Turks

Baskalci 1

8 (a) tùrci štò sә kәdè sә prәìli kәkvò sә prәìli

what the Turks were, what they did and where,

9 (a) kàk sә se krìli od nìx’ kàk

how they – how [people] hid from them, how –

Golica 5

57 (a) i ə tùkanək ednà kadɛ̀nka ìmaši gledɑ̀čka i svàta

So there is this Turkish woman here, a fortune teller, my in-law

58 (a) na mumč’èto mi d’àdo mu i tòd’a na gledɑ̀čkata

my boy’s [other] grandfather. So he went to the fortune teller

Huhla 2

58 (a) pò màl'ki pò màl'ki m ednò vr'ème tùrcit'e təkɤ̀və ràbutə nəpràha

Younger, younger. In the old days the Turks did this thing.

59 (a) ustàhə me təkà kət tàə gòli bòsi sìčkutu izgur'à

They left me like this, naked and barefoot. Everything had been burnt down.

Kolju Marinovo 3

68 (a) i sə nəbìti səs inò inì krèməni pràvea gi

And then it’s got this, these flintstones pounded into it. [Who] used to make them?

69 (a) tùrci̥t’e li bèši cìgəni li b’àhə ne znàm ne mòə vi kàžə

Was it Turks? Was it Gypsies? I don’t know, I can’t tell you.

Kralevo 1

66 (a) i sɨ̀čkite hòrə tùrcɨ dòjdəə pu s ədnò məgàrence ətɨ̀dəə

And [then] all these people, Turks, came, they came each with a donkey.

Kralevo 3

32 (a) sə pubòreli sə č’e

they wrestled. Because …

34 (a) tùrcite pò pehlivàne i izlɨ̀zəli tàmkə

… Turks are more into wrestling, they came out [and said],

35 (a) n’àmə li n’àkəv g’aùrin də izl’èze sə pubòrim

“Isn’t there some infidel here who’ll come out and wrestle a bit?”

36 (a) pək tòj ìməl ədɨ̀n vùjču ìkəl stàni b’e kràl’o stànɨ

And [our boy] had an uncle who said “Get up, Kralyo, get up

37 (a) sə òpətaj gà tə nədvɨ̀jət nədvɨ̀jət ìkə

and try your luck. If they get the better of you,” he said, “then they do.

38 (a) pə əkò e sɨ̀len i bɤ̀lgərin də izl’èze ùbəvu

But if a Bulgarian is strong as well, let him come out [and fight].” Fine.

39 (a) əmə tòj bɤ̀lgərɨ̀nə izl’àl sɨ̀len nədvɨ̀l tùrcite tùrckite pehlivàni

So he, the Bulgarian, came out strong and defeated the Turks – the Turkish wrestlers.

40 (a) tìjə gu nəmràzili reklìli kɤ̀k tɤ̀j li ne

They took a hatred to him and said “How could this [happen]?

41 (a) tr’àvə də mu si udməstɨ̀me kɤ̀štə̥tə m bɨ̀lə tàm nəkrəj s’è̝lu

We have to have our revenge on him.” His house was at the end of the village.

42 (a) ìməl n’àkəvi dicà mòmč’eto sə bɨ̀lu už’è̝nilu sə

He had some kids (the boy had gotten married),

43 (b) i t’è̝ gu nɨpànnuvət tùrcit’e n’ègə n’àməlu

and the Turks attacked [the house], but he wasn’t there.

44 (b) i zəpàlili mu kɤ̀štətə

They set fire to his house.

63 (a) tùrcite kəd gu nəpànnəli təkà i tòj v’è̝ki tùkə səz žinɤ̀tə mu

when the Turks attacked him, and he was still here with his wife

Malevo/Hsk 1

6 (a) i slət tvà ìməlu i bɤ̀lgare i tùrcɨ

and after that there were both Bulgarians and Turks.

10 (a) tùkə sə bilɨ pòveče tùrcɨ̥ i màl’e

There were more Turks here, and Male –

11 (a) i kət sə zəsè̝l’il’ɨ tùkə nàšte hòrə bɤ̀lgər’ɤt nəkùpɨl’ɨ sɨ̥ nɨ̀vi

and when our people, the Bulgarians, settled here, they bought land

12 (a) ut tùrcite tùrci̥te sə pribràl’i kəm turcìjə pək nàšte sə nəkùpɨl’i nɨ̀

from the Turks, and the Turks went back to Turkey, and our people bought the land

13 (a) ut t’àh i prèdàdufcite nè mi òšte prè.prèdàdufcɨ

from them. And our great-grandfathers, no, even further back ...

17 (a) sɨ̀čku sə nəkùpil’i

… had bought up everything …

19 (a) ut ə tùrcite nɨ̀vite i təkà

… from the Turks – fields and such.

25 (a) prəs tùrcku vr’è̝me dàže

In the times of the Turks even…

26 (f) ama tùka nalì znàete če čak v dvanàesta godìna se osvoboždàvat

You know, [this area] here was liberated only in [nineteen-]twelve.

