Ogbö bagdi-ni bi-si-ni. moose live-3SG be-PST-3SG A Moose lived. Жил-был лось. Sagdana ede-ixi-ni, zäŋ' teu baŋcal’a uta. old become-3SG be-PST-3SG IDEO all kick.out it When he got old, they chased him away. Когда он состарился, все его прогнали. Emuse bi:-ni namu kä-du-ni, seuni: safani:. alone be-3SG sea near-DAT-3SG terribly get.bored He lived on his own on the shore of the sea, he was very bored. Живёт он один на берегу моря, ужасно ему скучно. tu: xuli:, eu(xi) ŋene:-li, xuli-mie, xuli-mie, e:xi-we ise:-ni. all.the.time walk.PRES.PTC here go.PST-3SG walk-INF walk-INF frog-ACC see.PST-3SG He went here and there, he walked and walked and saw a Frog. Туда пойдёт, сюда пойдёт, ходил, ходил, увидел лягушку. "e:xi, ge, megdi-ze-fi ge tukän-zi." frog INTJ race-SBJV-1PL INTJ run.PF.CVB-INST “Frog, let’s compete in running.’ "Лягушка, давай с тобой в беге соревноваться." "gea'a'a',"- e:xi {tudy-sjudy} xeje-le-ni päkč xetieŋ-ki-ni. croak frog {here-there} forehead-LOC-3SG hop.IDEO jump-PST-3SG The Frog said: “Croak!” It jerked here and there and jumped at the forehead of the Moose. "Ква-а," – туда-сюда ёрзает, плюх – и на лоб лося запрыгнула. After the recording session, the narrator explained that the moose has a small hollow on its forehead because the frog sat and fidgeted there. ogbö tukä-nie, sokco-mie=de. moose run-3SG sticking.out=FOC The Moose ran, his antlers were upright. Лось побежал, рога торчком. "si bubuli jeu bie,” {govorit} muisi:-ni ogbö. " you EV what be.2SG {says} think-3SG moose The Moose thought: “where are you?” "Где ты там?" – думает лось. tukä-nie tukä-nie tukä-nie. run-3SG run-3SG run-3SG He was running and running. Бежит, бежит, бежит. "e:xe-i" - "ge'a'a'ak," – "{interesno, opjat'}. frog-VOC croak {interesting again} “Hey, Frog!” “Croak!” “Interesting, he is still here.” "Эй, Лягушка!" – "Ква!" - "Интересно, опять она здесь. xaisi beje-zi bele tukä-li-nie, je: sokco-mie, bugdi kölo-mie=de tukä-nie. again fast-INST fast run-INCH-3SG antlers sticking.out? legs ?=FOC run-3SG The Moose ran faster, his antlers and legs stick out. Ещё сильнее лось побежал, рога торчком, ноги длинные. The exact meanings of the words "sokcomie" and "kölomie" is not clear. The only explanation the storyteller provided is “they mock the Moose this way”. "e:xi," – gune:-ni, "e'a'a'ak" frog say.PST-3SG croak “Hey, Frog!” “Croak!” "Эй, Лягушка!" – говорит. "Ква!" "egdeŋge, min-digi geje tukä-ini uti, seuni: ma:i." interesting me-ABL together run-3SG this terribly strong “It’s interesting, he is running together with me, he must be very strong.” “Интересно, со мной наравне бежит, страшно сильная.” tukä-m(i), tukä-m(i) ogbö. run-INF run-INF moose The Moose ran and ran. Лось бежит, бежит. sagdi namu moŋgolie utieŋgu tukä-za-mie utieŋgu, ic'a namu moŋgolie utieŋgu tukä-za-mie utieŋgu. big sea around REFR run-SBJV-1SG small sea around REFR run-SBJV-1SG REFR “I will run around the big sea, I will run around the small sea, “Вокруг большого моря побегу, Вокруг маленького моря побегу. This and the following sentences are Moose’s song. "Big Sea" and "Small Sea" are likely to be proper names, cf. the Oroch Sagdi namu 'the Okhotsk sea' literally 'big sea' and Ic'a namu 'Tatar bay' literally 'small sea', see Turaev (2001: 105). sagdi uli do-lo-nie utieŋgu tukä-za-mie utieŋgu, sagdi mo: due-li-nie utieŋgu tukä-za-mie utieŋgu. big river in-LOC-3SG REFR run-SBJV-1SG REFR big tree top-PROL-3SG REFR run-SBJV-1SG REFR I will run along the big river, I will run on the top of big trees. По большой реке побегу, по верхушкам больших деревьев побегу. After the recording session, the narrator added one more sentence: ic'a mo: duelini tukäzamie ‘I will run on top of small trees’. This is a standard motif in Udihe folk songs. "e:xi!"- "e'a'a'ak" frog croak Hey, Frog!” “Croak!” Эй, Лягушка!" "Ква!" "seuni: mei." terribly strong “He is strong!” "Cильная!" ba:-zi tukä-nie, ogbö sokcomie=de. fast run-3SG moose sticking.out=FOC The Moose was running fast having spread his antlers. Быстро бежит лось, рога развесив. sagdi namu moŋgolie utieŋgu tukä-za-mie utieŋgu, ic'a namu moŋgolie utieŋgu tukä-za-mie utieŋgu. big sea around REFR run-SBJV-1SG REFR small sea around REFR run-SBJV-1SG REFR “I will run around the big sea, I will run around the small sea. “Вокруг большого моря побегу, вокруг маленького моря побегу. "e:xi!" – gune:-ni, "e'a'a'ak" frog say-3SG croak Hey, Frog!” – he said. “Croak!” Эй, Лягушка!" - говорит. "Ква!" bei tu: beje-zi tukä-nie, sokco-mie=de ogbö=tene. it all.the.time fast-INST run-3SG sticking.out=FOC moose=CONTR The Moose was still running having spread his antlers. А лось всё быстрее бежит, рога развесив. "e:xi!" – gun'e - "e'a'a'ak," "e:xi!" – gun'e - "e'a'a'ak," "e:xi!" – gun'e - "e'a'a'ak." frog say.PERF croak frog say.PERF croak frog say.PERF croak He said: “Hey, Frog!” “Croak!” He said: “Hey, Frog!” “Croak!” "Эй, Лягушка!" - говорит. – "Ква!" "Эй, Лягушка!" - говорит. – "Ква!" tukä-m, tukä-m, sokcomi bude-ili. run-INF run-INF run-INF antlers.sticking.out die-3SG He was running, running having spread his antlers and so he died. Бежал, бежал, рога развесив, да так и умер. sagdi-ni-de ogbö ele budei-si-ni, {a} e:xi xegi-xi xetigeŋ-ki-ni. big moose die-PF.CVB-3SG {and} frog down-LAT jump-PST-3SG The large Moose died and the Frog jumped down from his forehead and said: Большой Лось умер, а лягушка спрыгнула с его лба и говорит: "uti isesi:, uti seuni sagdi dili-ni, je-we=de e-ini muisi:. this see.2SG this terribly big head-3SG what-ACC=FOC NEG-3SG think.PRES.PTC “You see, his head is very big, but he can’t think anything. "Вот видишь, у него голова ужасно большая, а ничего не думает. bi dili: ic'ei, …. bi belem=de a:-zi muisi-mi." me head.1SG small me much=FOC good-INST think-1SG Although my head is small, I can think better.” Хоть у меня голова маленькая, а я соображаю лучше."