lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] Gè gè , nuṣ vajn gju intrassant . Na , lu èra quaj èba da … da … da fá a gidá a raschlá a gè … quaj èr’ adina … nuṣ vajn gju angrazjajvals , névétg PN .
Glosses: _ yes yes 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM interesting.ADJ.UNM no then COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM in_fact to _ to _ to do.INF and help and rake.INF and yes _ DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG always _ 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM grateful.M.PL right PN
Translation: [f4] `Yes, yes it was interesting. No, in fact one had to do and help and rake and yes … this was always … we had grateful [farmers], right PN?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] I schèvan luvrá fétg .
Glosses: _ 3PL let.IMPF.3PL work.INF much
Translation: [f4] `They had [us] work a lot.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] Fá da mèmi , magari vèvi nùm … ju saragòrd’ aun in' jèd’ ábar lura èr’ ju staus mù a gidá tiar PN ad èra stau in dé da maz .
Glosses: _ do.INF of too_much sometimes have.IMPF.3SG.EXPL name _ 1SG REFL.remember.PRS.1SG still one.F.SG time but then be.IMPF.1SG 1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG only SUBORD help.INF by PN and be.IMPF.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG day of killing.M.SG
Translation: [m3] `Do too much, sometimes it meant … I still remember once, but then I only had gone helping and it had been a terrible day.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ina calira pi vèvani dau marjanda , scù nuṣ ṣchajn , api èri vagnú andamajn tg’ ins stuèva fá zitgé sén Ṣcharinas .
Glosses: INDEF.F.SG heath and_then have.IMPF.3PL.3PL give.PTCP.UNM snack.F.SG as 1PL say.PRS.1PL and be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL come.PTCP.UNM in_mind COMP GNR must.IMPF.3SG do.INF something on PN
Translation: A terrible heath and they gave us a snack, as we say, and then they remembered that there was something to do up in Scharinas.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Sas tgé quaj vut dí ? Quaj è ljung , quaj è sé Miléz , Ṣcharinas .
Glosses: know.PRS.2SG what DEM.UNM want.PRS.3SG say.INF DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG long.ADJ.UNM DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG up PN PN
Translation: Do you know what this means? This is a long way, this is up at Milez, Scharinas.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Sé Miléz , dadajns Miléz …
Glosses: _ up PN in PN
Translation: Up at Milez, to the west of Milez … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ála finfinala vèv' ju stù fa in , ina … ina cumisjun a purtá ina dèpèscha .
Glosses: in.DEF.F.SG end have.IMPF.1SG 1SG must.PTCP.UNM do.INF INDEF.M.SG INDEF.F.SG _ INDEF.F.SG mission and bring.INF DEF.F.SG dispatch
Translation: In the end I had got a, a … a mission and had to deliver a message.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj amblid’ ju bétg . Ju èr’ in gjuvanò̱tar , sùn maj staus fumègl ábar ins mav’ a gidá òra , pr̩quaj tga cu mju bap … duvrava buéts , èran quaj … èran quèls buéts , quèla famiglja … a quèls òn adina gidau al bap sch’ i dumandavan a lu ṣchèv’ al bap: «Sch’ als PN damòndan … in ò dad ira .»
Glosses: DEM.UNM forget.PRS.1SG 1SG NEG 1SG COP.IMPF.1SG INDEF.M.SG youngster be.PRS.1SG never COP.PTCP.M.SG farmhand.M.SG but GNR go.IMPF.3SG SUBORD help.INF out because SUBORD when POSS.1SG.M.SG father _ need.IMPF.3SG boy.M.PL COP.IMPF.3PL DEM.UNM _ COP.IMPF.3PL DEM.M.PL boy.PL DEM.F.SG family _ and DEM.M.PL have.PRS.3PL always help.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG father if 3PL ask.IMPF.3PL and then say.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG father if DEF.M.PL PN ask.PRS.3PL _ one.M.SG have.PRS.3SG to go.INF
Translation: This I'll never forget. I was a youngster, I never was a farmhand but we would go and help out, because when my father … needed some boys, these were … these were those boys, that family … and these always helped my father if they asked them, and then my father used to say: «If the ask … one has to go.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Basta . In' jèda vagnév’ in , in' jèda tschèl … ábar schagliuc bèn , èran aj ….