30 (a) tìe stàrt’e nàš’t’e prèdàdufcɨ sɨ̀čkɨte znàehə tùrski štòt tùkə

the old ones, our forefathers, all knew Turkish because here

31 (a) sə ž’iv’èli səs tùrcite zàednu i znàehə tùrcki ezɨ̀k sɨ̀čkɨte

they lived together with the Turks and they all knew Turkish.

32 (a) i sə nəkùpl’i nɨ̀vi ut tùrci̥t’e i sa pòčnəl’i də rəbòt’ət

So they bought up the land from the Turks and began to work [it].

33 (a) i dàž’e b’àha ə stàr:te b’àhə təkà m səs tùrci̥t’e bl’ɨ̀ski

And the old ones were – they were close to the Turks,

34 (a) uvəžɛ̀vəhə sə i sl’ət tvà ə əm

and each respected the other. And after that –

35 (f) n’àma ja tàa vraždà kàkto ja rasprav’at za tàm

There wasn’t the kind of hostility they talk about there [in other places].

36 (a) dà de n’àmə

[No,] there wasn’t, there [certainly] wasn’t.

37 (f) às səm ponèže ot

[I know] because I’m from …

38 (a) drùgəde mòž də e bɨ̀l’u

Maybe elsewhere there was …

39 (f) plòvdifskija kràj tàm e bìlo pò stràšno

… the Plovdiv region, and it was much worse there.

40 (a) vrəždɤ̀ əmə tùkə vəf s’è̝lu mòj mòjə d’àdu i tùkə

… hostility but here in the village my grandfather, and

41 (a) kət dòjdəh ìməh pràd’àdu i tòj təkà si ubɨ̀čəše tùrci̥te

and when I came, I had – my great-grandfather liked the Turks.

43 (a) dàže edɨ̀n tùrčən dòjde tùkə tə sə zbugùvə

There was even a Turk who came here to say goodbye

44 (a) kugàt də utỳvə vəf turcìjə spà tùka u nàs

when he was leaving for Turkey. He came to sleep here at our house …

47 (a) zbugùvəə sə i si gu ispràtihme təkà bləgupulùčnu n’àmə ni kàrəne

… they took their farewells and we sent him off properly. There was no argument,

Markovo

5 (a) nìe t’à kɤ̀štə b’èše tùrska nəlì inò vr’èmi bilò tùrsko

We – this house was Turkish. It used to be Turkey back then, you know

Srebŭrna 2

7 (c) nìštu nì jə zɤ̀mət tùrcitȅ minòət uttùkə i vìkət

They don’t pay anything for it. These Turks come through here and call out,

8 (c) àjde vɤ̀lna vɤ̀lna zɤ̀məm òr’evi zɤ̀məm i nìštu nè jə plàštət

“Hey there, we buy wool! Wool! We buy walnuts!” but they don’t pay anything for it,

Vasiljovo 1

3 (a) è kogàto stanɛ̀ vojnɛ̀ta tò beše dvanàeseta godìna

When the war – when the war began. That was in [19]12.

4 (a) bìa sa bɤ̀lgarete i sṛ̀bete i gṛ̀cite bìa tùrcite

The Bulgarians and the Serbs and the Greeks fought – they defeated the Turks

5 (a) na tùrskata grànica tàm gi bìa è tə sə vudì vojnɛ̀ta

on the Turkish border, that’s where they beat them. Eh – that was the war.

Vŭrbovo 3

13 (c) e tekà e kalùger sɤ̀k i otišlì tùrci da sàkaju devòk’u

That’s right, it’s Kaluger now. So these Turks went off to ask a girl’s hand [in marriage].

14 (c) dobrè ama baštàta ne dàva da ìde za tùrčina

Fine, but her father wasn’t going to let [that happen] – that she could marry a Turk.

15 (c) kvò če pràju vṛtèli praìli kutàli se ne mòže

What could they do? They messed about, did this and that, hid a bit, but to no avail.

16 (c) vèče tùrcitȉ nablègaju da g'u ùznu i òn [laughter] òn tegàj

The Turks were very insistent on having her. And he [laughter] he – Well,

17 (c) kvò če napràju ugotvìli kako sɤ̀k štò vrèvimo

what were they going to do? They prepared – like we’ve just been talking about –

18 (c) ugotvìli jèden’e pìen’e i turcìtȉ če dòjdu na zgòvor

they prepared food and drink, since the Turks were coming for the agreement.

19 (c) došlì turcìtȉ na zgòvor dogdè onì jèli i pìli turcìtȉ u sòbu

The Turks came [to conclude] the agreement. And while the Turks ate and drank inside,

20 (c) onì si nàdvor sìčko prigotvìli da izbègaju i kato

outside they ( = her people) were preparing everything so as to escape. And when –

21 (b) napìli se turcìtȉ kàču nevèstutu i màjka baštà u karùcutu

The Turks, [by now quite] drunk, hoisted the bride and her parents into the carriage,

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