Vladimir Zhobov
Date of recording:
1999
Vŭrbovo 2
1 (a) [0:00] We had a vineyard up the hill here, and we plowed it with Grandpa Vanyo
| have 1pl impf I | vineyard sg n | here adv | above adv | and | acc n 3sg clt | plow 1pl aor I | with | grandfather sg m | Vanyo sg m name |
2 (a) [0:05] (your father knew Grandpa Vanyo), and once I –
| disc | father sg m | dat 2sg clt | know 3sg pres I | grandfather sg m | Vanyo sg m name | disc | again adv | one sg m adj | time sg m | nom 1sg |
3 (a) [0:11] we were up there digging, or something, and from down below there appeared
| 1pl impf cop | above adv | dig 1pl impf I | interr clt | what sg n interr | interr clt | disc | disc | acc refl clt | appear 3sg aor P | below adv |
4 (a) [0:21] something, it had [some sort of] decoration. What sort of thing is this, I thought,
| some.kind sg n adj | disc | have 3sg impf I | decoration pl f | what sg n interr | interr clt | neg | nom 1sg | think 1sg impf I |
5 (a) [0:25] is this some sort of magic? But it turned out to be a sign of hidden money
| this sg n med adj | magic pl f | say 3sg pres P | but | be sg n L.part | sign sg m | of | money pl.t | L.part exist |
6 (a) [0:28] in that place, and so he dug it out and – Ah, child, dear one,
| in | this sg n med adj | place sg n | and | disc | dat refl clt | dig 3sg aor P | son voc sg m | grandmother voc sg f |
7 (a) [0:32] sit [in the] shade! [If you stay] over there, you’ll get sick.
| sit sg imv P | shade acc sg f | disc | there adv | here adv | fut | acc refl clt | acc 2sg | dat 2sg clt | become 3sg pres P | bad adv |
8 (VZh) He wants to pour water on his [head].
| nom m 3sg | want 3sg pres I | comp | acc refl clt | pour 3sg pres P |
9 (a) [0:36] Here, [come over] here [in] the shade.
| disc | ost | here adv | shade sg f |
10 (VZh) Let him be in the heat – he wants to do it that way.
| leave sg imv P | acc m 3sg clt | heat sg f | dat m 3sg clt | want 3sg pres I | comp | acc refl clt | do.such 3sg pres I |
11 (a) [0:38] Let him wash [his head], but he should – [And you,] sit in the sun [if you want],
| disc | hort | acc refl clt | wash 3sg pres P | disc | disc | nom m 3sg | comp | hort | sit sg imv P | in | sun sg n def |
12 (a) [0:41] but you’ve sat [in a place] that will give you a headache!
| but | nom 2sg | 2sg pres aux clt | sit sg m L.part I | fut | dat 2sg clt | become 3sg pres P | bad adv | on | head acc sg f |
13 (VZh) No, no, [that] won’t [happen].
| fut neg | fut neg |
14 (a) [0:43] No, [it] won’t?
| fut neg | fut neg |
15 (VZh) No, it won’t. My head is strong.
| fut neg | my sg f def adj | head sg f | 3sg pres cop clt | healthy sg f adj |
16 (a) [0:45] Hmph!
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17 (VZh) My head will hold its own.
| fut | hold 3sg pres P | my sg f def adj | head sg f |
18 (a) [0:48] Well then you, dear one, come into the shade! Sit in the shade,
| disc | nom 2sg | grandmother voc sg f | take sg imv P | shade acc sg f | and | sit sg imv P | in | shade sg f |
19 (a) [0:51] [otherwise] you’ll get sick.
| fut | dat 2sg clt | become 3sg pres P | bad adv |
20 (PSh) No I won’t, granny. I’m fine.
| fut neg | grandmother voc sg f | good adv | dat 1sg clt | 3sg pres cop clt |
21 (VZh) So what did you think this was? You thought [it was] magic, right?
| disc | nom 2sg | what sg n interr | think 2sg aor P | that conj | 3sg pres cop clt | nom 2sg | think 2sg impf I | that conj | that conj | magic sg f | thus adv | interr clt |
22 (a) [0:55] Ah, well –
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23 (VZh) And what is this magic?
| and | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt | this sg n adj | magic sg f |
24 (a) [0:56] my child, it comes as [laughter] –
| disc | son voc sg m | go 3sg pres P |
25 (VZh) And who performs this [sort of thing]?
| disc | and | who sg m interr | fut | acc n 3sg clt | do 3sg pres P | this sg n adj |
26 (a) [0:58] [cough] But there was magic a long time ago. The children were – I tell them –
| disc | thus adv | long.ago adv | 3sg impf cop | magic sg f | disc | child pl n def | 3pl impf cop | say 1sg pres I | dat 3pl clt | for |
27 (b) [1:03] What happened [with that riddle]? Who was it that was working?
