Karaim—Trakai Story

1/1: Kayda karaylar t^jir^jil^jäd^jl^jär bu oram Karay oramï in^jd^jäl^jät^j. Kačan^jes^j da bar vaχtlarnï dä ek^jin^jč^ji dunya yat tä dunya, b^jiz^j d^jä in^jd^jär ed^jik bu Karay oramïn Karaimščïznabä.

1/1: Kajda karajlar tiriliad’liar bu oram Karaj oramy ińdialiat’. Kačan-ėś da bar vachtlarny-de ėkińči dunja jat-te dunja, biź-die ińdiar ėdik bu Karaj oramyn Karaimščyznabe.

1/1: The place where the Karaims live is called the Karaim street. Since long ago the non-Karaims, and also the foreigners, and also we Karaims, have called it Karaimshchizna: ‘the Karaim neighbourhood’.

1/2: K^jel^jädoγon, yanïndan V^jil^jn^jän^jin^j k^jel^jädoγon, Troχka k^jel^jädoγon, χ^jem t^jem^jir yolbä, χ^jem avtobusbä t^jüš^jäb^jiz^j bu orunda kayda onu dä yanïndan oramnïn, sonu dä yanïndan oramnïn suvlar. G^jöŋ^jl^jär.

1/2: Kieliadohon, janyndan Vil’nianiń kieliadohon, Trochka kieliadohon, hiem tiemir jolbe, hiem avtobusbe tiušiabiź bu orunda kajda onu-de janyndan oramnyn, sonu-de janyndan oramnyn suvlar. Giol’liar.

1/2: Coming from the direction of Vilnius towards Trakai, whether by train or bus, we get off there where there is water on both the right side and left sides of the street. These are lakes.

1/3: Onu yanïndan Bernard^jin g^jöl^ju̇, sonu yanïndan Tatarn^jin g^jöl^ju̇, Tatariš^jk^ji in^jd^jäl^jir ed^ji kačandan ɣal^jäg^jä d^jeyin^j.

1/3: Onu janyndan Bernardin gioliu, sonu janyndan Tatarnyn gioliu, Tatariški ińdialir ėdi kačandan haliegia diejiń.

1/3: On the right is Lake Bernardine, and on the left is the lake of the Tatars or Tatarishki, as it has been called since the old times.

3/1: Tatariškin^jin^j g^jöl^ju̇ alnïna yolčoχ barat g^jöl^j artïna, barïbä yïraχ t^jüv^jül^j anda-dä ed^ji, b^jir karay uruvu t^jir^jil^jd^ji, Zazdrosč^jä in^jd^jäl^jir ed^ji, ^Jutk’evič^jl^jär anda t^jir^jil^jir ed^jl^jär.

3/1: Tatariškiniń gioliu alnyna jolčoch barat giol’ artyna, barybe jyrach tiuviul’ anda-de ėdi, bir karaj uruvu tiril’di, Zazdroscia ińdialir ėdi, Jutkievič’liar anda tirilir ėd’liar.

3/2: There is a little path along the Lake Tatarishki leading beyond the lake, not far away, there was another Karaim family called Zazdrosche. And the Yutkevichs lived there, too.

4/1: Yïraχraχ k^jel^jip Karay oramïna da k^jel^jip bu ornuna kaysï eŋk tarraχ barïndan, g^jöl^jn^jün^j suvlarï barïbä yuvuχ, oramɣa d^jer^jä yuvuχlanat, bart k^jöp^jr^jüčoχ kaysï ašïra ašma yaräyt k^jič^ji otračχa, andan k^jöp^jr^jüč^jöχbä uŋluraχ otračïna, k^jer^jm^jän^jn^jin^j otračïna, kayda k^jerm^jän^j turat.

4/1: Jyrachrach kielip Karaj oramyna da kielip bu ornuna kajsy ėnk tarrach baryndan, giol’niuń suvlary barybe juvuch, oramha dieria juvuchlanat, bart kiopriučoch kajsy ašyra ašma jarejt kiči otračcha, andan kiopriučiochbie ullurach otračyna, kiermiańniń otračyna, kajda kiermiań turat.

