Belê temaşevanên hêja. Yes, dear viewers.
Dema mirov dixwaze, li ser dîrokê, lêkolîn bike... When one wants to research history...
Mirov vegere dîroka hezar sala. Dîroka Hûriyan û Gûtiyan. One must go back to a history of a thousand years. The history of the Hurrians and Gutians.
Ev çiya bi navê Gûtiyan tê naskirin. This mountain is known by the name of the Gutians.
Gundek li ber ava vî ye, vêra dibêjin gundê Berkaşê. There is a village by its water, they call it the village of Berkaşê.
Ev gund jî, girêdayî navçeya Bilbilê ye. This village is connected to the district of Bilbile.
Vêca îro jî, em vê gundî nas bikin. Gundê Berkaşê. So today, let us get to know this village. The village of Berkaşê.
[Dirûşme û qîrînên zarokan] [Children chanting slogans and shouting]
Belê temaşevanên hêja. Yes, dear viewers.
Neha jî em li gundê Berkaşê ne. We are now in the village of Berkaşê.
Kûşkarek li vir heye, me go em silavekê li vî kûşkarî bikin. There is a beekeeper here, we thought we would greet this beekeeper.
Merheba. Hello.
Merheba şêrê hevalê delal. Hello, my dear lion friend.
Ser seran, ser çavan, heval. You are most welcome, friend.
Ehlen. Tu bi xêr hatî apo. Welcome. Good to have you here, uncle.
Xwedê te sax û silamet bike. Kerem ke, guhdarim. May God keep you healthy and safe. Go ahead, I am listening.
Sax bî. Tu baş î? Be healthy. Are you well?
Tu xweş bî. May you be happy.
Tu kûşkar î? Are you a beekeeper?
Em kûşkar in heval. We are beekeepers, friend.
Tu çend sal e kûşkar î? How many years have you been a beekeeper?
Wele heya tapo sî salî... sî û du sê sala... elmuhim ji hevtê û şeşa da ez vî karî dikim. By God, about thirty years... thirty-two or three years... anyway, I have been doing this work since seventy-six.
Heta qîçikê me mezin bûn. Until our children grew up.
Em destpêkê te nas bikin, navê te? Let's get to know you first, your name?
Heval, yanê navê min, manaya 'îşandina 'imiş e. Friend, my name, the meaning is "living blindly" [implying a complicated life].
Navê te yê rastî çiye? What is your real name?
Navê min ê rast Ehmed e. My real name is Ahmed.
Lê de Ehmed û Mehemed... But Ahmed and Mohammed...
Te çima navê xwe kiriye 'imiş? Why have you made your name "blind/complicated"?
Ya babam, tiştekî xane... yanê kûmîdî bike, heta milet ji te hez bike, şa bikin. Oh father, it is a thing... to do comedy, so the people love you, to make them happy.
Yanê were em bi şixulê qîçikê xwe bijîn. Meaning, come let us live through the work of our children.
E çend zarokên te hene? How many children do you have?
Destê te maç dikin, didu ne. They kiss your hand [respectful phrasing], there are two.
Yek işte... Mihemed e, yek jî Ebtû ye, nizanim ew kî ye. Elmuhim destê te maç dikin. One is... Mohammed, and one is Ebtu, I don't know who he is. Anyway, they kiss your hand.
Xwedê ji te ra bihêle. May God keep them for you.
Of, her tişt çûye lav. Oh, everything is gone, boy.
Mamê, go wera ji me ra, bila emîl bişixule. Uncle, come here for us, let the worker work.
Yaw karê emeliyatê ez nikarim bikim. Oh, I cannot do the work of "operations" [delicate work].
Çawa tu nikarî, ev karê te ye, tu wî karî ji me ra emîlîqê jê ra bike, jê ra dûxan ra bike. How can you not, this is your job, do the operative work for us, smoke it for him.
Yaw karê emeliyatê ez nikarim bikim. Oh, I cannot do the work of operations.
Tu bavêje ser milê xwe. Throw it over your shoulder.
Way, way, way, way... babok emrê min kete hevtê, hevtê û sê salan, ne ji min tê gawir e, ne ji min tê misilman e. Woe, woe, woe... father, my age has reached seventy, seventy-three years, I can be neither an infidel nor a Muslim [too old to change/work hard].
Ez ê naha rabim ji te û Erdogan ra emeliyatê bikim? Shall I get up now and do operations [surgery] for you and Erdogan?
De deqe ke, deqe ke. Just a minute, just a minute.
Belê, belê temaşevanên hêja. Yes, yes, dear viewers.
Me xwest em di destpêkê da şanoyekê pêşkêş bikin. We wanted to present a play/skit at the beginning.
Bi rastî jî ev ne şanoger e. Bi xwe ne kûşkar e. Truly, this man is not [just] an actor. He himself is not a beekeeper.
Lê ama di şanogeriyê da... kûşkar e. But in acting... he is a "beekeeper" [expert].
Car din xwedê bihêlin û saetên we xweş. Ama di destpêkê da me şano çêkir ji me ra. God keep you again and have a good time. We made a skit for us at the beginning.
Sax bî, ser çava. Be healthy, you are welcome.
Ate xweş be. May you be happy.
Û xoşiya vî miletî tebayî be heval. And may the happiness of this nation be in unity, friend.
İşte îşandina zariya, her tiştek, tiştek gerek em pê bişixulin. You see, raising children, everything, it is something we must work on.
Navê min Ehmed e... ji bo sebebê îşandina min navê min... 'inxi fat'... li xwe na, yanî 'imiş, çîçikê kûmîdî, aleme werîse. [Repeating/Mocking Guest's previous incoherent line] My name is Ahmed... for the reason of my living... 'inxi fat'... no, meaning 'imiş', a bit of comedy, the world is an inheritance.
Na, em ne di şanoyê da ne, em di rastiyê da ne. No, we are not in a play [now], we are in reality.
Temam em di rastiyê da ne. Okay, we are in reality.
Temam heval, weleh rast e. Okay friend, by God it is true.
Ka şano? Where is the play?
Navê min Ehmed e. My name is Ahmed.
Ser çava apê Ehmed. You are welcome, Uncle Ahmed.
Ehlen. Welcome.
Em navê te yê din zanibin? May we know your other name?
Navê min Menanê Osman, me'mûyê ji gundê Berkaşê me. My name is Menan Osman, I am Me'mu from the village of Berkaşê.
Way ser çava! Oh, you are welcome!
Tu çer dibêjî belê dikî, ê la me'mû teqalîte xwe hinda dike, ê la bi lehceya ereba ban dike. How can you say "Belê" (Yes)? The "Me'mû" loses his quality, calling out in an Arabic accent.
Yaw bêje ez Kurdê qehreman im, navê min Menan e. Oh, say I am a Kurdish hero, my name is Menan.
Ser çava, pir xweş bû. Bi rastî jî hema destpêk xweş bû bi vê şanoyê va. You are welcome, that was very good. Truly, the beginning was good with this play.
Tu xweş bî hevalê şêrîn. May you be happy, sweet friend.
Tu kuderê emr dikî, ez xizmetkar im. Xema nekin, birayê hevdû ne, hevalê hevdû ne. Whatever you command, I am a servant. Do not worry, we are brothers of each other, friends of each other.
Xwedê namê te hef bike. May God preserve your name.
Twa pîroz be, saetê te xweş. Bless you, have a good time.
Tu xweş bî. Be happy.
Neha em bêjin behsa şanoyê bikin. Now let us talk about theater.
Apê Ehmed. Uncle Ahmed.
Kerem ke. Go ahead.
Te di kijan salê da, di kijan demê da, te dest bi şanoyê kir? In which year, in which time, did you start theater acting?
Wele, salê nodî... nod û yeka... nod û duya... nod û sêya... nod û çara... heta nî nod û pênca, em negihiştin armanca xwe. By God, the year ninety... ninety-one... ninety-two... ninety-three... ninety-four... until ninety-five, we didn't reach our goal.
Lê ji ber ku fî hîs... emniyê elmeze deşhed dan, hevalan go xwe berbat nekin. But because of the feeling... the security [situation], friends testified/said, friends said don't destroy yourselves.
Sira çû hat... ewa îşkence û wa zehmetiyê bawer ke, heke em bibêjin mişwele bûn. The secret went and came... that torture and those difficulties, believe me, if we say it was a turmoil.
Fî'len sedata û partiya me xweş. Actually, our Sadat [leadership?] and Party are good.
Bi rastî bavê welatparêziyê dikin, bi rastî partiyekî welatparêzî dîmokrat e. Truly they do the work of patriotism, truly it is a patriotic democratic party.
Bi rastî yanê, tu di kijan komê da bû? Truly, meaning, which group were you in?
Bişeket... wî navê da qîmîş me nebî go ewa îşkence bikin û helak bikin. Di wî dema da... nod û pênca da me mesrehiye sekinandin. Specifically... in that name, we didn't dare, lest they torture and destroy us. At that time... in ninety-five, we stopped the plays.
Na, em bêjin tu di kijan komê da bû? No, let us say, which group were you in?
Koma Berxwedan bî? Koma Agirî bî? Elmuhim va komana herduk bûn. Teze çend sal çûn. Was it Group Berxwedan (Resistance)? Was it Group Agirî (Fire)? Anyway, it was both these groups. It's been a few years.
Koma Berxwedan bî. It was Group Berxwedan.
Koma Agirî jî hebû. Herkeşek... navêkî... kûmekê navêk li xwe nabû. Group Agirî existed too. Everyone... a name... a group put a name on itself.
Heval de wê derê tenzîmat kêm bûn. Friend, back then, the organization was scarce.
Her dem derê, elhemdila tenzîmat bi rastî cedî dibin, em ketin qalibekî. Every time and place, praise be to God, the organization truly became serious, we fell into a mold [structure].
Çi kûm... û çi hunermend... û çi jî her karek. Têkirin îla bi nîzamê, didim nîzamê da noka elhemdila em dikin xêr e. Whether a group... or an artist... or any work. It was entered into with order, inside the order now, praise God, we are doing good.
Wê demê 'efwa... 'eşwaî bû, me her kesek kar bi destê xwe dikir yanê. At that time it was sorry... random, we each did work by our own hand.
Apê Ehmed, di şanoyê da karê te tenê şanoger bû? Uncle Ahmed, in theater, was your work only acting?
Karê min şanoger bû. My work was acting.
