Laz it is

[Johanna Rubba]

Thanks so much for the several replies! It is, indeed, Laz -- the  
various web pages I found about it mentioned the "Laz" musical  
tradition, but I had no idea whether the word referred to a region,  
an ethnic subgroup within Turkish speakers, or even a musical  
instrument (there is one called a "saz").

Now ... the taller order ... someone who can gloss and translate the  
song for me?????

I'll do some research on the Internet, but if anyone knows someone  
who can do it, I'd much appreciate a contact tip.

Thanks again!

Dr. Johanna Rubba, Associate Professor, Linguistics
Linguistics Minor Advisor
English Department
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
E-mail: jrubba at calpoly.edu
Tel.: 805.756.2184
Dept. Ofc. Tel.: 805.756.2596
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URL: http://www.cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba