Georgi Kolev
Petrov Dol 2
1 (a) [0:02] For the other holidays they celebrate – we get together
other pl adj | holiday pl m | do 3pl pres I | gather 1pl pres I | acc refl clt |
2 (GK) [0:07] St. George’s day?
St.George's.day sg m |
3 (a) [0:08] Ah - which?
excl | which sg m interr adj |
4 (GK) [0:09] St George’s day?
St.George's.day sg m |
5 (a) [0:10] St. George’s day. Earlier we observed St. George’s day on the sixth. It’s on the sixth.
St.George's.Day sg m | more | early adv | make 1pl impf I | St.George's.Day sg m | on | sixth sg m adj | nom m 3sg | on | sixth sg m adj |
6 (e) [0:16] It’s still on the sixth.
again adv | acc refl clt | 3sg pres cop clt | on | sixth sg m adj |
7 (a) [0:17] Of, uh, May.
and | ost | thus adv | May sg m |
8 (e) [0:18] Uh huh.
bkch |
9 (CG) Uh huh.
bkch |
10 (a) [0:20] So on Sunday if we – for instance, [if] St. George’s Day is on a Tuesday,
disc | disc | hes | on | Sunday sg f | comp | [ … ] | for.example adv | Tuesday sg m | 3sg pres cop clt | St.George's.Day sg m |
11 (a) [0:23] we’d observe the village celebration –that’s what it’s called – on Sunday. And then [with]
Sunday sg f def | dat refl clt | do 1pl impf I | celebration sg m | celebration sg m | acc refl clt | call 3sg pres I | again adv | now adv |
12 (a) [0:27] both St. Georges’ day and the village celebration at once, you’d [roast just] one lamb
both | St.George's.Day sg m | both | celebration sg m def |
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and | acc m 3sg clt | do 2sg pres I | one sg n adj | lamb sg n |
13 (a) [0:31] [and kill], as they say, two birds with one stone! [laughter]
rel | call 3pl pres I | with | one sg m adj | bullet sg m | two m | rabbit ct m |
14 (GK) Huh.
bkch |
15 (a) [0:33] [laughter] A single lamb now on St. George’s day.
with | one sg n adj | lamb sg n | now adv | on | St.George's.Day sg m |
16 (a) [0:37] So in the old days my mother would get up – Huh.
disc | my sg f def adj | mother f sg | one sg n adj | time sg n | stand sg f L.part I | excl |
17 (e) [0:42] Huh.
bkch |
18 (a) [0:43] They’d be off [to get] what you call “silent water”: they go [at night] and bring back
hes | will pl L.part | comp | go 3pl pres I | fall.silent sg f P.part P | water sg f | dat n clt | say 3pl pres I | go 3pl pres I | bring 3pl pres I |
19 (a) [0:48] fresh water from the well. They knead up loaves of bread –
fresh sg f adj | water sg f | from | well sg f def | knead 3pl pres P | pita pl f | bread sg m |
20 (CG) Uh huh.
bkch
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21 (a) [0:53] And my mother – in the morning when we get up, back in the old days –
and | [ ... ] | my sg f def adj | mother f sg | morning sg f | when conj | stand 1pl pres P | hes | disc | one sg n adj | time sg n |
22 (a) [0:58] for every one of us [in the house] they’d pick a nettle stalk, for instance if we’re ten –
disc | acc n 3sg clt | nettle sg f | gather 3pl pres I | how.many rel | person ct m | 1pl pres cop clt | for.example adv | ten |
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23 (a) [1:04] [Like] blackbirds! [laughter] – anyway, however many people. For instance there were four of us
blackbird pl m | blackbird pl m | and | hes | how.many rel | person ct m | for.example adv | nom 1pl | dat refl clt | 1pl impf cop | four |
24 (a) [1:11] and [then] two [more, that’s] six. So my mother would cut six stalks of nettles, and arrange them
and | two f | six | six | stalk ct m | nettle sg f | cut.off 3sg pres I | mother f sg |
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arrange 3sg pres I | acc f 3sg clt |
25 (a) [1:16] on the stove – on the stove where we bake bread, on the large oven.
on | stove sg f def | on | stove sg f def | rel | bake 1pl pres I | bread sg m | in | oven sg f def |
26 (CG) Uh huh.
bkch
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27 (a) [1:21] She’d arrange them on the tiles on top [of the oven], and in the morning she’d go to look.
