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Omaha Beach Ass-A d Wussan

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Omaha Beach - Ass-A d Wussan

Tazwart Mi yekcem Muôad tijdit nni n Omaha

Beach di

Normandie, ur inwa ad d-imlil akked lexyal n teméi-s. Ur yuki d yiman-is yekcem deg uêemmal nni n 6 yunyu 1944, aêemmal nni yeglan s iqerra n acêal d ilmeéyen n yal tamurt. Muôad itkaki-d imir awal nni yessen, tamussni nni n taddart-is : « Yella wass-a, yella uzekka, yella uéekka ». Deg walla$ n Muôad iddukel ivelli d wass-a, dduklen am ivudan ufus. Amdan $as iteddu $er zdat, ur iooa ilem $er deffir-s ; anda yedda, ddan wussan izran di lateô-is. Muôad yufa-d, yella ivelli, yella wass-a, yella uzekka… Deg wennar nni n 1944, di Omaha Beach, i d-ulint tikuffta yeffren si ddaw wussan, si ddaw lmujat nni i t id-isawven $er iseggasen n 1954 $er zdat. Muôad inwa ittu-ten, netta ur ittu tigdert ! Icfa fell-asent tardast tardast. £as yella wayen yettu, tidi nni tasemmavt i dyulin seg weksum-is tesmekta-yas d ussan izran,

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dduklen nitni d wass-a, am atmaten. Ih, yella ivelli, yella wass-a… D

uzzal

nni

yeéôa

Muôad

di

Omaha

Beach,

iblandiyen nni, half-track nni, akked les Jeep nni, i yas d-ismektan ussan n teméi-s di taddart n Mekraz, di tallit taberkant n tôad n 1954. Uzzal nni n Marikan i yese$lin tazmert n Hitler, taggara yezger aman, Ilel Agrakal, akken ad yernu imen$i mgal wid yellan mmuten. Ilmend deg ad ikkes lêif $ef tmura, uzzal nni yerna tissi-s, yedda d aâkkaz i tyita. Di yal tallit imdanen akka ? Yiwen usurif $er zdat, sin $er deffir ?

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Agbur 1. Abrid n Omaha Beach 2. Tazzla ger yigran yigran n Baltimore 3. Tikli deg webridwebrid-is 4. Aseddaô nni n tewwurt 5. Tagut n wasif, tagut n Te$zut 6. Anekcum $er Omaha Beach 7. Tesmev n wuzzal n yifri 8. Awal di Max Grill 9. Tizegzewt n waman 10. Asirem n yiîij 11. KecmenKecmen-d « Wigi nne$ » 12. Di Blaukhaus wis sin 13. Si Dakota ar Baltimore 14. Ussan n 1944 di Omaha Beach 15. Takessawt $er Tmurt Ugemmav 16. Tawa$it n ¨Pearl Harbor 17. Uraren n taddart beddlen 18. Di tijdit n Omaha Beach 19. Amdan ur dd-ilul akken ad iknu 20. Lâeskeô Lâeskeô amezwaru di taddart 21. Di tesraft n siman d wuzzal 22. Awal n Adahy, « Win ized$en tiéegwa »

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23. Tezwe$ Tezwe$ n wedfel 24. YusaYusa-d lâeskeô lâeskeô ! 25. Deg webôaê n taddart 26. TewvTewv-d times $er tesga tesga 27. Anekcum n lkaziôna di Baltimore 28. Abrid n Portsmouth di Legliz$ 29. Tabôatt n John i imawlanimawlan-is 30. Portsmouth : abrid n waman $er Fôansa 31. Ass n ti times di Omaha Beach 32. Urar aberkan deg ublaukhaus ublaukhaus 33. Asif n idammen 34. Imezgaren n waman 35. Tanekra di Tagemmunt 36. Iddukel ivelli d wasswass-a 37. Timerna (Annexe). (Annexe).

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1. Abrid n Omaha Beach. Tafat

n

taffza

tessimlil

tignewt,

tamurt,

ti$altin, teffka tirkelt i wass di tegwnitt nni deg ittna$ yiv d wass. D tafsut. £as tiftilin n webrid u$ent, nnig nsent tefrari-d simmal tmeççimt tamellalt n tafat n wass amaynut. Deg wexxam u$ent teftilin. Acemma kan tuli-d ta$ect n wergaz, akin si tama ufella, si texxamin n warraw-is, inna yasen : - Ekker ! Ekker a mmi ! Yuli wass ! D lawan a na$ abrid ! Muôad yezzi-d i texxamin n warraw-is, akken ad ten id-isker yiwen yiwen. Abrid n La Normandie $ezzif. Tarezzaft maççi s lembat. Ilaq-asen ad a$en abrid zik nsen akken mar ad d-u$alen, ur ten id-iteîîef yiv deg webrid.

Tameddit,

ikeôôusen

gten,

ççuôen

iberdan, derren cudden wa $er wayev zun d azrar n teftilin, akin, send ad d-tkecmev tamdint. Muôad tafejrit i yuki. £as ini ur igen iv-is s te$zi, ur isawev tanafa. Ikker, ihegga iman-is, iswa yiwet n lqahwa, isa$ ôadyu, ifka tameééu$t ad ismusget i yisalan n tûebêit, tiden iveôôun

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yal ass. Si zik-is akka, mi d ikker kan, afus ad yawev taqeffilt n ôadyu. Ifka tameééu$t : … « Di Marikan, timsizzelt ger Obama akked Mc Cain trennu simmal têemmu. Tuttra nni taneggarut n yemdanen tefka-d Obama d amezwaru, maca Mc Cain idda-d di lateô is, ass-a ur izmir yiwen ad dyini anwa seg-sen ar ikecmen Axxam Amellal, « La Maison Blanche ». … « Di Namibia, Berzidan Robert

Mugabe, ifra

netta d wexûim-is n ukabar amagday MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, akken ad yu$al d lewzir amezwaru ; Ifra ten Berzidan Thabo Mbeki, n Afrika wanéul1 ; taggara ôegmen ad zdin, ad dduklel, ad gden adabu ad ten idduklen, … ma ur d-ikkir ccwal ar ihudden ayen akka bnan… » … « Taqcict nni n 4 iseggwasen di laâmeô-is i yemmuten di Izôael, taggara ufan-tt deg yiwen ugudu, temmut; d argaz n yemma-s i tt in$an deg wexxam, urzen-t id imsulta n ti$remt nni,… » - « … Mmuten 120 yemdanen deg imen$i ameqran dillan di … » Muôad ikker, ibren-as taqeffalt i ôadyu nni, isexsi-tt. Isneêneê, iheddeô i yiman-is kan : 1

Afrique du Sud

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- Laâmeô sli$ i isalan ilhan di ôadyu. £as akken, tu$al-a$ am cemma, yal tasebêit ilaq ad nsel i yir isalan ! Am zun nêemmel a nsel s tilufa i diveôôun di medden. Yal amdan mi yas isla, ad as yini deg walla$-is : ‘’Ad iîîef Öebbi lqehôis’’, ne$ awal nni n win iêemmlen ad ijbed taqejjirt

$er

deffir :

«A

wer

i

ya$

d

awvent nekkni ! ». Akka, win inesren ugar ! £ef setta, mi d tekkker tmeîîut-is, qqimen di tenwalt2, Muôad irna lqahwa tis snat. Irra tamu$li-s $er beôôa, iéra tafat n wass tebda tesimlul tignewt. Inna yas : - Ass-a ad ilhu !èer kan tizegzewt igenni diffalen, am tin n Tmurt ! Yal tikkelt, Muôad n At Mellal iêemmel ad iqren ayen iéra, ayen illan anda yella $er wayen yellan di « Tmurt ». Am tegnewt n wass-a, am wayen nniven. Yal tikkelt ar ad iffe$ ad d-iqvu, tiî téer s tin n wass-a, téer s tin n wass-mi yella d ameéyan,

di

tmurt.

Di

ssuq

ameqran,

ger

iceryunen iteddun akka d wakka, mi yemme$ ad d idem taîumaîict, ad d-immekti tid nni iteçç ass2

Tanwalt : anda tnawalen uççi, takuzint, (français : cuisine)

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mi

txeddem

yemma-s

tibêirt

n

Te$zut.

Ayen

iêemmel ugar, d tariêt nni d ittalin si tregwa mar ad tebru yemma-s i terga n waman akken ad tsew tebêirt. Muôad iêemmel imir ad imured ger tregwa nni, ddaw tiriwa, ad izzi akka d wakka, ad isinef aman, ad ikkes akal d izgan i waman, ad isismev ifassen-is deg waman nni isemmaven n temda n wasif. Tariêt nni n tara n îumaîic, tin n tecriêt nni ! £as tella d lebda di tanzarin-is, yal tikkelt ar iéer tezwe$ n taîumaîict, Muôad ad isirem ad yaf tin nni n teméi-s, tin n Te$zut. Tezwe$ n îumaîic nni terna, deg walla$-is, $er tezwe$ n tôemmanin nni yellan nnig tebêirt. Tizegzewt n yifer terna $er tewôe$ n teclemt-is akken ad gen tafat i tezwe$ nni waâqqa n tôemmant. Tezwe$ nni n tôemmant n leêlu, n tin n lmuz… Akken tignewt. Yal ass, yal agur, yal tallit, tafsut ne$ anebdu, lexôif ne$ tagrest, tamu$li n tegnewt n wanda yella, di tmurt deg yella, di Legliz, di Russ ne$ di Marikan, Muôad ad iwet a tt-iqren $er tegnawt nni n Mekraz, taddart nni deg d-ilul, deg d-ikker d aqcic d ameéyan.

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Taddart nni tezga-d di tnemmast igenni, zzint-as d t$altin zun d aqewwas ur neqfil ne$ am tismiôt userdun. Akka d i$il, akin d i$il, ala tama wadda, tama n yilel, i deg teffe$ tmu$li akin i t$altin, anda ur feôzent wallen. Si tama nni n wadda i dtettali tagut d-ittawin anéar, ibeôbuôen n waman. Mi d-tessa$ tagut si tama nni, at Mekraz éran ayen d-iteddun $er zdat, ad heggin imannsen. Win iksan ad d-inheô ti$eîîen-is $er taddart, win ifesren tazart ad isemnenni, win yellan deg webrid ad izreb tikli-s. Akka ! Tebrek n tama wadda, agafa3, iban wayen tt id-iîîafaôen deffir. « Tessa$-d si tama wadda » ; am umeqran, am umeéyan anect n téerbuî, issen ad iéer tignewt n Mekraz. Tama ufella, akin i t$altin, ala tizegzewt n tegnawt. Syen, si tama tazelmavt i d-iffal yiîij taûebêit. Mi d-iffe$ seg yi$il nni ad izzi di tegnewt, ad d yefk tafat-is, syen ad izger akin si tama tayeffust. Tikwal mar ad yeffel, ad dtali tezwe$ di tegnewt, a d tesberber i t$altin, ad d tesegri tafat. Azekka nni d-iteddun, deffir ‘’leêmurgga’’ nni, ifra ad ilhu. Ur illa din ccek. Tezwe$ nni n tmeddit n yi$il d tasarut i yat 3

Agafa = Nord ; Anéul = Sud, ; Agmuv = Est ; Ataram = Ouest

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taddart. Win d ibnan i kra, takerza, nqec, aserwet, ne$ ayen nniven, iéra send ad yali wass ad ikker. Tafat ad t id temagger, ad ifru cce$lis. Akken Muôad. Yal taûebêit, di tmurt deg anda yella, ad iger tamu$li i tegnawt. D tanekkra uxedim n yal ass deg wexxam, ne$ ad ijbu s tkeôôust, di tmacint ne$ tamafagt, mi yeéra tagnewt ad d immekti « tismiôt nni userdun » n taddart-is. Di tama n wanéul, tama ufella, ansi i tezzi ugar « tesmirt userdun » nni zun d amur umeqyas, syen i d itekk

wavu nni yeêman i d igellun yid-s

tijditt tawra$t n tniri, Sseêra nni. Avu nni aêmayan yeskawayen imdanen, avu nni n Ccili, ne$ Agebli. Mar ad d-ikker, ad ibdu asuvu nni, di tefsut, anebdu ne$ lexôif, at taddart ad sen texôeb. Ur illa wanda ar inser wemdan. Ekmen deg wexxam, tegguniv bab igenwan. Muôad imekta-d d$a ass-nni deg d-iffe$ Dadda-s Qasi seg wexxam, s wurfan. Dadda-s Qasi sin wussan i yekmen, taggara yekker yemme$ $er tagwest, iddem-d abeônus-is, tefka-t tewwurt

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$er beôôa am lebreq, isegwra-d awal i yat wexxam, i yat wefrag : - A wer nekref ! Awer nekmen ! Send ivelli akka, ivelli akka, ass-a akka ! Agebli istufa-d, nekkni irra-ya$ $er tekwant ! Anef-as i wgebli ad isuv, ma d nekk ad kecme$ taferka Umalu. Ad kemle$ i nqqec i bdi$. Ma yella avu yeêma, nekk ad as êmu$ ugar ! Am akken nnan, êamu akked êamu ad dduklen ur din êamu !» At wexxam, am at taddart i t id-iéran mi yedwi $er tferka, wehmen di Qasi. Tama nni ufella, am akken d-tetefk iîij d ugebli i yeskawayen tamurt, tikwal trennu tardast t$ennant-is, trennu-d amur si tlufa-s.

di

Muôad

icfa i wass nni n taggara n $wect mi d-yu$al igenni nni d aberkan. Deg wzal n wur$u, igenni d azegzaw am Nnil. Ur illa wefôux, ur tella tmeççimt usigna. Izeggen wass mi d-tejba tebrek nni n tegnewt teteddu-d $er zdat zun d a$em$um nni n tegrest. Muôad icfa i wass nni mi yekker herwel di taddart. Tafat tselles, imdanen ikcem iten uferfud, yal wa anda i t-tu$, iééa allen-is di

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tebrek nni d iteddun nnig yi$il zun d taduli n teryel ne$ n Buberrak. Taggara, mi d isawev, d aglaf n wejôad, yessa$ i tmurt, iwwi-d yid-s nnger. Mi d yers $ef tmurt wejôad nni, ur d iqqim yifer, ur teqqim tqerquct, ur d tegwri tjeooigt ibedden, ur d tegwri tizzegzewt. Ajôad yeçça tamurt, iooa kan iéra d wakal aêerfi. Lawan deg imeqranen n taddart, am yergazen am tilawin, êebbken akka d wakka akken ad srewlen ajôad nni si tmizar d tferkiwin nsen, arrac n taddart teddun zun d tame$ra nsen : - Ajrad ! Ajrad i Dda Ëemmu ! Igelfan n warrac ff$en $ef tmizar akken ad dleqven ayen ar awin d tarzeft i Dda Ëemmu akken ad ten yeçç. Azekka nni mi yeffe$ wejôad, yufeg, ibeddel tamurt, idda ad izger akin i t$altin, at taddart zzin d i tferkiwin d yigran nsen. Ur din taferka, ur din iger. Igwra-d wakal d yes$aren, te$li-d tebrek $ef tmizar. Tamezwarut i d yu$alen si tferka-s d Nna Tiîem. Tuli-d s tikli taéayant, tesêerêur ineggif-is seg Umalu Wadda. Sin ne$ tlata wawalen kan i dtesefreé mi d tewev $er tejmaât : « Ad iîîef Öebbi

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lqehr-is ! A wer neêdeô i nnger !

Ur d tegwri

tiskert, ur d igwri yifer, tamurt temmeçç, dayen ! ». Mi d immekta tadyant nni n wejôav, Muôad yuki i yi$il-is azelmav i$eééa-t. A$éaé nni issen-it. Yal tikkelt ad d imekti teméi-s, uraren n taddart, ussan n tkessawt, ad yakwi i we$éaz nni deg yi$il-is. Amkan nni ibeddel udem seg wass-mi yejreê yekkes weglim amenzu. Muôad iself i wemkan nni, yuki i wkennur nni n weglim ger snat cwami. Sin igezran n sin ne$ tlata ivudan di te$zi. Iooa akken afus-is, ihuz aqeôôu-s, iwet ad imekti acêal di laâmeô-is ass-n mi tevra txeûûart nni. Muôad iéeô zdat wallen-is aqcic d ameéyan ilsa tacacit tazeggwa$t, ivaôôen i leêfa, izu$ur taqenduôt nni tujrivt ; ad yili 7 ne$ 8 iseggwasen kan, ne$ ugar ? « Taggara n lexôif, taddart tu$-ed izgaren i timecôevt.

Taddart teb$a ad tesizzel idammen

akken ad d tsew i tkerza, ad d-$lin waman i yigran. Si tefsut nni izran ur d tgir tiqit. Teqqur tmurt, d a$uraô.

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Icfa izgaren nni llan ksan di Tmazirt Umalu n Dda Mêend : « Sin wussan i llan yezgaren kessen, ma d nekkni s warrac n taddart nezzi i wefrag, akken a néer izgaren nni. Nitni ksan, nekkni si ûbeê ar lmeûbeê neqqim i laé i wnezzeh deg izgaren. Nga yasen ismawen zun d at taddart am nekkni: wa d bu wacciwen, win d aramul, … Akka teméi ! Ass-nni n tmezla nezzi am weglaf i wmekkan n timecôevt, Agwni n Tasaft, taferka n inurar deg yella wemdun n tebêirt, dinna zdat taddart. Anekcum

$er

tnemmast

n

tferka

ur

a$

ooan

imeqranen. £as akken, yal tikklet yiwen ne$ sin seg-ne$, ad crurden alamma wven irgazen nni yellan deg wennar. Din kan ad d-izzi yiwen segsen, ad imme$ $er ujelkav a ten id-iserwel, ad sen d-isegwri awal : - Qimet i wefrag akin ! Mar ad d isenser wezger ad d-ismir iéeôman nwen s wacciwen-is ! Nni$ awen qimet akin deffir wefrag ! Timezla tefra, izgaren uzan, irgazen qqimen i wnegzun

n

weksum

i

texxamin.

Win

igezzmen

igezzem acedluê, win isrusun iftaten i texxamin ittazzal seg yixef $er yixef n wennar aqeffu deg

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yi$il-is : sers da, sers din, rnu aftat da, sdukel sin yeftaten agi din… Akken llan yexxamen di taddart

i yellan n texxamin n weksum. Deg

wnejmaâ nni izran i d-suff$en leêsab i wayen illan. Wid illan d iwêiden, yal sin ad bvun taxxamt. Anegzum d userrasu n weksum ikfa. Lamin izzi-d akk i texxamin nni, iger tamawt i yal aftat s tiîis zun ib$a ad ten iwzen akken llan. Ib$a ad ikkes yal ugur akken at taddart akken akk llan ad feôêen s tmecôevt ad d iglun s lbaôaka d waman. Izzi $er terbaât nni n yergazen, inna yasen : - Yal yiwen segwen ad d-isers tas$art-is deg yisni yagi. Nekkni negzem, nebva aksum s neyya, ad nernu ad nessers tis$ar s neyya i texxamin. Kenwi, win yufan tas$art-is ad iqqim di talast n texxamt-is. Tumm$a ulac skud ur tufam akk tis$ar nwen. D nekk a wen d ifken awal n tuddma ! Lamin irwi tisa$ar deg yisni, isers itent yiwet yiwet seg wqelmun $ef texxamin n weksum armi dibren iman-is, isni d ilem. Irgazen teddun, tezzin s tsusmi i texxamin nni, win yufan tas$art-is ad ibedd, ad yerr ifassen-is $er deffir, ad iggani. Tasusmi tu$ inurar.

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Deg yixef ufella i d-ibda wawal. Sin yergazen bedden, i$allen twehhin, s$alen akka d wakka, ûûut irennu, nekkni akken nella d arrac, nezger afrag, nekcem annar, nuzzel $er wemkan nni. Tettraê ôzaget ! Lamin d yem$aren zzin-asen ad éôen ugur anda yella. Sin yexsimen nni êman deg wawal, wa inna yas d tagi i inu, wayev inna yas d tagi i inu. Teqqim di nni$-as tenniv-i armi yekker herwel, tu$al s tidett $er udebbuz. Zelzen i sin yid-sen, glalzen beôôa n wennar syen huffen-d $er wanda nella, wa yekkat win yekkat. Ur uki$ imir i wayen ivran. Mi d uki$ ufi$ d iman-iw deg wussu deg wexxam nne$, cudden iyi tajbirt i yi$il-iw akked wenyir-iw. Ass-en maççi d izgaren i d-izelzen fell-a$, d irgazen i ya$ isrewten akken nella di tlata yidne$ d arrac. Yal wa tiyita yeçça, wa deg wvar, wa deg wfus, wa deg wqerru, wa isdukkel itent. Mi ya$ se$lin, nekk iwet-iyi-d yemcev n wennar $er wenyir, ikrez avref yu$al akin. Idim yeqqim d aêemmal. »

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Si tedyant nni, teqqim-as d tergagayt i Muôad. Mi d-tella tmecôevt, netta ad isenser iman-is akin. Yal tikelt ad d-yaf tasebbiwt ad t isinfen akin i inurar n tmezla d texxamin n weksum. Mi d-tezzi tmeddit, anda yella ad izrureg $er taddart. Tariêt ukanaf ur tt ikôih yiwen ! Si mi d ikker deg yives, Muôad itezzi irennu. Yiwen wul ib$a ad yu$al ad isakwi arraw-is, yiwen wul ib$a a ten yeoo ad rnun tanafa. £ur-s, ilaq ad gnen akken ad im$uren. Izzi $er tmeîîut-is, d$a inna yas - Nni$ am ass-a ad ilhu, ur skadben at météo. Ilaq-a$ ad na$ abrid, a nenser si temdint zik, akken a neddu s leêder deg webrid ameqran. Arrac zemren ad rnun taguni di tkeôôust ! - Arrac éran anda a nruê, d nitni i yeb$an, d lawan, tura ad d-kkren. S laâqel kan ! Mi d-kecmen warrac $er tkerrust, aâwin ihegga, aman, lkaôta n webrid, inteq $ersen : - Yak ur tettum tewwim-d kamiôa nni ? Issa$

amutur

n

tkeôôust,

u$en

abrid

Normandie, tikli n 3 tsaâtin ne$ ugar.

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2. Tazzla ger yigran n Baltimore… John

Hopkins akken kan d-iffe$ seg u$erbaz,

tameddit n wass, yekcem axxam nsen. Netta iêemmel tikeôyas si mi yella d ameéyan. Icfa i wass nni mi t-iserkeb di tkeôôust-is gmas, Robert,

ne$ Bob

am akken i yas $aren deg

wexxam. Isrekb-it di tkeôôust nni i d-yu$, Ford Deluxe 1930, d tazegga$t am ijiêbuv ! John icfa amek iêemmel tazzla nni ger yigran beôôa n ti$remt n Baltimore. Si mi ff$en tamdint, gma-s isbedd takeôôust, ikkes-as a$ummu n sqef, yettel it $er deffir, syen u$en abrid ameqran. Icfa-yas i wavu nni ! Di tazzla nni, deg ubeêri nni ikeççmen, i$eééen tanzarin, Tikwal iéer d igran n yeffus, n zelmev, d tigedrin i yettazzalen $er deffir, maççi d takeôôust nni i yettazzalen $er zdat ! Ass-en, ur ib$a ad d-u$alen $er wexxam nsen. Isarem ad iqqim kan din di tazzla nni, ger igenni akk tmurt. Tazzla nni tban-as-d am targit, iéer iman-is d afessas, d axeclaw yufgen nnig tmurt. Ass-en ib$a ad t id-éren akk imeddukal-is n Baltimore di tkeôôust n gma-s. ib$a a t id-iéer

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Steve, Christopher, Anna, … Tikli nni ger igenni akk tmurt tesmekta yas d i John

tirga nni yettargu mar ad t-ta$ tawla.

Akken yal tikkelt, zun d yiwen usaru i yetezzin deg walla$- is : di targit n tawla nni, alejlej nni, yal tikkelt ad iéer iman-is itferfir nnig tmurt, iteddu di tegnewt itezzi nnig t$altin, nnig idurar, ittafeg netta d yefrax ; akka yal tikkelt di targit nni. Mi yas isla i ûûut n Bob, inna yas d : « John, dayen, ddeqs i nelêa, ad nu$al $er wexxam », John zun innu$na. Iéra iman-is am wefôux nni yellan ger

igenwan,

akin

i

t$altin,

mi

yas

ôzen

wafriwen, yers-d $ef ifergan nni nsen, yers-d akken ad yu$al i lqev, ad intel i wemcic, ad iqqim i wsemmiv, ad yu$al d afôux n yal ass. Si teôêilt nni tamezwarut netta d Dadda-s, di Ford

Deluxe

1930, i yas d teqqim tayri n

tkeôyas. John ad yili imir mraw iseggwasen di laâmeô-is. Deg u$erbaz ur iris laâqel-is i t$uri. Ansa i yas kkan imawlan-is, ur din tawwurt. Rnan as ta$uri di beôôa s yedrimen $ur yiwen uselmad, medlen-as

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tiwwura akken ad iqqim ad i$er deg wexxam ussan n t$imit, di sebt d lêed. Taggara ulac taêilett ur as gan, am win isawalen i wavu. Deg u$erbaz yiwet tikli-s. Anda yufa ad ijrev tikeôyas, $ef tektabin-is, $ef webrab-is, $ef îabla n u$erbaz, $ef leêyud imellalen. John iôwa tiôzaganin s$ur wem$ar n u$erbaz. Acêal n tikkal i yetwaqqen din, nnig lawan, alamma yekcem babas ne$ yemma-s akken a t id-suff$en. Acêal iseggwasen akken i d tikli-s. Yiwen wass yuki-d taûebêit n wass, iqqim itezzi deg wexxam. Lawan deg ad iffe$ ad ya$ abrid $er u$erbaz, netta ad d-yaf ayen i t-iîîfen $er deffir. Baba-s yella yeqqim di tanwalt, izzi udem-is $er îîaq, aqbuc ameqran n lqahwa deg wfus-is. £as isla-d i mmi-s itezzi, isgerwiê, isawal netta d yemma-s, am zun ur isla. Tamu$li-s teffe$ akin nnig yexxamen, tezger, tunag ti$altin. Aqbuc nni n lqahwa yeêman ger ifassen-is yefkayas êamu zun d tin n win idlen taôakna deg was usemmiv. Win ikeblen iman-is, akken di êamu, netta iéra asemmiv igezzem di beôôa, ula d urfan

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ad as kksen. Akken baba-s n John, êamu nni n lqahwa tesefsi ul-is, yuki yas hraw, hraw anect n wedrar n Dakota ! Isel i ta$ect n mmi-s mi yella isawal netta d yemma-s, iqqim ismaâqil ma d tin i d ta$ect n mmis. Yuki yas zun d tikkelt tamezwarut i yas isla. Iwet ad ifôez awalen n mmi-s, yuki yekka yas d uherher deg imeééu$en-is netta, zun d afrag ger yimi n John akked imeééu$en-is. Ur ifôiz awal. Izzi d iman-is, yerra d udem-is $er tama n tewwurt anda yella ibedd John. Yella ilha-d itseggim agwrab-is. Ib$a ad d-inteq, ad d yini kra i mmi-s, yufa teqqur ta$ect-is. Irra imetman $er deffir, innul tamgeôt-is, syen yules isembawel a$esmar-is. Di tazwara d ûut d aôeqqaq am win n weqcic i d-iff$en si ta$ect-is, isneêneê, d$a yuki i ûûut nni i yu$ tanamit isel, ûûut n wergaz alemmas. Inteq $er mmi-s. - John ! John ! Qim zi$ a mmi, b$i$ ad k-steqsi$ ! Awalen nni, yenna ten id s teêlew nni ur issin acêal iseggwasen aya. Yuki yasen i wawalen nni ff$en-d iman-nsen, zegren-d si tgerjumt $er

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yimi, ma d ansa d kkan, ansa d lulen wawalen nni, zun ur iéra. Zun maççi d netta i d-inetqen. John, mi yesla i ûûut nni, mi yesla i wawalen nni

kkan-d seg wemkan nni anda yeqqim baba-s, idhec. Ur iéra isla awalen ne$ d targit kan i yurga. Ibedd, isusem, igguni, yiwen ufus yurez agwrab, yiwen iîîef tasarutt n wexxam. Ur iéra ayen igguni. Taganit nni tban-as-d zun d aseggwas. Ad ibren tasarut ad iffe$, ne$ ad yezzi $er deffir. Mi yezzi $er tama n baba-s i yeéra udem n baba-s yerra d tamu$li $ur-s, irna-yas-d wawalen i yefôez John yiwen yiwen : - Qim ! Qim ! A mmi ! B$i$ ad ak ini$ sin wawalen ! Lemmer d ussan nniven, ussan nni izran, ussan nni n wurfan, n yir tanyirt, yili din John ad izlez, ad iwet tawwurt s tezmert-is, ad iffe$ akin, ad yazzel. Tu$alin wissen melmi. Nitni imir, babas nni akked yemma-s nni ad tezzin akka d wakka melmi ad d innulfu, ad d yu$al s axxam. Acêal n tikkal i yasen ivra usaru nni. John ad innejli, tu$alin ur éran melmi. Ass-a, John ur yuki i tkurt nni n wurfan tuli-d seg idmaren-is. Isers agwrab, iîîef tisura nni

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deg wfus-is, iqeôôeb yu$ akersi, iqqim $er tama n baba-s. Di lawan nni deg d inteq tikkelt tis snat, baba-s yufa-d awalen imezwura ad isni i mmi-s, yufa-d deg walla$-is ayen i t id-isnetqen. Izzi, isers i$il-is $ef tuyat n John, inna yas : - Fehme$ a$erbaz agi deg te$$arev ur t-têemmlev. Ayen akka i t$arev ur t têemmlev. Acêal aya i keçç tetedduv s tidist am tfiôâqest, nekkni nedeggirik yal ass. Keçç ur terbiêev tamussni, nekkni ur a$ teççurev tiî. Nerna anezgum i wurfan. Akka ne$ ala a John ? Baba-s isusem, yegguni mmi-s ma ad t id-yali wawal. John isusem kan, zun awalen nni maççi i netta. Baba-s ise$zef awal, yerna yas : - Illa deg wawal, d teméi i ixeddmen $ef tem$er. Keçç ass-a taxeddimt ik d almad, d ta$uri inek, d tamussni ad tesnerniv yal ass akken ad as tizmirev i tmeddurt. Nekkni nella deffir-k a nexdem ayen wumi nezmer, ma d abrid d keçç a t inejôen maççi d nekkni. Taggara, nekk fehme$ a$erbaz agi wu$ur tetedduv d timendeffirt yas ass, ad as neg talast ass-a.

Ilaq a$ ad d-naf

abrid amaynut akken ad te$rev ayen têemmlev,

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ayen twalav keçç d abrid-ik. Mi yesla John i wawalen nni ineggura n baba-s, yuki i taâkwemt nni n wegrab n yal ass tekkes $ef tuyat-is. £as ur iris wegrab nni $ef tuyat-is, yuki s tidett tennefsusi tayett-is. Irra tamu$li $er wegrab nni yellan $er tewwurt, isers allenis. - A mmi, gre$ tamawt acêa aya, fehme$ têemmlev tikeôyas, têemmlev ibuluten, tamikanint. Ma d win i d abrid nekkni ur ak d ntegg afrag i webridik. Abrid ad k-isuff$en a$-it ! Fru ya$ tt id kan keçç ! Ma teb$iv ad d naf a$erbaz deg a tissinev imuturen ! Nni$-ak, qim ass-a deg wexxam, azekka a neddukel ad d-nesteqsi anwa abrid ad a$isuff$en ! Min

yeffe$

baba-s,

issa$

abrid-is $er ixeddim, John

takeôôust,

yeîîef

iqqim deg wexxam,

idhec am win ittewten s wezduz. Awalen nni n baba-s simmal tezzin, tezzin ééaden deg wqerrus. Ib$a ad d-inteq, ad isiwel netta d yiwen, ur yufa. Bob zik i yeffe$, ma d yemma-s nni tezwar teffe$ mi d-yebda awal baba-s. Iqqim John itezzi deg wexxam, itezzi irennu. Yuki ibeddel fell-as wass.

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Ayen i d-yu$alen $er imeééu$en-is ugar, d ûûut nni n ta$ect n baba-s, d awalen nni ur issin zikis. Ib$a awalen nni ad qqimen deg wmeééu$-is, ad asen isel yal ass. John

ikkes

tajikiî-is,

ikkes

isebbaven-is,

iddem-d taqaraât n Kuka Kula, isers iman-is, iééel ivarren-is $ef ukersi. Axxam nsen iban-as d s wudem amaynut.

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3. Tikli deg webrid webridbrid-is, is Abrid ameqran d ilem. Deg wass n lêed imdanen gnen deg yexxamen nsen akken ad sgunfun di tazzla n imalas4, seg wass n letnin. Ekker zik, azzel $er ixeddim, degger deg webrid ne$ ad k deggren, eêbek deg wxeddim ar d i$li yiv, syen u$al i tazzla da$ $er wexxam. Yugar i tesefcal tazzla nni i yesefcal ixeddim nni. Ma d uzzal ad yefk mayna. Takeôôust tsekkef abrid, amutur isherhur s leêder zun d ûûut uba$ur nni iêemmel Muôad. Netta isers yiwen ufus $ef uqewwas n tenheôt, afus wis sin tikwal yers akwessar, tikwal yetekka $ef te$mert-is $ef tewwurt, afus ixemmez s leêder aqerru-s. Muôad iêemmel ad ikmez aqerru-s, tegwra yas d si teméi-s. £as ur t i$eééa, yal tikkelt ar iqqim anda ur izmir ad ikker, ad yazzel, ne$ d yeg ayen ib$a, netta ad isekcem ivuvan-is deg wcebbub-is, ad ten isedduy si zdat $er deffir, s laâqel s laâqel. £ur-s, ittakwi yas zun d tullfa i itellef iman-is. Mi yella meééi, itels tacacit nni

4

Imalas = smana (français = semaine)

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tazeggwa$t am arrac akk n taddart. Acêal n tikkal i yeooa din, anda i t tu$, tacacit nni mar a yekker. Acêal n tikkal, mi yekcem $er wexxam nsen, ad t id temmager yemma-s $er tewwurt s wurfan nni i yessen : - I tcacit-ik ? Teooiv-tt da$en wissen anda ne$ tefkiv-tt i trezzaf ! D$a din, am win t id-iwten s ubeqqa, Muôad ad d yu$al s tazzla $er wemkan nni anda yeqqim, ad inadi $ef tcacit-is. Anda tt iooa a tt yaf din, acku imir ur iteddem yiwen tacacit n wayev, ttagwaden medden afervas, ajeooiv akked telkin. Mi yella ikemmez iman-is, Muôad isader ivudan-is s leêder $er wemkan nni nnig wenyir-is, innul ccama nni am tin ufus-is. £as teffer, agwlim yebren acemma kan. S yixef uvad ad as takwiv teqqur am yi$es. Si tnalit nni, Muôad yuki yas am win d-yukin si targit. Illi allen-is am win ib$an ad d yakwi ugar, syen yezzi tamu$li-s $er yeffus, iéra tameîîut-is teqqen allen-is. Irna yezzi aqerrus acemma $er deffir iéra arraw-is gnen i sin.

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Iseggem iman-is, yu$al yerra lewhi-s $er webrid. Tikeôyas llant maca ur tella tazzla nni n wussan niven n imalas. Deg wass n lêed t$elli-d talwit ger yemdanen. Tazzla tneqqes,

adham ineqqes.

Amur ameqran n talwit fkan ten id ikumya : Deg wass n lêed ur teddun deg iberdan. Afus $ef uqewwas n tkeôôust, iteddu s leêder, yiwet tiîî $ef ukuntur n tazzla. Tikwal mar a yeoo yiwet tkeôôust $er deffir, ne$ a t id teoo d netta yiwet $er deffir, iéer amur ameqran iteddun di lawan nni d tiwaculin am nitni : argaz d tmeîîut $er zdat, tarwa nsen $er deffir. ² Muôad ib$a ad isiwel, ad ihdeô, $as ur as d isel yiwen. - Di lawan agi i êemmle$ ad nehôe$. Tafat simmal trennu, abrid ilha. Lemmer deg yiv ne$ tameddit n wass, ne$ send tafejrit, ur teériv wi yellan deg webrid. Win iêaren ad yazzel din, win isekôen yerna yeîîef aleggan n tenheôt din, win izeîlen din. Rnu tawa$it ikumya anect itemma. Win iîîfen tanemmast5 n webrid ad iééu tagwest din. Ggani-t ar d as yehwu ad yeoo abrid i wiyav.

5

Tanemmast : (français : le milieu) ; s teqbaylit neqqar-as « talemmast » (ur iseggem)

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Muôad

yuki

i

yiman-is

isawal

$ef

webrid,

tikeôyas, am zun ur ib$a ad yer akti-s $er wayen niven. £as ivudan-is slufun i weglim nni uqerrus, ib$a ad iqqim kan din, anda yella, di tkeôôust iteddun deg webrid n La Normandie. Ib$a ad iqqim ger warraw-is d tmeîîut-is. Tikwal iger tameééu$t, akken ad isel i yiwen segsen ittnefis. Deg walla$-is frant : « nitni gnen, ad rnun ayen ilaqen, tanafa ne$ snat,

nekk ad

îîfe$ abrid, ad nehôe$ s leêder, akken ur ten sduqquse$, ur ten thuccu$ s tikli. Taggara win ib$an ad d yakwi s leb$i-s ad d yakwi ». Zhir umutur izuzun imdanen. £as Muôad ur inudem, $as ur d ikkis afus is $ef uqerru-s, netta iîîef tamu$li-s $er tnemmast n webrid. Inehheô s leêder. D lexyal, ne$ d awal i t id-isduqqsen ? Muôad iéra zdat-s d abrid, irna iéra lexyal n sin yergazen nni am yilfan, mhuccen, mdeôkalen, srewten usu nni ifilku azegzaw, kerzen s ivaôôen nsen iftaten n weksum izegga$en. D ilfan. Tezwe$ nni n weksum teqqim-as d deg walla$-is seg wass-en : ur izmir ad igzem aksum, ne$ ad izlu

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awtul ne$ tayaziî am akken lemdent, zellunt tezyiwin-is. Ula di ssuq, di lawan n tikli $er yaâricen, anda zellun znuzun aksum igezzaren, akken ad d a$en aksum, ad as yini i baba-s : - Nekk ur teddu$ akessar. Ur êemmle$ ad ére$ idammen. Yal tikkelt akken, baba-s ad as d yerr awal : - Zwir ihi $er tewwurt n ssuq. Mi d nenfeq ad k innafen dinna. £urek anda taârqev, ssuq d ameqran ! Icfa Muôad, ula d yiwen wass ur as d inna baba-s awal nni iqeôêen : Ihi ma yella ur têemmlev ad teérev idammen n weksum, ur ilaq

ad teççev

aksum ! Akti n Muôad yezzi-d $er tedyant nni n timecôevt tazegga$t : « … Sin nni bdan herwel nsen $ef wennar ufella, syen zzin-d $er win n wadda, win ikkat win ikkat, imdanen zzin-asen zun d agus. Yal wa seg-sen anda d iîîef akken a ten ibvu. Sin nni mcudden zun d takurt. Nekkni neqqim-d si tidist. Ur nerwil a nenser, ur nbeddel amkan.² Nedhec kan si twa$it nni d ilulen zdat nne$. Di lawan nni deg yekker herwel, éri$ Dda Salem yedwi am teôsast, iddem-d ijenwiyen

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nni yellan gezzmen yissen aksum. Isdukel iten $er ddaw ugertil, yeqqim fell-asen, yerna ijebdd Azwaw n Ëend, inna yas : - £urek a Yazwaw, rnu-d $uri. £urek w’id-itemm$en $ef ijenwiyen agi, a wer neêder i txeûûart ! Ad iûûer Öebbi tameddit ! Ad iûûeô Öebbi ! Agwlaf nni n yergazen itezzi, ittim$ur zun d ta$wlalt, ifassen xebbven, ivaôôen kkaten. Mi d wven $er wanda nella i yuki$ i tuqqsa nni am tin n t$irdemt ; d tiyita wfus, d tin n taâkwazt, ne$ d imcev n wennar ? Syen serde$. Deg wexxam rran iyi tajbirt i wfus tayev i wqerru, éle$ di tesga.

D Waâli i yigan ddwa.

Issen ad idawi, ixdem lgirra n Sbanya, tinna n Fôanku. Ass-mi d yu$al $er tmurt igla d yid-s yal asafar :

ti$emdin,

timqessin,

tisegnatin

uxerraz n weksum, tafrut ucelleê, scalpel nni… Tameddit nni kan deg wnejmaâ n taddart, sin nni xeîîan-ten akken ilaq. Zi$, tis$ar n texxamin n weksum d tasebbiwt kan i tella gar-asen. Acêal n wussan si mi tekker tmes. Yal wa yegguni wayev. Timecôevt tesemlal-iten-id $er wennar, nitni srewten annar yir aserwet, ur gan leqder i

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taddart nsen akked wennar nni deg serwaten imdanen timéin d yirden ; amkan deg d-sawaven naâma $er ikufan. Ur gan leqder i tmecrevt n taddart nsen, i wass n lfeôê ameqran n warrac nsen. Sin nni ur ten êemmel$, ur ten iwwi wul-iw. Si tedyant nni, yal tikkelt mar ad nurar

di

Tmazirt Inurar, mi éri$ iran n wennar nni, imcav nni n weéru azegzaw, din ad d-mektiv timecôevt nni. £as llant-d timecrav deffir tin, tegwra-yid deg wallen-iw tin nni i ya$ isxerben tame$ra nekk akked imeddukal-iw. Di targit, acêal n tikkal i d-dduqse$, tidi teteddu dgi. D lexyal n sin nni i éerre$ anect itemma, tezzin zdat wallen-iw, grarben d fell-i, zven iyi d awren ger i$uraf n imaddazen nsen. Su$ ne$ qim tarewla ulac, ur illa wemêaddi. Ur éri$ iteffe$-d ûut di ta$ect-iw ne$ ala. Tagwnitt deg ad mlilen i$uraf nni, din ad d-duqqse$ ad d-akwi$ s tawla tasemmavt akked tergagit. Di taddart ur êemmle$ ad ten ére$ sin nni. Ma llan di tejmaât ur t$imi$ din. Ma bedden deg webôaê anda i netturar, nekk ad azle$ ad urare$ di tejmaât. Ur éri$ fran ne$ ur fran gar-asen, nek ur

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ten êemmle$ sin nni. Akka ! » Yiwen useggwas ikker ad ibnu Dda Azwaw, ikker ad yernu snat texxamin nnig wexxam-is ameqran. Axxam nni yella tama n win nne$, yiwen wefrag, yiwen uéaô nne$. Isarem ad d-yu$al Meéyan seg yinig, ad as yeg axxam. Ger ixeddamen nni i d-yusan ad bnun, taûebêit n wass, illa yiwen di sin nni. Nek, ayen akk sarme$ mi sli$ ad yili ucanîi deg wefrag nne$, ass-en yufeg. Sarme$ ad qqime$ akked ixeddamen, ad sen qedce$, ad d awi$ aman isemmaven seg wemdun, ad azle$ ad d revle$ agelzim ne$ talwaêt, ad sen d leqde$ aéru agraraj, taggara n wass, nek ad awi$ a$yul ad d-isew di tala, mar a faken yis tagwayt n tcekkaôin n siman d lyajuô. D lawan nni i êemmle$ ugar. £as fecle$, din ad ikkes aâggu nni. Mi yas kkse$ tabarda, neggze$ $ef we$yul nni awra$, imir d affug. A wi yufan amdun n tissit ad yili akin, akin i wedrar ! Mi d-u$ale$ seg wemdun, kecme$-d afrag, ad sle$ i ixeddamen deg wexxam qqimen $er imensi. Mi yi disla Dda Azwaw, ad d-ikker akken ad iqqen a$yul, syen ad yerr $uri :

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- A Muôad a mmi, ekcem tura s axxam ad teççev imensi. Ula d keçç txedmev ! Taûebêit nni, mi wala$ idda-d yiwen ger sin nni, kkse$ asirem nni. Fri$ d yiman-iw. Ur illa weéru, ur llan waman, ur llant tlajuôin, ur tella tazzla s we$yul, ur qqime$ i yimensi dinna. Mi bdan axeddim, snesre$ iman-iw $er wefrag, uzzle$ bri$-d i ta$aî. Ff$e$ ad kse$. Acêal n wussan, akken. Send ad yali wass i berru$ $er tkessawt akken ur yi d ttafen ixeddamen deg wefrag nne$. Yiwen wass mi d u$ale$ si tkessawt, ufi$-d yekker uferfud

deg

wexxam.

