masonry

47 (a) a tùka gi rasturìše sìčko rasturìše a nìe smo ga pravìli

but here they wrecked it, they tore everything down. And we had built

48 (a) i kancelàriju tùka pravìmo gòre u tèkezèto hm vlačìla sɤm pèsɤk

an office up there in the collective farm. I had dragged [bags of] sand,

49 (a) əm cimènt bìemo da napràvimo ednà ubavin’à napravìmo gòre pe

we mixed cement by hand, to build nice stuff up there, but

40 (a) nàj golèmijɤ òd’ɤ sɤs màstur:tȅ dɤ ràbuti dɤ pràj kɤ̀šti̥ d’ulgèrin b’èš’i̥

The oldest was apprenticed to work as a mason, to build houses.

30 (e) t’à e vəstanovìta plɛ̀mn’ata vèče n’e e katu pò rànu

That hayloft’s been rebuilt, it’s not like it used be before –

31 (e) òle màle zə duvàr sìčko s kàmek

ah, my. The whole wall – all in stone.

32 (MM) s kàmek e kòj vi gi pràveše kòj gi gra

In stone. Well, who made [those walls] for you? Who built –

33 (e) tò si ìmaše màjsture

There’s craftsmen for that.

34 (MM) kòj gi gradèše

Who built them?

35 (e) elèšničɛ̀ne od elèšnicḁ

The Eleshnicians, people from Eleshnitsa.

51 (MM) nèmaše màjstori

There weren’t any craftsmen?

52 (e) n’àməše sàmu tɛ̀ bɛ sàmo [unintelligible] bɛ̀a mnògu təkòva hòrə nadzàde

No. There were only [unintelligible]. A lot of such people, [very] backward.

54 (e) nemàe prehrànə prehrànə nèma: sàmu bɛ̀a pu vɤ̀

They had no way of making a living, no livelihood. They were only into –

55 (e) pu təvà pu dzədìjətə mə nə pròstə dzidərìjə

you know, masonry. But the most simple masonry.

56 (e) ne mòat da napràət təkàvə kàštə kaldžìi

They couldn’t make a house like that. Mud-splashers.

58 (e) ɤs kàl kàlɤ i dzadì i z duvàr i zdzìdaj

[Working] with mud. [Take] the mud and make a wall! Build up that wall!

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