Golica 4

Golica4new.final_.mp3

Commentary on the text:

The intended meaning of the phrase translated "curved blue slab" at the end is unclear.

1 (a) [0:00] People say there’s no God. [But] the Lord at one time walked on the earth,

disc

say 3pl pres I

people pl def

L.part neg exist

lord sg m

lord sg m

one sg n adj

time sg n

earth sg f def

walk sg m L.part I

2 (a) [0:08] I’m already almost a hundred years old – ninety. I’ve heard my ancestors

nom 1sg

already adv

almost adj

hundred.year.old sg f adj

ninety

grandmother pl adj

1sg pres aux clt

hear sg f L.part I

3 (a) [0:15] [tell] how it was [that] the Lord walked on this earth,

how interr

sg n L.part cop

earth sg f def

lord sg m

walk sg m L.part I

4 (a) [0:18] and told the ploughmen how to plow, and the women how to weave.

plowman pl m def

how interr

say sg m L.part P

comp

plow 3pl pres I

woman pl f def

how interr

say sg m L.part P

comp

weave 3pl pres I

5 (a) [0:25] But now people have changed, and they don’t recognize the Lord.

but

now adj

change 3sg aor P

acc refl clt

people sg m def

neg

recognize 3sg pres P

lord sg m def

6 (a) [0:34] He will make it rain again - it won’t stay like this. But when time passes –

nom m 3sg

fut

precipitate 3sg pres P

again adv

fut neg

comp

remain 3sg pres P

thus adv

but

when inter.rel

pass 3sg pres P

time sg n

7 (VZh) But [in the interim] the corn will wither, won’t it?

but

fut

dry out 3pl pres P

corn pl m def

disc

8 (c) [0:42] It’ll wither.

fut

dry out 3pl pres P

9 (a) [0:43] I don’t [even] know if they’re sowing it [or not]

disc

nom 1sg

neg

neg

acc n 3sg clt

know 1sg pres I

sow 3pl pres I

interr clt

10 (a) [0:45] though from what I can see it seems that they have sown [the seed].

disc

thus adv

acc refl

dat refl clt

see 3sg pres P

dat 1sg clt

acc refl clt

that conj

3pl pres aux clt

sow pl L.part I

11 (c) [0:49] I sowed, but [who knows] now what will become [of it].

nom 1sg

sow 1sg aor I

but

now adv

what sg n interr

fut

become 3sg pres P

12 (a) [0:52] Well, the corn can hold out, [because] in other years of drought

disc

[…]

corn pl m def

can pres imprs

comp

acc refl clt

keep 3pl pres I

but

other sg f adj

year sg f

drought sg f

13 (a) [0:55] even still …

and

pɑ̀k

again adv

пак

14 (c) [0:55] There is [such corn].

ìma

pres exist

има

15 (a) [0:56] they [will be able to] bring [it] in.

birɛ̀t

gather 3pl pres I

бера

16 (VZh) So, the young people don’t know the Lord now, they don’t go to church

mean 3sg pres I

young pl def adj

neg

neg

know 3pl pres I

lord sg m

now adv

neg

go 3pl pres I

church sg f

17 (a) [1:01] Well, they say it’s not God, [it’s a] [curved] blue slab.

disc

say 3pl pres I

neg

3sg pres cop clt

lord sg m

blue sg f adj

slab sg f

Main menu

You are here

Map

Participants

VZh

a

c

Golica 4

1 (a) [0:00] People say there’s no God. [But] the Lord at one time walked on the earth,

2 (a) [0:08] I’m already almost a hundred years old – ninety. I’ve heard my ancestors

3 (a) [0:15] [tell] how it was [that] the Lord walked on this earth,

4 (a) [0:18] and told the ploughmen how to plow, and the women how to weave.

5 (a) [0:25] But now people have changed, and they don’t recognize the Lord.

6 (a) [0:34] He will make it rain again - it won’t stay like this. But when time passes –

7 (VZh) But [in the interim] the corn will wither, won’t it?

8 (c) [0:42] It’ll wither.

9 (a) [0:43] I don’t [even] know if they’re sowing it [or not]

10 (a) [0:45] though from what I can see it seems that they have sown [the seed].

11 (c) [0:49] I sowed, but [who knows] now what will become [of it].

12 (a) [0:52] Well, the corn can hold out, [because] in other years of drought

13 (a) [0:55] even still …

14 (c) [0:55] There is [such corn].

15 (a) [0:56] they [will be able to] bring [it] in.

16 (VZh) So, the young people don’t know the Lord now, they don’t go to church

17 (a) [1:01] Well, they say it’s not God, [it’s a] [curved] blue slab.