We diçû kuderê şano çêdikir? Where did you go to perform plays?
Heval, di eyadê Newrozê da, li her derêkî kûm mesrehiye hebû, em amade bûn. Friend, during the Newroz festivals, wherever there was a theater group, we were ready.
Binê Serîncekê bû, li ber kelê bû, li Jindirêsê li ser til bû... heval her derêkê da. Under Serincek, by the castle, in Jindires on the hill... friend, in every place.
Xwestin di va çar salan da em amade bûn, sîngê me ji partî ra vekirî bû. Whenever they wanted in those four years, we were ready, our chests were open for the Party.
Ê di wî çend kes bûn di wî demê da? And how many people were there at that time?
Wele heval kes pir bûn. Teqrîben mesrehya me dûrî sî, sih û sêya, sih û çara bû. By God friend, there were many people. Approximately our play was around thirty, thirty-three, thirty-four [people].
Sî û dû kes? Thirty-two people?
Erê. Hema giyê heval bi... ê kûmê, giştî. Yes. But all were friends with... of the group, in total.
Ê bazdanê başqe bûn. Belkî ê bazdanê pîs kesek bûn. The ones running were separate. Maybe the ones running [acting] as bad people were someone else.
Jî keça û ji xorta, bîst kes bûn. From the girls and the boys, there were twenty people.
Yanê kûmek cedî bû, mesrehiyek ji dil bû yanê. Meaning it was a serious group, a play from the heart.
Te di şanoyê da eyna bi vê rengî we çêdikir? Did you perform in the theater exactly in this manner [style]?
Bi vê rengî me çêdikir, heval tab'en milet hebû, hevalê me hebû. We performed in this manner, friend naturally the people were there, our friends were there.
Emana li sevrî nişkê gî me pirskir. Xebata siyasî di nav da hebû. But suddenly we asked/interrogated all. There was political work inside it.
O bazdanê hebû, her karek hebû heval boya. There was running, there was every kind of work, friend, for this.
Em bêjin, navê min na, bi xwe na, te rola kê dileyîst? Let us say, not my name, not myself, whose role did you play?
Na, min rola, me'na pîçikê şîrîn bibê, milet guhdar ke. No, my role, meaning to be a little sweet, so the people listen.
Ji ber destpêka partiya me da, xebata me bi her rengekî hebû, heta nî em gihiştin vê merheleyê, çekdariyê û elhemdila me çavê dijmin şikandin. Because at the beginning of our party, we had work of every kind, until we reached this stage, of armed struggle and praise God we broke the enemy's eye.
Dûra te... te eyna bi vê rengî te kûşkar bûyî? Yek kes di... kûşkar bû? Back then... were you a beekeeper in exactly this way? Was one person... a beekeeper?
Temam, yekî dijî, wek hevalê Menan hebû, acan bû. Okay, another one against, like friend Menan was there, he was an agent.
Lezhal di bîra min dayî. Acan, yanê şertê Mistefa Kemal, ê Kemalîzmê ye. Urgently in my memory. Agent, meaning the condition of Mustafa Kemal, of Kemalism.
Da tem kerameta Kurda îhane bike. So that he could insult the dignity of the Kurds.
Hal ser vê esasê jî me berxwedan dikir, me digo berxwedan jiyan e. So on this basis we resisted, we said resistance is life.
Navê wî çi bû? Ew kesê... What was his name? That person...
Navê wî... berezanî bû. His name was... Swine-like.
Ji kuderê bû? Where was he from?
Ji Şêxûrzê. From Shexurze.
Pir kes hebûn heval. Tirpik menafqîn bûn. There were many people, friend. They were the peak of hypocrites.
Layê 'Ezdîn, ji Mihemed... ji Serîncekê bû. Son of Ezdin, of Mohammed... he was from Serincek.
Menafqîn bûn muxtar. Hevna gî kesê me yê kûmê ne. Me berxwedan dikir yanê di kar da. They were hypocrite Mukhtars. All these were our people in the group. We were doing resistance, meaning in the work.
Ê em bêjin, wî demê da pir zehmetî li ser we bû? So let us say, at that time was there a lot of difficulty upon you?
Heval zehmetî pir bûn. Friend, the difficulties were many.
Hevalekî me hebû Ebû Selam bû, ji dest revê û gelê werbî, piya gindirşîkiya. We had a friend, Abu Salam, he ran from the hand and fell with the people, his feet rolled.
Heta me ji dest emn xelas kir, ma em bûn gûş, wî xerabtir bûn. Until we saved him from the security [forces], we became stunned/wretched, he was worse.
Eleykumeselam. Peace be upon you.
Yanê hana bû heval. Meaning it was like that, friend.
Yanê elhemdila, em wû lezhal jî berxwedan kin. Meaning praise God, we still resist urgently.
Û em ê lezan, çi ji me tê xwestin, em ê bi çavê xwe, bi dilê xwe bikin. And we will quickly, whatever is asked of us, we will do with our eyes, with our hearts.
Partiya me Hîca ye. Our party is Hîca [likely referring to Hevgirtin/Unity or a specific local name, possibly 'Hêja' - Precious].
Em jibin îşkencê dijmin xelas kirin. They saved us from under the torture of the enemy.
Lezhal derd û êşê me dijmin loqê mera dikişînin, elhemdila. Urgently our pain and suffering, the enemy is suffering our bites, praise God.
Hew kefenên me diçirandin. They were tearing our shrouds.
Apê Ehmed, di wî demê da şano duna tinebû? Uncle Ahmed, at that time was there no theater world?
Yanê nika zor û zehmetî li ser we bû... we nikarî brovayê xwe bikirana, we nikarî karê xwe bikirana. Meaning there was force and difficulty upon you... you couldn't do your rehearsals, you couldn't do your work.
Neha jî şano duna rihet bûye? Has the theater world become comfortable now?
Baş e. Erê. It is good. Yes.
Heval ez dixwazim... Friend, I want...
Yanê tu naxwazî car din tu biçî şano çêbikî? Meaning, don't you want to go and make plays again?
Heval ez dixwazim taqeta min nemaye. Ha du pîra bimeşî, biçolapo çûm go. Friend I want to, [but] I have no strength left. Look, walking with two steps [legs], I went to the wilderness.
Ez bes were qulaqê min guhdar kim, ez... I just come to listen with my ears, I...
Li ê nu va tişta heye, vana mesrehya heye. For the new ones, these things exist, these plays exist.
Va xêr bîra ji me ra dibêjin, qene em hinekî bişirîn, dilê xwe şa bikin. Let them say these good memories for us, so we can smile a little, make our hearts happy.
...burda têder, elhemdillah me pê kanî, û şikir ji me derbaztir kir û ji me bêtir kir yanî. ...here inside, praise be to God we managed, and thanks [to God] that He made it pass from us and made it better for us, that is.
Başa walo. It is good like this.
Dayê de mala te ava be. Auntie, may your home be prosperous.
Hun xweş bin. Xwedê qewata me, hêza me biparêze. May you be happy. May God protect our strength and power.
Û ez ji Xwedê daxwazim ji elhemdillah Xwedê pêkanî. And I ask God, praise be to God, God made it happen.
Bijî Serok Apo rha, ji YPG rha, ji YPJ rha, ji hêza... ji Cewherî rha, ji Asayîş rha... Long live Leader Apo, the YPG, the YPJ, the forces... the Jawhari [Defense Forces], the Asayish...
...û ji hunermendê wekî we hevalê... ox... ê kar kir, xebat kir, em giyayî spas dikin. Xwedê ji we razî be, em coka (gelek) kêfxweş bûn. ...and artists like you friends... oh... who worked, who labored, we thank you all. May God be pleased with you, we were very happy.
Gelek spas. Spas ji bo te jî. Many thanks. Thanks to you too.
Spas dikim, xireta we li ser çavê me, li ser serê me. I thank you, your effort is upon our eyes, upon our heads [highly appreciated].
Gundê Berkaşê li ser çiyayê Kûtê 20 kîlometre li başûrê rojavayê bajarokê Bilbilê ye. The village of Berkashe is located on Mount Kut, 20 kilometers southwest of the town of Bilbile.
Ew girêdayî navçeya Bilbilê ya kantona Efrînê, 35 kîlometre li bakurê bajarê Efrînê dikeve. It is connected to the Bilbile district of the Afrin canton, situated 35 kilometers north of the city of Afrin.
Jiber ku gund nêzîkaşî çiyê ye, navê Berkaşê lê hatiye kirin. Because the village is near the slope of the mountain, it was named Berkashe [Slope-side].
Hemû xelkê gund ji yek malbatê ne, ji eşîra Amkan e. All the people of the village are from one family, from the Amkan tribe.
Gund beriya nêzî 450 salî hatiye avakirin. The village was founded approximately 450 years ago.
Ew malbat navê wê Elîf e, yekemîn malbat li gund niştecî bûye. That family's name is Elif, the first family to settle in the village.
Gundê Berkaşê li şûnwarekî kevnar ku dîroka wê vedigere gotiyan hatiye avakirin, û gelek kevirên şûpî şahidê vê rastiyê ne. The village of Berkashe was built on an ancient site whose history dates back to the Gutians, and many carved stones are witnesses to this truth.
Malbata Şêşê ji gundê Qerebaba hatin û li gundê Berkaşê niştecî bûn. The Sheshe family came from the village of Qerebaba and settled in the village of Berkashe.
Ev malbat bi hunera dengbêjî û govendê navdar e, û gelek hunermend ji wan derketine. This family is famous for the art of bard singing and dance, and many artists have emerged from them.
Hane vînê titêştêkin, avê dilûb dilûb lêkin. Here comes love... pour the water drop by drop.
Deştê bîkê zêfatêkin, wînê zavê bimbarek kin. Make a feast on the plain of the bride, congratulate the groom's love.
Çi zavekî cindî ye, çi zavekî cindî ye. What a handsome groom he is, what a handsome groom he is.
Mertî çe kir diye piya, mertî çe kir piya. [Lyrics unclear, likely praising the groom's appearance/actions].
Em dî ragerin, me nîzik diya. Govenda me nîzik diya. We will dance, ours is near. Our dance is near.
Go çûkûne li qereca, çûkûne li qereca. She said the birds are on the arid land, the birds are on the arid land.
Go serçet benda hêca hêca, serçet benda hêca hêca. She said the head of the dams is precious precious, the head of the dams is precious precious.
