Oborište 2

12 (MM) No, that’s become a modern holiday. Yes [it has]. But on Lazar – here –

neg

nom m 3sg

modern sg m adj

holiday sg m

become 3sg aor P

yes

yes

and

Lazar sg m name

here adv

13 (a) [0:29] Palm Sunday, Palm Sunday [= “willow-day”, “flower-day”]

Palm.Sunday sg f

Palm.Sunday sg f

14 (MM) Did [unmarried] girls go out on that occasion in the old days?

go 3pl impf I

interr clt

dat n 3sg clt

time sg n def

girl pl n

15 (a) [0:32] Well, we did.

disc

xòdexme

go 1pl impf I

ходя

16 (c) [0:33] They did, they did.

disc

go 3pl impf I

go 3pl impf I

17 (MM) Did only girls go out?

only adv

girl pl n

go 3pl impf I

18 (a) [0:34] Only girls.

only adv

girl pl n

19 (MM) Which kind of girls? Which girls? Girls up to what age?

what.kind pl adj

dat m 3sg clt

[...]

which pl interr adj

girl pl n

which sg f interr adj

age sg f

girl pl n

20 (a) [0:38] Well, schoolgirls. Up to ten or twelve years old.

disc

pupil pl f

until

about.ten sg f

twelve

year f pl

21 (MM) yes

yes

22 (a) [0:41] Such girls. Five girls get together and one [more] as “godmother” –

such pl adj

girl pl n

gather 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

five

girl pl n

one sg n adj

for

godmother sg f

23 (MM) Right -

thus adv

24 (a) [0:47] And -

and

25 (c) [0:48] [unintelligible]

[...]

26 (a) [0:48] they’d [go out] two by two and sing.

two n

two n

sing 3pl impf I

27 (a) [0:49] They sing Lazar-songs, they take a basket with eggs [in it] as they go along …

sing 3pl pres I

Lazar sg m def name

take 3pl pres P

basket sg m def

with

egg pl n

as conj

go 3pl pres P

28 (MM) Um.

bkch

29 (a) [0:54] … singing. They come to our house, they sing. If I have an egg

comp

sing 3pl pres I

come 3pl pres P

acc 1pl

sing 3pl pres I

dat refl clt

if conj

have 1sg pres I

egg sg n

30 (a) [0:56] I give them [eggs], if not –

give 1sg pres P

dat 3pl clt

if conj

pres neg exist

31 (MM) Right

thus adv

32 (a) [0:58] Whoever is the closest [relation] to me, I’ll give her

koè

which sg n inter.rel adj

dat 1sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

ones.own sg n adj

fut

dat n 3sg clt

give 1sg pres P

and

and

33 (a) [1:01] something else, maybe a bracelet, maybe a ring

other sg n adj

something sg n

bracelet sg f

either

ring sg m

either

34 (MM) Right, right –

thus adv

thus adv

35 (a) [1:04] For the ones who aren’t [close relations] I’ll just put an egg in the basket

hes

who sg m interr

neg

3sg pres cop clt

only adv

egg sg n def

dat 3pl clt

put 1sg pres P

basket sg m def

36 (MM) Hm.

bkch

37 (a) [1:09] and afterwards they’ll gather up [all the eggs] and divide them [among themselves].

this pl adj

when conj

acc 3pl clt

gather 3pl pres P

dat refl clt

acc 3pl clt

divide 3pl pres I

after adv

38 (RA) Uh huh.

mhəm

bkch

39 (MM) Yes.

yes

40 (a) [1:13] And on Easter – that was for Palm Sunday –

and

when conj

Easter sg m

this sg n adj

3sg pres cop clt

Palm.Sunday sg f

and

41 (c) [1:16] [cough]

[...]

42 (a) [1:16] on Easter they go to the river, they take the laundry paddle and bathe it.

Easter sg m

go 3pl pres I

river sg n def

carry 3pl pres I

paddle sg f def

bathe 3pl pres P

acc f 3sg clt

43 (MM) [The one belonging] to the “godmother”.

kumàta

godmother sg f def

кума

44 (a) [1:23] [Yes,] “the godmother”.

kumàta

godmother sg f def

кума

45 (MM) The one that was …

this sg f adj

who sg f rel adj

3sg pres aux clt

sg f L.part cop

46 (a) [1:26] The one that was …

this sg f adj

rel

3sg pres cop clt

47 (MM) … “godmother” of the “lazarki” (girls that sing in procession on St. Lazar’s day).

