Žitnica 3

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1 (b) [0:00] In the fields we reap what we reap – hungry and thirsty

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2 (b) [0:03] by the time we finish the field, gather in the handfuls, to tie them into sheaves,

[...]

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3 (b) [0:07] to arrange them in a proper line – that’s what we did. It was very bad when –

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4 (b) [0:12] when they started to take part of it from me for duty taxes at that time

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5 (b) [0:16] [when] we didn’t have [anything] for duty. We used to be able to work our fields,

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6 (b) [0:19] but [when] there’s no one [else] to work, others, outsiders, came to work my fields,

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7 (b) [0:22] and I didn’t have any grain to give [them]. So what could I do?

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8 (b) [0:26] I bought cotton and such things to give them, just to cool things down.

[…]

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9 (b) [0:30] Then my son started to study in Hisar,

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10 (b) [0:32] and they added thirty kilos of rye [to my duty]. I had nothing. No place to get it!

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11 (b) [0:37] I was hungry and thirsty, but in those years they required us to give as duty.

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12 (b) [0:41] What could I do? They failed my boy, they failed my boy

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13 (b) [0:44] that was studying in Hisar, they failed him and set him back an entire year

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14 (b) [0:48] even though he was studying hard – they failed him [simply] because I didn’t give them

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15 (b) [0:50] thirty kilos of rye. You see what they were like in those years!

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16 (b) [0:54] Now we don’t pay any duty or anything, and we live [well]. They give us a nice pension,

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17 (b) [0:57] and we are very grateful. But back then, God knows,

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18 (b) [1:00] I could recognize you just by the way you walked into your house.

[...]

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[…]

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19 (b) [1:03] So Vladumir, that’s enough. Vladumir, you’ve asked enough questions, granny’s one.

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20 (b) [1:07] If I were to take and tell you – Oh, I can’t tell you all of it.

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21 (b) [1:10] If the whole sea was ink and the whole earth a piece of newsprint [to write on],

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22 (b) [1:13] I still wouldn’t be able to tell you my life [story].

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1 (b) [0:00] In the fields we reap what we reap – hungry and thirsty

2 (b) [0:03] by the time we finish the field, gather in the handfuls, to tie them into sheaves,

3 (b) [0:07] to arrange them in a proper line – that’s what we did. It was very bad when –

4 (b) [0:12] when they started to take part of it from me for duty taxes at that time

5 (b) [0:16] [when] we didn’t have [anything] for duty. We used to be able to work our fields,

6 (b) [0:19] but [when] there’s no one [else] to work, others, outsiders, came to work my fields,

7 (b) [0:22] and I didn’t have any grain to give [them]. So what could I do?

8 (b) [0:26] I bought cotton and such things to give them, just to cool things down.

9 (b) [0:30] Then my son started to study in Hisar,

10 (b) [0:32] and they added thirty kilos of rye [to my duty]. I had nothing. No place to get it!

11 (b) [0:37] I was hungry and thirsty, but in those years they required us to give as duty.

12 (b) [0:41] What could I do? They failed my boy, they failed my boy

13 (b) [0:44] that was studying in Hisar, they failed him and set him back an entire year

14 (b) [0:48] even though he was studying hard – they failed him [simply] because I didn’t give them

15 (b) [0:50] thirty kilos of rye. You see what they were like in those years!

16 (b) [0:54] Now we don’t pay any duty or anything, and we live [well]. They give us a nice pension,

17 (b) [0:57] and we are very grateful. But back then, God knows,

18 (b) [1:00] I could recognize you just by the way you walked into your house.

19 (b) [1:03] So Vladumir, that’s enough. Vladumir, you’ve asked enough questions, granny’s one.

20 (b) [1:07] If I were to take and tell you – Oh, I can’t tell you all of it.

21 (b) [1:10] If the whole sea was ink and the whole earth a piece of newsprint [to write on],

22 (b) [1:13] I still wouldn’t be able to tell you my life [story].

1 (b) [0:00] əmi pu kɤ̀rəd žɤ̀n’eme kòlku žɤ̀nem žɤ̀dnɨ glànnɨ

In the fields we reap what we reap – hungry and thirsty

2 (b) [0:03] d’èk dukətu svɤ̀ršim nɨ̀vəta də gu səberè̟me rəkòjkite də vɤ̀ržem snòpete

by the time we finish the field, gather in the handfuls, to tie them into sheaves,

3 (b) [0:07] də gi nəstrùpəme nə sindžɨ̀r tuvà se pràeše mnògu e lòšu bèše kàto

to arrange them in a proper line – that’s what we did. It was very bad when –

4 (b) [0:12] pə mɨ zəpòčnəə pə də mi zɨ̀mət i narè̝t nə unuvà vrème

when they started to take part of it from me for duty taxes at that time

5 (b) [0:16] nər’àt n’àmə nìj sɨ mòeme nə nɨ̀vɨte kətu

[when] we didn’t have [anything] for duty. We used to be able to work our fields,

6 (b) [0:19] nè̝mə kòj də də rabòtɨ drùgi čùždi òrə mi rəbòtət nɨ̀vite

but [when] there’s no one [else] to work, others, outsiders, came to work my fields,

7 (b) [0:22] nè̝məh si nè̝məm zɤ̀rnu də dàvəm pàk kò də nəpràim

and I didn’t have any grain to give [them]. So what could I do?

