legends

Golica 4

1 (a) amən kɑ̀zwat hòrətə n'èməlu gòsput' gòsput' enò wr'ɛ̀me pu zem'ɛ̀tə vər'àl

People say there’s no God. [But] the Lord at one time walked on the earth,

2 (a) ɑ̀s vèk'e əmèn stògudìšna divindis'è bɑ̀bini səm čùvələ

I’m already almost a hundred years old – ninety. I’ve heard my ancestors

3 (a) kɛ̀g bìlu pu zem'ɛ̀ta gòsput' hòdel

[tell] how it was [that] the Lord walked on this earth,

4 (a) nə urɑ̀či̥t'ȅ kɛ̀k kɑ̀zəl də urɛ̀t na žèn:t'ȅ kɑ̀k kɑ̀zal da təkɛ̀t

and told the ploughmen how to plow, and the women how to weave.

Huhla 5

25 (a) dvà pɤ̀ti jəd'àhi jàdəhne jəd'àhne i màjkit'e sə ni pìtəli

we would eat that twice, and our mothers would ask us

26 (a) təkà màjko zəšt'ò nə vrɤ̀bnəcə i nə

like this: “Mother’s children, why on Palm Sunday and on … “

27 (VZh) i na blàgovec xə

and on Annunciation, right?

28 (a) à təkà zəštòtu rìbətə nə gləvàtə imàlə krɤ̀s i təkà

Right. Because a fish has a cross on its head, and so –

29 (a) gòsput jə i u glɤvɤ̀tə [unintelligible] zərət tòu krɤ̀s

The Lord [unintelligible] to its head. And because of that cross

30 (a) dvà pɤ̀t'ɨ sə jàlə i ə fs'àki pùs si e

[fish] is eaten twice. And each fast is [its own] –

31 (a) pu n'àkəv den' imə təkɤ̀v də idə̀t zətùj se e jàlə

there’s a certain day when you eat a certain way. So that’s why [fish] was eaten.

36 (a) d'è də znàm kàk b'àše tə səm pìtələ màjkə

how should I know how it was – I asked mother

37 (a) òt' pùs tə rìbə ni sɤ̀ jəd'è pək ə təkɤ̀vu pək jədèn'e

why, [if] fish isn’t supposed to be eaten during fast, [that] we still eat [it].

38 (a) òt' təkɤ̀vu čèdu òti rìbətə ìmə krɤ̀s

[and she said,] “Because of this, child, because the fish has a cross [on it].”

Kralevo 3

23 (a) e əmə tuvà se prikàa če inò vr’ème tùkə ùš

It’s told that back in the old days here, supposedly

24 (a) ə nə tùrcku vr’ème kogàt ìməlu n’àkəf sɨ kràl’u vəjvòdə

in the Turkish times when there was some “Kralyo the rebel”.

26 (a) ə i sigɛ̀ tvà znàm ut d’àttu mi ud d’àdu s

the rebel leader.” I know this from my grandfather, my grandfather:

27 (a) č’ə tùkə e ìməlu n’akəvi bɤ̀lgari

[the tale] that there were some Bulgarians here,

28 (a) s’e ta sə živ’èli tùkə n’àkəde si tùkə n’àkəvə məhəlɤ̀

each [of them] lived somewhere around here in some town quarter

29 (a) či tvà mòmče màlku təkɤ̀vu enò sə kàzvəl kràl’u

and there was some little boy and he was called “Kralyo”

30 (a) tòj bɨ̀l mlòk təkɤ̀f kòlkut rəst’àl bùjnu sìlnu mòmč’e

And he was a very – he grew up into a strong, hot-tempered fellow.

31 (a) či izlɨ̀zəli təkà tə pràjəli tùkə pənəìr č’e sə burbà

And they went out and put on a fair, with wrestling [matches],

32 (a) sə pubòreli sə č’e

they wrestled. Because …

34 (a) tùrcite pò pehlivàne i izlɨ̀zəli tàmkə

… Turks are more into wrestling, they came out [and said],

35 (a) n’àmə li n’àkəv g’aùrin də izl’èze sə pubòrim

“Isn’t there some infidel here who’ll come out and wrestle a bit?”

36 (a) pək tòj ìməl ədɨ̀n vùjču ìkəl stàni b’e kràl’o stànɨ

And [our boy] had an uncle who said “Get up, Kralyo, get up

37 (a) sə òpətaj gà tə nədvɨ̀jət nədvɨ̀jət ìkə

and try your luck. If they get the better of you,” he said, “then they do.

38 (a) pə əkò e sɨ̀len i bɤ̀lgərin də izl’èze ùbəvu

But if a Bulgarian is strong as well, let him come out [and fight].” Fine.

39 (a) əmə tòj bɤ̀lgərɨ̀nə izl’àl sɨ̀len nədvɨ̀l tùrcite tùrckite pehlivàni

So he, the Bulgarian, came out strong and defeated the Turks – the Turkish wrestlers.

40 (a) tìjə gu nəmràzili reklìli kɤ̀k tɤ̀j li ne

They took a hatred to him and said “How could this [happen]?

41 (a) tr’àvə də mu si udməstɨ̀me kɤ̀štə̥tə m bɨ̀lə tàm nəkrəj s’è̝lu

We have to have our revenge on him.” His house was at the end of the village.