godmother sg f

Lazar.singer pl f def

лазарка

48 (a) [1:27] … with the “lazarki”. They go to the river, to a place where it never dries up,

làzarkite

Lazar.singer pl f def

go 3pl pres P

river sg n def

rel

neg

dry 3sg pres I

river sg n def

49 (a) [1:30] they bathe the laundry paddle in the place where we launder the clothes –

bathe 3pl pres P

paddle sg f def

there adv

rel

fut

beat 1pl pres I

clothing pl f def

ost

50 (MM) Yes -

yes

yes

yes

51 (a) [1:33] that piece of wood, we call it a laundry paddle – and [then] they come back.

that sg n adj

wood sg n

dat n 3sg clt

say 1pl pres I

paddle sg f

and

acc refl clt

се

vrɤ̀štat

return 3pl pres I

връщам

52 (a) [1:37] They go to yard of the “godmother’s” house; they’ve already processed the bulgur

go 3pl pres P

godmother sg f def

their sg m def adj

yard sg m

this pl adj

pulverize pl L.part P

счукам

bulgùr

bulghur sg m

булгур

53 (d) [1:43] Bulgur [and] wheat.

bulghur sg m

wheat sg f

54 (a) [1:44] Wheat, [like] that we [already] talked [about] …

wheat sg f

rel

recently adv

acc f 3sg clt

speak 1pl aor I

55 (MM) Yes, yes, yes.

yes

yes

yes

56 (a) [1:45] … how we cook that for weddings – they process it and cook it up

and

acc f 3sg clt

there adv

boil 1pl pres I

for

wedding sg f def

pulverize 3pl pres I

acc f 3sg clt

cook 3pl pres P

acc f 3sg clt

57 (a) [1:49] as food, into what we used to call “kasha”

for

màndža

food sg f

манджа

and

for

gruel sg f

dat n 3sg clt

call 1pl impf I

58 (RA) Mm

bkch

59 (a) [1:53] and we go “for kasha”, and they’ll invite us, our parents, close [friends]

fut

go 1pl pres P

for

gruel sg f

and

fut

acc 1pl clt

invite 3pl pres P

60 (a) [1:55] and we [will go with] our parents, close [friends]

nom 1pl

our pl def adj

parent pl m

there adv

close pl adj

61 (d) [1:57] [cough]

[...]

62 (a) [1:58] and we’ll go there, we’ll go visiting,

and

fut

comp

go 1pl pres P

there adv

fut

visit 1pl pres I

63 (a) [2:00] and they’ll lay out for us a festive table, and such.

fut

acc 1pl clt

[...]

lay 3pl pres P

dat refl clt

table sg f

thus adv

64 (MM) And all that happens at the “godmother’s” house, yes?

this sg n adj

all adv

godmother sg f def

become 3sg pres I

disc

65 (a) [2:04] All at the “godmother’s”, yes …

all adv

godmother sg f def

yes

66 (d) [2:05] At the “godmother’s”, she – at the house of the “godmother’s” father.

godmother sg f def

nom f 3sg

[…]

father sg m def

67 (a) [2:06] They set out the festive table,

lay 3pl pres P

hes

table sg f

68 (d) [2:07] At the father of the godmother.

godmother sg f def

father sg m def

69 (a) [2:08] we take our seats, some here, some there; they dish out kasha for us,

sit 1pl pres I

one pl adj

from.here adv

one pl adj

from.here adv

pour 3pl pres P

dat 1pl clt

gruel sg f

70 (a) [2:11] we eat a meal, we take eggs, and put them there

dine 1pl pres I

and

carry 1pl pres P

egg pl n

and

put 1pl pres P

there adv

71 (a) [2:14] on the table for the main Lazar-singer.

table sg f def

for

Lazar.singer sg f def

лазаркиня

72 (MM) Yes

yes

73 (a) [2:17] and they get up and [unintelligible]

and

stànat

arise 3pl pres P

стана

and

74 (MM) Fine. So this year one girl is “godmother”. [What about] the next year?

