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A woman sitting up in bed and a man sleeping.

ده‌نگی باڵنده‌کان له‌ به‌یانیاندا The sound of birds in the morning

Written by LIDA Portugal

Illustrated by Vilius Aistis Vilimas

Translated by Dler Piran

Read by Azad Sleman

Language Kurdish (Sorani)

Level Level 5

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A woman sitting up in bed and a man sleeping.

یولیا و مێرده‌که‌ی و کچه‌ بچووکه‌که‌یان له‌ گوندێکی ئارامی بچووک ده‌ژیان له‌ ئۆکڕانیا. یولیا پێی خۆش بوو هه‌موو به‌یانیه‌ک به‌ ده‌نگی باڵنده‌کان خه‌به‌ری بێته‌وه‌. هه‌رگیز پێی وانه‌بوو که‌ دوور لە ماڵەکەی دەژی، یان به‌یانیان به‌ ده‌نگی باڵنده‌کان به‌ خه‌به‌ر نایه‌ت.

Yulia, her husband, and their little daughter lived in a small, quiet village in Ukraine. Yulia loved being woken every morning by the sound of birds. She never thought she would live far away from home, or not be woken up by the sound of birds in the morning.


A man sitting on a sofa surrounded by lots of beer cans.

مێرده‌که‌ی هه‌میشه‌ بۆڵه‌بۆڵی ده‌کرد که‌ پاره‌ی پێویستی نییه‌ و ده‌ستیکرد به‌ خواردنه‌وه‌ی زۆر. بڕیاریان دا به‌ختی خۆیان له‌ پرتوگال تاقی بکه‌نه‌وه‌. له‌وانه‌یه‌ له‌وێ بتوانن پاره‌ی زیاتر په‌یدا بکه‌ن تا خانووێک دروست بکه‌ن و داهاتوویه‌کی باشتر بۆ خێزانه‌که‌یان دروست بکه‌ن.

Her husband was always complaining about not having enough money and he began drinking heavily. They decided to try their luck in Portugal. Maybe there they could earn more money to build a house and make a better future for their family.


A woman pushing a woman in a wheelchair.

یولیا به‌ باشی گونجا له‌گه‌ڵ ماڵه‌ نوێیه‌که‌ی، وه‌ ده‌ستیکرد به‌ کارکردن وه‌ک پاککه‌ره‌وه‌. کڕیارەکانی به‌ڕاستی کارکردنه‌ سه‌خته‌که‌ی و ڕه‌فتاره‌ به‌ڕێزه‌که‌یان به‌رز ده‌نرخاند. له‌لایه‌کی تره‌وه‌، هاوسه‌ره‌که‌ی زیاتر و زیاتر هه‌ستی به‌ پشتگوێخراوی کرد. له‌به‌ر کێشه‌ی خواردنه‌وه‌که‌ی، خاوه‌ن کاره‌کان متمانه‌یان پێی نه‌کرد و کاریان پێی نه‌ده‌دا.

Yulia adapted well to her new home, and she started working as a cleaner. Her clients really appreciated her hard work and her polite attitude. Her husband, on the other hand, felt more and more left out. Because of his drinking problem, employers did not trust him and would not give him work.


A woman looking sad.

ڕۆژێک ده‌ستی به‌ هاوارکردن کرد بەسەر یولیادا. پاشان ده‌ستی به‌ پاڵپێوه‌نانی کرد. هاوار و لێدانه‌کان خراپتر بوون به‌تایبه‌تی له‌و کاتانه‌ی سه‌رخۆش بوو. یولیا له‌به‌ر خۆی و کچه‌که‌ی ترسا، به‌ڵام نه‌یده‌زانی چی پێ ده‌کرێ.

One day he started yelling at Yulia. Then, he started pushing her. The shouting and beatings got worse, especially when he was drunk. Yulia was afraid for herself and her daughter, but she had no idea what she could do.


A woman with a broken arm being comforted by a doctor.

کاتێک له‌ کۆتاییدا یولیا پێویست بوو بچێته‌ ژووری فریاگوزاری له‌ نه‌خۆشخانه‌ به‌ قۆڵێکی شکاوه‌وه‌، پێیانگوت که‌ توندوتیژی خێزانی کێشه‌یه‌کی زۆر گه‌وره‌یه‌ له‌ پرتوگال. به‌ هه‌مان شێوه‌ پێیانگوت که‌ ئه‌وه‌ تاوانه‌ و ده‌بێ به‌ پۆلیسی ڕابگه‌یه‌نێ.

When Yulia finally had to go to the emergency room in the hospital with a broken arm, they told her that domestic violence was a huge problem in Portugal. They also said that it was a crime and she should report it to the police.


A sad-looking woman with a broken arm watching a little girl playing.

یولیا شه‌که‌ت بوو و نه‌یویست کچه‌ بچووکه‌که‌ی له‌ ماڵێک گه‌وره‌ بێت که‌ هه‌موو ڕۆژێک توندوتیژی ده‌بینی. یولیا درکی کرد که‌ نیشانه‌کانی مامەڵەی خراپ به‌رده‌وام هه‌بوون، هه‌رچه‌نده‌ ئه‌گه‌ر چه‌ندین شێوه‌ی جیاوازیشی وه‌رگرتبێ.

Yulia was exhausted and did not want her little daughter to grow up in a home where she witnessed violence every day. Yulia realised that the signs of abuse had been there all along, even if it took many different forms.


A woman holding a girl in her arms and thinking of birds tweeting.

یولیا چووه‌ داڵده‌یه‌کی ژنان که‌ له‌وێ زیاتر هه‌ستی به‌ سه‌لامه‌تی کرد که‌ ماوه‌یه‌کی زۆر هه‌ستی پێ نه‌کردبوو. ئەو ئەم شێوە هەستکردنەی نەبوو چونکە بەیانیان بە دەنگی باڵندەکان هەڵدەستا.

Yulia went to a women’s shelter, where she felt safer than she had in a long time. She had not felt like that since she was woken up by the sound of birds in the morning.


Written by: LIDA Portugal
Illustrated by: Vilius Aistis Vilimas
Translated by: Dler Piran
Read by: Azad Sleman
Language: Kurdish (Sorani)
Level: Level 5
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