Go bîkê me qîza bî begî, go kirmênca... She said our bride is the daughter of a Bey, she said a Kurmanj [Kurd]...
Ay bijî şiwara. Way saeta we xweş. Oh long live the singers. May your health be good.
Tu her hebi, Xwedê ji te razi be. May you always exist, may God be pleased with you.
Belê temaşevanên hêja, îro jî em li gundê Berkaşê ne. Yes, dear viewers, today we are in the village of Berkashe.
Em destpêkê jî em spasiya dayika dikin, wan jî xwestin stranên bitaybet ê herêma Efrînê ê vê gundî ji me ra pêşkêş kirin, em spasiya wan dikin. First, we thank the mothers, they wanted to present to us special songs of the Afrin region and this village, we thank them.
Lê naha jî em hatine ber sûqî. Jiber da dayik tên ber vê sûqî, mirkût... em hatine ber na, ber mirkûtê. But now we have come to the 'Sûq' [mortar]. Because the mothers come to this mortar, the pestle... we have come to the pestle.
Naha jî dan kutanî ye, emê nîkî behsa vê sûqî bikin. Now it is time for beating the grain, we will talk a little about this mortar.
Saeta we xweş. Health to you.
Dayê merhaba ji we ra. Quweta we be ji we ra. Auntie, hello to you. Strength to you.
Ahle, ahle. Welcome, welcome.
O win sax bin. Hem pa destpêkê te wa stranek xweş jî got. May you be healthy. Also, at the beginning you sang a beautiful song.
Win giş sax bin. May you all be healthy.
Sax bin. Dayê em destpêkê te nas bikin? Be healthy. Auntie, first let us get to know you?
Ez... Hebîbê me. Qîza Mehmedî Besûş Gube ke me. I am... Hebibe. I am the daughter of Mehmedi Besush Gube.
Oy serçavê min. Oh, upon my eyes (pleased to meet you).
Bûka Omerî Elîkê me. I am the daughter-in-law ofomeri Elike.
Serçava. Upon my eyes.
Dayê nîkî behsa em sûqî bikin. Dema tû hatî vî gundî, berê de ev sûqa hebû? Auntie, let's talk a little about the mortar. When you came to this village, was this mortar here before?
Eee berê de heye. Yes, it has been here since before.
? ?
Eee. Berê de bilxur jî dikutan, bilxur jî dikutan, xelkê dan dikuta, bilxur dikuta. Yes. Before, they used to beat bulgur too, beat bulgur too, people beat grain (dan), beat bulgur.
Erê. Işte... mêra dikuta. Bilxur, mêra dikuta. Yes. You see... men used to beat it. Bulgur, men used to beat it.
De sûqî jî hebû, yanî wekî berê ew derlix bûn. Hebo bû. The mortar was there too, meaning like before those... were there. It existed.
Bilxur dikutan, paşê me danê xwe pê dikuta. They beat bulgur, afterwards we used to beat our grain with it.
Yanî hin mêr dihatin tevî jinan? Meaning some men came along with the women?
Lê mêra, ê bilxur dikuta. Mêra bilxur dikuta. But men, the ones beating bulgur. Men beat bulgur.
De jina jî sûqî danî işte danê xwe dikuta. And the women placed the mortar, you see, beat their grain.
Cima gund delîb tune ne? Why, did the village not have a machine?
E delîb tune bûn. Sileh delîb tune bûn, paşê delîb hebûn, me dibir qûta, me dibir şerqa, me dibir biboka. Eh, there were no machines. There were no machine weapons, later there were machines, we took it to grind, we took it to the east, we took it to Biboka.
Û noka jî destar têlvir dikute. Lê, liver dikute, liver dihêre. And now the hand-mill grinds by turning. Yes, it grinds by turning, grinds by turning.
Dayê neha tû nayê ber vir, sûqî? Auntie, now do you not come here, to the mortar?
Lê. Em hin, hin, hin, pîşo me, pîrkê me da, pîrko hin, istê dikuta bilxur pê, mêra dikuta. Yes. We learned, learned, learned, our predecessor, our grandmother gave, grandmother learned, you see she beat bulgur with it, men beat it.
Paşê pîrko dikuta, paşê em hatin me jî ber destê pîrko rakir, me jî va dano kuta... Then grandmother beat it, then we came and we also took over from grandmother's hand, we also beat this grain...
...me dikir şorbe, me dikir kutayî. Şorbe jî iste me... kindir dikirne, nûk dikirne, nîsk dikirne, şta va dano dikire, me şorbe dikir şta. ...we made soup, we made beaten dishes. Soup too, you see we... put chickpeas, put peas, put lentils, put this grain, we made soup like that.
Dema we dikuta, we stran digotin? When you beat it, did you sing songs?
Ehh. Ehh.
Te zanibû tu stran jî bêje? Ka ji me ra bibêje. Did you know how to sing songs too? Sing for us.
Stranê berê, ez nizanim, fedî dikim. Old songs, I don't know, I am shy.
Eee fedî neke. Emê alîkariya te bikin. Eee don't be shy. We will help you.
Hono kê bû şta. Hewa hîn e, barê esor bû. Me digo... digotin toqmaq dar e, sûq kevir e, dan bilxur e. That's who it was. The air is cool, it was a heavy load. We said... they said the pestle is wood, the mortar is stone, the grain is bulgur.
Awa stran jî we digot? So you sang songs too?
Ah. Ah, şta. Stran, stran min ezber nadikir stana. Digot... Ah. Ah, like that. Songs, songs I didn't memorize songs. Said...
Kê, kê zanî cema stran bigota? Who, who knows among the group to sing?
Welle me kî nizanî. Well, none of us know.
We kes kî nizanî? Ê dayikê ji berî we? None of you know? What about the mothers before you?
Wan negot. They didn't sing.
Nedigot? They didn't sing?
Hadê her karikî da, strana wê heye. Dema tu paliyê dikî, strana wê heye. Dema tu sûq dikutî, strana wê heye. Her karikî da strana xwe heye. Ne waye? Come on, in every job, there is a song for it. When you harvest, there is a song for it. When you beat the mortar, there is a song for it. In every job there is its own song. Isn't that so?
Belê. Yes.
Ê kesî berî we stran dər negotin? So no one before you sang songs there?
Ê de digotin em na, em na gîştin ê. Berê me bû, zeman da bû, kal pîrê meş bû, zeman da bû. Lê? Eh they said we didn't, we didn't reach them. It was before us, it was in the past, old men and women were gone, it was in the past. Yes?
Dayê we nadi? Ka em ji dayikê şî pirskin? Auntie did you not see? Shall we ask the [other] mother too?
Nadi. Ne, min nadi wela. Ez nizanim. Ez nizanim, nizanim. Ez nizanim. Didn't see. No, I didn't see really. I don't know. I don't know, don't know. I don't know.
Foto bilî te dayê? Fato, except you auntie?
Erê. Foto bilî di ez nizanim wela. Yes. Fato says I don't know really.
Nizanim. I don't know.
Kê berê dayika digot gundo? Who sang before the mothers in the village?
Welle nizanim. Ew mirin, gî mirin. Well I don't know. They died, all died.
Dayê te digo çi bû? Auntie, you said what was it?
Digot toqmaq dar e. Sûq kevir e. Dan bilxur e. Şta, aw kilamno digotin. Dibar'o şta... Said the pestle is wood. The mortar is stone. The grain is bulgur. Like that, they said those words.
E ca rojekî em çûn gundê Remadana, wan jî eyna dayikê wiha stran got. Got 'Him him dan e, dan kutan e, dan bilxur e, sûq kevir e.' Wê dayikê wusa got. Well one day we went to the village of Remedana, they also, a mother sang like that there. Said 'Him him is the grain, grain is beating, grain is bulgur, mortar is stone.' That mother said it like that.
E hew şta. Gotina me jî hew e. Eh just like that. Our saying is just that.
Naha hûn dema dikutin, yek tenê dikute yan du kes bi hevra dikutin? Now when you beat, does one person beat alone or do two people beat together?
Mêr didyo şeşiyo, bi hevra dikuta, jina bi hevra hari dikir şta. Lê, me bi hevra hari dikir, me pênc şeş... Men ... together beat, women together helped like that. Yes, we helped together, we five six...
Ka em binin çawa dikin, ka kerem kin. Kê bikute ji we? Let us see how you do it, please. Who will beat among you?
Yek tenê, yek ji vira na be alîkar? Cim, cim, ça dikê vê? Alîkariya me heve. One alone, one from here won't be a helper? Come, come, how do you do this? We have help.
Win tenê şwaş nakin? Destê we naêşe? You don't get tired alone? Your hands don't hurt?
Na. Toqmaq ne filtî em lê naixin. Toqmaq filtî dê serî me ye herê. No. If the pestle doesn't slip we don't hit. If the pestle slips it will go on our heads.
Yanî nîv seatê de diqedê? Meaning it finishes in half an hour?
Awa seatekî berxwe didê. Seatekî dikişîne. So it takes an hour. It drags on for an hour.
Dayê destê we sax bin. Auntie, health to your hands.
Tu sax bî. You be healthy.
Bivî rengî bû? It was in this manner?
Erê wela. Yes really.
Bivî avî we çi dikir, danê xwe? With this water what did you do, to your grain?
E me bvî avî çêdikir. Eh we made it with this water.
Ka em tiskî şta pirskin. Got, te zû da, tû li Ewrupa bûyî, tû nû vegeriyayî. Let us ask something like that. Said, you for a long time, you were in Europe, you just returned.
Erê, erê rast e. Ez zû de li Ewrupa bûm, ez nû hatim. Berî giştkî bi xêr hatina we, bi xêr û xweşî qebûl dikim û vê derfeta we da me, saet xweş. Yes, yes it is true. I was in Europe for a long time, I just came. First of all, welcome to you, I accept it with goodness and happiness, and this opportunity you gave us, health to you.
Ez jî hatim, li vê amade bûm, bi îtîbar mi pir hez dikir ji vî programê ax û welat. Û ma li televizyonê ser... seyr dikir. I also came, was present here, honestly I liked this program 'Soil and Country' very much. And I watched it on TV.
Ma pir hez dikir û vî... ewê ji mi hat xwestin, mi go ez jî kê hazir bim li bernameya Cafer de saet xweş. I liked it very much and this... it was asked of me, I said I will also be ready in Cafer's program, health to you.
