sheaves

Babjak 2

5 (b) ečemìk uvès rɤ̀š vrɤšème gu sɤs kòne rəsfrɤ̀l'əme snòpite

barley, oats, and rye – we thresh it with horses. We spread the sheaves

6 (b) pu zeml'àtə vrɤzème dvà kun'à əlì trì əlì čètiri

around on the ground, we rope up two horses – or three or four,

7 (b) zəvìsimo kòlku krəstàčki snòpe tùrim nə nə ərmànɤ

depending on how many sheaves we've spread out over the threshing floor.

Belica 2

17 (MM) a kòj vrɤ̀zva

And who ties [off the sheaves]?

18 (a) emi čorbadžìata mɤžɤ̀ mi svekɤr mì i mɤžète vṛ̀zvat

Well, the landowner, my husband, my father-in-law – the men tie them off.

19 (a) i žɤ̀nem i vṛ̀zvame si zàedno

We both reap and tie [off sheaves] all together.

21 (a) zàedno si vṛ̀zvame sìčki

All of us tie [them off] together.

23 (a) pòsle prenesèm snòpeto

Then we carry the sheaves across ...

25 (a) ogràdim si gi na kṛsčèta

... and pile them up into cruciforms.

Breste 2

53 (a) koto ožɤ̀neme pòčvame da kàrame snòpeto̥

When we finish reaping, we begin to bring in the sheaves.

54 (GK) a vednàga gi tovàrite na kolàta ili tàm stojɤ̀t na na nìvata

Do you load them onto carts right off, or do they stand there on the field?

55 (a) stojɤ̀t na nìvata i dòjde ta naglàsime kolàta tùrime dḷ̀gite rìtli

They stand on the field, then we prepare the cart, put on long cart rails.

Brŭšljan 1

37 (a) e təkà prutìčəše ràbutətə vəf pul'evɤ̀svu

and that’s how work progressed in field agriculture.

Eremija 6

4 (c) zbèrat go na snòpje

… they gather it up into sheaves.

5 (d) žɤ̀neme vṛšème

We reap, and we thresh.

6 (c) pa vṛšème pa zbìrame snòpje ta

We thresh, and we gather up the sheaves –

25 (c) iskàrame vṛò

and we bring in all the sheaves.

26 (GK) kàk se sàdi

How do you lay it [all down there]?

27 (d) snòpite snòpite

Sheaves, sheaves.

28 (c) snòpite

Sheaves

30 (c) snòpi i go nasàdime

sheaves. We lay it down ...

31 (d) [unintelligible] pulèka

[unintelligible] little by ...

32 (c) snòpite

… [in] sheaves.

33 (d) pulèka

… little.

34 (c) sè na rèt na rèt narèdim takà edìn do edìn

Everything in rows, in rows. We line them up one next to another

65 (c) če si zòbat tàm vṛò ìnače nèma da

they will otherwise munch from the pile of sheaves. They won’t –

Gigen 1

15 (b) da go izvɤ̀ržem da go sɤbère̝m na petìne̝ pòsle na krəscì

we [go to] tie it off, and gather it into groups of five sheaves, and then into cruciforms

Glavanovci 1

71 (a) nìje vṛzùjemo ednùš hm zmijà pod rukòl’k’e i ponèže jà sɤm bilà

Once we were tying [sheaves] and – a snake under the handfuls. So since I was

Godeševo 4

3 (b) nəsàždəš snòpete nə ərmànə gi slàgəš rəstɤ̀jləž gi ùbəvu

You put the sheaves down on the threshing field, and spread them out nice,

Golica 3

88 (c) s kol'à vər'àha wòlovi kol'à da wòz'ehə snòpi prəz nìvit'ȅ

The oxen going with the carts, the carts carrying sheaves through the fields,

89 (c) stɑ̀nalu ə tòs ə tòlkus prɑ̀h

came upon so much dust.

Gorno Vŭršilo 2

15 (b) tùrim edìn strèžerᵊ i ə tùrnem snòpete i kàrame s magàreta

put a pole there, lay out the sheaves, and drive the donkeys

Hvojna 2

23 (a) tugàvə sə žʌ̀ne užʌ̀və sə i nə snòpi sə zəvʌ̀rzvə

It gets reaped then. You reap it, and tie it off in sheaves.