1 (a) [0:00] amən kɑ̀zwat hòrətə n'èməlu gòsput' gòsput' enò wr'ɛ̀me pu zem'ɛ̀tə vər'àl

People say there’s no God. [But] the Lord at one time walked on the earth,

2 (a) [0:08] ɑ̀s vèk'e əmèn stògudìšna divindis'è bɑ̀bini səm čùvələ

I’m already almost a hundred years old – ninety. I’ve heard my ancestors

3 (a) [0:15] kɛ̀g bìlu pu zem'ɛ̀ta gòsput' hòdel

[tell] how it was [that] the Lord walked on this earth,

4 (a) [0:18] nə urɑ̀či̥t'ȅ kɛ̀k kɑ̀zəl də urɛ̀t na žèn:t'ȅ kɑ̀k kɑ̀zal da təkɛ̀t

and told the ploughmen how to plow, and the women how to weave.

5 (a) [0:25] amà səgɑ̀ izmenì sə nəròdə ni puznɑ̀və gòspud'ə̟

But now people have changed, and they don’t recognize the Lord.

6 (a) [0:34] tòj še zəwəlì pɑk n'èma də ustɑ̀ne tɛ̀j ama gɑ̀ mìne wr'ɛ̀me

He will make it rain again - it won’t stay like this. But when time passes –

7 (VZh) ama še isɛ̀xnət mamùlite à

But [in the interim] the corn will wither, won’t it?

8 (c) [0:42] še isɛ̀xnət

It’ll wither.

9 (a) [0:43] ama ɑ̀s ni ni gù znɑ̀m s'ɛ̀jə̟t li

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

10 (a) [0:45] 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) [0:49] ɑ̀z s'àh ama s'à kvò š stàne

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

12 (a) [0:52] mi n mamùl':t'ȅ mòž də sə dəržɛ̀t ma drùga gùnna sùša

Well, the corn can hold out, [because] in other years of drought

13 (a) [0:55] i pɑ̀k

even still …

14 (c) [0:55] ìma

There is [such corn].

15 (a) [0:56] birɛ̀t

they [will be able to] bring [it] in.

16 (VZh) znàči mlàdite ne ne znàjət gòspod segà ne xòd'at na cɤ̀rkva

So, the young people don’t know the Lord now, they don’t go to church

17 (a) [1:01] am kɑ̀zwat n'è e gòsput' sìn'a plòča

Well, they say it’s not God, [it’s a] [curved] blue slab.

1 (a) [0:00] амəн ка̊̀зўат hо̀рəтə н’ѐмəлу го̀спут’ го̀спут’ ено̀ ўр’е̂̀ме пу зем’е̂̀тə вəр’а̀л

2 (a) [0:08] а̊̀с вѐк’е əмѐн сто̀гудѝшна дивиндис’ѐ ба̊̀бини сəм чу̀вəлə

3 (a) [0:15] ке̂̀г бѝлу пу зем’е̂̀та го̀спут’ hо̀дел

4 (a) [0:18] нə ура̊̀чи̭т’е̏ ке̂̀к ка̊̀зəл дə уре̂̀т на жѐн:т’е̏ ка̊̀к ка̊̀зал да тəке̂̀т

5 (a) [0:25] ама̀ сəга̊̀ изменѝ сə нəро̀дə ни пузна̊̀вə го̀спуд’е̥

6 (a) [0:34] то̀й ше зəўəлѝ па̊к н’ѐма дə уста̊̀не те̂̀й ама га̊̀ мѝне ўр’е̂̀ме

7 (VZh) ама ше исе̂̀хнəт маму̀лите а̀

8 (c) [0:42] ше исе̂̀хнəт

9 (a) [0:43] ама а̊̀с ни ни гу̀ зна̊̀м с’е̂̀йе̥т ли

10 (a) [0:45] мə те̂̀й по с’ѐбе си вѝди ми се че са с’е̂̀ли

11 (c) [0:49] а̊̀з с’а̀h ама с’а̀ кво̀ ш ста̀не

12 (a) [0:52] ми н маму̀л’:т’е̏ мо̀ж дə сə дəрже̂̀т ма дру̀га гу̀нна су̀ша

13 (a) [0:55] и па̊̀к

14 (c) [0:55] ѝма

15 (a) [0:56] бире̂̀т

16 (VZh) зна̀чи мла̀дите не не зна̀йəт го̀спод сега̀ не хо̀д’ат на цъ̀рква

17 (a) [1:01] ам ка̊̀зўат н’ѐ е го̀спут’ сѝн’а пло̀ча