Shaqlawa: The Foul-Mouthed Priest

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Transcribed by	Source	Speakers	Place
Masoud Mohammadirad	Lourd Hanna fieldwork 2020	Jalal Sher	Shaqlawa

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0:00	waḷā həkāyat zòr꞊ən.ˈ bas awà꞊š har a-gyēřm-oawa,ˈ qay nā̀-kā!ˈ got꞊ī zamānē xò꞊yˈ qašàk ha-bū.ˈ aw qaša zəmān꞊ī galak pī̀s bū.ˈ dāyman dzū̀n꞊ī a-dā.ˈ waḷā həkāyat zòr꞊ən.ˈ bas awà꞊š har a-gyēřm-oawa,ˈ qay nā̀-kā!ˈ got꞊ī zamānē xò꞊yˈ qašàk ha-bū.ˈ aw qaša zəmān꞊ī galak pī̀s bū.ˈ dāyman dzū̀n꞊ī a-dā.ˈ	Tales are abundant. I will narrate this one too, no problem! It was said that there once was a [Christian] priest. The priest was very foul-mouthed. He would constantly curse [people].
0:19	xalkaka꞊š yaʿnī got꞊yān, ‘ko a-bī qašā̀ˈ aw nəshat-al ʿālamḕk꞊a꞊wˈ məndā̀rē ma awa fēr ... awa bə-zānən.ˈ la wī fḕr da-bən꞊ū.’ˈ yaʿnī, čūn ba jamāʿàt,ˈ čūn ba dəzī̀,ˈ čūn꞊a kən maṭrā̀n,ˈ lo yaʿnī šəkāyàt꞊ī lē bə-kan.ˈ xalkaka꞊š yaʿnī got꞊yān, ‘ko a-bī qašā̀ˈ aw nəshat-al ʿālamḕk꞊a꞊wˈ məndā̀rē ma awa fēr ... awa bə-zānən.ˈ la wī fḕr da-bən꞊ū.’ˈ yaʿnī, čūn ba jamāʿàt,ˈ čūn ba dəzī̀,ˈ čūn꞊a kən maṭrā̀n,ˈ lo yaʿnī šəkāyàt꞊ī lē bə-kan.ˈ	The people said, ‘How is it possible for a priest to be [like this]! He is a religious leader, and our children are going to know [about bad language]. They are going to learn from him.’ So, they went in a group, they went secretly, they went to the bishop, to complain to him [about the priest’s behaviour].
0:36	čūn꞊a kən maṭrā̀n.ˈ maṭrān꞊īš got꞊ī, ‘xḕr꞊a?’ˈ waḷā got꞊yān, ‘hāl ū masalà꞊ya.’ got꞊īˈ maṭrān got꞊ī, ‘bāš꞊a! qay nā̀-kā!ˈ sabrakī̀ bə-dan.ˈ həřòn!ˈ amən duwāyī̀ dēm.’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘bašqam drò kan yā řās yā.ˈ tāqī bə-kam bə-zānəm wà꞊ya yān nā!’ˈ čūn꞊a kən maṭrā̀n.ˈ maṭrān꞊īš got꞊ī, ‘xḕr꞊a?’ˈ waḷā got꞊yān, ‘hāl ū masalà꞊ya.’ got꞊īˈ maṭrān got꞊ī, ‘bāš꞊a! qay nā̀-kā!ˈ sabrakī̀ bə-dan.ˈ həřòn!ˈ amən duwāyī̀ dēm.’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘bašqam drò kan yā řās yā.ˈ tāqī bə-kam bə-zānəm wà꞊ya yān nā!’ˈ	They went to the bishop. The bishop said, ‘What’s wrong?’ Indeed, they said, ‘The situation is like this.’ The bishop said, ‘All right! It doesn’t matter [for now]! Be patient [for now]. Return [to Shaqlawa]!’ I will come [there] later. He (i.e. the bishop) thought, ‘Perhaps they are lying or [rather] they are right [about the priest]. I shall go to find out whether it is so or not!’
