The coffin was brought out to the accompaniment of prayers, ropes were placed around it, it was dragged along, slipped, hit the bottom of the grave. The priest shook the holy water over it and already the first clods of earth were crashing against the lid.
Ateratzen zuten hilkutxa otoitz artean, sokak jartzen zizkioten, bere lekuraino eraman, jaitsi, hondoaren kontra jo, apaizak isopoari eragiten zion eta dagoeneko lehenengo lurra estalkiaren kontra jotzen ari zen.