Tû kû der bûyî li Ewrupa? Where were you in Europe?
Li Mûnchen. Li Mûnich. Li Almanya. Mûnchen. Bavyera Mûnchen. In Munich. In Munich. In Germany. Munich. Bavaria Munich.
Tû çend sal bû li Ewrupa ye? How many years were you in Europe?
E bi Xwedê hema teqrîben bû... bû bîst û... sê sal, bîst û çar sal em li wir... li Almanya ne bû. Bîst û pênc sal teqrîben. Keta bîst û pênc sal em li Almanya ne. Eh by God it was roughly... it was twenty... three years, twenty-four years we were there... in Germany. Twenty-five years roughly. It reached twenty-five years we are in Germany.
Çi ferq navbera jiyana Ewrupa û Efrînê? Ya jî Kurdistana gîştî yanî? Jiyana gunda yanî? What is the difference between life in Europe and Afrin? Or Kurdistan in general? Village life, that is?
Wela jiyana gunda pir xweş e, û ferq pir e, ferq çi heye ortê wir û ya Ewrupa. Well village life is very good, and the difference is great, what difference is there between there and Europe.
Ka jiyana welatê xwe tu jiyan bike. Ka til nav miletê xwe jiyan bike û ka til xerîbiyê, li kûlanê xerîbiyê jiyan bike. To live the life of your own country. To live among your own people and to live in exile, in the corners of exile.
Ka ferqê we û we, ferq pir e, ferqek pir mezin e. Ka welet, axa şirîn e... The difference between this and that, the difference is great, a very big difference. The country, the soil is sweet...
Yanî ew kar nayê... we bêhnçikandî nake? I mean, doesn't this work... doesn't it make you short of breath [exhaust you]?
Welle pir xweş e, pir... yanî em hez dikin, bes hewa, awa derkeve xew pî giran dibe. Well, it is very good, very... I mean we like it, but the weather, when it [the sun] comes out, sleep becomes heavy.
Êê... lê hun radibin xwe? Uh... but do you wake up?
Arê, pa... em radibin, wexta... walat em pir seyr dikin. Yes, indeed... we wake up, when... we watch [the program] "Welat" a lot.
Wê lomê jî ez hatim... axaftina we. That is why I came... [because of] your talking.
Yanî tu hergav li bernameyê temaşe dikî ta hatî vira? So you always watch the program, that's why you came here?
Arê temaşe dikim... em jî wargê... hez dikir... arê welle min got em karin amade bin wê derê. Yes, I watch... we also... liked it... yes really, I said we could be present there.
Û işta... And so...
Tu çend roj e vegeryayî? How many days has it been since you returned?
Tu çend roj vegeryayî Efrînê? How many days has it been since you returned to Afrin?
Bû du rojan halgirtim. It's been two days since I arrived.
Du rojan ez hatim. I came two days ago.
Ê xêra xwe dî... Mala we ava be. Welcome.
Ê xêra xwe dî... Mala we ava be. Thank you [may you see good]... May your house be prosperous.
Ser çava. You are welcome [upon my eyes].
Sax be. Be healthy.
Ka em... vegerin cem dayê dîsa. Let us... return to the mother again.
Dayê, dema we berê palî dikir, we bi hev re jiyana gund... we çawa bi hev re alîkar bûn? Mother, back when you used to harvest, the village life together... how did you help each other?
Dema we dan kutan? When you pounded the grain?
Lê? Hmm?
Dema dan dikelan? When the grain was boiling?
Êê.. me... dan dikelan, bulxur dikelan, me dan dikutan, işta... Yes... we... boiled the grain, boiled the bulgur, we pounded the grain, just like that...
Dimis me dikelan... işta gi bi hev re, barê ser mil... barê serê bî, me bişta gi didî. We boiled molasses... everything together, loads on shoulders... loads on the head, we carried it all on our backs.
Em jî dibêjin mala we ava be, Xwedê quwetê bide we. We also say may your house be prosperous, may God give you strength.
Êê... mala we ava be, sax bin, we gyo xweş. Yes... may your house be prosperous, be healthy, [have] a good life.
Xwedê ji we razî be. May God be pleased with you.
Sax be. Be healthy.
Helaw û sela. Hello and welcome.
Sax be. Be healthy.
Sax bin. Be healthy (plural).
Habûyê Mamikê û Omerê Elîko... The ancestors Mamik and Omer Eliko...
Bi sedan sal in, li gundê Berkaşê bi cih û war bûne. For hundreds of years, they settled and made a home in the village of Berkaş.
Ji mezin û rûspiyên gund bûn. They were among the elders and leaders of the village.
Hama pirsgirêkên gund biriya wan dihatin çareserkirin. All the village's problems were solved through them.
Û her wiha gundê xwe ji mirûdan jî diparastin. And likewise, they protected their village from outlaws/invaders.
Li bakurê gund, Çiyayê Kotê û gundê Kurzêlê ta gundê Oga diçe. To the north of the village, Mount Kotê and the village of Kurzêlê, reaching up to the village of Oga.
Li rojavayê gund Zêwê û gundê Bîbaka, li başûr Geliyê Sor, Gaza Kewê û gundê Qûta... To the west of the village is Zêwê and the village of Bîbaka, to the south is the Red Valley, Gaza Kewê and the village of Qûta...
Li rojhilat jî Geliyê Sor û Çiyayê Kotê. And to the east, the Red Valley and Mount Kotê.
Xelkên gund debara jiyana xwe mîna hemû gundên derdora, bi çandiniyê, di asta yekemîn de dikin. The people of the village sustain their lives like all the surrounding villages, primarily through agriculture.
Lê hin malbat digel çandiniyê, sewalan jî xwedî dikin. But some families, along with agriculture, also raise livestock.
Hin xurt û mêrên gund jî di kargehên cûrbecûr li Bilbil û Efrînê de kar dikin. Some young men and men of the village also work in various workshops in Bilbil and Afrin.
Nêzî şêst xanî û derdora hezar û sed kes li gund dijîn. Nearly sixty houses and around one thousand one hundred people live in the village.
Lê ji ber nebûna xizmetguzariyan, gelek kes koçî derveyî gund bûne. But due to the lack of services, many people have migrated out of the village.
Merheba şêra. Hello lion [brave one].
Ehlaw sehal, bi xêr hatine ser çava, ser dîmen, xweş dîmen, ax û welat. Welcome, you are welcome upon my eyes, upon the view, beautiful view, land and country.
Sax be, sax be. Be healthy, be healthy.
Em despêkê te nas bikin? Shall we get to know you first?
Ehlaw sehal... Mihemed Me'mû me. Ez ji vî gundî me, ji Berkaşê me. Welcome... I am Mihemed Ma'mo. I am from this village, from Berkaş.
Ser çavê min birê Mihemed. You are welcome [upon my eye], brother Mihemed.
Îro em derbasî gundê we bûn, gundê Berkaşê bûn. Today we entered your village, the village of Berkaş.
Me xwest hinekî dîroka gundê we em nas bikin. We wanted to learn a little about the history of your village.
Ev gundê Berkaşê çiqas sal e çêbûye? How many years has this village of Berkaş been established?
Gundê Berkaşê çarsed û pêncî sal çêbûye. The village of Berkaş was established four hundred and fifty years ago.
Navê "Berkêş"... nav lê nan Berkaşê. The name "Stone-pulling" (Berkêş)... they named it Berkaş.
Çiyayê Qûtî... kevirê havê gund heye... çiyayê wer dibên Qûtî. Mount Qûtî... there are stones of the village there... the mountain they call Qûtî.
Yanî em bêjin, gundê we ji ber wî berê kêşayî, di quntara çiyayê Qûtî hatiye avakirin? So let's say, your village [is named] because of that pulled stone, built at the foothills of Mount Qûtî?
Navê gundê we ji wir hatiye? Ji "Ber kêş" hatiye? Did the name of your village come from there? Did it come from "Stone pull"?
Bî Berkaş. It became Berkaş.
Ee, ehlaw. Yes, welcome.
Gundê we çiqas sal e çêbûye? How many years has your village been established?
Çarsed û pêncî sal çêbûye. It was established four hundred and fifty years ago.
Teqrîben yanî... yanî kêm zêde, wek... çarsed û pêncî sal nêt... ava bûye. Approximately... I mean more or less, like... four hundred and fifty years exactly... it was built.
Ê kî despêkê hat vî gundî avakir? Bav û kalê we çi bûn, koka we? And who came first and built this village? Who were your ancestors, your roots?
Koka me, navê kalê me Me'mik bî. Our roots, our grandfather's name was Ma'mik.
Çar bira da hatin... ser tokî hat. Four brothers came... came to a single place.
Me'mik, Me'mik... ê çarê çar lawê xê pê da bîn. Ma'mik, Ma'mik... the four gave birth to four sons.
Çar law pê da bûn. Yek Elîkê, yek Me'm... Me'mik e... yek Seydik e, û yek jî Ibik e. Pêda bûye. Four sons were born. One Elîkê, one Ma'm... Ma'mik... one Seydik, and one Ibik. They were born.
Naha em bêjin hûn ji kîjan eşîrê ne? Now, let's say, which tribe are you from?
Em eşîra Omka ne. We are the Omka tribe.
Ê gundî we giştî malbat yek in, yan malbatên din jî hatine? Are all the villagers one family, or did other families come too?
Malbatên din jî hatin... malê wer dibên mala Şeşê... mala Avdî Şeşê, mala... Other families came too... the family they call the Şeşê house... Avdî Şeşê's house, the house of...
Avdî Şeşê mala hatine. Eşîra Qerebaba hatine ber. Avdî Şeşê family came. The Qerebaba tribe came here.
Naha gundê we çiqas xanî tê de heye? Now how many houses are there in your village?
Xanî çêl mal... tê de heye. Çêl. Çêl malbat. Houses, forty homes... are in it. Forty. Forty families.
Di gundê we de kanî der hene? Ew ji bo avê çi dikin? Are there springs in your village? What do they do for water?
No. Kanî tune ne... av tune ne. No. No springs... no water.
Em sarnic in. We are [users of] cisterns.
Her malek sarnicek xwa heye, avê... avê baranê texzîn dikin. Every house has its own cistern, water... they store rain water.
Gundî debara xwe bi çi dikin? How do the villagers make their living?
