pasturing cows

Bela 1

64 (a) tì č ìdeš da go pasèš da go pasèm tàm na

“You’ll go pasture it.” So I’ll pasture it there

65 (a) nadi lìnijata na košàrata mu vìkame ama rèče tì se vàrdi

above the railway track, at the sheepfold, as we call it. “But watch out,” he said

66 (a) što onò pokìmva da te ne zbodè abè hә ә vàn’o

that it doesn’t gore you, because it shakes [its head].” “Ah, but – Vanyo,

67 (a) da me ne bùtne nèma da te bùtne tì kà

won’t it butt me?” “It’s not going to butt you, you just –

68 (a) sɤs sindžìra če kìmaš no ja ja vòdim sɤs sindžìra a òn stoì

you’ll shake it with the chain.” So I lead it with the chain and it stays

69 (a) e tùka na na baìra a jà natàm vèče zamìna obikòli

there on the hill. And I’ve already started to go around

84 (a) pasèm [laughter] sedìm tàm čèkam onì pravìa tùka kvò pravìa

I pasture it, sit there and wait, they did what they did

85 (a) na obòra dojdè ta a prìbra tovà sɤm ja pàsla

at the stable. He came and took it [after] I’d pastured it that much.

128 (a) àj sedìm da ja pasèm trɤ̀gvam si onà trɤ̀gva po mène

I sit down to pasture it, and when I get up to go it comes after me.

136 (a) bès kɤrmìlka bes mnògo bèše làkoma na pàša ùžaz bèše

without additional fodder. [That cow] was greedy at pasture, a terror!

Brŭšljan 3

19 (c) ə ìməne si g'unl'učìi xòrə tə pə edni pəs'àə

And we’d have people as day-workers. Some pastured

20 (c) kràvite drùgi pəs'àə kònetu drùgi pəs'àə biul'àtə

cows, others pastured horses, and others pastured water buffaloes.

Dolna Sekirna 2

114 (a) pàso im òvce kràve govèda i ə tàja čorbadžìjkata umèsi zèlnik

I pastured their sheep, cows, cattle, and this rich woman made a “zelnik” (pie).

Gela 1

37 (a) pək nə tɛ̀hnine gudᶤìnɤ hòdejà z dubᶤìtak sigà imɛ̀ i dəcàtɤ

But at their age [our kids] went out with the livestock. There were kids

38 (a) pɤsɛ̀hə kràvɤte tugàvə pò gulɛ̀munu pəsè kràvɤ pò pò

pasturing cows back then. The bigger one would pasture cows,

39 (a) i pò màlkunu tugàva gà flɛ̀zat kràvɤnɤ fəf guràta

and the smaller ones too. And when the cows would go into the forest

40 (a) če pò màlkunu vᶤìka kàko nemòj plàka

the smaller one would say, “Sister, don’t cry!

41 (a) jɛ̀ žə ìda jɛ̀ e tàmo [laughter] enèjnaka beha pək ezgà

I’ll go up there!” [laughter]. That’s the way they were. But now?

Mogilica 3

73 (VZh) hə čijà e kràva

Huh. Whose cow is that?

74 (a) mòjə

Mine.

76 (a) pàslə səm

I've been pasturing [it].

Repljana 1

3 (a) išlà səm išlà səm sɤs govèda z volòve ìmašemo

Oh, I did, I did! I went out with the cows, and we also had oxen.

4 (a) pa me ubòde edɤ̀n jà gi pasèm pa do livàdutu

And one gored me. I was taking them to pasture, out to the meadow,

5 (a) ta da se napasè òn kìmnu vàrdi se od mùe

to graze, and he gave a shake to ward off the flies.

Stikŭl 2

127 (a) budnɔ̀š hi zberɔ̀t ə gi pəsɔ̀t nə sərɔ̀

Sometimes they put them together and [each owner] takes turns pasturing them.

128 (a) ednò dnès drùgu ùtre drùgu zəùtreš ə zgà ìməme nìj guvedàrčək

One today, another tomorrow, another the day after. And now we have a cowherd,

129 (a) tə hi pəsè c’àl se čilèk səz ženìte hi kàra

he takes them to pasture, all [day] the man drives them, with the women

130 (a) tə gi pasè tì se zbìrət ut məhəlɔ̀tə nə nət trìjse kràvə

and he pastures them. They gather them up from this village section, more than thirty cows

133 (a) tə hmə hi pəsè pə drùguš sì hi pəsɛ̀hme f serɔ̀

and he pastures [the cows] for them. But in the old days we would pasture them in turns.

134 (a) dn’èske jɛ̀ ə že si pàsə tùv ìməm ədnɔ̀ kràvə ədìn dèn’

Today I’ll pasture them – I have one cow [so I’ll do it] for one day.

135 (a) ədìn ìmə dvɛ̀ kràvɤ dvà dèn’ə ədnì ìmət trì kràvi

Another has two cows [so he’ll do it] for two days. Some others have three cows,

136 (a) ìmət ednìte pu čètərə kràvi ìmət

some have four cows each,

138 (a) i pu trì kràvi ìmət ìmət pu məhəlɔ̀sə ìmət

and [some] three cows each. [People] around this part of the village have [them].

139 (a) jɛ̀ nèməm nìkəkvə kràvə tə du unugàvə sìn du dimìtruvdɛn gi pəsɔ̀t

I don’t have a single cow. But back then, son, they pasture them up to St. Dimitri’s day.

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