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another North Wind translation

From:Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...>
Date:Friday, February 11, 2005, 20:15
Here's the Rhean translation of the North Wind and the Sun:

C'enufa G'azi ki Rhe

C'enufa g'azi ki Rhe du kure trenoyan as'e lenk sacer anas'ez ba, burhi
sk'el fikrer raiznik g'ec'adve kurais'. Du trenoyan as'e ai nure sk'el
dangnijaku raiznik sacek mezie rios'nurz soglas'aiz.

Z'a c'enufa g'azi nubie rios' zgirhaie fukuais', ak' nubie g'asie fukuais'
ebie tugayanie ai raiznik sk'el c'avunom avelais' ki ültümie c'enufa g'azi
cudririos'.

Z'a Rhe kaisie dijais', ki raiznik o sk'el cugie dangnijios'. Rhu c'enufa
g'azi du bai tizem Rhe trenoyan as'e burhat sacek fadios'.

..

south-GEN* wind and Sun

south-GEN wind and sun THAT who strong-COMP be:3SG:PAST argue V-PRP
exist:PAST:3PL :WHEN , heavy cloak wear-PRP traveller pass-AVP come-3SG:PAST
. THAT stronger be:3SG:PAST SUBJ: who cloak(-ACC) take_off-INF-DAT
traveller(-ACC) make-INF first can-3SG:PAST-REL-N agree-3PL:PAST .

then south-GEN wind as_much_as can-3SG:PAST fierce-ADV blow-3SG:PAST , but
as_much_as more-ADV blow-3SG:PAST that_much tight-COMP-ADV SUBJ: traveller
cloak(-ACC) self-INST wrap-3SG:PAST and finally south-GEN wind
give_up-3SG:PAST .

then Sun warm-ADV shine-3SG:PAST , and traveller OBJ: cloak(-ACC)
immediately take_off-3SG:PAST . so south-GEN wind THAT among them:INST Sun
stronger be:3SG:PAST confess V-INF must-3SG:PAST .

* In Rhea, the "north wind" comes off the desert and wouldn't make sense as
a cold wind in this story.

M