Usan-d

ijadaômiyen

si

ti$remt. Usan-d s ukeôôus nni nsen tameqrant, rsen-d di tejmaât,syenz zin-d i taddart, kecmen kra n yexxamen, steqsan $ef yemdanen ized$en din, éôan nkawi n kra, uran ayen uran $ef ukaôni nni azuran. Taggara, u$alen ansi d-usan. Zran sin ne$ tlata wussan, kecme$-d si tkessawt, gezme$-d afrag, d abrid $er wexxam nne$. Ufi$-d iqqen we$yul nni n Dda Azwaw $er tagwest. Send ad kecme$ di tewwurt nne$, sli$-as mi d-inteq

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deffir-i: - A Muôad ! Ruê kan ad d-teswev a$yul deg wemdun ? Nekk ur stufa$, mazal yella wayen a xedme$. Serse$ agwrab nni n tkessawt, rni$ taâkwazt nni, u$ale$-d $er deffir ad bru$ i wcuddu n we$yul. Mi lli$ kni$ akken ad d-snesre$ avar n we$yul seg wcuddu nni i sli$ deffir-i rsen-d ixeddamen nni seg wexxam ufella.

Qqime$ akken kni$, afus-iw

$ef ucuddu zun ur b$i$ ad d-kkre$. Nekk kni$, nwi$ ad wten ad zrin $er beôôa, nitni qqimen bedden rnan awal akked Dda Azwaw. Snesre$-d acuddu, bedde$, zzi$ azagur-iw $er-sen akken ad ff$e$ nebla ma éri$ ten. Mi ddi$ asurif amezwaru i sli$ i yisem-iw : - A Muôad ! Acêal aya ur d tusiv ad a$ taâwnev ? Zik têemmlev ad tqamev ixeddamen ibennun ! Zzi$-d iman-iw, éri$ ixeddamen nni akken llan, tekkes iyi tergagit. Winna ger « sin nni » ulacit din. D Yusef i d-yu$alen deg wemkan-is ! Tekkes tergagit nni, yuli-d wawal di ta$ect-iw, nni$ as i Yusef : - Ma yeb$a Dda Azwaw zemre$ ad kwen qame$ azekka ! D$a netta ifra-tt-id. - Azekka ma yeb$a Öebbi ! Zwir tura deg we$yul,

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ifud. Syen, mi yeswa yeqqen u$al-d ad teççev imensi yid-ne$. Ti$eîîeen nni ooi$-tent i yemma. Kkse$ takessawt nni. Send ad yali wass i d-keccme$ acanîi. Nekk akked Dda Azwaw a nheggi lyajur, ijdi d waman i texmiôt n siman. Mi d-usan ixeddamen ad d-afen yal asafar deg wemkan-is. Di lawan nni n lebni, tikwal mar ad sawalen garasen ixeddamen, yella wayen ur fehme$. Tikwal ad d-îfe$ awal ne$ sin, tikwal ulac. Tikwal d$a zun d asbecbec si tmeééu$t $er tmeééu$t i sawalen. Yiwen wass urze$-d awal nni i yi iswehmen : - « Ih ! Lemmer i t id-ufan deg wexxam nsen ne$ dagi, yili din a t cudden. £ures zheô Muêa, illa dagi ixeddem mi wven afrag nsen,…. ». Awalen nni ur ten fôize$. Susme$ kan zun ur sli$. Mi nekfa ixeddim, uée$ $er Yusef, d netta i d ameéyan seg-sen. D ilem$i, $as meééi di tiddi-s, tirkelt am tin n weqcic. Nni$-as - Amek akka ur t-îîifen ijadaômiyen ? Acu i yexdem Muêa ? Nekk sdukkle$ awalen nni i sli$, rni$ tadyant nni ijadarmiyen i d-yusan $er taddart. Sni$ ten akken

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ad seggmen i Yusef. Wissen ad yi d-isefhem ne$ ala. Yusef ibren aqerru-s akka d wakka, ikna-d $uri, inna yi d s leêder $er tmeééu$t, am win innan tuffirt : - Muêa ! Ur izmir ad iqqim di taddart ! Ma yella ufan-t id ijadaômiyen a t awin $er lêebs nsen ! £ef aya i yesedreg iman-is, yeffe$ ! - Anda i yeffe$ ? -

Anda

teff$en

yergazen,

$er

umada$ !

Keçç

meééiyev, mazal ur tessinev ! - Amek teériv ssne$ ne$ ur ssine$ ? - Ivelli kan i k id-turew yemma-k …. - Anef as i yemma ! Steqsa$-k-id $ef Muêa, err-ed awal $ef Muêa ! Yemma attan tella di tebêirt n Te$zut ! - Nni$ ak yeffe$, ma d keçç fehm-it akken teb$iv ! Ikfa wawal ! Yusef isared ifassen-is, isers tamvellit nni $ef ufus n telwaêt, nekcem axxam akken a neçç imensi. Awal nni i d-nebda yenîel. Sin ne$ tlata wussan i nerna deffir wawal nni nekk d Yusef, nella nxeddem, nekk bedde$-as i

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ubennay : tiî $ef tilajuôin ;

rnu yas tixmiôt ;

af-as-d sin iceqfan n tlajuôt ; gezm-as d azal n yi$il n tencirt ; awi yas-d ad isew ; azzel a$-asd abaki n dexxan. Aqeddac, ibeddi ulac. Yal tikkelt yella wayen ad xedme$. Ur tella tganit.

Ma yeéra yi-d ifassen-iw di loib, d$a

din ad yi-d yaf ayen $ef ur bni$ : - Eêôec ! Eêôec a Muôad! Ekkes-d imesmaôen nni yellan di tigejda nni. Azekka ad tent seggme$ i taârict, i safuîaj. Mi lli$ nti$, tekkse$ imesmaôen nni yiwen yiwen i sli$ i tikli deffir-i, tekka-d si tama n tewwurt n wefrag. Tazwara ur rri$ lewhi-w. Tawwurt n wefrag telli, wa ikeççem wa iteffe$. Tikli nni tqerb-d $er wemkan nni deg nbennu. Mi d-zzi$ iman-iw, ifut lêal. Muêa, netta akked yergazen ur ssine$, zzin-iyi. Yiwen seg wid nni d ikecmen isers-d afus -is $ef uqerru-w, inna-yi-d : -

Zeô kan ! D aqcic d ameéyan d axeddam ! Ad k-

iêrez Öebbi a mmi ! Fell-awen azekka ad tettkel tmurt nne$ ! D kenwi ad tt irefden ! Susme$ kan, serse$ allen-iw. Mi tent id suli$ s leêder,

wala$

timgeêlin

nsen

banet-d

ddaw

tiqeccuba nni, frent. èri$ Muêa ibedd, ilsa

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irkasen n Pataugas, tamegêelt $ef tayett, teffer ddaw tqeccabit-is. Fehme$ anda yeffe$ Muêa. Si tmu$li nni n Muêa ibedden zdat-i, jbi$ akin i wacêal iseggwasen, zzi$ $er wussan nni n teméi tamezwarut, ussan nni n tmecôevt n taddart deg inurar. Fehme$, ger « sin nni», widak nni i ya$ islu$en urar, i yesxeôben timecôevt n taddart, i ya$ diooan ccama deg weksum nne$ akked walla$ nne$, maççi d Muêa i yeff$en abrid. Seg wass-en, awal n « sin nni », $ur-i yu$al d « win akken ». » Muôad

isenqes

tazzla

n

tkeôôust,

iîîef

tayeffust-is, iteddu ad yanef ad d-yernu lmazut i tkeôôust. Mi tbedd tkeôôust zdat tsebbalt n TOTAL, yuki-d umeéyan seg warraw-is, inna yas : - Newwed La Normandie ? - Mazal a mmi ! Tura kan i d nebda abrid. Rnu taguni. Mi newwev ad kwen id-sakwi$. Muôad ira ad yernu yiwet lqahwa. £as iswa-d snat deg wexxam, iêemmel ugar tin

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akken n tmacint, maççi am tin n wexxam. Yal tikkelt

ad

yeddu

deg

iberdan,

s

tkeôôust,

iêemmel ad as iqqim i yiwet ‘’tqehwit’’, am akken i yas isemma. Ayen iêemmel ugar, d ûûut nni n yiéid n iaâqqayen n lqahwa. Tamacint nni, ad téed din, ad tesqiîîer lqahwa din. D ûûut nni n yiéid. Am ûûut nni n tessirt ufus, deg wexxam nsen …

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4. As Aseddaô nni n tewwurt nsen… Aseddaô nni n tewwurt n wexxam nsen, Muôad iéer it zdat wallen is yal tikkelt ad d imekti teméis. Ixammen akk n wefrag, wid n taddart i yessen ur sen irgil webrid s useddaô anect udekwan ; ala axxam nsen ! Mi yella d ameéyan, ibda ittmurud, ibda iteddu $ef ivaôôen-is, aseddar nni n tewwurt iéerr-it zun d adernu ne$ d asif iêemlen ur izegger yiwen. Yal tikkelt ad d-iffe$ seg wexxam nsen akken ad iruê $ur nanna-s Wiza, ilaq as ad izger : ad igrireb, ad ikker, ad iknu, ad itti iman-is, ad izwer yiwen uvar, ad d yebren $er deffir, ad ikker, ad izwer i$allen-is, ad idhem ugar, ad i$li, ad imceê ta$ebbaôt d imeîîawen deg wallenis… Ur d-iteffe$ seg wemder nni n tewwurt ar tt icrew meôôi$et. Mi yezger akin, ikker, iseggem iman-is, izwi taqenduôt-is, syen ad iddu ddac ddac ar axxam n Nanna-s Wiza. Axxam nni ines nettat, ur illa degs useddaô, ur illa udernu.

Mi t id teéra Wiza

tam$art iteddu-d, ad as d-t$er :

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- Eyya zi$ a Muôad umuôeo !

Eyya ad ak fke$

taêbult iêman ! Mi zran iseggwasen, Muôad yu$al d ileméi, yal tikkelt a yezger amder nni n wexxam nsen ad iéer zdat-s ’’Muôad umuôeo’’ ittemrurud. Tawwurt nni n wexxam-nsen zun terra-yas-d timiî nni i yas gezmen ass-mi d ilul. Timiî nni i tenîel xalt-is di tmazirt nsen. Si mi yu$al d argaz, iffe$ tamurt, anda yella, di yal tamurt, di yal tagwnitt, mi d-imekta taddart ad iéer amder nni n tewwurt nsen. Imir, d asemmiv ne$ d agris, Muôad ad yakwi i êammu nni yuli-d deg weksum is ; ad yakwi i êamu nni ukanun n yirrij azeggwa$ i tessa$ay yemma-s di tegrest. Yal tikkelt, tezwe$ nni n yirrij teteffk-as d tafat, tetekkes fell-as a$em$um nni yellan zdat wallen is. Muôad iêemmel ad d-itkaki axxam nni nsen. Si mi yekker, tikwal ad iqqen allen-is, ad iéer axxam nni nsen, ad iéer ayen illan am zun yella deg-s, ne$ yella zdat-s. Tikwal mar ad d-zelgent, ad iéer zdat-s am tagut nni n tegrest terra taduli i wexxam nni, ad iwet ad ismeômec allen-is. £as

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akken, tagut nni teffer ayen ib$a ad t iéer. Ayen ib$a ad iéer ne$ ayen ib$a ad d-imekti ? Imir, ad izzi akka d wakka, ad izwi iman-is, ad iddem ajeônan. Maççi d ass-is ! Axxam nni nsen izga-d di tnemmast n taddart. Ur illa n wedrum ufella, ur illa n wedrum n wadda. Deg wuraren n warrac, Muôad ur idda akkin ur idda akka. Tama i yas ihwan ad yili deg-s. Deg uraren n tkurin, n timsizzelt, n tiqqar. Tawwurt nni n wefrag tqubel azrib n taddart, tbedd zun d aâssas nwexxam. Tenjeô deg wes$ar n teslent, teôcem zun d ticôav nni n wudem n nannas Wiza. Si teméi-s, Muôad iêemmel ad iqqim zdat tewwurt nni n wefrag, ad iseddu uvudan-is ireqqaqen deg tregwa nni inejôen deg wes$ar. Iêemmel ad iseddu ifassen-is

d asawen alamma ur izmir ad yernu.

Syen ad d yader i$il-is. Deg walla$-is ad isaram : « ass-mi ad im$ure$, ad siwve$ ivudan iw alamma d asawen inna ! ». Iêemmel ad izzi s uvad-is i tregwa nni, ad d-izzi i yiîij nni yellan di tnemmast n tewwurt zun d netta i yefkan tafat i tezribt n taddart. Iîij nni, ur iéra d iîij n wass

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ne$ d agur n tziri seg wass-mi yesla s tmucuha nni n tmeîîut i d-ise$lin agur $er tbaqit. Iîij nni d i$lin, ‘’wissen

yeqqim

di

tewwurt

n

wefrag

nne$ ? ‘’. Tawwurt n wefrag nni nsen deg-s i d-tezwar tafat,yal ass. Di yal tallit, mi d illi Muôad tawwurt nni, ad t id-tqabel tafat $er wallen. Deg wussan nni n tefsut ne$ unebdu, mi d-tewwet tafat nni ger temlel d tewre$, taîîiwin n Muôad ad d meômint d imeîîawen. Iêemmel imeîîawen nni n yiîij, imeîîawen n tafat. Iîij mi yekcem $er wefrag n At Mellal, ad t idiqabel wexxam n tesga. Axxam nni n Muôad. Tawwurt n wexxam nni tefka d, am tyita tmegêelt, $er tewwurt n wefrag. Tama tayeffust yella deg-s wexxam n Baba Azwaw, anda tezde$ tura Yemma Wiza, tam$art-is. £er zdat, tella texxamt n Salem, tentel ger wexxam n Muôad d win n Baba Azwaw. Taxxamt teîîeft ti$mert zun teffer akin i tmu$li. Di tama tazelmavt i d-ifergen s ugadir, ur illa wexxam. Tella kan tara nni tameqrant i yedlen azgen n wefrag s waâric is. Tara nni n wavil n wafrara.

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Win i d-ikecmen si tewwurt n wefrag ad d-izger asqif di tazwara. Asqif nni ifka anza $er wexxam bu snat tewwura. Mi tekkiv si tewwurt, ad tafev si yal tama ti$imit. Nnig nsent, tella texxamt i$ummen asqif nni. £er tama tayeffust, llant tseddaôin isalayen $er tkanna nni, Taxxamt n Wesqif . Asqif nni iêemmel Muôad ad t id-itkaki di lawan n tefsut, ass-mi yas tekker Yemma-s Wiza i wôuccu s wumlil. Asqif nni tewwet tebrek, taggara yu$ald d amellal am tafat nni n yiîij i d-ikecmen si tewwurt. Wiza tam$art tekker-as i wjegger s wumlil ur tezmir. D urfan i yas ifkan afud ad tekker, ad teêlelli. Acêal n tikkal i yasent tessuter i sut wefrag akken ad sizedgent asqif. Awal is « ikka sya, iffe$ sya ». Tenna, tesuter, tules-as i wawal, taggara am tin ihedôen i lêiv. Yiwen wass d ayen, tuli-yas-d tkurt nni n wurfan. Di magu, tekker s tqabact d uqeffu d abrid $er Tala Wumlil. Mi d yu$al Muôad si lexla, yerra-d azal, inehô-d ti$eîîen-is i d-yufa azgen n wesqif yu$al d

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amellal, ifka-d tafat zun yurez-d temlel nni n yiîij. Mi yekcem Muôad $er wesqif nni yufa teryel d tamellalt $ef t$iùmit nni tazelmavt, tes$al akka d wakka s i$allen-is, afus yurez asafu amellal. Ikukra, iwet ad d-yerwel $er deffir. Ibedd, qquren ifadden-is, allen-is ééant di lexyal nni. Acêal i yeqqim akken, ur iéra … - Laâslama-k a Muôad a mmi ! Mi yesla i ta$ect n yemma-s Wiza, yuki i yiman-is iff$-d seg yimi n teryel nni. Udem nni i d-izzin $ur-s ur t issin, ur illa d udem n wemdan. D amellal seg yixef $er yixef. D udem n at laxeôt. Iéeô udem nni, ismuqel ugar anda ad d-yaf udem n yemma-s Wiza. Udem d amellal, aqerru icudd s uceîîiv d amellal, aqenduô d amellal, ivaôôen d imellalen. Mi tezzi, tu$al $er ujegger, i$allen is kkaten tumlilt akin d wakka s umezzir n wexleno. Muôad ikkes-as unezgum, ifhem d yemma-s Wiza i yas ikkren i wjegger, ad tesimlel asqif. Tariêt nni n wumlil ilexsen s waman, teqqim as i Muôad, teééa di tanzarin-is. Acêal n tikkal i yewwet ad tt isemlil $er tariêt ujeooig ne$ n wayen nniven, taggara ur as d yufa anza. D tariêt

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n wumlil kan, d udem amellal n yemma-s Wiza $ef tseddaôin n wesqif. Axxam nni nsen, axxam n tesga, $as issen-it tardast tardast, armi d ass-mi i yas d terra temlel yemma-s Wiza s wumlil nni n Tala, i yas d banent t$emmaô is. D tafat i yas islemden axxam nsen. Anda ur tella tafat, ur tella tmussni. Mi tekkiv si tewwurt, tulid amder nni ameqran ad k id temmager t$er$ert, aguns nni imzin s tewdect, d alegga$ am wfus n llufan. D yemma-s n Muôad i t isel$en di tefsut. Acêal n wussan n tmaddazt akk d wewdec n wasif akken ad d iseggem. Tecrew Tasaâdit tidi fell-as. £er tama tazelmavt illa udaynin, yuder acemma kan $ef aguns nni, azal n yi$il. Ger waguns d udaynin tella t$imit. Ddaw t$imit nni yella umedwed

i

tuqqna akked wucci n waxfiwen, n tyuga ne$ n we$yul. Nnig t$iùmit akked udaynin tella tkanna. D ti$imit nni i d taseddaôt n webrid-is. Akken ad taliv $er tkanna, d aneggez i yezwaren $er t$imit nni. Win ur nezmir ur ikeççem takanna. Di tkanna tella tevwiqt nni tameéyant tefka $er

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tmazirt n Ëemmu. Tavwiqt ni d azal n snat turdas kan. Aqerru izmer ad izri, ma d tuyat ad qqiment din. Tavwiqt nni tderraâ s tsulal n wes$ar uzemmur si yal tama. Iîij ad d ikcem, amaker ur d ikeççem. £er tama tayeffust, illa udekwan d a$ezfan, idda seg yixef $er yixef n wexxam. Di tlemmast-is illa ukanun, i$ez deg waguns.

Adekwan nni ibna d

tiseddaôin, deg-s tikwanin akka akin. Deffir

tewwurt,

$er

tama

tayeffust,

tella

tsebbalt n waman. Deffir tsebbalt nni tamellalt tella

tegrurt

n

yi$iden.

Tagrurt

nni

d

tadekwant, tuli afella ugar n t$imit. Ddaw-as d tuqqna n yi$iden, nnig-s d adekwan n igerwajen i yat wexxam. Taârict nni u$anim illan nnig ukanun ur tt yufa Muôad. Tella tekkes seg wussan nni izwaren, send ajegger. Acêal n wussan i zed$en di texxamt n Salem. Icfa tenna yas yemma-s : - ad d-nesizdeg axxam di tefsut agi ma yeb$a Öebbi. Si tura ad d-n$ez tumlilt si Tala Wumlil. Itkaki-d Muôad d awalen i yas inna i yemma-s ass-

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en, - Ih a yemma ! Ad d njegger ma ad d-tekcem tafat axxam am tin n wesqif ! - Ad d-tekcem tafat a mmi ! Ad yeg Öebbi ad tili ad tennerni tafat-ik a mmi ! Ass-mi i kkren i usuffe$

n wexxam, bdan zik n

wass. Muôad yeqqim akin $er tama n tara nni, tefka yas yemma ayefki n ta$at yeêman akked teôbaâtt n we$rum aquran. Iqqim, iéer ayen illan $ef tiî-is. Baba-s si tama, yemma-s si tama, Salem nsen si tama nniven, keççmen teff$en-d seg wexxam i$allen ççuôen. Tikwal $er texxamt n Salem, tikwal $er wexxam n yemma-s Wiza, tikwal $er te$mert n wefrag, tikwal $er tseddaôin n wesqif. Yal ta$awsa d-ff$en tufa amkan-is. Mi llan imawlan-is suffu$en-d isufar seg wexxam, Muôad ikcem-it unezgum. Ur iéra ansa i yas dikka, ger tikli nni n imawlan-is s leêder, d wawalen nni gar-asen s leêder, tikwal d aqesser mar ad d suff$en ayen i yasen d ismektan kra. Mi dsuff$en dduê nni deg d ikker Muôad, deg tezuznen acêal, susmen i sin imawlan-is. Dduê nni yeqqim

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acêal iseggwasen d ilem, di tkanna. Ooan-t din, s usirem ad t id-ddmen yiwen wass, ad iqqen tikkelt tis snat $er wejgu anemmas. Ad zuznen amalas, win ad d-yernun $ef Muôad… Muôad ur d yufa tasebbiwt i yas igan anezgum nni. Isusem, izéer s wallen « ekcem teff$ed nni » taggara ittu iman-is zun izzer di targit: ma yezmer ad d-yawev wass deg a neffe$ d tamara, seg wexxam n jedd-i ! Muôad irgagi. Ur ifra di targit i yella, ur ifra yuki. D tamu$li s waîîawen-is akked imeééu$enis, mi yesla i ta$ect n yemma-s, tenna yas - A Muôad a mmi ! As-d ad teéred axxam nne$ akka d ilem ! D ameqran ! Muôad yuzzel. Mi yekcem axxam, yuki i wul-is indeq. Yuki tuli-t-id tkurt deg idmaren-is, di ta$ect-is. Isusem, ur d yufa awal ad d-yini. Mi yekka tawwurt, ayen iéra di tazwara d abux nni, tebrek nni n wabbu yu$en tasga akked tama tayeffust n wexxam akked idekwanen nni. Ticôav n tebrek nni ff$ent-d am tlafsa i d-illin imawenis si yal tama. Muôad ibedd tama n baba-s, $as

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yugad, ur irwil. Iééel i$il-is, iîîef-d afus n baba-s, izmev-it deg wfus-is. Muôad iééa aîîawen-is di yal ti$mert n wexxam, si tesga ar udaynin, si tkanna ar udekwan. Yal tikkelt ad illi allen nni tizegzawin, ad tent iseêrec akken ad isenqed ugar. Imir, d awal nni n yemma-s i wumi isel yal tikkelt i yas d-yusan deg walla$-is : « Ay aâssas n wexxam ! ». Yal tikkelt ad teggal, ne$ ad tedaâu, awal-is izga i waâssas n wexxam. Ifca, acêal n tikkal i yezzi i t$emmar n wexxam akken ad yaf « aâssas n wexxam », taggara ur t-yufa. Ass-a, axxam d ilem, ayen illan deg-s suff$en-t-id imawlan is, ma d aâssas n wexxam ur d-idda deg ifassen n yemma-s, n baba-s n ne$ d Dadda-s Salem. Anda yeffer waâssas n wexxam ? Muôad ikukra ad iddu $er zdat. Acemma kan tekkes as tigwdi nni, ineggez $er zdat, ikcem aguns zun d annar n Ti$ilt anda itturar netta d warrac n taddart. Ti$emmar nni yakk i yas ittwakksen zik i wurar, da d aéeîîa, din d akanun, akin d afexxaô n wexxam ne$ d tasebbalt. Ass-a kra din yekkes. Axxam yu$al i netta. Muôad yuzzel deg waguns, yuzzel deg wdaynin, yuli $er tkanna yuder-d d

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aneggez, yuli adekkan, izzi d akk i tekwatin, da iger afus-is, din iwwet kan izra. Di tkanna, isuffe$ aqerru-s si tevwiqt nni tameéyant, iéra xalti-s Ïawes di tmazirt, ddaw wexxam, tella tneqqec di tebêirt-is. Takanna nni, d tikkelt tamezwarut i yas d tban akken tella. Si zik n zik, takanna nsen tella teççur, ur illa wanda a tedduv. Igwra-d kan wazal n wusu. Din asenduq nni n yemma-s seg wass-mi d tedda d tislit, din taxabit n zzit, ikufan n teméin, tirint icettiven, isufar n wuççi icban tazart, tassemt d iseqqiyen akked uquran n laâid. Ur illa anda a yers uvar. Muôad ifôeê aîas mi yas fkan takanna ad itturar deg-s. Icfa d baba-s i yas t-ifkan. Isla yasen mi llan sawalen, baba-s akked yemma-s. Tenna yas yemma-s - Ad d-nôuc kan axxam, a nekkes tebrek ma d takanna ur a$ tecqa. Isla i baba-s mi yas yerra awal i yemma-s, inna yas. - Amek ! A nfelleq afwad-nne$ akken a nesizdeg axxam, taggara ad neoo ugzir. Axxam ad yizdig, tebrek n tkanna d udaynin a neûebbiê fell-as yal ass ! Iwqem ! Ma nekker-as i wôuccu, ad as nekker

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kan abrid ! D awal nni n baba-s i yeff$en. Muôad ur icfa acêal i yeqqim i wurar deg wexxam nni nsen yu$alen d ilem. Ayen $ef yecfa ugar, d tazzla nni ger waguns d udaynin. Ur tella times ad t-iser$en, ur illa ufexxaô a yeôéen. Muôad yufa d iberdan ur issin zik : ekcem si ddaw t$imit, ddu adaynin, zzi-d tawwurt udaynin, ali akin $er udekwan n yi$id, ekcem sya, effe$ syen, azzel deg waguns nnig ukanun ar tasga, syen zzi-d seg wmedwed aqerni $er udaynin, ezzi, ezzi !… Ussan nni ujegger, icfa netta yu$ amkan-is $ur yemma-s Wiza. Ussan nni, Din i$imi, din uççi, din taguni. Llant tmucuha i yesdukel nitenti d wumlil nni akked tariêt nni. Mi d-imekta yiwet tmacahutt, ad d-imekti anda i yas isla tikkelt tamezwarut, ad d-itkaki ussan nni n wumlil deg wexxam nsen, tafat nni n lmesbeê n yemma-s Wiza. Tafat nni akked tili nni itturaren nitni d wa$zen akked teryel ger tgejda n wexxam.

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5. Tagut Tagut n wasif, tagut n Te$zut… Deg webrid n Omaha Beach, Muôad yu$ abrid-is nebla ma yers-d si tkeôôust nni. Ur iswa lqahwa nni n tmacint, ur ira ad d isakwi arraw-is akked tmeîîut-is ignen. Iîîef tayeffust n webrid, tamu$li teffe$ akin, iteddu deg webrid-is. Abrid yufa-t ilha, iseggem, irna d ilem deg wass n lêed tafejrit. Akin $er zdat, yuder webrid, tban-as-d tqentert ger umeççim n tagut i d-issa$en i tmurt. Tagut nni tamellalt tuli d seg wasif, tessa$ i webrid, tefka temlel i wayen d-izzin. Tagut nni tamellalt tu$-d tamurt n wadda. Simmal temlel nni teteddu, simmal teddal i Te$zut, tesedrag i$zer, tettali am iragwen ne$ tameççimt tamellat

$er tmurt ufella. Tagut nni, akken

teddal i tmurt, trennu tesismiv i$san i tetessu tasusmi di Tmurt n Wadda. Ur intiq wefôux, ur d tgir ti$ri n wemdan. Ur illa ûûut nnig win n wasif iskefkufen.

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Dda Muê ifrawes, yuki i tesmev tekcem aksum-is. Irs-d

sufella utemmu, imme$ $er ubalîu nni

azegzaw, irra-t $ef tuyat-is, syen yu$al $er useggem utemmu. Ib$a ad ifaôes ass-is. Acêal n wussan aya seg-mi d in$el igenni, d ageffur, d anéar, d abruri, d iceôcuôen, d nnger ! Avu nni akked iêemmalen nni n waman ur zgilen tama. Atemmu nni n Te$zut iîîef ayen iîîef acêal iseggwasen aya, taggara ikna si tama ufella. Adles nni amezwaru irka, terna yas taéeyt n waman n wussan agi ineggura. Ma yeqqim akken ad irtem. Dda Muê ira ad iseggem atemmu nni n Te$zut skud ur irtim am akken retmen itemma nniven. Acêal itemma i yellan zik di tferkawin n Tmurt n Wadda kan ? I yeb$u yili, atemmu n Te$zut ad ibedd skud yella Muêend d ameddur. Acêal n wussan i yuzzel deg wussan nni unebdu akken ad d-imger adles deg Yi$il Ugelmim. Yal tikkelt, ar d-i$li yiv i d-ikeççem taddart. Dda Muê ib$a ad ifaôes ussan nni, ayen d-isekcem ugar. Taggara adles nni igzem, ifser, ikkaw, iqqen, igguni ass-is di te$mert utemmu.

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Si mi yuli wass i yuder Muêend $er Te$zut. Izwar si tgejda nni yerkan, ikkes itent yiwet yiwet, irra tid uûefûaf i d-injer seg wasif. Idda yas i wseggem s leêder zun ur ira ad ihucc ne$ ad isdeôkel atemmu nni. Idda yas s leêder am win d itneêêilen ta$rast n tamemt. Amur n tamemt nni ilaq ad d-ikkes, tizizwa nni ur teff$ent ta$rast. S webrid nni i yas idda Dda Muêend i wtemmu nni. Ur ira ad d-isakwi aâssas utemmu. Ur ira ad isengugel tisulal nni akked tigejda nni yellan ass-mi yella netta d ameéyan, d aqcic ittmurud. Idda-yas am win d itekksen timellalin ddaw tsekkurt. Si mi yuli wass, ifassen n Dda Muêend qeddcen : $ez akal, ekkes akal, sentu tagejdit, err-as aéru d wakal, cudd-itt s wawri, seggem adles, eqqen tameqqunt, cudd di tama nniven. Ixeddem di tsusmi. Ur tella tyita n tefvist tameqrant, ur illa wawal, tikwal deg wtemmu, tikwal nnig utemmu, Dda Muêend idha. Mi yella itseggim timeqqunin nni n wedles, iéer

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zdat wallen-is wid akk ikecmen iff$en seg wtemmu nni. Tikwal itettu iman-is zun illa di tmeqbeôt anda neîlen imezwura nsen. Llan wussan deg iêemmel

ad

d-igwri

tameddit

deg

webrid

n

tmeqbeôt. Iêemmel ad ikkes tise$lit, ad yanef $er din, ad ibedd ger iéekwan nni, ad sen ikkes ahicuô, isennanen d im$in. S leêder kan, tikwal s yiwen ufus, ad iddu seg wéekka $er wayev. Mar ad d-iffe$ si tmeqbeôt nni, ittakwi ittifsis wulis, itekkes-as unezgum zun isawel tiremt netta d wid ized$en din. Akken i yas tevra i Muêend ass-a. Zun d imezwura nni nsen i yas innan ad iseggem atemmu, netta yu$-asen awal. Icfa Dda Muê, mi yella d ameéyan, si zik-is itta$ awal. Tagut nni tamellalt i d yulin seg wasif tessa$ i tmurt, tezzi yas i wtemmu nni zun d tigzirt di tnemmast n waman. Mi d-irfed s wallen-is, Dda Muê yufa d iman-is di tnemmast n tagut am zun yella di tegnawt. Ikcemit uferfud, am win idehcen. Ira ad iger ti$ri ad idekkeô, ad yawi acewwiq am akken yu$ tanamit. Ass-a igugem. Ur as ifka wul-is ad idekkeô.

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Adekkeô di lawan-is, mar ad yili di tmegra, deg wêuccu usa$ur ne$ fella n teslent deg wnebdu. Ass-a ur illa d ass udekkeô. Issusem. Ifassen xeddmen, aqerru yu$ timura, alla$ izger akin, yu$al-d akka, taggara yunag $er wussan n teméi.

Muê

iêemmel

ad

d-itkaki

ussan

nni,

iseggwasen nni deg yella d aqcic d ameéyan. Amur ameqran dinna, di tferkiwin nsen i d-yekkat wulis ad d-ismekti ussan izran. Si tûebêit nni mi d-yewwev $er utemmu akken ad t iseggem i yas yuki i kra izdeg alla$-is. Ur t idisefra. Di tsusmi nni, taggara tusa yas d tsarut i wnezgum-is. Taggara yefhem amek tt-icudd acêal n wusan akken ad iseggem atemmu nni aneggaru di tferkiwin

nsen.

Itkaki-d

awal

nni

n

zik :

« atemmu n wavil » ! Icfa, deg wtemmu nni i yella baba-s isrusu isaâlaqen n iguza n wavil i tegrest. Iguza nni iwra$en, anda « amur i yat wexxam, amur i tzizwa nni i ya$ d itefken tamemt», am akken i yas isel i baba-s. Amek i d-immekta awal nni « atemmu n wavil » ? Muê iwet ad d-yaf amek. Ikcem $er utemmu, ibedd,

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iger tamu$li $er wayen iseggem segmi yebda taûebêit

nni.

tanemmast. tagejdit

Tiî-is

ters

$ef

tgejdit

nni

Taggara, yufa-tt id. Mi d-ikkes

nni

tanemmast,

akken

ad

yerr

deg

wemkan-is tin d-injer seg ye$zer, icfa tewwet-it id tariêt $er tinzar-is. Tariêt nni issen-itt, tesmekta-yas d kra, maca ur izmir ad d-yaf. Tariêt nni teqqim di tinzert is, zun tentev, tegguma ad tekkes. Icfa, mi d iffe$ seg wtemmu, ibedd zdat tewwurtis, terna d tsusmi nni n tagut i d-itkaki awal nni ines netta ass-mi yella d aqcic d ameéyan : « atemmu n wavil » ! Zdat wallen-is, iéer aqcic s tqendurt nni n taduî, tacacit tazegga$t, iqqim iteçç tiéurin nni tiwra$in. Iêemmel ad tent isefruri yiwet yiwet seg wgazu nni i yas d ikkes baba-s si sqef utemmu. Deg umeééu$-is mazal isel i ta$ect nni n baba-s mi yas inna acêal n tikkelt: -« Eîîef tagazut agi n wavil i keçç, i mi têeôcev a Muêend ! ». Dda Muê iéra, skud yella netta d ameddur, atemmu nni

wavil

ad

iqqim

ibedd.

Ikkes-as

aâggu,

innecôaê wudem-is, yu$al i wcudu n tmeqqunin n

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wedles i tfawtin di sqef utemmu. Ib$a ad idekkeô, yu$al indem, isusem. Ib$a ad yeoo deg walla$-is udem n weqcic nni s tqenduôt n tavut tamellalt. Arrac imeéyanen ur tdekkiôen. Mi yekna Muêend ad d-iddem tameqqunt n wedles i yesla tuli-d ti$ri si Te$zut zun teff$-d si ddaw tmurt: - A yemma ! A yemma ! Dda Muê idduqes. Ur iéra isla i ti$ri, ne$ isla i ti$ri-s netta s ta$ect nni n

wass-mi yella d

ameéyan. Isers tameqqunt nni n wedles i yellan ger ifassen is, ibedd, igguni. Ikmez aqerru-s, ilsa tacacit-is, izzi $er utemmu. Zdat tewwurt ibedd. - A yemma ! A yemma ! Tikkelt agi maççi d targit. Isla i weqcic i$ar i yemma-s. Üûut nni ikka-d si tama wadda, seg wasif. Ur iéra amek i d-ibren si tewwurt utemmu, amek yu$ abrid n wasif s tazzla, amek iwev $er nnig wasif anda yella zik webrid i wezgar. Dda Muêend ibedd, inehhet nnig wasif iêemlen, amanis

skefkufen,

teddun

tezzin

s

tkuffta

timellalin. Mi yella iéer aman nni, yuki izzi

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laâqel-is. Mi yekkes tamu$li-s seg waman nni, yesuli-tt akin agemmav i yeéra aqcic d ameéyan ibedd s tbeônust-is tamellat nnig wasif. Aqcic nni isusem. Iéra-d Muêend mi d-yewwev agemmav i wasif, iff$-d si tmeççimt n tagut. - A xali Muêend ! Anda tella yemma ? - A mmi, d acu i k id-ifkan akka deg wass am wagi ? Anda yella baba-k ? - Iman-iw kan i d-usi$. B$i$ ad ére$ yemma ! Jjme$ yemma ! - Asif iêmel acêal n wussan aya. Ur izmir yiwen ad izger. £ur-k ad d tzegrev ! Ad k ççen waman ! Dda Muêend tejreê tasa-s. weqcic

Iffhem tadyant n

anect n tummeét. Yu$al-it-id wul $ef

yemma-s, irewl-d si taddart nsen akken ad iéer yemma-s. Akka tilufa n tmeddurt. Muêend irfed isers amek a yexdem i weqcic amcum. Asif iêùmel ur izmir yiwen ad izger, aqcic ittwaîîef akin agemmav-in, netta agemmav-a. D tawa$it ! - A mmi ! Qim din, $ur-k ad d-tkecmev aman. Ad ali$ $er taddart ad d-$re$ i yemma-k ! Send ad yali $er taddart, Dda Muêend yu$al-d $er

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utemmu nni, iddem tawemmust nni n tazart, syen yuder akin $er wasif. Mi yeffel i wefrag nni yellan tama ufella, iban as d weqcic nni iskwer iman-is di tbeônust-is, igguni. Ur imbawel seg wemkan nni deg t iooa imir kan. Iddem tawemmust nni, i$er-as, inna yas : - Eîîef aâwin agi. Eçç-it a mmi ma telluéev ! Ivegger as tazart nni d we$rum nni nnig wasif, syen ibern-d iman-is, idda abrid usawen $er taddart. Dda Muêend ikref iman-is $ef sin, iîîef abrid usaden,

alla$-is

yunag

akin

$er

iseggwasen

izran. Tamu$li n weqcic nni tesne$wni-t, tejreê tasa-s. Iteddu isawal i yiman-is : ivelli kan i tedda yemma-s d tislit. Cfi$ ddi$ di tqeffaft nni, nezger asif, nekcem taddart n Mekraz. Assen imawlan-is feôêen, fkan tawellit nsen i wexxam ilhan … tilufa n tmeddurt ! Iteddu nnig tezmert-is, ira ad yawev taddart ad d i$er i Tasaâdit. Iteddu $er zdat, ivaôôen-is ttu$alen-d $er deffir. Ifcel. Acemma kan armi yesla i derz uvar n tazzla nnig-s. Mazal i dirfed aqeôôu-s mi te$li fell-as Tasaâdit si tama

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ufella. - Anna$ a Dda Muêend ! Mmi nni ad t-yeçç wasif ! Nnig tezmert-is i yas d irra awal, inna yas : - ur ttagwad a Tasaâdit ! Mmi-m ooi$-t-in iqqim akin agemmav i wasif, éri$-t tura kan. £urem i dteddu$ ad am d-$re$. Anwa i yam d innan yusa-d mmi-m ? - D Malêa n Ëmed i yas islan. Imir kan tuzzel-n $er taddart. Nekk lli$ deg wexxam. Ass am ass-a, ur d neffi$ $er lexla. - Amek akka i d-yusa iman-is kan si taddart n Mekraz ? - Maççi d ayen ar ak êku$ a Dda Muêend. Acêal n tikkal i yas d irwel i baba-s. Mi t id yu$al wul, ad ten is$ifel ad d-iîîef abrid n Te$zut. Acêal n tikkal i d uzzle$ ad t id-magre$ deg wasif. Tasa nne$ tejreê i sin. Tasaâdit, imi issawal, ivaôôen-is teddun am tzerzart. Tuzzel ad tawev mmi-s. Dda Muêend kkawen ifadden-is si tikli nni n tmara, n tazzla. Idda deffir n Tasaâdit akken i yas tefka tezmertis. Tasaâdit teteddu, yiwen wul ib$a ad iger ti$ri i mmi-s akken ad as tini tusa-d, yiwen wul yugad

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mmi-s nni ad as d isel, ad isqev, ad d ineggez $er wasif iêemlen. Tesusem, tedda, tcuff abrid nni aceêraruf n Te$zut zun d aza$ar. Si tama wadda ittali-d ûûut nni. - A yemma ! A yemma ! Mi yeffel Dda Muêend si deffir, s tazzla d unehhet, ur inwa ad ivil $ef tmu$li nni. D amendil n Tasaâdit i yeéra d amezwaru, iteddu fella n waman. Ur as tefka tegwnitt ad ibedd. Ineggez $er waman yurz-ed afus n Tasaâdit ger tikuffta n waman. Ur iéra ikcem aman ne$ ur ikcim. Ur yuki yellexs ne$ ur illexs. Mi d yesuffe$ Tasaâdit si twa$it nni i d itkaki aqcic nni. Aqcic nni yella ibedd akin agemmav, allen-is teddunt d imeîîawen. Iggugem. Di tegwnitt nni tawezlant, dduklent-as $ef tikkelt : yemma-s tusa-d, ifôeê, yuzzel $er zdat, yemma-s tger deg waman, yemma-s tezzer, netta yugad, yemma-s isuff$-itt-id Dda Muêend, netta yefôeê … rwint deg walla$-is weqcic nni. Iqqim yesusem, akin agemmav, nnig waman. - Anna$ a Dda Muêend ! Ad isi$zef Öebbi laâmeôik ! Tekksev-iyi-d si lmut. Yili ad igujel mmi tikkelt tis snat ! Kksen as yemma-s ivelli ad

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yernu wasif ad as yeçç yemma-s ass-a! Aqcic nni ibedd akin, allen-is ééant-d di yemmas mi tella teqqim, amzur is aberkan idel itt zun d lfuva. Ur d-inna awal. Dda Muêend ikkes abalîu nni azegzaw, irra-t $ef tuyat n Tasaâdit akken ad as ikkes usemmiv. Ur yufa awalen ad d-isuffe$. Tella tegwnitt deg awalen

tezwar-iten

tsusmi.