Debara me berê kolkê me pipêz bûn. Our livelihood, before, our main crop was onions.
Paşê... melk me hebû, zeytûn çandin... behîv hene, rez hene... Later... we had property, planted olives... there are almonds, there are vineyards...
Em pê îdare dibin. We manage with that.
Em... wek gundê we, gundê Berkaşê, miletê we... giştî li gund in, yan hinek jê we derketin derveyî jiyanê? We... like your village, the village of Berkaş, your people... are they all in the village, or have some of them left for a life outside?
Na, gundan... miletê me gund in, bes mala... wek mala şeşê... wir... ro di bîrê rûniştin, paşê derketin çûn. No, villages... our people are in the village, but the house... like the Şeşê family... there... they stayed for a day in the well [metaphor or place name], then they went out and left.
Îdara nebû, çûn... hinek Marşê, hinek Qûtan, hinek Diraqlî, û hinek Helebê... There was no livelihood, they went... some to Maraş, some to Qûtan, some to Diraqlî, and some to Aleppo...
Çûn debara xwe... ê me jî, gund jî... ciwanên me get Heleb da mezin bûn. They went for their livelihood... and us, the village too... our youth all grew up in Aleppo.
Çûn me'nê xwendinê, me'nê... ewê meslehetê xwe vekirin, karkirin... They went for the sake of education, for the sake of... they opened their businesses, worked...
Û ye heyî zanîngeh... ye heyî textor jê me derketine, mhendis hene. And there are university [graduates]... there are doctors who came out of us, there are engineers.
Naha di gundê we de dibistan heye? Now is there a school in your village?
Dibistan tune ye. Zarok diçn Qûtan dixwînin. There is no school. Children go to Qûtan to study.
Zehmetiyê dibînin, ruyê baran dernekevin herin. Em mokên beaz dibin. Beaz naherin, berfê. Zehmetiyê pir dibînin. They face difficulties, due to rain they can't go out. We become "white blocked" [snowbound]. They don't go in white/snow. They face many difficulties.
Em dixwazin dibistanek li gund çêkin. We want them to build a school in the village.
Yanî ew daxwazên gund e, dixwazin dibistanek li gundê jî hebe? So that is the village's request, you want there to be a school in the village too?
Gundê jî hebe, ma'nê mamosta xwendin bide, derbike, ma'nê pêşkevin. Let there be one in the village, so a teacher can give lessons, teach, so they can progress.
Mala we ava be. May your house be prosperous.
Saetên te jî xweş, ehlaw sehal, ser çava. May your hours be good too, welcome, upon my eyes.
Her wiha sê pakrewan ji gund hene. Furthermore, there are three martyrs from the village.
Şehîd Şêraz, Mistefayê Mezin û birayê wî Mistefayê Biçûk... Martyr Sheraz, Mustafa the Elder and his brother Mustafa the Younger...
Ku mîna gund bi navê Şehîd Mistefa ye. Where, like the village, [a place] is named Martyr Mustafa.
Dibistan li gund tune ye. There is no school in the village.
Û zarokên gund diçin gundê Qûta dixwînin... And the village children go to the village of Qûta to study...
Ku du kîlometre dûrî gund e. Which is two kilometers away from the village.
Guvaşgeha kevnar ya tîrî li rojavayê gund e. An ancient grape press is to the west of the village.
Ew jî sala hezar û nehsad û sîhî ve hatiye çêkirin. That was built in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty.
Li gorî hejmara niştecihên gund, rêjeya xwendinê baş e. Relative to the number of village residents, the literacy rate is good.
Pêştirî sed kes zanîngeh qedandine. More than a hundred people have finished university.
Ji wan sê bijîşk û çar jî endezyar in. Of them, three are doctors and four are engineers.
Merhaba şwaro. Hello folks.
Em we nas bikin? Welcome.
Em we nas bikin? Shall we get to know you?
Navê min Îksal e. Ez ji xeylaka me, milvit derê zewcî me. My name is Iksal. I am from the Xeylak tribe/area, I married into this place.
Tu bûka vî gundî? Are you a bride [daughter-in-law] of this village?
E, bûka vî gundî me. Yes, I am a bride of this village.
Ser çava. You are welcome.
Ehlaw sehal. Navê min jî Şadiye ye. Ez ji gundê Şîtata me. Welcome. My name is Shadiye. I am from the village of Shitata.
Ez jî ji gundê Şîtata li viderê zewicî me. You are welcome.
Ez jî ji gundê Şîtata li viderê zewicî me. I also married into this place from the village of Shitata.
Ser çava. Hun herdu bûkên gundî ne. Nû yîn? You are welcome. You are both brides of the village. [Are you] new?
Ez jî bûka gundî me. Ez ji 'egam e, ew temen li vir rûniştim e. Bûkên gundî ne. I am also a bride of the village. I am from 'Egam [Agam], I have lived here for that time. We are brides of the village.
Ez kurdê me. Ez bi xwe ji gund me. I am a Kurd [local]. I am myself from the village.
Ser çavê min. You are welcome [Upon my eye].
Ê em despêkê ji cem te ra despêbikin? So shall we start with you first?
Ee. Yes.
Naha bihar hatiye. Now spring has arrived.
Ewa. Yes.
Hûn jî derketine ama li ser vê çawîrê, ama hûn jî pincêr berhev dikin. You have also gone out to this pasture, you are also gathering herbs.
Ee, ama hatine we li merga, dinê xweş e, em derkavin, pincarê xwe berhev kin. Yes, we came to the meadows, the world [weather] is nice, let's go out, gather our herbs.
Îşta pincar... So, herbs...
Em bişîv kin, îşta pincar wek dibê rind e. Yanî... Let us cook supper, so herbs as they say are good. I mean...
Xwarina pincêr g gelek vîtamîn tê de. Yanî ji nexweşiya ra, ji ewê ra... Eating herbs has many vitamins in it. I mean for illnesses, for that...
Ji giya ra. Û yanî em elimîn vî pincarî jî. Ne em ser destê xwe elimîn. From the plants. And I mean we got used to this herb too. We didn't learn it on our own.
Yanî me ev tiştan hîn ji dêyikê xwe da, ji pîrkê xwe da, me ev tiştan gi girtî. Em elimîn e. I mean we learned these things from our mothers, from our grandmothers, we took all these things. We are used to it.
Yanî em wek dayika xwe ne. I mean we are like our mothers.
Ewa. Yes.
Yanî ne em bi xwe elimîn. I mean we didn't learn by ourselves.
We ji berê de tî vir an hûn diçûn cîhan din jî anê? Did you always come here before, or did you go to other places too?
No welle, li dûr me heye, em kû da herin? Cam, a berê heye. No actually, we have it far away, where would we go? There is "Cam" [Glass/Place name], the one before.
Li vira dibê? It grows here?
Êwa lê? Yes indeed?
Yanî gulcem a tune be û gund, xelkê Qûta, oo em bibînin li cem... li nîzîkê me ye, hew jî tên viderê dikin. I mean if there are no "Gulcem" [flower/herb type] and the village, the people of Qûta, oh we see them at... it is near us, they also come here and do it.
Xêra li cem gundê wan tune ye. Goodness [herbs] does not exist near their village.
Yanî her tişt li cem we dibe? So everything grows near you?
Êwa lê? Cem me, wek dibê yayle ye, gilê dibê, çawirlê heye, pincar lê heye. Yes indeed? Near us, as they say it's a plateau, grass grows, there is pasture, herbs grow there.
Ê heşînayî yanî wek dibê, gilê heye, be'îv lê hene. Yes greenery I mean as they say, there is grass, there are almonds.
Em tîştek pirs kin? Can we ask something?
Êwa. Yes.
Naha bi rastî jî ev qufkanên gî tiştên balkêş in. Now truly these baskets/trays are all interesting things.
Ev gundê we çi dikin? Lê we dikirîn evana? What does your village do? Or did you buy these?
Welle... 'etar' dihatinan. Well... peddlers used to come.
'Etar' dihatinan, me dikirîn. Peddlers used to come, we bought them.
Kes çênake. No one makes them.
Zanetî kesî tune ye. No one has the knowledge.
Naha qufkanan li gunda gî der hene, ne hîne? Now these baskets are in all the villages, aren't they?
Hene lê? They exist, right?
Kes çênake ji gundî we? No one in your village makes them?
No. Kesî çênakirin. No. No one made them.
Îşta esor kî, me ra kirî, em qîmetê zanin, hurû me dest xwa kirî, em hatine, em kîrda berhev dikin. So now, we bought it, we know the value, [unclear: hurû/wool?] we made it with our hands, we came, we are gathering the "Kurdî" [straw/materials].
Em kî bibin herin, em ji dêka xwe pîta xwe elimîne, vê kordî... We take the mud/earth, we learned from our mothers and grandmothers, this straw-work...
Îşta zenetê me û bav û kala ye. So it is the craft of us and our ancestors.
Kordî... wek jehrê jî ez zanim. Straw-work... I know it is like poison [very difficult].
Arê jehr e lê. Her kesek nikaze çêke. Yes it is poison indeed. Not everyone can do it.
Em ê bibin herin, bişûn, hûr kin, darovînin... We will take the mud/earth, wash it, crush it, sift it...
Rind... bi milehêmînê bitirsinin... Well... scare it with the plaster/smoother [smooth it out]...
Ev e wua? Is this it?
Ê... hav e wua. Arê. Yes... this is it. Yes.
Hav e wua. This is it.
Her yek nizane bike? Not everyone knows how to do it?
Livir dibê... hav jî livir dibê. It happens here... this also happens here.
Bes ne wiran bixwe, ne zan çêkin. But not those themselves, they don't know how to make it.
Weke zêr e? Is it like gold?
Weke zêr e. Derman e jî. Her dermanekî yanî têda heye. It is like gold. It is a remedy too. It contains every kind of remedy.
Ewî xwe pir e, fîdê xwe pir e. It has a lot of goodness, it has a lot of benefits.
Yanî insan gerek dema buharê dibê gerek bixwe? So, when spring comes, should a person eat this?
Lê gerek bixwe, lê buharê dibê. Buharê noka xwarin gihanê, tikî qena bikî, sê neqla bixwe çêkî, sê neqla. Yes, they should eat it, yes, when spring comes. In spring, now that the greens have arrived, you should at least make it three times to eat, three times.
Çibo tenduristiya insan? For human health?