0:51	waḷā řožakyī hā̀t꞊a Šaqḷāwa꞊w,ˈ bā bə-rḕmˈ hā̀t.ˈ tabʿan qāša salmā̀꞊y lē kərd꞊ūˈ ba xēr hā̀t꞊ī kərd꞊ū.ˈ řožak꞊a bū dū čī pē nà-dīt yaʽnī.ˈ pēkawa la wēndar da-nū̀st.ˈ waḷā řožakyī hā̀t꞊a Šaqḷāwa꞊w,ˈ bā bə-rḕmˈ hā̀t.ˈ tabʿan qāša salmā̀꞊y lē kərd꞊ūˈ ba xēr hā̀t꞊ī kərd꞊ū.ˈ řožak꞊a bū dū čī pē nà-dīt yaʽnī.ˈ pēkawa la wēndar da-nū̀st.ˈ	Once he (i.e. the bishop) came to Shaqlawa and—let me say—he came. Needless to say, the priest greeted and welcomed him. For a day or two, he did not see anything wrong with him (i.e. the priest). They slept there together [in the same place].
1:07	got꞊ī, ‘kùř꞊əm!ˈ qašà!ˈ ama la səbayn dast ba zəyāratī mārā̀n da-kayn.’ˈ mār ba mār pēšān da-gařā̀nˈ lo pīrozkərdə̀nī mārān.ˈ ā̀!ˈ nwēžàk ha-būˈ a꞊yān-kə̀rd.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘kùř꞊əm!ˈ qašà!ˈ ama la səbayn dast ba zəyāratī mārā̀n da-kayn.’ˈ mār ba mār pēšān da-gařā̀nˈ lo pīrozkərdə̀nī mārān.ˈ ā̀!ˈ nwēžàk ha-būˈ a꞊yān-kə̀rd.ˈ	[One day] he said [to the priest], ‘My son! Oh priest! Starting from tomorrow we are going to visit families.’ In the old days, they (i.e. the members of the church) would go from house to house to bless the families. Yes. There was a [special] prayer [that] they would say.
1:20	got꞊ī, ‘farmū̀!ˈ ā baw nāʿwa yaʿnī ba maṭrā̀n.’ˈ waḷā dàr-tsūn.ˈ sotfa tsūn꞊a mārē pīražənàk.ˈ čūn꞊a mārē pīražənàk,ˈ aw har dā-nīštbū la sar sakoyàkˈ la bən sābātakā̀.ˈ got꞊ī, ‘farmū̀!ˈ ā baw nāʿwa yaʿnī ba maṭrā̀n.’ˈ waḷā dàr-tsūn.ˈ sotfa tsūn꞊a mārē pīražənàk.ˈ čūn꞊a mārē pīražənàk,ˈ aw har dā-nīštbū la sar sakoyàkˈ la bən sābātakā̀.ˈ	He (i.e. the priest) said [to the bishop], ‘Please [let’s go]!’ [He replied] to the bishop in this manner. Indeed, they went out. They spontaneously went to the house of an old woman. They went to the house of an old woman, she was sitting on a terrace in the shade.
1:37	har-stā̀ la bar pēyān,ˈ ‘ay ba xḕr b-ən!ˈ ay ba qurbāno b-əm, waxtàkyī bāš hātən.’ˈ aw꞊īš got꞊ī, ‘xòš bī kyīž꞊əm.ˈ hā̀tīn꞊a māraka꞊w.’ˈ ē got꞊ī, ‘qurbānò,ˈ awa a-čm꞊a žorḕ ēstā dēm.’ˈ har-stā̀ la bar pēyān,ˈ ‘ay ba xḕr b-ən!ˈ ay ba qurbāno b-əm, waxtàkyī bāš hātən.’ˈ aw꞊īš got꞊ī, ‘xòš bī kyīž꞊əm.ˈ hā̀tīn꞊a māraka꞊w.’ˈ ē got꞊ī, ‘qurbānò,ˈ awa a-čm꞊a žorḕ ēstā dēm.’ˈ	[On seeing them], she got up onto [her] feet [and kept saying], ‘Oh welcome! May I be your sacrifice! You have come at a good moment.’ He (i.e. the bishop) said, ‘Thanks, my daughter. We have come to your house.’ She said, ‘May I be your sacrifice, I will go inside the house, I will be back in a moment.’