4/1: Further on, you arrive at the Karaim street when you come to the narrowest place of all, where the lake is very near the street. There is a little bridge there on which you can cross to a little island and from there, over another little bridge to a bigger island, the Island of the Castle, where the castle stands.

5/1: Anuz yïraχraχ baradoɣon, k^jöp^jr^jün^jün^j yanïna baradoɣon, suvlarï Tatariš^jk^ji da Gal^jv^jän^jin^j g^jöŋ^jl^jär^jn^jin^j barïbä b^jir^jb^jir^jin^jä yet^jäd^jl^jär. 5/2: K^jöp^jr^jü ašarï ašïp sonu yanïna burup oramčäχbä ašïp anda bart b^jiz^jn^jin^j karaylarnïn es^jk^ji z^jer^jät^jl^jär^ji, daɣï yanɣïraχ tä z^jer^jät^jl^jär^ji kaysïlarïnda b^jiz^j asträybïz öz^j učmaχka barɣan karaylarnï.

5s1: Anuz jyrachrach baradohon, kiopriuniuń janyna baradohon, suvlary Tatariški da Gal’vieniń giolliarniń barybe birbirinia jetiad’liar. 5s2: Kiopriu ašary ašyp sonu janyna burup oramčechbe ašyp anda bart biźniń karajlarnyn ėśki zieriat’liari, dahy janhyrach-te zieriat’liari kajsylarynda biź astrejbyz öź učmachka barhan karajlarny.

5s1: If you go even further, as far as the bridge, Tatarishki and the Lake Galve meet there entirely. 5s2: After you have passed the bridge, turned left, walked along the little street, you come to our old Karaim cemetries as well as the newer cemetry where we bury our people who pass away.

6/1: Anuz k^jl^jäg^jim aytma k^ji Karay oramïnda, b^jiz^jn^jin^j Karaimščïznada, bart b^jiz^jn^jin^j karaylarnïn az^jiz^j yüv^ju̇, k^jen^jesa yüv^jüm^jüz^j. 6/2: K^jen^jesa katïna midraš yüv^ju̇, kaysïnda anuz b^jüg^jün^jn^ju̇ n^ječ^jä uruv, n^ječ^jä yat uruv t^jir^jil^jät^j, t^jek b^jiz^jg^jä yüv^jn^ju̇ kaytardïlar, ek^jin^jč^ji ičk^jir^jil^jär^jn^ji.

6/1: Anuz kliagiejm ajtma ki Karaj oramynda, biźniń Karaimščyznada, bart biźniń karajlarnyn aziź juviu, kieniesa juviumiuź. 6/2: Kieniesa katyna midraš juviu, kajsynda anuz biugiuńniu niečia uruv, niečia jat uruv tiriliat’, tiek biźgia juvniu kajtardylar, ėkińči ičkiriliarni.

6/1: I also want to add that our Karaim sacred house, the kenesa, is on the Karaim street, in Karaimshchizna. 6/2: Next to the kenesa is the Midrash, the Karaim religious school. Although some non-Karaim families still live in the Midrash, but the rest of the rooms have been returned to us.

7/1: Bašlïɣïndan Karay oramïnïn urušχa d^jer^jä bar yüv^jl^jär^ji ed^ji karaylarnïn. 7/2: Ɣar b^jir karayda ed^ji yer^ji-d^jä yu̇v katïna t^jiš^jl^jäm^jč^jäk, baχčalarï-dä kaysïnda olturɣuzur ed^jl^jär χïyar, yerčïbanïn da anï, bunu, yem^jiš^j-t^jä ed^ji almalïχlar, g^jer^jt^jm^jäl^jik^jl^jär-d^jä. 7/3: B^jüg^jün^jn^ju̇ az karay kalɣan b^jüt^jün^j Karaimščïznada, aläy öz^ju̇ k^jöp yüv^jl^jär^ji-d^jä karaylarnïn b^jiyl^jik^jk^jä alɣan ed^ji.

