Le déserteur [Berber translation]

A widak i gh-ih'ekmen

A wen-in-arugh tabratt

Wiss m'a tt-teghrem ahatt

Ma testufam, m'ulac d ayen.

Aql-i tt'fegh-d lek°aghed' nni

Akken ad ddugh d aâsekriw

Ad defâegh af tmurt-iw

Tughal-ed lgirra nni

A syad imeqqranen

Ur ttkalet ara fell-i

Yemma ur d-id-egg'i

Akken ad neqqegh imdanen

Seg wul is'fan d nneyya

Neâya di texnanasin

Irgazen am tilawin

Nerni tura berka.

Kecc'ini seg wasmi d-necfa

I immuten g babaten

I ijeghh'en g watmaten

Engh igujilen tura

Ayen runt tiyemmatin

Macc'i d ayen ar ad neh'ku

Ula d az'ru ad iru

Melt-iyi d acu i d-ssulin

Nekk ijerrben leh'bus

Qelâen-iyi accaren-iw

Kksen-iyi tamett'ut-iw

Kkaten-iyi qqaren drus

Azekka zik ad kkregh

As rregh tablatt' i wul

Z'righ abrid-iw id'ul

Wissen ak°it m'ad ughalegh

Ad lehh'ugh deg yid' deg uzal

Ad aghegh ak timura

Ad ttbeddagh af tebbura

a sen-qqaregh yiwen wawal

Ma tuggim tixettarin

Ak°it a medden ak°it

Ur h'eddret i twaghit

Ar yeghzer i k°en-ttawin

Tebgham tazla n idammen

Idammen-nwen kenwi

Zwiret a k°en-nwali

A ssyad imeqqranen

Midi tteddam fell-i

Init i ijadarmiyen

Ifasse-iw d ilmawen

Ma bghan a yi-nghen neghn-i.

• Artist:Boris Vian