whistle

55 (a) òx mi tɤ̀j səs svìrki i s kəvàl':i svìrehne

Well, we did play [instruments], these small pipes and end-blown flutes.

56 (a) svìreə də kàž'em ufčàrite əmə tuvà e nè e n'àkujə

That is, the shepherds played [them]. But that’s not some kind of,

57 (a) təkà də se kàž'e kəktu n'àkuj urkèstər də iskàrət əmì

like you might say, performing in some kind of orchestra, but [rather]

58 (a) təkà vərì tə si turulìkə pudir ufc'ɛ̀te də sə zəwəvl'àvə

[a shepherd] walks along, chirps after his sheep to amuse himself.

59 (a) təkìvə svi sviràč'i sme bilì nìe səs svìrki kəvàl':i

We were all such musicians, with small pipes and end-blown flutes.

22 (GK) čobànite s kakvò svìrexa

Shepherds – what musical instruments did shepherds play?

23 (c) s kəvàl':e be səs svìrki s kəvàl':e

End-blown flutes, you know! Small pipes and end-blown flutes.

24 (d) kavàl'e

End-blown flutes

25 (c) səs svìrki i s kəvàl':e

Small pipes and end-blown flutes.

41 (e) kəvàl svìrime kətu màl'ki se uč'àhne svìrki [whistle]

We play the end-blown flute. As kids, we learned the small pipes [whistle]

48 (e) sìčkite svìrki [whistle]

Everyone played small pipes! [whistle]

52 (d) ə kugɤ̀tu stàvəš'e nàš'ijət səbòr nə devèti àvgus tòə ìdvəš'e prəmətàretu

When we had our [village] fair, on August 9th, then peddlers would come.

53 (d) tvà prəmətàre nòsət svìrki nòsət kəvàl':e

[And] these peddlers brought small pipes and end-blown flutes.

54 (d) i nìe gi upìtvəme

and we would try them out.

29 (b) i s’è takà ni svìrea gajdàre d’è svìrki d’è gajdanìci

And the bagpipe players would play for us, either with whistles or bagpipe chanters,

30 (b) è takìva svìrki pà s na tramp’è sme igràle

such types of reed whistles – and we even danced to trumpets!

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