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Bangejci 2

5 (a) əmi mlàd'i òrə kətu b'èxmi mumì irgèni ud drùgi silà ìdea

When we were bachelors and maidens, young people would come from other villages.

6 (JB) à takà li

Is that right?

7 (a) dà ud drùgi silà ìdea fəf nàše̥tu s'èlu

Yes. They’d come from other villages to our village.

8 (a) no ut nàše̥tu s'èlu mə irgèni utìvət pək pu drùgu s'èlu

But the bachelors from our village would go to the other village

9 (a) kəd'ètu im ər'èsvə mumìči n'àkuə̟

where they’d taken a liking to some girl there.

Dolno Draglište 1

36 (a) bèga: si vèče tàm dèkə sme nə sedènkətə

Everybody leaves. When we [are ready to leave] the work bee,

37 (a) vòda: si ne tàm rudìtelìte ergènetò sə sus nàs

our parents [come to] take us home, and the bachelors are with us,

38 (a) də sì ne vòda: [laughter]

and they accompany us [too]. [laughter]

Dolno Ujno

211 (RA) pròsto se zapoznàvət momìte i ergènite

It was just for the maidens and bachelors to get acquainted.

212 (a) ama nìe si se poznàvaxme tovà si e ot ə maxalìte

But we were acquainted [already]. Around the neighborhoods …

214 (a) si se səbìraxme i ud drùgo sèlo sa doodìle

… we would get together, and [people] would come from another village –

215 (a) poznàvaxme se səbìrame se na soborjè na

We knew each other. We got together at village celebrations, at –

218 (GK) na sedènkite li se zapoznàvaa momìte i ergènite

Did the maidens and bachelors get to know each other at the work bees?

219 (a) e pa razbìra se i na sedènki i na sobòrje ìnače

At the work bees, of course; and the village celebrations, and otherwise –

220 (GK) ìnače kɤdè sə pò ràno

Otherwise where did [they] used to –

221 (a) e pa tè tekà kato si xòdime [laughter]

Well, just as we’re walking around! [laughter]

222 (b) a ot drùgi selà

And from other villages …

224 (b) imaše li

… were there any [people]?

225 (a) e pa ìmaše razbìra se

Well, yes there were, of course.

249 (GK) a kato se arèsat momàta i ergèna pòsle kakvò

And when a maiden and bachelor take a liking to each other, then what –

250 (GK) i še rešɤ̀t da se žènat kakvò se pràeše

and they decide to get married – [then] what did they do?

251 (a) e pa kakvò se pràeše òdat si po soborjè

[What do you mean,] what did they do? They go to village celebrations,

252 (a) i pòslem si se pribìrat kakvò če se prài

and after that they go home. What [else] are they going to do?

253 (GK) zème si ja i si ja u dòma

He takes her, and [takes] her home.

254 (a) zème si i si ja odvedè

He takes her, and takes her off.

255 (GK) i takà

And that’s it?

256 (a) e pa tekà

Well, that’s it.

Gigen 2

4 (c) səs ràbota sme prèle̝ ìdvat mumčèata nìj kàzvame ergènite̝ ìdvat

with work! We'd spin. Then come the boys – we called them “bachelors”.

5 (c) kòjta ergènin si ìma prijàtelka sèdne si do nèja

If one of the bachelors has a girlfriend, he sits down next to her,

6 (c) lègne i f pulɤ̀ta prikàzvat si t’à si predè tòj

puts his head in her lap and they chat. She keeps on spinning, while he,

7 (c) tòj akò se e poizmòril màlko na ràbota mòže i da zàspi

if he’s gotten tired out from his own work, can even fall asleep

8 (c) f pulɤ̀ta na momàta

in the girl’s lap.

10 (c) ne è za čùdo i stuìm dukadɛ̀ idinàez dvanàes čəsɤ̀

That wouldn’t be a surprise! So we stay there until eleven or twelve o’clock,

11 (c) pribìrame sɤ kojàto momà si ìma prijàtel tòj si ja ispràšta

and then go home. If a girl has a boyfriend, he accompanies her,

12 (c) puprikàzvə si tàm nə ùlicətə i sə pribìrət

They chat [for a while] there on the street, and then they go home.

Markovo

146 (GK) tɤ̀j znàči xarèsvat se dvàmata mlàdi i pòsle kakvò stàva

So, OK. These two young people like each other, and then what happens?

147 (a) mi kvò stàvə rəbòtim ràbutə du du šèjə

Then what happens?! We work! [There’s] work up to – up to your neck.

149 (GK) i kɤ̀k ne sɤ̀ li ubìčat

What, don’t they come to love each other?

150 (a) mi kɤ̀k mi žə žènim mi žə ur’èm mi žə vɤrš’èm

Well, "what"! We’ll reap, and then we’ll plow, and then we’ll thresh –

151 (GK) ama tè ìskat da se užèn’ət predi tovà kɤ̀k stàva

But they want to get married before that! How does …

153 (GK) c’àloto tovà nèšto də mi də ni raskàžeš

… that whole business happen? Tell me – tell us [about it],

154 (GK) štòto nìe ne gò znàem znàči xarèsvat se dvàma mlàdi nə

because we don’t know [about] it. So, the two young people take a liking at …

156 (GK) nə sed’ànkata

… at the work bee,

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