sowing

Belica 2

70 (MM) nè s kakvò se sə sèeše tùka po nìvite

No, [I mean] what got planted here in the fields?

71 (a) emi po nìvite vùtrin kato dòda na nìvata i kato òbṛza

Ah, in the fields. In the morning when I go to the field and check it out,

72 (a) i òra sɤs volòvete dokɤde ikindìa i pòsle tùram žìtoto

I plow with the oxen until afternoon prayer. And then I put the grain

73 (a) vɤf ə edìn šinìk mu kàzvat tùram zìam go pod mìšnica

into what they call a “shinik”. I put it under my arm

74 (a) i s tàa rɤ̀ka zìmam i vṛ̀va po nasèvnicata i fṛ̀gam

and with [my other] hand, take [seed], walk along the rows, and throw it out …

76 (a) ot do tùka e tù pùsteno brazdɤ̀ nàsea tàa pòsle

... to [the point where] they’ve made the furrow. I sow all of this one, and then

77 (a) pa pò natàtaka nasèem gu i gu zavlèčeme i si vṛvìm

we sow it further on, and rake it over, and go home.

78 (a) a esèn'oto

And the autumn [sowing] –

79 (MM) ma kakvò se sèeše ə esèn'oto žìto li e

But what did you sow [then]? Autumn wheat?

80 (a) esèn'oto žìto go ur nasèem i orèm i ràloto go zaròvi

[For] autumn wheat, we sow it, then plow. And the plough buries it.

82 (a) a lètn'oto go vlàčim sɤz branɤ̀ se kàzva sɤs vṛ̀šina

But summer [wheat] – we rake it with what’s called a harrow, with brushwood.

85 (MM) ja sàmo žìto li se sèeše

Um – was it only wheat that you sowed?

86 (a) emi žìto sàmo z žìtu čenìca kojò e za esèn'o

Well, wheat. Only grain (“zhito”); the wheat (“chenitsa”) that’s for autumn,

87 (a) kojò more e mòže da tràe na studɤ̀ zimɤ̀ska

that can – that can endure the cold in the winter.

89 (a) pròleti pàk se sèe

And we sow again in the spring.

Breste 1

1 (GK) ja kažì ednò vrème kàk sèexte

Tell [us] how you used to sow in the old days.

2 (a) nàrɤka nàrɤka še stàneme zàran ràno še mèsime za oràča

By hand! By hand. We get up early and make bread for the plowmen.

13 (a) ta go sèeme če tò nesìneno ne mòže da se sèe

And then we sow it. You can’t sow wheat that’s not [yet] blue.

14 (a) sɤs sìn.kamik go sìnime i sɤs rɤ̀ka go sèeme sèeme

So we spray it with copper sulfate and then we sow it by hand,

19 (a) trèva da se izorè pa tegìvana i si ìdeme ta si sèeme

It has to be plowed, and then we go and sow

20 (a) si nasèeme i sa ràne:me prodàvame si žìto plàte:me dànəg

and we sowed, we fed ourselves, we sold wheat, we paid tax

Brŭšljan 3

3 (c) predi dimìtruvdèn' št'à pòčneme də s'ɛ̀eme zìmnicə ž'ìtu rɤ̀š' ečmìk

before St. Dimitri’s day – we’d begin to sow the winter grains – rye, barley –

4 (c) i kətu št'à zəs'ɛ̀eme št'e št'à ə dòjde zìmətə

and when we’d finish the sowing, we’d – winter would come,

5 (c) št'à: nòsime s kulàtə dərvà tùkə də se gr'ɛ̀em

and we’d bring wood in with the carriage, [enough] to keep us warm.

6 (c) i št'à sedìme i nə prulettɤ̀ pàk št'à pòčneme də s'ɛ̀me

And we’d wait, and in the spring we’d again start to sow

7 (c) pròletnu uv'ès ə rənì kuìtu ni ni beə nùž'ni

the spring [crops] – oats, and – food that we – that we needed.

Eremija 5

35 (c) ofčàr kopàr gradìna sàdim kòpaj lòze što tì dòe

a shepherd! A hoer! I plant the garden, dig the vineyard, whatever comes up –

Glavanovci 1

106 (a) za ovɤ̀s za za limɤ̀c smo sàmo ednùš dvà puti li sejàli

and oats, and – well, we only sowed spelt once or twice

107 (a) nè e bil u presèk lèču smo si sejàli lèču

so there wasn’t a section for it. Ah, and lentils! We sowed lentils.

116 (VZh) a lèča na kvò mestò se sèe

And what sort of area are lentils sown in?

117 (a) lèčata i ovɤ̀sɤt ìskat ta takòva pò sùxo

entils and oats need it to be drier.

