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“Whose lover and euphoric one are you?”
“Xwîndarê destê kê yî?”
“The blood enemy of whose hand are you?”
Gut, “Simkuyê Şikakim.”
He said, “I’m Semku Shekak.” 174
“Serê xu ez şur nakim.”
“I will not put down my head.”
“Kurdînî yê ji bîrnakim.” 55
“I will not forget Kurdishness.”
“Ketîme destê hara.”
“I fell into the hands of wild people (enemies).”
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Hatîme ve Şingarê,
I came again to Shingar, 175
Def wê şerimin u jarê.
Beside that shy and poor girl.
“Kakal 176 nav kakilî.”
“You are the core inside the core.”
“Tuî şîşa evî 177 dilî.” 60
“You’re the glass of this heart.”
“Çima tu ya pir janî?”
“How come you are full of pain?”
173 While mest means “drunk” or “intoxicated,” it can also be used to describe a person’s euphoric state,
whether it be of one’s emotions, a deep conviction or sincere care for someone or something.
174 A great figure from Kurdish history in Turkey.
175 A city near Iraq’s border with Syria.
176 The core of a kernel or seed.
177 The î on evî is a type of Specific Reference Marker (SRM), an aspect of the language that needs further
research.