Vladimir Zhobov
Babjak 3
1 (VZh) [Did you celebrate St. George’s Day?]
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2 (b) [0:02] We used to celebrate St. George's day here in the village.
| St.George's.day sg m | here adv | in | village sg n def | acc m 3sg clt | celebrate 1pl impf I |
3 (b) [0:05] [When] I [was] a young man, we bachelors [together with] the local unmarried girls
| nom 1sg | as | youth sg m | as | bachelor m pl | nom 1pl | our pl def adj | girl pl f |
4 (b) [0:07] celebrated it. All the young people celebrated it. They gathered together.
| acc m 3sg clt | celebrate 3pl impf I | celebrate 3pl impf I | acc m 3sg clt | together adv | youth sg f def | gather 3pl impf I | acc refl clt |
5 (b) [0:10] So what was St. George's day like here? On the day after St. George's day –
| what sg n interr | represent 3sg impf I | here adv | St.George's.day sg m | St. George’s Day sg m | as | to | tomorrow adv |
6 (b) [0:14] St. George's day is on the 6th [of May], isn't it? So on the evening of the 5th,
| St.George’s.Day sg m | 3sg pres cop clt | to | sixth m adj | interr | and | to | fifth sg m adj | evening sg f def |
7 (b) [0:18] the girls gather flowers – geraniums and primroses, [things that grow
| girl pl f def | collect 3pl pres I | flower pl n | geranium sg m | primrose sg n | ost |
8 (b) [0:22] locally outdoors in the fields – and then they make bouquets of them
| around | around | locality sg f def | outside adv | along | field sg n def | and | acc n 3sg clt | make 3pl pres I | to | bouquet pl f |
9 (b) [0:26] they used to make these [and put them] into a large pot. All the girls in each
| make 3pl impf I | acc n 3sg clt | in | pot sg m | all pl def adj | girl pl f | separately adv | in |
10 (b) [0:29] neighborhood do this, each neighborhood makes its own flower pot.
| neighborhood sg f | in | each sg f adj | neighborhood sg f | separately adv | pot sg m | dat refl clt | make 3pl pres I |
11 (b) [0:32] And when they put the flowers in the pot, in the evening they sing [and]
| and | [...] | when conj | dip 3pl pres P | this sg n adj | flower sg n | in | pot sg m def | and | evening sg f def | acc m 3sg clt | chant 3pl pres I |
12 (b) [0:38] sing [and] sing over [each pot] and then at night they carry them outdoors
| chant 3pl pres I | chant 3pl pres I | during | night sg f def | acc m 3sg clt | carry.out 3pl pres I | outside adv |
13 (b) [0:40] to bathe them in the moonlight. We bachelors, meanwhile,
| comp | acc m 3sg clt | bake 3sg pres I | moon sg f def | nom 1pl | rather adv | bachelor pl m def | through | disc | time sg n |
14 (b) [0:43] go out during the night to spy it out, [to find out] where they have –
| during | night sg f def | go 1pl pres I | spy 1pl pres I | acc m 3sg clt | where interr | 3pl pres aux clt | acc m 3sg clt |
15 (b) [0:45] where they have left the flower pot, and we go and steal it.
| where interr | 3pl pres aux clt | acc m 3sg clt | leave pl L.part P | pot sg m def | and | go 1pl pres I | and | acc m 3sg clt | steal 1pl pres P |
16 (b) [0:48] We steal it from them; when we steal the flower pot from that neighborhood,
| steal 1pl pres P | acc m 3sg clt | from | this pl adj | now adv | and | when conj | steal 1pl pres P | of | this sg f adj | neighborhood sg f | pot sg m def |
17 (b) [0:52] the girls in the other (= our) neighborhood cheer [us] that their [pot] got stolen.
| in | other sg f def adj | neighborhood sg f | girl pl f def | acc refl clt | rejoice 3pl pres I | that conj | dat 3pl clt | 3pl pres aux clt | steal pl L.part P |
18 (b) [0:55] The bachelors have robbed the girls in the other neighborhood of their
| bachelor pl m def | 3pl pres aux clt | steal pl L.part P | from | that sg f adj | neighborhood sg f | of | girl pl f def |
19 (b) [0:57] flower pot, and now there's nothing left to sing over. So [then] they,
| pot sg m def | and | now adv | pres neg exist | about | what interr | comp | sing 3sg pres I | and | nom 3pl |
20 (b) [0:59] [that is] we (the bachelors), find some way to give in,
| under | some.sort sg m adj | manner sg m | nom 1pl | acc refl clt | compel 1pl pres P |
21 (b) [1:01] and we give it (= the flowerpot) back [to them], and then they sing and dance,
| give 1pl pres P | dat refl clt | acc m 3sg clt | again adv | nom 3pl | sing 3pl pres I | dance 3pl pres I |
22 (b) [1:03] and we sing together with them. We dance the horo together, and sing.
| together adv | sing 1pl pres I | and | nom 1pl | with | acc 3pl | to | round.dance sg n | dance 1pl pres I | sing 1pl pres I |
23 (b) [1:05] After that, when they take [it] apart – the flowerpot sits there three days –
| after | disc | when inter.rel | acc m 3sg clt | take.apart 3pl pres P | three | day ct m | sit 3sg pres I | pot sg m def |
24 (b) [1:08] when they take it apart – after the third day in the evening
| thus adv | when inter.rel | acc m 3sg clt | take.apart 3pl pres P | and | after | three def | day ct m | evening sg f def |
25 (b) [1:12] when they take the flowerpot apart, [everyone] there gets sprinkled [with
| when conj | take.apart 3pl impf P | pot sg m def | and | sprinkle 3pl pres I | there adv |
26 (b) [1:15] water] – young people and women who listen and sing – they gather around
| youth sg f def | woman pl f def | acc refl clt | gather 3pl pres I | rel | listen 3pl pres I | rel | sing 3pl pres I |
27 (b) [1:18] and everyone gets sprinkled with water – young people, unmarried girls,
| sprinkle 3pl pres I | with | water sg f def | and | youth sg f def | and | girl pl f def |
28 (b) [1:21] and married women, people who are watching and listening.
| and | woman pl f def | and | and | people pl def | who pl rel adj | acc 3pl clt | listen 3pl pres I | watch 3pl pres I |
29 (b) [1:24] And that's how they took it apart, how they celebrated St. George's Day in
| and | thus adv | acc refl clt | take.apart 3pl impf I | thus adv | celebrate 3pl impf I | St.George’s.Day sg m |
30 (b) [1:28] the old days. They'd dance, sing, and make merry for three, four, five days.
| at | time sg n def | three | four | five | day ct m | dance 3pl impf I | sing 3pl impf I | rejoice 3pl impf I | acc refl clt |