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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.49272#0163
THE FOLK-LITERATURE OF THE GALLA 147
1 Even in the autumn season they walk on the dust! 2 Even in the winter season they
trample the mud! 3 How can one escape from poverty? 4 For poverty is a misfortune.
5 Tall men it shortens; 6 short ones it destroys wholly. 7 Of the chairs it makes little
stools; 8 of clothes it makes rags. 9 It sends away invitations. 10 The wife of the poor man
11 goes away without invitations. 12 Without “sit down here/’ she returns to her house.
13 She goes home and quarrels with her husband, 14 as if he had beaten her!
PASTORAL SONGS
6b d dura duriessdko
obdsNban dura
tiksNbdn dunessd
obdsen borqsse
5 tiksen barbadgsse
147-151
obe obe
obd lamu lamaccdko
obdsen borqsse
tiksen barbadgsse
10 obe obe
1 The first watering, my first one! 2 I have had them drink the first watering, 3 I have
led to pasture for the first watering. 4 I have had them drink, I have had them make
muddy (the watering place). 5 I have led to pasture, I have had them eat (all the grass).
6 It has drunk! it has drunk! 7 The second watering, my second one! 8 I have had them
drink, I have had them make muddy (the watering place). 9 I have led to pasture, I have
had them eat (all the grass). It has drunk! it has drunk!
Notes. The Galla take the cattle to water twice a day. Both the first and the second
waterings are preceded by grazing.
ule dadabatd
5 diddibbisd kottu
bird sirbe
sirre dimbilald
61 g^den sNldld
mze UtNldli
adu boso
bosiettiko
boso gale
hold gale
5 rdfu irbe
1 0 ugly sun! 2 0 my ugly one! 3 The ugly one has gone in. 4 He has cut the throats
of the sheep, 5 he has supped on sprouts, 6 then he has danced. 7 The bed is of fragrant
grass. 8 By raising (my glances) I see thee. 9 Come! enter! look!
Notes. The shepherds sing this when they lead back the cattle to the fold at sunset.
adu kottu kottu
kard hord canco
qordtti egatd
1 0 sun, come! come! 2 On the road of the rising salt pit of Canco, 3 beware of the
thorns, 4 lean upon the staff! 5 Come singing!
Notes. The shepherds sing this when at dawn they lead the flock forth from the fold.
1 Even in the autumn season they walk on the dust! 2 Even in the winter season they
trample the mud! 3 How can one escape from poverty? 4 For poverty is a misfortune.
5 Tall men it shortens; 6 short ones it destroys wholly. 7 Of the chairs it makes little
stools; 8 of clothes it makes rags. 9 It sends away invitations. 10 The wife of the poor man
11 goes away without invitations. 12 Without “sit down here/’ she returns to her house.
13 She goes home and quarrels with her husband, 14 as if he had beaten her!
PASTORAL SONGS
6b d dura duriessdko
obdsNban dura
tiksNbdn dunessd
obdsen borqsse
5 tiksen barbadgsse
147-151
obe obe
obd lamu lamaccdko
obdsen borqsse
tiksen barbadgsse
10 obe obe
1 The first watering, my first one! 2 I have had them drink the first watering, 3 I have
led to pasture for the first watering. 4 I have had them drink, I have had them make
muddy (the watering place). 5 I have led to pasture, I have had them eat (all the grass).
6 It has drunk! it has drunk! 7 The second watering, my second one! 8 I have had them
drink, I have had them make muddy (the watering place). 9 I have led to pasture, I have
had them eat (all the grass). It has drunk! it has drunk!
Notes. The Galla take the cattle to water twice a day. Both the first and the second
waterings are preceded by grazing.
ule dadabatd
5 diddibbisd kottu
bird sirbe
sirre dimbilald
61 g^den sNldld
mze UtNldli
adu boso
bosiettiko
boso gale
hold gale
5 rdfu irbe
1 0 ugly sun! 2 0 my ugly one! 3 The ugly one has gone in. 4 He has cut the throats
of the sheep, 5 he has supped on sprouts, 6 then he has danced. 7 The bed is of fragrant
grass. 8 By raising (my glances) I see thee. 9 Come! enter! look!
Notes. The shepherds sing this when they lead back the cattle to the fold at sunset.
adu kottu kottu
kard hord canco
qordtti egatd
1 0 sun, come! come! 2 On the road of the rising salt pit of Canco, 3 beware of the
thorns, 4 lean upon the staff! 5 Come singing!
Notes. The shepherds sing this when at dawn they lead the flock forth from the fold.