8 (b) [0:26] kupùvə pəmùk dàvəme ràbuti sàmu i sàmu də sè umirɨ̀

I bought cotton and such things to give them, just to cool things down.

9 (b) [0:30] pòsle momčè̝tu pòčnə də sə učɨ u xisàrət

Then my son started to study in Hisar,

10 (b) [0:32] trìjset kilugràmə rɤ̀š mi dudàdi n’àmə nè̝mə utkədè də gu zè̝mə

and they added thirty kilos of rye [to my duty]. I had nothing. No place to get it!

11 (b) [0:37] às glànnə žɤ̀nnə əmə kvòtu ìmə nərèd ni dàvəə nə unìjə gudɨ̀nɨ

I was hungry and thirsty, but in those years they required us to give as duty.

12 (b) [0:41] kvò də nəpràvə tə mi skɤ̀səa mumčè̝tu skɤ̀səa mi mumčè̝tu

What could I do? They failed my boy, they failed my boy

13 (b) [0:44] ut xisàrə se uč’èše i skɤ̀səhə i idnɤ̀ gudɨ̀nə pò nədòlu

that was studying in Hisar, they failed him and set him back an entire year

14 (b) [0:48] məkàr.če se ùčeše̥ mnògu i skɤ̀səә̀ če ne sɤ̀m dàlə

even though he was studying hard – they failed him [simply] because I didn’t give them

15 (b) [0:50] trìjse kilugràmə rɤ̀š vɨ̀š kəkvɨ̀ bèə unèə unèə gudɨ̀nɨ

thirty kilos of rye. You see what they were like in those years!

16 (b) [0:54] segà nɨ̀tu nərèt dàvəme nɨ̀tu nɨ̀štu i živèem dàvət ùbəvə pè̝nsijə

Now we don’t pay any duty or anything, and we live [well]. They give us a nice pension,

17 (b) [0:57] bləgudàrni sme mnògu əmə tugàvə də ti kàže gòsput

and we are very grateful. But back then, God knows,

18 (b) [1:00] pəs pu vərvè̝žə te puznàvəm kə kɤ̀k vlìzəš əf tàə kɤ̀štə

I could recognize you just by the way you walked into your house.

19 (b) [1:03] vlədumɨ̀re stɨ̀gə tòlkuvə vlədumɨ̀re stɨ̀gə si me pɨ̀təl bàbo

So Vladumir, that’s enough. Vladumir, you’ve asked enough questions, granny’s one.

20 (b) [1:07] às əku zè̝mə də rəspràvəm òo ne mògə tɨ iskàžə sɨ̀čku

If I were to take and tell you – Oh, I can’t tell you all of it.

21 (b) [1:10] də e murè̝tu məstɨ̀lu də e zem’ɤ̀tə vè̝̀snik

If the whole sea was ink and the whole earth a piece of newsprint [to write on],

22 (b) [1:13] nè moə si opɨ̀sə živòtə

I still wouldn’t be able to tell you my life [story].

1 (b) [0:00] әми пу къ̀рәд жъ̀н’еме ко̀лку жъ̀нем жъ̀днɨ гла̀ннɨ

2 (b) [0:03] д’ѐк дукәту свъ̀ршим нɨ̀вәта дә гу сәберè̟ме рәко̀йките дә въ̀ржем сно̀пете

3 (b) [0:07] дә ги нәстру̀пәме нә синџɨ̀р тува̀ се пра̀еше мно̀гу е ло̀шу бѐше ка̀то

4 (b) [0:12] пә мɨ зәпо̀чнәә пә дә ми зɨ̀мәт и наре̇̀т нә унува̀ врѐме

5 (b) [0:16] нәр’а̀т н’а̀мә нѝй сɨ мо̀еме нә нɨ̀вɨте кәту

6 (b) [0:19] не̇̀мә ко̀й дә дә рабо̀тɨ дру̀ги чу̀жди о̀рә ми рәбо̀тәт нɨ̀вите

7 (b) [0:22] не̇̀мәh си не̇̀мәм зъ̀рну дә да̀вәм па̀к ко̀ дә нәпра̀им

8 (b) [0:26] купу̀вә пәму̀к да̀вәме ра̀бути са̀му и са̀му дә сѐ умирɨ̀