interaction with interviewers

Skrŭt 1

197 (a) kàži tì du prìkaskata drùga

[Yes,] you tell another story!

198 (b) às nèam prìkaski

I don’t have any stories [to tell].

Skrŭt 3

1 (f) drùgo nèma štò a ti kažùvam tovà e

There’s nothing else. What can I tell you? That’s it.

2 (GK) pa ìma štò da mi kažùvaš ama

Oh, there are things you can tell me, but –

3 (f) e štò a ti kažùvam

Well, what should I tell you?

4 (GK) e pa za pràznici mòže da mi kažùvaš

Well, you can tell me about holidays,

5 (GK) kàk ste vasìl’ovden jordànovden

[about] how you [celebrated] St. Basil’s day, [or] St. Iordan’s day …

6 (f) emi kato segɤ̀

Well, like now!

55 (GK) a tvà kato kato b’àl bòp nèšto li

Ah, is it something like white beans?

56 (g) ne sì li jàl tì

You’ve never eaten [any]?

57 (GK) nè nè ne dàže i dùmata ne sɤ̀m čùval

No. No, no, I’ve never even heard the word.

58 (f) ò [laughter] papùda

Oh! [laughter] “papuda”

Stakevci 1

56 (c) a pò tòpličko da ti slòžim

Can I warm up your cup?

57 (RA) mmhm mhm

Yes [thank you].

64 (RA) è tòlku mersì

That’s enough, thanks.

65 (c) pò tòpličko

Warmer?

Stakevci 4

113 (f) klìn pantalòn ako zn nèli

Breeches, trousers, maybe you –

114 (VZh) znàm znàm vidèl səm

I know, I know, I’ve seen [them].

115 (f) znàete kvò e te tekà

So you know what that is then.

Stikŭl 1

1 (PSh) zdravèj, nìe sme ot

Hi, we are from –

3 (PSh) ot sòfija

from Sofia.

4 (a) xa tə kəkvò ìskətə

So, and what do you want?

5 (PSh) mi da pugovòrim za tɤ̀rsim

Well, to talk a bit. We’re looking for –

7 (PSh) za sèloto za stàri običài za

[information] about the village, about old customs, about –

8 (a) əmɨ nìj jɛ̀ səm vɤ̀zrəsən čuvɛ̀k nə mòjtə məhəlà si

Well, we – I’m an old person. In my part of the village –

9 (KP) ə nìe govòrixme sɤs sedènkof dèto pìsal istòria tùka

We spoke with Sedenkov, who’s said to have writen histories of the area

10 (KP) i ni kàza če vìe takà nàj dobrè še ni kàete

and he told us that you would best be able to tell us [things] ...

11 (a) à

Eh –

12 (KP) za stàroto

... about the old times.

13 (a) a jɛ̀ səm budəlɛ̀stə stànələ sìn jɛ̀ səm usəmdesè i trì gudìne

I’ve gotten all simple, child. I’m eighty-three years old.

14 (PSh) ami i nìe takìva xòra tɤ̀rsime da ni raskà

Well, that’s exactly the kind of people we’re looking for to [tell] us –

15 (a) tə kəkvò dɤ vɤ kàžə

So what should I tell you?

16 (PSh) ami kəkvòto znàeš tùka za sèl

Well, whatever you know here about the vill–

17 (a) če be jɛ̀ nə znàjə nìštu sìn jɛ̀ nə znàjə

Well look, I don’t know anything, child. I don’t know about the old times

18 (a) stàrutù k səm zəburìlə pək ezgà mlədèžəs

I’ve forgotten about the old times. And [anyway] youth now –

19 (a) è mlàdi̥se ne vɛ̀rvət stàru̥tu [laughter]

young people don’t believe [anything] about the old times. [laughter]

21 (a) nəlì si e nèjneka

Isn’t that so?

22 (KP) takà e amà

That’s right, but –

23 (a) tò hùbəvu vi vìkə bɛ̀ əmə jɛ̀ sem ednò zəburìlə

Well, he told you well. But I’ve forgotten stuff.

24 (a) drùgu kəkò də vɤ kàžə drùguš

What else can I tell you? Back then –

25 (KP) kvòto se sèštaš

Whatever comes to mind.

42 (a) drùgu kəkvò dɤ vɤ kàžə sìn envà səm zəpòmnilə ut stàr:te

So what else shall I tell you, son? I remembered that one from the older people.

43 (a) ə pək ezgà e sᶤìčku mlədèšček čə̥ kəkvò də ìdiš də də təkòvə

But now everything’s in the style of the young. Why should one go about

44 (a) də vᶤìkəš tə də s səsɛ̀təš tə də kəkò kàk

and talk and work things out [to find out] what and why?

45 (a) èhehe kàži mɤ də vìge de kàži mi

Huh? Tell me so I can get it, O.K.? Tell me.

46 (PSh) kažì kvòto znàeš

Tell [us] what you know.

47 (KP) kažì kàk ste živ’àli kòlko decà

Tell us how you used to live, how many children –

76 (a) kàžə m zgà ənəkvò be sìn pək drùguš beše nəkvò

Tell me this now, son, was it like that in the old days?

77 (a) jɛ̀ vɤ kàzvəm drùgučɛ̀šnutu beše enəkvò

I tell you, it was different in the old days!

99 (a) əm kàžɤtə mi zgà vìj sti mlədèšček kəkvò də kəkvò kàk

But tell me now, you are young people. How to – how is –

116 (a) i enəkvò sigà sìn kàžə mə zgà kəkvò ìkəte kàžə mə zgà

And there it is.” Now son, tell me now. What do you say [about that]? Tell me now!

117 (KP) lòšo lòšo

Bad, bad.

