DOTE GALDIA. [208] THE LOST DOWRY.

1. 1.

Aitac eman daut dotia, My father has given me my dowry,

Neuria, neuria, neuria; Mine, mine, mine;

Urdeño bat bere cherriekin, A sow with pigs ten,

Oilo corroca bere chituekin, Her chicks with the hen,

Tipula corda hayekin. And of onions a rope to stow by.

2. 2.

Oxuac jan daut urdia, But the wolf has devoured my sow,

Neuria, neuria, neuria; Mine, mine, mine;

Acheriac oilo coroca, My chickens are killed by the cats,

Garratoinac tipula corda; My onions are gnawn by the rats;

Adios ene dotia. Good-bye to my dowry now.

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