if (file_exists(git_path(NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE)) &&
                    !is_empty_dir(git_path(NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE))) {
                        if (advice_resolve_conflict)
-                               die("You have not concluded your previous "
+                               die(_("You have not concluded your previous "
                                    "notes merge (%s exists).\nPlease, use "
                                    "'git notes merge --commit' or 'git notes "
                                    "merge --abort' to commit/abort the "
                                    "previous merge before you start a new "
-                                   "notes merge.", git_path("NOTES_MERGE_*"));
+                                   "notes merge."), git_path("NOTES_MERGE_*"));
                        else
-                               die("You have not concluded your notes merge "
-                                   "(%s exists).", git_path("NOTES_MERGE_*"));
+                               die(_("You have not concluded your notes merge "
+                                   "(%s exists)."), git_path("NOTES_MERGE_*"));
                }
 
                if (safe_create_leading_directories_const(git_path(