1:47	aw pīražə̀na čū꞊a žorē.ˈ har dar-nà-hātˈ har dar-nà-hāt.ˈ zor꞊ī pē čū̀.ˈ maṭrān꞊īš tahamùl꞊ī kərd.ˈ bas aw qašā̀,ˈ awī a-rḕm,ˈ ṣabr꞊ī nà-mābū.ˈ yaʿnī awī āgə̀r꞊ī lē a-bārī.ˈ la xwā̀꞊y da-wīst.ˈ aw pīražə̀na čū꞊a žorē.ˈ har dar-nà-hātˈ har dar-nà-hāt.ˈ zor꞊ī pē čū̀.ˈ maṭrān꞊īš tahamùl꞊ī kərd.ˈ bas aw qašā̀,ˈ awī a-rḕm,ˈ ṣabr꞊ī nà-mābū.ˈ yaʿnī awī āgə̀r꞊ī lē a-bārī.ˈ la xwā̀꞊y da-wīst.ˈ	The old woman went inside. She did not come out [of the house] for a while. It took her a lot of time. The bishop tolerated [her delay]. But the priest, the one I have been talking about, became impatient. He was furious. He was seeking such an opportunity [to swear].
2:03	aw꞊īš har ... aw꞊īš awī̀ got꞊ī,ˈ ‘āxər saydna kò bīy awa awa awa āxər?’ˈ bā, got ‘nā, sabr꞊o ha-bḕ kuř꞊əm!ˈ ēstā̀ d-ē.’ˈ žənaka hā̀t [...] , ‘dawrī sar꞊tān garḕm,ˈ ba xḕr b-ən,ˈ ʿafū̀꞊m bə-kan.’ˈ ... aw꞊īš maṭrān la sara xo got꞊ī, ‘kyī̀ž꞊əm,ˈ lò wa tāxīr būy la žorē?’ˈ aw꞊īš har ... aw꞊īš awī̀ got꞊ī,ˈ ‘āxər saydna kò bīy awa awa awa āxər?’ˈ bā, got ‘nā, sabr꞊o ha-bḕ kuř꞊əm!ˈ ēstā̀ d-ē.’ˈ žənaka hā̀t [...] , ‘dawrī sar꞊tān garḕm,ˈ ba xḕr b-ən,ˈ ʿafū̀꞊m bə-kan.’ˈ ... aw꞊īš maṭrān la sara xo got꞊ī, ‘kyī̀ž꞊əm,ˈ lò wa tāxīr būy la žorē?’ˈ	He kept saying, ‘O Father, what happened to her?’ ‘Well,’ he said. ‘My son, be patient! She will be back shortly.’ The woman came [to the guests and said], ‘May I be your sacrifice! You are very welcome! Please pardon me [for the delay].’ He, the bishop replied calmly, ‘My daughter, what took you so long inside the house?’
2:21	got꞊ī, ‘ba qurbā̀n꞊ət b-əm! pēšīnā̀n a-rēn,ˈ gotī̀꞊yān꞊a,ˈ ‘agar [ta] mərīškàk꞊ət habūˈ korùk bī,ˈ hēlkay la bə̀n dā-nēyˈ ... nā agar maṭrān wakī to pīroz b-ḕt꞊a mār꞊mānˈ hēlkay la bən dānày,ˈ hamū̀ baṛk a-darzīn.ˈ hēšətaq꞊yān karabāb nā̀-bən.’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘ba qurbā̀n꞊ət b-əm! pēšīnā̀n a-rēn,ˈ gotī̀꞊yān꞊a,ˈ ‘agar [ta] mərīškàk꞊ət habūˈ korùk bī,ˈ hēlkay la bə̀n dā-nēyˈ ... nā agar maṭrān wakī to pīroz b-ḕt꞊a mār꞊mānˈ hēlkay la bən dānày,ˈ hamū̀ baṛk a-darzīn.ˈ hēšətaq꞊yān karabāb nā̀-bən.’ˈ	She said, ‘May I be your sacrifice! Our ancestors have said, “If one has a hen [and] it is the time for the hen to hatch, one should lay eggs under the hen ... eh ... no, if a bishop like Your Holiness is paying a visit to a family, one should lay eggs under a hen. The hen will brood them. All the eggs will hatch. None of them will be rooster.”’