Ibedd,

allen-is

teddunt seg weqcic nni $er Tasaâdit nni, Yiwen si tama n waman, yiwet si tama n waman. Yiwet d tayemmatt inêafen, yiwen d mmi-s imu$bnen. Iwhem amek i d ixef-is. Tagut nni yedlen Ta$zut terna-yas di tider$elt i Muêend. Ur iéra d tillas n tagut ne$ d allen is i yefkan mayna. Yuki i tewser tu$ tafekka-s. Ibedd, itezzi, ur d inna, ur isusem. Isla i wawalen-is nitni ur d ffi$en seg idmaren-is. Ibedd, yuki i yiman-is am uceqquf nni n tebêirt di taggara n wussan-is. Acemma kan, isneêneê ta$ect-is, inna yas i Tasaâdit : - Qim dagi, tura ad d-u$ale$. Tasaâdit teqqim, iéôi iteddu d iêemmalen. Ur tufa awalen ad d tini i mmi-s ne$ i Dda Muêend.

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Tesnexfit zun d taqcict tameéyant. Dda Muêend isnesr-d iman-is, yuli $er tama n utemmu. Ikkes-as aâggu nni mi yuzzel, ikkes-as ukukru nni mi iteddu. Yuki i yiman-is yu$al d ileméi. Mi d-yuli $er utemmu, tazwara ib$a ad yeoo Tasaâdit akked mmi-s, di sin, akken ad as tini awalen n tasa. Mi yekcem atemmu, izzi akka d wakka, iééa allenis di tgejdit nni tanemmast. Tigejdit nni n wavil, d$a itkaki d aqcic nni, ass-mi yella zik iteddu $ef tuyat n baba-s. Itkaki-d udem n weqcic nni. Iff$-d

seg

wtemmu

nni,

yurez

deg

wfus-is

tamrart, yu$ abrid n wasif. Idda s leêder akken ad isi$zef awal n Tasaâdit akked mmi-s.

Mi

yewwev $er wasif, yufa Tasaâdit akked mmi-s tmeéran, yal yiwen tamu$li-s deg wayev, susmen, bedden zun d is$an. - A Tasâdit, ass iteddu, aqcic ur izmir ad dizger $er dagi, ur izmir ad yu$al iman-is $er taddart nsen. Nekk, ad zegre$ asif, ad ddu$ yid-s $er Mekraz. Mazal d-ifuk awal-is Dda Muêend, terra yas d

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Tasaâdit. - Anna$ a Dadda Muêend, ur zegger asif, ad k eççen waman ! - Ur ttagwad ! Ssne$-asen i waman ! Dda Muê ikkes abeônus-is, isker-it d takurt, ivegger-it akin agemmav i wasif. Iddem tamrart nni, icudd-itt $er yiwen useklu i d-im$in deg wasif, syen izzi-d $er Tasaâdit, inna yas. - Mi zegre$, kem u$al s axxam. Ur illa wayen ad txedmev deg wasif. Mmi-m ad t-siwve$ $er wexxam n baba-s, $er taddart nsen. Abrid-iw n tu$alin si tama ufella, $as izzi yeshel. Tasaâdit, ur tuki tella tgen ne$ tuki. Mi d-telli allen-is, teéôa Dadda-s Muêend yerra aqcic nni $ef tuyat-is, u$en abrid n yi$il $er taddart n Mekraz. Akka-d i wasif, Tasaâdit tger ti$ri. - A Muôad a mmi !

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6. Anekcum Anekcum $er Omaha Beach… Mi teffe$ tkeôôust seg webrid ameqran i yuki d yiman-is iwev anda i yella iteddu. Muôad isenqes tazzla, yu$ iberdan udyiqen, iberdan izzin $er ti$remt n Saint Laurent-surMer. Iteddu, am win illan issen iberdan nni, iteddu am zun d win yu$en tanamit n tirzaf $er ti$remt weroin issin. Mi yewwev ger iberdan amezwaru i d-yuki s tidett. Icfa mi d yeffe$ si Paris, syen $er zdat d targit, d tillas. Isbedd takeôôust, ikukra, ifka tamu$li akka d wakka, syen yu$ abrid yudren akwessar. D win i d abrid n Omaha Beach. £as ukin-d warraw-is akked tmeîîut-is, zun ur sen isla. Isla kan i ûûut nsen mi sawalen gar-asen. Awalen nni ur ten id ilqec. Muôad illa idhec di tignewt n tirga. Iteddu s leêder, ur iéra ayen ad d-magrent wallen. Deg walla$ is

mcuddent. Ayen i érant

wallen-is iffeé-it ugar d tizegzewt. Tizegzewt n yal asafar, n yemdanen seg yixef ar yixef, n wuzzal, n ikeôôusen. Tizegzewt nni tusa yas d am

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tillas ticki ad d-i$li yiv ; yal ta$awsa ad tttettali trennu tebrek. Si zik n zik, nnan d lawan nni n « ger yiv d wass » i dir ugar deg wass, deg yiv. Di tegwnitt nni i kkaten leonun, di beôôa, deg wefrag, tama n tzuli$t, deg waâfir… D tafat nni tamellalt i d-ikkan si tama wadda i yesduqsen Muôad. Iwet-it-id lmecôeq n tafat $er wallen, isban-as d luva n yilel n waman n Omaha Beach. Luva nni teffel akin i yi$il, teddukel akin nettat d temlel n tegnewt. Ilel La Manche ifka-yas-d udem-is i tmu$li. Muôad

isbedd

takeôôust

$er

yeffus,

isexsi

amutur, iqqim akken i sin ifassen $ef uleggan6 n tkeôôust. Allen-is ééant di luva nni yellan akin zdat-s. Ur d ikkis allen-is si tmu$li deg yi$il mi d-yufa awalen i yasen d isni i tmeîîut-is d warraw-is : - Twalaùm zdat nwen, akin deg yi$il, ger waman d igenni. Deg yi$il inna i d flalin di tfejrit n wass 6 yunyu7 1944

acêal n ibabuôen d wacêal n

yergazen n Marikan, Legliz d Canada. Zegren-d

6 7

Aleggan : avulun / aqewwas (français = volant de voiture) Yunyu = Juin

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akken ad ôéen taâkkwazt n Lalman8 !

Zegren-d

tafejrit n wass si tmurt n Legliz, fkan iqerra nsen akken ad as kksen aqerru i wdabu n Hitler. Wagi tessnem-t, maca ilha win d-ismektayen ! Illa deg wawal « win ittun ayen izran fell-as ivelli, d tamara ad as yales azekka ! ». Muôad ib$a ad yernu ad isi$zef awal, maca isusem, iffe$ si tkeôôust, idda kra isurifen $er zdat. Amekkan nni deg ibedd teffe$ tiîî akin armi d anda ur éeôôent wallen. Iff$-d si tkeôôust akken ad isriê azwu9 n wemkan nni, ad isriê tariêt n yilel, La Manche nni i d-izgan d asif ameqran, d talast ger Legliz d Fôansa. Ayen i yas d itkati walla$-is, d tamussni umezruy nni i yelmed deg u$erbaz ass-mi yella d ameéyan : imen$i n 100 iseggwasen10 ger Legliz d Fôansa ! Icfa amek i t-tesewhem tedyant nni : lgirra n 100 iseggwasen ! Izmer ad d-ilal yiwen di tôad nni, ad immet deg-s, ad d ilal mmi-s, ad immet deg-s, ad yernu ad d ilal mmi-s n mmi-s, taggara ad immet deg-s ! Imen$i ur ifri ! Lalman (l’Allemagne) : s Tmazi$t, tamurt nni isem-is Lavman. Lavman (« lmen$i n Lavman d Uôumi ») ; nekkni nura-t « Lalman », am akken i yas $ren medden ass-a. 9 Azwu : abeêri (français : l’air) 10 « La Guerre de Cent Ans » ger Legliz de Fôansa teîîef 116 iseggwasen, , si 1337 armi d 1453 mi yeffe$ Legliz tamurt n Fôansa. 8

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Muôad ihuz aqerru-s, iqren amek tbeddel tallit, si leqrun nni imezwura akked useggwas n 1944. Imekta d awal nni : « yal tafsut s tefsut-is », am akken i yas n$ar di tmurt. D arraw-is i t id-yerran $er useggwas n 2008 mi dff$en ula d nitni si tkeôôust ad éren ayen iéer babat-nsen. Bedden s tsusmi, fkan tamu$li nsen $er yi$il n waman.

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7. Tesmev Tesmev n wuzzal n yifri… yifri… Tesmev i d-yusan seg igenni ne$ seg wavu itsuvun yella deg-s webrid. Amdan izmer ad iskwer imanis, ad i$um akken yufa akken ad isenqes teqseê d tsiqqas n tesmev. Ma yella wamek, izmer ad ineggez, ad yazzel akken ad iseêmu aksum-is, idammen-is d ye$san-is. Di tmurt ugafa ameqran, tamurt n wedfel akked wegris ameqran, llan yemdanen ized$en tuddar, anda ixxamen nsen bnan s wegris. Yal axxam yenjeô deg wegris zun d aéru n tnicca. £as d agris, ufan-as tawwurt akken ad ddarin, ad gen êamu i tudert nsen. Asemmiv

n

yefri

nni

i

d-izgan

akin,

nnig

weftis11, netta ixulef. Tesmev nni tga am tlafsa n tmucuha. Deg-s teddukel tesmev n waman nni i dineggin si siman, tesmev uzayav i d-ikkan seg yilel, rnu-yas teqseê n tesmev n wuzzal. Helmut Herrenschneider iqqim, ikbel iman-is deg ukebbuv nni azegzaw n Wermacht, idduri ti$mert i wzayav. Niqal iqqim akin $er deffir, tallit ikker yu$al-d $er wemkan deg teffe$ tiî. £as d asemmiv wicqa. Ma yusa-d ufesyan ad isefqed, ad t Aftis (iftisen) : adernu ameqran nnig waman ne$ akal (français : une falaise). 11

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id-yaf deg wemkan-is. Ma yesla-yas iteddu-d, din kan ad isakwi ameddakel-is i yellan igen s tuffirt. Tameddurt n tuffirt ddaw wakal, irna yas taguni n tuffirt. Yir tameddurt ! Yuli wass ma d tasmuvi ur tenqis. Acêal n tsaâtin aya si mi îîfen taâssast deffir wemrud12, lmatrayuz tameqrant. Feclen si nadam d usemmiv n yal ass. £as ur tella tariêt n lqahwa, asirem nni i tt-isarem tefka yas d tariêt $er tinzert-is. Helmut ikker iddez ivaôôen-is, inna yas, - Lemmer ad a$ d awin cwiî n lqahwa ad d-llint wallen nne$. Skud nessaram, am zun ur nemmut ! Ur ira ad inteq ad d isakwi ameddakwel-is ignen tama tayeffust. Meqqar d netta ifka-yas wul-is isers aqerru-s. Helmut iger afus $er loib nni a$ezfan, innul tabôatt nni yellan din. Acêal wussan izran si mi yura tabôatt nni i tmeîîut-s ? Ur iéra, $as iéra. Afus yurez tajellabt nni, iqqim akken yella. Yal tikkelt ad d-i$li fell-as unezgum, ad isefqed ufus-is $er tebôatt nni. Yal tikkelt ad as yakwi i tjellabt nni tettihriw, tettnerni. Helmut icfa 12

Amrud (imrad) : lmedfaâ (français : canon)

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kan $ef wawalen nni imezwura ass-mi yebda tira. Ma d wid yerna yal tameddit, yal taswaât deg yufa tardast n talwit, ur as d gan ccan. D asif i d iêemlen, netta iga yas targa. « Anna, Acêal n waguren aya si mi d-ff$e$ axxam. Ur éri$ ad d-ini$ aguren ne$ iseggwasen seg wakken xeôbent tlisa n wussan, n waguren, n iseggwasen, seg wass-mi tekkes talast ger wass d yiv si tillas n tesrafin akked tafat n times n lbumbat n yiv. £as d alemmas, ivelli kan i d kkre$, nnan zik teddun wussan s webrid nsen. Ad yali wass, ad d ivil yiîij, imdanen yal wa deg tfellaêt-is, tameddit yal wa ad ikcem axxam-is ; tseggem tmeddurt am teryacin uéeîîa. Ass-a tenhewwal tmurt, inhewwal wakal $ef nteddu. £as di twa$it, tikwal yella wayen ilhan. Armi d ass-a i fehme$ ayen akk i d têekkuv

$ef tmeddurt n jedd-im,

netta yefkan aqerru-s deg imen$i n 1914-1918. Ass-mi i ya$ d têekkuv, nenwa d ayen izran, d ayen ur nella, ne$ d timucuha. Nekkr-d di liser, di talwit, n$il d tin i d tameddurt. Amek awalen ur d sekfalen ugar si tmeddurt izran ?

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Anna, Yiwen wass kan i yas uki$ i tasa-w tendef, ass nni mi nedddukel $er tmeqbeôt. Mi neéôa idurra nni n iéekwan imellalen n wid immuten deg imen$i, assen sergagin ul-iw. Ass-a, yal ass selle$ i wawalen nni inem, yal ass éerre$ zdat wallen-iw teddukel tmu$li nni n jeddim n ivelli akked tmu$li-w, nekk ass-a. Iddukel ivelli d wass-a. Acêal iseggwasen aya seg-mi d ff$e$ seg wexxam, ur éri$ teddrem ne$ tnegrem. Tikwal selle$ i ta$ect n Maximilien ne$ n Alexis, selle$ asen am akken llan zdat-i. Di tizi n tfejrit, ma yeddukel aâwaz d unezgum i ten éerre$, i sen selle$

i

warraw-iw. Acêal iseggwasen aya. Di tazwara nni seêsabe$ asen i wussan, gi$ asen tazrart itnernin yal ass, taggara ooi$ leêsab nni i win t-iran. Ooi$-t assmi éri$ zdat-i Heinrich tesaffeg it lbumba. Ur d iwgri deg-s ayen ad neîlen imawlan-is. Seg wassen idubbez weksum-iw. Ger tudert d tmettant, ur din talast. Anna, Di yal tegwnitt deg tekker tmes, d udem-im i d

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yettasen zdat wallen-iw, éerre$ kem tbeddev deg wefrag s tqenduôt nni tawôa$t, zzin-am warrawnne$ di sin. Tamu$li nni teééa deg waîîawen-iw. Nekk bdi$ awal, ur am d-nni$ anda i lli$ ne$ amek d-wve$ $er tmurt agi. Tadyant $ezzifet, ad am ttid-awi$. Tameddurt deg nella ass-a d tamacahutt. Tazwara d amkan anda lli$ acêal n waguren aya. £as ur êesbe$ ussan, zzin-d waguren n tegrest d unebdu acêal n tikkal. Akken yeb$u yili, nekk $uri d iseggwasen i lli$ deg iciqer agi. Ih ! Aqli zed$e$ yal ass, yal iv deg yifri nnig iciqer, deg weftis ger igenni akked tmurt.

Nezde$ aftis,

ddaw-as d ijdi akk yilel, $er deffir d tawrirt n war isem deg ééant lminat yudin, tid d-isem$ayen lmut yal tardast. Tamurt agi n Fôansa deg nella semman-as Normandie. Zik-is d tamurt tazegzawt n tistan d uyefki, ma d tura d tamurt n tmes d u$ilif. Amek i d-wve$ $er tmurt agi seg wass-mi d-ff$e$ axxam di taddart nne$, di Bergkirchen13 ? Tamacahutt, nni$-am $ezzifet.

13

Bergkirchen : ti$remt yellan nnig Munchen, $er tama n Dachau.

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8. Awal Awal di Max Grill… Si mi d ikcem John $er ugaraj taûebêit, ikkes iceîîiven-is, ilsa wid n ixeddim, syen idha di tkeôôust nni tazegzawt. D yiwet Ford C i yeddan acêal n kilumiter seg wass-mi d teffe$. £as tedda, tban tenneêdar, zun ivelli kan i d teffe$ si luzin. John ifsi-d azal n wezgen imesmaôen umutur n tkeôôust nni. Tikwal ikka-yas-d si tama ufella, tikwal si tama wadda, ifassen n John teddun zun d tamacint nni n luzin. Yal asafar ad as iddu akken i yas iselmed Edward, ccif ugaraj nni. Edward di tkeôyas i d-ilul. Ad as tiniv deg irebbi n tkeôôust « Ford

model

T » i yettev

ayefki maççi $ur yemma-s. Ass-mi kan i d-ikcem John $er ugaraj nni i yas ikka di tiî i Edward ; iéra allen-is mi teddunt di tkeôôust $er tayev, amek iger tamawt i tid yellan $er yeffus, $er zelmev, tid icebêen, tid wumi ifsi umutur, amek isers afus is $ef tin ne$ $ef ta. Edward iéra John iteddu zun islufuy s wallen-is i tkeôyas nni yelhan ugar. Iban-as-d useqviv deg wallen-is am wemcic nni igren s tiî

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taqeîîit. Tikkelt tamezwarut i yelsa John abluz n ixeddim, ifka yas Edward aceîîiv amellal $er ufus-is, inna yas ad isfev tikeôyas yellan di tnemmast n têanutt, tid yellan beddent ad nzent. Mi yas inna awalen nni i John, Edward izzi, yu$ tiseddaôin nni n tkanna yulin uwasen, iqqim-as-d i John, deffir lemri. Seg wemkan nni, Edward iéer-d John, ma d netta ur t-iéer. Ayen iéra Edward di tazwara d tuzya nni itezzi John i tkeôyas nni icebêen, d asersi ufus-is s leêder $ef yal tama n tkeôôus, d aslaf n yiran nni n kôum amellal zun d lfeîîa. Mazal ikfa John asizdeg n tkeôôust tamezwarut, Edward yennecham. Yers-d si tkanna nni, yu$al $er ixeddim-is netta. Ifra-tt. Acqcic agi d-ikecmen, John, d tawenza yelhan, yufa-d amkan-is. John yedda yas i tifsi umutur nni n Ford Model C am zun d aéeîîa wumi d-isensar ulman yiwen yiwen. Tikwal si tama ufella, tikwal si tama wadda, yal tukksa ad taf amkan-is $ef udekwan yellan zdats. John yella ddaw ukeôôus nni mi yas d-isla i Tim, i$ra-yas-d :

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- John, illa yiwen zdat tewwurt tameqrant, isteqsa-d fell-ak, ib$a ad k iéeô ! John isnesr-d iman-is si ddaw tkeôôust, isfev ifassen-is s uceîîid, inna yas i Tim : - £ur-k win a yennalen adekkan agi, mazal ur suli$ afsey umutur. Ger tamawt ! John yu$-d abrid n tewwurt, igzem akk te$zi n workshop , irna izzi tama yeffus $er ugaraj anda 14

tella tewwurt tameqrant. Mi yella iteddu, iwhem anwa i d-yusan di lawan deg yella netta d axeddam. Imeddukal-is, $as éran anda ixeddem, ur asen imla amkan ne$ tawwurt. Anwa seg-sen i d yerzan $ur-s ? D tewôe$ n tkeôôust nni n baba-s i yeéra d tamezwarut. Tewôe$ nni txulef ; anda tella, seg wass-mi yella netta d ameéyan, tewre$ nni izmer ad tt-yaâqel ger meyya. £as llant ugar n tkeôyas pick-up Chevrolet am tin n baba-s, maca tin nsen

$ur-s udem iman-is, am zun d yiwet nni kan i disuffe$ Chevrolet. Acêal n tikkal i yesla i yemmas tenna yas i baba-s : « Beddel a pick-up agi i tezzu$urev acêal iseggwasen ! Dayen naâya segs ! A$-d yiwen icebêen ugar, amaynut, win ur k ittaooan deg iberdan ! ». 14

Workshop (d awal n teglizit) : Tazeqqa n ixeddim (français : atelier)

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Awal

n

baba-s

yiwen-is,

taggara

yu$

yid-s

tanamit. D winna yal tikkelt i yas d i$$ar i tmeîîut-is, Ama : « s pick-up agi i kem id-wwi$ ass-mi nga tame$ra di Waîaga15, s wagi i kem wwi$ $er sbiîar ass-mi d ilul Robert, s wagi ass-mi d irna John. I wacu ad beddle$ akeôôus ? » Iffe$ John si tewwurt, idda $er tama n baba-s, s tikli nni izerben, ger tikli d tazzla. Mazal yewiv mi d-ineggez baba-s si tkeôôust-is, idda-d $er zdat ad iùmager mmi-s. - Hello John ! Ass-a $er tama yagi n ti$remt i dwi$ kra n isufar. Sers$-ten. Nni$ as ma testufav, a neçç imekli nekk yid-k ass-a ! Baba-s n John iêemmel ad iwet $er tayett kra n win deg ad d-imlil. Tiyita nni $er tayett, seg yidis, d win i d awal-is amezwaru. Akken di lxedma-s, akken anda yella. Ass-a ur d iqerreb $er mmi-s. Mi d yers kan si tkeôôust nni i d-inteq $er mmi-s am zun ikukra ad iwet mmi-s $er tayett. Yuki yella wayen ibeddlen gar-asen. Ikukra ad d iqerreb $er mmi-s. Waîaga : d isem n yiwet ti$remt (réserve) anda zeg$en Imarikaniyen ineûliyen (« les indiens d’Amérique»).

15

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John, awal nni n baba-s i wumi yesla ur yu$ tanamit isell-as. Di sin wawalen nni kan, « Hello John ! », John

isla deg-sen ûûut n lfeôê, d

aba$ur, ur illa din ccek. Tikwal ad d-yini yiwen awal, mi yas tesliv tzemrev ad teérev ma llan deg-s wurfan, ma d a$ilif, ma yennecôaê win t idinnan. Yiwen wawal aêerfi izmer ad d yefk udem n win isawalen. Akken John. Baba-s innecôaê, netta yedda tikli-s $er baba-s ad t imager zdat tkeôôust nni tawôa$t. Mi yessawev John zdat baba-s, ur yuki d yiman-is mi yeéra afus-is netta yewwet $er tayett n baba-s, inna yas - Hello ! Anwa i yak d imlan abrid $er tmurt agi a baba ! - D keçç i ya$ d imlan abrid $er dagi. Lemmer ur telliv dagi txeddmev, ²d abrid ur nessin. Wala$ tella yiwet têanutt akin agemmav, Max Grill, nezmer a neçç din. OK ? - Arou kan ad u$ale$, ad kkse$ abluz agi. D lawan a neffe$ a neçç. Tura kan. John ibren s tazzla $er workshop nni, yenna yasen i imeddukal-is ur t tganin i yimekli, syen yu$ald $er baba-s akken s tazzla tafessast. John si teméi-s ivaôôen-is deg warkasen ibaskiven, d

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anebdu ne$ d tagrest, ibaskiven ur tekksen deg ivaôôen-is. Tazzla imir, d tin i d tikli-s, d aferfer i yetferfir mar iteddu. D tikli nni tafessast i wumi iger tamawt Edward mi yas inna ass amezwaru deg d-ikcem ad ilmed

lmakanik n

tkeôyas, - Fessuset tikli-k, wala$ ifassen-ik, rnu sifes alla$-ik, nekk ad ak slemde$ lmakanik n tidett ! Awalen nni qqimen-as-d i John deg walla$-is. Seg wass-n, send ad yali wass i yekker, issared, syen yu$ abrid n workshop. Yal ass, d netta i d amezwaru ger ixeddamen i d-ikeççmen si tewwurt. Tikwal d$a tkellixen fell-as imeddukal ixeddmen yid-s. Mi d wven tasebêit ad as inin s unecôeê : - Anda yella wussu nni deg tegnev di workshop. Dagi i tegnev maççi deg wexxam nwen ! Yal ass, mar ad d-awven ixeddamen, netta ad yili iseggem snat ne$ tlata tkeôyas. John yuli $er tkeôôust n baba-s, ff$en seg webôaê nni, u$en abrid ameqran. Acemma kan kecmen abôaê nniven, zdat tira tameqrant nnig ugadir ameqran, « Max Grill ». D baba-s i d inetqen d amezwaru, akken ad isewzel

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tasusmi nni, inna yas - Dagi, akken wala$, amur ameqran n wid iteççen d wid iteddun deg iberdan s ikamyunen. Nnan, anda teççen at ikamyunen, uççi ilha, tzemrev ad teççev s tuqqna wallen ! Mi kecmen si tewwurt, ufan derren yergazen am izurar nni n wurar. Derren $ef udekkan, yiwet tselsa nsen, isebbaven Miksikan n weglim yulin asawen i wvar, aqerru i$um s yiwen ucaciw16 n stetson $as ulac iîij di motel nni. Yiwet tselsa nsen, yiwet tiddi nsen, yiwen wudem nsen, yiwet tissit nsen. Yal yiwen s tqeraânt zdat-s. D baba-s n John i d irnan awal, si mi kecmen si tewwurt. - èer kan, ad as tiniv deg yiwet têanutt kan i d u$en ayen lsan. Yal yiwen ira ad yefk anza $er wayev armi dukklen wa deg wa am iselman n yilel, ur tfernev deg-sen ur ten tferqev ! Mi yella baba-s isawal $ef txeddimt n wid iteddun deg iberdan, wid isedduyen ikamyunen i$ezfanen deg yiv deg wass, gezzmen tamurt n Marikan seg yixef $er yixef, John alla$-is yunag akin. Isel i baba-s, maca alla$-is simmal isekfal-d seg 16

Acaciw : acapu (français : chapeau )

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wussan, iseggwasen izran : «acêal iseggwasen aya ur ddi$ akka akked baba, ur kcime$ akka $er wanda a neçç, ur qqime$ akka nekk akked baba, tama $er tama ? » John ur d yufa tasarut i tuttra ines. Qqimen ad ççen. John inuda-d deg walla$-is akken ad d-yaf awal yes ad ibdu. Ib$a ad iswel netta d baba-s. Irra tamu$li $er ttaq, iéra derren ikamyunen n wid yellan din. Inna yas i baba-s - Tikwal sarame$ ad xedme$ akka am wigi, ad ddu$ timura,

ass-a

da,

assa-din,

am

wefrux

di

tegnawt. Irra yas awal baba-s, - Amdan ayen i yas ihwan izmer ad t yeg. Anda ira yiwen izmer ad yawev ma yezwer laâtab deg imanis. Illa deg wawal n zik : azzel ad d-tawiv, bedd ad twaliv, qim ulac ! -

Tikwal b$i$ ad ten steqsi$, wigi isedduyen

ikmayunen agi, ma keççmen ixammen nsen ne$ ala. - Yal afôux yuffgen, yiwen wass ad d-yers, ad dyezzi $er laâc-is, $er warraw-is. Deg yiwen ukamyun am wigi i d di$ ass-mi d usi$ si taddart nne$, akin di tmurt n Dakota. Cfi$ ur qqime$ deg webrid. D akamyun amezwaru wumi se$le$ s ufus-iw.

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Ibedd, uli$ s uwemmus icettiven-iw. Akamyun nni d azegzaw, yura si yal tama. Ur éri$ ayen yuran fell-as, imir ur ssine$ ad $re$. Winna isedduyen akamyun d imibrik am warrac nne$ di Dakota. Mi uli$, nesawel sin ne$ tlata wawalen, syen yefka yi d aqwrab d ameqran, illi-t, inna-yi d : -

Yella

wuççi

deg-s,

eçç

ayen

teb$iv

ma

telluzev. Nekk, $as tegzem taâbbuî-iw si laé, ur maéde$ $er weqrab nni. £as afus ur imaéev, tiî-iw tezza $ef wuççi nni yellan din. Laé amcum. Amdan nni, $as tamu$li-s $er webrid, inehheô, ayen yellan $ef tiî-is. £as iéer abrid, isedduy akamyun, iéra-d allen-iw mi ééant deg wegrab nni, taggara yenna yi d : - èri$ telluéev, eddem ad teççev. Ssne$ d acu i d laé, si tmurt n laé i d-usi$ ula d nekk. Eçç nni$ak ! John iéra baba-s izmev i$allen-is $ef idmarenis, zun yuki-yas i laé nni i yeémin taâbbuî-is di tedyant d-iêekku. ¨£as tadyant nni tezra acêal iseggwasen aya, teqreê n laé nni ur tekkis fellas.

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Tameîîut nni iqedcen din tewwi yasen d tissit, syen tezzi akin. Acemma kan tu$al-d s sin ivebsiyen n wuççi. Si mi d tqerreb tmeîîut nni, baba-s isusem, zun ur ira ad d isel yiwen i tmacahutt nni d iêekku. D John i d yu$alen $er wawal, inna yas, s tin unecôaê. - Eçç tura, a nekkes laé n wass-a, syen ad d nesmekti laé n ivelli ! Uççi n Max Grill ilha. John illa yellué, zik n zik i d-yekker, d$a yufa yas tiremt-is i wuççi nni. Isdukel laé d lfeôê i mi yella netta d babas, beôôa n wexxam, beôôa n wemkan n imennu$en n yal ass gar-asen. £as netta iteçç seg wul, baba-s nni iteçç am zun nnig wul. Tileqqim ne$ snat, ad ibedd, afus-is ad iqqar ur ittawev imi. John ifhem illa kra din. Ger snat tleqmatin, yules-d awal i baba-s, inna yas - A baba, akamyun nni azegzaw, teddiv deg-s armi d amkan anda tewvev ne$ tbeddlev ? - Maççi sin, maççi tlata ikamyunen. Anda i yi isers yiwen, ad iweûûi wayev iteddun deg webrid iw. Nitni myussanen akk gar-asen. Tikwal nsi$ deg wkamyun, tikwal ddi$ deg wass-is, akken armi d-kecme$ ti$remt n Baltimore. Ur illa wayen ttu$,

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am zun ivelli i yezra. Yal tardast deg d-ddi$ deg webrid, yal tadyant tella da, deg walla$-iw. - Amek, di tazwara kan d abrid $er Baltimore ? - Ma yekker herwel, ma yendeh laé, yal yiwen anda yufa ad isentel aqerru-s. Akken nekk a mmi, ne$ icban wid n taddart nne$. Neffe$ tamurt, nu$ abrid n wanda nessen ne$ nesla llan din wid n taddart,

wid

iff$en

d

imezwura.

Yal

yiwen

ittafaô tamussni. Di Baltimore, d gma-s n yemma i yellan d amezwaru dagi. Tawa$it, ass-mi d usi$ ur t id-ufi$. Yunag akin, ibeddel tamurt ne$ yemmut. John iger tamawt i temrelt17 deg yi$il-is, iéra d lawan ad yu$al $er ixeddim. Baba-s isawal, netta idduri deffir wawalen nni n baba-s akken ad d-yaf anda ar as-igzem awal. D baba-s i t id izwaren, illi-yas-d tawwurt, inna yas - D lawan ad tu$alev $er ixeddim-ik, nese$zef awal ass-a. Llan wussan $er zdat, ad as nales a mmi. Mi wven zdat tewwurt nni n workshop, mi yedda ad yers John si tkeôôust, isegwra-yas baba-s awal : - Aîas aya i nemyejjam a mmi! 17

Tamrelt : saâ (français : montre)

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9. Tizegzewt Tizegzewt n waman … Tafukt d waman n yilel n La Manche sdukklen udem akin i yi$il. Talast ger igenni akked tmurt tekkes, zun mlalen, myekcamen, u$alen d yiwen. Teddukel tmurt akked igenni, teddukel tizegzewt nsen, tizegzewt n waman akked tin igenni. Muôad iééa allen-is deg yi$il nni zun ira ad tisekcem deg walla$-is. Akken ira ad icfu fell-as di tmeddurt-is $er zdat, i yasen iééad awal i warraw-is akken ad cfun fell-as ula d nitni - Akin, deg yi$il n waman i d-flalin deg was n 6 yunyu

1944,

ahdum

n

ibabuôen,

imeqranen,

ilemmasen, imeéyanen. Flalin-d taûebêit n wass, reglen-d i$il n waman, teddun-d zun d adrar i ditecgen s tsusmi $ef waman. D adrar n wuzzal i disiméiyen talast n waman zun d tamurt n Legliz i d iseqraben $er tmurt n Fôansa. Tasusmi nni ur tdum. Amezruy n wass a$ezfan18, ibda mi bdant seglafent lmatrayuzant akked imrad agemmav-in agemmav-a. Tekker tmes deg waman. Lalman ihegga iman-is, ayen ivran $ef tiî-is. Ifreg aman, ifreg akal. Afrux ma izegr-d si nnig Ass A$ezfan : « D Day », « Le jour le plus long » (asaru nni iêekkun tadyant n 6/8/1944.

18

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waman ad t id-sersen ansi yufeg, ad d-i$li akessar menteq. Muôad iffe$ si tedyant umezruy, ikcem tadyant n imen$i. Isel i herwel, i raâud n lbumbat, n lmatrayuz tesqaqay, iéer zdat wallen-is irgazen tneggizen seg teflukin akken ad d-ff$en seg waman. Iéer lâeskeô n Lalman netlen deg ifran nni ibnan

nnig

iceôfan,

nnig

weftis.

Iéra

ten

kkaten-d s wayen wumi zemren akken ad gen afrag i wêemmal nni i d i$lin fell-asen. Aman u$alen d izegga$en. Tikwal isel i wbaôud, tikwal zun d tasusmi i d i$lin deg wennar nni, isel kan i twu$a, i ûûut n yemdanen nni teîîef tmeôdaxt ger wakal d waman. Isel kan i twu$a n ilmeéyen nni, yal yiwen isu$ s tmeslayt

n

yemma-s.

Wa

s

tmarikant,

wa

s

teglizit, wa s tPulunitt, wayev s teqbaylit-is. Yal yiwen ansi i d-yefruri, yefka t id webrid-is $er imen$i n Omaha Beach. Tamu$li

nni

iéer

Muôad

zdat

wallen-is,

di

targit-is tegguma ad tekkes deg walla$-is. Yeddukel wakal d waman d wuzzal, terna yas tezwe$ n idammen n yelmeéyen iglalzen zun d akraren. Yal tissi tenger, içça-tt ijajiê ubaôud send ad

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tekcem akal ; teddukel tazzla akked tuzzra n yemdanen zun d tirect uweîîuf mar a yerwi wexbuv nsen. Tezwe$ nni n waman, tezwe$ nni… D tikkelt tamezwarut, ne$ tis snat i yedda Muôad $er ssuq netta d baba-s. Illa d ameéyan ur iwiv mraw iseggwasen. D tasewwiqt n Laâid. Si mi yuli wass, yuki, isla i baba-s inna yas i yemma-s. - Sakwi-d Muôad a nsewweq zik. Ass-a ad yeççaô ugar ssuq n Lêed. Ma newev zik, ad nsewweq ad dnu$al zik nne$. Awal nni n baba-s zun ur ikfa. Yu$ tanamit isellas i$$ar-as awalen nni yessen : « Tuzya di ssuq ur illa deg-s nfaâ. Ta$awsa snat, ddu d uvar-ik $er tferka-k. Wid itezzin di ssuq am wid itt$imin tajmaât ». £as ur ten id inna baba-s, Muôad isen iten, isla yasen di tmeééu$t is. Mi ff$en seg wefrag taûebêit, ufan tazribt, tajmaât, inurar ççuôen d imsewqen, yal yiwen igguni wayev. Tasewwiqt n Laâid, maççi d ssuq n yal ass. Ass-a d ass-is. Abrid nni ger taddart akked ssuq, Muôad ur as icfa. Anwi arrac wukud iddukel ? Amek ilsa ? Muôad icfa kan i tyemmust nni n yedrimen i icudd

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di loib-is. Aâcrin n duôu ? Meyya duôu ?

Muôad

icfa kan, idrimen nni icudd iten di tbeênuqt, irra yasen tlata tyersiwin akken ur $ellin, irra ten di loib is userwal, afus is nnig nsen zun d afrag akken ur d teff$en si loib nni ! Deg webrid n ssuq, a$bel-is d duôuyat nni. Amek ar ad d-yaf anda znuzun tilabilin nni n djaj, tizegzawin, tiwra$in, anda znuzun cakula nni uvav. Iêemmel-itt aîas, ifra ad d ya$ ayen d igwran d adrim, deffir tilabilin n djaj. Mi wven ti$remt, icfa Muôad d ameddakel-is Ëemmu i yellan $er tama-s. Mi llan teddun deg webrid, send

ad

kecmen,

Ëemmu

ibedd,

isferfed

deg

uqelmun-is, iddem-d tayuga nni n isbadriyen d iqdimen. Yelsa-ten, syen kecmen tamdint. Ëemmu idda-d i leêfa si taddart. Iêuder tirkasin-is. Di tewwurt n ssuq i yasen inna baba-s n Muôad : - Qimet dagi. Mi d-sewqe$ aksum seg yaâricen, ad kwen id-afe$ da. Mi d nefra nfaq n tecriêt, d abrid $er têuna ufella n temdint. Dagi kan ad kwen id-afe$. Mazal iffel baba-s akin ger imsewqen, Ëemmu isker as aferfud i Muôad,

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- A Muôad, deg yaâricen, anda zellun izgaren d wakraren, nezmer ad naf timbulin n tidett, ticullivin nni n yezgaren d wakraren. Inna-yi-d Qasi llant aîas din, knu kan ad d tedmev ayen teb$iv ! Ger wawal n baba-s akked useqviv n tembulin, Muôad ur ikukra, ur as iwzin. Si mi yucka baba-s ger yemsewqen, nitni ddan s tazzla $er tama wadda n ssuq, ddaw yaâricen anda zellun. Muôad ur icfa kecmen ne$ ur kecmen amkan nni. Ayen d igwran zdat wallen-is, d tezwe$ nni n idammen d waman dduklen, gan targa $er tama wadda. Asif nni idammen iéra-t zdat wallen-is, iteddu, iskefkuf zun d aceôcuô nni n Terga Ufella. Muôad qquren ivaôôen-is. Ibedd, ur irna tikli $er zdat, ur yufa tazmert i yes ad d-izzi, ad d-yerwel $er deffir. Yunef $er wefrag, irra-d ayen akk yellan di taâbbuî-is. Rgagint tgecraris. Mi d yuki $ef yiman-is, Muôad yella zdat ssuq, tekcem-it tergagit zun tu$-it tawla tameqrant. £er tama-s, Ëemmu nni yufeg, yucka, ur iban lateô-is. D ûûut n baba-s i t id-ikksen si tesraft nni deg

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yezzer. - A Muôad ! A nali asawen $er lqahwa n Waâmeô, ilha uyefki nsen. Ad ak d a$e$ taêbult ! Muôad yuki qquren ivaôôen-is. Ur iêemmel tamdint, ur iêemmel wid iteddun degs. I tezwe$ n yaâricen, Muôad yugad ad iéeô tikkelt tis snat tadyant nni. Ur illa anda a yerwel, ur illa anda a yesedreg iman-is ur iéeô tilufa nni. Tadyant yeqqimen deg walla$-is, acêal n waguren ne$ iseggsen aya, Muôad icfa fell-as. Ass-n, zdat lqahwa n Waâmeô i llan bedden netta d baba-s. Di lqahwa d aglaf ne$ d ta$rast n wawal, ur illa anda ad teqqimev, zdat lqahwa akken nniven. Acemma kan armi d ters tsusmi di tezniqt n temdint, terna tesgugem wid yellan di lqahwa. Imdanen akken llan, susmen, zzin tamu$li-nsen $er tama ukessar anda d-teddu teôêilt : sin ijadaômiyen anect itemma, rekben-d sin igemren d izegga$en, teddun itnehhiz webrid n temdint ddaw tesmiôin nsen. Deffir igemren nni, iqqen-d wergaz

seg ifassen, iteddu izu$ur ivaôôen-is.

Argaz nni d ileméi, iteddu ivaôôen i leêfa teddun

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d idammen, tabeônust $ef yiri-s, aqerru n war tacacit. £as icudd wergaz nni, tamu$li-s d times. Iteddu, isbedd tiddi-s, iéer imdanen $er wallen. Ileméi nni ur illa d win yukren ne$ d win igan taxnanast. Iteddu iéer medden deg wallen akken ad cfun $ef tmu$li nni. Ur inna awal, ur d inna aê ! Lemmer d win yukren ne$ d win igan tifuêanin, ad yeknu i tiddi-s, ad iger aqerru-s deg uqelmun-is ne$ ad i$um udem-is s tecvadt ubeônus-is, ad ijeddeb, ad ijebbed $er deffir, ad iêellel wid i t id-izu$ren. Argaz nni, ur d-intiq ur isers allen-is, ur isuter ur iêellel. Muôad icfa i tedyant nni am zun d ivelli : « … Mi d wven anda nella nekkni, zdat lqahwa n Waâmeô, sli$ mi yas nnan : - D Ëmed At Qasi ! D imenfi nni. Ïîfen-t id di tessirt uzemmur, wissen anwa i t izenzen ! Ur êemmle$ tanemmast n temdint. Di taddart nne$, ur netcuddu irgazen, ur ten nezu$ur deffir igemren. Acêal n tikkal i nesla ikker herwel deg unejmaâ n taddart. Mi yefra, ad ters talwit, ad kkren yal wa $er tfellaêt-is. Ulac lêebs di taddart, ulac acuddu n yergazen,

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ulac azu$er n wergaz deffir igemren. Ur êemmle$ tamdint, ur êemmle$ ijadaômiyen nni. Mi teddun akken, nnig medden $ef igemren nsen, aqerru deg igenni, sarme$ din ad d-ineggez yiwen, ad igzem icuddan nni n Ëmed At Qasi, d$a netta ad izlez, ad yerwel ne$ ad ineggez $er zdat ad ten id iîîef ad ten isexnunes i sin yid-nsen ijadaômiyen nni, syen ad ineggez $ef yiwen wegmer, ad ya$ abrid n wedrar. Ur d ineggez yiwen seg wid akk ibedden tnezzihen din. èri$-ten mi fflen akin ijadaômiyen nni akked umeêbus nni, ulin $er tama ufella anda yella wexxam nsen. Imir, uki$ i wfus n baba izemv-iyi afus-iw, ur éri$ sli$ ne$ ur sli$ awalen nni i d-iff$en seg yimi-s, inna yas : ad d-yawev wass-is ! ». Tezwe$ nni n idammen, tezwe$ nni n igemren, teqqim-as d deg walla$-is i Muôad. Si tedyant nni, awalen nni yakk sawalen medden, « asif idammen », ne$ « aêemmal idammen » di yal tadyant n dir, Muôad iga yasen udem. £ures d targa nni tazeggwa$t i yeéra zdat wallen-is netta di ssuq, d tezwe$ nni n igemren n ijadaômiyen.

