singing while weaving

Dolno Ujno

124 (RA) a pèe li se
And do they sing?

125 (a) e pèe se ama [laughter] ne mòga da vi [laughter] kàžem pèsni
Yes, they sing, but I can’t tell you [any] songs.

126 (RA) à ne pròsto se interesùvam dalì se pèe
Ah no! I’m just interested in whether or not they sing.

127 (a) e pèe se kòj mòže da pèe kòj mòže da pèe [laughter]
Well, they sing! Whoever can sing, whoever can sing. [laughter]

128 (RA) ami čùf otn'àkəde če kato tkàjat ženìte i pèjat
It just that I heard from somewhere that women sing while weaving.

129 (a) e pa pèle sa kato sa mlàdi
Well, they sang – when they're young.

Stalevo 1

146 (a) tkàj i p’ɛ̀j
Weave, and sing!

148 (a) təkà b’èše
That’s how it was.

149 (GK) da e pò lèko
To make it easier.

151 (GK) po lèko da e à
For it to be easier, right?

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Recommended Model for Citations

Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)
Babjak 1: 13-15. In: Bulgarian Dialectology as Living Tradition [2016] (http://www.bulgariandialectology.org, visited on 1 March 2016)

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