Christmas carolers

72 (a) kolačè kolačèta omèsu za decà koledarì ìma pa doòdu

buns – they make little buns for the children. There are carolers, who come by –

93 (a) pa se takà prekṛ̀stu i takvàja dečìca

and they make the sign of the cross over them and then children –

94 (a) momčèta nè momìčeta ìdu

the boys, but not the girls, come –

96 (a) nàjutro dòjdu im se dadè po ednò kolačènce i onì pojù kolèdo kolèdo

they come in the morning. They’re given a bun each and they sing “Koledu, Koledu”.

97 (GK) kàk im kazùju na na tìja na na

How do they call these people, these –

98 (a) koledarì

“Koledari” (carolers).

99 (GK) koledarì

Koledari.

100 (a) dà koledarì na momčètata tàmo momìčeta pa làzarica ka dòjde

Yes, koledari. That’s the boys. And the girls are “Lazar-singers”. When they come …

1 (PSh) tì ne mì dorazkàza za kòleda tàm minàvaxa li

You didn’t finish telling me about Christmas. Did they come by –

3 (PSh) na kòleda minàvaxa li koledàri takìva

At Christmas, did carolers and such come by?

4 (a) dà dà dà minàvaxa kuledàri dà i nòvәtә gudìnә

Yes, yes. The carolers came by, yes. Also [at] New Year’s.

5 (a) ə mnògu ìdət tәkòvә i stàriti i òd’exә pu s kɤ̀štiti

A lot of them come. Both old people too went, from house [to] house,

6 (a) i mlàditi dicàtә te tè bèə mumčèncә è ut silàtә ìdexә

and young people. Children – [ah,] they were boys. They came from the villages,

7 (a) sәs tujègi tәkòvә nòs’әt pèjәt i i tәkòvәt

and they carried these staffs, they sang and such.

8 (a) i s pu̥čèrpvəme gi pu idnò krәvàjči s’èki si e nәpràilə màma

We treat them to a bun each. Mom had made [one for] each of them,

9 (a) i nə s’èki mu nə nә tujàgәtә nəxlùlə pu idnò krәvàjči

and she had hung one bun each onto the staff of each one of them.

10 (a) i gi pučèrpvәmi tàm s kvòtu smə nəglәsìli

And we treat them to whatever we’ve come up with,

11 (a) i t’è duvìždәn’i duvìždәn’i blәgudәr’ɤ̀ tàm i si zәminàvәt nә̥ cɤ̀rkvә

and they – “Goodbye, goodbye, thank you” And they go off to the church.

12 (PSh) a kàk se oblìčəxə koledàrite

And how were the carolers dressed?

13 (a) əm či təkòvə n’àkuj səs ə fòrm’enu pək n’àkuj kàktu sə sì

Well, you know, some had a “uniform”, but some [were] just the way they were

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