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D tezwe$ nni i d-itkaki Muôad, mi yella iéer luva nni n waman d yijdi awra$ n Omaha Beach. Iqqen allen-is, iémi tent armi qrib idder$el akken ad d-ikkes yir tamu$li. Izwar ikcem $er tkeôôust, syen inna yasen i tmeîîut-is d warrawis - Ma teb$am, ad nawev akwessar, $er waman n yilel, aman n Omaha Beach. Ad nzuô iaâssasen n wemkan agi am akken $aren $ur-ne$.

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10. Asirem Asirem n yiîij… yiîij… Helmut iêemmel ad ivil seg yimi nni n tesraft n siman d wuzzal. Iêemmel ad iéer iîij mar ad dyali akin si tama n yilel. Tezwe$ akked temlel nni n tafat teddunt zun d avref ukerraz deg waman n La Manche. Tamu$li n yiîij nni tga-yas asirem i Helmut. £ur-es netta skud yella yiîij, ittefk ed tafat-is i tmurt, mazal asirem di tmeddurt agi taberkant deg yella. Di lawan nni deg ineddef wul-is ugar, ilmend deg ad ibedd am netta am imdanen, ad is$el s i$allenis i yiîij d iffalen, ad iddu, ad icnu i wass d ilulen, ad yazzel deg igran am akken ittazzal di Bergkirchen, Helmut iéer tawa$it deg yella : inîel am yiddew deg yifri igan s siman d wuzzal, inîel

anda

yeffer

wemrud

akked

lmatrayuz

tameqrant. Lmatrayuz nni isawalen i lmut. I tudert n yiîij d iffalen seg yi$il, netta iqqim igguni tamacint n lmut. Helmut isferfed di loib ameqran userwal, iddm-d adlis nni. Iîîef-it ger ifassen is, illi-t. Iéra tira nni ines, d taberkant, d tameéyant tevres

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zun d aéetta. Helmut yuki i tkurt nni di tgerjumt-is, iseggem iman-is i tira, ff$en-d imeîîawen seg wallen-is. « Anna, Nni$-am ad am d-êku$ amek d-wve$ $er tùmurt agi, amek ddre$ ne$ mmute$ di tmurt agi. S tidett, ur éri$ ma ddre$ ne$ zegre$ akin i tlisa n tudert. Ad wte$ ad d-mekti$ $as tuli-yi tagut n tatut yerna wakuz $er walla$, iddukel deg-s u$ebbaô n lbumbat akked tariêt n ubaôud aqesêan. Di talwit, aùmdan iceffu, izmer ad izwer, ad isegri, ad isdukel ayen yellan zdat $er wayen yellan deffir, ad iqqen takti $er timsizzelt n wussan, n wuvan, akken ad isdukel tadyant, ad as d iselqem seg yixef $er yixef. Di tallit n times, xeôbent tundar, cudden waxfiwen, tevres am teégi n yir avris, tiégi umada$ d usennan. Amdan, ur as yufa ansi d-ikka, ur iéra anda i d-igwra ; yer$a uzegzaw $ef uquran. Ifeîîiwjen iéer wemdan zdat wallen-is zun ser$en iger n walla$ anda akken seggment tikta, anda yedder, anda iseggem wayen $ef yecfa wemdan. Akka nekk ass-a. Tevra yid-i am win ibubben tasaft. Ilaq iyi ad sdukklen iceqfan yiwen yiwen

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akken ad d seggme$ tadyant, ad sni$ awalen seg yixef $er yixef. Mi tekker di 1939 nni, $as ye$li-d igenni fell-a$ s tidett di Berkirchen, teériv tazwara ooan-a$ deg wexxam nne$, ooan-a$ nxeddem lfirma. I tisselbi

d

yu$en

tamurt,

nekkni

nteééu,

nessem$i, nmegger. Teériv maççi d lxiô i yellan deg-sen. Ooan a$ akken a nexdem fell-asen, ayen d ifka wakal win-t, ayen d ifka useklu glan-t. Nni$-am d acêal n tikkal, tallit tenhewwal, ad a$ d-tawev akken tewwev wid akk yellan di tmurt nne$ akked tmura n medden. Tadyant n tôad am usafu, ireq iteddu $er zdat. Ass-mi ya$ d tewwev i$li-d igenni fell-a$. Maççi akken i nenwa. Ass-en kem ur telliv di lfirma mi d-wven

lâeskeô

s

ikamyunen

n

imeêbas

zdat

tewwurt tameqrant, yal yiwen anta i d tamurt-is. Sersen-ten-id

lâeskeô

nni

n

Waffen

SS19,

seggmen-ten d adar tama n wejdaô ameqran. Yiwen seg ifesyanen nni inna ya$ d : - « Newwi yawen d imeêbas akken ad xedmen di lfirma nwen. D imeêbas, d aklan nwen ! S i$allen agi ilaq awen ad d-tesem$im ugar deg wakal nwen, 19

Waffen SS : SchutzStaffei (lâeskr n tsertit n Lalman/police politique, wid ineqqen imdanen, ugar n Wermacht)

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ad d tesem$im yal asafar i lâeskeô nne$. Yal tasebêit ad ken id awven, ad xedmen ar d i$li yiv. Heil Hitler ! » . Ëemmlen-a$ wigi n Waffen SS, fkan-a$-d i$allen, rnan-a$-d iaâssasen s lemkaêel nsen, zzin-asen mar ad rewlen. Akka i tesawev tmurt nne$, yiwen ad ixedem, yiwen ad t iggani s ubeckiv, ma yeccev ad as ikkes ôôuê-is. Ass-en tenhez tmurt fell-i am ass-nni deg d yewwev usenduq n gma, Willy. D a$ilif-is i yernan yemma $er ddaw tmurt send ad ikkaw wakal uéekka n Willy. Willy nne$ iruê d aqcic, akken kan d-ikker $er tmeddurt. Ur issin, ur iffi$. Ass-mi yeffe$ deg webrid n Berlin, d abrid n war tu$alin. Meqqar d netta fkan-a$-d i$san-is, yenîel di tmeqbeôt nne$, $er tama n baba-s akked yemma-s. Tecfiv, ass-en mi d tusiv si Munchen, tufiv-d afrag iççuô d imeêbas, ala aglim $ef yi$san. Tuliv-d $er wexxam s imeîîawen. Nekk $uri ass-en i nekcem tanemmast imen$i, $as imir-nni acengu nne$ amezwaru d laé nni yeççan imdanen, yal wa tamurt i t id ifkan, yal wa iooa-n wid aâzizen fell-as.

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Deg wussan imezwura n imen$i, $as selle$ i wayen iveôôun, $as selle$ i zhir n tmesrufag d lbumbat d i$ellin seg igenni, nekk am zun ur lli$ deg-s. Seg unezgum

nni,

tikwal

mar

a

kerrze$

di

Bergkirchen, sarame$ ad d tenîer yiwet lbumba zdat utraktur nni sedduye$, meqqar ad nenîel abrid. Tekker tisselbi di tmurt nne$, yessa$ Hitler times

i wemval20, times nni ur nxessi.

Lemmer maççi d tisselbi, amek ad d-awve$ $er tesraft agi deg lli$ ass-a, amek ad ggani$ si tsebêit ar tmeddit si tmeddit ar tsebêit i$il n waman n La Manche, ad ggani$ d aâssas $ef tmurt n medden, tamurt n Fôansa ! Ih, d tisselbi ! Ass-mi yelsa Willy d âesekôiw, tejreê tasa-w. Uki$-as

i

u$ilif

nni

d

iteddun.

iseggwasen, snat tikkal kan i d

Di

sin

yerzef $er

wexxam. £as awal is wezzil, éri$ deg wallen-is a$ilif nni imen$i. Llant tlufa ur sefôazen ur sefrun wawalen. Tikkelt nni tis snat mi d-yusa, ifka t id webrid deffir imen$i n Varsovya. Mi yas nni$ :

« Willy,

amek

telliv ? »,

netta

ihuz

aqerru-s, iger-d nnehta, isusem. S tidett, yella wayen ur d-isefruy wawal.

20

Amval : ddunit (français : le monde)

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11. Kecmen Kecmenecmen-d « wigi nne$ »... D irgazen nni d-yusan yiwen wass $er wexxam n Dadda-s Ameqran i yas iskecmen aferfud i Muôad. Kecmen-d tameddit n wass, ur d-kkan si tejmaât, abrid deg teddun akk at taddart, ur d-kkan abrid ukeôôus. Mi d-usan, u$en-d abrid umalu, abrid n tmizar, si ddaw yexxamen. Muôad yella yeqqim zdat wefrag mi ten iéra ulin-d seg webrid umalu. Ur ten issin yergazen nni. Yiwen seg-sen ivsa-yas-d, isers-d afus-is $ef tqerrut is, inna yas - Isem-ik a yaqcic ? - Muôad at Mellal Irgazen nni ssnen axxam n Dadda-s Ameqran, ssnen abrid, acku ur t id steqsan anda yella wexxam nni ines. Muôad icfa fell-asen : yiwen ilsa-d abluz d aberkan armi d ivaôôen, sin lsan tiqeccuba d tiqehwiyin, rrant $er tebrek, yiwet tayett tuli $ef tayev, zun d at tlata tuyat. Lemmer d inebgawen, $as ulin-d si laâzib, yili tameddit n wass ad d ff$en seg wexxam nitni d Dda Ameqran, ad ddun alamma d tajmaât, ad qqimen

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tiremt, ad éren medden, syen ad ddun akin $er tmizar ar lawan deg ad iheggi imensi deg wexxam. Taggara nitni ur d-ffi$en seg wexxam. Qimen din armi d-i$li yiv, acku isla yasen mi sawalen s leêder kan deg wexxam nitni d Dadda-s Ameqran ; awal nsen zun d asbecbec gar-asen, ur illa uqesseô, ur llan tmucuha. Di taddart nnulfan-d wawalen ur issin Muôad : « kecmen d wigi nne$ », « winnat iffe$ », « ddurt agi izran, sirklin taddart n At Gman », « winnat usan-d

$ures,

yerwel,

yezger

$er

Fransa »,

« tella tyita di taddart Igelfan », ... Awalen nni isel-asen deg wexxam, ger baba-s d yemma-s, deg wefrag ne$ di tejmaât ger sin ne$ tlata yemdanen mar a sawalen s leêder. Awal yu$al ikkes-as uéeggi nni n zik. Mi ira yiwen ad isiwel netta d wemdakwel is, ad iqerreb $ures, awal $er tmeééu$t kan. Am zun yal awal d uffir, ur as d isel yiwen nniven. Ayen i t-iswehmen ugar d axxam nni n Muêend Akli ass-mi yedda d yemma-s $er wefrag n At Ëemmu. D Tamaâzuzt U Ëemmu i ten iskecmen netta d yemma-s

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$er wexxam nni. Axxam nni deg llan zed$en Muêend Akli akked tem$art-is, ufan d ilem. Muôad idhec kan. Amek ff$en axxam nsen d ameqran, d ahrawan, akken ad zed$en yiwet texxamt tameéyant n gma-s Arezqi, tamat ufella n wefrag. Ur illa anda ar ibedd wemdan di sin i$allen n tehri. Axxam nni n Muêend Akli izga-d netta tama wadda n wefrag, ifka $er tewwurt iff$en $er waâfir, $er tebêirin n tmazirt, syen $er ye$zeô. Axxam nni ilem isedhec Muôad. Mi kecmen netta d yemma-s, ur isla awalen nni sawalent nettat d Tamaâzuzt. D asbecbec nni gar-asent i yas irnan aferfud. Di tmurt n ddiq, amek a yeqqiùm wexxam d ilem. Illa win ad d-yasen ad tizde$ ? Si tedyanin nni timezwura, ayen akk yefhem Muôad $er

zdat,

amur

imeddukal-is.

ameqran

Yal

yiwen

yusa-yas-d tadyant

s$ur

isla

$er

imawlan-is, deg wexxam, deg wefrag, di taddart. Asdukel n wawalen nni ger imeéyanen, yusa-d am win isdukklen iceqfan akken ad ijbeô tafexxaôt iôéen.

Yal

iceqqif

ad

yaf

amkan-is.

Arrac

imeéyanen u$alen éran ayen illan di tallit, di taddart am nitni am imeqranen.

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Axxam nni n Muêend Akli, yu$al d axxam n inebgawen imaynuten n taddart. Ur llan d lexwal, ur llan d ivulan, ur llan d ifellaêen. D inebgawen n yiv iteddun i tziri, at tlata tuyat, « wigi nne$ » am akken i yasen n$ar. Teddun i yiv akken ad d-tban tafat. Dayen, tekker lgirra.

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12. Di Di blaukhaus wis sin… Tewv-ed nnuba-s n taâssast di Blaukhaus wis sin mi yuli wass. Helmut ur iéra igen ne$ yuki mi yesla i zhir deg igenni.

Iéra tagnewt ters, ur tebriq, ur illa

usigna. Iger tamu$li $er tama n waman, ur illa i d-ivallen. Isentel iman-is akin deg yifri. Mazal iqqim mi yuki tenhez tmurt. Lbumbat zun d abruri. Helmut i$um imeééu$en-is ger ifassen-is, iqqumec di te$mert deffir wemrud, yegguni. Di tallit n herwel am ta, yal tikkelt d awalen nni wukud yu$ tanamit i yas d ittasen deg walla$-is : ad d-yefk ¨Öebbi yiwet lbumba ad d-te$li $ef tnemmast n yifri, ad a$ tesiffeg, ad a$ terr d ta$ebbaôt, meqqar ad nesgunfu yiwen wass ! Mi yedduqes, yergagi, syen ad d teffe$ tidi deg weksum-is.

Ur

iêemmel

tariêt

n

tidi

nni.

Tesmekta-yas-d asenduq nni deg d-idda Willy. Ters-ed

tsusmi

Timesrufag

nni

deg

igenni

zrant

akin.

n

La

Normandie.

Helmut

isval-d

aqerru-s seg tewwurt n yifri, yu$al yeqqim, isuff$-d adlis nni. Ira ad d-isuffe$ ayen iççuôen ul-is.

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« Anna, Ooi$ awal-iw anda akken i d-netkaki Willy nne$. Meqqar d netta yif-a$, yezger akin, yeffe$ si tedyant deg nella, yu$ amkan-is di tmurt n talwit, anda ur temyegzaren yemdanen, tamurt n war tisselbi. Ass-mi ya$ d wwin ajemmal n imeêbas $er lfirma, yers-ed yiv fell-i. Ussan nni imezwura uki$-as lli$ nekk am nitni, nella d imeêbas deg yiwen weêvun, d imeêbas n tisselbi n Hitler. Di tallit nni, nekkni ur illa wayen a nezzem $ef yimannne$. Nexdem ayen wumi nezmer akken ad sen nesifses tudert nsen. Nefka yasen ççan s tuffra n yaâssasen, nesawev tibôatin nsen i wid yuran i yimawlan nsen. Nni$-am ur tella tuzzma fell-a$. Di tnemmast n tôad n wamval, nekkni nesdukkel imdanen i ya$-d-yusan si yal tamurt. £as di lêif n wulac, n lexûas, nekkni nessafes fell-asen a$ilif i ya$ yu$en akken akk nella. Amek tevra yid-nsen taggara imeêbas nni, wid d igwran deffir wass-nni amcum, ass-nni aberkan ? Amek i ya$ isdukkel Ugellid Ameqran, nekk, kem akk d warraw nne$ di sin, nu$ abrid n Dachau akken ad sen nesiwev

akamyun n lxevra i lkaziôna n

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Wermacht ? D Lotar, afesyan nni ameqran n Waffen SS i yi dinnan

ivelli

nni,

s

wawalen

nni

nsen

iqesêanen : « Azekka d keçç a yawin lxevra $er Dachau ! ». Ass-en, $as ur am d-nni$ awal, êulfa$ rgagi$. Nwi$ b$an ad a$ suff$en si lfirma akken ad xedmen nveô nsen deg imeêbas, ad ten snegren. Acku, sli$ yella wanda neqqen imeêbas nebla awal, nebla sin. Di Dachau, iff$-ed wawal nni. Mi d-nu$al si Dachau, tecfiv, nufa-d ayen yevran ivra. Ilmend d imeêbas kan, tenger lfirma s yexxamen-is, s imeêbas yellan din. Lbumbat n tmesrufag n Legliz rrant tamurt d ixeôban. Assen, neffe$ si Bergkirchen, neffe$ si tmeddurt, nekcem times. Mi tu$em abrid n Schwabhausen kem akked warraw nne$, $er yi$rem anda tella yemma-m, mazal teffi$em akin i wakal n lfirma, nekk uli$ fella ukamyun,

d

abrid

$er

Dachau.

Selsen-iyi

d

âesekriw am wiyav, abeckiv $ef tayett. Afus nni ixeddmen tamurt, iteééun isem$ayen, akken ad ççen imdanen, ass-en yu$al d afus n tmara, d afus n lmut. Tidett kan, mi éri$ abeckiv nni ger

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ifassen-iw, éri$ iman-iw cbi$ taweîîuft nni i yewwi uêemmal ; tu$alin $er deffir ulac. Abrid si Dachau armi d tasraft deg lli$ ass-a $ezzif. £ezzif am ayen yellan ger igenni akked tmurt. 4 iseggasen n ukessar d usawen. Yal tikkelt deg teêma, nni$-as yusa d wass-is, ass deg ad isgunfu uqerru. Asaru n tmeddurt-iw, ger Bergkirchen d wass-a di Normandie, injeô deg walla$-iw. Injeô s ûûut n lbumbat nni isenhazen tamurt, injeô s uêeooaou n times, injeô s tigwdi n yemdanen i d-iteff$en seg wallen nsen, s tidi tazefrant yessiriden aglim, s teôzeg n iriran yuzzlen. Asaru nni yenjeô degi, am ticôav, itezzi itennev yal ass deg walla$iw. Mi kecme$ si tewwurt tameqrant n lkaziôna n Dachau, uki$ ff$e$ si tmurt n yemdanen, kecme$ tamurt n yeméiwen21. Ur umine$ allen-iw deg wayen éeôôent.

Tamurt

n

Goethe

akked

Maximilien

tesnulfa-d tawa$it nni ! Dagi, ad si$zfe$, adam d-ini$ kra wawalen $ef tesraft n Dachau. Ayen akk nsell $ef wemkan nni mi nella di Bergkirchen, ur isawev ticcert n wayen yellan di tidett. S ufella d udem, si 21

Améiw (iméiwen) : lewêuc (français : les monstres)

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sdaxel d udem nniven. D udem n tmettant d war talsa22. Ayen akk yeffer ugadir nni si 1934 ! Mi kecmen ivaôôen-iw amkan nni, tkecm-i tergagit am tin n tawla. Tariêt nni n tmettant tu$ akal, tu$ ixxamen nni ; ula d tagnewt nni tebrek s unezgum n yemdanen yenêafen, tagnewt n war asirem. Nni$-d imdanen !

Di tidett, ur illa d awal

imsaden. Wid akken éri$ din, ur llan d imdanen, d at laxeôt, d war imdanen s weglim d ye$san ! 34 n tze$wa23 derrent, yal yiwet llan deg-s igelfan n yemdanen si yal tamurt. Laé, ammus, tilkin, aîan s dukklen yir tadukli i tmettant n yal

ass.

Wid

immuten

ddren,

tetezzi

yasen

tirkeft n Waffen SS akked Gestapo, am yivan $ef u$errus. Akin $er deffir, tisrafin deg wakal, yal ass teççent amur nsent am tlafsiwin. Tissi ad dtekcem si tewwurt taberkant, tissi ad teffe$ $er tesrafin n war tu$alin. D wagi i d udem n Dachau. Mi kecme$, icattew weksum-iw. £as si tama n wid ikkaten i lli$, s ukaskiv, ttu$ iman-iw deg wakken ur qbile$ ayen illan zdat wallen-iw. Amdan yellan d amdan ur izmir ad isend nnger nni. 22 23

Talsa (talsiwin) : humanité Tize$wa : (tazeqqa > tize$wa) (français : les maisons)

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Ussan nni i qqime$ din di Dachau sedre$len-iyi. Ikkes deg-i wenziz nni usirem. Tidyanin d-iddan $er

zdat,

tikli

$er

Stuttgart,

Manheim, Saarbrüüucken, Strasbourg,

Karlsruhe, Paris, ur

éri$ amek i yas ddi$. S tidder$elt n Dachau i dzegre$ timura. Kkse$ asirem, teddu$ am uder$al di tnemmast n tmes, zre$ deg uêemmal. Abrid $ezzif. Di yal tagwnitt ubaôud, di yal tiyita n tmesrufag, ur asent gi$ ccan i lbumbat nni, ur uzzile$ ad ffre$ ne$ ad netle$ i tmes n yimrad n Legliz. Ayen yuran yura. D nekk i yellan anda ur d-tewwi ad ili$. Ussan nni deg neqqim di tnemmast n Paris uki$ asen ééay-it ugar. Taééeyt nni uki$ as deg wallen n imezda$ n Paris. Nekcem tamurt nsen, nesrewtitt, nerra-ten ddaw uvaô nne$. Neffe$ abrid. Ass-mi i ya$ srekben, d abrid $er tmurt n Normandie, nenwa d taôêilt taneggarut, taggara fkan-a$ d a nbedd i wefrag n yilel La Manche mar ad d-kecmen syen ibabuôen n Legliz. Seg wass-mi dwve$ amkan-a, yal ass d axeddim ne$ d taâssast. Ussan nne$ zerrin si tanduyt n lbumbat deg waman ne$ deg yijdi, acuddu ifergan d silan n wuzzal, lebni n tesrafin s siman d wuzzal. Nga afrag anda

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ur izmir ad d-izri deg-s wefrux deg igenni, ur izmir ad d-ff$en iselman seg waman ur ten tfelleq lbumba. Yal ass nekkni negguni, tiî $er igenni, tiî $er waman. Yal ass

negguni ayen ur neéri,

ayen ur nessin, si tûebêit ar tmeddit, si tmeddit ar tûebêit. Tikwal, mar ad éerre$ ifergan nni n wuzzal d lminat zdat waman, éerre$-ten d afrag i nekkni yellan akka, nnig wakal. D afrag akken ur nzegger $er tmurt idergen akin i wfus n Hitler, tamurt anda mazal tella talwit. Acêal n tikkal i bedde$ $ef yiri n waman, sarame$ ad d-iflali ubabuô ar a$ isnesren akin. Tamurt tenger, win isnesren ugar. Yal tikkelt mar ad d-ali$ $er Blaukhaus nnig weftis, ibedden nnig iceôfan am zun d laâc n igider, ad sirme$ azekka nni ad d-iglu s umaynut. Asirem nni ittefk afud i teôwiêt… ». Helmut imdel adlis nni, icudd-it deg wcettiv, irra-t anda i t id-iddem. Ibedd, tamu$li-s tefka akin nnig yi$il n waman.

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13. Si Dakota ar Baltimore… John akked baba-s, qqimen, qerrut $er tqerrut. - Anda akken i neooa awal nni nne$, a mmi ? - Anda i triv eqqen it. Teff$ev-d si Dakota, d abrid $er Baltimore. Tenniv-d abrid $ezzif. - Ih ! £ezzif. John akked baba-s teddun $er wasif ad d ûegden iselman. Mi yuli wass i yas i$er baba-s, inna yas i mmi-s. - John ! Ass-a d lêed. Nekk ur xeddme$, keçç ur txeddmev. Ma triv a neddu $er wasif, ma yella kra ad d neîîef, llan iselman ilhan tallit agi. Si mi yebda John almad n uxeddim di tkeôyas, tanekkra ines send ad yali wass. Yal ass, mazal iferru yiv d wass, John ikker, ihegga iman-is, yu$ abrid n Workshop. Tanamit nni teqqim-as ula deg wass n lêed. Zik d baba-s i d isakawayen at wexxam, ass-a d John. Asqerweê di tenwalt akked tariêt n lqahwa tetta$ axxam. Di sin yid-nsen i d mlalen $er tewwurt n tenwalt mi yas inna awalen nni baba-s. Tanamit n wemdan d tanamit yellan skud ur d-yusa

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wayen a tt ibeddlen, ad yeg abrid i tnamit tamaynut. Yal amdan iteddu, iéer tameddurt s yiwet tmu$li, sya iga-d tilisa, syen yerra d ifergan gef wayen yessen d wayen ur issin. Izmer yiwen ad idder lqern, netta ad iéer kan yiwen wudem n tmeddurt ; ma d udem yellan deffir, udem iffren ne$ idergen kan i tmu$li-s, ur t iéer. Nnan, akken yella wefrag n tlisa ger wakal d wakal, ne$ ger wakal d waman i llan ifergan deg walla$ n wemdan. Illa win i ten isme$ren alamma u$alen d agadir ur nzegger, illa wi i ten iseméin akken ad izger, ad ineggez akin ad iéer ayen yellan si talast akin. Din i d talast ger umusnaw akked win igren ivaôôen-is deg wsalu, iteddu win ur nessin anaf. Abrid n tmeddurt izzi, idreg, d akwessar d usawen. Uêric d win iddekwalen, iddayas

akken

yufa,

ddaw

webrid,

nnig

webrid,

leqraô-is d abrid ! Tanamit n John

tbeddel seg wussan nni deg

ibeddel tikli. Zik nni, ur issin anda i d ittali wass, ur issin anda i d tcerreq tafukt n tsebêit. Ar d izri wezgen n wass i d iteffe$ si texxamt-is. Akken, ur tella d tuff$a yelhan. Ma yella win illan di texxamt n waman ne$ di tenwalt, d$a din

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ad izlez, ad izzi, ad ikcem taxxamt-is. Zun ur ira ad iéer imdanen am netta, d yemma-s, d baba-s ne$ gma-s. Deg wass n sebt ne$ lêed, zun ittarra urfan deg yives i wussan nni deg t id-sakwayen akken ad yekker ad iffe$ ad ilmed. Iteddu i tmeddurt s tidist, am tfiôâeqest. Ussan-a ineggura, tanamit n John tbeddel, awal n John ibeddel, tamu$li n John tbeddel. John s timmad-is ibeddel seg-mi d-yufa ilemmed ayen ira, ixeddem ayen ira. Iîij ilha, igenni d azegzaw, aman n wasif teddun sdukklen temlel akked tizegzew, rennun-d tafat nsen i tafukt. John d baba-s qqimen derren, miqraben, yal yiwen ta$animt deg wfus. - Ayen i yi d iqqimen ugar deg walla$-iw ma dtkaki$ abrid nni aze$fan si Dakota ar Baltimore, d asemmiv nni aqerêan. Di Dakota, $as yella usemmiv, nufa-yas abrid, nufa yas asafar. Ma d asemmiv yu$en win n war axxam, amdan iteddun deg iberdan, ur tella deg-s tejbirt. Asemmiv n Michigan nwi$ d aneggaru, d win ar isdermen ixefiw,

d

win

ar

is$aren

taneggarut.

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- Amek id-tegwriv di Michigan, ur a$ d tenniv ? - £ezzif webrid a mmi, izzi, akwessar, asawen, tilufa. Yal tawa$it terna $ef uqerru. John iqqim, sin ifassen qquren $ef t$animt, iéer aman n wasif. Aîîawen-is éerren aman nni ma d tamu$li-s tezger akin i talast n wussan, n iseggwasen, téer lexyal n baba-s iteddu deg iberdan n war ixef, n war taggara. £er tama-s, « Win isganen avu » ikna akken knant tuyat-is, yurez ta$animt s yiwen ufus, afus iven iîîef anyir-is. Tban taéeyt unezgum fell-as. Ugur amezwaru d isem-is, isem n iéuran-is, « Win isganen avu ». Yal tikkelt ad t id-isteqsi yiwen di Baltimore, akken ad yissin isem-is, netta ad as ibedd wawal. Yal tikkelt akken. Isem-is netta, win yuran di lka$ed, i yes $ren medden di Baltimore, zun ur illa d isem-is n tidett. Mi yedda ad d inteq, ad yakwi i tkurt tuli-d, teqqim din, tessed idmaren-is, tergel ta$ect-is, tga yas taxennaqt. Acêal n tikkal i yas d yuli wawal nni yeffren acêal d aseggwass aya, akken ad dyini s wawal azuran, ad iéeggi alamma d igenni: « nekk isem-iw Win isganen avu ! », am akken i yas

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$aren di taddart nsen, s tutlayt nsen, mi yella d aqcic d ameéyan di Dakota. Isem nni n tidett, Win Isganen avu, icfa ass-mi i yas d-iffe$ si ta$ect-is. Inna t id, ur illa ukukru, ur as ibedd wawal di tgerjumt-is. Yuki yas i wawal nni yeff$-d zun idda-d iman-is ur illa d netta i t id-isuff$en. Ar ass-a isel i wawal nni, mi yas inna i teqcict nni yellan zdats, mi t id-testeqsa : - Nekk isem-iw « win isganen avu » ! Nettat tenna-yas-d, s unecôeê afessas, asevsu amellal, - Nekk isem-iw « Ama »24, aman, s tutlayt nne$. Ma d yemma t$ar i aferîeîîu, ilmend ur t$imi$ deg yiwen wemkan. Deg wasif i yi d-turew yemma, d$a tsemma-yi Ama. Vsan imir i sin yid-sen. Di tme$ra n at tmurt-is, i$riben di Baltimore, i d-imlal netta d teqcic nni. D yiwen i yas d innan deg wexxam nni anda yella yezde$ tujweôt : - tella tme$ra n at tmurt nne$, at Dakota, azekka tameddit. As-d a nqesseô, a nemwanas, a nesifes anezgum n Baltimore. Ama : aman (= eau) , s yiwet tutlayt n marikan taneslit (langue indienne). Iqreb awal n « aman » s tmazi$t. Yiwen uéar nsen ? 24

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Seg wass-en ur ifureq netta d tileméit nni, Ama nni. Ass-mi d ilul Robert, syen irna-d John deffir-s, i sin yid-sen gan-asen ismawen nsen, ismawen s tutlayt

n

Dakota,

rnan

asen

ismawen

n

Tmarikant. I nitni, « Robert» akked « John» d ismawen kan n lekwa$ev. Deg ulawen nsen, ismawen nni, « Robert» nni akked « John» nni, ur llan d ismawen n warraw nsen. D tanamit n wussan kan i ten yerran d ismawen n warraw nsen. John akked baba-s qqimen, tayett $er tayett, susmen. D John i d-yu$alen $er wawal nni n webrid a$ezfan. - Amek d$a i d-tegwriv di Michigan, maççi d abrid-ik ? - Nni$-ak $ezzif webrid a mmi. Yiwen wass ad as neqqim, a wen t id-êku$ tardast tardast webrid nni. Anect nni akk n tlufa i dehme$ $zent iverfan deg walla$-iw. - Ger wulac akked wayen yellan ar ixef, tella talast. Zewr-ed

izirig n tafat i wussan nni

izran fell-ak. - Nni$-d taûebêit n wass i d-rekbe$ akamyun

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amezwaru. Skud lli$ di tmurt n Dakota, ur yi ikcim unezgum. èeôôe$ s wallen-iw akin idurar akked izu$ar n tmurt-iw. Simmal teddu$, simmal tariêt nni n tmurt tgerri $er deffir, simmal tkeççem-d tariêt n yinig deg walla$-iw. Ulac tamurt ur nezgir : si Dakota, negzem Nebraska, nekcem ti$remt n Omaha, syen d Iowa. Nerna tikli armi d Illinois d wamek newwev Indiana. Ilmend ad ddu$ d tidist, seg ukamyun $er ukamyun, ufi$ uli$ asawen $er tmurt n Michigan. Din, qqime$ s tmara di ti$remt n Detroit. Tiremt kan u$e$-d abrid $er Ohio, d abrid $er Pennsylvania. Taggara kecme$ tamurt n Maryland, syen ti$remt n Baltimore. Nwi$ mi d-wve$ yekfa yinig, zi$ imir i yebda. Inig n walla$ d yinig uéar, ugaren inig n wakal, yugaren yal inig yellan. Nni$-ak, yiwen wass ad a wen-dêku$ tadyant n yinig-iw, tadyant ta$ezfant…

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14. Ussan Ussan n 1944 di Omaha Beach… Abrid izzi, yuder akwessar send ad teffe$ tiî $er tijdit n Omaha Beach. Ussan n 1944 ff$en-d zun d ifeîîiwej si tesraft n wussan, mi te$li tiî $ef char Sherman n Marikan i yellan $er zelmev. Ibedd anect utemmu, izzi-d $er webrid aqadus nni n wamrud. £as zran wussan-is, d uzzal iûedded, tiddi n Sherman nni tefka anza i tiddi n yizem. £as iqdem, taggara mazal tella lhiba nni deg-s. Char Sherman nni iban-d zun d amdan s ccamat nni n imen$i deg weksum is. Di snat tsuraf n tikli, Muôad akked twacult-is ufan d iman-nsen deg wennar imen$i n 6 yunyu 1944. Yal ti$mert, yal tardast n wakal, yal axxam ismekta-d tadyant izran. Muôad iwet ad d-imekti ayen ye$ra ussan nni deg idlisen n imen$i ameqran n 1939/194525, imen$i wis sin n wamval. Tadyant nni n « débarquement n 1944» d nettat i d-ifkan tasarut i tifrat n imen$i, i d-iglan s tôuéi n tezmert n Lalman : Muôad yelli adlis nni yellan ger ifassen-is, ira ad iseqreb tamu$li-s i tedyant nni n 6 di yunyu, 25

2eme Guerre Mondiale (1939 – 1945).

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ass-nni a$ezfan n 1944 : « Di tazwara, Anekcum26 nni $er Omaha Beach illa-d kan akken lâesker n Marikan ad îîfen amkan nni, si Port en Bessin alamma d La Vire, syen ad ddun alamma d Caumont akked Saint Lô. Din ad mlilen nitni d lâeskeô n Legliz,

wumi

britannique ».

semman Mi

« la

ff$en

seg

seconde

armée

waman,

zegren

tijdit27, akken ad ddun deg wakal d admer yefkan si Isigny alamma d Tour en Bessin. Deg webrid nsen ad mlilen nitni d « les Rangers » n Marikan i d-ikecmen si Pointe du Hoc, tama utaram nitni d 47th Royal

Marine

Commando n Legliz di Port

Bessin si tama wagmuv. Lêal n wass-en ur ilha. Tagut, lmujat, avu d uzayav zelgen iberdan i yas d heggan wid ivebôen i wnekkcum nni. Admer amezwaru idda akken yufa, maççi akken i yas d qassen. Timesrufag timezwura surgent-d

lbumbat

akin,

zeglent

amrud

nni

ameqran n Lalman, WN28 nni. Mi d-kecment seg waman, 8 tkebbaniyin29 n Lâesker n marikan ufant zdat nsen times n Lalman tella, teohed, ur thudd

26

Anekkcum = l’invasion tijdit = la plage (yusa d seg ‘ijdi’ (ômel). 28 WN : isem n wemrud (canon) n Lalman. 29 Takebbanit (tikebbaniyin) = Compagnie (de l’armée) 27

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s lbumbat nni i d ikkan seg igenni, seg tmesrufag nni d izran taûebêit. Iblandiyen nni DD i d-heggan akken ad qablen Lalman di tissi tamezwarut ur d kcimen annar. Amur ameqran seg iblandiyen n 741st Tank Bton zzren deg waman, di tazwara kan mi d-ff$en seg ibabuôen. Si 29 Tank i d-iddan deg ibabuôen, ala 2 i yeff$en akin $er wakal. £ef 6h30 n tûebêit, ifluken LCA akked LCVP30 qerben $er tijdit n Omaha Beach. Si mi llint tewwura ad ff$en lâeskeô yellan deg-sen, imir kan tendeh tmes ubaôud n lâesker n Lalman si tama n wakal, seg ifran n weftis. Di tama nsen, lâesker GI’s ufan zdat nsen tijdit d aza$ar, ur tella tdarit ur illa wental. Agemmav, $ef iceôfan akked waftis times n imrad d lmatrayuz n Lalman tekker, tesser$ akal d waman. Avu d lmujat rnan-d, deggren akka d wakka ifluken nni, ma d lâesker yal wa anda yufa isdari iman-

LCA (Landing Craft Assault) ; LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel) : taflukt tameqrant i tuff$a seg waman i ugar n 30 n lâeskô.

30

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is, yal tarbaât tebva, yal takebbanit tebva, yal wa ikkat ad d isuffe$ iman-is seg weêvun nni. Takebbanit A/116 tenger. Ifesyanen is akk $lin mmuten di 15 dqiqat timezwura. Lâesker sdurin iman-nsen, kra seg-sen gumman ad ddun $er zdat, kra seg-sen tmuruden tardast tardast akken ad ff$en seg wennar nni, akin $er wanda tella tdarit. Wid yuzzlen $er zdat igzem-iten ôsaû, wid yeqqimen deg waman ur as ufan ixef-is, ôsaû yettuti fell-asen. Tissi tis snat tebda tkeççm-ed si 7h.00. Akken tevra d imezwura i yasen tevra. D nnger ; irgazen $ellin am yizan, ma d uzzal ameqran n tyita izzer deg waman. Si

8h.00

d

asawen

tebda

tbeddel

tegwnitt.

Imezwura yeff$en $er wakal lhan-d rran tyita $er yifran n Lalman, bdan susumen imukan n tyita n lmatrayuzat nsen. Ifesyanen izwaren, bedden, fkan tayett i lâeskeô nsen akken ad dehmen $er zdat ugar. D ise$ nsen i yellin tawwurt i tuîîfa n Omaha Beach. D nitni i yessensen tazmert n tyita n Lalman seg yifran nni n siman d wuzzal,

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iblaukhausen nni. Mi ff$en akin lâesker si tijdit, ugur d-igwran, d tuff$a $er wakal n tkeôyas Jeep, ikamyunen akked iblandiyen. Mi tekcem terbaât n 18th Infantry Regiment, tesnger imukan n tyita n Lalman $er tewwurt E-1, d$a din ters-d talwit ugar. Mi

izeggen

wass,

ikamyunen

teff$en-d

seg

ibabuôen, zegren d tijdit, teddun s leêder $er iberdan ufella. Lâesker i d-ilhan s useggem iberdan ur fcilen, êebbken s wayen wumi zemren akken ad gen abrid i tikli. Tameddit n wass, iberdan llin. Anekcum si Omaha

Beach isawev isew-is, iga

iceqqiq di tezmert n Lalman. £as ur ishil, taggara iffe$ anda sarmen, gan as i$isi ameqran i wgadir n Lalman. Di tazwara nni ur zmiren ad kecmen akin $er wakal, anda mazal tazmert n Lalman teohed. Nnig 2400 lmitrat deg wakal si tama n Colleville, ur zmiren ad kecmen. Ula di temvirt nni, yella wanda d gwran lâesker n Lalman, netlen, tikwal kkaten-d am yizmawen.

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Imukan akk i d-heggan ad ten tekcem tkebbanit 1st Infantry Division i wass n 6 yunyu, ula d yiwen ur

t wiven. Ur îîifen abrid ameqran RN 13, ur mlalen nitni d lâeskeô n Legliz di Port en Bessin, ur wiven tama n lâesker n Rangers di Pointe du Hoc. Mi d-ye$li yiv, mi qqimen ifesyanen ad as weznen i wass nni n 6 yunyu 1944, ufan wven $er talast n twa$it, tardast i txeûûart tameqrant. Si 2400 îun n wuzzal d isufar, ala 100 îun kan i yeff$en seg waman. Tawa$it tameqrant d lâesker nni yakk immuten ger waman d wakal. Si 34000 yergazen, 4720 $lin deg wemkan nni. Tijdit n Omaha Beach tu$al d « Bloody Omaha », Omaha m-idammen. » Muôad

imdel

adlis

nni,

isers

it

akin

$er

tkeôôust. Tamu$li-s tefka akin $er tijdit nni. Iéer lexyal n yelmeéyen nni yeooan tarwiêt nsen din. Iéer lexyal n Dadda-s Salem. Acêal d ileméi, akken kan d lulen $er tmeddurt, yal wa ansi d ikka, wa si Legliz, si Marikan, si Kanada, ne$ si tmura n Tferka, ass-en, deg yiwet tiremt, içça-ten ujajiê n tmes. Lemmer terbiê, tseggem, yili ad qqimen deg

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ixxamen nsen, $ur imawlan nsen, ad s$ezfen almad nsen, taggara ad gen ixxamen nsen akked tullas n tmurt nsen. Ass-en tegzem iten lmatrayuz send ad yali wass. D tamara tamcumt. D leohel n Lalman i ten id iwwin, ddan-d uvan d wussan deg waman. Usan-d ad kksen tazmert n tissselbi n Hitler. £as abrid izleg, taggara ôéan asalu akken ufan maççi akken i ran.

