The Relay Museum

1  Tsek zol dzhi fsep dongz.                                                   

                                                                               

2  Z es feirent ez dongi sous daive es tseki,                                  

   sen dz r gzoksh ez dongz.                                                   

                                                                               

3  Tuzg li es tsek sul ez donger,                                              

                                                                               

4  "Sular tar zgaiks."                                                         

                                                                               

5  Ez dong sul sener,                                                          

                                                                               

6  "Fesular fesulents.                                                         

                                                                               

7  Tuzg li shnashest tas, ne sha fesulest esh fesulents tar.                   

                                                                               

8  Dzrent shnashest fe shas?"                                                  

                                                                               

9  Es tsek sul ez donger,                                                      

                                                                               

10 "Air esh terzh.                                                             

                                                                               

11 Teshar! Thakteshar shu ta ai nerzedh ne sulel.                              

   Lir tas shnashest esh.                                                      

                                                                               

12 Thakteshen tas ai es fesulent thain."

1  A man made an egg by magic.                                                 

2  While carrying the egg to his house                                         

   he shakes it violently.                                                     

3  Then he says to the egg:                                                    

4  "Please tell me a story."                                                   

5  The egg says to him:                                                        

6  "Please ask a question.                                                     

7  Then I will be broken, and you will not ask me a question.                  

8  Will you be broken by shaking?"                                             

9  The man says to the egg:                                                    

10 "Don't be angry.                                                            

11 See! Understand that I am a sentient crreature and a speaker.               

   Therefore I will not be broken.                                             

12 To understand me is the true question."

1  Tsek     zol  dzhi fsep     dongz.                                           
1  N:nom:sg V:pr PREP N:nom:sg N:acc:sg                                         
                                                                                
2  Z    es feirent ez dongi    sous daive    es tseki,                          
2  PREP DA GER:nom DA N:gen:sg PREP N:nom:sg DA N:gen:sg                        
                                                                                
   sen         dzr gzoksh ez dongz.                                             
   PP:3:nom:sg V:pr ADV    DA N:acc:sg                                          
                                                                                
3  Tuzg li es tsek     sul  ez donger,                                          
3  PREP DP DA N:nom:sg V:pr DA N_dat:sg                                         
                                                                                
4  "Sular tar         zgaiks."                                                 

4   V:imp PP:1:dat:sg N:acc:sg                                                  
                                                                                
5  Ez dong     sul  sener,                                                      
5  DA N:nom:sg V:pr PP:3:dat:sg                                                 
                                                                                
6  "Fesular fesulents.                                                          
6   V:imp   GER:acc                                                             
                                                                                
7  Tuzg li shnashest tas,        ne   sha         fesulest esh fesulents·       
tar.                                                                            
7  PREP DP V:fut     PP:1:acc:sg CONJ PP:2:nom:sg V:fut    NEG GER:acc···       
PP:1:dat:sg                                                                     
                                                                                
8  Dz rent shnashest fe  shas?"                                                 
8  GER:nom V:fut     ADV PP:2:acc:sg                                            
                                                                                
9  Es tsek     sul  ez donger,                                                  
9  DA N:nom:sg V:pr DA N:dat:sg                                                 
                                                                                
10 "Air   esh terzh.                                                            
10  V:imp NEG ADJ                                                               
                                                                                
11 Teshar! Thakteshar shu ta          ai   nerzedh ne   sulel.                  
11 V:imp   V:imp      ??? PP:1:nom:sg V:pr AP      CONJ N:nom:sg                
                                                                                
   Lir    tas         shnashest esh.                                            
   DP:dat PP:1:acc:sg V:fut     NEG                                             
                                                                                
12 Thakteshen tas         ai   es fesulent thain."                              
12 V:inf      PP:1:acc:sg V:pr DA GER:nom  ADJ

ai is                                                                          

es, ez the                                                                     

esh not                                                                        

daive house, building                                                          

dong egg                                                                       

dzhi with                                                                      

dzr shake                                                                      

feir carry                                                                     

fesul ask                                                                      

fsep supernatural power; magic; psionics                                       

gzoksh forceful(ly), violent(ly)                                               

li that                                                                        

nerz think                                                                     

sul say                                                                        

sulel sayer, speaker                                                           

sen he/she/it                                                                  

sha you (sg)                                                                   

shnash break, destroy                                                          

shu that (see note for Line 11)                                                

sous to(-wards)                                                                

ta I                                                                           

terzh angry                                                                    

thain true/truly                                                               

thaktesh understand (lit "through-see")                                        

tsek a person, a human; someone                                                

tuzg after                                                                     

zgaik story                                                                    

z during, while                                                                

zol do, make

From the Tairezazh text, you can't tell the gender of the person in·      
the text. It more or less has to be introduced to achieve a "smooth" English·  

version, but a more literal translation would have "person" instead of·        

"man", and "he/she" instead of "he".