7/1: Bašlyhyndan Karaj oramynyn urušcha dieria bar juvliari ėdi karajlarnyn. 7/2: Har bir karajda ėdi jeri-die juv katyna tišliamčiech, bachčalary-de kajsynda olturhuzur ėd’liar chyjar, jerčybanyn da any, bunu, jemiš-tie ėdi, almalychlar, giert’mialikliar-die. 7/3: Biugiuńniu az karaj kalhan biutiuń Karaimščyznada, alej öziu kiop juvliari-die karajlarnyn bijlikkia alhan ėdi.

7/1: Before the war all the houses at the beginning of this street belonged to the Karaims. 7/2: Every Karaim house also had a field and a little garden, where they grew cucumbers, potatoes, and other things, and there was also fruit, apple trees and pear trees. 7/3: Today there are few Karaims left in the entire Karaimshchizna. Many Karaim houses were confiscated by the State.

8/1: K^jer^jm^jän^jd^jä urušχa d^jer^jä ed^ji daɣïtïlɣan Litvanïn Vatat B^jiyn^jin^j sarayïnïn kaldïχlarï. 8/2: Vatat B^jiyn^jin^j k^jer^jm^jän^jn^jin^j kaldïχlarï, ed^ji tašlar kalɣan, b^jir ič^jk^jir^ji uŋluraχ sav ed^ji, artïχsï ed^ji aylandïrɣan. 8/3: T^jek b^jüg^jün^jn^ju̇ b^jir n^ječ^jä on yïŋlïχ ič^jin^jd^jä bu k^jer^jm^jän^jn^ji t^jüz^jäd^jl^jär, yanɣïrttïlar.

8/1: Kiermiańdia urušcha dieria ėdi dahytylhan Litvanyn Vatat Bijniń sarajynyn kaldychlary. 8/2: Vatat Bijniń kiermiańniń kaldychlary, ėdi tašlar kalhan, bir ičkiri ullurach sav ėdi, artychsy ėdi ajlandyrhan. 8/3: Tiek biugiuńniu bir niečia on jyllych ičińdia bu kiermiańni tiuziud’liar, janhyrttylar.

8/1: Before the war, the remains of the Lithuanian Lord Vytautas’ palace were scattered in the castle. 8/2: All that remained were some stones, one large room—the rest of it was ruined. 8/3: But later, over a period of some ten years, the castle was restored, renewed.

9/1: Anda k^jöp ič^jk^jir^jil^jär iš^jl^jät^jt^jil^jär da b^jüg^jün^jn^ju̇ bu ič^jk^jir^jil^järd^jä muz^jäy. 9/2: B^jer^jä, bu otračχa, bu k^jer^jm^jän^jn^ji baχma da muz^jäyn^ji baɣïnma bar ekskurs^jiyalar k^jel^jäd^jl^jär ek^jin^jč^ji šaɣarlardan, ek^jin^jč^ji b^jiyl^jik^jl^jär^jd^jän^j. 9/3: Muz^jäyd^jä k^jör^jg^jüz^jg^jän^j es^jk^ji da kart istoriyanïn suratlarï, aläy öz^jü n^jers^jäl^jär^ji, aläy öz^jü bart t^jiš^jl^jäm^jč^jäk piyala t^jüb^jün^jä k^jör^jg^jüz^jg^jän^j karaylarnïn dä n^ječ^jä muz^jäyn^jin^j n^jer^js^jäl^jär^ji.

9/1: Anda kiop ičkiriliar išliat’tiliar da biugiuńniu bu ičkiriliardia muziej. 9/2: Bieria, bu otračcha, bu kiermiańni bachma da muziejni bahynma bar ėkskursijalar kieliad’liar ėkińči šaharlardan, ėkińči bijlikliardiań. 9/3: Muziejdia kiorgiuźgiań ėśki da kart istorijanyn suratlary, alej öziu niersialiari, alej öziu bart tišliamčiek pijala tiubiunia kiorgiuźgiań karajlarnyn-de niečia muziejniń niersialiari.

9/1: Many rooms were rebuilt and today they house a museum. 9/2: Every tourist group from other towns and foreign countries comes here, to this island, to see this castle and its museum. 9/3: The museum shows old historical pictures and other objects including some Karaim objects of historical interest exhibited in a little glass case.