O.K. adv

this sg f adj

year f sg

one sg n adj

girl sg n

3sg pres cop clt

godmother sg f

other sg f def adj

year f sg

75 (a) [2:21] There’s another one next year –

for

other sg f def adj

year f sg

and

other sg n adj

76 (d) [2:22] Another!

and

па

drùgo

other sg n adj

друг

77 (a) [2:22] another one.

and

па

drùgo

other sg n adj

друг

78 (MM) They take turns.

redùvat

alternate 3pl pres I

редувам

acc refl clt

се

79 (a) [2:24] They take turns

alternate 3pl pres I

acc refl clt

80 (MM) Yes.

yes

81 (d) [2:25] A little of –

little adv

from

82 (MM) O.K. Now if there’s a very great drought, was there

thus adv

disc

if conj

pres exist

very adv

big sg f adj

drought sg f

impf exist

interr clt

83 (MM) some sort of custom to – for [making it] rain?

some.kind sg m adj

custom sg m

comp

for

rain m

84 (a) [2:33] There was a custom. “Grandpa” priest says [special] prayers

disc

impf exist

custom sg m

that conj

catch 3sg pres P

grandfather sg m

priest sg m

make 3sg pres I

prayer sg n

85 (a) [2:37] he goes out into the open field

go 3sg pres P

now adv

field sg n def

86 (MM) Right -

thus adv

87 (a) [2:40] – the [cultivated] fields with people, those who can go,

field sg f def

and

with

people pl def

who pl rel adj

already adv

can 3pl pres I

comp

go 3pl pres P

88 (a) [2:45] [they] go out there; Grandpa priest says the prayers –

go 3pl pres I

there adv

read 3sg pres I

grandfather sg m

priest sg m

89 (f) [2:47] I’m going to go outside, Granny.

nom 1sg

fut

go 1sg pres P

outside adv

grandmother voc sg f

90 (a) [2:49] O.K., but don’t – don’t go out onto the street outside!

O.K. adv

comp

neg

comp

neg

go 2sg pres P

road sg m def

outside adv

91 (f) [2:54] Of course [not]!

yes

adrs

92 (a) [2:55] And they go there, Grandpa priest does the prayers, they come back –

and

go 3pl pres P

there adv

read 3sg pres I

grandfather sg m

priest sg m

make 3sg pres I

prayer sg n

return 3sg pres P

acc refl clt

93 (a) [3:03] It might even start to rain just then while he’s …

can pres imprs

and

still adv

moment sg m def

comp

rain 3sg pres P

while conj

3sg pres cop clt

94 (MM) Yes -

yes

95 (a) [3:06] … still there in the fields. And we pray to God,

there adv

field pl f def

and

pray 1pl pres I

acc refl clt

for

God sg m

96 (a) [3:10] The “vaydudulki” [performers in rain-making rituals] would –

make 3pl impf I

rain.maiden pl f

pres exist

[...]

97 (MM) Ah! That! I was just going to ask about the “vaydudulki”.

excl

hort

this sg n adj

1sg fut.pst

comp

ask 1sg pres I

for

rain.maiden pl f def

98 (a) [3:14] “Vaydudulki”, well – For instance one was my sister,

rain.maiden pl f

now adv

for.example adv

nom f 3sg

dat 1sg clt

3sg pres cop clt

sister sg f

99 (a) [3:17] but the youngest one. We call it “the baby of the family”.

but

and

most

young sg f def adj

baby.of.family sg m def

dat m 3sg clt

say 1pl pres I

100 (d) [3:21] The one that was born the latest.

most

after adv

who sg f interr

acc refl clt

3sg pres aux clt

bear sg f L.part P

101 (MM) Right -

thus adv

102 (a) [3:25] And there was this plant, they called it “fat pumpkin” –

and

impf exist

one sg m adj

hes

weed sg m

and

dat m 3sg clt

call 3pl impf I

fat sg f def adj

pumpkin sg f

103 (a) [3:29] it grows like a pumpkin plant but it doesn’t give fruit, it just grows like that –

nom n 3sg

pumpkin sg f

grow 3sg pres I

however adv

neg

develop 3sg pres I

but

thus adv

dat refl clt

grow 3sg pres I

104 (a) [3:34] and we pick it and pile this plant on her,

and

acc m 3sg clt

pluck 1pl pres P

acc m 3sg

and

acc f 3sg clt

pile 1pl pres P

with

this sg m adj

weed sg m

105 (a) [3:38] and lead her throughout the village and sing …

and

acc f 3sg clt

lead 1pl pres I

around

village sg n def

and

sing 1pl pres I

106 (d) [3:41] “The butterfly has taken flight”.

fly sg f L.part I

3sg pres aux clt

butterfly sg f

107 (MM) Right, right, but –

thus adv

thus adv

[…]

108 (a) [3:44] … through the village, from house to house, [singing] “vaydudule” (rain-making songs).

around

village sg n def

house pl f def

rain.maiden voc sg f

109 (MM) O.K., but how do you sing it? [Something has] "taken flight”?