2:37	‘amn꞊īš hatā xəřk꞊əm xə̀ř꞊əm kərdn-awa꞊w,ˈ hēlka awa la꞊w la bən àw mərīška꞊m dā-nā.ˈ ba qurbā̀n꞊ət b-əm!ˈ ... aw꞊īš qašày dagar꞊ī got꞊īˈ—ay gədzūlakà꞊y dā.ˈ nā̀-rēm,ˈ ‘ay qampay, mākàr!ˈ got꞊ī atū sāʿatàk꞊a la bən ama꞊t rā-gərtīya loˈ lo muškə̀l꞊ū dzudzkə̀l꞊ū hēlkà!’ˈ ‘amn꞊īš hatā xəřk꞊əm xə̀ř꞊əm kərdn-awa꞊w,ˈ hēlka awa la꞊w la bən àw mərīška꞊m dā-nā.ˈ ba qurbā̀n꞊ət b-əm!ˈ ... aw꞊īš qašày dagar꞊ī got꞊īˈ—ay gədzūlakà꞊y dā.ˈ nā̀-rēm,ˈ ‘ay qampay, mākàr!ˈ got꞊ī atū sāʿatàk꞊a la bən ama꞊t rā-gərtīya loˈ lo muškə̀l꞊ū dzudzkə̀l꞊ū hēlkà!’ˈ	[The old woman continued] ‘It took me a while until I collected all of them [the eggs] and laid them under the hen. May I be your sacrifice! [Pardon me!]’ The priest [who was] with him said—he cursed her. I am not going to say it— ‘Oh [you] bitch, she-ass! You have kept us waiting downstairs for an hour because of some chickens and eggs?’
2:55	maṭrān꞊īš got꞊ī, ‘kuř꞊əm, la sara xò꞊t!’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘āxər awa, awa kḕ tahamul a-kā?ˈ sayədnā̀!ˈ ā̀?’ˈ aw rā ānjē dīka maṭrān zānī̀ˈ yaʿnī bē tahamùl꞊a꞊wˈ zəmān꞊īš꞊ī pī̀s꞊a.ˈ maṭrān꞊īš got꞊ī, ‘kuř꞊əm, la sara xò꞊t!’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘āxər awa, awa kḕ tahamul a-kā?ˈ sayədnā̀!ˈ ā̀?’ˈ aw rā ānjē dīka maṭrān zānī̀ˈ yaʿnī bē tahamùl꞊a꞊wˈ zəmān꞊īš꞊ī pī̀s꞊a.ˈ	The bishop said, ‘My son, be calm!’ He said, ‘Oh Father! Who can tolerate such behaviour?’ Only then did the bishop come to realise that he was impatient and foul-mouthed.

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(1 0:00)waḷā həkāyat zòr꞊ən.ˈ bas awà꞊š har a-gyēřm-oawa,ˈ qay nā̀-kā!ˈ got꞊ī zamānē xò꞊yˈ qašàk ha-bū.ˈ aw qaša zəmān꞊ī galak pī̀s bū.ˈ dāyman dzū̀n꞊ī a-dā.ˈ(2 0:19)xalkaka꞊š yaʿnī got꞊yān, ‘ko a-bī qašā̀ˈ aw nəshat-al ʿālamḕk꞊a꞊wˈ məndā̀rē ma awa fēr ... awa bə-zānən.ˈ la wī fḕr da-bən꞊ū.’ˈ yaʿnī, čūn ba jamāʿàt,ˈ čūn ba dəzī̀,ˈ čūn꞊a kən maṭrā̀n,ˈ lo yaʿnī šəkāyàt꞊ī lē bə-kan.ˈ(3 0:36)čūn꞊a kən maṭrā̀n.ˈ maṭrān꞊īš got꞊ī, ‘xḕr꞊a?’ˈ waḷā got꞊yān, ‘hāl ū masalà꞊ya.’ got꞊īˈ maṭrān got꞊ī, ‘bāš꞊a! qay nā̀-kā!ˈ sabrakī̀ bə-dan.ˈ həřòn!ˈ amən duwāyī̀ dēm.’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘bašqam drò kan yā řās yā.ˈ tāqī bə-kam bə-zānəm wà꞊ya yān nā!’ˈ(4 0:51)waḷā řožakyī hā̀t꞊a Šaqḷāwa꞊w,ˈ bā bə-rḕmˈ hā̀t.ˈ tabʿan qāša salmā̀꞊y lē kərd꞊ūˈ ba xēr hā̀t꞊ī kərd꞊ū.ˈ řožak꞊a bū dū čī pē nà-dīt yaʽnī.ˈ pēkawa la wēndar da-nū̀st.ˈ(5 1:07)got꞊ī, ‘kùř꞊əm!ˈ qašà!ˈ ama la səbayn dast ba zəyāratī mārā̀n da-kayn.’ˈ mār ba mār pēšān da-gařā̀nˈ lo pīrozkərdə̀nī mārān.ˈ ā̀!ˈ nwēžàk ha-būˈ a꞊yān-kə̀rd.