24 (a) snòpite sə kòlkutu mòž’i də gu prifàn’eš’ də mòž də sə nòs’ət

Sheaves are as large as you can grasp, that can be carried

26 (a) məž’èt’e gu pràjət gul’àm kup’èn’ də fàštə gòre.dòlu

The men make it into a big pile, comprising more or less

27 (a) kəm stò i dvàisi stò i pedes’ʌ̀ snòpə fàštə

up to a hundred and twenty to a hundred and fifty sheaves.

31 (a) i sə nəsàždət snòpiti i pòčvəm’e v’èč’e də putp’ìrəme hərmànə

and place the sheaves on it. Then we begin to prop up the threshing floor

34 (a) snòpit’e də ne sʌ̀ putp’ìt’ət i kət stàn’e v’èč’i slàmətə

so the sheaves don’t settle. And when it become straw

Hvojna 3

4 (b) i sl'ət tvà snòpit'ȅ sə sklàd'en'i nə kup'èn' nə gul'àm kup'èn'

And after that the sheaves are put into a pile, into a big pile.

5 (b) i ut kup’ènə hvɤ̀rl’ət ta tə gu nəsəd’ʌ̀t nəsəd’ʌ̀d gu

Then they toss them off the pile and arrange them. They arrange them,

6 (b) i tugàvə d’àutu fl’ez’è səs mùl’etətə i bùlkətə ž’ə vdìgə

and then Grandpa comes in with the mules and the bride lifts [the sheaves]

7 (b) səs vìlətə ut kràjə snòpit’i sìč’kit’e še gi rəstrɤ̀svə

with a pitchfork, at the edge of the threshing floor, she shakes out all the sheaves

Kolju Marinovo 2

49 (a) vəršìdbətə mɤžèti kutu žènim mɤžèti gi vɤ̀rdzuət

[Ah,] the threshing. [Well,] the men, after we reap, the men tie it all up

50 (a) na snòpi mu vìkəmi təkà na

in sheaves, that’s what we call them about …

52 (a) tòl’kuva təkàva dib’èlo takà snòpi mu vìkəmi nìe

… this size, this thick. We call them sheaves.

58 (VZh) da tvà snòpite

Yes, about [these] sheaves.

67 (c) nə rəkòjki mɤžèti go vɤ̀rdzuvət pràət vəžètə ut àsəl’

… in handfuls, and the men bind it up. They make a cord from the very –

68 (c) ud žìtu̥tu̥ si d’ètu i gu vɤ̀rdzuvət nə snòpi

from the wheat itself, and [use] it to bind up the sheaves.

Kolju Marinovo 3

17 (GK) i slèt tùj kət sə ožɤ̀ne

And after that, after you finish reaping,

19 (GK) napràj sə nə

you make it [all] into…

20 (a) nə snòpi èj tòl’kəv’i èj tòl’kəv’i znàči kətu zbirèš

Into sheaves! They’re this big, this big, you know. And when you gather [them up]

21 (a) èj tòl’kəvu vəžè žə nəpràjš ud nìvətə i si nəpràjš

you’ll make a cord this size, you’ll make it [to tie up the wheat] from the field,

22 (a) ši zèmiš tò je tòl’kəu visòku dlɤ̀gu i təkà nəprìmer

you’ll take [the sheaf], it’s this high and this wide, so for instance

23 (a) kət gu vàždət dvèti sə krɤstòsət takà n’àkək

when you pull it out [and tie it], the two [together] form a cross, something like this,

24 (a) i slàgəž gu nə zem’ɤ̀tə nòsiš rəkòjkə ut tùk ut tùk

and you put it down on the ground, and you carry the small sheaves from here to there,

25 (a) dud’ètu zèmim karàre kòlku tr’àvə də je nə jedìn snòp

until we measure how much [we] need to [make] one sheaf.

26 (a) jedìn snòp p’èt ə snòpə sə zbìrət i sə sklədɤ̀t

One sheaf, five sheaves, you gather them up and arrange them

27 (a) də e tòl’kuvə i nə r’èd vèči inɤ̀ redìca gu nəredìm

so they’re like this, in order. We put them into a single row.

47 (GK) kòlku vrèmi stoì na nə nìvətə tvà nèšto

how long does, this thing stay [there] in the field?

48 (a) kòl’ku stoì kətu u užènim i pòčvəme də vəršèm

“How long does it stay?!” We [just] finish reaping and then start threshing.

Kolju Marinovo 4

29 (a) i kəto dòjdi vr’ème àjde də ìdət ut kɤ̀rə

And when the time comes, here they come from the field

30 (a) prinàs’ət snòpiti d’ètu sme gu užènəli dukàrəmi tùkə

They take the sheaves that we’ve reaped, bring them in here

31 (a) nəpràim kupì he kòlku slìvətə visòki

and make piles as tall as [that] plum tree [over there].