42 (a) ìməl n’àkəvi dicà mòmč’eto sə bɨ̀lu už’è̝nilu sə

He had some kids (the boy had gotten married),

43 (b) i t’è̝ gu nɨpànnuvət tùrcit’e n’ègə n’àməlu

and the Turks attacked [the house], but he wasn’t there.

44 (b) i zəpàlili mu kɤ̀štətə

They set fire to his house.

45 (a) zəpàlili mu kɤ̀štətə i pək tòj kəd’èt e bɨ̀l n’àkəde

They set fire to his house, and he, since he’d been elsewhere

46 (a) e bɨ̀l izl’àl n’àməlu gə gàt sə vɤ̀rnel

(he’d gone out, he wasn’t there), when he came back [and saw]

47 (a) kɤ̀štətə mu izgur’àlə tòj tugàvə sə jədòsəl i stànəl voevòdə təkɤ̀vu

his house all burnt down, he got angry and became this rebel leader –

48 (a) kò də vi kàžə

how can I tell you?

49 (VZh) xajdùk xəm

A “hayduk” (outlaw), right?

50 (a) n’è həjdùtɨn səberàl č’ètə tùkə ùž

[No,] not an outlaw. He gathered this band of warriors here, supposedly

52 (a) s revərvòl tùkə mùglə də kàžem

with guns there in, for example, Mugla.

53 (b) mùglə kràlju vujvòdu

Kralyo the rebel, [in] Mugla.

54 (a) mlòg gudɨ̀nɨ živ’àl tə č’e ùž č’e umr’àl č’àk kəd’e

He lived a long time, and supposedly he died as far away as –

55 (a) kò gu sə premàzali ə təkà də umr’àl kə f smòl’ənsko

they trampled him – in short, he died in the Smolyan area.

61 (c) kràlu vujvòda

Kralyo the rebel leader

62 (a) a tò kràl’u vùjvòda šte e uttùkə nəgà v’è̟ke nəlì ti kàəm

Yes, Kralyo the rebel leader, that’ll be it. And from here. Didn’t I tell you?

63 (a) tùrcite kəd gu nəpànnəli təkà i tòj v’è̝ki tùkə səz žinɤ̀tə mu

when the Turks attacked him, and he was still here with his wife

64 (a) ike kɤ̀štətə mu izgur’àlə tòj sɨ màhnəl uttùkə

and when his house burned down, he got out of here

65 (a) i sə səberàl s ednɤ̀ č’ètə i tvà zə tvà

and he got together with a band, and that’s why

66 (a) nə tvà ìme se imenòvə

they gave this name [to the village].

67 (b) i stànuvə si kràl’eu

And it became Kralevo

68 (a) kràl’u vujvòdə kràl’u kràl’u

after Kralyo the rebel leader, Kralyo,

69 (a) kràl’u nə tòə vujvòdə ìmetu̥

Kralyo, the name of that leader

Stikŭl 3

57 (KP) raskàzaxa ni

They told us ...

59 (KP) ednà legènda

... a legend.

61 (KP) ednà legènda za kogà kurbàn se prài predì

A legend about when they used to make a sacrifice earlier on.

63 (KP) s’àka godìna ìdval edìn elèn

It’s said that every year a deer used to come

65 (KP) i ednà godìna ne gò ostàili da si počìne

And that one year they didn’t allow it to rest.

67 (KP) znàeš li ja tàa legènda

Do you know that legend?

73 (a) tùrlata istàtak ìma adnɔ̀ cèrkvɨca è napràvena cɤ̀rkvɨca ut starìnnu ò̝šte

Beyond Turla there’s a little church, a church built way back in olden times.

74 (a) ut starìnnu unàa cɤ̀rkvica napràv’ena enàa cɤ̀rkvɨca napràv’ena i etàm

It’s built in olden times, this little church. And at this little church

75 (a) trɛ̀va da kò̝l’et kurbàn’ aku nɤ kò̝l’et kurbàn’ pàda grò̝b

people have to make a sacrificial offering, and if they don’t then a grave opens up

76 (a) i zìma čuvɛ̀k truìca hòra zimà uttàm i ezgà sɛ̀ka gudìna

and it takes a man. It took three people from there, and now every year

77 (a) hò̝d’ət etàm ta si kò̝l’et kurbànč’ek i zbò̝rček ə

they go there to have a sacrificial feast and a small festival.

78 (a) pàk nalò̝m’ət kàksu v kàzvam dè svar’ɔ̀ kurbànčekən i raznesɔ̀ gu

And they divide up, like I’m telling you, the sacrificial animal [they] cooked, and distribute it.

99 (a) pò̝p ìma ta vaspejè envà kurbànčekən nəlɛ̀gat raznesɔ̀t

There’s a priest, he sings [over] the small sacrifice, they prostrate themselves, share out [the meat],

100 (a) jadɔ̀t pijɔ̀t i i i enèj šù že z’ɔ̀m čulɛ̀k aku nèma

eat, drink, and such. A person can be completely abducted if that’s not [done].

106 (a) ta nakìva ràbuti sìn ta zatvà sakìva d’èsu ìma paraklìsč’eta

Such things, son. And that’s why these things, where these little chapels

107 (a) zatvà hòd’ət ta sàmu uttùka sàmu uttùka na drùgise nè

that’s why they go. But only here, only here. Not to other ones.

108 (a) na drùgise nè nè sàmu atàm

Not to other ones, no. Only there.

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Golica 4

Huhla 5

Kralevo 3

Stikŭl 3