Erê. Nexweşî çibe, ew şîfa ye. Yes. Whatever the illness, this is the cure.
Tu zanî ji bo kîjan nexweşiyê dibê? Do you know for which illness it is good?
Welle... nexweşî pir e yanî fîde heye. Pir ko. Well... there are many illnesses, meaning it has benefits [for many]. Many indeed.
Zêde wana nizanim bes dibên fîdê xwe pir e. I don't know them in great detail, but they say it has many benefits.
Keremkin tişkî dî te pirskem. Please, let me ask you something else.
Em bêjin neha dema pêncêr e. Neha têdî, dayikên berê mineta malê xwe giştî çêdikirin yanî. Let's say, now is the season of wild greens. You saw, the mothers of the past used to make all their household provisions themselves.
Yanî dema tirba dikirin mîj, dema hejîr dibû hişk dikirin, dema, yanî her tişkî da çêdikirin. Hûn jî we dikin hina? Meaning, when it was harvest they made lentils/squeezed cheese, when there were figs they dried them, when... meaning they made everything. Do you still do that now?
Lê em jî we dikin. Me dimes çêdikir, hejîr çêdikir, hişk dikirin. Tirşî dibê, tirşî dikin, dimes. Yes, we do that too. We made grape molasses, made figs, dried them. When there are pickles, we make pickles, and molasses.
Ê ev bulxur e, ev birinc e, ev tiştiye... And this bulgur, this rice, these things...
Bulxur jî. Bulgur too.
Yanî mineta malê xwe ye? Is it your own household provision?
Na em giyî dikin, ê salê didinîn. Em dikelînin, derdixin, ê salê didinîn. No, we do it all, we store it for the year. We boil it, extract it, and store it for the year.
Mast e? Yogurt?
Mast e, penêr e, giçî se, rûn e, em digrin... Em pezê me heye... tişta... wane. Yogurt, cheese, all of it, oil (ghee), we keep... We have sheep... things... like that.
Mamê cem te jî? Auntie, with you as well?
Ha? Keremke. Huh? Go ahead.
E hûn jî wek dayikên xwe dikin? Hûn tiştê mineta ra dikin? Do you also do as your mothers did? Do you prepare your own provisions?
Erê. Em dên zeytûna em berev dikin. Em paşînê darin, em jê mûnê xwe digrin, em zeytûna hûr dikin. Em şêrîn dikin. Yes. We come and gather olives. Afterwards we take our stock from it, we crush/break the olives. We sweeten (debitter) them.
Takro em 'atûna ra dikin. Me 'atûn ra kir şûnda, hinek din em hên e me keleso çêdikin. Then we prepare the 'atûn (black olives/aged olives). After preparing 'atûn, some others we have, we make "keleso" (likely a specific olive preparation or typo for another dish, possibly "kêlego" or similar).
Ji me keleso, em takro zeyt... ewê 'atûna bi zehterê dîsa çêdikin. Bi vî tûnî yanî. From the keleso for us, we then make... those 'atûn olives again with thyme (za'atar). In this manner.
Ê poşê mûnê xûy din jî, em takro darin mastê kemondî, mastê kemondî em mûnê xwe çêdikin, penêr çêdikin, rûn çêdikin. And then for other provisions, we go and make yogurt from sheep's milk, from sheep's milk we make our stock, we make cheese, we make oil (ghee).
Em darin tînin tên, vêra dibên fîşek, fîşek heye em deviyê xwe pê dikeyîn. We go and bring... around here they call it "fîşek" (could refer to a specific plant or root, literally 'cartridge'), there is fîşek, we boil our "devi" (possibly yogurt drink or whey) with it.
Em rûnê xanikî jê derdixin ser ra dikin. Em dikin hîçî feroqekî xwe, paşînê em takro dihelînin, wê jî dikin mûnê zivistanê ra dikin. We extract the homemade oil (butter/ghee) from it and prepare it on top. We put it in a container, later we melt it again, and prepare that as winter provision too.
Pê yanî honikî dikin şîva dera, yanî mufîde pir jê dibînin. Yanî pir rin ev tişta. With that, you know, we make dinner with it, meaning we see a lot of benefit from it. These things are very good.
Yanî bi haceta bajarra nabin? Haceta dikanê... Her tişt cem we heye? So you don't become in need of the city? In need of the shop... You have everything with you?
Na, elhemdu lîllah. Erê. Buhar e, vî derê noka her tiştek jî dîsa heye. Xweş e vî derê. Ee. No, praise be to God. Yes. It is spring, here right now there is everything again. This place is nice. Yeah.
Na ez tişkî dîta pirskim. Ew zenterê heşîn, cem we dibe li vir? No, let me ask you something else. That green thyme (za'atar), does it grow with you here?
Mm, cem me heye. Zenterê heşîn. Mm, we have it. Green thyme.
We li vir dibe? It grows here?
Aa, lehan e lê. Ah, it's plentiful.
Li kû derê dibe? Where does it grow?
Aaa, li ko derê ona, ciyê xwe gewr e. Cî merx lê heye. Cût vê nakeve, li wir dibe. Aaah, at the places where it is like that, its place is rocky/grey. Where there are juniper trees. The plow doesn't enter there, it grows there.
E kû derê, cem we gund kû derê? Cem me heye o vî pî bîboko da dibe. But where, where in your village? With us, it grows on these hilltops/slopes.
Hm. Darin em dan jê dikin, em tînin mal, em pak çêdikin. Derê qart lê jê dikin. Hm. We go and pick it, we bring it home, we clean it well. We remove the old/tough stems.
Ma'nê 'atûna, ma'nê nefesê... în nefes vira heye hişk dike bi zûrotke... Like for olives, like for breath (respiratory)... this breath here (asthma/breathing issues), it dries it up with force...
Ee, dikin zenterê hişk. Voye... ne yanî voyê hazer heye, em bi xwe jî çêdikin, em wê hişk dikin, em li nav dixin, ta'mê xwe xweş dibe. Yeah, we make dry thyme. Like... not the ready-made kind, we make it ourselves, we dry it, we put it in (the food), its taste becomes good.
Zeytûnê heşîn pê dita'mînin. Ji nexweşiyê ra rind e, merî nefes vira... We flavor green olives with it. It is good for illness, one's breath here...
Zûrot jî hûn çêdikin? Zûrot? Do you make "Zûrot" as well? Zûrot (a thyme/spice mix)?
Zûrotê jî em diçêkin. Bo nêç, ji nefelê, ji çîçeka, ji... We make Zûrot too. For... from clover, from flowers, from...
Na wext e? Isn't it time (for it) now?
Noka wext e lê, or zûrot hat dayê, or tamê dest pê bikin. Now is the time, yes, Zûrot has come (is in season), now precisely they should start.
Em ê or to jêkin zenterê heşîn e, zûrot e, çîçek e, giyî ji giyî berev kin. We will now go pick green thyme, Zûrot, flowers, gather all from the wild herbs.
Yanî her wextê çi, em li xwe naheyirînin. Em ne muhtacê kesekî ne. Ne muhtacê bajarro ne. Yanî hîn bajar muhtacê me ne, em ne muhtacê kesî ne. Meaning, whatever the time, we don't worry/confuse ourselves. We are not in need of anyone. Not in need of the city. Meaning, the city is still in need of us, we are not in need of anyone.
Rast e. Rast e. That's true. That's true.
Bes em xwe bîşînin. Em xwe rehet bikin. Only if we exert ourselves. If we make ourselves comfortable (by working).
Erê rast e. Yes, that's true.
Ewa, ger em xwe rehet, te xwerehet nekir, tê muhtacê giyî be. So, if we make ourselves comfortable... if you don't work (literally: don't make yourself comfortable through effort), you will be in need of everything.
Pez... pezî te hebe, tê ji giyî bigre. Tê penîrê xwe bigre, mastê xwe bigre, lebenê xwe bigre, hîn berê dêkê me jmere xeber da. Sheep... if you have sheep, you will get everything. You will get your cheese, get your yogurt, get your labneh, as our mother told us before.
Gilûk dikirin, û çay hişk dikirin, û ça dikirin nav zêtê, û kuncî dar pê dareşandin, û di navra wekî penêr digir... dikirin nav sa'nê zêtê, û didinan, û dixwarin. They used to make "Gilûk" (curd balls), and dry the tea (herbs), and put it in oil, and sprinkle sesame seeds on it, and in it like holding cheese... they put it in plates of oil, and served it, and ate it.
Penêr, ji malê. Lebnê ji malê. Hawî gilûk dikirin ji malê. Gî ji pez. Cheese, from home. Labneh, from home. They made all the curd balls at home. All from the sheep.
Xama cem te. Neha em bêjin... behsa kurdî, te çi kirî? Auntie, with you. Now let's say... in Kurdish terms, what have you gathered?
Ê min? Ê min darzong bî, tûlik bî. Who, me? Mine was "darzong" (a type of green), and "tûlik" (mallow).
Çiye? What is it?
Tûlik û darzong. Tûlik tûlik. Mallow and darzong. Mallow, mallow.
Ka wela temaşevan jî bibînin. Let the viewers see it too.
Tûlik çi nav psîm. Ev e tûlik e. I don't know what to call Tûlik (in another language). This is Tûlik.
Eve tûlik e? Is this Tûlik?
Ewa tûlik e. This is Tûlik.
Hûn vê çawa çêdikin? How do you prepare this?
'Adî, em diûrdikin, diqelînin, wava. Normally, we chop it, fry it, like that.
Yanî bi zeytê çêdikin? Meaning you make it with oil?
Bi zeytê, erê. With oil, yes.
Û çin tevlî dikin ê? And what do you mix into it?
I... ya hêkî na tevlî dikin, ya bi hêlîna dixwin, ya... wadi. Uh... either they don't mix eggs, or they eat it with eggs (hêlîn/hêk), or... just like that.
Yanî hêkş dikevinê? Henek bi dimes... darên şîva nakin dimes? So eggs go into it too? Some with molasses... don't they make dinner with molasses?
E no, ne ev... bi dimes çê nakin, no. Uh no, not this... they don't make it with molasses, no.
Û nûkê ayî jî çaqir. Çaqir, bes ta'l e, têke ber kelkê, çakî ser zêtê. And that other type is "Çaqir" (Chicory/Dandelion type). Çaqir, but it is bitter, you boil it briefly, then put it on oil.
Çaqir jî em diqelînin. We fry Çaqir as well.