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15. Takessawt Takessawt $er tmurt ugemmav… ugemmav… Abrid ugemmav $ezzif. Akken kan yuli wass i bran, ff$en i tasmuvi. Aqwvar simmal isim$ur mi dkeççmen simmal imeksawen nniven si yal afrag $er zdat. Taddart $ezzifet, aqwvar simmal issi$zif ugar. Muôad zik i yekker, ur igguni ad as d-i$er Daddas Salem. Ivelli nni i yas inna, mi qqimen $er imensi : - A Muôad ! Azekka, ma teb$iv ad tedduv yid-i a neks. A nerr $er Ugemmav n Yilef. A neks nekkni d Weêmi akked Muê. Nnan-d ad ddun watmaten nsen $er tkessawt. Send ad igen, Muôad ihegga arkasen i tikli ugemmav, irna tablawt n waman. Takessawt s uqeggel, si taffza ar tameddit. £as d anebdu rran-d azal medden, takessawt ugemmav s webridis. Mi d-iffe$ yiîij, ad netlen di Terga Ifilku, am lmal am imeksawen. Din, tella temda n waman, tella tili, terna tasmuvi. Zemren ad qegglen. Amur ameqran n wakal i yellan deg Agemmav, d ayla n imawlan n Weêmi. Win i yas ihwan ad ikes, win ur

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iêemmel ur ikes. D tanamit di taddart, win wukud yennu$ Weêmi di tejmaât ne$ deg wennar n tiqqar, ad as isegwri awal : « Welleh ur yu$al uvar-ik ad ikcem Agemmav ! ». Akka Weêmi. Win ib$an ad ikes deg wgemmav, ilaq-as ad yefk udem i Weêmi, ad as yawi

takessart

deg

wuraren

n

tlabilin,

di

temsizzelt, ne$ di tiqqar. Abrid $er ugemmav ilha. Mi teff$ev si taddart deg webrid umalu, deffir tmazirt tamezwarut ad k idimmager wexriv. Din, axfiwen ur illa anda ar anfen. Sya d afrag udernu d umada$, syen akken nniven, tikli zun di terga ye$zen, nnig-s d sqef umada$ am zun d ifri. D abrid nni alamma d asif. Mi tzegrev asif, abrid yuli am win iciqer. D acôuf iceôfan. Axfiwen, imdanen, yal wa deffir wa. Win icven ad igrireb $er terga nni yellan $ef yidis ne$ $er tama n wasif. Yal tama d aslav n weéru, win i$lin $er din ur d ittu$al d ameddur. Tikli, s leêder. Mi wven takessawt ugemmav, uraren n warrac bvan $ef sin : win n imeéyanen, Muôad, Akli akked Yusef, akked win imeqranen, Dadda-s Salem, Weêmi akked Muê. Taâssast n waxfiwen i yimeéyanen,

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tilufa maççi yiwet. Mi wven kan, imeqranen nnan asen i wtamaten nsen : $urwat uccen ad yawi i$id ! £urwat targa ad grirbent wulli ! £urwat tamda, ad zren waxfiwen ! Muôad akkd imeddukal-is cudden-tt akken ur ten itkellix wurar. Di tazwara kan gan as nuba. Yal tikkelt d yiwen a yekkren ad d-yerr lmal. Ilaq-as ad d-izzi i weqvar, ad iéer ixef iff$en akin, ad ten id-isdukel $er wegwni anda ksan. Tuzzya s tazzla akken ad d-yu$al $er wurar. Zun takessawt nni sufella kan i d terna, a$bel amezwaru n warrac nni n Mekraz d urar. D Akli i yegren tameééu$t d amezwaru, inna yasen i Muôad d Yusef. - Teslam ? - Acu nesla ? - D tajewwaqt. Wis’ anwa ikkaten tajewwaqt tama ufella, $er yejdaôen. - Deg wqerruy-ik i tekkat tjewwaqt, ttu$ keçç tsellev i nda ma tekkat, i yas yenna Yusef. - Nni$ awen d tajewwaqt. Ma ur yi tuminem, susmet, slet. Ad nali ad néer ? A$bel nni n tkessawt ikkes akin fell-asen zun d tagut unebdu. Kkren warrac nni, u$en abrid

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ufella, teddun ger tsufa d umada$. Mi wven Tawrirt Ixeôban, tajewwaqt nni tban asen d ger sin ifassen. Muê iqqim $ef ugadir, yiwen uvar sya wayev syen, zun d aserdun $ef yerkeb, ivudan êman, kkaten ta$animt nni. Tikwal d ivudan kan, tikwal irennu-yas ahuzzu uqerru. Muôad isla i ta$ect n Dadda-s, mi yas inna i Muê : - Fk-a$ lehna a Muê ! Win immuten ad d-ikker s tjewwaqt agi inekk. Ers-d ad tewtev aqabac akka am nekkni. Ilha yak i keçç, ad k id teffe$ tidi yiwen wass, ad tefsi tassemt-ik a Muê ! Muê ikkes-d tajewwaqt nni seg yimi-s, izwi akin ijeddayen-is, syen irra yas awal i Salem. - Aqabac fki$-t i win t-ib$an ! Win inudan $ef lhem ad t yaf, win isarmen ibawen yeçç-iten ! - Ih ! Maççi d urar, Ers-d ad tegrev afus. - Ur illa d tafellaêt akken ad gre$ afus. Kenwi tekcem ikwen tisselbi, te$$azem ixeôban, ma d nekk mazal ur yi d tewiv tbaâuct nwen $er da (avad-is izzaken tawwurt uqerru). Weêmi

ibedd,

isers

aqabac

nni

yellan

ger

ifassen-is, yerra yas awal d netta send ad dinteq Salem. - I ma yella nufa kra ddaw wakal ? Ad tawiv amur-

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ik ne$ ala ? - Ma tufam agerruj n jedd-is n jedd-i, ad ikkes laé $ef taddart. Ma d kenwi, a Weêmi d Salem, ad awen nebnu taqubbett zdat taddart. Weêmi, yerna yezzi $er Muê, yenna yas : - A Muê, maççi d akellex. Jedd-is n jedd-i yagi i d tessakwiv yella zik d amnay n ugelliv n Kuku, Ëmed U Lqavi. Ikcem ti$remt n Lezzayer ass-mi dehmen leêkem n Tteôkw, ger 1520 d 152731. Nnig 7 iseggwasen i îîfen Igawawen ti$remt n Lezzayer. Ëmed U Lqavi yu$al netta d agellid n Lezzayer. Ayen ikecmen $ef ufus-is, ayen iff$en $ef ufusis.

Ma

d

Xeyôeddin

Ateôkwi

irwel,netta

d

lâeskeô-is, $er Jijel syen yerna akin $er Tunes. Nnan, ass-mi d yu$al jedd-i si Lezzayer, iwwi-d yides agerruj, ma d timeéra ur tval fell-as tiî n yiwen.

Anda

yu$al

ugerruj

ma

maççi

ddaw

wakal nne$ i yeffer? - Ilha win isaramen, i yasen isegwra Muê.

31

« … profitant de son beau succès, Bel Kadi, à la tête de ses troupes victorieuses, traversa le col de Tizi n At Aïcha et déborda sur la Mitidja d’où il se dirigea directement sur Alger. Sans rencontrer de sérieuse résistance, il entrat dans la ville, dont il s’empara sans coup férir. Devenu le maître absolu de la grande cité, il l’occupa dit-on près de 7 ans consécutifs et sans difficultés. Notons que le gouvernement de Bel Kadi s’est accompli avec ses propres moyens et sans se compromettre par une alliance quelconque avec les espagnols ….Cet évènement extraordinaire eut lieu de 1520 à 1527. ». Amar Boulifa, « Le Djurdjura à Travers l’Histoire, p.84-85

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I wkellex n Muê, Weêmi ise$zef-as awal akken ad as iselmed tid n zik. - Mi d-yu$al kan si Lezzayer jedd-is n jedd-i i yesdukel akk imezda$ yellan bvan $ef laâzuyab. Isdukel iten akken ad bnu$ i$rem ameqran. Igwra d wawal $urne$, inna yasen imir : « ilaq a$ a neddukel di yiwet taddart tameqrant akken a neg afrag $ef yiman-nne$. Ma neqqim nebva axxam akin, axxam akka, win iran ad d yas ad ikkes fell-a$ sser. Ma nga yiwet taddart a nesdukel i$allen nne$ ». Akken i tevra. Deg wakal-is i yefka bnan taddart agi deg nella ass-a ! Akka a Muê ! Muôad, Akli akked Yusef, ffren deffir wejdaô, sellen i wawalen yellan ger Muê akked imeddukalis. Yiwen isqendeô $ef u$alad ixerban, ikkat tajewwaqt, sin sekfalen d akal s ugelzim, tidi tessared udmawen nsen. D Yusef, gma-s n Weêmi, i yasen d-ifran tadyant, inna yasen : - Dagi d ixeôban nne$, d amkan anda tella taddart nne$ zik. Ar tura llan imukan n yexxamen, n ifergan akked iéekwan n imezwura nne$. Ijdaôen

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akked itemma i nebna, ibna ten jedd-i deg wemkan n yexxamen n zik i iretmen. Inna ya$ jedd-i, imezwura dagi i zed$en am wuccanen di tnemmast n teégi, syen bnan taddart deg nezde$ tura. Taqsiîî nni n taddart n zik testuqqes iten. Tella taddart n zik ? Amek texla ? Amek zed$en din imezwura ? Di

tlata

yid-sen

u$alen

d

timendeffirt,

s

leêder, am akken i yulin, u$en-d abrid ukwessar $er weqvar nsen. Mi d-kecmen agwni n tkessawt, ufan lmal nsen kessent di tili, am zun kra ur ivra, kessent di tuga d ujeooig uzanzu. Mi yuli yiîij, izeggen wass, d Muê i d-yusan ad isefqed arrac nni imeéyanen. Yufa ten id qqimen d agraw, tturaren ileqqafen. Muê, $as meqqer, iêemmel uraren. £as di tiddi d argaz, deg walla$is igwra d aqcic, d azehwani. Inna yasen i warrac nni : - Ma teb$am ad teççem aguglu ad awen slemde$ amek. - Ih !Ih ! i yas nnan i tlata yid-sen. - Yal ta$aî ad d neééeg deg-s amur uyefk akken ur éerren at wexxam.

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Muê iddem-d seg wegrab-is tacabtaqt umilyu, izzi akin

$er

t$eîîen

timezwura.

Tiremt

iççur-d

tacabcaqt nni d ayefki amellal aêmayan. Muê isers ayefki nni, yuder akwessar $er l$ella nni yellan nnig wasif. Ikks-ed iferrawen n tneqlett deg d-tneggi lliqa tamellalt. Acemma kan isendi lliqa nni $er uyefki. Ibedd, zun illa kra yettu, inna yas i Muôad, - Azzel a Muôad awi-d agwrab-iw, tella deg-s tyemmust n tasent32. Ad as nezzuzer akken ad yibnin uguglu. Ma d amessas ad d iffe$ am uweggir. Akka s lemleê ad yibnin ugar. Taganit nni akken ad iéem uguglu tban asen d aseggwas i warrac nni. Niqal uysen mi yasen inna Muê s tin useqqav, - D lawn ad as neqqim. D ayen iéqef uguglu, ilha i wuççi. Anwa i d iwwin a$ruùm aquran ? Mi fuken uççi uguglu d we$rum, Muê isnesr-d tajewwaqt

ddaw

tbeônust-is,

iwwi

yasen

d

acewwiq. D tame$ra. Muôad ur icfa amek yekfa wass nni deg Agemmav n Yilef. Ur icfa mi d-u$alen sin nni, Dadda-s Salem d Weêmi. Icfa kan mi d wven $er taddart s weqvar n

32

Tasent : lemleê (le sel)

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lmal, d tillas, i$li-d yiv. Ufan d baba-s igguni deg inurar. Igguni ten ad d-awven. Taddart nni n zik, ixeôban nni, agellid nni, Lezzayer nni, skecmen aferfud deg walla$-is : di teégi i zed$en iùmezwura nne$ ? Melmi d-usan $er taddart agi ? Amek bnan taddart? D acu i ten idisuff$en seg yexxamen nni ?

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16. Tawa$it … Tawa$it n Pearl Harbor… Llan yemdanen iêemmlen taguni n tsebêit, llan wid iqqimen akken llan

yemdanen imezwura,

imdanen nni n yifran, seg wass-mi taâmeô, yebda wemval. Mi d-yuli kan yiîij, tafukt yeêman, ad akwin, ad kkren $ef yiman-nsen. Baba-s n John seg ineggura nni. Mi yuli wass, ne$ tikwal send ad yali wass, ad ikker, $as d ass n lêed, d ass n i$imi, d ass deg ur ixeddem. Yal tikkelt, mi yuli wass, teffe$-d tafat, ad yefk tamu$li $er igenni am akken i t iéer ass-mi yella d aqcic d ameéyan deg wedrar n Dakota. £as di ti$remt tamùeqrant i yella ass-a, tamu$li-s teqqim n win yellan di tmurt-is, deg wedrar nni, deg izu$ar nni. Yal taûebêit, d anebdu ne$ d tagrest, ad iffe$ seg wexxam $er zdat tewwurt, ad israê abeêri, azwu nni asemmav, ad iéer tagnawt d usigna, syen ad ihuz aqeôôu. Yal tikkelt akken. Mar a yali ad irkeb di tkeôôust nni tawôa$t, nnig leb$i-s i teddun ivaôôen is. Yal tasebêit, ul-is netta yeffe$ akin $er téegwa d izu$ar n Dakota,

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ad

yazzel $ef agmer, ad isvad s uneccab33, s

ucangal ne$ s umeéreg alamma ye$li-d yiv. £as d tagrest, asemmiv ur iqsiê di Baltimore. Taûebêit nni, ur iqqim ugar zdat tewwurt. Ibedd kan acemma, syen ikecm-d $er tenwalt. Iééel afus $er ôadyu, isa$-itt. Tikwal iêemmel ad isel isalan. £as tallit ur illa wayen ilhan deg-s. Imen$i ameqran ikker di Uôupa

ger Lalman d

yexûimen-is, timura negrent. Yal ass ad d-yefk amur is n yir isalan. Timura n Lalman, Fôansa, Ïelyan, Legliz d Rrus kecmen di yir targit n tmes d

lbumbat.

Tijjehli

n

Hitler

tessa$

times

tameqrant di tnemmast n wamval, di tlemmast n Uôupa. £as Marikan ur tekcim tanemmast n wennar, tilufa simmal rennunt, tadyant tettim$ur. « Win isganen avu » ibedd $er tewwurt, tameééu$t tefka $er ôadyu. Awalen imezwura ifôeé iten : « Tevra

twa$it

tameqrant

ivelli

di

Pearl

Harbor34, tigzirt n Marikan yellan di Hawaïï¨. Japu 33

Aneccab = Arc ; acangal = fronde ; amezreg = lance.

34

Tiyita n Pearl Harbor tekka-d si tmurt n Japu. Deg wass n lêed 7 disambeô 1941, tiyita nni n usagen (= lmeôsa n ibabuôen) seg igenni akk si ddaw waman tesenhez tamurt n Marikan. Di tnemmast n Pacific, Japu yesenger akk ayen yellan nnig waman. Di snat tissitin 138

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ifka-d ayen yellan d tazmert-is, ayen yellan d tamesrafegt, iser$ acêal d ababuô n Marikan, in$a acêal d aâsekriw n Marikan; d nnger n tmes n lbumbat i d ine$lin $ef Pearl Harbor di teswaât. Japu iffe$-d d acengu n Marikan s tyita yagi. Japu yedda di tama n Lalman, yu$ abrid n tôad… ». « Win isganen avu » iqqim $er tmurt. Yeslef i wudem-is,

yeîîef

aqerru-s

ger

ifassen.

Di

teswaât nni, ayen akk yellan ger tmurt n Marikan d tmurt n Urupa, ikilumitren nni n waman d wakal, ass-a u$alen zun d tardast, d imi n wuccen. Imen$i nni yellan akin i tmura, akin i yilel n Pacific, di

teswaât

ikecm-d

axxam-is

netta.

Pearl

Harbor, akal n Marikan yenger ! n tmesrufag, ihudd 10 ibabuôen imeqranen, 188 tmesrufag, in$a nnig 2400 imdanen ger lâesker d sibil n Marikan. 3 ibabuôen imeqranen (porte avions) kan i yellan beôôa n tegzirt dergen i tyita, gwran-d ur r$an. Japu iwet Marikan $er wul ilmend n waâzal nni i yettwaâzel (sanctions économiques) acku ikcem tamurt n Cinwa d tmurt n Indochine (Vietnam). Di tama n Japu, mmuten kan 64 yemdanen, $lint-d 29 tmesrufag, zren 5 n iddaman imeéyanen (sous-marins de poche). Di tidett, tadyant nni tella-d kan d tasebbiwt yes dtekcem Marikan annar n tôad wis sin n wamval (seconde guerre mondiale). .

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Tamu$li tamezwarut i yas d-yusan zdat wallen-is, D ilmeéyen

nni yellan din, taûebêit nni : wa

iseffev uzzal, wa iteddu fella ubabuô si te$mert $er tayev, wa di tanwalt iqeddec i wuççi n lâeskeô nsen, win iteg addal, itazzal akin deg wennar,

wigi

teddun

d

adar

a$ezfan

deffir

ufesyan nsen, yan-sin, yan-sin. Di teswaât tekker times, i$li-d igenni fell-asen, negren. Win isganen avu yekker, isexsi ôadyu, isfev allen-is akken ad ikkes tamu$li nni n iêeoouoa n tmes i d yulin seg ibabuôen yer$an, seg yexxamen, $ef izugar n yemdanen. Mi d-tekcem Ama $er tenwalt, izzi udem-is $ur-s igugem. Ira ad isiwel, ad d-yini awal, yuki yexneq. Taggara, inna yas s ta$ect iôéen : - Ama ! Yewv-d imen$i tamurt nne$ ! Ama tessen argaz-is. Tessen-it ma yetturar s wawal, tessen-it tikkelt a yekres tanyirt-is. Tesusem, tegguni ad as d-irnu awal. Allen n Ama ééant deg-s, tegguni. Win isganen avu yekker, isa$ ôadyu tikkelt tis snat. Ur ira ad iselqem awal i wayen d tenna ôadyu. Qqimen di sin yid-sen, gar-asen ôadyu nni

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teééad trennu $ef tedyant ivôan. Ur slan i Robert, ur slan i John mi d-kecmen $er tenwalt ad swen ayefk. Tallit kan, qqimen di 4 yid-sen, zzin i îabla, tameééu$t tefka $er ôadyu. Mi yas ulsen i yisalan n ôadyu, inna yasen. - Tilisa llant akken yal yiwen ad yili deg waylas. Akken tella talast i yella wefrag-is. Afrag $as d inziz ne$ d iri ujenwi, illa akken ad yeg talast ger wayen yellan akka d wayen yellan akin. Ger tuddar nne$ di Dakota, yal yiwet teqqim kan deg wakal-is. Acêal n tikkal i yekker imen$i ma yeccev yiwen. Tifrat-is s idammen. Ass-a anekcum n Japu $er wakal nne$, tifrat is d imen$i. Ur illa wawal, ur llan sin ! Am Robert, am John akked yemmat-nsen, d tikkelt tamezwarut i slan i Win isganen avu isawal akken. D awal azuran i d-ikkan si leqrun d leqrun n imezwura, d ti$ri n uéar, n Marikan n Geronimo. Win isganen avu ikuffer, ib$a ad iffe$. Ikker, izzi acemma kan di tnemmast n tenwalt am yizem di tesraft. Ur d-yufa awal ad d-yernu, tefka-t tewwurt $er beôôa. Ilmend deg ad iéer tagnawt am akken yu$ tanamit, netta isers aqerru-s, ikres anyir, ibedd deg wefrag. i$li-d igenni fell-as.

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Acemma kan, izlez, iffe$ seg wefrag, idda abridis akin. Iteddu avar zdat wayev, di temdint yexlan. Tagrest,

rnu-yas

lêed

tasebêit,

iberdan

n

Baltimore zun d ilmawen. Yal tikkelt ad t-ya$ unezgum ameqran, abrid-is $er umeddakwel is n Dakota, Adahy, « Win ized$en tiéegwa », s tutlayt35 n Dakota. « Win isganen avu » ur yuki mi d yufa iman-is ibedd zdat tewwurt n Adahy. Mi

t

tefka

tewwurt

n

wefrag,

isla

yas

umeddakel-is seg wexxam-is iteddu, inna yas d. - Win isganen avu ! èri$ ad d tasev ass-a !

35

Tutlayt « Andyan Dakota », yiwet ger tutlayin tinesliyin n Marikan (Cheyenne, Apache, Sioux, Irokwas, …).

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17. Uraren Uraren n taddart beddlen beddlen… Mi yeéra ifergan nni n wuzzal n Omaha Beach, Muôad yezzi $er tallit nni di Mekraz, yuki ufraren-d wussan nni n teméi-s am zzit $ef waman. « Ussan deffir wussan, taddart nne$ tbeddel udem akken beddlen wuraren nne$. £as nella d arrac d imeéyanen, nsell, néeô amek taddart nne$ simmal tkeççem di tallit tamaynut, tallit n tôad. Tezwar-d tedyant nni n yivan. Yiwen wass armi nesla negren yivan di taddart. Awal ur d-iffi$ deg yiwen wass kan. Acêal n wussan $er zdat i d te$li tsusmi $ef taddart. D imeqranen

i

d-isuff$en

tikwal

awal

mar

ad

sawalen gar-asen di tejmaât ne$ deg wennar : « win nne$ nezzu$er it $er wasif, din i t nenîel. Ula d aseglef ur iseglef. Welleh ar yi i$av aîas ! » ; « nekk ur zmire$ i taluft nni. Fki$-t i Qasi, ur éri$ anda i ten n$an netta d Ëemmu ; am zun d aâggal n wexxam, $urne$ i d ilul ! » ; « Nekkni, di tavut i ten nesdukkel, ncudd iten $er yiwet n teslent deg ye$zer, … ». Te$li-d tsusmi $ef taddart. Tasusmi nni tekka-d seg

yivan

inegren,

terna-d

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seg

imezda$

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taddart. Tala nni deg llan tikwal imennu$en, ass-a ters-d deg-s tsusmi. Amek tilawin u$alent ur ttna$ent di tala ? Zik, di lawan unebdu, mar a neqsen waman, win iran ad inezzeh ad yakwer avar zdat tala. Ad isel ayen ur isla. £as taddart tebva aman d nuba $ef yexxamen, amennu$ yella yella. Ass-a te$li-d tsusmi, awal yu$al d asbecbec ger tilawin. Tersd talwit. Di tefsut i teff$en medden $er tferkiwin nsen ad seggmen ayen isaxen, ayen yeôzen di tegrest. D asyax, d afrag, d tiririt n tiqit i wtemmu, d afrasen,

yal

imawlan-is

ass

timizar

d

yigran

tarzent

i wussan n tefsut. Ass-a, mi yuli

wass, send ad d-tawev tefsut, kkren at taddart i tukksa n ifergan. …Taûebêit n wass, mi d ff$e$ seg wefrag nne$, i éri$ ayen i yi iswehmen : at taddart, d argaz ne$ d tameîîut, di yal tama kkren i wêuccu amaynut : tukksa n tgejda n wuzzal akked ufrag n wuzzal, ireéwi ubaôbelli36, i tmizar i d izzin i taddart. Yal amkan tella terbaât i yas ibedden. Ur illa wawal, ur tella tevsa. Zik nni, di lawan n tfellaêt, yal tama s wawal, s ucewwiq ne$ s 36

Abarbelli : afrag n isennan n wuzzal (fil de fer barbelé)

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udekkeô. Ass-a ntan iqerra nsen, tekksen ifergan s tsusmi. Ur illa wawal ur llan sin. Am tedyant nni n yivan, am tin n ifergan, ussan d wussan $er zdat d wamek d-iwev wawal $ur-ne$ akken nella d arrac : « d wigi nne$ i yasen innan ad kksen ifergan n wuzzal d-izzin i taddart. Nnan-asen ad ten kksen akken ma tella trewla si taddart, imjuhad nne$ zemren ad rewlen, ur illa wayen ad ten id-iîîfen ». Di tallit deg medden salayen ifergan di yal tama, $er webrid $ef imeksawen, ger loiran anda tella lemveôôa, ass-a yekkes wuzzal nni, negrent tgejda nni n wuzzal, negrent tsulal n wes$ar. I tsusmi n taddart, tasusmi nni n yergazen, n tlawin akw d yivan, terna d tedyant $er zdat. Ur neéra anda i d-iffe$ wawal, anwa i d-isuff$en awal : yal sin ne$ tlata wussan, akk tilawin n taddart ad d-ff$ent, ad feôvent izerban zdat ixxamen

nsent.

Ur

tella

tme$ra,

ur

tella

tenîelt. Tu$al taddart d tazedgant. Am tin ifergan nni, zi$ d « wigi nne$ » i yasen disuff$en awal : « Llan inebgawen i d-ikeccmen taddart.

Ilaq

ad

d-afen

taddart

nne$

d

tazedgant ». Inebgawen nni n yiv, inebgawen ur

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iéra yiwen. Yiwen wass, di kra wussan taddart nne$ tu$al d tamdint.

Newhem

amek

i

tevra

tedyant

nni.

Taddart tu$al am temdint ! Tebda

d

tacemlit

i

useggem

iberdan.

Yiwet

terbaât tu$ abrid n wexriv, deffir tejmaât. Acêal n wussan d ta$uzi, tukksa n wakal, syen d lebni.

Taggara

gan

taîawalit,

« tixxamin

n

waman »37, yal yiwet s tewwurt-is, $er zdat tella tsebbalt n waman i tarda. Di tezdeg, ifent tid yellan di temdint. N$ar-as s tin n tfenîazit, « taddart nne$ tif tamdint » ! D imeqranen i ya$ d innan di tejmâat: « $urwat ad tessimsem amkan nni ! Inebgawen nne$ ilaq ad t id-afen zeddig ! ». Nu$ asen awal, amkan nni yeqqim zeddig, yif tixxamin nni n temdint. I tezdeg n taddart, terna-d talwit ugar. Di tejmaât kksen imennu$en nni n zik. Ma yella unejmaâ n taddart, awal yu$al d awal nni n zik i ya$ d-êekkun imeqranen. Yal yiwen ad d isiwel s nuba-s, seg wemkan-is, awal n talwit, agzam n wawal ikkes, yir awal ikkes. Negren wid nni dittasen $er unejmaâ sekôen ne$ akken ad sxesôen. 37

Taîawalit = Taxxamt n waman = Toilettes, WC, salle d’eau

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Mi yefra unejmaâ yefra wawal, ad kkren s tsusmi, yal

wa

$er

wexxam-is.

Imeqranen

n

taddart

beddlen, nekkni s imeéyanen nedda yasen deg webrid. £as tbeddel taddart, armi zran iseggwasen i nuki kksen-a$ imeqranen ayen i ya$ isefôaêen. Kksena$

ivebbalen,

kksen-a$

timecôevt,

kksen-a$

takessawt n Te$zut tikwal, … I imeqranen, kksen-asen cemma akked dexxan, llant tuddar deg sen d-rnan taéallit n tmara. Taggara, « Wigi nne$ » gan-d talast ger nekkni akked imnekcem. Nekkni da, nitni din, yal yiwen deg wemkan-is, deg webrid-is. Maççi si yiwet tmurt nekkni akked nitni.

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18. Di Di tijdit n Omaha Beach… Si mi yelli tawwurt n tkeôôust, Muôad yuki i wezwu, tavut nni n yilel, yesself-as zun d afus n wemdan n war udem. Tavut n waman, ur tefka anza i wavu yellan di yal tamurt, di yal ti$ilt. Avu ittuvu, itcuffu, ithuzzu isekla, iteggir agu deg igenni. Yal amdan izmer ad iéeô avu zdat-s am zun d anéar, d abruri ne$ d adfel. Ma d tavut n yilel, tella yal ass, yal tameddit, yal tallit. Muôad ibedd deg wefrag n tkeôyas38, aktay-is yu$al $er tedyant nni n 6 yunyu 1944. Inna i yiman-is : maççi d azwu n wass-a i yellan assen ! Ikcem di targit. Ur iéra yeqqim din tiremt kan ne$ d ussan. Iqqim ibedd zun d tagejdit n war awal. D arraw-is i t id-isakwin mi yasen isla tturaren akin akka ger wefrag n tkeôyas d yiri n waman. D ta$ect nsen i t id-yerran $er takeyt. Idda $er zdat, d abrid $er tijdit nni tawra$t yellan

zdat-s.

Mi

yewev

tiseddaôin

nni

timezwura, talast yellan ger yijdi d webrid, ibedd tikkelt tis snat. Am zun yella win i t38

Afrag n tkeryas : parking

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iqqnen din. Igguni. Ur iéra acu igguni din am yis$i $ef ufurk useklu. Tiddi nni, tasusmi nni, sduklen-d arraw-is akked tmeîîut is $er wemkan nni anda yella. Muôad yuki yekkes as unezgum nni yellan idel-as si mi d wven amkan nni. Send ad innal ijdi nni s ivaôôen-is, ikna, iddem d uraw n yijdi di tdikelt-is. Iîîef ijdi nni areqqaq, yuki-yas as zun d awren n yirden.

Tesmev nni n waman sakwin-t-id ugar.

Izmev afus-is $ef yijdi nni zun ira ad t idisenîeq $ef ayen yecfa, ayen yeéra, d wayen i t islu$en ass nni 1944. Muôad ihuzz aqerru-s, itkaki-d awal nni isel ass-mi yella d ameéyan : « akken triv $ezzifev a yiv, taggara ad yali wass ». Aman n yilel zran, ihucc-iten wavu, ddan akka d wakka, fkan-d tikuffta, zran wussan d wussan. D ivaôôen-is i yebdan tikli. Idda $ef yijdi seg yixef armi d ixef n tijdit n Omaha Beach. Idda akin, yu$al-d akka. Ibedd, ikna, iddem uraw wis sin n yijdi deg wfus-is. Seg wemkan nni amezwaru deg ibedd mi wven, amkan nni anda teffe$ tiî $er yilel, Muôad ira ad d-izzi

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s tmu$li $er deffir akken ad d iéer s wallen-is netta ayen d-éeôôen ilmeéyen nni n yunyu 1944 mi d teddun deg ukufi n wuzzal, mi d ff$en seg ibabuôen i yeqqimen akin $er yi$il n waman. Lemmer izmer ad d-ikru taflukt, ad iddu akin alamma d i$il nni, syen ad d-izzi, ad -iéer udem n tmurt i d éerren warrac nni n 1944. Ibedd ger waman d yijdi, iwet ad yakwi i tigwdi nni yellan deg walla$ nsen, deg wallen nsen, deg weksum nsen. Tizegzewt n t$altin nni yellan assen am akken tella ass-a. £as tizegzewt tella, d tebrek i yasen d-ibanen i yelmeéyen nni di tfejrit n wass n 6 yunyu 1944. Mi d-yessader tamu$li-s seg i$allen nni, allen n Muôad mugrent-d tebrek nni n blaukhaus n siman d wuzzal si yal tama n tawrarin n Colleville sur Mer. Mazal tebrek nni, mazal a$ilif nni, mazal anezgum nni. Tamu$li n tezwe$ nni n yijdi tezzi-d $er walla$-is, am tezwe$ nni n yaâricen anda zellun izgaren di ssuq n Lêed, am tezwe$ n igemren nni n ijadaômiyen. Muôad yuki i ivaôôen-is ééay-it. Ira ad yifsis. Ad yifsis walla$-is, ad isuv akin anezgum nni i

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d-isberbren fell-as am Buberrak39. Iger afus-is $er wegrab nni yellan $ef tayett is, illi-d adlis d iddan deg wfus-is, i$ra awal ne$ sin, syen yezzi $er warraw-is akked tmeîîut-is, inna yasen : Nni$ awen d mi d newwev ; dagi d$a i tekker tmes ugar. Si tama yagi $er zdat, d amur n Marikan, tafejrit teff$en-d seg ifluken n wuzzal, si tama ufella d Lalman, ffren deg yifran, ser$en d ijdi d waman s lmatrayuzat nsen. Taggara, yugar tezwe$ temlel deg waman n yilel. Arway nni rwin waman, ahuccu nni n lmujat zelgen asen abrid i Marikan. Taggara tu$al tijdit am weêvun n tessirt. I tebrek uzemmur, tessa tezwe$ n idammen ger tizzegzewt.

Buberrak : wind ittasen deg yiv akken ad iskuffer win ignen deffir uzeîîa(di tmucuha n tmurt Tamazi$t). 39

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19. Amdan Amdan ur d ilul akken ad iknu… Amdan ilul-d akken ad ibedd, ad iseggem tiddi-s, ad iéer tafat n tegnewt. Ur d ilul akken ad iknu, ad iddu ad yerr tamu$li-s akessar. Agellid Ameqran ifka-ya$-d s sin ivaôôen i tiddi u$anim. Yal tikkelt d amedya nni i d-ikemzen tikta n Helmut, yal tikkelt mar a yeddu ikna di tregwa nni, si tesraft $er tayev, seg ublaukhaus $er wayev.

Iblaukhausen nni sduklen-ten tregwa

idermen, ilexsen am zun d iéeôman i$zen di tmurt n Normandie. S tmara i ikennu Helmut akken ad iddari i tyita ucengu. Tikli nni n kennu teqqimas-d d tanicca deg walla$-is. Kennu deg webrid, kennu di tnemmast n ublaukhaus. Ictaq ad ibedd am akken bedden yergazen. Helmut yuki i yiman-is iffe$ tameddurt n yemdanen, yu$ tameddurt n ijiômven, d aênunef, d amured yal ass. I$li-d yiv deg ublaukhaus, Helmut isenned $ef wuzzal n wamrud, lmatrayuz tameqrant, iqqim yesusem, iéer tafat n tziri.

D tafsut. Ifrax

yellan imir sçewçiwen, mi d i$li yiv susmen ula d nitni. Asemmiv isen$es i tuccar-is. Ameddakelis,

Axel,

iééel

ddaw

152

wuzzal,

igen

taguni

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taéayant. D tagwnitt nni n tsusmi i iêemmel Helmut akken ad iqqim netta d yiman-is, netta d Anna. Isferfed $er loib ameqran, iddem-d adlis nni, yura. « Anna, Anda ooi$ awal nni nne$ ? Ur cfi$, wicqa. Ass-a maççi d tafat i ya$ d isakwin, maççi d ass i d-yeflalin, d tebrek d ôaâud n lbumbat i dyettutin fell-a$. Ilmend d tafat, d ta$ebbaôt n wakal i yerran akin tafukt, teooa-ya$-d iv i nekkni. Mi tezra tissi nni n tmesrufag, tu$al-d tsusmi, syen yerna-d ccna n yefôax. Deffir yiv uzal, yuli-d wass deg wzal. Ass-a tezgel-a$, azekka wissen. Üûut n lbumbat nni d-iqerben ablaukhaus deg lli$ ar tura yella deg wqerru-w. Yal tikkelt, mi zzi$ akka ne$ akka, ad sle$ i tyita ger tewwura uqerruw. Uki$-as tezde$ lbumba deg walla$-iw, tnehhet mi yas ihwa. Mi d-$ellint lbumbat seg igenni, tikwal nsel asent tseffiôent am tzemmaôin n ivebbalen, send ad tôevqent. Acêal n tikkal i d yewwev wavu nni n tiselbi, anda amdan ad ikker, ad yazzel, ad izwir $er wemkan nni anda ad d-te$li. Din, ad yu$al d

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akal, ad i$ebber tamurt n Normandie s idammen is. Lmut yiwen wass, tif ugar tameddurt agi deg nella, ur nemmut ur neddir, nerna neîîef ger ifassen nne$ uzzal iteééun lmut. D yir taggara. » Helmut isers adlis nni, yeqqim. Seg wemruj nni udyiq n ublaukhaus ééant wallen-is deg yi$il n waman n yilel n La Manche. Tiziri nni tessalay-as tikwal tafat n lmujat $er weblaukhaus zun d azuzen n waman. Iêemmel ad iéer urar nni n tafat akked waman. Yal tikkelt ad iéer urar nni yettu$al-d usirem $ur-s : mazal Hitler ur ikkis urar n waman, urar n wezwu, urar n iferrawen isekla, urar n yefôax deg igenni, urar n warrac deg ifergan. Helmut iéra zdat wallen-is udmawen n warraw-is, iéra udem n tmeîîut-is, Anna, zdat i$i$den n lfirma n Bergkirchen. Yu$al-it id unezgum n tmeddurt n wass-a. Isfev allen-is, yerra akin tamu$li-s $er waman n La Manche. Ger tikuffta d lmujat n waman, iéra ababuô d amellal iteddu-d $er wefrag n lminat. Si tama ufella ubabuô nni, iéra arraw-is d tmeîîutis, bedden, derren yiwen $er tama n wayev, s$alen-as d s tevsa.

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Helmut tekcem-it tawla. Ur iéra yuki ur iéra ittargu, Igen yuki, iéeô idder$el. Tidi tedda deg uzagur-is, yefrawes, yergagi.

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20. Lâeskeô Lâeskeô amezwaru di taddart… Mar ad yali wass di taddart, ûûut d-ittawven imeééu$en n Muôad issen-it. Yal ass, d tuddna uyaziv n Nna Wiza, d ti$ri n imeksawen ibran, ne$ d amjaddel n imsewqen d iheggan iman-nsen ad jbun $er ssuq. Tikwal d$a, d aéeggi n tem$art wumi tettwaker tyaziî ne$ içça-yas tt wuccen. Yal taûebêit, Muôad iéra ayen wumi ad d-isel, yal ta$ect n wid isawalen issen-itt, wa d Dda Mêend, wa d Qasi, ta d Tiîem n Ëemmu, wa d Muê s wurfan-is yal ass… Ass-nni n tefsut, send lawan n tnekra, lawan deg sçewçiwen yefrax di tmazirt, i d-isla Muôad i ûûut weroin issen : Deb ! Deb ! Deb ! $ef tewwurt n wefrag nsen, $ef tewwura n ifergan n loiran nsen. Ikker îbel n war tame$ra di taddart. Tuzzel yemma-s, teffe$ seg wexxam, telli-d tawwurt n wefrag. Ur d tessawev lluê n tewwurt $er yidis mi yas d tekcem terbaât n Iôumyen s lemkaêel. D lâeskeô ! Muôad icfa $ef ayen d iéra s wallen-is, mi yella deg wexxam, tawwurt telli. Tamu$li nni tenjeô deg walla$-is zun d ttwiôa. Yal tikkelt ad d-

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itkaki, d tamu$li nni : « mi d-kecmen d aglaf, ur éri$ acêal deg-sen, deggren-d yemma $er deffir, nettat temdeôkal, teîîef di lluê n tewwurt, syen tu$al di rrif. Uzzlen $er tama n wexxam n Nna Wiza. Imir sli$ i tewwurt-is teôôez te$li d iceqfan, syen ddan $er tama n texxamt n Dadda Salem. Akken nniven, tawwurt tebva $ef sin. Kecmen ufan taxxamt d tilemt, ff$en-d. Mi d kecmen axxam nne$, ufan i yi d zdat tewwurt. Ugade$ ad qqime$ deffir tewwurt ad d te$li fell-i mar ad tt id deggren. Tawwurt nne$ ur tt id réan, tella telli. Mi tazzalen deg wefrag yemma tbedd zun d tigejdit $er tama n tewwurt. Ur teffi$ ad terwel, ur d tu$al $uri. Mi d-dduklen lâeskeô nni d aglaf di tnemmast n wefrag i d tedda yemma $uri. Tedda d s leêder, turez iyi ger i$allen-is. Nbedd ur neéra ad neqqim ne$ ad narwel. Acêal i neqqim akken, ur cfi$. Ayen wumi cfi$ d aéeggi nni n waâsekriw s tutlayt-is, mi ya$ d inna : « vata, a la djemaâ ! » (Eff$et, Eddut $er tejmaât !).

Neffe$-d seg wefrag, d abrid $er webôaê n tejmaât. Din, nufa azgen n taddart yu$ amkan, wiyav rennun-d si yal tama. Irgazen $er yiwet tama, tilawin d imeéyanen $er tama nniven,

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lâeskeô zzin-d si yal tama, yiwen seg-sen di tnemmast iîîef aydi d awra$, anect n yizem ». Ti$imit nni deg webôaê n tejmaât tban-as d i Muôad zun d aseggwas. Icfa terra yas yemma-s timeêremt $ef uqerru-s, zun d taqcict. Ma wwin irgazen d imeêbas, meqqar d netta, ur t gellun. Ayen d-iqqimen deg waktay-is, ayen $ef yecfa ugar Muôad, d tamu$li nni n yergazen n taddart-is mi qqimen d adar, qqumcen, sersen allen nsen $er tmurt, susmen. Muôad issen-iten akk, issen akk ismawen nsen, wa d xali-s, wa d dadda-s. Icfa, isedda tamu$li-s seg yixef $er yiwef n idurra nni, allen-is ur d muggrent udem n baba-s. Ass-en Muôad ifôeê mi ur iéra baba-s iqqumec am netta am at taddart, ddaw lemkaêel n lâeskeô. Baba-s n Muôad « yeffe$ », am akken i sawalen imir medden. Iffe$, iooa taddart, aguren nni kan imezwura si mi tekker lgirra. D awal nni n yemma-s i wumi yecfa : « win i yak dinnan anda yella baba-k, ini yas yunag ! ». Yal tikkelt ad d-itkaki baba-s, Muôad iéer imanis d aqcic d ameéyan, iqqim zdat wemnaô n wexxam

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nsen, ilsa taserwalt taberkant akked tcacit tazegga$t. Netta yeqqim zdat wemnaô, baba-s yella yeqqim deg wexxam, $er tama ukanun, ilha-d itcuddu isebbaven n Pataugas40. Tamu$li nni n warkasen n Pataugas iwôa$en tejrev deg wallen-is, terna deg walla$-is.

Pataugas : lmaôka n warkasen imqefflen i llan ttlusun-ten imjuhad imir. D ifessasen, lhan i tikli. Imir d arkasen n difandi. S tuffra i ten id-sawaven i yemjuhad wid yeff$en $er temdinin.

40

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21. Di Di tesraft n siman d wuzzal… « Akman nni nekmen yal ass, yal iv di tesraft n ssiman, ger wuzzal n weblaukhaus akked wuzzal n wemrud d lmatrayuz tameqrant, isuffu$-d deg-ne$ tisselbi ne$ ugar akin i tiselbi.» Helmut yewev $er talast nni acêal n tikkal. Talast anda amdan ad iffe$ si tmeddurt deg llant tlisa, ad ikcem war tudert, anda ur illa ukessar ur illa usawen, ur illa ivelli ur illa was-a, tamurt n tiselbi. Icfa, abrid amezwaru mi yasen d-ikcem ufesyan nni awezlan di tnemmast n yiv akken ad isefqed ma tella taâssast. Mi d-ineggez ufesyan nni si tewwurt n tesraft anect n tzeôbuî, Muôad ur ibna fell-as. Yufa-d

Mickael igen.

