drum

63 (d) nìe mu vìkəme vərtìkòlnicə gàjdətə tɤ̀pən'ət sə kàčvəə

We call it “vŭrtikolnitsa”. Bagpipe and drum [players] would climb up [on it],

64 (d) mòmi mumč'ètə pu č'ètiri dùš'i tò be mlògu mudèrnu

[and] girls and boys, four at a time. It was very modern!

65 (d) i xuròtu igràe nəòkulu gàjdətə svìri tɤ̀pən'ət

And [they] dance the horo all around, the bagpipe plays, and the drum.

2 (b) hàjde nə tɤpənètu tùpa: č' ìim nə òrutu nə rekàtə

it's off to the drums, they’re drumming! And we’ll go to the horo at the river.

233 (a) tupàn [laughter]

… [with] the big drum. [laughter]

236 (a) i u sèka sveta nedèl'a ìdexme i kato se sabèrexme

We would go there every Holy Sunday. And when we got together,

237 (a) i kato m zème tupàno òro [laughter]

when he takes up the drum [for the dance] – [laughter]

240 (b) stàva li na tupàn

Does the big drum work [as dance music]?

241 (a) dà na tupàn

Yes, the big drum works.

243 (a) bùm bùm [laughter]

Boom, boom! [laughter]

144 (a) i pàk xurà pàk ə tùpət tɤ̀pani xò vèselo dur sɤ̀mni

and again dancing, again the drums beat, and oh! merriment until daybreak

208 (b) nə vrèmetu kət k’i čùə tɤ̀pən’e tùkə svìrkite gàjdi òhò jàs

… back then, when I hear the drums here, the flutes, the bagpipe, oh! I’d …

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