ˈ(6 1:20)got꞊ī, ‘farmū̀!ˈ ā baw nāʿwa yaʿnī ba maṭrā̀n.’ˈ waḷā dàr-tsūn.ˈ sotfa tsūn꞊a mārē pīražənàk.ˈ čūn꞊a mārē pīražənàk,ˈ aw har dā-nīštbū la sar sakoyàkˈ la bən sābātakā̀.ˈ(7 1:37)har-stā̀ la bar pēyān,ˈ ‘ay ba xḕr b-ən!ˈ ay ba qurbāno b-əm, waxtàkyī bāš hātən.’ˈ aw꞊īš got꞊ī, ‘xòš bī kyīž꞊əm.ˈ hā̀tīn꞊a māraka꞊w.’ˈ ē got꞊ī, ‘qurbānò,ˈ awa a-čm꞊a žorḕ ēstā dēm.’ˈ(8 1:47)aw pīražə̀na čū꞊a žorē.ˈ har dar-nà-hātˈ har dar-nà-hāt.ˈ zor꞊ī pē čū̀.ˈ maṭrān꞊īš tahamùl꞊ī kərd.ˈ bas aw qašā̀,ˈ awī a-rḕm,ˈ ṣabr꞊ī nà-mābū.ˈ yaʿnī awī āgə̀r꞊ī lē a-bārī.ˈ la xwā̀꞊y da-wīst.ˈ(9 2:03)aw꞊īš har ... aw꞊īš awī̀ got꞊ī,ˈ ‘āxər saydna kò bīy awa awa awa āxər?’ˈ bā, got ‘nā, sabr꞊o ha-bḕ kuř꞊əm!ˈ ēstā̀ d-ē.’ˈ žənaka hā̀t [...] , ‘dawrī sar꞊tān garḕm,ˈ ba xḕr b-ən,ˈ ʿafū̀꞊m bə-kan.’ˈ ... aw꞊īš maṭrān la sara xo got꞊ī, ‘kyī̀ž꞊əm,ˈ lò wa tāxīr būy la žorē?’ˈ(10 2:21)got꞊ī, ‘ba qurbā̀n꞊ət b-əm! pēšīnā̀n a-rēn,ˈ gotī̀꞊yān꞊a,ˈ ‘agar [ta] mərīškàk꞊ət habūˈ korùk bī,ˈ hēlkay la bə̀n dā-nēyˈ ... nā agar maṭrān wakī to pīroz b-ḕt꞊a mār꞊mānˈ hēlkay la bən dānày,ˈ hamū̀ baṛk a-darzīn.ˈ hēšətaq꞊yān karabāb nā̀-bən.’ˈ(11 2:37)‘amn꞊īš hatā xəřk꞊əm xə̀ř꞊əm kərdn-awa꞊w,ˈ hēlka awa la꞊w la bən àw mərīška꞊m dā-nā.ˈ ba qurbā̀n꞊ət b-əm!ˈ ... aw꞊īš qašày dagar꞊ī got꞊īˈ—ay gədzūlakà꞊y dā.ˈ nā̀-rēm,ˈ ‘ay qampay, mākàr!ˈ got꞊ī atū sāʿatàk꞊a la bən ama꞊t rā-gərtīya loˈ lo muškə̀l꞊ū dzudzkə̀l꞊ū hēlkà!’ˈ(12 2:55)maṭrān꞊īš got꞊ī, ‘kuř꞊əm, la sara xò꞊t!’ˈ got꞊ī, ‘āxər awa, awa kḕ tahamul a-kā?ˈ sayədnā̀!ˈ ā̀?’ˈ aw rā ānjē dīka maṭrān zānī̀ˈ yaʿnī bē tahamùl꞊a꞊wˈ zəmān꞊īš꞊ī pī̀s꞊a.ˈ

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(1 0:00)Tales are abundant. I will narrate this one too, no problem! It was said that there once was a [Christian] priest. The priest was very foul-mouthed. He would constantly curse [people].(2 0:19)The people said, ‘How is it possible for a priest to be [like this]! He is a religious leader, and our children are going to know [about bad language]. They are going to learn from him.’ So,  they went in a group, they went secretly, they went to the bishop, to complain to him [about the priest’s behaviour].(3 0:36)They went to the bishop. The bishop said, ‘What’s wrong?’  Indeed, they said, ‘The situation is like this.’ The bishop said, ‘All right! It doesn’t matter [for now]! Be patient  [for now]. Return  [to Shaqlawa]!’ I will come [there] later. He (i.e. the bishop) thought,  ‘Perhaps they are lying or [rather] they are right [about the priest]. I shall go to find out whether it is so or not!’