dance area

45 (c) i uttàm nə xuròtu də igràeme i də p'ɛ̀eme

From there [we’d go] to the dance area, to dance and sing

169 (b) tàa pol’ànə

That small plain –

170 (a) štò nəròt ìməše

So many people there were!

171 (b) d’àdu gòsput dəržàl i tàa tvà beše nəròt xòrə

The good Lord wanted it that way, and it – there were people [all over] –

172 (GK) tvà tùkə

This [place] here …

173 (c) tvà

This –

174 (GK) xurìštetu li vi bèše tvà tùkə

… was this here your dance area?

175 (b) zə bužìk’ zə kòl’edə tùk igràət zə vilìgden’

For “Bozhik” [that is,] for Christmas, they dance here. For Easter,

77 (b) mnògu igràex xurò i sə səbìrəme ergènite fsìčki i mòmite

I danced the round dance a lot. We would get together, bachelors and maidens

78 (b) tàm nə ednò spec’àlnu m’àstu kədèt mu kàzvəm’e igrìšte

at a special place that we called the dancing area.

79 (b) i s’àkə s’ed ned’èl’e se səbìrəme tàm i igràeme hòru

And we would gather there every Sunday and dance the round dance.

39 (a) igràa orò àz žɤ gu zàveda na vòda go zàveda

they danced the round-dance, [that] I took him to water him. I took him

40 (a) na vòda [cough] a pa tòj potskàča pràvo nagòre sa plàši od mùzikata

to water him [cough], but he jumped straight up in the air – he was frightened by the music.

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