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She had not waited for me.
Epsîyar kir li vî lawî,
Questioned of this handsome (man),
Tu saxî yan tu wê 148 tawî?
Are you healthy or sick (feverish)?
Çi dermane leşê bawî?
What medicine is there for the winded body?
Qîamet hat limin rrabû.
Doomsday came (and) overcame me.
Li min ḧelîan leş u hestî. 45
My flesh and bone melted.
Me gut mare ezê geztî!
We thought it’s a snake that has bitten me.
Bi remza bazinêt destî.
By means of the signal of the hand bracelets.
Ewê qebrê me kula bû.
She had dug our grave.
Ji zendê spî çiringêne,
From (her) white forearm, the sound of metal bracelets hitting each other,
Nizanim dewleta kêne . 50
I don’t know what country she is from.
Hemî kes ‘aşiqêt wêne;
Everyone is in love with her;
Lewa min leş tijî tabû.
That is why my body was filled with fever.
Şekir barî ji deq u lêva.
Sugar flowed from the lips and tattoo (on her chin).
148 In speaking a person usually says ‘yê.’ However, ‘wê’ is used in poetry.