Innu$-it, inna-yas yir awalen, syen iwwi-t $er lêebs. Helmut itkaki-d, yura tadyant nni deg wedlis nni : « … Mi yella isawal wuqmiê nni, tikuffta teff$ent-d deg yimi-s, Mickael isusem kan. Imir, nekk serse$ afus-iw $ef tmeéyant P38

inu, uki$-as d tasemmavt. Kkse$-as a$ummu nni n weglim, seglilze$

teddu$ iddew

ad nni

tt

id-suff$e$

yellan

akken

zdat-i.

ad

Qquren

ifassen-iw. Ur éri$ ad d-ddme$ uzzal ne$ ad ooe$

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uzzal nni din deg wemkan-is. Ma wte$, iffe$ waâbaô, ilaq-a$ a nenser, am nekk am Mickael. Mi fki$ tiî-iw $er tama wadda, éri$ ifergan nni n wuzzal d lminat ger waman d wakal, fri$ ur tella trewla. D ameôdax i deg nella, $er deffir d uzzal d lminat, $er zdat d iftisen d lminat. Gi$-as a$bel i Mickael, kkse$-d afus-iw $ef tmeéyant nni. Uki$ i tidi tessared udem-iw. Ur d nni$ awal. Taggara, nekkni neqqim di blaukhaus, Mickael rran-t $er tesraft n ddaw wakal, n sin i$allen di tehri.

Meqqar

din

ad

isgunfu

si

tmu$li

n

lmatrayuz d wemrud. Si

tedyant

nni

n

Mickael,

serse$

iman-iw.

Tawwurt, ma tella tewwurt, ur iéra yiwen anda ad d telli. Nedda deg uêemmal n tiselbi, taggara-s yiwen ur tt iéra. » Helmut ikkes-d seg wedlis tabtert nni i yura, isefruri-tt ger ivudan-is, syen ideggeô-itt akin $er waman. Ur ira ad yernu a$ilif i Anna. Tilufa n tesraft ad qqiment di tesraft. Ur ira ad islu$ tameddurt-is, tameddurt n Anna akked warraw-is s tlufa n weblaukhaus. £as talwit i war tudert, yufa-tt di tira n wedlis

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nni i Anna d warra-iw, yu$al-it id wul, inne$na. Ur iéra ddren, ur iéra mmuten wid iêemmel, negren am akken tenger tmurt. Yal tikkelt deg ad isel i lbumba, d yir tamu$li nni i yellan ger wallen-iw. D tamu$li n nnger, n tmes, n twu$a d imeîîawen. Asirem ad d-yas wass n tifrat ? Asirem ad d-yas wass deg ad tens times yu$en yal tama, yal tamurt ?

Helmut ikkes-it usirem nni. Asafu ma

teîîef deg-s tmes, $er zdat kan i teteddu. Iéra tamurt-is tu$ abrid n uhuddu, isuv-d fell-as wavu n uhuddu, am uêemmal ur izmir yiwen ad isbedd. Aêemmal nni ameqran anda imdanen zgan-d am twevfin timeéyanin yufraren

$ef waman, i

yeddan yal tama. Di tazwara nni mi tekker, isarem

ad d-yifrir

wemdan ad d-igen afrag i Hitler, ad isemlil wid ittmen$an s tarwa akked idammen n wiyav. Ddan iseggasen, amdan nni n targit ur d-ilul. Helmut, yu$ tama-s, deg wakal, armi d ass-mi t id tewev. Niqal yufa deg wakal, di tyerza, di tmegra, amkan deg tella talwit, $as talwit ur tella. Acêal n tikkal i yedduqes deg yiger mar ad d-zrint nnigs, deg igenni, timesrufag n Luftwaffe. £as ittu

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ad d immekti, ad indef wul-is. Ass-mi d win gma-s deg usenduq, ikkes-as waram n tmeddurt, tekkes-as tiéeî n yal asafar. Ussan deg ublaukhaus ur llan d wid ad as isifessen a$ilif. I$li-d yiv. Helmut

isentel

taftilt

nni

tameéyant

ddaw

wemrud, illi-d adlis nni. £as te$li-d tsusmi di tesraft, tikuffta d wurar n waman n La Manche twanasen-t. Ger tikli d wawal n win yellan d aâssas yid-s, tikwal ur isel i tikli d wurar n i$erdayen

nni

ized$en

deg

iblaukhaussen

am

nitni. Tikwal isaram ad yu$al d a$erda am yiwen seg wid nni iéer zdat-s. Nitni s wul nsen i qqimen din, wanag zemren ad zegren i wefrag d lminat, ad a$en abrid anda ur d-tezzin, ad gezmen igran n Normandie. Amek i qqimen din i$erdayen imcumen ?

Iseggem iman-is, isentel tafat, yeqqim i tira deg wedlis-is.

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22. Awal Awal n Adahy, Adahy, « Win ized$en tiéegwa »… Adahy akked inebgi-s kecmen s axxam, qqimen di tnemmast n waguns, $er tmurt, am akken u$en tanamit di taddart nsen, di Dakota. Yal tikkelt akken. Qimen, susmen i sin. Ooan-as azal-is i wakud akken ad d-yeglu s wawal-is. Illa lawan n tsusmi, am akken yella wayla n wawal. Adahy yekker, iddm-ed asebsi d a$ezfan, irra yas isufar, yu$al $er wemkan-is, yeqqim syen yessa$ asebsi nni. Armi ulint tmeççimin n wabbu usebsi d asawen i d yuli wawal gar-asen. D Adahy i d inetqen d amezwaru, inna-yas - Sli$ i wayen tesliv ass-a. - èri$ tesliv ! Ur d usi$ ad ak d ini$ ayen teériv. Di taddart nne$, illa wayen ad yini yiwen i wayev, illa wayen i éôan medden akk di yiwet tikkelt. Avu itsuvun sellen-as akk medden, adfel ikkaten éeôôen akk medden. Igenni d i$lin fell-a$ ass-a di Pearl Harbor innul akk medden. - D awal, a Win Isganen Avu. Ur ak tekkis tiêêerci n idurar nne$ ! - Ih ! £as lli$ di ti$remt n Baltimore acêal

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iseggwasen aya, dagi i d lulen warraw-iw, ma di tidett, alla$-iw ur d iffi$ si Dakota. Nella da, neîîef din, akka ! Adahy, ihuz aqerru si zdat $er deffir, si deffir $er zdat, syen inna-yas : - Akka ! Din i nella, dagi i nella ! Iddukel din akked da ! D tamurt nne$ am din am da. D akal nne$ am din am da. èri$ mi d-tusiv kan, d tawa$it n Pearl Harbor i k id-isawven $er da. Adahy akked Win Isganen Avu seksen-d awal $er wayen i ten icqan, $er tedyant nni i yesberken tagnewt n tmurt n Marikan deg wass nni amcum n 7 disambeô 1941. Tebra-d terga n wawal, abbu usebsi yu$ axxam…

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23. Tezwe$ Tezwe$ n wedfel… Adahy akked inebgi-s qqimen wa zdat wayev, asebsi iteddu deg wfus $er ufus. Win isummen deg-s ad iseddu tamu$li-s i wabbu nni yulin asawen, ad t yerr akin i wayev. Tagut n wabbu

tettali

trennu,

nitni

susmen.

D

Win

isganen Avu id-yu$alen $er wawal, inna yas - Keçç teériv ad d-ase$... nekk éri$ $er $ur-k kan i zemre$ ad d-ase$ i wass am wass-a. Awalen i ri$ ad ten ini$ akked wawalen i ri$ ad ten sle$ yid-k kan i zemre$ ad ten id-afe$. - A$, eîîef-n asebsi, ilha ! I yas d-irra Adahy. Netta, irna deg wawal-is, - Tadyant n wass-a tekkes-a$ aram41 deg yimi, tekkes-a$-t i tmeddurt. Tawa$it n Pearl Harbor tusa-d d nnger fell-a$. Mi lli$ teddu$-d deg webrid, igenni azegzaw iban-i yi-d d aberkan. Ur éri$ uki$ ne$ gne$. Allen éerrent abrid, alla$-iw iéer aêeooaou n tmes n Pearl Harbor. Adahy isers asebsi nni $er tama, isneêneê ta$ectis, isdukkel ifassen-is tadakemt $er tdakemt, zun d taéallit i wumi yeqqim. Adahy iêemmel ad isdukkel ifassen-is yal tikkelt deg ira ad iwzen 41

Aram : lbenna (français : le goût)

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awal-is ugar, ad ijbu akin i leqrun, akin i iéuran n tmussni-s, tamussni n imussnawen nni n zik. I Adahy, llan sin wannagen deg wawal : awal n tmeddurt n yal ass akked wawal n tmussni, awal nni aéayan i wumi ilaq awzan ameqran. Awal nni d awal icudden $er wakal, $er waman, $er tegnawt, $er tafukt am zun llan deg-s iéuôan useklu. Inna yas. « - Cfi$ d tagrest, nekk imir ad ili$ 5 ne$ 6 iseggwasen di tem$er. Nella nga taddart deg yiwen wewrir di tama ufella n Dakota, win wumi semman tura Grand Forks. Ass-en iîîef-a$ din wedfel d asalu ameqran. Ur illa wanda a nerwel. Ilmend a neqqim agur di tmurt nni syen a na$ abrid nniven, ass-en isekmen-a$ wedfel. As$ar yella, uççi yella, neqqim ar d tifrir tagut, ad fsin ideflawen. A$bel nne$ imir d igenni, d adfel, d asemmiv. Di tallit deg neééa allen nne$ $er tegnawt, $er yetran, nettu tilufa n tmurt deg nella, tilufa n yemdanen iteddun $ef sin ivaôôen. Yiwet n tûebêit, send ad yali wass, sakin-a$ d yivan nne$. Sekren ayhuh s useglef d uneggez n wid yellan cudden, b$an ad snesren. Irgazen

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yellan din yakk ff$en-d seg iqivunen nsen. Send ad éren ayen d isrekcen ivan nni, abaôud ikker. Imezwura ger yergazen nne$ yeff$en glalzen deg wedfel, $lin mmuten. Iùmir yekker imen$i ger wid nne$ akked wid d yusan s sin iceryunen akken ad a$ snegren. Mi yefra imen$i, ooan-a$ imeqranen ad d neffe$ seg iqivunen nne$. Adfel yu$al d azegga$ seg idammen n wid yemmuten. Adfel d azegga$ am win n yergazen nne$, d azegga$ am win n « imellalen »42 nni i ya$ d izzin ad a$ snegren. D arraw n tmeîîut akk. Mi refden irgazen nni nne$ yemmuten ad ten awin $er tewrirt i tanîelt, inna yasen wem$ar : - Awi-t ula d wid i d-yusan, wid isazzlen idammen n yergazen nne$. A nessirem kan abbu n timer$i nsen ad idel tamurt nne$, ad iddu netta d wavu akken taôwiêt nsen ad teg laânaya i tmurt nne$, akken tarwa nsen ad u$alen d at tmurt nne$, ad dters talwit ! At taddart niqal kukran. Bedden, awal iteddu $er wayev. Llan wid i yas innan, « am$ar nne$ ibbehba, Imellalen : imnekcmen i d-yusa si Urupa (Legliz, Ireland,…) zeg$en tamurt n Marikan nnig leb$i n imawlan-is imezwura (français : les blancs, par opposition aux « Peaux rouges »). Imellalen teddun ad afen ure$ (or), neqqen ne$ snejlan imir imezda$ yellan di tmurt i qesden, … 42

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iffe$-it laâqel ; ad neslu$ tawrirt s imellalen i ya$ in$an ! » ; taggara, am wid nne$ yemmuten, am wiyav, sulin-ten $er Tewrirt, iddukel wabbu nsen di tegnawt. Nekk, $as imir lli$ d aqcic d ameéyan, tezwe$ nni teqqim-d

deg

walla$-iw.

Zran

iseggasen

d

iseggwasen, idammen n at tmurt nne$ akked win n warraw n « imellalen » nni, ass-a dduklen, mmaren di Pearl Harbor. Tiyita yagi, nekk wala$ tusa-d akken ad ternu ad tesdukkel idim nne$, akken a neddukel ugar. » Maççi d awal yegguni Win isganen Avu i wumi yesla s$ur Adahy. Ihuz aqerru-s isusem. Adahi ileqqem i wawal. - Akud, am usafu. Iteddu kan $er zdat. Ar ass-a ur as-d-nufa asafar ad t-isbedden ne$ ad t idyerren $er effir. Tamurt nne$ tlul-d si tlufa n leqrun

agi

ineggura.

Ass-a

wid

d-yusan

si

Legliz, Ireland, Scotland, Fransa ne$ ansa nniven, ass-a u$alen d atmaten nne$. D akal nne$ $ef teddun akked tidi nsen i ten yerran d atmaten nne$. Idammen nni n imen$iyen gar-ane$ ivelli, ass-a isared iten wakud, nitni isekcem-iten id

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$er twacult nne$. - Adahy ! Tumnev win i d-yusan si tmurt nniven ad yu$al d mmi-s n tmurt nne$ am nekkni i d-im$in deg wakal agi si leqrun d leqrun, send ad d-ilal Géronimo ?

-

Ih, umne$ ! Am win d-yusan ivelli, am wid d

izegren acêal d leqrun aya lulen-d warraw n warraw-nsen, akken llan d atmaten nne$ ass-a. - Ad mten $ef tmurt agi nne$ ? - Nekk umne$ ad kkren, ad mmten $ef tmurt nsen. - Adahy ! Awalen-ik lhan, d awalen n tamemt, éivit nezzeh, maca yella wayen zegle$, ne$ yella wayen yezgel wawal-ik. Ur umine$ ad ikker ad immet $ef tmurt agi win ur nêemmel akal agi, win ur nedda i leêfa deg izu$ar d idurar-is, win ur neéra iîij mar ad d-iffel, tezwe$ n yiîij mar a ye$li. £ef tiî-iw nekk, win i d-yusan si Legliz, si Fransa ne$ si Ireland, ur izmir ad yefk ixefis $ef tmurt agi. - Awal-ik yella wanda iseggem, yella wanda imal. Tella talast ger win d ifôuôxen deg wakal-is, d win d ifrefren ansa nniven. Maca d tamu$li $er zdat

i

yesdukklen

iswi-nsen,

i

yesdukklen

azekka-nsen. Tiyita ma tekka-d si beôôa ad

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tesdukkel ugar imdanen-nne$. - Ihi, Pearl Harbor ilha-ya$ ? - Ur tella taluft ilhan ! Acêal n yemdanen i yemmuten din. Amek i telha ? - Tamurt n Marikan d nekkni kan i d arraw-is n tidett, d nekkni kan s imarikaniyen ineûliyen ad d irren ttaô n tyita n Pearl Harbor ! Adahy iwet s ifassen-is $ef tgecrar-is, inna yas i inebgi-s - A nekker ihi, a na$ abrid n Japu, ad d-nerr ttaô ! - Ur illa d awal ukellex. Tadyant meqqret. Tiyita yagi teskecm-a$ di tnemmast n tôad ameqran yellan di Urupa. Tiyita n Japu ass-a d asafu nni yu$en, asafu nni i d-tudrev mi d-nebda awal.

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24. Yusa Yusausa-d lâeskeô lâeskeô ! Uraren n teméi, ur isarem yiwen ad faken. Acêal n tikkal ar d-i$li yiv, évant tillas $ef wennar, i nkeccem $er yexxamen-nne$. Tamurt tbeddel udem, nekkni nbeddel uraren. I uraren

nni

n

zik,

ass-a

nnulfan-d

wuraren

imaynuten. Win deg-sen iîîfen tanemmast, d urar n lgirra am tin yellan ger imeqranen. Nitni tekker gar-asen tin n tidett, nekkni yal ass d uraren n lgirra. Nenjer lemkaêel s u$anim d warwuri, nga ismawen n ifesyanen ; yella sarjan d lyuîna, yella lqebîan. Nga win illan d îbib, d amejjay s wegrab-is n ddwa, nga lbumbat s yi$ed i tyita. Nga isem uffir, « mot

de

passe » nni,

nessen « haut les mains !» s tôumit. Yal amkan, d amkan n wurar, deg izerban n taddart, ne$ deg inurar, ne$ di tmizar nne$. Yal tikkelt, mi nellez seg wurar n lgirra imir ad d-nu$al $er wuraren n zik. Azal, tafukt teêma, nekkni neddukel am tassna n waôéen $er ddaw tselnin n wennar. Din d abrid ukeôôus, iseggem wakal. Din i yella wurar n

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tlabilin. Nella neêma deg wurar si tûebêit n wass. Mi tekker terbaât ad tu$al tayev deg wemkan-is. Win wumi fukent tlabilin ad iddez imaddazen-is $er wexxam nsen ne$ ad d-iqqim ad inezzeh uraren n wiyav. Majid yella seg imezwura itturaren. Yal tarbaât yella deg-s. Ayen i yas ççan ur illiz. D taylut n tlabilin i d-yewwi seg wexxam nsen. Acemma kan armi yekker. Afus-is yewwev $er lqaâ n teylut nni. Yella yeêma, armi d yufa iman-is d ilem. Ilmend deg ad iffe$ am netta am wid izwaren, netta ala. Ulac ayen ad d-isers. Majid iqqim di tnemmast n wurar, iclex ivaôôenis, yegguma ad yanef akin. Ad yurar ne$ ad isexseô. Mi neqqim nekkni $ef udernu, netta yu$ tanemmast, inna ya$-d s wurfan - Nekk d taérut43 ! D Azwaw i yas irran awal s wurfan. - D taérut ne$ d tanicca, u$al akin, maççi di tnemmast ad teqqimev. Eoo-a$ a nurar a Majid ! Ur cfi$ amek terwi, tekker t$ebbart deg webrid. Win iwten iwet, win iregmen irgem, win iêewûen « nekk d taérut » : deg wurar n tlabilin, mi d inna yiwen awala, izmer ad iqqim anda tturaren wiyav tilabilin, am zun netta d taérut. Tezmer ad d tu$al seg-s tlabilt, urar ad ikemmel. D aéru ! Ur ilaq ad imbiwel. 43

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tilabilin d yersen, yerra-tent $er loib syen yu$ amkan-is. Mi nella wa yekkat abunyiw wa iferru, i nesla i wmutur si tama ufella n taddart. Zhir nni acêal uya ur as nesla, seg wass-mi yegzem webrid ameqran. D « wigi nne$ » i d yusan yiwen wass, nehôen irgazen n taddart, deg yiv, akken ad gezmen abrid. Aqabac d telwat $ef tayett, at taddart u$en abrid ukeôôus i tfellaêt i tziri. Acêal n waguren i yeqqim akken webrid nni nne$ gezmen-t tesrafin si yal tama. Gezmen-t akken ur d zerrint tkeôyas d ikamyunen n lâeskeô. Mazal tris t$ebbaô n wurar d imennu$en n warrac nni mi d neéôa aqamum n Half-track44 yewev-d inurar. Tarewla temnaâ bab-is ! - A yusa-d lâeskeô ! A yusa-d lâeskeô ! Arrac am uglaf uzzlen ad siwven awal i yat taddart am zun d ivebbalen i d-yusan. Mi llan warrac sekren aberraê di tejmaât akked izerban, zi$ iaâssasen suff$en awal zik nsen. Mi llan warrac êman deg wuraren akked umennu$ nsen $ef tlabilin, iaâssasen ayen illan $er tiî nsen deg Half-Track : d akamyu n lâesker n Marikan i yes teddun lâesker n Fransa. £er zdat d snat rudat ukaweççu am ukamyun, $er deffir d tiryacin n wuzzal (chenilles)am tank ne$ am ubanduziô. 44

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yi$il. Imjuhad yellan ass-en ff$en taddart mi d iffel ukamyu amezwaru seg yi$il. Anegzum n webrid nni s uqabac ur iga afrag i halftrack n lâeskeô ! Half-track nni yedda $er zdat yu$ tanemmast n webôaê, ibedd zun d agellid di tejmaât, irgel-as abrid i taddart.

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25. Deg Deg webôaê n taddart… Mi d-kecmen taddart lâeskeô nni, iban d inerzaf n tmara. Ur iqqim wem$ar, tam$art ne$ tameîîut deg yexxamen. Anda kecmen ad d-nehôen zdat nsen imezda$-is am wulli $er webôaê n taddart. Texla taddart, yaâmeô webôaê armi yevres. Ma te$li-d tmellalt deg igenni, ur d tettawev tamurt. Win diwven abôaê ad iknu, ad iqqumec, argaz $er yergazen, tameîîut $er tlawin. Yal yiwen yessen amkan-is. Tiddi ur telli. Tiddi nettat n at yi$il nni, wid yurzen lemkaêel d lmatrayuz, lâeskeô i d yusan, inerzaf n tmara. Mi yeqqim Muôad ger at wedrum nsen, yesferfed s ufus-us $er loib-is, yufa llant tlabilin nni. Iddem timeêremt, icudditent deg-s. Iga yas snat tundar, mar ad $lint. A$bel n Muôad d tilabilin nni. Ma yeêôec, azekka ad

yurar,

ad

tent

isefôurex,

ad

d-yerbeê

ajemmal, syen ad yacaô tacekkaôt am tin n Majid. Tanalit n tlabilin nni s ivudan-is tekkes-as a$bel n lâesker. I Muôad, akken d-usan ar ad u$alen. Ur illa ubaôud deg ye$zeô, ur illa ddaw ne$ nnig taddart. Wid d-ufan d imjuhad nesren akin $er Laâzib U Muêend, send ad d-awven.

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Taganit deg webôaê tesi$zef, tasusmi te$li-d $ef at taddart. Asbecbec nni ger tlawin ne$ yergazen inqes. Win iîîfen amayeg-is, iqqim, iééad i tlufa n tmeddurt deg d-negra. Muôad yella yeqqim deffir half-track nni, syen d amured armi yewev $er tama n tejmaât. Ger ugadir n tejmaât d halftrack nni tella tbedd tkeôôust n war sqef, la Jeep nni tazegzawt deg d-idda lqebîan. Di La Jeep nni, isqendeô waydi d awra$, « berger allemand », anect n yizem. Muôad, ùmi yeéra aydi nni, isbev din. Ambiwel ulac. Ur ibna ad d yaf izem nni zdats. Iga-d amkan ger warrac yellan din, isentel iman-is i tùmu$li n wallen nni tizegga$in n waydi, iqqim. Ti$iùmit

nni

zdat

wa$zen

n

wuzzal

n

ôudat

tiberkanin akked wa$zen awra$ n sin imeééu$en iqqacwen, tusa-d i Muôad zun d aseggas. D tikkelt tamezwarut i yuki i wakud iteddu, ise$zef asarus, tardast tardast.

Yal tikkelt, mi ibeddel

tameûûat i i$imi ad iger tamu$li i La Jeep nni : snat ôudat tiberkanin, uzzal d ahrawan ikka si tama $er tama zun d ccla$em, snat teftilin am zun d allen n teryel. Muôad yufa-d wu$ur tefka anza

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La Jeep nni : d teryel am akken i tt-iéeô mar as d-êkun timucuha deg wexxam n Nna Wiza. Ddaw teftilt nni tazelmavt n La Jeep, llant snat tifliwin miqrabent. D tifliwin deg a yekcem uvad n win meqqren. Muôad ira ad yaé $er tkeôôust nni, $as yiwen wul inna yas « qim deg wemkan-ik », win i t-iseddan $er zdat yugar-it. D amured tardast $er tayev ger warrac nni armi yeffe$ d aqerni. Ma yeééel i$ilis izmer ad innal La Jeep nni. Ger tmu$li s wallen akked tnalit ufus, d ayen illan ger igenni akked tmurt. Nnig La Jeep nni, $er yiwet tama d aydi nni awra$, $er tama nniven d aâsekôiw anect usalas. Ad iger i$il-is ad innal La Jeep, ne$ ad iqqim, ad irked iman-is. Muôad isers afus-is $ef tgecrirtis, isusem. Ur isla i wawalen nni n usbecbec n yemdukal-is, ur inna awal. Iqqim igguni, igubeô. Imula ulin akin agemmav, at taddart kerfen deg webôaê, lâeskeô teddun akka d wakka di taddart. Tikwal ad d-tawev terbaât s tazzla, ad éren lqebpan, awal sin, syen ad u$alen $er tnemmast n taddart ansi d-usan.

Ur illa ubaôud, ur tella

tyita di taddart.

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Tasusmi nni tese$li-d qawsas. Yella wayen ufan ? Ugur n Muôad maççi d lmatrayuz nni n win iqqimen di La

Jeep nni. Ugur-is netta, d allen nni

tizegga$in am zun d times, allen nni n bu snat tmeééu$in ibedden am uccay. Di tegnitt deg izzi aqerru-s akin waydi nni, Muôad iééel i$il-is, isers afus-is $er snat tifliwin nni n La Jeep, isekcem ivudan-is akken ad d-isenser tiôsaûin igezmen uzzal, gant sin imrujen nni. Izzi ivudan-is akka d wakka, ur tella teôsaût ur llant snat. Tifliwin d tilmawin. Muôad isenser-d afus-is am zun yuker-d kra si times, tidi tasemmavt tuli-d aksum-is. Nnig-s, izem nni izzi-d aqerru-s, iéra-t id, isusem, am zun kra ur illa. Mi d yerra afus-is $er deffir, Muôad yuki yas i wuzzal nni n tkeôôust d aleg$an. Mi yembawel wudem nni n teryel, Muôad ur iger tamawt. D tili n waâsekôiw nni yellan yeqqim deg-s i t isduqsen. Mi d-iffe$ si La Jeep, ikna $ursen waâsekriw nni, Muôad iqqur, iggugem, immut. Deg walla$-is frant : iéra-t id winna mi yennul La Jeep s ufus-is, yeooa-t ad tt-innal

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akken ad t iîîef din. Tura netta iff$-d si La Jeep, ad d-imme$ fell-as, ad t yawi i lqebîan, ad t glun yid-sen d ameêbus mar ad u$alen $er lkaziôna. Deg webrid ad as sbibben ôadyu nni tameqrant $ef uzagur-is am akken u$en tanamit xeddmen mar ad awin yiwen d ameêbus si taddart. Deg uqerru n Muôad frant, cuddent, nzant. Muôad yeqqim yekkusem, yegguni lmut ur d-tusa. Targageyt nni tesmekta yas-d ass-mi i yezger i tse$lit n tmazirt n Dda Akli. D azuzbu. Muôad isanef tise$lit n tferka, idda di tnemmast n tmazirt d abrid $er tôemmant nni yellan nnig wejdaô. Mi d-yeîîef snat tôemmanin deg wfus-is, ibern-itent, isenser-itent id, izzi-d $er deffir ad d-iffe$, i d-inteq $ur-s Dda Akli s ta$ect tazurant, inna yas : - A Muôad ! Atan d$a tettwaxeîîav s aâcrin n duôu. Ass unejmaâ ad k id-siwve$ deg unejmaâ ! Ur illa anda a yerwel Muôad. Ur illa wawal i yes a yenkeô ne$ ad yessinef. Ittwaîîef am u$erda deg umeôdax. Iîîef snat tôemmanin nni ger ifassenis, isarem ad afgent akin seg ifassen-is, ad u$alent d avu, ad kksent si zdat wallen-is am zun

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kra ur illa.

Muôad isers allen-is, irna isers

tiôemmanin nni zdat ivaôôen-is, idda ad d-iffe$ si tferka n Dda Akli. Ifadden-is tekcem-iten tergagayt.

Mi yedda ad d-iffe$, iger afus ad

imdel tise$lit, isla tikkelt tis snat i ta$ect tazurant n Dda Akli. - A Muôad ! Eddem yiwet tôemmant. Eçç-itt din ! Muôad yuki i yiman-is am win immuten. Ittwapîef yuker, irna Dda Akli ad as iseçç ayen yuker ddaw tôemmant nni i d-iqeccem. Yu$al $er deffir, iddem yiwet, syen ibedd zdat tse$lit. Ur iéra ad yerwel ne$ ad ibedd ad yeçç taôemmant nni, ur iéra yeçça-tt ne$ igezr-it ger ivudan-is. Ur as yufa aram, ur iéra d leêlu ne$ d lmuz. Imedl-d tawurt n tferka, irwel akin s tazzla $er tmazirt nsen. Tidi nni tasemmavt, si tedyant nni i yas d teffe$. Mi d-ikna $ursen waâsekôiw nni anect utemmu, Muôad yuki tuli-d tidi nni tasemmavt. Ayen iéra d amezwaru d arkasen nni iberkanen, arkasen n Rangers45 nni, fkan anza i ôudat nni n La Jeep, d iberkanen d imeqranen. Sagaden. Rangers : d isem n warkasen / isebbaven n lâesker . Awal yusa-d si lâesker n Marikan , d wid i tlusin « The US Army Rangers corps ». 45

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Si tebrek nni isebbaven, ulin $er usawen sin ivaôôen d izegzawen anect n tgejda. Si yal tama n tizegzewt nni, d asaku ameqran anect n teylut intev $er uwejjiô userwal nni. Aâsekôiw nni ibedd, arrac nni qquren din i tganit n tmara. Ur illa wawal, ur tella tmu$li. Yal yiwen seg warrac nni isarem ad idrem din, ad d-telli tewwurt deg wakal, ad ikcem ddaw tmurt, ad yucka46. Aâsekriw nni iger afus-is $er usaku nni azelmav. Deg walla$ n Muôad frant. Aâsekriw tura ad diddem acuddu, ad t-icudd avar afus, ad t isali fella n halftrack nni. Ur illa ccek. Netta, ad yerwel d adrar, ad iqqim d tawa$it. Ma yewet ad yerwel, iéra ad t id-iîîef, ad t igzer yizem nni awra$ isqendren $ef La Jeep nni. Ur tella trewla. Muôad ifka mayna. Isferfed waâsekôiw nni di loib nni ameqran n tidist userwal, taggara isuff$-d takemmict n cakula akked tgaîutin. Ikna $er warrac nni, ifka yasen ad ççen, yiwen yiwen. Mi yu$al waâsekôiw nni $er wemkan-is, iqqim di La Jeep,

arrac

nni

ggunin.

Ur

ççan

cakula

d

tgaîtutin nni, ur ten sersen akin $er wakal. Laé Yucka : d awal n Watlas anemmas di Merruk, « i$ab », « ur d iban », « il a disparu » (tella deg Watlas yiwet tizi, « Tizi n Tucka », din ttemmaten yemdanen si tizi n wedfel).

46

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içça-ten, asqav seqven, tigdi ugaden ad ççen ayen i yasen ifka waâsekriw Aôumi. Ibva wul nsen ger laé d tigdi. Acemma kan, ur illa wawal ur llan sin, ur éran anwa i d-illin abrid : akken llan ççan cakula nni, ççan tigaîutin nni. Muôad icfa i waram nni. Ger yal snat tgaîutin yella yidil n tamemt. D tiéidanin tgaîutin nni… Irgazen nni akked tilawin nni qqimen akken, $ef t$ebbaôt n webôaê, i laé d fad unebdu. Ass

yelêa,

iwv-d

uzubu,

d

lawan

ad

brun

imeksawen. Irgazen nni akked tilawin nni qqumcen ggunin tifrat. Imula ulin akin, wven $er yi$il, tifrat ur d-tusa…

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26. Tewv Tewvewv-d times $er tesga… tesga… Lbumbat i d-ye$lin $ef Pearl Harbor sekcemnt-d tôad ameqran $er tnemmast n Marikan. Isalan nni yakk sellen zik am zun d ayen iveôôun di Urupa kan, akin i yilel, ass-a tadyant tesqerb-d, times tewwev-iten-id $er tesga. Mi d-iffe$ John si Workshop, yuki i yiman-is yefcel. Ur ira ad yanef $er lqahwa nni anda iéôa llan imeddukal-is. Ass-a isemmeê di tebyirt nni taûemmavt i yu$ tanamit itess-itt dinna mar ad yurar tadwilt n biyaô47 netta d imeddukal-is, am akken isemmeê di timeslit n uvebsi ne$ sin n jazz. Tasebêit nni, send ad yali wass i d-yuki. Mi d yelli allen-is, ur izzi deg wussu. Ilsa icettiven-is, yuder ad isew lqahwa d uyefk di tenwalt. Iswa, yekker ad iffe$ s leêder akken ur d-isakay imawlan-is. Yal tikkelt mar ad d-yader si texxamt ufella, s tikli n wuccen, ad izzem $er yiman-is. Acêal n tikkal i yeb$a ad iîîef tanezdu$t i yiman-is akken ad iddu akken i yas ihwa. Tura mi ixeddem, issasay-d, izmer ad izde$ anda i yas ihwa, ad yeîîef tanezdu$t tameéyant. Yal tikkelt ar 47

Biyaô : d urar (billard, en français ; billiards, in english)

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isiwel netta d baba-s ne$ d yemma-s $ef tnezdu$t, d nitni i yas-d-igezzmen awal, am i netta am i Bob. Awal nsen, yal ass yiwen-is : - Qim, rnu aseggas, êerz idrimen-ik, mi triv ad tgev axxam, maççi d tanezdu$t i d a$bel. Mi d tufiv tin wukud a tesduklev ussan-ik syen a$ abrid-ik. Yal tikkelt d awal nni i wumi d ttalsen imawlanis. Ur illa wamek ar ad sen sinfen, am netta am Bob.

Mi yeffe$ si worshop, yu$ abrid, yiwen ufus isedduy takeôôust, yiwen ufus isers-it $ef anyir-is, isedduy, tanheôt s leêder, yu$ abrid n wexxam nsen. Yal tikkelt mar ad d-iffe$ si workshop, ad d iglu deg walla$-is amur n i$eblan n txeddimt. Acêal n tkeôyas i iseggem ass-a, anta mazal ur ikfa, anta wumi ixuûû usafar ar ad d yasen azekka nni. Akken yal ass, i tiremt nni ger tuff$a d unekkcum $er wexxam ne$ $er lqahwa. Syen ad ten ittu ar azekka nni. Iêemmel taxeddimt nni n makanik, irna iga yas a$bel. Send ad ilmed tussna n makanik, tifsin n imuturen, Edward islemd-as ayen yugaren tussna n ibuluten ne$ n

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wuzzal. Islemd-as lsas $ef teteddu workshop nni. Inna yas yiwen wass : « win ad d-yawin takeôôustis i wseggem $ur-ne$, ilaq ad yu$al yefôeê ; takeôôust-is tseggem akken ilaq deg wass-is, zeddiget, ad ixelles kan ayen i yas d tewwi. Mi yeffe$ yefôeê, neéra ad d-yu$al ass niven i wayen nniven s lfeôê. D bab n tkeôôust nni i kken itxelliûen maççi d nekk i kken itxelliûen ! ». Awalen nni n Edward nejôen deg walla$-is.

Yal

tikkelt mar ad d ikcem yiwen, John ad yerr imanis netta deg wemkan n win d ikecmen. Ad t iqabel s wawal ilhan, ad iger tamu$li i tkeôôust, ad iéer anda tebla, ad isefhem i wemdan nni anwa abrid useggem-is akked isufar i yas ilaqen, acêal n wussan ad teqqim di workshop. Mi sulin awal nni, tefra ad yeoo takeôôust-is, ad as isuter i winna ma yeb$a ad t siwven $er wexxam-is. Taggara, John iéra winna ikecm-d s unezgum, iéra ad iffe$ ikkes-as unezgum. John izzi i temdint, idda deg webrid ameqran acemma kan, syen yeffe$ deg-s, yekcem i$rem anda zed$en, axxam anda i d-dilul. Isenqes tazzla di tzerbatin nni tineggura. Issen amkan. Mi yezzi,

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ur yuki mi d-yufa zdat-s tarbaât n warrac iberkanen tturaren basket. Ibedd, iooa ten zegren s tazzla deg wurar nsen. Yiwen seg-sen ur d izzi $er-s. Irna tikli acemma kan, isbedd takeôôust Ford zdat wefrag nsen, yers-d. Mi yekcem yufa axxam d ilem. Yuli $er texxamtis, ikkes taselsa nni $ef yiri-s, ilsa icettiven n wexxam. Iéra ur d-iteffe$ ar azekka nni. Irs-d tiseddaôin d abrid $er tenwalt. Iddm-d taqerâett uyefki, iqqim $er îabla. Mi d-telli tewwurt, d udem n baba-s i d izwaren. John iéra udem nni n baba-s maççi d udem nni n yal ass, udem deg yella wmur unezgum seg wass-mi d ikker d ameéyan. Issen udem n baba-s. Issen-it mi yefôeê, issen-it mar ad t isibrek unezgum. Udem nni yeéra John, ur illa d udem n lfeôê, ur illa d udem unezgum. Llan i sin, yerna yella wayen nniven. Ur ifhim. Deffir baba-s, terna-d yemma-s s yisni n isufar i d u$en si têanutt. Ur nwan ad d-afen John di tenwalt. Netqen $ur-s awal ne$ sin, sersen ayen d u$en, syen u$alen $er tkeôôust ad d skecmen ayen d igran din. Dduklen i sin $er tkeôôust, u$alen d isin, zun d tayuga.

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Mi yeéra John baba-s d yemma-s tezzin akken di sin,

ikcem

di

targit,

iéra

iman-is

acêal

iseggasen $er zdat, ass-mi a yu$al d am$ar, assmùi ad d-yu$al si ssuq, netta d tem$art-is. Di targit nni deg yekcem, idda-yas uzaylal, ur d ikkir ad iffe$ s tazla ad ikkes ayen ééayen seg ifassen n imawlan-is. Am zun ur illa din. - Zik i d teff$ev ass-a ! I yas inna baba-s s wawal afessas. - Ih ! Ur zzi$ deg webrid. Suzanne tebda almad ussan-a,

trennu-t

deffir

txeddimt,

ma

d

imeddukal-iw ivelli kan i ten éri$. Zun jjme$ axxam ass-a, kecme$-d. - Ilha a mmi win iferrun tikli-s. Ussan ixeddim amdan tewwi-yas ad d-ilhi deg uxeddim-is d amezwaru,

ekker

zik,

ekcem

zik.

Mi

d-tusa

taggara n imalas, sebt ne$ lêed, izmer yiwen ad iffe$, ad ibeddel, ad ikkes lxiq. Ama tessusem, ur d tenna awal i mmi-s. Tekcem $er tenwalt, tger aqerru-s deg uniwel n imensi. John iqqim

deg

wemkan-is

syen

yekker,

yuli

$er

texxamt-is. Mi yeééel $ef wusu i yesdukel udem nni n baba-s ibeddlen, akked tsusmi n yemma-s. Ur ifôiz ayen ira ad t iéeô di tmu$li nni. Iêulfa

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illa ka yellan. Imawlan-is ff$en taggara n wass, u$en d ayen d u$en si suq ameqran, maççi d tanamit nsen. Mi d-u$alen, baba-s yeffe$ $er wefrag, isa$ asebsi nni a$ezfan, iqqumec $ef tseddaôin, iééa tamu$li-s di tegnewt. Illa ka yellan. John isla i gma-s ikecm-d $er wexxam. Tariêt nni n

tenwalt

tuli

asawen,

tekcem-as

si

ddaw

tewwurt, tewwev $er tinzar-is. Mi yesraê isufar nni, iéra ifassen n yemma-s anda ce$len. Yal tikkelt ad israê uççi nni iêemmel, ad yakwi i imeîîawen ff$en-d seg wallen-is. Tariêt nni tesmekta-yas-d ugar tariêt n tebbuct n yemma-s ; iéer iman-is d aqcic d ameéyan ittmurud. S tmu$li nni n teméi-s i d-yuder tiseddaôin $er tenwalt anda u$en tanamit teççen imensi. Deffirs idda-d Bob, ibda-d awal send ad iqqim deg wemkan-is. Awal-is $ef isalan n tmurt. Mi yeéra John ayen akk d-irsen $ef îabla, ayen akk iêemmel deg wfus n yemma-s, irfed allen-is $er yemma-s, nettat tessers allen-is. John iéra anezgum deg wallen n yemma-s. Iqqim, igguni ad disefru ayen iêulfa d wayen iéra si tmu$li n yemma-s. I wawal n Bob $ef isalan n tmurt, ur as irra yiwen.

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Am zun ur ran ad sleqmen awal i wayen iveôôun. Mi teççen imensi, d baba-s i yu$en tanemmast n wawal. Awal-is itezzi $ef tmeddurt di Dakota, teqseê usemmiv, tadukli n yemdanen, idles d tussna n wid izwaren. John iger tamawt i wawal n baba-s. Zik nni, tikwal irennu-d awal sin n teglizit i tutlayt nsen, isekcam-d awal ur yufa di teqbaylit nsen. Ass-a awal-is iseggem, igzem, iddukel, izva zun d aéeîîa s tutlayt nsen n Dakota. Tutlayt-is zun teff$-d si ddaw tmurt, tefrari-d itafat. Isawal zun di taddart nsen i yella, di tnemmast n tejmaât n yi$rem nsen. Awalen nni ines tezzin rennun $ef webrid iggunin ileméi d-ikkren ad idegger, ad yazel, ad inna$ $ef webrid, taggara ad yeg talwit i tmurt-is. Awal-is izzi-d i t$altin, i izu$ar, i tawrarin, i idurar n tmurt n Marikan n zik n zik. Mi ççan imensi, Win isagnen avu izzi $er John, inna yas : - John ! Ass-a tusa-k id tebôatt. Ass n leêd ad ta$ev abrid $er lâeskeô. D abrid ad ta$ev am keçç am tezyiwin-ik. Lemmer zemre$ nekk, ad ddu$ deg imezwura, ad ddu$ yid-k. Ass-a teooa-yi tezmert. Tilufa d iwven tamurt nne$, ma yella ur nekkir

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nekkni, anwa ad ikkren ? D nekkni, imarikaniyen imezwura, ineûliyen, i tu$ taluft. D nekkni i $ef tegguni tmurt. Ass-a a mmi, d abrid n imezwura ar ad ta$ev azekka, d abrid n tissas. Acengu i d yewven tamurt nne$ d nekkni ad d yaf d afrag zdats. Si tyita nni n Pearl Harbor sarme$ ad d-nekker am zun yiwen, a na$ abrid

d adwi ameqran ur

ireggel usalu. Ass-a $uri nekk yewv-d wass-nni sarme$. Mi teff$ev tu$ev abrid-ik, nekk ad ali$ $er taddart nne$ di Dakota. Din ad éalle$ taéallit nne$ di Tewrirt n Tafukt, anda llan yi$san n imezwura nne$. Mi yella isawal Win isganen Avu, iger afus-is isferfed deg yiwen wegrab n weglim. Din isuffe$d tafrut akked yiccew n wezger, ifka ten i John, inna-yas. - Eîîef tajenwitt agi akked yicc n wezger i d yurez jedd-is n jedd-ik s ifassen-is deg wza$ar n Dakota. Ri$ ad ak ten id ffke$ ass-a, d lfal i keçç, a$ abrid n jedd-ik di yal tagnitt, anda telliv ! Ass-nni n lêed mi yella iteddu John ad yali $er tmacint, tefka yas yemma-s tayuga n terkasin n

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weglim. Deg-sent azgen n yimi wuccen di te$zi. D tirkasin timezwura i yelsa John ass-mi yella d ameéyan. Tenna yas yemma-s : - Ad ddun yid-k iaâssasen n tmurt a mmi ! A kra disfalen iîij d tafat, a kra d-ifkan anéar d wavu !

