Ad d-nuɣal ɣer deffir s rebɛin n yiseggasen. Lliɣ tt-ḥewwiseɣ di temnaḍt «les alpes de haute-Provence». Lliɣ di laɛli n 1200 neɣ 1300 n lmitrat. Di tallit-nni, ulac amerray id i tezzin ɣer dinna. Ulac d acu id imeqqin dinna ala amezzir. Lqaɛa terɣa am tniri, teɛra tessewḥac. Azal n tlata wussan n tikli, ḥebseɣ deg yiwet n taddart, taddart-nni ttun-tt medden, ixxamen-is hruran, ur d teqqim ara deg-sen tudert. Sarameɣ ad afeɣ cwiṭ n wamman akken ad kkseɣ acayaḍ n fad-iw, ur d-ufiɣ ara, dɣa kemmleɣ abrid-iw. Lḥiɣ azal n xemsa n tsaɛetin, ur d-ufiɣ ara aman, ulac akk ayen d-yesskanayen lǧerra n waman, laqaɛa tekkaw, anda ma mmuqleɣ terɣa lḥala…
Akken akud, waleɣ s lebɛid lexyal d aberkan. Di tazwara nwiɣ d aqejmur n ḥedd isekla, tedduɣ ɣer ɣur-s ad ẓẓreɣ d acu-t, ziɣen d ameksa d weqjun-is, akked d tlatin wulli ṭṭsent ɣer yidis-is ɣef lqaɛa yessreɣ yiṭij. Ijebd-d taḥellabt-is n waman, yefka-id ad ssweɣ. Aman-nni d isemmaḍen, ttarran-d tarwiḥt. Ameksa-nni ur iḥemmel ara ad yutlay aṭas, Aqjun-ines daɣen yelha, yerna d asusam am netta. Yezdeɣ yiwen wexxam d netta i t-yebnan s wedɣaɣ, sseqf-is yeǧǧhed yettqabal aḍu n tegrest i d-yettsuḍun akked d ideflawen-ines. Taddart iqerben ɣer dinna, tebɛed ɣef umkan-nni s waṭas, ɣef waya nniɣ-as ad iyi-ssens deg uxxam-is, ad sɛeddiɣ iḍ-nni yid-s. Ɣef yimensi, yebḍa yid-i tiremt-is. Imi nekfa imensi, yewwi-d acarraɛ yessers-it-id sufella n ṭṭabla, yessmar-d iɛeqqayen n ubelluḍ yellan sdaxel-is, ifren-iten, yekkes-d widen-nni yelhan, iḥesbiten yiwen yiwen , yal taɛemmurt yerra deg-s ɛecra n yiɛeqqayen. Imi yekfa, ijemmeɛ-d meyya n yiɛeqqayen n ubelluḍ d iwfayanen, dɣan yeḥbes lxedma-s, imir nruḥ neṭṭes. Azekka-nni qqimeɣ diɣ yid-s, bɣiɣ ad arnuɣ ass-nni. D tanezzayt imi newweḍ ɣer umkan i yebɣa, neḥbes. Yebda yeqqaz ixemjan, ad iɣezz axemmuj ad iger aɛeqqa n ubelluḍ ɣer sdaxel-is, syinna akkin ad yerbu axemmuj-nni s wakal. Yeẓẓa azal n meyya n yiɛeqqayen n ubelluḍ. Nniɣ-as :
-Ma inek akal-agi anda akka t-ttezzuḍ.
Yerra-id, yenna-id :
-Ala
Nniɣ-as :
-Ma teẓriḍ anwa id bab-is
Yerra-id, yenna-id :
-Ala, ur ẓriɣ ara ?
Nniɣ-as :
-Acḥal-ayagi seg wasmi tebdiḍ tetteẓẓuḍ akka.
Yerra-id, yenna-id :
-Tlata n yiseggasen-aya.
Nniɣ-as :
-Acḥal n yiɛeqqayen n ubelluḍ i teẓẓiḍ.
Yerra-id, yenna-id :
-Ɛecra alaf, maca kra uɣen, kra mmuten.
Nniɣ-as :
-Acḥal di laɛmer-ik ?
Yerra-id, yenna-id :
-Xemsin n yiseggasen.
Wagi isem-is Ilziyar BUFYI (Elzéard Bouffier), zik yella yezweǧ, yesɛa mmi-s. Tagara temmut tmeṭṭut-is yerna yemmut mmi-s, yegrad waḥd-es, ikemmel akken ddunit-is waḥd-es, yettidir ala netta d weqjun-is akked wulli-ines. Iwala xussen isekla di temnaḍt-nni, dɣa yebda i teẓẓu abelluḍ. Nniɣ-as :
-Tibelḍin-agi i teẓẓiḍ akka, ad uɣalent ad imɣurent gar-aneɣ akka d tlatin n yiseggasen.
Yerra-id, yenna-id :
-Ma yebɣa Yillu, ma yella mazal ddreɣ, ad arnuɣ ad ẓẓuɣ aṭas, ayen twalaḍ akka ass-a, d tiqit n waman deg yilell.
Azekka-nni ǧǧiɣ-t ruḥeɣ.
Yekker ṭṭrad amezwaru n umaḍal, anda ttikiɣ. Zrin iseggasen, yekfa ṭṭrad dayen. Mmekt-aɣ-d ameksa-nni akken i teẓẓun isekla. Nwiɣ ad t-afeɣ yemmut. Ufiɣ-t mazal-it yeǧǧhed ugar n zik-is. Mazal-it kan akken i teẓẓu isekla. Yezznez ulli-nni-ines acku tt-ɣeẓẓent isekla-nni, ssexsarent isegmi n yisekla-nni. Yuɣ-d deg umkan-nsent tiɣrasin n tzizwa. Nḥewwes akken di sin di teẓgi-nni id yesslul. Tesɛa azal n aḥdac ikilumṭren di teɣzi, akked tlata ikilumiṭren deg tehri. Wahmeɣ mačči d kra, akka ay d amdan ! Acḥal i yuklal n leqder. Ibeggen-d waḥd-es, war ttawil-at atraren nesɛa ass-a, ala ifassen-is d wallaɣ-is, ibeggen-d akken amdan ma yebɣa ad yexdem s wul-is, yezmer ad yexdem awezɣi.
Tanmirt i Mass Ilziyar BUFYI (Elzéard Bouffier). Yuklal tajmilt tameqrant.
D’après Jean Giono, L’homme qui plantait des arbres.
Yerra-tt-id ɣer teqbaylit Bussaɛd ḤEMAR,
Win i teẓẓun isekla