10/1: Vatat B^jiy sofunda ond^jör^jt^jün^jč^jü yüz^jyïlnïn da bašlïɣïnda onb^ješ^jin^jč^ji yüz^jyïlnïn t^jir^jil^jd^ji. 10/2: Yomaχlarïna k^jör^jä bar dunyanïn bo ol k^jel^jt^jir^jd^ji karaylarnï Krïmnïn yanïndan, Kara T^jen^jgiz^jn^jin^j yanïndan da olturɣuzdu karaylarnï bunda Troχta. 10/3: B^jer^jd^ji karaylarɣa k^jöp yer k^ji bolɣäy n^jes^jin^jd^jän^j t^jir^jil^jm^jä karaylarɣa.

10/1: Vatat Bij sofunda ondiortiuńčiu juźjylnyn da bašlyhynda onbiešińči juźjylnyn tiril’di. 10/2: Jomachlaryna kioria bar dunjanyn bo ol kiel’tirdi karajlarny Krymnyn janyndan, Kara Tieńgiźniń janyndan da olturhuzdu karajlarny bunda Trochta. 10/3: Bierdi karajlarha kiop jer ki bolhej niesińdiań tiril’mia karajlarha.

10/1: Vytautas lived at the end of the 14th until the beginning of the 15th century. 10/2: According to the story, he brought the Karaims from Crimea, from the Black Sea coast, and made them settle here in Trakai. 10/3: He gave them lots of land, so that they could make a living.

11/1: Da anuz m^jen^j bunu aytmadïm k^ji yïraχraχ barïp k^jöp^jr^jü artïna, učuna d^jer^jä šaɣarnïn, anda bašlanat karay yer^jl^jär^ji kaysïlarïn kačan^jes^j b^jiz^jn^jin^j atalarïmïz saban s^jür^jd^jül^jär, iš^jl^jät^jt^jil^jär anï, čačtïlar anda ašlïχ, b^jür^jt^jük, yerčïbanïn olturɣuzdular da bu yer^jl^jär^jin^jd^jän^j t^jir^jil^jir ed^ji. 11/2: Et^jm^jäk bu ed^ji burunɣu ašamaɣï b^jiz^jg^jä, ɣar b^jir^jis^jin^jin^j d^jä adamnïn da bunun üč^jün^j karaylarnïn öz^j et^jm^jäg^ji ed^ji, bu yer^jl^jär^ji ed^ji karay džïmatïnïn ül^jäš^jt^jir^jg^jän^j ɣar b^jir uruvɣa b^jir n^ječ^jä χektar yer.

11/1: Da anuz mień bunu ajtmadym ki jyrachrach baryp kiopriu artyna, učuna dieria šaharnyn, anda bašlanat karaj jerliari kajsylaryn kačan-ėś biźniń atalarymyz saban siurdiuliar, išliat’tiliar any, čačtylar anda ašlych, biurtiuk, jerčybanyn olturhuzdular da bu jerliarińdiań tirilir ėdi. 11/2: Ėt’miak bu ėdi burunhu ašamahy biźgia, har birisiniń-die adamnyn da bunun üčiuń karajlarnyn öź ėt’miagi ėdi, bu jerliari ėdi karaj džymatynyn üliaštirgiań har bir uruvha bir niečia hektar jer.

11/1: And I have not told you that if you go further, beyond the bridge, towards the edge of the town, you come to the Karaim lands which our fathers once ploughed; they cultivated them with rye, corn, potatoes; and they lived from these lands. 11/2: Our staple food was bread and therefore the Karaims produced their own bread. This land belonged to the Karaim community, and a certain amount was allotted to each family.

12/1: Karaylar öz^jl^jär^ji-d^jä iš^jl^jär ed^jl^jär, yarïmɣa dä kaytarïr ed^jl^jär, yarïmčïlar dä bunda yumuš et^jär ed^jl^jär bu yer^jl^jär üs^jn^jü da aläy öz^ju̇ da es^jim^jä k^jel^jt^jir^jd^jim k^ji ed^ji d^jin^j yes^jil^jär^jg^jä ed^ji aläy öz^ju̇ es^jk^ji vaχtlardan b^jer^jg^jän^j yer yüz^j yet^jm^jiš χektar yer t^jek bu ed^ji Troχta t^jüv^jül^j, bu ed^ji yïraχraχ, Troχ artïna K^jör^jk^jl^ju̇ Salada.