arrange 3sg pres I | on | tile pl f def | above adv | thus adv | and | morning sg f def | go 3sg pres I | comp | look 3sg pres I |
28 (a) [1:27] On [the morning] of St. George’s day [she’d] look to see which nettle stalk had wilted.
on | St.George's.Day sg m | comp | look 3sg pres I | which sg f adj | nettle sg f | 3sg pres aux clt | wilt sg f L.part P |
29 (CG) Uh huh.
bkch
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30 (a) [1:31] And whichever one had wilted, that meant that –
which sg f adj | wilt sg f L.part P | mean 3sg pres I | that conj |
31 (e) [laughter]
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32 (a) [1:34] [someone’s] child would be ailing, or that something else would come about.
be.ill 3sg pres I | child sg n def | or | something sg n | fut | 3sg pres cop clt | thus adv |
33 (a) [1:37] So she’d make bread – round breads decorated with – well, a hook, a shepherd’s hook,
disc | knead 3sg impf I | bread sg m | decorated pl adj | pita pl f | with | hes | ost | hook sg f def | shepherd sg f def adj | hook sg f |
34 (a) [1:43] or sheep, on the breads. They make sheep out of little balls of dough and put them there.
sheep pl f def | on | pita pl f def | make 3pl pres I | put 3pl pres I | and | ball pl n | sheep pl f |
35 (e) [laughter]
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36 (GK) [1:47] And that was –
this sg n adj | 3sg impf cop |
37 (CG) Hello.
good sg m adj | day sg m |
38 (a) [1:50] [laughter]
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39 (e) [1:51] [laughter]
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40 (a) [1:51] It appears Grandpa’s gotten up! So such things on St. George’s Day, dances –
grandfather sg m def | stand sg m L.part P | and | and | such pl adj | St.George's.Day sg m |
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41 (e) [1:56] But –
disc |
42 (a) [1:56] So on St. George’s Day –
disc | disc | St.George's.Day sg m |
43 (e) [1:57] But [how about] when they slaughter the lamb?
but | lamb sg n def | when conj | acc n 3sg clt | slaughter 3pl pres P |
44 (a) [1:59] We would slaughter the lamb at home. Not like [those] who call [someone else to do it].
for | lamb sg n def | acc n 3sg clt | slaughter 1pl impf I | at.home adv | neg | 3sg pres cop clt | thus adv | 3pl pres aux clt | call pl L.part I |
45 (a) [2:03] [We do it] at home. We’d put the lamb in a trough and slaughter it, and from the blood –
at.home adv | on | one sg n adj | trough sg n | put 1pl impf I | slaughter 1pl pres I | lamb sg n def | and | of | very sg f def adj | blood sg f |
46 (e) [2:11] that’s right.
ost |
47 (a) [2:13] Take a seat.
sit sg imv P | dat refl clt |
48 (CG) [Ah,] do sit down [here]!
sit pl imv P |
49 (a) [2:14] [No,] wait a minute. He’ll [find a place] to sit.
wait sg imv I | wait sg imv I | wait sg imv I | nom m 3sg | fut | dat refl clt | sit 3sg pres P |
50 (e) [2:16] No, here! there’s more room here. Indeed [there is].
disc | ost | pres exist | pres exist | still adv | place sg n |
51 (CG) Yes.
yes |
52 (a) [2:17] [No,] wait. I’ll get up.
wait sg imv I | nom 1sg | fut | stand 1sg pres P |
53 (d) [2:18] Ah, greetings!
excl | greet pl imv P |
54 (e) [2:19] Here, here! Come and sit over here!
here adv | here adv | come sg imv P | ost | here adv | sit sg imv P | ost | here adv |
55 (GK) Greetings. My name is Georgi.
greet pl imv P | Georgi sg m name | 1sg pres cop clt | nom 1sg |
56 (CG) Hello.
good sg m adj | day sg m |
57 (d) [2:23] Hah, and I [am] Georgi too.
excl | and | nom 1sg | Georgi sg m name |
58 (e) [2:23] [laughter] Ah, he’s Georgi too!
and | nom m 3sg | Georgi sg m name |
59 (d) [2:26] All Georgi’s!
all adv | Georgi sg m name |
60 (GK) We Georgi’s have gathered together!
gather 1pl aor P | acc refl clt | Georgi pl m def name |
61 (e) [2:27] So sit there.