по

koè

which sg n interr adj

how interr

sing 2pl pres I

fly sg f L.part I

3sg pres aux clt

110 (d) [3:49] “The butterfly has taken flight / Give us, oh God, rain”

fly sg f L.part I

3sg pres aux clt

butterfly sg f

give sg imv P

God voc sg m

rain m

111 (a) [3:51] The “vaydudule” [song about the vaydudulka].

vàjdudùle

rain.maiden voc sg f

вайдудулка

112 (d) [3:51] The “vaydudule” [song about the vaydudulka].

vàjdudùle

rain.maiden voc sg f

вайдудулка

113 (MM) “Vay” – “vaydudule” [song about the vaydudulka].

vàj

[...]

vàjdudule

rain.maiden voc sg f

вайдудулка

114 (d) [3:53] … give us oh God rain

give sg imv P

God voc sg m

rain m

115 (a) [3:53] [sings] “The butterfly has just flown off / Give us oh God rain / Give us oh God rain”

fly sg f L.part P

3sg pres aux clt

butterfly sg f

give sg imv P

God voc sg m

rain m

give sg imv P

God voc sg m

rain m

116 (a) [3:59] [sings] “Izulitsa vuzulitsa, vaydudule / Give us oh God rain / Give us oh God rain”

"izulitsa"

"vuzulitsa"

rain.maiden voc sg f

give sg imv P

God voc sg m

rain m

give sg imv P

God voc sg m

rain m

117 (a) [4:05] and each one takes out a kettle of water and pours it out

each sg m adj

carry 3sg pres I

kettle sg m def

with

water sg f

and

acc f 3sg clt

тя

zalìva

pour 3sg pres I

заливам

118 (MM) Yes.

yes

119 (d) [4:09] We pour water on the "vaydudulka" (the center of the rain ritual, the one decorated with greenery)

polìvame

pour 1pl pres I

поливам

dudùlkata

rain.ritual performer sg f def

дудулка

120 (MM) And can any girl be the “vaydudulka”?

disc

each sg n adj

girl sg n

interr clt

can pres imprs

comp

be 3sg pres P

rain.maiden sg f

121 (a) [4:11] Only the one that was born the most recently.

sàmo

only adv

само

koè

which sg n inter.rel adj

acc refl clt

3sg pres aux clt

bear sg n L.part P

most

later adv

122 (d) [4:13] The baby of the family.

istɤrsàka

baby.of.family sg m def

изтърсак

123 (a) [4:13] After her there mustn’t be –

after

acc n 3sg

comp

pres neg exist

124 (d) [4:14] The last one.

poslèdnoto

last sg n def adj

последен

125 (MM) Yes

yes

126 (a) [4:15] There mustn’t be any one after her.

after

acc n 3sg

comp

pres neg exist

other sg n adj

127 (d) [4:15] [If there’s] four girls in one house [it has to be] the last one [born].

if conj

pres exist

four

girl pl n

one f sg adj

house sg f

last sg n def adj

128 (MM) The last one.

poslèdnoto

last sg n def adj

последен

129 (d) [4:18] The one that is the baby of the family.

istɤrsàka

baby.of.family sg m def

rel

3sg pres cop clt

130 (a) [4:19] The one that’s the last [to be born, of all] the girls and boys –

girl pl n

boy pl n

which sg n rel adj

3sg pres cop clt

already adv

most

after adv

131 (a) [4:22] that’s the one that they make the “vaydudulka”.

nom n 3sg

acc refl clt

make 3sg pres I

rain.maiden sg f

132 (MM) Yes, yes. In some villages they get a gypsy girl to be –

yes

yes

some pl adj

village pl n

grasp 3pl pres I

gypsy sg n

comp

be 3sg pres P

133 (a) [4:28] We did not do [that]

nom 1pl

neg

1pl pres aux clt

do pl L.part I

134 (MM) Yes.

yes

135 (a) [4:29] We don’t …

nom 1pl

gyspy pl m

136 (d) [4:29] Earlier on we did that custom in the reading room, [but] now we don’t.

do pl L.part I

1pl pres aux clt

acc m 3sg clt

reading.room sg n def

nom 1pl

this sg m adj

custom sg m

before adv

now adv

pres neg exist

137 (a) [4:31] … have any gypsies.

n’àməme

not.have 1pl pres I

нямам

138 (MM) Yes, yes.

yes

yes

139 (a) [4:32] Here we –

nom 1pl

here adv

140 (MM) So then this custom was found [here].

mean 3sg pres I

this sg m adj

custom sg m

acc m 3sg clt

impf exist

141 (a) [4:34] Yes.

yes