12/1: Karajlar öźliari-die išliar ėd’liar, jarymha de kajtaryr ėd’liar, jarymčylar-de bunda jumuš ėtiar ėd’liar bu jerliar üśniu da alej öziu da ėsimia kiel’tirdim ki ėdi diń jesiliargia ėdi alej öziu ėśki vachtlardan biergiań jer juź jet’miš hektar jer tiek bu ėdi Trochta tiuviul’, bu ėdi jyrachrach, Troch artyna Kiorkliu Salada.

12/1: The Karaims used to cultivate the fields themselves but they also used to lease it to tenants who thus also used to work on these fields. I also remember that the religious leaders also had their own land which was given to them in the old days—170 hectares—but this was not in Trakai, it was further away, in Beautiful Village.

13/1: Bu ed^ji yer^jl^jär^ji karay d^jin^j yes^jil^jär^jin^jin^j da iš^jl^jät^jt^ji bu yer^jl^jär^jn^ji aläy öz^ju̇ b^jir karay öz^j uruvubä t^jir^jil^jädoɣon anda K^jör^jk^jl^jü Salada. 13/2: K^jör^jk^jl^jü Sala öz^jg^jä t^jil^jl^jär^jd^jä in^jd^jäyd^jl^jär Mal^jovanka, Mal^jovenïy. 13/3: T^jek b^jüg^jün^jg^jä d^jeyin^j bu yer^jl^jär b^jiz^jg^jä kaytarmaɣan, karaylarɣa, ol ed^ji alɣan uruštan son, b^jiyl^jik^jk^jä bu yer^jl^jär alɣan.

13/1: Bu ėdi jerliari karaj diń jesiliariniń da išliat’ti bu jerliarni alej öziu bir karaj öź uruvube tiriliadohon anda Kiorkliu Salada. 13/2: Kiorkliu Sala öźgia til’liardia ińdiejd’liar Maliovanka, Maluvėnai. 13/3: Tiek biugiuńgia diejiń bu jerliar biźgia kajtarmahan, karajlarha, ol ėdi alhan uruštan son, bijlikkia bu jerliar alhan.

13/1: That was the land of the Karaim religious leaders and it was also cultivated by a Karaim family who were living there in Beautiful Village. 13/2: Beautiful Village is known in other languages as Malovanka, Malovenyj. 13/3: But all this has not yet been returned to the Karaims; it was all confiscated after the war, taken by the State.

14/1: Da, kačan^jes^j Karay oramï ed^ji bitračäχ öz^jg^jär^jäk bašlap k^jen^jesa yüv^jüm^jüz^jd^jän^j. 14/2: Bunda k^jen^jesa yüv^jü katnï oram ed^ji astrï b^jiyik, b^jiyik tav ed^ji. 14/3: Da ol fornu bu oramda ulanlar, m^jen^j d^jä anuz yaš k^jün^jl^jär^jim^jd^jä aläy öz^jü k^jet^jk^jäl^jäd^jim čenačäχlar usnu.

14/1: Da, kačan-ėś Karaj oramy ėdi bitračech öźgiariak bašlap kieniesa juviumiuźdiań. 14/2: Bunda kieniesa juviu katny oram ėdi astry bijik, bijik tav ėdi. 14/3: Da ol fornu bu oramda ulanlar, mień-die anuz jaš kiuńliarimdia alej öziu kiet’kialiadim čenačechlar usnu.

14/1: From the kenesa down, the Karaim street used to look a bit different. 14/2: By the kenesa, the road ran high, there was a hillock there. 14/3: And in those days the boys, including me when I was young, used to go sledding.