ost | there adv | sit sg imv P |
62 (a) [2:29] Are you going to sit? [unintelligible]
fut | sit 2sg pres P | interr clt |
63 (CG) Sit down!
disc | sit pl imv P |
64 (a) [2:30] Over there, sit over there!
ost | there adv | ost | there adv | sit sg imv P |
65 (d) [2:31] But you could fall [from that seat].]
disc | can pres imprs | comp | fall 2sg pres P |
66 (a) [2:32] Sit over there!
sit sg imv P | there adv |
67 (GK) Easy, easy, [it’ll all work out].
easy adv | easy adv |
68 (a) [2:36] There you go! Now I’ll get another stool, let me get –
excl | disc | fut | give 1sg pres P | other sg n adj | stool sg n | fut | give 1sg pres P |
69 (d) [2:37] There’s enough, there’s enough.
pres exist | pres exist | pres exist |
70 (CG) We’re fine. Thank you, yes.
disc | good adv | 1pl pres cop clt | thank 1sg pres I | yes |
71 (e) [2:42] And from the blood –
and | from | blood sg f def |
72 (a) [2:42] And on St. George’s day, after it’s roasted, we bring in the lamb
and | St.George's.Day sg m | when conj | bake 3sg pres P | bring 1pl pres P | lamb sg n def |
73 (CG) Uh huh.
bkch
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74 (b) [2:46] Into the house.
at.home adv |
75 (a) [2:46] And [some] of the blood into the house –
and | from | blood sg f def | at.home adv |
76 (b) [2:46] They came into the house
at.home adv | come 3pl aor P |
77 (a) [2:49] and we make a cross right on the wall, right here.
and | on | very sg f def adj | wall sg f | make 1pl pres I | ost | thus adv | cross sg m |
78 (b) [2:52] Crosses.
cross pl m |
79 (a) [2:52] A cross. And if people have small children, they take some of the blood
cross sg m | and | small pl adj | child pl n | when conj | have 3pl pres I | take 3pl pres P | from | blood sg f def |
80 (a) [2:56] and put it on their foreheads, so they’ll be red.
put 3pl pres I | on | forehead sg n def | dat 3pl clt | comp | become pl L.part I | red pl adj |
81 (CG) Aha.
bkch |
82 (e) [2:59] Like the lambs.
like | lamb pl n def |
83 (a) [3:01] Yes. The children are decorated in red, from the blood.
yes | when conj | on | blood sg f | and | red pl adj | child pl n def | decorate pl P.part P |
84 (e) [3:04] Yes.
yes |
85 (a) [3:04] And then we roast [things]. We roast the lamb. But in the old days –
and | later adv | acc n 3sg clt | bake 3pl pres P | lamb sg n def | bake 1pl pres P | but | one sg n adj | one sg n adj | time sg n |
86 (a) [3:10] Now we observe St. George’s day together with the village celebration. You can’t
now adv | St.George's.Day sg m | make 1pl pres I | with | celebration sg m | neg | can 2sg pres I |
87 (a) [3:14] do it now [separately]. But in the old days when we’d get together
neither | comp | acc n 3sg clt |
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disc | one sg n adj | time sg n | when conj | acc refl clt | gather 1pl impf P |
88 (a) [3:16] it’d be four or five houses [of us]. For instance if it’s these [houses], we’d spread out
four | five | house pl f | disc | for.example adv | ost | this pl adj | […] | comp | spread 1pl pres P |
89 (a) [3:20] reed mats on some flat place, a flat yard – we spread out cloths
on | some sg m adj | [...] | [...] | flat sg m adj | yard sg m | reed.mat pl f | comp | spread 1pl pres P | this pl adj | cloth pl m |
90 (a) [3:26] and arrange [on them] the lambs, fresh cheese – those who have sheep
[...] | arrange 1pl pres P | this pl adj | lamb pl n | fresh sg n adj | cheese sg n | who sg m rel | have 3sg pres I | sheep pl f |
91 (a) [3:30] make fresh cheese. We put out the round breads, and the little children
fresh sg n adj | cheese sg n | make 3sg pres I | put 1pl pres I | pita pl f def | acc n 3sg clt | disc | and | small pl def adj | child pl n |
92 (a) [3:36] [each] with a nettle stalk, and with water –
with | one sg f adj | nettle sg f | and | with | water sg f |
93 (b) [3:40] [There’ll be] a time …
one sg n adj | time sg n |
94 (a) [3:41] Everyone passes by [the children] ...