118 (a) lòšku̥ e̥ sin vìkəm dənò sə pugud’ɔ̀t dənò stàne sìn ùbəvu

Pretty bad. Ah son, I say, I hope [those bigwigs] reach agreement. I hope it gets better,

Stikŭl 3

30 (a) i tàm dènu onàja i pìsuvə kuì sa pučìnɤlɨ tàm nə č’ešmìcata

over there. And [the names] of [those] who died there, are written on the fountain.

32 (a) e tùka jɛ̀ žə vì jə kàža

It’s here, I’ll show it to you.

34 (a) əmə zgà kadè ž ìdete də spᶤìte

But now where will you go to sleep?

37 (KP) v gelà

In Gela.

38 (a) u kògu

At whose house?

39 (KP) u studènskata ə hìžə

At the student, uh, hostel.

40 (a) u kògu

At whose house?

41 (KP) u studènskata u fìlip

At the student [hostel], at Philip’s.

42 (a) ha ha ha ha dà sɛ̀t’uf sə sɛ̀t’uf sə sɛ̀t’uf sə sɛ̀t’uf ̀

Hah, hah, hah, hah! Yes! I’ve got it. I’ve got it. I’ve got it. I’ve got it.

43 (a) tò e blìsku be uttùva žə fànte patèkata i nagòr təkà

That’s close to here, you know. You’ll take the path that goes up over there.

44 (PSh) dà nìe segà ottàm dujdòxme

Yes, we just came from there.

46 (PSh) ottàm dojdòxme segà ot tàm

We just came from there now. From there!

47 (a) ha ha uttàm ste dušlì

Hah! Hah! You’ve come from there.

48 (PSh) dà dà

Yes, yes.

49 (a) ah ha ha ha nàči uttàm ste dušlì ud gelà

Ahh! Hah. So you’ve come from there, from Gela.

50 (a) əm pu gelà pìtahte li nɛ̀kva bàpka kvò s mène

And did you ask [questions of] some granny like me [somewhere] around Gela?

51 (KP) dà dà

Yes, yes.

52 (PSh) pìtaxme pìtaxme

We did ask, we did.

53 (KP) pìtaxme

We asked.

54 (a) pìta əm tà kəkvò v kàza ha

You asked. Well, what did she tell you, huh?

56 (a) i tàa drùgučɛ̀šnu prɤdᶤìšnu

And [I bet] she too [talked] about the old days, how it was before.

57 (KP) raskàzaxa ni

They told us ...

59 (KP) ednà legènda

... a legend.

60 (a) à

Hah.

61 (KP) ednà legènda za kogà kurbàn se prài predì

A legend about when they used to make a sacrifice earlier on.

62 (a) jɛ̀

And –

63 (KP) s’àka godìna ìdval edìn elèn

It’s said that every year a deer used to come

64 (a) dà

Yes.

65 (KP) i ednà godìna ne gò ostàili da si počìne

And that one year they didn’t allow it to rest.

66 (a) dà

Yes.

67 (KP) znàeš li ja tàa legènda

Do you know that legend?

105 (a) kàk da vɨ kàža ne mòga da vɨ gu kàža

How can I tell you? I can’t tell that to you.

106 (a) ta nakìva ràbuti sìn ta zatvà sakìva d’èsu ìma paraklìsč’eta

Such things, son. And that’s why these things, where these little chapels

111 (PSh) ama zaštò zaštò se kàzva takà

But why? Why is it called that?

112 (a) əm kàk da vɤ kàža à č’ɛ̀kaj da vɤ kàža

Well how can I tell you? Ah, wait! I’ll tell you –

113 (a) jɛ̀ gu ìmam atùka na adnɔ̀ knìga vɤsòku vrɤ̀x

I have it here in a book, way high up on top.

114 (a) i etàm ìmalu drùguš ə takòva č’ɛ̀kaj da v kàža

It’s there [or] it was earlier on, something. Wait, I’ll show you –

115 (a) adnɔ̀ knìga da gu vɨ da vɨ̀ gu kàža

[There’s] a book for you – that I [want] to show you.

116 (a) pesnupìsec ìmame nìe tùka vaf mahalɔ̀sa ža vì gu kàža

We have someone here in the village quarter who writes down songs, I’ll show it to you –

117 (a) esvà càlasa knìga etùva càlasa knìga č’ɛ̀kaj žə vɨ kàža

[his] whole book is here, the whole book. Wait, I’ll show you,

118 (a) žə vɨ kàža žə vɨ kàža dè je unuvà nɛ̀štu

I’ll show you, I’ll show you where that thing is.

119 (a) vìž bàbəcḁsa kakvò ìma tò na sìčki razdàl enòa čulɛ̀k

Look at this little granny, what she’s got. This guy distributed [it] to everyone,

120 (a) esakìva knìgi ezgà žə v kàža kakvò i imàlu

books like this. And now I’ll show you what it’s said to have been there.

121 (a) strelì strelì ìmalu i kakvì ràbutɨ ètu nəblìže

Arrows. There were said to have been arrows and such things. Here, [look] closer.

122 (a) ètu gu zgà ètu gu zgà na vərhɤ̀ kakvò e ìmalu

Here it is! Here it is, up on the summit, what there was said to have been.

123 (a) ètu gu ètu gu

Here it is, here it is!

124 (PSh) tovà kakvò e

What is this?

Main menu

interaction with interviewers

Skrŭt 1

Skrŭt 3

Stakevci 1

Stakevci 4

Stikŭl 1

Stikŭl 3

Pages

Main menu

You are here

interaction with interviewers

Skrŭt 1

Skrŭt 3

Stakevci 1

Stakevci 4

Stikŭl 1

Stikŭl 3

Pages