15/1: Bu orunda, k^jen^jesa katnï olturup, čenaɣa olturup da tabär^jip anï bitračäχ en^jiš^jk^jä, vo, bu k^jöp^jr^jüč^jäχk^jä d^jer^jä, čenačäχ astrï t^jerk k^jet^jär ed^ji. 15/2: B^jiz^jg^jä bu ed^ji, ulanlarɣa, uŋlu b^jiyän^jč. Ɣal^jäg^jin^jä bu tav oramda t^jüš^jür^jg^jän^j da bunun üč^jün^j čenačäχlarbä anda kïšïn k^jet^jil^jm^jäs da anuz dä bunun üč^jün^j k^ji kïšïn ɣal^jäg^jin^jä mašinalarbä aruvlatadlar bu karnï da mašinalar yür^jüyd^jl^jär, oramda yür^jüm^jä yaramït.

15/1: Bu orunda, kieniesa katny olturup, čenaha olturup da taberip any bitračech ėniškia, vo, bu kiopriučiokkia dieria, čenačech astry tierk kietiar ėdi. 15/2: Biźgia bu ėdi, ulanlarha, ullu bijańč. Halieginia bu tav oramda tiušiurgiań da bunun üčiuń čenačechlarbe anda kyšyn kietil’miaś da anuz-de bunun üčiuń ki kyšyn halieginia mašinalarbe aruvlatadlar bu karny da mašinalar üriujd’liar, oramda üriumia jaramyt.

15/1: You sat down on your sled here at the kenesa, having sat down on the sled and then pushed it a little down onto the slope, you see, the sled used to slide down very fast as far as the little bridge. 15/2: That was great fun for us boys; but the hill has been flattened and today the road no longer runs down the hill, so you cannot go sledding in the winter. Also the snow is cleared nowadays by machines in the winter. Moreover, cars use the road, so you cannot even walk down the road.

16/1: Karaylar dä balïχ barčä tutar ed^jl^jär Gal^jv^jäd^jä-d^jä, Tatariš^jk^jid^jä-d^jä, Tatariš^jk^jin^jin^j-d^jä suvlarïnda, karaylar barčä tutar ed^jl^jär. 16/2: Ɣal^jä-d^jä tutadlar balïχ k^jöp^jr^jü üs^jn^jü turadoɣon, k^jöp^jr^jü üs^jn^jü tutadlar balïχ. 16/3: Bu k^jöp^jr^jü üs^jn^jü baradoɣon k^jer^jm^jän^jg^jä baradoɣon, bu k^jöp^jr^jül^jär üs^jn^jü. B^jir^jis^ji üs^jn^jü, ek^jin^jč^jis^ji-d^jä üs^jn^jü turadlar.

16/1: Karajlar-de balych barče tutar ėd’liar Gal’viedia-die, Tatariškidia-die, Tatariškiniń-die suvlarynda, karajlar barče tutar ėd’liar. 16/2: Halie-die tutadlar balych kiopriu üśniu turadohon, kiopriu üśniu tutadlar balych. 16/3: Bu kiopriu üśniu baradohon kiermiańgia baradohon, bu kiopriuliar üśniu. Birisi üśniu, ėkińčisi-die üśniu turadlar.

16/1: The Karaims have always fished both in Lake Galve and in Tatarishki. 16/2: They fish also nowadays from the bridges 16/3: which lead to the castle, on both bridges. They used to stand and fish on both.

17/1: Daɣï k^jöp^jr^ju̇ učunda aɣač yüv^jč^jök^jt^jä bart restoran kaysï in^jd^jäl^jät^j Kibin^jin^jä b^jüg^jün^jn^ju̇. 17/2: Alar anda b^jiš^jir^jäd^jl^jär b^jiz^jn^jin^j karay ašamaχlarïmïznï, eŋk artïχ kïbïnlar b^jiš^jir^jäd^jl^jär. 17/3: Bu Kibin^jin^jä k^jöp^jr^ju̇ artïna. Yanaša Lavrinovičl^järn^jin^j yüv^jl^jär^jib^jä. B^jir yüv^jb^jä yuvuχraχ.