pass 3pl pres I | all pl def adj | people pl |
95 (b) [3:41] … [when] we’ll forget all that.
fut | acc n 3sg clt | forget 1pl pres I |
96 (a) [3:42] ... and we sprinkle. [The children] sprinkle them, they shower them [with the wet nettles].
comp | sprinkle 1pl pres I | sprinkle 3pl pres I | acc 3pl clt | shower 3pl pres I | shower 3pl pres I | acc 3pl clt |
97 (e) [3:44] Just like the priest.
all adv | one sg n adj | priest sg m |
98 (a) [3:45] Like the priest. Like the priest, exactly like the priest.
and | like | priest sg m | like | and | priest sg m | all adv | one sg n adj | and | same sg m adj | priest sg m |
99 (a) [3:48] So we’d sprinkle [people], and we eat, and drink, and shout – merriment!
thus adv | sprinkle 1pl impf I | and | eat 1pl pres I | drink 1pl pres I | and | call 3pl pres I | joyful sg f adj | work f sg |
100 (a) [3:53] We can’t understand how people observe St. George’s day now. You sit down,
now adv | St.George's.Day sg m | neg | can 1pl pres I | comp | understand 1pl pres P | exactly adv | sit sg imv P |
101 (a) [3:56] [there’s] hungry guests to feed, then they get right up and leave. But back then, everyone –
guest pl m | hungry pl adj | comp | acc refl clt | feed 2sg pres P | exactly adv | stand 3pl pres I | hort | then adv | then adv | each sg m |
102 (a) [4:01] [Say] we’re here where the Dragostin family is, or there where the Dafinkin family is,
nom 1pl | here adv | where rel | 3sg pres cop clt | Dragostinov pl m name | ost | there adv | Dafinka’s.cohort pl.t name | where rel | 3pl pres cop clt |
103 (a) [4:06] where there’s a large yard, a green meadow [where] we lay out reed mats and sit,
ost | this sg m adj | yard sg m | flat sg m adj | green sg f adj | meadow sg f | when conj | spread 1pl pres P | reed.mat pl f def | comp | sit 1pl pres P |
104 (a) [4:11] four or five families. Eating, drinking – merriment! But St. George’s day now?
four | five | family pl n | eat vbl.n I | drink vbl.n I | disc | merrily adv | now adv | St.George's.Day sg m |
105 (GK) [4:19] And did you take the lamb – when you roast the lamb did you take it
and | carry 2pl impf I | interr clt | acc n 3sg clt | lamb sg n def | when conj | acc n 3sg clt | bake 2pl pres P | carry 2pl impf I | interr clt | acc n 3sg clt |
106 (GK) to church [for a blessing]?
to |
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to | church sg f def |
107 (b) [4:23] No.
no |
108 (a) [4:24] What?
what sg n interr |
109 (GK) What?
disc |
110 (b) [4:25] No. We take it earlier on. Earlier on, before –
no | in.advance adv | acc n 3sg clt | carry 1pl pres I | in.advance adv | before adv |
111 (GK) [before] you slaughter it.
when conj | acc n 3sg clt | slaughter 2pl pres P |
112 (e) [4:30] Before they slaughter it.
before | comp | acc n 3sg clt | slaughter 3pl pres P |
113 (b) [4:31] Before – before we slaughter it …
before | comp | for | comp | acc n 3sg clt | slaughter 1pl pres P |
114 (a) [4:33] When we slaughter it. But now we slaughter it already on Saturday –
when conj | acc n 3sg clt | slaughter 1pl pres P | but | now adv | acc 3sg clt | slaughter 1pl pres I | still adv | Saturday sg f | lamb sg n def | and |
115 (b) [4:37] … the priest …
priest sg m def |
116 (a) [4:37] Back then [though] –
one sg n adj | time sg n |
117 (b) [4:38] … the priest sings a blessing on it.
priest sg m def | acc n 3sg clt | bless 3sg pres I |
118 (a) [4:39] Back then we carried it to the church
one sg n adj | time sg n | carry 1pl pres P | acc n 3sg clt | to | church sg f def |
119 (GK) [while it’s still] alive.
alive sg n adj |
120 (a) [4:42] Alive.
alive sg n adj |
121 (b) [4:42] Alive.
alive sg n adj |
122 (a) [4:43] for the priest to read over it, to sing a blessing over it.
