The North Wind and the Sun in Talbas

English

The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger, when a traveler came along wrapped in a warm cloak. They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other. Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could, but the more he blew the more closely did the traveler fold his cloak around him; and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt. Then the Sun shined out warmly, and immediately the traveler took off his cloak. And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two.

Talbas (Romanization)

K'eney pla te qlan, se t'aldey 'ami balben, tsa qoldes pani, pyol sempos tenen. Pla te qlan ke santi, sempoy 'ay qateseyna se t'aldendan. Tsa k'eney pla pote kanni t'aldeken, mo poten se t'aldeken, tsale qolde sempo ten se kimboken, tsa klande k'eney pla lembi. Tsa qlan taspe pyoken, tsa 'ipe qolde sempo qate. Le k'eney pla ke samo, qlan se t'aldenda.

Glosses

The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger,
K'eney pla te qlan, se t'aldey 'ami balben,
[ˈkʼe.nej ˈpla ˈte ˈqɫɑn, ˈse ˈtʼal.dej ˈʔa.mi ˈbal.ben, ]
k'ene-inorth-gen plawind teand qlan,sun, secmp t'alde-istrength-gen 'amiquestion balbe-n,argue-impfv,
when a traveler came along wrapped in a warm cloak.
tsa qoldes pani, pyol sempos tenen.
[ˈtsa ˈqol.des ˈpa.ni, ˈpjol ˈsem.pos ˈte.nen. ]
tsathen qolde-straveller-indf pani,come, pyolwarm sempo-scloak-indf ten-n.wear-impfv.
They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other.
Pla te qlan ke santi, sempoy 'ay qateseyna se t'aldendan.
[ˈpla ˈte ˈqɫɑŋ ˈke ˈsan.ti, ˈsem.poj ˈʔaj ˈqɑ.te.sej.na ˈse ˈtʼal.den.dan. ]
plawind teand qlansun kencla santi,agree, sempo-icloak-gen 'ayfirst qate-se-inaremove-caus-er.m secmp t'alde-nda-n.strength-be-impfv.
Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could,
Tsa k'eney pla pote kanni t'aldeken,
[ˈtsa ˈkʼe.nej ˈpla ˈpo.te ˈkan.ni ˈtʼal.de.ken, ]
tsathen k'ene-inorth-gen plawind poteblow kannias_much_as_possible t'alde-ken,strength-ins,
but the more he blew the more closely did the traveler fold his cloak around him;
mo poten se t'aldeken, tsale qolde sempo ten se kimboken,
[ˈmo ˈpo.ten ˈse ˈtʼal.de.ken, ˈtsa.le ˈqol.de ˈsem.po ˈten ˈse ˈkim.bo.ken, ]
mobut pote-nblow-impfv secmp t'alde-ken,strength-ins, tsalecauses qoldetraveller sempocloak tenwear secmp kimbo-ken,tightness-ins,
and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt.
tsa klande k'eney pla lembi.
[ˈtsa ˈklan.de ˈkʼe.nej ˈpla ˈlem.bi. ]
tsathen klandefinally k'ene-inorth-gen plawind lembi.give_up.
Then the Sun shined out warmly,
Tsa qlan taspe pyoken,
[ˈtsa ˈqɫɑn ˈtas.pe ˈpjo.ken, ]
tsathen qlansun taspeshine pyol-ken,warm-ins,
and immediately the traveler took off his cloak.
tsa 'ipe qolde sempo qate.
[ˈtsa ˈʔi.pe ˈqol.de ˈsem.po ˈqɑ.te. ]
tsathen 'ipenow qoldetraveller sempocloak qate.remove.
And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two.
Le k'eney pla ke samo, qlan se t'aldenda.
[ˈle ˈkʼe.nej ˈpla ˈke ˈsa.mo, ˈqɫɑn ˈse ˈtʼal.den.da. ]
leso k'ene-inorth-gen plawind kencla samo,admit, qlansun secmp t'alde-nda.strength-be.