storm avoidance custom

32 (VZh) slagàli li sa nèkoj pɤ̀t sekìru tè takà

Did you sometimes put an axe like this,

33 (VZh) nagòre s òstroto da ne vàli

with the sharp edge up so that it wouldn’t rain?

34 (a) da ne da ne ma da sɤ̀pre dɤ̀žɤt turàli smo i tùramo

To not – to not – to stop the rain? We did, and we do.

35 (b) nìe go pràvime

We do that.

36 (VZh) tùrate li

You do?

37 (a) i nòž zabìemo da sɤ̀pre dɤ̀žɤt i sekìru obṛ̀čamo sɤs

And we thrust a knife [in the ground] to stop the rain, and whet the axe with –

41 (a) bìemo vṛ̀šnik

We beat on lids [of pots].

43 (a) bìemo prenèsi ga prenèsi ga prenèsi ga

We beat [and say] “Carry it off, carry it off, carry it off!”

47 (a) kàk kato poglèdneš kòlko e rasadìl si u svèt pipèr

Like when you look to see how many – you’ve planted lots of peppers,

48 (a) a kato pòčne da kḷ̀ca ka pòčne da vṛ̀l’a gḷ̀ta pṛ̀vo detè

and when they begin to sprout, when it starts to storm, the first child swallows –

49 (a) koè e pṛvàče gḷ̀ta pṛ̀voto zṛ̀no koè vìdi da sɤ̀pre gradùškata

the child that’s oldest swallows the first bud it sees so as to stop the hail.

50 (a) ako si pṛ̀v u na màk’u gḷ̀taš eli

If you’re the first [child] of a mother, you’ll swallow it, right?

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