

kengî ez dê wî bîn-im line 8<br />

when 1D will 3OM see.PRS-1SG<br />

‘When will I see him?’<br />

dust-ê min .. boçî sil=e<br />

lover-EZ.M 1O why mad=COP.PRS.3SG<br />

‘My lover―Why is he mad (at me)?’<br />

dil-ê min ji_ber wî kul=e line 10<br />

heart-EZ.M 1O because.of 3OM distressed=COP.3SG<br />

‘My heart is distressed because of him.’<br />

bêj-n-ê ez-a razî me<br />

tell.PRS-IMP.PL-3OM 1D-EZ.F accepting COP.PRS.1SG<br />

‘Tell him I’m accepting (what he says).’<br />

In line 8, Sindî utilized the extra syllable of the object personal pronoun wî to<br />

reach seven syllables. According to my consultant, wî, 3OM, could have been excluded. A<br />

hearer would still understand that the one whom the woman wants to see is dustê min,<br />

‘my lover,’ in the previous line.<br />

Lastly, my consultant informed me that in line 10, it is necessary to retain the<br />

personal pronoun wî, 3OM, which is the object in the prepositional phrase, ji ber wî,

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