Ew jî zêtê dikin? Do you put that in oil too?
Erê. Tike ber kelkê ta mi ta'l e. Diqelînî, ber kelkê û çakî ser zêtê. Yes. You boil it briefly because it tastes bitter. You fry it, boil it briefly and put it on oil.
Tu zanî çkas nû'ê, ew nû'ê pêncêra heye? Do you know how many types, those types of wild greens exist?
Nû'ê pêncêr pir e. There are many types of wild greens.
Ka çend jmara bêje, yek, pênc... Name a few numbers, one, five...
Yanî navê giyanda hawildim. Welle sîrik heye. Kerbeş heye. Lepkê qirke heye. Bîkmazova heye. Çaqir heye. Tûlik heye. Nanê çûkê heye. Pir in, navit xwa pir in. Meaning I should try (to recall) the plant names. Well, there is Sîrik (Wild Garlic/Chives). There is Kerbeş (Thistle). There is Lepkê qirke. There is Bîkmazova. There is Çaqir (Chicory). There is Tûlik (Mallow). There is Nanê çûkê (Bird's Bread). They are many, their names are many.
Ev gi l'vir dibin? Do all these grow here?
Gi l'vir dibin, erê. They all grow here, yes.
No wek giştî berev kir, lê hina we jivan gî berev nekirî? Now you gathered everything (collectively), but haven't you gathered all of these (specific ones)?
Ma hîn gi berev nekirî. Har darekî tiştek lê dibe. Derî heye gi sode tûlik e. Î heye sode çaqir e. Î heye sode bîkmazova ye. Î heye sode nanê çûkê ye. Pir in... navit xwa pir in. We haven't gathered all of them yet. Every area has something growing in it. There is a place that is all simple Tûlik. One that is simple Çaqir. One that is simple Bîkmazova. One that is simple Nanê çûkê. They are many... their names are many.
Eva hûn naçinê, bixo dibe? You don't go (plant) these, they grow by themselves?
Em naçînin, bixo dibe. We don't plant them, they grow by themselves.
Ewa gi l'dûr ma dibe. Em nanin dera dûr. Giy l'hewşa, dûr ma, ser bîdara... Hişta. Em xor dar tên, em dikin û em dibin dikin şîv, em dixwin. All these grow around our homes. We don't go to far places. All in the yards, around us, on the threshing floors... Just like that. We just go out, we pick them and take them to make dinner, and we eat.
Mala wa ava be. Xwedê kêm asi ya wa neke. Saeta wa xweş. May your homes be prosperous. May God not lessen your numbers. Bless your time/health.
Ya we jî xweş. Yours as well.
Ez xwendekarekî jîr im. Zana û bi hiş û bîr im. Hez dikim ji dibistanê. Ji bo xizmeta Kurdistanê. Dixwînim bi zimanê xwa. Da nas bikim gelê xwa. Armanc ne şer û şitî ye. Ji bo welat azadî ye. Çek û pênûs evan l'bendin. Av û hevra dewlemend in. Av û hevra dewlemend in. I am a clever student. Wise and with mind and memory. I love school. For the service of Kurdistan. I study in my own language. So I can know my own people. The goal is not war and conflict. It is freedom for the country. Weapon and pen, these are waiting. Water and together they are rich. Water and together they are rich.
Lê kuvo, kuvo... ay, ay, ay... kuvo... ay... Oh hapless one, hapless one... ay, ay, ay... hapless one... ay...
Ay, ay, ay... Ay, ay, ay...
Havalê kuvo, kuvo... Friend, oh hapless one, hapless one...
Ê ne dîsa rojnîrû qulibî kinde... Lo, the midday sun has tipped over the hill again...
Ser siye ciyê yara daketê... yarê... Upon the shade, the lover's place has descended... oh lover...
Avalê ser dê... lavo... Oh, upon the... oh boy...
Hêna sebra min çi bi te nêştim li viderê... Still, my patience/peace, I didn't leave any with you here...
Ez ban dikim, lê lê sebrê, ji nava dilêm vegere... I am calling out, oh patience, return from inside my heart...
Bimra, bortax be, biva derdê... Let me die, let me be sacrificed, for this pain...
Lê biva... kulê... Oh for this... wound/grief...
Avalê biva... kulê... Oh friend, for this... wound/grief...
Dê stira ji herdu çavê xwo paşke... Come, wipe the tear from both your eyes...
Ê lê ji herdu çavê xwo hê... senî... Oh, from both your eyes... (unclear/vocative)...
Avalê çavê xwo hê... senî... Oh friend, your eyes... (unclear/vocative)...
Kubar eşqa te zarûdîn bibim, la biçûlo çiya... kevim. Proud one, for the love of you, may I become mad, oh little one... may I fall into the mountains.
Lê wez rinda bikim wa... qelî. Oh, I will make the beautiful one... [unintelligible metaphor, likely regarding sacrifice or love].
Lê kûba kûba... kûba... Oh proud one, proud one... proud one...
Lê sebrê kûba... kûba... Oh patience, proud one... proud one...
Way bijî stara. Oh, long live the star [morning star/protector].
Belê, îro jî em li gundê Berkaşê ne. Yes, today we are in the village of Berkaşê.
Em spasiya hunermend Hesen jî dikin. We also thank the artist Hesen.
Stranek dengbêjî ji me ra got, mala wî ava be. He sang a bardic song for us, may his home be prosperous.
Car din milet, dîsa li derdora me, lê li vê rûniştinê, nika em gihîştin dawiya bernameyê yanî. Once again, the people are around us, but in this session, we have now reached the end of the program.
Bavkê sê hunermenda, Apê Mihemed. The father of three artists, Uncle Mihemed.
Emê anha hinekî ji wî bipirsin. We will now ask him a little something.
Jiber ku malbat bi giştî hunermend in. Because the family consists entirely of artists.
Bavkê hunermenda ye, emê hinekî ji te bipirsin Apê Mihemed. He is the father of artists, we will ask you a little something, Uncle Mihemed.
Merheba ştara. Hello to you.
Ser serê min, tu bi xêr hatî, ehlen we sehlen û merheba ji te ra jî. You are welcome upon my head, you are welcome, greetings to you too.
Sax be. Apê Mihemed, te jî stran berê digotin? Be healthy. Uncle Mihemed, did you also sing songs in the past?
Welle çaxê tengiya Hesenê Romê digotin. Em cahil bûn. Well, they spoke of the time of the distress of Hesen of Rome [Historical reference]. We were young.
Ya Apê Mihemed, ev dengbêjî we ji kê brî? Di malbata we da kî berê dengbêj bû? Oh Uncle Mihemed, from whom did you take this singing? Who was a bard in your family before?
Dayîna Xwedê ye heyran. It is God's gift, my dear.
Destpêkê heta em ji kêfê hez dikin. From the beginning until now, we love joy [entertainment].
Niha ji ber ku sê zarokên te; Ebdo, Mihemed, Hesen Mihemed, Reşîd Mihemed her sê stran dibêjin. Now, because your three children; Abdo Mihemed, Hesen Mihemed, Rashid Mihemed, all three sing songs.
Lê ma te bîstî tiştek digotin berê, bavê wan jî stran digotin? But did you hear anything said before, that their father also sang songs?
Na, dawata darê hat, me distira, kulfeta me ser diket. No, [but] when the wooden [drum/celebration] came, we sang, our family participated.
Cimaeta me ne, em distiran. It was our gathering, we sang.
Te li daweta stran digot? Did you sing at weddings?
Erê, erê. Yes, yes.
E stranê bavê, demê de çibûn? Eynî ev stran bûn, yan stranê dim bûn we digot? And the songs back then, father, what were they? Were they these same songs, or were they other songs you sang?
Stranê wê çaxê... stranê wê çaxê xweş bûn. The songs of that time... the songs of that time were beautiful.
Çibû? Wê demê de kijan strana we digot? What was it? At that time, which songs did you sing?
De gul û zerî bî. Well, there were roses and fair maidens.
Axlek nedû, nedî hebî. There was no envy, no grudge.
Yimê, yimê, yimanî hebî. There was faith, faith, belief.
Wê demê hunermend, ew dengbêj, kî hevalê te bûn, we têkelî te bi kê ra bûn? The artists of that time, those bards, who were your friends, with whom did you associate?
Welle, bi Elî Rehmetî ra digerîm. Well, I used to hang around with Eli Rehmeti [The late Eli].
Mihemed Elî Tico cûre? Mihemed Eli Tico specifically?
Elî Tico cûre. Cemîl Hûro. Eli Tico specifically. Cemil Huro.
Nûrî Şêxo. Nuri Shekho.
Rehma Xwedê lê be, ew jî... God's mercy be upon him, he too...
Rehma Xwedê li te be, bavê Mesûd ra. God's mercy be upon you, with the father of Masud.
Apê Mihemed, ama te behsa dengbêjiya berê kir, ama dawetên berê kir. Uncle Mihemed, you talked about the singing of the past, you talked about the weddings of the past.
Ê kijan... kijan dema xweş bû? Berê xweş bû, yan neha xweş bû? And which... which time was better? Was the past better, or is now better?
Dawetê berê hêşta... xêr û teşî... dilê Xwedê zewicîn, me xilaskir, tew gund û ser û nîvê xurrtîna. The weddings of the past were more... [full of] goodness and spinning [work]... hearts married for God, we finished, the whole village and the youth [participated].
Te dî dawat e, daweta jî cî dikir, lê mêvanê kuşin malê bî bêliya. Xwande ber go, tan xwande. You saw it was a wedding, they made space for the wedding, but the guests who came to the house were obvious. Called upon, they were called.
Înekê rabûna xwarinê... yekî bideta, we şînîkê, înan... doşeka derora, jêra înan serê dînan. One would get up for food... give to one, bring that bedding... mattresses around, they brought them down for the crazy ones [meaning the lively guests].
Apê Mihemed, nika wek tê naskirin bi malê şeşê? Uncle Mihemed, now, as you are known as the "family of the six"?
Ev nav ji ku hatiye? Where did this name come from?
Nav... bavkê min Hemê. The name... my father Heme.
Bapîrê min, du bira bûn. My grandfather, they were two brothers.
Apê min Hemê... rehmetî, rehma li miriyê hazira be. My uncle Heme... the deceased, mercy upon the dead who are present.
Rehma Xwedê lê be. God's mercy be upon him.
