dancing

Bosnek 1

60 (a) napràvae i odgòre na teferìčo tùra jàbɤlka pa igràeja pa pèja

They make the flagstaff, put an apple on top, and dance and sing.

88 (a) po predì kòlko godìni bèše tùka pèexme i igràeme i č ìdeme

some years back. There we sang and danced, and we’d go –

89 (a) i po klàdnica ìdexme ə kadè li ne sè lùtaxme i igràeme

And we went to Kladnitsa – we went all over the place, and danced.

Drabišna 1

60 (a) sià nà sià se səbràt ku kuskudžà.mi.ti mòmi mìnət tùkə

Now – look, now they get together, these really big girls pass by here,

61 (a) zə ìdət nə kəzàrmətə è tàmnə̥kə pri vujnìcite prikàzvət prikàzvət

going to the barracks. Over there with the soldiers they talk and talk

62 (a) pà sə vɤ̀rnət jà si è tùkə sèd'ə fč'èrə pək fl'àli fɤ̀tr'e

and then they come back. And I'm sitting here. Yesterday, they’d gone in

63 (a) təncùvət i igràət jà nəigràhte li sə ìkəm v'èk'e

and danced and danced. “Well,” I said, “did you dance yourselves out?

Garvan 1

199 (a) təkòzvət nə kəf'en'ètu tàm ìmə grùpa mlàdi tɤ̀j bùl'ki

They do stuff at the café there. There’s a group of young girls [who]

200 (a) igràjət tàm səm in dàlə ìməv è tɤ̀j prist'ìlkə

dance there [and] I gave them – I had this apron,

213 (a) i im gi dàduf tàm də igràjət əm təkàni фùsti

So I gave them to [the girls] there that are dancing.

Glavanovci 3

51 (b) nìe ne smè igràli peperùda vìe mòže da ste igràli

We never did the “peperuda” (rainmaking ritual) dance, maybe you did.

52 (a) a peperùdata se igràe

The “peperuda” is danced ...

59 (a) napràvat si venčèta od zelenìš i sɤs tòčat vodà plìskat se

they make wreaths out of greenery and pour water, sprinkle it

60 (b) če igràjat mòkrat se

They get wet as they dance.

Skrŭt 3

77 (f) utprèt s takòvo pɤ̀čišta pràea i k’i dòjdat k’i pèat

– they made them with this big ring on top. And they’ll come and sing

78 (f) k’i igràat k’i mu fɤ̀rliš inì vàgle ena glamn’à ògin’ i

and dance, and you’ll throw them some embers, a burnt log [from] the fire, and

82 (f) i sèkakvi takòva igràat pròsat sàa ni pròsat da ti go kàža

in all sorts of ways, and dance, and beg. [But] now they don’t beg, to tell you the truth.

84 (f) pràat stančinàre ma tàm na ploštàdo k’i igràat k’i visèl’at

They do! The mummers here on the square, they’ll dance and make merry,

Vasiljovo 2

28 (b) na n’àkakvi obròci se sabìra:me ta si igràe:me

We’d gather together at certain ritual spots outside the village, and dance.

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!

31 (b) i na tramp’ènce i na tramp’è sme igràle

Little trumpets - we also danced to trumpets.

Vladimirovo 2

15 (CG) dà igràexte li

Yes. And did you dance?

16 (a) ò igràle sme

Oh [yes], we danced.

18 (a) igràeme pa kato za pa kə igràeme mnògo kogì se žènat

We danced, like when – like we would dance a lot when someone got married.

19 (a) pa svàdbi pa kəto zasvìri mùzikata od zàran do vèčer

At weddings, when the music starts playing at dawn and [goes] till night,

20 (a) tìčame da igràame koto mnògo òde:me ta zìme lète le e

we run out to dance. We would go a lot – winter, summer –

21 (a) zèma zìme nèma obu ə obuš ə obùšta a o opìnki̥

[though] in winter we didn’t have shoes, “opinki” (leather sandals).

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