Golica 3

167 (a) da ukwɑ̀si mamùl':t'ȅ vèči̥ zə kəkvò sti s'ɛ̀li kɛ̀k

and moisten the corn. [Otherwise] what’s [the point of] your having sown it?

168 (c) mòre nà s'àxme nì tàa gudìna nìštičku ne smè

Ah but look: we sowed it, and didn’t [get] a thing, not this year either.

169 (a) am n'èka n'e sì s'àla i tì s'estrɑ̀ t'i komš'ùjkata t'i

Well, so what if you didn’t sow? Your sister, and your neighbor –

170 (a) s'à tàm nəlì grə̀n'nətə ti še ukwɑ̀si

[they] sowed over there. And your garden will get some moisture, won’t it?

175 (a) n'èmam nìkakvo s'àto amà a tùka də zəvalì pɑ̀k səm kəìl'nə

I haven’t anything sown here, but if it’d start to rain here I’d be content.

Golica 4

9 (a) ama ɑ̀s ni ni gù znɑ̀m s'ɛ̀jə̟t li

I don’t [even] know if they’re sowing it [or not]

10 (a) mə tɛ̀j po s'èbe si vìdi mi se če sa s'ɛ̀li

though from what I can see it seems that they have sown [the seed].

11 (c) ɑ̀z s'àh ama s'à kvò š stàne

I sowed, but [who knows] now what will become [of it].

Huhla 4

17 (a) kəkò s'àene ednò vr'ème kəkòt ne sɤ̀ jəd'àše

What did we plant in the old days? If it wasn’t edible, we didn’t [plant it].

18 (a) i vəsùl i ləhùt i pčinìcə i càrivicə s'àihni i pəmùk i slənčugl'èt

Beans, chickpeas, wheat – we also planted corn, and cotton, and sunflowers –

19 (a) i susàn sìčku sìčku s'àehne sìčku stànvəše i pàk stànvə

and sesame. Everything! We planted everything, it all came up fine. It still does,

Kolju Marinovo 1

7 (a) kəto rəbòtim nàči nəlì s kulà s vulòvi ur’èmi zem’ɤ̀tə

… when we work, it’s with oxcarts, you know, we plow the earth,

8 (a) sèjəmi pribìrəmi ž vəršèm žènim vəršèm i àjde nə vudenìcə̥ta [laughter]

we sow, gather, thresh, [then] we reap and thresh, then it’s off to the mill [laughter]

Kolju Marinovo 3

10 (a) kràvə žə ìjmi vulòvi kuètu ur’èm nìvəta

… we’d have cows, and oxen that we plow the fields with –

Kovačevo 2

21 (b) kràmuli kàrət sə nìtu tràktur pùštət də surɤ̀t də sèet

Quarrels! They fight! They won’t let a single tractor in to plow, or to sow,

Leštak 2

27 (VZh) dèto si ja s’àla tàa godìna səs kartòfi slèaštata godìna

Let’s say you planted potatoes this year. The next year?

28 (d) s’ètnə̥tə gudìnə še pusɛ̀jə pàk nìvə etùkə i sètne

The following year I’d plant the field again, here. And later,

32 (VZh) pšenica rɤ̀ž kakvò sèehte tuka

Wheat, rye – what did you plant here?

33 (d) pučtì rʌ̀ž

Pretty much [all] rye.

Malevo/Asg 1

1 (VZh) [Как се сее леща?]

[How do you sow lentils?]

2 (a) ə zə s’àvəne sə s’àvəm s’àvə sə izur’è sə nìvətə nəs’àvə sə

[For] sowing: we sow – You sow. [First] you plow up the field, [then] sow it [all].

Malevo/Hsk 1

114 (VZh) kakvò sèexte nàj mnògo

What [sorts of crops] did you plant primarily?

115 (a) nàj mnògu s’èehm’ə žɨ̀tu i čàrevicə

We mostly planted wheat and corn.

118 (VZh) žɨ̀toto ku koè vrème

What time [of year did you plant] the wheat?

119 (a) žɨ̀t:u nə esentɤ̀ gu s’àvəme prez l’àtutu gu pribɨ̀rəme

We plant wheat in the autumn and gather it up in the summer.

138 (a) nàj nəpr’è̝š zəs’àəme lukɤ̀ sləd lukɤ̀ fəsùlə

First of all we plant onions, and after onions, then beans.

139 (a) slət fəsùlə bustàne sled bustàn’ə càrevɨcə̥tə

and after the beans, then melons, and after the melons, then “tsarevitsa” (corn).

143 (a) i i pəmùkə də sə uprəšɨ̀ i pəmùk s’àvəhme

and – and we hoe the cotton. We also planted cotton.

