(Etxahun Iruri)
(From "Kantu Kanta Khantore", Baiona, 1967, Kordelieren irarkolan; in Benito Lertxundi's "Zuberoa", 1977)

Goizian argi hastian, ene leiho-hegian txori bat pausatzen da eta goratik hasten khantan. Txori eijerra, hain alegera, entzu:ten haidanian, ene bihotzeko tristu:ra laister duak aidian. Ene txoririk maitena, zertaz jin hiz nigana? Iratzarrazi nialarik ametsik eijerrena. Jinik hain goizik, uste hiena baniala hanitx phena? Ez, ez, habil kontsolatzera malerusago dena!

In the early morning, a bird came to my window; took my sorrows away with its song. But why did you come to me, and wake me from my most beautiful dream? You must have thought I was very unhappy. But, please, go console someone less fortunate than I.

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