17/1: Dahy kiopriu učunda ahač juv’čioktia bart restoran kajsy ińdialiat’ Kibininė biugiuńniu. 17/2: Alar anda biširiad’liar biźniń karaj ašamachlarymyzny, ėnk artych kybynlar biširiad’liar. 17/3: Bu Kibininė kiopriu artyna. Janaša Lavrinovičliarniń juvliaribie. Bir juvbie juvuchrach.

17/1: Beyond the bridge there is now also a restaurant called Kibinine that is located in a small wooden house. 17/2: There they prepare our Karaim dishes; mostly they make Karaim kibins. 17/3: This Kibinine is beyond the bridge, beside the Lavrinovich’s houses but one house nearer to the bridge.

18/1: Karay oramïnda bart karaylar, t^jek artïχsï kartχïnalar kaldï, da az er k^jiš^jil^jär-d^jä bunda Troχta kaldï. 18/2: Artïχsï Troχtan V^jil^jn^jäg^jä karaylar k^jet^jt^jil^jär da öz^j ig^jit^j uruvlarïbä t^jir^jil^jäd^jl^jär iš^jl^jäydoɣon, yumuš et^jädoɣon b^jiyl^jik^jn^jin^j iš^jl^jär^jin^jd^jä anda V^jil^jn^jäd^jä.

18/1: Karaj oramynda bart karajlar, tiek artychsy kartchynalar kaldy, da az ėr kišiliar-die bunda Trochta kaldy. 18/2: Artychsy Trochtan Vil’niagia karajlar kiet’tiliar da öź igit’ uruvlarybe tiriliad’liar išliejdohon, jumuš ėtiadohon bijlikniń išliarińdia anda Vil’niadia.

18/1: There are Karaims in the Karaim street, but it is mostly old women who remained and there are few men who stayed in Trakai. 18/2: Most Karaims left Trakai for Vilnius to live together with the younger families and to work in government posts there in Vilnius.

19/1: T^jek b^jiz^j Troχ šaɣarïmïznï unutmabïz, es^jk^ji karay k^jen^jesaɣa ištïrïnabïz yalbarma. 19/2: Ol tabu T^jen^jr^jig^jä yoɣ ed^ji sovyet b^jiyl^jig^jin^jin^j, k^jet^jär^jg^jän^j b^jiz^jd^jän^j karaylardan yoɣ ed^ji. 19/3: B^jiz^j barčä yalbarïr ed^jik, t^jek ol vaχtlarnï, sovyet vaχtlarnï korχunč ed^ji barma k^jen^jesaɣa yalbarma, anïn üč^jün^j k^ji b^jiyl^jik kïstar ed^ji d^jin^j yes^jil^jär^jin^j, b^jiyl^jik kïstar ed^ji inanuvčularïn-dä T^jen^jr^jig^jä.

19/1: Tiek biź Troch šaharymyzny unutmabyz, ėśki karaj kieniesaha ištyrynabyz jalbarma. 19/2: Ol tabu Tieńrigia joch ėdi sovjet bijliginiń, kietiargiań biźdiań karajlardan joch ėdi. 19/3: Biź barče jalbaryr ėdik, tiek ol vachtlarny, sovjet vachtlarny korchunč ėdi barma kieniesaha jalbarma, anyn üčiuń ki bijlik kystar ėdi diń jesiliariń, bijlik kystar ėdi inanuvčularyn-de Tieńrigia.

19/1: But we do never forget our town Trakai—we come together in the old Karaim kenesa to pray. 19/2: It never belonged to the Soviet state, because it was not confiscated from us Karaims, thank God. 19/3: We used to pray, but in those days, the Soviet times, it was dangerous to go to the kenesa to pray, because the government supressed not only the religious leaders but also those who believed in God.

20/1: Inamlï el^jg^jä yoɣ ed^ji kolay barma k^jen^jesaɣa, t^jek tabu T^jen^jr^jig^jä ɣalä k^jüč^jüm^jüz^jg^jä d^jer^jä ištïrïnabïz uŋlu b^jiz^jn^jin^j yïŋlïχ χïdžlarïmïzda. 20/2: Aläy öz^jü ištïrïnabïz ɣal^jäg^jin^jä yanɣïrtɣan k^jen^jesamïzda V^jil^jn^jäd^jä.