| what sg n interr | become 3sg aor P | what.kind pl adj | 3pl pres aux clt | work pl L.part I |
28 (a) [1:05] Oh, they haven’t got a clue who it was. They won’t figure it out
| excl | know 3sg pres I | dat 3pl clt | bottom sg n | who sg m interr | what.kind pl adj | 3pl pres cop clt | fut neg | acc refl clt | think 3pl pres P |
29 (a) [1:08] even [when they go] to the other world!
| nor | in | that sg m dist adj | world sg m |
30 (b) [1:09] In a bit I’ll [come down].
| after | little adv | fut | nom 1sg |
31 (VZh) So let’s see then what [it’s about]. What is it when it’s a sign of treasure,
| disc | comp | see 1pl pres P | mean 3sg pres I | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt | when interr | 3sg pres cop clt | sign sg m | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt |
32 (VZh) and what is it when it’s magic? Why are the two different [from one another]?
| when interr | 3sg pres cop clt | magic sg f | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt | this sg n adj | 3sg pres cop clt | interr clt | what interr | 3pl pres cop clt | two f | different pl adj |
33 (a) [1:14] Ah –
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34 (VZh) [unintelligible]
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35 (a) [1:15] Ah, when is it a sign of treasure?
| disc | when interr | 3sg pres cop clt | sign sg m |
36 (VZh) Yes.
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37 (a) [1:17] Well. magic is – you find [it] –
| magic sg f | find 2sg pres P |
38 (b) [1:19] [unintelligible]
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39 (a) [1:21] A long time ago old women would cast spells and frighten people.
| long.ago adv | old.woman pl f | disc | charm 3pl pres I | and | frighten 3pl pres I | people sg m |
40 (a) [1:24] Old women would frighten young people, they’d collect this and that
| old.woman pl f | frighten 3pl pres P | young pl m def | and | collect 3pl pres P | one sg n adj | other sg n adj |
41 (a) [1:29] and go to someone’s door and cast spells.
| and | go 3pl pres | to | person sg m def | to | door sg f | and | make 3pl pres I | magic sg f |
42 (a) [1:33] They’d wind rugs [on the door], or leave a flower, or leave candles.
| wind 3pl pres I | either | rug sg m | either | flower sg n | put 3pl pres P | either | candle pl f | put 3sg pres I |
43 (a) [1:38] You know, don’t you, that means magic spells are cast on somebody or another.
| interr | know 2sg pres I | and | this sg n med adj | say 3sg pres P | do sg n P.part I | magic sg f | on | certain indcl | dat 3sg clt | on | who acc sg m |
44 (VZh) Aha.
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45 (a) [1:44] [But] that was long ago. Now about weddings –
| this sg n med adj | 3sg pres aux clt | be sg n L.part | long.ago adv | and | otherwise adv | wedding sg f def |
46 (b) [1:46] Children’s hair would be shorn [in an effort to bewitch them].
| shear pl P.part I | 3pl pres cop clt | child pl n |
47 (a) [1:50] Well, [in the case of] my son –
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disc | to | my sg m def adj | son sg m |
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48 (VZh) Ah, they would shear children’s hair? But why?
| disc | child pl n | fut | shear 3pl pres I | disc | why interr |
49 (a) [1:52] Well, my God, it was done to my son when he was a little child.
| God voc sg m | disc | my sg m def adj | son sg m | 3sg pres cop clt | do sg n P.part P | dat m 3sg clt | childhood sg n |
50 (a) [1:56] He came up and [I saw] that his hair was shorn, here around the crown of his head.
| come 3sg aor P | here adv | and | disc | dat m 3sg clt | hair sg f def | here adv | on | crown sg n def | shear sg n P.part P |
51 (a) [2:00] Here, just a part of his hair shorn away. They ( = magic forces) did him in,
| ost | so.much adv | piece sg n | shear sg n P.part P | dat m 3sg clt | from | hair acc sg f def | and | acc m 3sg clt | eat 3pl aor P |
52 (a) [2:08] and also the other girl. That one who was doing stupid things to them –
| on | other sg n | girl sg n | this sg f med adj | rel | acc 3pl clt | do sg f L.part I | stupidity pl f |
53 (b) [2:16] [Spells] were cast on [all] three of them!
| on | three an.num | 3sg pres cop clt | do sg n P.part P |
54 (a) [2:17] On –
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55 (b) [2:17] One was bewitched into illness, another into drunkenness,
| on | one sg m def adj | for | illness sg f | on | one sg m def adj | for | drunkness sg n |
56 (b) [2:20] and the other one into dying.
| on | other sg f def adj | for | death sg n |
57 (a) [2:21] [Into] dying.
| death sg n |
58 (b) [2:22] One of them died –
| one sg n def adj | die 3sg aor P |
59 (VZh) “Into dying” – what’s that?
| to | death sg n | what sg n interr | 3sg pres cop clt | this sg n adj |
60 (b) [2:24] Well –
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61 (VZh) Does it mean “to die”?
| mean 3sg pres I | comp | die 3sg pres P |
62 (a) [2:25] [Yes,] to die.
| comp | die 3sg pres P |
63 (b) [2:25] Well –
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64 (a) [2:26] And he died.
| disc | die 3sg aor P |