Qişkê Xwedê bîn, şeş bêç e. He was God's child, he was six-fingered.
Şeş bû raste? It was six, right?
Dêkû mikur dikiran. The mothers confessed it.
Livir der tê, û livir a dida... e linga... One came out here, and one gave here... on the foot...
Qû dikiran. They cut/removed them.
Nû bilî nan, malê şeş... û heta noka şeş bêçê diderin qişkê di wana. Now regarding the name, the "family of six"... and until now six fingers appear on their children.
Bes qişkê apê min didan, ê me na. Ê apê min şêxê ne, ê wana. But my uncle's children have them, ours don't. My uncle's are sheikhs [religious/respected], theirs [have it].
Yani şeş tiliyê wan hebûn? Meaning they had six fingers?
Erê. Yes.
Jiber wê gotin malê şeşê? Because of that they said "family of six"?
Jiber wû gotiye. Because of that it was said.
Em spasiya te dikin, emê ca mamoste Hesen... Hinekî ji mamoste Hesen bipirsin. We thank you, we will now... Ask teacher Hesen a little something.
Mamoste Hesen, em hinekî ji te bipirsin. Teacher Hesen, let us ask you a little something.
Jiber ku malbatek... giştî strana dibêjin. Because a family... everyone sings songs.
Wa çawa şevberkê xwe derbas dikin? How do you pass your evening gatherings?
Ebo Şerîf, bi rastî... ji bo ez karim tiştekî bibêjim... Abo Sharif, truly... for me to be able to say something...
Neha di nav vê malbetê da, yanî berî em dest bi huneriyê bikin... Now within this family, meaning before we started with art...
Bîter saz li mal hebû, yanî tembûr me didîna. The saz [instrument] was already at home, meaning we saw the tambur.
Ez bêjim ji berî min, birayê min Ebdûl, tembûrê saz dikir. I should say that before me, my brother Abdul played the tambur.
Pêra ez jî hin bi hin fêr bûm. After that, little by little, I learned too.
Yanî ku me... şqir a li sazê dixist û sota di mal da, nîvan dihatin. Meaning when we... strummed the saz and the 'sota' [tin can drum/rhythm] at home, guests would come.
Bavê min bi satoj mera stran digotin. My father used to sing for us with the 'satoj' [simple beat/rhythm].
Mesela huneriyê jî, birayê min î mezin Ebdo Mihemed. Regarding the art issue too, my big brother Abdo Mihemed.
Silavê me ji gundê Berkaşê, ji gundê bav û kala da, li her însanekî li me temaşe dike, va bernameya "Ax û Welat". Our greetings from the village of Berkaşê, from the village of our fathers and grandfathers, to every human watching us, on this program "Ax û Welat" [Land and Country].
Piştî wê... wek ew ke... wek meraqekî ji min ra çêbû. After that... like that... like a curiosity formed in me.
Yanî destpêkê Ebdû dest bi huneriyê kir, pêra ez bûm. Meaning initially Abdo started with art, after that it was me.
Di pey min ra jî... mamoste Reşîd Mihemed birayê min. And following me... teacher Rashid Mihemed, my brother.
Ama bandoriya me ji bo huneriyê, bîter şevbêrkê mal bi vî rengî derbas dibûn. But our influence for art, mostly the home gatherings passed in this manner.
Û têkiliya me jî, em bibêjin... hunermendê nemir Mihemed Elî Tico. And our connection too, let us say... the immortal artist Mihemed Eli Tico.
Yanî şevbêrk pir li cem li mal çêdibûn, abû bandor bîm yanî. Meaning gatherings happened often at our home, that was the influence.
Yanî wan stranê, em bêjin bandora Mihemed Elî Tico li we bû? Meaning those songs, let's say the influence of Mihemed Eli Tico was upon you?
Wan stranê Mihemed Elî Tico pir dibêjin. They sing Mihemed Eli Tico's songs a lot.
Û dengbêjiyê, ev folkloru dibêjin. And the bardic style, they sing this folklore.
Gel gotinek te heye ta dawî bêjî? Do you have a word to say at the end?
Gotina yî dîsa dibêjim, neha jî me... gû ez dûbare bikim. The word I say again, just now we... though I may repeat myself.
Ji gundê Berkaşê da, silav û rêzê me... bi navê Kurdaxê tevayî. From the village of Berkaşê, our greetings and respect... in the name of all Kurd-Dagh [Afrin region].
Her însanekî ku li me temaşe dike, guhdarî me bike. To every person who is watching us, listening to us.
Silav û rêzê me ji wan re, ama ev derfetê ku çêbû ye, va bernameya "Ax û Welat". Our greetings and respect to them, but this opportunity that has arisen, this program "Ax û Welat".
Bi rastî ji bo me... yanî gavekî, em karin bêjin, farsend û şansekî. Truly for us... meaning a step, we can say, an opportunity and a chance.
Ama tiştê ke bala min dikşîne di "Ax û Welat" da... But the thing that draws my attention in "Ax û Welat"...
Yanî bîter, wek milet jî, yanî em li kokê vegerin. Meaning mostly, as a people too, that we return to the roots.
Bi rastî ez karim bêjim, wek yek, ez meselen zarokê Efrînê me. Truly I can say, as one, I am for example a child of Afrin.
Taybetmendiya pir gunda hene, heta noka min nizanî. There are specifics of many villages, until now I didn't know.
Ab bi rêya va bernameyê, îşte, alemek li me ra seyr û temaşe dike. So through this program, look, a world is watching and viewing us.
Urf û adetê gundê li kêlek hev dîn, me nizanî. The customs and traditions of the village right next door, we didn't know.
Ama bîter ji her gundekî, di her gundekî da. But more so from every village, in every village.
Na meselen... însanê, însanê navsal e, bi emr... No for example... the people, the middle-aged people, with age...
Tên di bernameya "Ax û Welat" da, li ser dîrokê xwe axiftinê xwe dikin. Come onto the program "Ax û Welat", they do their speaking about their history.
Yanî dîroka gund çiye? Ê gel û di vir da, meriv li kokê vedigere. Meaning what is the village history? And here and there, one returns to the roots.
Yanî ez wek şexs... va pirsê ji xwe dikim. Meaning I as an individual... ask myself this question.
Yanî demek ez ji fîlan malbatê bim, ez dîroka malbata xwe nizanibim. Meaning if I am from such-and-such family, I might not know the history of my family.
Û ez ji fîlan gundê bim, dîroka gundê xwe jî nizanibim. And if I am from such-and-such village, I might not know the history of my village either.
Yanî eynî wext, ez ji fîlan miletî bim, fîlan pêkhateyê bim, Kurd dibê, Ereb dibê, Tirkmen dibê, Çerkez dibê. Meaning at the same time, if I am from such a nation, such a component, be it Kurd, Arab, Turkmen, Circassian.
Jiber ku tem banga me biratiya gelan e. Because our total call is for the brotherhood of peoples.
Ji mafê her însanekî, dîroka malbata xwe, û gundê xwe, û em karin bêjin, rengê xwe... It is the right of every human, [to know] the history of their family, and their village, and we can say, their color [identity]...
Yanî ne bes însanê mezin gerek zanibin? Her kes zanibe. Meaning not only the old people should know? Everyone should know.
Belê, yanî ew bi va rengî dibînim. Yanî zarokê heft saliyê, heta heft saliyê, gerek... Yes, meaning I see it this way. Meaning a seven-year-old child, even at seven years, must...
Yanî pirsek te ji wana kir, kanibe bersiva xwe bide. Meaning if you asked them a question, they should be able to give their answer.
Malbat çiye? Ji kû hatî? Çend bav in? What is the family? Where did it come from? How many fathers [generations] are there?
Taybetmendiya gundê Berkaşê çiye? Wek dîroka va gundî çiye? Ev pêwîst e ji me giya re yanî. What is the specialty of the village of Berkaşê? Like what is the history of this village? This is necessary for all of us.
Mala te ava be. May your home be prosperous.
Wina çi ji me re bêjin noha? What will you sing/say for us now?
Xwedê... emê niha... kilama Urfê bêjin. God... we will now... sing the song of Urfa.
Em jî spasiya we dikin. Emê xatira xwe bixwazin. We thank you too. We will say our goodbyes.
Belê, belê, her tiştek destpêk heye, dawî jî heye. Yes, yes, everything has a beginning, and it has an end.
Lê tiştê herî baş, têkiliya gunda... But the best thing, the relationship of the villages...
Civak, xuzayî. Society, in-laws.
Livir jî em gihîştin dawiya bernameya xwe. Here too we have reached the end of our program.
Haya gundekî din, hefteyekî din, emê dîsa ber bin. Until another village, another week, we will be together again.
Win, û hunermend Hesen Mihemed, û Reşîd Mihemed, û zirnevan Mistefa, û deholvan Ehmed, û miletê gund. You, and artist Hesen Mihemed, and Rashid Mihemed, and zurna player Mustafa, and drummer Ahmed, and the people of the village.
Xatira we. Goodbye.
Herê lê lê lê Urfê, were lê lê lê Urfê. Oh, oh, oh Urfa [girl/style], come oh, oh, oh Urfa.
Herê lê lê lê Urfê, were lê lê lê Urfê. Oh, oh, oh Urfa, come oh, oh, oh Urfa.
Fîstan bejnê de jirfê, fîstan bejnê de jirfê. The dress on the figure is fitted [or swaying], the dress on the figure is fitted.
Ew rind bîna li ser te be, ew cemala li ser te be. May that beauty be upon you, may that beauty be upon you.
Tê bipiyê mixînê, tûrê parsê û cive. You will [unintelligible - possibly 'dye the feet with henna'], the bag of begging and mercury.
Te ez kuştim, te ez helandim, zalimê kafir bavê. You killed me, you melted me, oh tyrant with an infidel father.
Sibe bû rûyê çe kir, sibe bû rûyê çe kir. It was morning, she fixed/made up her face, it was morning, she fixed her face.
Urfê qapî venekir, Urfê qapî venekir. Urfa did not open the door, Urfa did not open the door.
Tembîr ax bides xo rakir, tembîr ax bides xo rakir. She picked up the tambur [instrument] with her hands, she picked up the tambur with her hands.
Berkaşê pênc mal e, min tevdahş xewê rakir. Berkaşê has five houses, I woke them all from sleep.
[Mûzîka Enstrûmental] [Instrumental Music]