birds

44 (a) i na pòrtata če tùra žìto da fàna: vrapčè

they’ll put grain at the doorstep in order to catch sparrows.

47 (a) dodèka ne dòjde ženàta ot čèrkvata i ulòva vrapčè

until the woman comes from the church and they’ve caught a sparrow.

48 (a) i na sìte dadà od vrapčèto da lìtne od nègo

and they give each one the sparrow to let it fly off from him

15 (b) sejɛ̀hme fəsùl' l'ɔ̀štə ələ ne stànvəš'e pò izìdəhə gu pìl'etə

We planted beans. And lentils, but they didn’t make it. The birds ate it all,

27 (a) ama ràwnu t’è ptič’èncə t’è və kət zəsvìr’əl’i bə v’ès’elu

It’s flat, and the [morning] birds started to chirp, and it’s joyful.

64 (a) tə hi jədɔ̀t tìj pil’cète krùški lənì behə rudᶤìli tə i

and these little birds eat them. The pear trees bore fruit last year, and –

65 (a) i t’àh krùški i krùški jədɛ̀hə i dènu pàščicənə

and those pears – they also ate the pears. Where the stem is,

66 (a) tə mu jə kəlvè kəlvè kəlvè i tugàvə pàdne krùškənə

[a bird] pecks and pecks and pecks at it, and then the pear falls –

67 (a) i dòle jə jədè tugàvə [laughter] tugàf hi jədɛ̀ə

[and when it’s] down, then it eats it [laughter]. Then they ate them.

68 (a) tùkə imɛ̀ dvɛ̀ krùški tə hi duɛ̀duhə lənì

There were two pear trees here, and last year they ate up all [the fruit]!

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