harvest songs

Belica 1

51 (a) edèm česnòf.lùk i skačkìva izvàra ìmaše i ednà pèsen

We eat garlic and old curds [like in] this song –

52 (a) dnèska na žègata sàmo česnòf.lùk sɤs takìva gavànki è dṛ̀veni

Today in the heat only garlic in these bowls, these wooden [ones].

Dolno Ujno

138 (RA) a tì nè da nè pèeš a pròsto

Ah no, not for you to sing, but just

139 (RA) da mi kàžeš kogà pèjat

to tell me when [others] sing.

140 (a) pèjat i na žètva i na rabò i

They sing during harvest, and at – and

141 (a) na ràbota nèkəde kato izlèznexa pèexa

sometimes when they went out to work they would sing.

Malevo/Asg 3

16 (d) i nəbližɤ̀t li s’èlusu i pòčvəd də pujʌ̀t

And when they get near to the village they begin to sing.

17 (c) e i kətu vɤ sə vɤ̀rneme u ottàm

Yes, when we are coming back from there

19 (c) i pòčvəm’e dvòjki še pujèm žətvàrski p’èsni vrɤ̀štəme se ot

we start to sing harvest songs in traditional pairs as we are returning from …

21 (c) ud žɤ̀tvə

… the harvest.

22 (d) vərv’ɤ̀t i pujɤ̀t

They walk and sing [at the same time].

24 (c) kətu sə vɤ̀rneš dòjdeš ud ud unuvà p’àl si

When you’re coming back from – from that, you’ve been singing,

Pavelsko 1

3 (b) i pojème [unintelligible]

and we sing! [unintelligible]

4 (a) rəkòjki i p’èeme p’èeme sìčkit’e

… of handfuls [for reaping] and sing. All of us sing …

6 (a) pu dv’è pu dv’è mumìčetə p’èjət i slàgəme rəkòjkite

… in pairs. Two girls sing together, and we lay up the [reaped] handfuls –

7 (b) zlèste mòmi zlèste nə kràjən də ìdeme

[we sing:] “Go out, girls! Go out, let’s go to the edge [of the field]”

Petrov Dol 3

6 (a) em’i s’igà ž’ètvəta p’ɛ̀jm’i inò vr’èm’i zəž’ènvəm’i kətu zɤž’ènvəm’i

Well now. For the harvest, we would sing in the old days. We begin reaping,

Široka Lŭka

9 (a) zbìrame žìttu nə kùp nə kùp i i vɛ̀jem i pejèm

We gather the grain up into a pile. A pile. [Then] we winnow, and we sing.

30 (a) slet tuvà pak pɛ̀eme žatvàrska pɛ̀sn’a i nèja də ti jə kàž’a

After that we would sing a harvest song, and I’ll tell you that one too

31 (a) žatvàrska pɛ̀sn’a vèč’ernu vrɛ̀m’a slèt pèt čɤsɤ̀ vèč’ernu vrɛ̀m’e

[We sang] the harvest song in the evening, after five o’clock. In the evening,

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