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27. Anekcum … Anekcum n lkaziôna lkaziôna di Baltimore… Mi yelsa John icettiven nni, « battledress48 » nni azegzaw, yeéôa iman-is zun d yiwen nniven. Ne$ imiren i yeéra iman-is s tiî nni i yesarem acêal ad iéer iman-is : d John akken ib$a ad yili. Di

tiremt

tamezwarut

yufa-d

iman-is

ger

imeddukal am netta zun issen iten iseggasen aya. Win wukud isawel awal ne$ sin ad yu$al zun issenit seg ussan d wussan. John iffe$-d si twacult nsen, yufa-d tawacult tameqrant, yal yiwen ansa i d-ikka di tmurt n Marikan. Ass am ass-a, igguni-t acêal n waguren. Iéra ad d-yawev, yerra-t zdat wallen-is, yegguni-t yal ass. Mi yella yeqqim $ef wusu-s, yiwen seg udar a$ezfan n wusuten derren wa $er wa, i iger tamu$li $er wussan izran. Amek i d-iwev $er wemkan agi deg yella ? Amek i yas d-tusa deg walla$-is tikkelt tamezwarut ? Ger isalan di ôadyu akked

wawal

n

baba-s

yal

tikkelt ad qqimen deg wexxam, John ur izùmir ad ismil akka ne$ akka. D awalen nni n baba-s ne$ d

Battledress (awal d taglizit) : icettiven, taselsa n tôad (français : tenue militaire, tenue de combat) 48

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tilufa i wumi isell yal ass, si tyita n Pearl Harbor ? Deffir tedyant nni taberkant, asafu n tôad yessa$ times di tmurt. Ibeddel wudem-is. Tamurt tekker ugar, lluzinat seggment i usuffe$ n tmesrufag, iblandiyen, ibabuôen d wuzzal n tôad. £as llant xeddment i tmura iqublen Hitler, icban Legmliz, ass-a lluzinat nni xeddment ugar akken ad tennerni tezmert n Marikan. Yal tama tebges ugar i twizi d iteddun. D ass n letnin, ass amezwaru n imalas, John icfa yas. Zik i yewwev workshop. Mi yekcem, ilsa abluz-is, iseggem snat ne$ tlata tkeôyas i yellan ggunint. Isufar nsent llan, di teswaât ifra-tent. Mi d-kecmen ixeddamen nniven ufan-tid iqqim deg yiwet tkeôôust, isel i ôadyu. Netta iéra-ten, nitni ur t id-éran. Iqqim din armi sulin awal n isalan nni. £as isexsi ôadyu, iqqim,

awalen

nni

n

Fôansa,

Rrus,

Biljik,

Berlin, Hitler tezzin deg walla$-is. Akken baâden akin i yilel i kecmen deg walla$-is, tezzin rennun. Am zun iqqes-it-id waôeé, iff$-d si tkeôôust, ikkes abluz nni yelsa, yuli tiseddaôin n lbiru n

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Edward. Yekcem, inna yas - Edward ! Ad awve$ akin, $uri ta$awsa ad tt id fru$. Akka tasaâett ad d-u$ale$. - OK ! I yas d-irra Edward, nebla ma irefd-d aqerru-s. John d axeddam d wawal, iêemmel-it Edward. John iffe$ si workshop, ikcem takeôôust-is, isa$ amutur, yu$ abrid-is. Idda deg webrid ameqran zun di targit i yella. Iéra

ur

iéra

anda

iteddu.

Afus-is

isedduy

takeôôust zun iman-is i yesedduy. Mi yesbedd takeôôust zdat lkazirna tameqrant n Baltimore West, iéra afrag nni ameqran n wuzzal, iban-as-d zun issen-it si zik n zik. Yers si tkeôôust, ibda tikli-s s leêder, tikli nni n win iéran anda iteddu. Acemma ibedd kan, iger afus is $er loibis, isferfed, iêulfa llan lekwa$ed-is di tjakiî, irna tikli $er zdat. Ur ira ad isteqsi. Deg walla$ is iéra anda iteddu, ur illa ccek, ur ira ad as d-yini yiwen deg webrid : « Anda i tetedduv akka ? », ne$ « D acu triv dagi? », ne$ « Ad ak mle$ abrid mateb$iv !». I John, win iteddun deg webrid-is, ur ira ad as

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mlen abrid-is wiyav. Issen-it ; akken John. Mi yezra si tewwurt nni tameqrant, iéra sin ne$ tlata yelmeéyen teddun $er zdat. £ur-s tefra, d win i d abrid-is. Mi yewwev amnaô n lbiru nni, yeéra adar n yelmeéyen qqimen. Idda $er zdat, yu$ amkan-is, yeqqim am netta am wid nni yellan din. Icfa yas i tsusmi n wemkan nni. Ur illa ûûut, ur tella tevsa, ur illa uéeggi. Yal awal s wazal-is. Wid yellan sawalen, awalen nsen s leêder, zun d asbecbec $er tmeééu$t, wid isusmen sersen allen snen $er tmurt, ggunin tadwilt nsen. John ur iqqim aîas deg wemkan nni. Ayen wumi yecfa, d tuff$a nni mi d iffe$ si lkaziôna. Yuki ikkes fell-as ukuffir nni yellan deg-s. tekkesas tkurt nni, tekkes-as taéeyt, yuki i yiman-is d afessas. Ur ifra d aba$ur ne$ d lfeôê i yellan deg-s. Ur innecôaê. Iêulfa kan ikkes –fell-as unezgum. Ifra s ufus-is tadyant yellan tefra acêal aya deg walla$-is. Mi yu$al $er workshop, am zun kra ur illa. Ur t id isteqsa yiwen, ur inna i yiwen. Ifra-d cce$l-is gar-as

d

yiman-is.

Ilsa

196

abluz-is,

ikker

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wseggem n tkeôôust d ikecmen. Tameddit nni, mi yeqqim netta d imawlan-is akw d gma-s, deffir imensi, yuli-d wawal acêal n tikkal akken ad asen d yini, taggara yefren tasusmi. Isarem ad d-yas wass deg ad sen yini. Awalen nni ira ad ten yini, iheggaten deg walla$is,

fran,

seggmen,

zerben :

« kecme$

$er

lkazirna ; stenya$, sutre$ ad ddu$ d aâsekriw ad nna$en $ef tmurt-iw. Sutre$ ad zegre$ $er Urupa ad a$e$ amkan-iw ger ilmeéyen n tmurt-iw di tôad ameqran. Acengu ilaq ad t tawvev $er wesgu ines, ad te$liv fell-as send ad k id-yawev ». Awalen nni ihegga ur d ffi$en deg yimi-s. Ass-nni deg d-tusa tebratt, ur asen inna awalen nni i yimawlan-is. Tadyant nni iooa-tt deg wulis. Ad-d-yas was deg ad sen ten yini wawalen nni. Mi bedden d adar deg webôaê n lkazirna, teddukel tizegzewt akked tizegzewt. Udmawen nni yellan mxalafen mi llan s tselsa nsen n jeans, wa d amellal, wa d aberkan, u$alen dduklen d yiwen s tselsa tazegzawt n battledress. Deg wallen akk d tirga kan i mxalafen.

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28. Abrid Abrid n Portsmouth di Legliz Aguren nni n welmad n tôad ur sen uki$. Si mi ad d-iffe$ yiîij ar d-i$li yiîij nekkni d aêbak : azzel, neggez, mured, xnunes deg waluv, ewwet abaôud, edhem imen$i s wuzzal. Tameddit mi d-tusa, ad a$ taf nesred. Imensi s tin n tmara i tnteçç. Azekka nni ad as nales am ivelli nni. Imalasen tbeddel,

nni

imezwura

i$allen

kan

bernen,

uki$

i

tfekka-w

ivaôôen

bernen,

tazmert tennerna. Uki$ i tiddi-w tseggem ugar. Ger imeddukal-iw n welmad, llan wid wumi d-iban d adrar welmad nni. Ma d nekk, am zun d urar, rnu iselmaden nni nne$, d nitni i d imezwura i yal d ugur, d axnunes, d agrireb, d amured deg waman isemmaven, ne$ d ayen nniven, $er zdat i llan. Nitni $er zdat, nekkni ur illa ukukru. Di sin waguren imezwura i ya$ bvan. Yal yiwen anda i t-fkan, ma d nekk akked kra imeddukal nekkcem lkazirna n Marins49. D ayen nesuter i ya$ d-fkan. Iswi-w nekk, îîfe$ deg-s, d tazegra $er tmurt n Urupa. Almad di lkaziôna n marins ibeddel udem. Ayen nessen akk di tazwara, nu$al-as swadda. Am zun ur 49

Marins : marines (corps des marines US).

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nessin kra. Almad $ur at marins d times, ddu d ivaôôen-ik ne$ temmutev. Ula d tiyita n ôsas, s ôsas n tidett i nekkat. Ma t$eflev teddiv. Di lawan n welmad am zun di tôad i nella. Ur tella talast, ur illa wurar, ur illa gma-k n xali-k. Mi nella nlemmed amured ddaw wuzzal ifergan d lminat, yiwen deg-ne$ igguma ad iknu i tyita n ôsas ; is$er aqerru-s, taggara kecment snat teôsasin deg wammas-is. £as ur immut, taggara yu$ abrid n sbiîar i wacêal n waguren. Almad nni iooa-t din. Almad nni i nerna yusa-ya$-d am tmegra n tmussni n tôad. Yal ass yella wayen i nlemmed, yal tussna s uselmad-is. Yiwen wass, fkan-a$ 5 wussan n tuff$a i wesgunfu, yal yiwen izmer ad yawev $er imawlan-is. Ass-en mi yas kecme$ i yemma di tewwurt, ur yi taâqil. « D yiwen nniven, maççi d John nni i ssne$, i d-urwa$, i d-ôebba$ deg irebbi-w », am akken i yi t id tenna mi neqqim. Nekk feôêe$ aîas. Ufi$-d baba, yemma akked gma Bob. Ula d nekk, êulfa$ d amdan nniven i d-yu$alen $er wexxam-is. Tameddurt nni n lkazirna tbeddel tamu$li-w, tbeddel-iyi nekk s timmad-iw.

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Am$ar n baba, di yal awal, ira ad iéer amek i nlemmed tôad, amek i nteddu di teégi, amek nteffer ddaw umada$ ne$ ddaw waman. Yal tikkelt ira ad iéer ma tella tussna am tin n at tmurt nne$ di Dakota, tin n Apache, Cheyenne ne$ Sioux. Suzanne, ufi$-tt-id tbeddel tamdint. Tufa-d axeddim din, teooa Baltimore. Nekk beddle$, nettat tbeddel tamdint, yal yiwen yu$ abrid-is. Taggara, yif ayen ikksen si tazwara-s wala asentev n wayen iceqqen. Yif teqreê usennan dikksen, wala tin n win n-iqqimen. Ussan nni i qqime$ deg wexxam banen-iyi-d d agur ne$ ugar. Ur cfi$ ff$e$-d

tikkelt ne$ snat $er

temdint ad ére$ imeddukal-iw n zik ne$ wid wukud lli$

xeddme$.

Ussan

nni

sezri$-ten

akked

imawlan-iw. S tidett jjme$-ten, yernu éri$ ad ten jjme$ ugar deg wussan d-iteddun $er zdat. Deg wzal

fuôse$

taxxamt-iw,

tameddit

awal

nne$

deffir imensi ar qrib ad yali wass. Acêal n tikkal i d-ikker baba, di tnemmast n yiv, ad as yini i Bob

s tin uqesser : « Bob ! Ekker ad

tegnev, keçç d axeddam azekka ! ». Ass aneggaru deg ad u$ale$ $er lkaziôna, baba

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isuter-iyi-d akken ad lse$ taselsa nni n marins deg wexxam. Ad tt lse$ send ad ff$e$. Ib$a a neddu akken deg webrid alamma d amkan n tmacint. Ib$a ad t id-éren loiran nne$, ad t id-éren medden netta d mmi-s i yellan di lâesker n marins. D ise$. Ddi$-as di leb$i i baba, lsi$ taselsa nni, neddukel di tlata, netta akked yemma armi d amkan anda rekbe$. Si tewwurt n tmacint, éri$-d udem n Ama akw d win n « Win Isganen Avu ». Nekk éeôôe$-ten, nitni éeôôen-d udem-iw, nekk sarame$ ad rnu$ ad ére$ udmawen nsen. Tamacint teffe$, tu$ abrid-is akin. Mi nu$al $er lkaziôna, nerna kra wussan kan mi ya$ d -sdukklen $er webôaê. Afesyan ameqran yusa-d, isawel-a$-d, ise$zef awal, inna-ya$-d abrid a na$. D abrid $er Urupa. Abrid nni i sarme$ acêal. Azekka nni mi yuli wass, neddem iceîîiven nne$, neffe$ deg ikamyunen. Acemma kan nekcem

di

tnemmast ubabuô anect n wedrar. Ad nezger ilel n Aîlantik, d abrid $er tmurt n Legliz. Mi isu$, yendeh ubabuô nni, éri$ zdat wallen-iw udmawen n yemma akked baba. I nitni, i nekk, i

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tmurt-iw i lsi$ « battledress » n marins. Ussan nni n tazegra di tnemmast n waman n Aîlantik rnan sdukklen-a$ ugar deg ubabuô nni. Nella d imeddukal, nu$al zun d atmaten. £as neooa-n ixxamen nne$, nufa-d tawacult i ya$ isdukklen. Mi tuli tagut $ef waman, isu$ ubabuô, neéra zdat nne$ asagen50 n Portsmouth di Legliz. Neff$-d akken nella a néer s wallen nne$ tamurt uroin nessin. Iéel-d yiwen afus-is $er tama-w, ifka-yi-d yiwen ucwangu51. Ïîfe$-t-id. Mi t-ffée$, ufi$-as aram ilhan, d aram n tudert tamaynut.

50 51

Asagen : lmeôsa n ibabuôen , (français : le port) . Acwangu : chewing gum (lazuq) ; yusa-d si Marikan.

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29. Tabô Tabôatt abôatt n John i imawlanimawlan-is… is… Si mi cudden ababuô nni, lâeskeô yellan deg-s ff$en am ajôad, d abrid $er lkazirna uqivun, akin di temdint n Portsmouth,

di tegzirt n Whale

Island. Igenni, di yal taswaât izmer ad d-yefk tissi-s n tmesrufag n Luftwaffe52 n Lalman. Anda zrant, d times kan i teooent $er deffir. John akked imeddukal-is ufan-d iman-nsen di tmurt ur ssinen, di taddart uqidun, di tmizar n Portsmouth. Tudert deg iqivunen nni, éran i teswaât kan, ur tella d tin ar idumen. Mi iseggem amkan-is di tama ufella uqivun, iééel $ef wusu, aktay-is izger akin ilel n Aîlantik. Seg uqivun nni yellan $er tama ufella, yusa-yasd ûûut n jazz n Duke Ellington. Üûut nni yekkes fell-as amur unezgum. Mi yella deg ubabuô, itthuccu-ten am tfeqlujt n yi$i, i yessarem John ad yaru i baba-s akked yemma-s. Tôembiîa nni n jazz n Duke akked tsusmi nni n uqivun tefka yas tagnitt deg ad yaru. Imeddukal-is, wid ignen gnen ad sgunfan, wid ibedden akin susmen, ur illa uéeggi. 52

Luftwaffe : lâeskr n igenni n Alman (armée de l’air allemande).

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John ikref ivaôôen-is $ef wusu, iddem tabôatt d umaray, yura. « I baba akked yemma, Ass-a cfi$, tikkelt taneggarut i wen d-uri$ tabôatt, lli$ di laâmeô mraw53 iseggasen, ass-mi ya$ win deg u$erbaz akken ad nissin tamdint n New York. Neqqim din 3 wussan. Ass-a tkaki$-d iv nni amezwaru di New

York. Ass-en i$li-d fell-i

unezgum d ameqran. D tikkelt tamezwarut i ff$e$ seg wexxam. Ass-a, uki$ iman-iw am ass-en di New York, $as meqqre$, jjme$-ken aîas. Ur éri$ ilmend n wezgar i d-zegre$ ilel ameqran, ne$ i tikli ta$ezfant deg waâbbuv ubabuô, ne$ d war tafat n wayen d iteddun $er zdat, s tizzegzewt n battledress $ef yiri-w. Uki$-asent, llant akk deg unezgum-iw. Tabôatt agi ri$ ad awen tt in-aru$ s tutlayt nne$ akken a wen ini$ ayen yellan $ef wul-iw, s wawalen i ya$ teslemdem kenwi, maca ur ssine$ tira s tutlayt nne$. £as ula d tamarikant, taglizit n Marikan d tutlayt nne$ ass-a, éôet awalen d-nni$, awalen ittaru ufus-iw, $as d taglizit, d awalen n Teqbaylit n Dakota.

53

Mraw = 10 (aâcôa)(français : dix)

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Ass-mi d-tusa tebôatt nni akken ad kecme$ $er lâeskeô, ufi$-ken id deg wexxam. Tabôatt nni lli$ gguni$-tt acêal d ussan, acêal d aguren. Ur awen d nni$ di tganit nni acku ur éri$ amek ad as tweznem. Tidett, d nekk i yesutren akken ad kecme$ $er twacult n marins akken ad kkre$, ad nna$e$ $ef tmurt-iw. Ass-en kukra$ a wen d-ini$. Mi d-nni$, iffe$-d wawal dayen, éri$ udem n baba amek i yi-d-iéra, amek i yi-d-inna, imir éri$ d abrid ilhan i yu$e$. D abrid i yesarem ad t ya$ netta lemmer mazal-it yella d ileméi. D abridis, d abrid-iw, d abrid n yise$. A wen d-ini$ : ayen i yi isawven ad kecme$ ad lse$ battledress, d awalen nni nwen, d tayri n tmurtnne$ i ya$ teslemdem, i ya$ tesnumem, am keçç a baba, am kem a yemma. Yal yiwen s wawalen-is. Di yal awal, di yal tallit teslemdem-a$ nem$i-d deg wakal n Marikan. D win i d akal nne$, d win i d izri nne$, d win i d azekka nne$. D nekkni i d aéar n tmurt. D nekkni a yezwiren i tnekkra, ad nedhem win d-ikecmen. Di tazwara, nwi$ d nekkni kan i deg teééa tayri n tmurt nne$, nekkni s imarikanen ineûliyen. Aguren agi ineggura di lkaziôna, ufi$-d tawacult

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tameqrant n wid ibubben takti i nbub nekkni. Yal yiwen ira ad inna$, ad immet $ef tmurt-is. Tamu$li nni d tin i ya$ d-isdukklen, i ya$ isemlalen, yal yiwen ansa d ikka, yal yiwen ansa d

kkan

iéuran-is.

Neéra,

akken

nella

din,

isdukkel-a$ uzekka, azekka nni yiwen, n tmurt n Marikan. Ass-mi nefra ad sutre$ ad kecme$ $er Marins, nefra-tt nekk akked Bob. D tis$ar i ya$ ifran. Netta ira ad ikcem netta, nekk ri$ ad kecme$ nekk. I sin nra yiwen ad iqqim yid-nwen. Tis$ar d nekk i fernent. Seg was-mi nella d imeéyanen, am nekk am Bob, nsell i wawalen nwen, nsel i tmucuha nwen i têekkum di Dakota. £as nella, nlul di Baltimore, azgen n walla$ nne$, am kenwi, yella akin deg wedrar deg izu$ar n Dakota. £as nessen tamurt s wawal, ur tt nessin s wallen nne$, am nekk am gma. D asirem nni nne$ i ya$ iwin, aseggas izran, ad nawev Dakota. Nekkni nenna yawen imir-nni ad nerzef $er New

York. Di

tidett, nu$ abrid n Dakota. Ur nra ad awen d nini anda nedda. Abrid $ezzif,

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yezzi, nugad ur nettawev $er tmurt nni. D abrid nni i d-yu$ baba ass-mi d yusa si Dakota i nu$ nekkni si Baltimore armi d Dickinson. Ur nezgil yiwet. Nebda si Pennsylvania, syen nesna timura n Ohio, South

Indiana,

Dakota,

Illinois,

North

Iowa,

Nebraska,

Dakota. Ilmend deg ad

nneggez seg ukamyun $er ukamyun am akken d-idda babat nne$, ad nbedd ger iberdan i laé d usemmiv, di tganit n war talast, nekkni nedda di tkeôôust n Bob. S tidett, $as nezra deg webrid nni, ur nuki i laé d usemmiv nni n baba. Tamurt tbeddel udem. Maççi d tin i ya$ d têekkum i nufa din, ma d adrar, d izu$ar, d isaffen nni nufa ten akken i llan deg wawal nwen, deg walla$ nne$. Mi d-nu$al nekk akked Bob, nefra wal, nessarem ad d naf ass deg a neddukel yid-nwen, a nerzef a neseqreb $er imukan nni deg tuzzlem mi tellam d imeéyanen. Nessaram ad d-yas wass-en… Mi nedda $er zdat, ad awen d-aru$ ayen éri$ di tmurt n Urupa. Acêal i sarme$ ad d-ase$ $er tmurt agi, ad d-zegre$ ilel n Aîlantik, ass-a yusa-d wass-is. John ».

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Tabôatt i gma Bob. « I Bob, Ivelli, mi d newwev kan $er tmurt n Legliz, $er temdint n Portsmouth, nesraê avu n tôad. Nella nessers iman-nne$ deg uqivun, mi nesla i twu$a n ubuq54.

Timesrufat

n

Nazis

niqal

zegrent-d

tilisa igenni n Legliz. Nekk imir lli$ ttaru$ tabôatt i yem$aren. Send ad sali$ tabôatt nni, nekker d tarewla akin. Nella negguni din lbumbat anda ad d-neîrent. Acemma kan ters. Mi d-u$ale$, rni$ tira. Ur sen nni$ awal i yem$aôen. Tiooit i ya$ ooan dagi, nekk wala$ ur illa d amkan deg a neqqim s te$zi. Ooan-a$ kan akken ad a$ tekkes

temlellit n ubabuô, ass-a ne$ azekka a

neffe$ a nbeddel amkan. Ur neéra anda i d abrid. Deg yiv rnan-d lâeskeô i d-iddan deg ibabuôen nniven i d-yusan deffir nne$. Taûebêit agi rnand wiyav. D igelfan n yergazen i d izegren si yal tamdint n tmurt nne$. Yal ûûut sli$-as, n New York, n Nevada, n Arizona, n Texas ne$ n California,

llan wid ur fôize$ seg-sen. Tadukkli yagi tameqrant nekk cukke$ d abrid nne$ $er Berlin. A nekkes aqerru i udabu n Hitler.

54

Abuq : i twu$a (français : cor, trompette, sirène d’alerte).

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Acêal n yemdanen i yemmuten, acêal n temdinin i ihudden, acêal n tmura i inegren si mi bdant tlufa n Nazis. Amek i t-neooa ad yegg ayen akk iga ar ass-a ? Lemmer di 1939 ne$ send 1939 i d-nekker nekkni d ixûimen-is, ur tettawev akka ? Tagi d tasertit ur nessin, maca yal amdan izmer ad itter, ad isteqsi ayen i yas d izzin akken ad ifhem tallit deg yella. Mar ad ére$ iman-iw nek, s tselsa n battledress, tamegêelt $ef tayett-iw, ur illa d asteqsi kan ne$ d awal i wavu. Mi lli$ ttaru$ akka, aqli s yiwet tmeééu$t selle$ i tmuzigt n jazz deg uqivun agi yellan $er yeffus. Ger ûûut ubuq n trewla akked tmuzigt n jazz, $ur-i yif-it jazz, d ûûut n tudert. Bob, Ad ooe$ dagi tira n tebôatt-ik. Di yal amkan anda zemre$ ad awen d aru$, ekkes a$bel, ad awen d-aru$ ayen i éri$, ayen yellan di tmurt n Urupa. Send ad ttu$, nni$ asen di tebôatt i yem$aren neddukel nekk yid-k $er Dakota. Af-asen-d awalen i yisen ad sirmen ad éôen azekka tamurt n targit

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nsen. John ». Ikker John, iffe$, isawev tabôatt n Bob $er uqivun deg tella lbuûta. Mi iger tabôatt nni n Bob

$er

ucekkaô

ameqran,

isvefô-as

tamu$li

taneggarut, meômint-d wallen-is d imeîîawen.

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30. Portsmouth : abrid n waman $er Fransa Tameddit n wass i yasen d-fkan awal ad heggin iman-nsen. Yal takebbanit tcudd arkasen-is, agrab-is, afus $ef tmegêelt, tegguni. Mi bdan tikli, u$en abrid nni usagen. Mi wven i tillas, ufan ibeddel udem. Deg waman ibabuôen am t$eîîen,

deg

wakal

d

ta$rast

n

ikamyunen

yesawaven dduzan $er ibabuôen i d-iqerben, imdanen d tazzla akka d wakka ger tjeôôarin. Ur illa ûûut, ur illa uéeggi, yal yiwen iéra anda yedda. Mi d-tewwev tissi n lâeskeô ad rekben taflukt tameqrant ad ten tesiwev $er ubabuô nsen. D asif n war tiddi. Mi d-rsen seg ukamyun nni, d aneggez akka d wakka, d abrid $er teflukt d iqerben. John ur icfa igguni din. Ur yuki mi d-yufa imanis deg waâbbuv ubabuô anect n wedrar. Mi kecmen, seggmen iman-nsen, afesyan nsen ifra yasen d awal $ef webrid nsen : ad kecmen $er Fôansa azekka send ad yali wass. Di yal ababuô, mi kecmen, d anejmaâ uheggi n tikli uzekka nni. Di yal ababuô d almad n webrid, d almad n wennar n tyita $ef takaôva, anwa

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izwaren, anwa igran $er deffir, ansa i d abrid n tuff$a seg waman, anta nnuba, anta taflukt deg ad teddu

yal

Ibabuôen

taseqqamut,

nni

ibedden

amkan deg

n

yal

waman,

amdan.

u$alen

di

teswaât d i$erbazen i welmad n tôad. Afesyan nni ur ise$zef awal. Awal-is igzem, ifra. Azekka ad gen i$isi ameqran deg wadmer n Nazis.

D

nitni,

ilmeéyen

isengugin, ar ihudden

n

Marikan,

ar

tazmert n Hitler. Yal

yiwen d amkan-is, yal yiwen d tiyita-s tin ar igen iceqqiq deg ugadir i d-iga Lalman, akken ad ihudd, ad isix. Fran-asen-d awal ifesyanen : d abrid $er Fôansa. D iv. Tiftilin xsint deg ibabuôen. Te$li-d tsusmi. Ilaq ad gnen send tanekra uzekka. Send ad yali wass, ad a$en abrid n Normandie.

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31. Ass Ass n times di Omaha Beach… Ur yuli wass, tekker tmes ger waman d wakal n Normandie. John iîîef tamegêelt-is ger ifassen-is, itezzi deg uqerru-s, iferru anta tissi deg a yeddu, anwa i yellan zdat-s, anta taflukt deg ar ineggez. D win kan i d a$bel-is. Ittu iman-is, ittu anezgumis, ittu imawlan-is. Yal tikkelt ar isel i ûûut n lbumbat, i ûûut n tmesrufat nnig uqerru-s, iéra d tig nsen ne$ n Legliz. Deg igenni zerrint, kkatent, rennunt tiyita ad i$li ugadir n Nazis. John ur iéra igen ne$ ur igen deg ubabuô, seg-mi i yasen d-ifra awal ufesyan nni nsen. £as susmen, tiftilin nsant, netta iqqim ikbel iman-is, yegguni, ur igen. Mi yembawel ubabuô ibda iccig deg waman, allen-is llint. Ger webruqqel nni amezwaru n ubabuô akked lbumbat i$ellin zdat iftisen n Normandie, ur tella talast. Heggan iman-nsen $er yimi ubabuô am tassna n waôéen, afesyan $er zdat igguni awal ufesyan yellan nnig-s. yal yiwen d amkan-is. Aman rwin ugar, ikker-d wavu, ahuccu irennu, abbu n tmer$i

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iqseê. Ugur ameqran d ûûut n imrad ikkaten si yal ababuô. Yal tiyita tetceqqiq imeééu$en. £as llan sellen i herwel nni, ur éran s tiî nsen ayen yellan, ayen iveôôun $er zdat. Wid illan $er deffri ukin iman-nsen am wid illan di tesraft. Ameééu$

isla,

tiî

ur

teéra.

Ikker

deg-sen

uferfud. Ëman idammen nsen. Ran ad d-neggzen am yizmawen seg ubabuô nni. Taganit nni $ezzifet, eééayet. Mi

yasen

d-is$el

ufesyan,

ineggez

netta

d

amezwaru $er teflukt n wuzzal, LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel), John ur iéra yedda $ef ivaôôen-is

ne$ yufeg d affug deffir-s, yufa d iman-is deg wemkan-is. Mi yezzi s tmu$li akka d wakka, d imeddukal yegguni i yellan $er tama-s. Lmujat thuccunt taflukt tefessast akka d wakka, lâeskeô

yellan

deg-s

cudden

iman-nsen,

îîfen,

sdergen iqerra nsen. Tiflukin yellan $er zdat, nessrent yiwet deffir tayev $er zdat.

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32. Urar Urar aberkan deg ublaukhaus… Helmut ira ad yaru ayen yellan $ef wul-is. S tidett, ul-is iççuô. Tameddit n wass i yasen d nnan : sin imeddukal, wid wukud yella yeîîef taâssast deg ublaukhaus, tenîel-iten lbumba tameqrant. Ur d igra deg-sen wayen ar ad neîlen. Lbumba nni tesdukel taluftis, ten$a ten, tenîel-iten deg yiwet teswaât. Niqal Helmut yettu lbumbat nni d i$ellin seg igenni. Di tazwara nni isel asent kan anda $ellint, syen yal tikkelt iéer ne$ ikkat ad d yaf anda $ellint. Yu$al asen d urar aberkan deg ublaukhaus. Mi slan i wseffeô n lbumba deg igenni, wa ad as yini ad te$li da, win ad as yini din. Ass-a ur te$li din ur te$li da, te$li-d $ef imeddukal nsen, negren di teswaât. Send ad yaru deg wedlis, Helmut iêemmel ad iéer aman n yilel di taggara nni n wass. £as iéer aman teddun ttebruqqulen akka d wakka, suffu$en-d tikuffta timellalin zun d izgaren ne$ d iserdan n tkerza, tiî n Helmut téeô ayen ur iéer win illan nnig waman nni. Lexyal n Anna d warraw-is zun izde$ taza$art nni n yijdi d waman, iteddu ger

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igenni d waman, ger igenni d wakal. Iéer arraw-is akked Anna teddun d ilelliyen di tmurt n war afrag, n war lbumbat, n war taéeyt d tider$elt. « Anna, Llan wussan mar ad d-ddme$ tabôatt agi inem, sarame$ ad aru$ ayen triv ad ass teslev : aùmek lli$, ayen xeddme$ yal ass, ayen i yi isevsen, ayen i yi iserfun, uguren i d-mmugre$, am zun d kra wussan kan i yi-d-iwwin $er tmurt agi i uxeddim, i trezzaf ne$ i temsalt nniven. Nek, mi lli$ adlis, ad d-yeddukel u$em$um nni aberkan n tallit deg nella. Tebrek deg nella ur illa d nekk kan i tt id-isnulfan deg walla$-iw : nezde$ aftis nnig waman, zun d acôuf n igider ; ilmend deg a neqqim i tafat, ad néer tagnewt d tafukt, nekkni nenîel deg yifri n siman d wuzzal, deg ublaukhaus i bnan yergazen i tmettant nsen, i nnger nsen. Tudert agi d yir taggara. Mar ad d-yali wass taûebêit, sarame$ din ad d ye$li yiv akken ad ifak wass-nni. Ayen yellan ger tlalit nni yiîij d tillas n yiv ur illa deg-s wazal. Lemmer ufi$ din ad yemmeçç wass-is akken ad yawev gma-s, ad dtazzel tewser. Ass-mi lli$ di lfirma, llan wussan deg kerze$ i

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yitran. Ad d kkre$ send ad yali wass, ad bdu$ i yitran, ad d segri$ iverfan i yitran, zun ass ur a$ ikeffu. Ass-a nessaram ad ngen tanafa i yir targit deg nella, tanafa deg ur d-nettaki… ». Mi yella yettaru, Helmut yesla i tikli deffir ublaukhaus, icudd adlis nni deg wemkan-is, isexsi taftilt nni, afus $ef tmegêelt, yegguni. Mi d-ikcem ufesyan, deffir-s ddan-d

sin ur

issin, inwa i netta i d-usan, d Gestapo nni. Isers afus-is $ef wedlis nni di loib-is, irgagi. Illa win i yasen innan yettaru Helmut? Sin nni usan-d si tama nniven, afesyan iwwi-ten id akken ad gen nuba nsen n taâssast deg ublaukhaus. Helmut izmer ad isgunfu. Inna yas winna ad d-yu$al send ad yali wass. Mi d-iffe$ Helmut seg weblaukhaus, israê ugar tariêt n waman n yilel. Icuff turin-is akken ad ifaôes skud ur ikcim $er uderbuz nniven. Tudert deg uderbuz $er uderbuz ur tella d tudert. Nnig leb$i-s i yekcem, igen deg wusu. Isem n wusu, d awal kan.

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Di tnemmast n Munchen55 i d yufa iman-is. Iéra iman-is iteddu ger warrac d teêdayin di tnemmast n Neuhauser Strass, syen yeffe$ $er webôaê n Marienplatz. Ur ifôiz udmawen nni, ur iéra d atmaten-is, d arrac n Bergkirchen ass-mi yella d ameéyan, ne$ d netta d warraw-is seg-mi d yekker yu$al d argaz. Tafat n Marienplatz terna acbaê i yijeooigen nni akk d-iff$en seg îîiqan n yexxamen. Tezwe$, temlel, tewre$ d tizegzewt dduklen, tturaren i tafat n tefsut.

Helmut iteddu akka d wakka,

itezzi, ur d-iffi$ seg webôaê nni. Di tnemmast n webrid, teddun ikalicen, ibiluten, imsebriden uvar, wa isawal, wa idess. Zdat têuna, qqimen yemdanen d idurra, teswen lqahwa d uyefk ne$ tissit tasemmavt, tabyirt n Lowenbrau, ‘tabyirt n yizem’ n Munchen. Helmut isarem ur d tettili talast i tikli nni. Iteddu akked wid yellan yid-s, tikwal d awal, tikwal d tavsa. Izha wul-is. Teddun, tezzin akka d wakka, tikwal ad bedden, syen ad rnun tikli, ad zzin $er tama nniven.

Marienplatz

tban-as d

tameqrant am zun ur deg-s talast. Munchen : Munich, tamdint deg yella Hitler ; teqreb ti$remt n Bergkirchen akk d Dachau.

55

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Di tikli nni n win ur isarem ad yawev, avaô $er zdat sin $er deffir, Helmut itturar netta d walla$-is. Iteddu, isteqsay iman-is ma d netta i yellan iteddu ne$ d yiwen am netta, ma d imeddukal-is wukud iteddu ne$ d arraw-is d Anna wukud iteddu. Udmawen nni yellan yid-s ffren ur ffiren, ur izmir ad ten iéeô. Helmut iffe$ seg webrid n tmu$li, anda éeôôent wallen, ira ad iéer s ûûut nni yakk i yas izzin. £as allen-is ur érant, iger tamawt ad iéer s imeééu$en-is. Isarem ad d-yaf anwa, anta, anwi wid akk yellan yid-s. Iéra iman-is am win iqqnen allen-is akken ad isenqed, ad isel i ccna n wefrux, i waffug n tzizwit di lexla. Helmut iéra tuqqna n waîîawen tettefk tiî i umeééu$, tettefk tamu$li i tnalit ufus. Tikli,

tikwal

akka

tikwal

akin,

Helmut

d

tarbaât-is teddun di tnemmast n Marienplatz. D afus i d-yersen $ef tayett-is, ne$ d awal, Helmut idduqes-d. Tebrek n uderbuz tesse$li-d fell-as anezgum. Isarem ad iîîef amur si tafat nni n Munchen.Iéôa d awez$i56.

56

Awez$i : ayen ur izmir ad ivru (français = impossible)

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Ihuzz

aqerru-s,

iééel

afus-is,

yeddem

tamegêelt-is, yeffe$ akin d abrid $er ublaukhaus nni i nuba-s n taâssast. Izeggen yiv mi d-iffe$. Tiremt snat ad yali wass. Helmut iseggem iman-is $er tama n lmatrayuz, isfev allen-is, iger tamu$li $er waman n yilel, ddaw weftis, zdat-s. Ikkr-d wavu irna-d lmujat deg waman. D ass d 6 yunyu 1944. Helmut, $as llant tiram deg yuyes, ur as ikkis usirem. Akken ad iîîef asaru n tmeddurt deg yella, akken ur as ittensar wakud, iga yas asaru i wussan. Seg wass-mi yelsa akaskiv, yu$al d aâsekriw n Wermacht, iêesseb ussan. £as llan wussan deg yefcel, taggara ad yu$al $er leêsab nni. Yal taûebêit, anda yeb$u yili, ad isiwel i yiman-is : « ass-a d ass n waya d waya ». Iv-a, allen-is ééant deg waman n yilel n La Manche, akin $er yi$il, igguni ad d-yali yiîij n wass n 6 yunyu 1944. Targit nni n Munchen tga yas a$ilif ugar i Helmut. Acêal n wussan aya ur yurga, taneggarut agi

teskefl-d

deg

walla$-is

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yesdukkel, tilufa ibubb am idilen nni n wedfel $ef tqacuct. Lemmer yeéra wid iêemmel di targit nni, ifôez udmawen nsen, izmer ad inecham. Netta, ur ten iéra, ur isla, ur ifôez ûûut nsen. Iqqim akken isqev. Helmut isedreg iman-is $ef wavu n yilel, deffir lmatrayuz, igguni. D tafat nni n Munchen i d-yu$alen zdat wallen-is. Ira ad d-isdukel ayen akk $ef yecfa si temdint nni iêemmel, iberdan nni yakk deg yedda : mar ad d-tasev si Bergkirch, anekcum $er Munchen si Moosach, syen

ad tedduv di Dachauer strass,

alamma d Neuhausen $er zelmev akked Schwabing $er yeffus. Zdat d Nymphenburger strass i yesuffu$en $er

Zentrum,

$er

Marienplatz,

tanemmast

n

Munchen. Ayen i yas d-yusan deg walla$-is, d aktay n Oktober Fest57, netta d imeddukal-is akked Anna. Yal aseggas, deg wussan nni kan n tubeô i ditekkes

iman-is

seg

we$bel

n

lfirma

n

Bergkirchen. Ussan nni, zun izde$ di TheresienWiese : Uççi din, ccna d tissit n lbirra si tsebêit ar tmeddit din. Deg wussan nniven, mar ad Oktober fest : tame$ra n tubeô, tella yal aseggas di tnemmast n Munchen, d tame$ra n lbirra ! Amkan-is deg webôaê n TheresienWiese. 57

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yerzu $er Munchen, ala di tberna nni tameqrant n Englischer Garten58 i yettaf zhir nni, zedwa nni iêemmel di tme$ra n Oktober

fest. Zhir nni

ismekta yas yal tikkelt ta$rast n tzizwa. Mi yesla Helmut i zhir deg igenni, inwa d avu ameqran i d-ikkren. Yuki i zhir, irna yuki i wemkan nni deg yella izehher ula d netta am zun d tamurt i yettergigin ddaw-as. Ayen i yas t-idifran d aseffeô nni d ikkan seg igenni, ûûut nni i yessen. Helmut ifhem ayen i t-iggunin. Mi d-bdant lbumbat am webruri $er anda yella, ur yufa anda ad yerwel. Timesrufag n Marikan d Legliz u$ent-d igenni am wejôad, megglent tamurt s wuzzal akk d times. Tama $er yerra tamu$li-s, Helmut ad iéer iêeoouoa n tmes n lbumbat. Ti$altin n Collevile-sur-mer, Saint

Laurent-sur-mer

akked

Vierville-sur-

mer kerzent yir takerza. D nnger i d ye$lin $ef tmurt n Normandie. Mazal teffil akin tissi n tmesrufag, ad d-ternu tayev deffir-s am zun seg waman i d-teff$ent. Igenni yu$al d aberkan, yegguma ad yali wass.

58

Englischer garden (jardin anglais) : d tizgi yellan di tnemmast n Munchen, tama n wasif n Isar, deg-s 365 gtar (ha),

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Helmut idhec, igguni am win iwet uzaylal. Mi yas d-ikcem ufesyan s tazzla, inna yas ad yekkes a$ummu i lmatrayuz akken ad iwet, am zun iffe$-d si targit. Ittu iman-is. Mi yessuli imi n lmatrayuz $er igenni, ibda tiyita, iéra iman-is am win ittna$en netta d wavu.