20/1: Inamly ėl’gia joch ėdi kolaj barma kieniesaha, tiek tabu Tieńrigia halie kiučiumiuźgia dieria ištyrynabyz ullu biźniń jyllych chydžlarymyzda. 20/2: Alej öziu ištyrynabyz halieginia janhyrtchan kieniesamyzda Vil’niadia.

20/1: So it was not easy for the believers to go to the kenesa, but now, thank God, we do our best to get together to celebrate our regular feasts. 20/2: We also meet nowadays in our restored kenesa in Vilnius.

21/1: Ɣazzanïmïz t^jir^jil^jd^ji Troχta. Š^jemanya Firkovič. 21/2: Bo anar b^jiz^j tabu et^jäb^jiz^j k^ji ol b^jüt^jün^j bu eŋ^jl^ji yïl kïstav t^jirl^jig^jin^jin^j sovyet vaχtïnda öz^j d^jin^j yes^jil^jig^jin^j tašlamadï da bunun üč^jün^j kaldï b^jiz^jn^jin^j-d^jä es^jim^jiz^jd^jä, es^jk^ji karay ad^jät^jl^jär^ji-d^jä, karay s^jöz^jü-d^jä, karay koltχalarï-dä, yalbaradoɣon T^jen^jr^jig^jä karayčä, da anïn sartïn bu b^jiz^jg^jä b^jüg^jün^jg^jä d^jer^jä kaldï bunun üč^jün^j yarïχ saɣïnč anïn džanïna, baɣ bostanda džanï anïn ašayïš alɣäy, anïn üč^jün^j k^ji uŋlu iš^jin^j koydu b^jiz^jg^jä k^jip^jl^jät^jm^jäk üč^jün^j d^jin^jim^jiz^jn^ji, k^jipl^jät^jm^jäk üč^jün^j karay t^jil^jin^j, da k^jipl^jät^jm^jäk üč^jün^j karay yïrlarïn da ad^jät^jl^jär^jin^j kaysïlarïn b^jüg^jün^jg^jä d^jeyin^j b^jiz^j barïsïn unutmadïχ.

21/1: Hazzanymyz tiril’di Trochta. Šemanja Firkovič. 21/2: Bu anar biź tabu ėtiabiź ki ol biutiuń bu ėńli jyl kystav tirliginiń sovjet vachtynda öź diń jesiligiń tašlamady da bunun üčiuń kaldy biźniń-die ėsimiźdia, ėśki karaj adiet’liari-die, karaj sioziu-die, karaj koltchalary-de, jalbaradohon Tieńrigia karajče, da anyn sartyn bu biźgia biugiuńgia dieria kaldy bunun üčiuń jarych sahynč anyn džanyna, bah bostanda džany anyn ašajyš alhej, anyn üčiuń ki ullu išiń kojdu biźgia kipliat’miak üčiuń dinimiźni, kipliat’miak üčiuń karaj tiliń, da kipliat’miak üčiuń karaj jyrlaryn da adiet’liariń kajsylaryn biugiuńgia diejiń biź barysyn unutmadych.

21/1: Hazzanymyz tiril’di Trochta. Šemanja Firkovič. 21/2: Bu anar biź tabu ėtiabiź ki ol biutiuń bu ėńli jyl kystav tirliginiń sovjet vachtynda öź diń jesiligiń tašlamady da bunun üčiuń kaldy biźniń-die ėsimiźdia, ėśki karaj adiet’liari-die, karaj sioziu-die, karaj koltchalary-de, jalbaradohon Tieńrigia karajče, da anyn sartyn bu biźgia biugiuńgia dieria kaldy bunun üčiuń jarych sahynč anyn džanyna, bah bostanda džany anyn ašajyš alhej, anyn üčiuń ki ullu išiń kojdu biźgia kipliat’miak üčiuń dinimiźni, kipliat’miak üčiuń karaj tiliń, da kipliat’miak üčiuń karaj jyrlaryn da adiet’liariń kajsylaryn biugiuńgia diejiń biź barysyn unutmadych.