(4 0:51)Once he (i.e. the bishop) came to Shaqlawa and—let me say—he came. Needless to say, the priest greeted and welcomed him. For a day or two, he did not see anything wrong with him (i.e. the priest). They slept there together [in the same place].(5 1:07)[One day] he said [to the priest], ‘My son! Oh priest! Starting from tomorrow we are going to visit families.’ In the old days, they (i.e. the members of the church) would go from house to house to bless the families. Yes. There was a [special] prayer [that] they would say.(6 1:20)He (i.e. the priest) said [to the bishop], ‘Please [let’s go]!’ [He replied] to the bishop in this manner. Indeed, they went out. They spontaneously went to the house of an old woman. They went to the house of an old woman, she was sitting on a terrace in the shade.(7 1:37)[On seeing them], she got up onto [her] feet [and kept saying], ‘Oh welcome! May I be your sacrifice! You have come at a good moment.’ He (i.e. the bishop) said, ‘Thanks,  my daughter. We have come to your house.’ She said, ‘May I be your sacrifice, I will go inside the house, I will be back in a moment.’(8 1:47)The old woman went inside. She did not come out [of the house] for a while.  It took her a lot of time.  The bishop tolerated [her delay]. But the priest, the one I have been talking about, became impatient. He was furious.  He was seeking such an opportunity [to swear].(9 2:03)He kept saying, ‘O Father, what happened to her?’ ‘Well,’ he said. ‘My son, be patient! She will be back shortly.’  The woman came [to the guests and said], ‘May I be your sacrifice!  You are very welcome! Please pardon me [for the delay].’ He, the bishop replied calmly, ‘My daughter, what took you so long inside the house?’(10 2:21)She said, ‘May I be your sacrifice! Our ancestors have said, “If one has a hen [and] it is the time for the hen to hatch, one should lay eggs under the hen ... eh ... no, if a bishop like Your Holiness is paying a visit to a family, one should lay eggs under a hen. The hen will brood them. All the eggs will hatch. None of them will be rooster.”’(11 2:37)[The old woman continued] ‘It took me a while until I collected all of them [the eggs] and laid them under the hen. May I be your sacrifice! [Pardon me!]’ The priest [who was] with him said—he cursed her. I am not going to say it— ‘Oh [you] bitch, she-ass! You have kept us waiting downstairs for an hour because of some chickens and eggs?’(12 2:55)The bishop said, ‘My son, be calm!’  He said, ‘Oh Father! Who can tolerate such behaviour?’ Only then did the bishop come to realise that he was impatient and foul-mouthed.