comp | dat n 3sg clt | read 3sg pres I | there adv | priest sg m def | comp | acc n 3sg clt | sing 3sg pres P |
123 (CG) Ah.
bkch |
124 (a) [4:46] Each one – when they put it here, when [the butcher] puts an apron
each sg m | when conj | acc n 3sg clt | put 3sg pres P | ost | here adv | one sg f adj |
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hes | apron sg f | when conj | put 3sg pres P |
125 (a) [4:49] onto his neck, [ready] to put the lamb there [for the slaughter], then
on | neck sg m def | dat refl clt | comp | put 3sg pres P | nom sg n | lamb sg n | comp | put 3sg pres P | ost | thus adv |
126 (a) [4:52] [he hoists it] onto his back and we’d take them to church. And then when it comes back,
on | back sg m def | dat refl clt | to | church sg f def | acc 3pl clt | carry 1pl impf I | then adv | when conj | acc refl clt | return 3sg pres P |
127 (a) [4:57] [he took it] for the priest to read the blessing – then when we get back we slaughter it
comp | acc n 3sg clt | read 3sg pres I | priest sg m def | there adv | when conj | acc refl clt | return 1pl pres P | slaughter 1pl pres I | acc n 3sg clt |
128 (a) [5:00] and then roast it. There’s no need to hurry to –
and | then adv | bake 1pl pres I | hes | not.have 1pl pres I | effort sg m | comp | hurry 1pl pres I | comp | acc n 3sg clt |
129 (e) [5:04] Did you put something around the lamb’s neck? Wreaths or something?
and | on | lamb sg n def | put 2pl impf I | interr clt | dat n 3sg clt | something sg n | on | neck sg m def | wreath pl n | something sg n |
130 (a) [5:09] Well –
disc |
131 (e) [5:09] Flowers?
flower pl n |
132 (a) [5:10] How should I know?
where interr | comp | know 1sg pres I |
133 (b) [5:11] I don’t remember, only –
neg | remember 1sg pres P | only adv | hes |
134 (a) [5:13] I forgot.
forget 1sg aor P |
135 (b) [5:15] We light candles.
light 1pl pres I | candle pl f |
136 (e) [5:17] Candles, yes.
candle pl f | yes |
137 (b) [5:17] If the lamb is a male.
if conj | 3sg pres cop clt | male sg n adj | lamb sg n def |
138 (e) [5:18] Yes.
yes |
139 (b) [5:19] We light [them].
light 1pl pres I |
140 (a) [5:19] They put small candles on its horns. They light little candles.
on | horn pl m def | put 3pl pres I | candle pl f | light 3pl pres I | candle pl f |
141 (b) [5:23] and –
and |
142 (e) [5:23] On the horns, right?
on | horn pl m def | interr clt |
143 (a) [5:24] On the horns, they light little candles. And then they slaughter it
on | horn pl m def | hes | light 3pl pres I | candle pl f | and | then adv | acc n 3sg clt | slaughter 3sg pres I |
144 (a) [5:28] at home. They bring it back from the church and we slaughter it, and then roast it.
adv | acc n 3sg clt | return 3pl pres I | again adv | from | church sg f def | and | acc n 3sg clt | slaughter 1pl pres I | then adv | bake 1pl pres I |
145 (a) [5:32] [That was] then. But now we all hurry to the village celebration …
then adv | and | now adv | hurry 1pl pres I | for | celebration sg m def |
146 (e) [5:36] Well, [there’s] many guests.
disc | many adv | guest pl m |
147 (a) [5:36] … because guests are coming.
comp | come 3pl pres P | guest pl m def |
148 (e) [5:37] Many guests.
many adv | guest pl m |
149 (a) [5:38] Well, in the old days – how can I tell you? It was nice.
disc | one sg n adj | time sg n | how interr | comp | dat 2sg clt | say 1sg pres P | nice adv | 3sg impf cop |
150 (GK) All day long –
and | whole sg m adj | day sg m |
151 (a) [5:42] But now?
now adv | again adv |
152 (GK) Did you leave the priest some of –
for | priest sg m def | leave 2pl impf I | interr clt | dat m 3sg clt | from |
153 (a) [5:44] What?
what sg n interr |
154 (GK) Did you leave the priest some of the roast?
for | priest sg m def | leave 2pl impf I | interr clt | dat m 3sg clt | from | bake sg n P.part I |
155 (a) [5:46] Ah, no.
disc | no |