I Helmut, tiyita n tidett, d tin deg ad

tqablev acengu, ad teérev $er zdat, ad tewtev netta ad k id-iwet, maççi d astutti n tider$elt s ôûaû $er igenni n tebrek akk d yilem. £as akken, issa$ tiyita, imdel imeééu$en-is, igguni tent. Acemma kan rnan-d sin, kecmen-d $er ublaukhaus nni, îîfen lmatrayuz akked wemrud iwehhan $er waman. Mi yeéra wid yekkaten $er waman, inwa d tiselbi i ten

ikecmen. Tiyita tekka-d seg tmesrufag seg

igenni, nitni rran tiyita $er yilel n La Manche. Iqqim, isusem kan. Mi yekna $er zdat, isukk tamu$li akin $er yi$il n waman, iéra ayen ur ggunint wallen-is : i$il yu$al d aberkan s ibabuôen n yal udem, n yal tem$er. Deffir wejôad n tmesrufag deg igenni, irna-d wejôad n ibabuôen. Anda yegguni ad d-yas ubabuô amellal ad d-iglun s Anna akked warraw-

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is, ass-a inne$l-d weglaf n ibabuôen iberkanen n wuzzal d ubaôud d tmes. Mi yelli allen-is Helmut, iéra ifeîîiwjen n tmes si yal tama n yi$il. Ma yenser si times d-ikkan seg igenni, tin d-ikkan seg yilel ur ibna fellas. Yiwet lbumba tusa-d si zdat, tekcem-d seg yimi n ublaukhaus, tegzem di tnemmast lmatrayuz nni, t$ez tasga, agadir nni n deffir, teffe$ akin $er wakal. Helmut iééel di tnemmast, idel-it yijdi akked iceqfan n siman n ublaukhaus. Iqqim isred. Mi d-yuki Helmut, yuli wass, d tafat, Omaha Beach tbeddel udem. Izwi iman-is, ifhem ur immut. Sin nni yeîîfen amrud idel-iten yijdi akk d weéru, neîlen. £er waman, Helmut iéra ayen ur isarem

ad

iéer.

Ibabuôen

derren,

imeqranen weroin iéra, sekcamen-d

ifluken

lâesker n

Legliz d Marikan $er tijdit n Omaha. Di tnemmast teééel

tqentert

n

wuzzal

keççmen-d

seg-s

iblandiyen akked tkeôyas59 ur issin. Helmut isferfed $er tama-s, yufa tamegêelt-is anda tella i teqqim. Iddem-itt-id, ikker, ikna si tama nni n yimi n ublaukhaus ur nhudd. 59

Tikeôyas Jeep, n Ford akked Willys.

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Akessar, ger waman d yijdi, iéra La Jeep teteddu ad d-teffe$ seg waman. Helmut ijbed znad. I$li umezwaru nni i yellan isedduy takeôôust nni. Mi yuli wis sin ad tt-idinheô, irna ijbed znad i tissi tis snat. La Jeep nni tbedd din. Zdat wallen-is ters-d tebrek ur issin. Helmut issers tamegêelt nni, iééel afus-is, isers-it $ef wedlis nni n Anna i yellan di loib-is. Ye$li, yesred $ef iceqfan n siman d wuzzal.

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33. Asif Asif n idammen… Mi d-teffe$ teflukt nni ger ibabuôen yellan $er zdat, teffe$ tiî, John yufa maççi d ayen yegguni i yufa. D nnger n times, n wuzzal, n idammen ; d timeqbert n war isem. Seg waman d times ubaôud, si tama n wakal d times ubaôud n Lalman. Tekker tmes deg waman n Omaha Beach. Tiflukin s tazzla $er zdat, tin yewven tijdit ad llint tewwura, ad d nne$len seg-s temrawin n yergazen s twu$a d ubaôud. Win iff$en iffe$, win i$lin din i$li, win ijerêen ad izu$er iman-is $er zdat, ad iddari deffir wuzzalen n wefrag, n yeblandiyen yezzren, ne$ n yergazen yemmuten ufraren-d nnig waman. D aêvun ! £er tama, teééel tqentert n wuzzal zun d aérem a$ezfan, teddun fell-as iblandiyen

seg ubabuô

$er tuff$a $er wakal. Teddun kkaten s yimrad nsen, rennun s lmatrayuzat nsen. Astutti n ôsaû nni, n lmatrayuz tameqrant akked ôaâud

n

imrad

i

d-ikkan

seg

ibabuôen

d

yeblandiyen, ne$ seg iblaukhaussen ufella n Lalman, sme$ren adriz n at laxeôt, rnan tisselbi i tisselbi. Ur izgil yiwen.

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Di tissi nni, John iffe$ seg waman, izger tijdit n

Omaha

Beach,

izzu$er

yiwen

umeddakel-is

ijerêen $er tama-s. Mi t-isentel deg udernu, izzi-d $er deffir, iéra-d sin imeddukal nniven xebbven deg waman. Mi ten-id-iwev, yiwen yejreê yesuli-t $er teflukt yu$alen, wayev yeooa-t din, yemmut. Mi yedda ad d-yezzi $er wakal, iéra win d-inehôen takeôôust nni, La Jeep

nni,

$ef

tqenîert n wuzzal, ye$li yemmut. John ineggez, ikkes-d win akken yemmuten seg wemkan-is, yerrat $er deffir, yu$ amkan-is i tenheôt n tkeôôust. Issa$ amutur, isedda La Jeep nni $er zdat kra n lmitrat. Mi yedda ad iffe$ seg waman fella wuzzalen nni, tekka-d tissi n ôsas si tama ufella, nnig weftis, seg yimi n ublaukhaus wis sin. Snat teôsasin ntant ddaw teftilt tazelmavt n La Jeep nni, gant snat tefliwin ta $er tayev. Tissi n teôsaûin tineggura sbeddent tikli n John deg wemkan nni anda yella, ger waman d yijdi n Omaha Beach. John Immut menteq.

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34. Imezgaren Imezgaren n waman Mi yuli Muôad si tijdit n Omaha, yuki ééay-it ivaôôen-is. Iéra, ur illa d afcal kan n tikli, ne$ n tenheôt. Tidett, iççuô wul-is. Mi yesbedd takeôôust zdat usalay nni, ‘Mémorial du Débarquement’60, Muôad ira ad iéer ayen digran si tedyant nni n 1944. Ad iéeô aktay akked wayen ikukra ad iéeô. Mi yekcem s tkeôôust abôaê nni, parking nni n zdat, yufa din ajemmal tkeôyas derrent, yal yiwet deg wemkan-is. Anda yenwa netta ad d-yaf snat ne$ tlata tkeôyas kan, taggara yufa-d ssuq yaâmeô. Niqal indem i walluy nni d yuli si tijdit. £ur Muôad, amkan n tsusmi, am tmeqbeôt, am ujaddar, ur illa d amkan n wawal. Timeqbeôt d amkan-is, ssuq d amkan-is. Mi kecmen ajaddar nni ameqran, Mémorial nni, di teswaât kan, si mi ten tefka tewurt, zegren tallit

rnan

timura.

Tasusmi

nni

ujaddar

i

yessarem Muôad, yufa-tt din i tella. Mémorial américain du débarquement de Colleville sur mer : deg-s llan 9387 iéekwan n wid immuten n marikan akked ismawen n 1553 n wid yuckan (= wid i$aben, disparus).

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Tidi nni tasemmavt i t id-iff$en mi yella ibedd di tejdit n Omaha Beach, yuki yas tettali-d deg weksum-is. Udmawen n wid akk yellan di tedyant n 6 yunyu 1944 yufa ten din, zun ddren zdat-s. Yal tardast, yal asurif, yal tama, yal tamu$li, Muôad iéer udmawen n wid d-ikecmen seg waman send ad yali wass, ass nni amcum n 1944, ass n imezgaren n waman. Ilmeéyen nni yeéra d lexyal zdat-s mi yella iteddu $ef yijdi, ger waman d wakal, yufa-ten bedden din d inigan, zun ran ad d-netqen, ad d-inin ayen yezran deg wemkan nni, ayen yezran fell-asen. Mi yella ibedd di tijdit, udmawen nni iéeô Muôad ur sen iga udem am imdanen éeôôen medden di talwit. Wid iéer imir, d udmawen n yemdanen yellan di tedyant n tmes, ger tmettant d tudert, d udmawen n tigdi, n twu$a, n tiôôukza, n tawla ubaôud. Mi

yeseqreb,

yeéôa

udmawen

nni

di

ttwiôat

derrent, llan zdat-s, am zun issen-iten, yeéôa ten teddun am imedduren akk wukud ttemlilin medden. Mi yeéôa yal udem, deg walla$-is ad iwet ad d-yaf anda i t-yeéôa, anda i t-yessen. Muôad

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yufa yefreg waktay-is deg walla$-is akken tella tefreg s wuzzal tijdit n Omaha Beach. Wid yeéôa, d wid yellan deg waman teddun ad d-ff$en, d wid dineggzen si teflukin nni n wuzzal, d wid d-iff$en $er wakal içça ten ijajiê n tmes, $lin mmuten, d wid d-yulin aftis, lmatrayuz $ef yiri nitni kkaten wiyav kkaten, d wid ye$lin zzren deg waman send ad éôen taluft i yevran yid-sen. D udmawen nni n war udem i yeéôa Muôad di tijdit n Omaha. Yuki rgagint tgecrarin-is. Muôad yufa-d amkan yeqqim. Isfev anyir-is si tidi nni d-iqqaîôen. Seg wemkan nni anda yeqqim teffe$ tiî, zdat-s tella taâlleq yiwet tteswiôa. D udem n yiwen seg ilmeéyen nni d yuli acôuf nnig waman : si tama ufella d ôsaû n Lalman, netta iteddu ikna, afus $ef znad n lmatrayuz. D aêwaû i t id-iêweû win i d-iîîfen ttwiôra nni. Deg wallen n ileméi nni tban-d tigdi nni yellan di yal amdan deg imen$i. Tamu$li nni ur as-gan isem. Tamu$li nni, yal tikkelt ad tt-iéeô Muôad mar irfed allen-is, ad yaki i kra yeqqaz deg walla$is. Muôad iqqen allen-is, iqqim. Mi d-illi allen-is,

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yufa-d anda yeéôa tamu$li nni. D allen n Dadda-s Salem mi d-iffe$ si ger ifassen n lâeskeô, di taddart n Tagemmunt.

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35. Tanekra Tanekra di Tagemmunt - Abrid n wadda yegzem, ad na$ abrid n wadda. Ma nedda tikli yelhan, ad nawev taddart n Tagemmunt i tafat ! - A salem ! Abrid n wadda $as intel, igzem, ur ivmin. Ma éran-a$-d lâesker seg yi$il ad a$ d wten s umuôti. Seg webrid ufella, $as abrid $ezzif, nezmer a neddu. D abrid n tferkiwin, n imeksawen. Nni$ awen ad na$ win ufella ! Mi llan imeqranen ferrun taluft n webrid, si wadda

ne$

si

ufella,

Muôad

ibedd,

icudd

tabeônust-is, igguni ad frun awal-nsen. £as imir, mi suff$en awal n trewla, niqal ikukra, ma d tura, ikkes-as ukukru, ib$a ad iffe$ si Mekraz am netta am ilmeéyen nniven. Ger uzal d uzuzbu i d yewwev wawal $er taddart n Mekraz. Inna yasen win d-yusan : « sli$. Azekka ad d-asen lâesker $er da ; rnu nnan d wid nni yesnegren

taddart

n

Ibahlal.

Srewlet

akin

ilmeéyen nwen akked telmeéyin nwen. Win inesren ugar ! ». Mi yeffe$ wawal di taddart, Muôad isla i yemma-s mi yas tenna i Salem :

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- Ad iddu yid-k Muôad $er Tagemmunt. Yif -it ur t-id-ttafen dagi. Baba-s infa, meqqar d netta ur t-rennun. Nnan lâeskeô nni, at ibiôi azegzaw, teççen ula d imcac. Deg Ibahlal, ula d tameîîut s tadist ur ugaden Öebbi deg-s, sfin-as-d tadistis… Mi

yezger

Muôad

amnaô,

yekcem

$er

wexxam,

tesusem yemma-s. Tegzem awal-is. Tezzi-d $er mmi-s, tenna yas : - A Muôad ! Ad tedduv d Dadda-k Salem $er Tagemmunt. Azekka kan ad d-tu$alem. Tasaâdit tezzi akka d wakka deg wexxam, tedda ad sen d-theggi taêbult n we$rum. Salem yu$-it lêal iffe$, Muôad iqqim di tnemmast n wexxam, ibedd ur iéra anda ad yerr. Iger tamu$li, abôaê tekcem it tili. Ass izra. Ma d tarewla, ilaq asen ad rewlen tura, ma d tirezzaf n tmeddit, netta ur tt-issin. Iddem tabeônust-is, icudd tarkasin-is, syen iffe$ $er wefrag. Deg umeééu$-is isel i wawalen nni n yemma-s : « ad iddu yid-k Muôad !». Di yiwet n tama ifôeê mi ad iddu d wid ar irewlen si taddart, di tayev am akken yugad. Ayen akk i yas d êkan wid irewlen tikkelt nni yezran tga-yas

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akukru. Nitni ass-n rewlen $er Laâzib n Wagdel. Ur nsan din. Ddan deg webrid ur ssinen, anda yal asurif ggunin ad d-$lint fell-asen lbumbat ne$ ad afen zdat nsen aglaf n lâeskeô. Tameddit n wass u$alen-d d tarbaât $er taddart n Mekraz. Ass-n ur d yusa lâesker, ur d-illa kra. I Muôad, tarewla n wass-a d tameqrant. Tagemmunt tella akin i yi$il. Abrid-is $ezzif ; sin i$ezôan d yi$il ad tgezmev akken ad tawvev. Abrid-is yexla. I$il nni yella deg-s webrid ameqran, abrid ukeôôus, teddun deg-s lâeskeô. Ar i$il nni, llan sin iberdan, win n wadda akked win ufella. Muôad issen akk iberdan i yas d-izzin i taddart nsen. Issen-iten, idda deg-sen ne$ isla anda llan. Taddart n xwali-s akin i yi$il i tella, issen abrid-is tardast tardast. Mi yella izger walla$-is akin i yi$il, iteddu deg iberdan ur issin, i yesla i tikli n Dadda-s Salem mi d-yu$al si tejmaât, inna yasen. - D abrid ! Wid a yeddun heggan, tura ad na$ abrid n Tagemmunt. Cudd arkasen-ik a Muôad ! - Arkasen-iw cudden, nekk hegga$ a Dda ! Salem iîîef-d agrab n wuççi seg ufus n Tasaâdit,

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izwer Muôad zdat-s, ff$en-d seg wexxam. Mi wven $er tewwurt n wefrag, ibern-d syen Muôad, yu$al-d $er yemma-s, yenna yas - Ur ttagad a yemma, deg yiv agi ad kem twanes Nna Wiza. Azekka tameddit, ma ur d-illa kra di taddart ad d-nu$al. Awalen nni i yenna Muôad i yemma-s ff$en-d seg yimi-s zun maççi d netta i ten id-innan. D awalen ur inuda ad ten id-yaf, llan deg walla$-is, seggmen, fernen, ff$en-d di lawan nsen. Mi diffe$ seg wefrag, yuzzel deffir Dadda-s Salem, kecm en $er webôaê n tejmaât. Din ufan abôaê yeççur ger yelmeéyen akked tilemeéyin. Mi ddan ad bdun tikli, ikkr-d Rabeê, inna yasen. - Ur tezmirem ad teflem seg yi$il akka tellam. Ilaq awen ad tawim yid-nwen aceppiv amellal. Ma temlalem-d lâesker deg webrid, ur reglet. Kenwi d sibil. Refdet aceîîiv nni deg yixef n t$animt, tbeddem. Ur ken id-kkaten s ôûas! Rabeê yella d aâsekriw di lgirra nni n Wanducin, di tmurt n Vietnam. Illa iguooa netta d lâeskeô n Fôansa acêal iseggasen. Tura meqqer, tazmert teooa-t, ifadden kkawen. Ur izmir ad iffe$ d amjahed. Iqqim d aâssas di taddart. Ayen illan

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$ef tiî-is. Zewren ilmeéyen nni yeglan taceîîivt tamellalt, u$en abrid n Tagemmunt. Mi ff$en si taddart, ddan acemma kan deg webrid ameqran, abrid ukeôôus, syen unfen $er zelmev, u$en abrid n wasif. Abrid idyeq, tbeddel tikli. Derren yiwen yiwen, teddun am wuccanen deg webrid nni udyiq, azal n yi$il di tehri. Mi bdan tikli, Muôad ur inuda ad iéer ma ddan warrac am netta. Deg webôaê, ibedd $er tama n Dadda-s Salem, zun ibeddel tarbaât, yu$al d ameqran ger imqranen. Mi ff$en timizar tineggura i yesla deffir-s i wawal n Ëamid, iqerb-d $ur-s, inna-yas-d - A Muôad ! Ssne$ taddart n Tagemmunt. Ddi$-d tikkelt nni izran mi nerwel akka am wass-a. Dinna di Tagemmunt ssne$ yiwen weqcic, isem-is Tamen. £ursen i nensa nekkni, nezmer ad nekcem ad ngen $ur-s. Muôad idduqes, am win t id-isakin deg yives. Ih, iteddu $er taddart ur issin, ur iéra anwa axxam ad ikcem din, anda ad igen. Mi yerfed tamu$li-s $er wid iteddun zdat-s, ur d iwwi yiwen usu ines. Mi yella itezzi tent deg walla$-is i d-imekta

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isla i ta$ect n Ëamid. Izzi $ur-s $er deffir, inna-yas, - Ih a Ëamid! Ma teb$iv ad nekcem $ures, ad nens $ursen. Llant tlabilin di loib-iw, ad as tent fke$. Mi ff$en i yigran, wven asif, zegren $er tmurt ugemmav, te$li-d tsusmi di terêilt nni. Ur illa wawal, ur tella tmacahutt, ur illa uqesseô. Yal wa yegguni lawan deg ad d-$lint lbumbat fellasen, ne$ anda ad d-ibedd waâskriw s ukaskiv-is nnig webrid ne$ zdat nsen. Yal yiwen d a$ilif-is, yal yiwen yeîîef taâbbuî-is. Nitni rewlen i tlufa, teddun susmen akken ur d-rennun tilufa i tikli nsen. Deg wedrar ûûut iteddu seg ugemmav $er ugemmav, yif $ir ad nesren s tsusmi, ad jbun i yi$il i tafat, ad kecmen Tagemmunt. Di taddart n Tagemmunt, Muôad icfa kan $ef tejmaât nni nsen. Mi wven d tameddit n wass, i$li-d yiv. Mi kecmen tajmaât nni, yufa teççur d imdanen, zun ggunin ten ad awven. Mi wven kan, ferqen ten yal tama : tilmeéyin $er yexxamen n telmeéyin, atmaten $er yiwen wexxam, yal yiwen

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yufa amkan-is. At taddart nni, win izwaren zdat sin ne$ tlata inebgawen-is ad iffe$ akin, ad ya$ tazribt-is $er wexxam-is. Tiremt kan yefra c$elis, tajmaât d tilemt. Gran-d yaâssasen nsen yellan din. Axxam nni deg yedduri Muôad, Dadda-s akked wiyav d

aberkan

adekkan

d

seg

wabbu.

aberkan,

Takanna

taârict

d

taberkant,

nnig

ukanun

d

taberkant. Temlel n tumlilit tegra-d kan di tesga.

Tikli

sersen-d

nni

aâwin

tesfecl-iten.

nsen

$er

tnemmast

I

imensi, ugertil,

sduklen-t, zzin-as. Win iççan talqimt, ad ya$ amkan-is, ad igen $ef ugertil. Aneggaru i yufan anda ad igen, te$li-d tsusmi deg wexxam. Ur illa uqesser, ur d-iêka yiwen tadyant. Iddukel wefcal d unezgum. Tensa tcemmaât, i$li-d yiv. Muôad iqqen allen-is, zun igen, ma d alla$-is ur t-iooa ad igen. Mi yedda ad ikkes tirkasin-is i d-izzi ifassenis $er deffir. D tikkelt tamezwarut i yensa di taddart n medden ur issin, i d-yedda d imeqranen rewlen

i

lâeskeô,

taggara

netta

ad

ikkes

isebbaven-is akken ad igen ! Iooa isebbaven-is $ef yiri-s, isker iman-is di

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tbeônus-is $er tama n Dadda-s, yeqqim. Nadam ur d-yusa. Isarem azekka-nni ad yurar tilabilin netta d Ëamid akked warrac n Tagemmunt. Mi yella igen tanafa tamezwarut, d tiwu$a n wuccanen si ddaw yexxamen i t id-isakin. Muôad ineggez zun ççan-as d tifednan-is. Nadam nni yucka fell-as, igguni ad yali wass. Lawan nni deg aâziz yives i slan i dderz akked tyita $ef tewwurt : - Ddeb ! Ddeb ! Ekkret ! Ekkret ! Atan yusa-d lâeskeô ! D win i ten isensen i d-iêman tawwurt. Mi yas tt id-llin, inna yasen - Tarewla ! Iaâssasen éran lâeskeô $er Tleqqamin ad d-teddun $er da. Zzin-d si tama ufella, tura ad d-awven taddart. Ekkret fell-awen. Ma nezmer ad kken nesenser, mulac ad teqqimem am nekkni di tejmaât. Muôad ur idduqes, ur yugad. Mi

d-iteddu $er

tewwurt wergaz nni, isla yas send ad d-iwet di tewwurt.

Illa

yuki,

ikker,

isebbaven

cudden. D netta i yas d-illin tawwurt.

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Awalen nni yakk n lâeskeô zun yurga-ten send ad d-vôun. Mi d-ff$en seg webôaê nni, u$en abrid n tejmaât, Muôad iteddu ifka tiî $er wanda ad d-iffe$ Ëamid. Ur tella trewla. Tajmaât n Tagemmunt, deg yixef n taddart, teççur d irgazen. Wid iddan ad a$en abrid n leswaq bedden, wid inwan ad rewlen si tama

wadda,

bedden.

Lâeskeô

yezzi

yas-d

i

taddart, si yal tama gan-yas taxatemt. Mi d-kecmen taddart lâeskeô nni, teff$en-d si yal tazribt, zun syen i d-m$in. Zzin-as i tejmaât, teddun-d lmatrayuz ger ifassen. Lemmer illa win imbawlen di tejmaât, din ad t-êerqen. Imdanen, yal wa deg wemkan-is, ggunin. Mi d-isawev umur ameqran n lâeskeô $er din i yas gan tinifift. Adar n lâeskeô sya adar syen. Mi d-îîfen argaz ne$ ileméi, ad $ren lekwa$ev-is syen ad t-gren di tnifift nni, ger sin idurra : netta ad iteddu $er zdat, tiyitwin ad d-$ellint deg-s si yal tama. Afus yedda avaô yedda i tyita. Win wumi yenser ad t id-iîîef wayen ad tt-yeçç seg-s. Tiyita ufus, tin uvar uôangers, rnu yas tin n tsumta n tùmegêelt.

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tnifift nni ad iglilez am ikerri. Idim iteddu, taxlult d imeîîawen, tiwu$a n ilmeéyen rennunt. D a$ilif. Imeéyanen

am

Muôad

sdukklen-ten

$er

yiwet

te$meôt ooan-ten din ad d-éren s wallen nsen. Ur en wwiten. Tiyita nsen d tamu$li nni. Irgazen nni i tent yu$en, win iwten ad d ikker ad d iseggem iman-is, din ad t-yawev yiwen ranoers $er wudem ne$ $er txellal ubeôdi. D$a ad iqqim ad isbev din. Lâeskeô ni usan-d ad srewten di Tagemmunt, srewten annar nsen akken i b$an. Mi tella terbaât nni n tejmaât telha-d di tfellaêt-is, tarbaât nniven n lâeskeô

yeff$en

$er yexxamen, ufan deg wayen dhan : ayen ne$len ne$len-t, d zzit, d awren, d isufar nniven, ayen ôéan ôéan-t, ayen sxesôen ugar, ur as-cuêen. Tilawin, di yal afrag mlalent $er yiwet tama ne$ $er tezribt, lâeskeô cexôen di timsixûert nsen. Usan-d ad xlun taddart. Ur illa webrid nniven. Di tejmaât, mi kfan axuccimm nni, lyupna nsen iddem-d lka$ev. Isem d-yuder, winna ad d-ikker, syen ad t salin $er ukamyu. 12 n yergazen i cudden avaô afus, akken zdat medden,.

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Taganit

nni

tesse$li-d

qawsas

di

taddart.

Acemma, armi d tewwev terbaât si tama wadda, zewren-d zdat nsen snat tulawin cudden ifassen nsent $er deffir. Mi d-wvent $er tejmaât, zu$ren tent tama ukamyun, syen deggren tent sufella am tcekkaôin ugercal. Tilawin nni ur su$ent ur nnant zzant ne$ r$ant. Tin iççan tiyita, ad tesusem am zun maççi deg-s i ntant. Yiwet degsent teseggra-d awal : - Izmer-awen Öebbi ! Ayen akk iveôôun, zdat wallen n Muôad. Iééa allen-is akken ad iéeô, ad icfu $ef wayen iveôôun zdat-s. Yusa-d $er Tagemmunt, irewl-d si Mekraz akken ad inser, taggara yufa-d di Tagemmunt lgirra akken tella. Tameddit n wass, mi yeffe$ akk lâeskeô nni, slan i ôsaû yettuti di Ti$ilt. D tawa$it i yevran. I$allen llan, At Mekraz ur qqimen din i tenîelt. Mi sawven $er taddart 12 yergazen i yemmuten, u$en-d abrid nsen ad du$alen. Deg webrid mi d-teddun $er Mekraz, ur illa wawal.

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Te$li-d fell-asen tiggugemt. Muôad iteddu, isers allen -is $er tmurt. Tikwal kan, ad izzi tamu$li-s s tuffirt, ad iéer udem n Dadda-s Salem. Amayeg-is icudd s ucettiv, yiwet tiî tu$al d tazegzawt, d nil. Salem iteddu s tsusmi, ikna aqerru-s, tekna tiddi-s. Si mi dbdan tikli ur d-intiq, ur d-inna awal. £as ifadden-is teddun, netta maççi din i yella. Mi d-wven taddart n Mekraz, Salem ikcem $er texxamt-is, imdel-d tawwurt deffir-s. Muôad ikcem $er yemma-s, iqqim, iêka yas tadyant nsen. Mi yella isawal netta d yemma-s, yuki i yiman-is ibeddel. Maççi d Muôad nni iôuêen i dyu$alen si Tagemmunt. Sin ne$ tlata wussan kan $er zdat, Salem iff$-d si texxamt-is, iooa abeônus-is deg wexxam, iddukel netta d Muêa, yu$ abrid umada$.

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36. Iddukel Iddukel ivelli d wasswass-a… Mi yekker Muôad, iwet ad iddu $er zdat, icudd si t$imit nni yeqqim di Memorial. Yuki trekb-it tawla. Ur illa d az$al nni n din, ur illa d tikli nni yedda di tijdit n Omaha. Teddukel-as tesmev n weksum-is d êamu n walla$-is. Ibedd, iéeô zdat wallen-is

arraw-is

akked

tmeîîut-is

akked

yeméuôen n wemkan nni, yal wa ayen deg yedha iéeô di ttwiôat nni, i$er di tira nni tameqrant illan $er zdat $ef yal agadir. Yal tadyant yevôan deg wass-nni n 1944, tella di tira nni. Tadyant n yal aâsekriw, n yal afesyan, tura. D wid iddren si twa$it nni, ne$ d ayen d nnan $ef wid immuten din. Yal tadyant tefka-d tafat $ef wass-nni deg u$alen waman n yilel d izegga$en. Muôad rwint deg walla$-is. Ur iéra d netta i yezzin akin $er useggwas n 1944 ne$ d wid n tallit nni i d-yu$alen $er useggas deg yella. Ur iéra d netta i yudren $er at laxeôt ne$ d at laxeôt i dyuli $ur-s. Yal tama wu$ur yezzi, Muôad ad yaf udmawen zun issen-iten, isawel yid-sen, yeddukel yid-sen.

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Si tmu$li n umezwaru nni, win akken yefkan anza $er Dadda-Salem, iéra icerk-it wayen t icerken netta akked yelmeéyen d-ikecmen seg waman di tfejrit n wass nni n yunyu 1944. £as Muôad i$ra idlisen yuran $ef unekcum n 6 yunyu 1944, irna iéra acêal n tikkal asaru nni, « Ass a$ezfan61», ur inwa ad-d yaf asaru yugaren asaru deg ujaddar , Mémorial62 n Colleville-sur-Mer. Di tzeqqa nni tameqrant, Muôad yuki llan $er tama-s 34000 nni n yaâsekriwen i d izegren aman akken ad ôéen afud n Hitler. Llan $er tama-s, am wid inesren i tmes, am wid i$lin din, içça ten ujajiê n ôsaû, ne$ ççan-ten waman akked iselman n La Manche. Simmal itedu $er zdat di Mémorial, siùmmal yuki ikcem deg imen$i nni n 1944. £as ikcem, ur ifôiz iman-is amek yella, d amdan, d aâsekriw ger yaâsekriwen nni ne$ d lexyal kan iteddun ger igenni d waman, ger igenni d wakal. Ass a$ezfan : Le Jour le plus long / The longest day (Ken Anakin, USA, sept 1962) 62 Asalay = Musée (Mémorial du débarquement) : « Il a été conçu dans le 61

but de préserver la mémoire de tous ces jeunes gens morts en 1944, et pour lesquels nous nous devons de conserver leur souvenir afin que les jeunes générations n'oublient jamais à quel prix nous avons obtenu notre liberté… » (in. Plaquette du Musée Mémorial d’Omaha Beach, Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer).

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Tevra d Muôad am win akken ad-d imlilen d yiwen wemdan deg webrid ne$ anda nniven. £as issen-it ur iéra anda i t-issen ne$ anda i t-iéra. Ad iqqim ad itezzi deg walla$-is, deg waktay-is akken ad d-yaf anda i d-imlal amdan nni. Tikwal imir ad dta$ tafat deg walla$-is, ad as yini : dinna ! Akken i tevra d Muôad. Illa wayen deg yella, maca ur d-yufa anwa asafar i ten icerken netta d yelmeéyen nni n Marikan akk d Legliz. Mi yerna tikli $er zdat, ibedd acemma kan, yuki tu$-d tafat nni deg walla$-is. Yufa-d asafar i ticerken netta d wid nni : d tizegzewt nni n lâeskeô, tizegzewt n tselsa seg yixef $er yixef akked

warkasen

nni

n

rangers

iberkanen.

Tizegzewt nni issen-itt mi yella d aqcic d ameéyan di taddart n Mekraz. Tafat nni i d-illin deg walla$-is taggara telli yas-d allen-is, iéer s tiî n weqcic nni i yella di Mekraz. Simmal iteddu, simmal ifeôôez ayen yellan zdat wallen-is. Si tizegzewt icettiven n lâeskeô, Muôad irra tamu$li-s akin. Yal uzzal d ikecmen si Omaha Beach yufa-d issen-it : d iblandiyen nni,

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d ikamyunen nni n GMC, d half-track nni, d tikeôyas Jeep nni. Muôad llint-d wallen-is. Ikkes-as u$em$um nni, iéer tidett akken tella. Ur illa di targit i yella, ur illa di tmucuha i yentel iêekku-tent i yiman-is.

Di

tidett

i

yella,

tidett

nni

taqerêant. Uzzal nni yakk iéer zdat-s, win d ikecmen akken ad ihudd tazmert n Lalman, taggara ikemmel abrid-is, izger ilel, yu$ abrid n Mekraz, n Tagemmunt, n Tewrirt, n Asyax Umeddur. Muôad ikkes-as ukuffir nni yellan deg-s. Yuki i turin-is ikcem itent wazwu, inhet tikkelt ne$ snat. Yers wul-is, ikkes-as weqlaqal nni n turin-is. Muôad ibedd zdat yiwet ttwiôa n La Jeep nni tazegzawt i d-iff$en seg waman. Ur d teffi$ $er wakal, ur teqqim din deg waman. Win isedduyen takeôôust nni isers aqerru-s zun igguni ad dasen ad t id-suff$en seg weêvun nni. La Jeep nni tbedd, ur tedda $er zdat ur tu$al $er deffir ad tentel i ôsaû d-ituttin si tama ufella. £er tama-s, tarbaât n yâsekôiwen, wa yeduri $er

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deffir, wa yentel ddaw wuzzlan nni n wefrag, wa yu$al d tinegnit yesred, yemmut. La Jeep nni teqqim akken, ur d tuli ad teddari, ur tu$al $er tqenîert nni ansa i d-tekka, ad tu$al $er ubabuô deg d-tedda. Teqqim, tbedd, zun din i d-tem$i. Muôad yuki i tidi nni tasemmavt tuli-d seg weksum-is.

D

tidi

nni

tasemmavt

wukud

yu$

tanamit. Iééel i$il-is, isers afus-is ddaw teftilt nni tazelmavt. Iself-as s leêder. Iqqen allen-is, yuki i ivudan-is nnulen snat tefliwin n teôsaûin. 16 /07/2009

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37. Timerna (annexe)

(Omaha Beach, tadyant , tekkes-d si site D_Day : http://www.ddayoverlord.com/debarquement_normandie.htm « Les objectifs du débarquement du 6 juin 1944. Le but du débarquement dans ce secteur est d'établir une tête de pont allant de Port en Bessin à la Vire et de pousser ensuite vers Caumont et Saint-Lô en même temps que la seconde armée britannique. Une fois les plages passées, les unités devront s'enfoncer vers l'intérieur pour atteindre une ligne allant de Isigny à Tour en Bessin. De plus les troupes devront faire la jonction avec les Rangers débarqués à la Pointe du Hoc à l'Ouest et le 47th Royal Marine Commando Britannique à Port en Bessin à l'Est. L'invasion : Les conditions météorologiques, le courant de marée et la mauvaise visibilité vont complétement désorganiser les plans prévus pour les compagnies d'assaut de la première vague. Les bombardements péliminaires effectués par l'aviation ont manqué les WN car les bombardiers, sans visibilité, ont allongé très légèrement leur largage, dispersant leurs bombes dans l'arrière pays. Ce sont des défenses allemandes intactes que les huit compagnies de la première vague vont devoir affronter. Les blindés prévus pour supporter l'assaut des premières compagnies sont également manquants. Les chars DD du 741st Tank Bton mis à l'eau au large ont coulé sous l'effet de la mer démontée; Seuls deux chars sur 29 des compagnies B et C atteindront le rivage. 63

A 06 h 30 les LCA et LCVP approchent de la plage et le feu allemand se déchaine. Les rampes s'abaissent et c'est l'enfer. Les GI's découvrent une plage lisse, sans aucun endroit ou s'abriter et constamment balayée par les mitrailleuses, canons et mortiers allemands. De plus la plupart des barges ont dérivé vers l'Est à cause du fort courant de marée et les hommes se retrouvent en des endroits qui ne sont pas les leurs, mélangés à d'autres groupes d'autres compagnies. La compagnie A/116 perd pratiquement tous ses officiers dans le premier quart d'heure, les hommes sont prostrés en bordure de l'eau ou derrière les obstacles et refusent d'avancer, paralysés par la terreur. A part en quelques endroits le scénario est partout le même: des hommes abrités derrière la levée 63

LCA (Landing Craft Assault) ; LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel) .

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de galets, les véhicules détruits, les obstacles ou bien allongés en bordure de l'eau et progressant en même temps que la marée montante. Les renforts de la deuxième vague qui commencent à débarquer à partir de 07 h 00 subissent le même sort et les pertes humaines et en matériel s'accumulent avec le temps qui passe. Néanmoins à partir de 08 h 00 et sous l'impulsion d'officiers débarqués, de petits groupes vont s'organiser et partir à l'assaut des premiers points d'appui. En dépit des nombreux morts, des pertes d'équipements et de la désorganisation, les troupes d'assaut ne restèrent pas clouées au sol mais furent encouragées, portées et inspirées par quelques officiers et sous-officiers qui, bien souvent, en prirent la tête. Ces premières pénétrations influencèrent le reste de l'action du jour J sur Omaha Beach. La première condition d'amélioration de la situation sur la plage était de faire avancer les véhicules vers l'intérieur des terres. Cela fut possible après que les destroyers et l'avance du 18th Infantry Regiment eurent balayé la resistance allemande à la sortie E-1. Dès le début d'après midi l'avance des véhicules put commencer dans la vallée du Ruquet. Pour les autres vallées de sortie, les efforts effectués pour les rendre praticables ne furent couronnés de succès qu'en fin d'après midi. La fin de la journée : L'attaque sur Omaha Beach avait réussi mais cela avait été beaucoup plus difficile que prévu. En général, seul un commencement de nettoyage et d'organisation sur les plages avait été effectué. Les pénétrations effectuées le matin par des groupes relativement faibles avaient manqué de puissance pour pouvoir s'enfoncer à l'intérieur des terres. Une resistance ennemie acharnée avait réduit l'avance à une bande de terre n'ayant pas plus de 2400 mètres dans la région de Colleville. Derrière les positions US avancées, des groupes ennemis continuaient à résister. Bien sûr aucun des objectifs assignés à la 1st Infantry Division pour le 6 juin ne put être atteint; ni la pénétration vers la nationale 13, ni la jonction avec les troupes britanniques à Port en Bessin ou bien celle avec les Rangers de la Pointe du Hoc. Alors que la nuit tombe et que le premier bilan peut être fait, il faut s'accorder que ce débarquement est passé tout près du desastre. Seulement 100 tonnes de matériel ont pu être débarquées sur les 2400 prévues mais surtout les pertes humaines furent énormes. Sur les 34.000 hommes débarqués les Américains enregistraient environ 4.720 pertes sur cette bande de plage dont le nom allait devenir " Bloody Omaha ". »

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Timerna 2 : Ctamber1938 Ctamber1938

Anejmaâ n Munich (Lalman, Fransa, Telyan, Legliz)

23 $ect 1939

Tifrat n talwit ger Rrus d Lalman (pacte de nonagression germano-soviétique)

Ctamber 1939 Me$res 1940 Magu 1940 1940 17 yunyu 1940 1940

18 yunyu 1940 1940 22 yunyu 1940 1940 22 yunyu 1941 1941 Tuber 1942 1942 Nunamber unamber 1942 1942 1942 194242-1943 1943 02 Furar 1943 1943 06 yunyu 1944 1944 30 yebrir 1945 1945

Lalman ikcem Pulunya, , ikker tôad ameqran ), Lalman Finlande tessers uzzal (capitulation) ikcem timura n Danemark, Norvège, Hollande Fransa Lalman ikcem Belgique akked Fr ansa Maréchal Pétain isuter tifrat i Lalman (armistice) armistice) Ti$ri n général de Gaulle si Londres (Appel de Londres)

Tifrat ger Lalman d Fransa (armistice (armistice) armistice) di Rethondes

Lalman ikcem tamurt n Rrus (URSS (URSS) URSS) Lalman La lman iréa di tyita n El Alamein ; iffe$ si tmurt n Tmaz$a (Afrique du Nord) Marikan ikcem tamurt n Ta Tamaz$a ; Hitler ikcem tamurt n Fransa n wadda (zone libre) Imen$i n Stalingrad (di (di Rrus) Lâesker Lalman, Wermacht, yessers Lâeske rnL alman, Wermach t, yes sers uzzal di Stalingrad (capitulation) Anekcum n Marikan akked Legliz di Normandie (Débarquement à Omaha Beach) imanHitler in$a iman -is

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Char Sherman M4 di Omaha Beach.

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Résumé de l’ouvrage :

Le débarquement anglo-américain du 6 juin 1944 en Normandie, sur la plage d’Omaha Beach, allait changer le cours des évènements de la deuxème guerre mondiale : entamer la destruction de la puissance nazie et engager la libération de l’Europe. L’histoire

du

roman

« Ass-A

d

Wussan »

se

déroule

essentiellement sur ce site historique de Omaha Beach en Normandie, à plusieurs décennies d’intervalle.

En allant visiter ce site, avec sa femme et ses enfants, Murad replonge dans ce passé encore frais et déroule devant ses yeux et dans ses souvenirs d’enfant les évènements vécus dans son village haut perché de Kabylie, les péripéties de la guerre, … des guerres même. Les souvenirs de la deuxième Guerre Mondiale, sur ce lieu mythique,

s’imbriquent

alors

et

s’entrechoquent avec

les

souvenirs de la guerre d’Algérie.

Tout au long de l’ouvrage, plusieurs acteurs vivent les différentes péripéties de la guerre mondiale et se donnent rendez-vous, malgré eux, dans ce site paradisiaque de Normandie qui devint un enfer : John, un jeune américain, authentique indien Dakota, qui s’engage dans l’amée américaine et traverse l’Atlantique pour défendre son pays, après l’épisode dramatique de Pearl Harbor,

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et contribuer à libérer l’Europe. Helmut, un paisible agriculteur de la Bavière, reconverti en soldat de la Wermacht qui monte la garde jour et nuit dans une France conquise, dans l’un des blaukhaus de la falaise au-dessus de Omaha Beach. Murad adulte et Murad enfant qui voyagent, hors du temps, dans le réel et dans les souvenirs, entre les berges de la Manche et les collines du village natal, à Mekraz, en Kabylie.

Sur cette plage aujourd’hui paisible, Murad tente de reconstituer les épisodes d’horreur et de désolation qui ont, par la folie des Hommes, détruit des milliers de vies. Dans les yeux et les souvenirs de l’homme qu’il est devenu, Murad revoit aussi, avec ses yeux d’enfants, les débuts de la guerre d’Algérie à travers tous les changements survenus alors dans son village. Les jeux des enfants qui ont brusquement changé, les discussions des adultes qui ont

changé,

le ciel

même et le paysage qui ont changé aussi ; il n’y avait brusquement plus de chiens ni de clôtures dans le village de Mekraz.

Murad

s’interroge

alors

profondément

sur

la

suite

des

évènements, après ce débarquement du 6 juin 1944. Cet arsenal américain de matériel et de puissance de feu, utilisé pour le débarquement a indéniablement libéré l’Europe et le Monde. C’est une œuvre historique louable.

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Au lieu de continuer son œuvre de libération des peuples opprimés, une partie de cette puissance a été détournée par les ultra-colonialistes pour asservir d’autres peuples qui ont aussi participé, par leur sang, à la grande libération. Les half-tracks, les blindés, les camions GMC, les MAT 49 et les Jeep Ford et Willys ont, quelque temps plus tard, rejoint les ports de Marseille et de Toulon et traversé la Méditerranée pour mener l’oeuvre de « pacification » dans cette Berbérie/Algérie meurtrie. Murad se souvient de « l’Opération Jumelles » et de tout l’arsenal d’acier qui a piétiné pendant des mois la piste poussiéreuse de sont village et creusé des sillons profonds sur la place de tajmaât et dans les mémoires des villageois.

C’est ce raté de l’histoire que Murad revoit, sans rancune, en marchant sur le sable fin de Omaha Beach et dans les allées de l’immense cimetière américain64…

Effectivement, dans toutes les époques, les Hommes sont souvent amenés à commettre les mêmes erreurs.

L’Histoire n’est-elle alors qu’un éternel recommencement ?

64

Bilan US du débarquement en Normandie : 9387 tombes américaines et les noms des 1553 américains disparus.

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