144 (VZh) a i pamùk ste s’àli

Ah, you planted cotton too?

145 (a) dà i pəmùk s’àvəhme i slət tvà càrcətə v’è̝k’e də prəšɨ̀me

Yes, we also planted cotton, and after that it’s time to hoe the corn.

177 (a) zə žỳttu n’àmə prubl’èm žitòt sàmu sə s’àvə

There’s no problem with wheat, you just sow it.

Mogilica 3

1 (VZh) i togàa kakvò se sèe po tovà vrème

Back then, what did you plant at that time [of the year]?

2 (a) əf əprìl' mɛ̀sec zəfàtə sə pusɛ̀e kərtòfite pò sètne pàk

In April you began to plant potatoes, and after that

3 (a) fəsùl' misìr' kəkòtu ìmə sə nəsɛ̀e gràh kəkvòtu

beans, corn, and whatever else you had to plant – peas, whatever.

4 (VZh) a žìto

And grains?

5 (a) žìtutu tùkə ne sɛ̀eme tò dòlu

We didn't plant grains here, that was down below …

7 (a) nə pol'ètu

… in the plains.

9 (a) kərtòfi

Potatoes.

10 (VZh) ə rɤ̀ž

… rye?

11 (a) ə màlko màlko tùk tàm n počtì nèmə

A little, a little here and there. But hardly anything at all.

12 (a) pò rànu imɛ̀š'e gà behme nì pò drèbni

There used to be, when we were smaller [held smaller land portions] ,

13 (a) mnògo rɔ̀š sɛ̀ehmə pu bərčìnetu tò segà se

We planted a lot of rye [then] in the hills. But now –

27 (a) àh nìvətə zəsɛ̀eš' i sɛ̀tne əgà uzrɛ̀e už'ɔ̀neš' jə səs sɔ̀rp təkà

Ah, the field. You plant it, and then when it's ripened, you reap it with a sickle.

47 (a) č'e vsɛ̀kə vrìt sìč'ku sɛ̀hə uvès rɔ̀š' sìč'ku pò rànu

Each one. All [of us], everybody planted oats and rye, earlier on.

59 (VZh) a kučèni sèexte li

And did you plant “kochani” (kohlrabi)?

60 (a) sɛ̀ehme

We did.

61 (VZh) sèexte

You did.

Pavelsko 2

23 (VZh) [А какво сеете по нивите?]

[And what do you plant in the fields?]

24 (a) əmi segà s’àvəm’e pətàtu s’àvəme misìr’ s’àvəme vəsùl’

Well, now we plant potatoes. We plant corn, we plant beans.

25 (a) m drùgu lùk s’àvəme c’ìkvi s’àvəme sìčku s’àvəme

Hm, what else? [Ah] we plant onions, we plant pumpkins – we plant everything!

38 (b) pròl’et’ jə s’àvəme

We plant that in the spring.

39 (a) l’è l’ʌ̀štətə jə s’àvəme s’à fəf màrt f əpr’ìl i kətu stàne

We plant lentils now in March and April. And when they’re ready,

52 (a) sìjemè gu ìdem iskupàemè gu jèsencku vr’ème gu mʌ̀kneme

We plant it, go out and hoe it, and then harvest it in the autumn,

Pavelsko 3

18 (a) zə zdràv’e i jednò vr’ème əgà s’àvəhme rɤ̀š’ č’enìcə

… for health. In the old days, when we were planting grain, wheat

Sŭrnica 2

32 (a) š’i pòčnət nɛ̀kuj pà də sejɤ̀t

Some people will [certainly] start to sow it again.

Sveta Petka 3

106 (e) sìtna ràbutə e tùkə vrɤ̀a lè òrata ne bɛ̀a sɛàle odàvna sìtno nešto

Only small stuff here, up on top. People haven’t sowed anything [major] for a long time.

Tihomir 2

123 (a) s pas’ànata

[we reap] what’s been sown...

125 (a) pas’ànata na nìvata

... what’s been sown in the fields.

126 (GK) pas’ànoto pa pšenìcana

What’s been sown, the wheat –

Tǔrnjane 2

2 (a) gṛ̀sti ò sejàle sme gṛ̀sti i koto gi posèeme ednì sa belì

Oh yes, we sowed hemp. When you sow hemp, some [plants] are white,

Vŭrbina 2

1 (VZh) [А леща сеехте ли?]

[Did you sow lentils?]

2 (a) jə pus’èemè i tugàvə cv’ètne sə i i stàna zərəncà

We sow them, then they bloom, and then they become seeds.

Vŭrbina 4

7 (VZh) [Кога се сее царевицата?]

[When do you sow corn?]

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