32 (GK) uhù či kòj kɤ̀k gi pràjti tìjə

Oho! So who – how do you make these –

33 (GK) kɤ̀k sə je pràelo tùj nèšto

How was such a thing made?

34 (a) mi tè sə šəròki tè ut unuvà duvàrči

Well, they’re broad, from that little wall [to here]

35 (a) kvò ə ti kàžə du du tùkənə e šəròki

What can I tell you? As broad as to here.

36 (a) a pɤ̀k gi pràim visòki fɤ̀rl’ət səs vìlətə

And then we make them tall. They toss [the hay] up with a pitchfork

37 (a) edìn gi nər’èždə drùk fɤ̀rl’ə ut kulàta

one puts them in order, the other tosses [them up] from the cart,

38 (a) i pòsl’e pàk kutu dukàrət ə pàk təkà

And then when they drive in [the next load], they do [the same] again.

39 (GK) amà n’àkoj ìma se e pukačìl gòre li

But [surely] there’s someone [who must] have climbed up there.

40 (a) n’àkuj i gòri ne mòj bez čuvèk’

[Of course] there’s someone up top! You can’t [do it] without a person [up there].

42 (a) tòj tr’àə də grəd’ì duvàri nəprìmer kɤ̀k sə grad’ɤ̀t i

He has to build [it]. Like they build walls, for instance.

43 (a) i təkà sɤ̀što sə grədì

This is built up the same way.

44 (GK) i kupèn

A pile of sheaves.

46 (GK) i žìtutu kəto sə dukàrə snòpite

And of wheat, after they bring the sheaves in.

47 (a) či žìtutu dè nəprìm’er kət sə dukàrə tò ožènəto na nìvətə

Of course the wheat! For instance, when they bring in what’s been reaped in the field

79 (a) ostàv’əš nə inò m’àsto tàm inɤ̀ rəkòjkə nəpràjš

leave [it] in a certain place there, make one small sheaf [of it].

80 (a) i kəto žèn’im i sləd mèn slàgəm si gi ej tùkə

And when we reap, [they come] after me, and I place them all like this:

81 (a) idnɤ̀ tàm drùgə i təkà nə r’èt

one here, another there, and so on in order.

Leštak 2

48 (VZh) takà i kato go otrèžeš tovà na edìn pɤ̀t

OK, and after you’ve made a single cut, once,

49 (VZh) kàk se kàzvə dèto si go odrèzal

how do you call the section you’ve cut off?

50 (d) nə snòp’e gu zbìrət

Sheaves, [that’s how] they gather it up.

51 (VZh) na snòpe

In sheaves.

52 (d) a vʌ̀rzvəd gu snòp’e

They tie it [into] sheaves.

53 (VZh) kòj məžète li hòd’ət sled vàs

Who – Do the men come after you?

54 (d) i məžète i ženìte vrìt

The men and women both, everybody.

55 (VZh) əmhəm takà tə s tovà go səbìrate i pòsle

OK. You gather [all] this up, and then

56 (VZh) kakvò go pràat s snòpetu

what do they do with the sheaves?

57 (d) tugàvə gu zbìrət nə ədnò mɛ̀stu isʌ̀hne

They gather it [all] up in one spot, and it dries,

Leštak 3

3 (GK) segà znàči snòpi pu dèset bròjə təvà e košìnə təkà li

Now – a pile of ten sheaves, that’s a “koshina,” right?

4 (e) da

Yes.

5 (GK) e košìnə e tovà e nə nìvətə li

And the “koshina” is [out] on the field?

6 (e) dà

Yes.

7 (GK) təkà pòsle kəto stuì nə nìvətə n’àkəde kədètu e

O.K. Then, after it sits [a while] wherever it is on the field,

8 (GK) kvò go pràat kušìnətə

what do they do with it? The “koshina,” that is.

9 (e) kuš’ìnətə sə sklàvə d’ètu e hərmànə d’ètu š’ə̥ sə vərš’è

You put the “koshina” where the threshing field is, where you’ll do the threshing.

11 (e) nə ràvnu i pòsle sə nəsìč’ə ə snòpə nə dv’è

A flat [place]. And then you cut the sheaves in two,

12 (e) ili nə ədnò kàktu ìskəš i sə pùštət mùletə dv’è

or leave them single, however you wish. Then they set out mules – two [of them]

49 (GK) zitòtu̥ snòpetu

The grain. The sheaves.

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