Glosses: enough INDEF.F.SG time come.IMPF.3SG one.M.SG INDEF.F.SG time DEM.M.SG … _ but otherwise yes COP.IMPF.3PL 3PL
Translation: OK. Once one would come, and once another … but otherwise yes, they were … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Gljèdṣ va ju è gju , quaj èr’ uschéja … ábar inṣ èra , gè , bjè jèdas trésts a tartgava , ò djantarajn … ábar a tgèsa stgav’ ins bétg’ ira a dí , pr̩quaj tg’ i ṣchèvan: «Ò quaj pùs té schòn , ùṣa quaj è nuéta schi nausch .»
Glosses: DEM.UNM have.PRS.1SG 1SG also have.PTCP.UNM DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG so _ but GNR COP.IMPF.3SG yes many time.F.PL sad.M.SG and think.IMPF.3SG have.PRS.3SG in_between _ but at home.F.SG be_allowed.impf.3SG GNR NEG go.INF and say.INF because SUBORD 3PL say.IMPF.3PL oh DEM.UNM can.PRS.2SG 2SG indeed now DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG NEG so bad.ADJ.UNM
Translation: This I also had, this was so … but we were … yes, many times sad and thought, have in between … but at home we were not allowed to go and tell [how it was], because they would say: «Oh, you are certainly able to do that, now this is not so bad».
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] «Té vèvas al disavantatg tga té èras ina grònda .»
Glosses: _ 2SG have.IMPF.2SG DEF.M.SG disadvantage REL 2SG COP.IMPF.2SG INDEF.F.SG tall.ADJ.F
Translation: [m3] «You had the disadvantage to be tall.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] Ad ju èra ina grònda a quaj è maj stau flòt . Ju a détg bjè jèdas dad èl , sas cò pratandévani bjè daplé .
Glosses: _ and 1SG COP.IMPF.3SG INDEF.F.SG tall.ADJ.F and DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG never COP.PTCP.UNM nice.ADJ.UNM 1SG have.1SG say.PTCP.UNM many time.F.PL DAT 3SG.M know.PRS.2SG here demand.IMPF.3PL.3PL much more
Translation: [f4] `And I was a tall one and this was never nice. I told him many times, you know here they demand much more.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] Èl’ èra la plé grònda buéba dal vitg .
Glosses: _ 3SG.F COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG more tall.F.SG girl of.DEF.M.SG village
Translation: [m3] `She was the tallest girl of the village.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] Lu tartgávani , ò , quaj è ina buébúna , quèla pù schòn … gè , na , quaj è schòn stau uschéja .
Glosses: _ then think.IMPF.3PL.3PL oh DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG INDEF.F.SG girl.AUGM DEM.F.SG can.PRS.3SG indeed _ yes, no, DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG indeed COP.PTCP.UNM so
Translation: [f4] `Then they thought, oh, she is a very tall girl, she is indeed able … yes, no, this was really so.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar té , a gè , api lu mavan ins tùta stat , lò vèva da fá quaj .
Glosses: but 2SG and yes and then go.IMPF.3SG.EUPH GNR whole.F.SG summer there have.IMPF.1SG to do.INF DEM.UNM
Translation: But you, and yes, and then we would go for the whole summer, there [I] had to do that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A sch’ i èra malaura , scha vèv’ inṣ a tgèsa da fá , las fèmnas , lu èri da zarclá agl iart a fá quaj a fá tschaj .
Glosses: and if EXPL COP.IMPF.3SG bad_weather.F.SG CORR have.IMPF.3SG GNR at house.F.SG to do.INF DEF.F.PL woman.PL then be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL to weed.INF DEF.M.SG garden and do.INF DEM.UNM and do.INF DEM.UNM
Translation: And if the weather was bad, we, the women, had to work in the house, then we had to weed the garden and do this and do that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … api èri puspè dad í sél fùns , cu i èra dad ira puspè … gè .
Glosses: and _ and be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL again to go.INF on.DEF.M.SG fields.M.SG when EXPL be.IMPF.3SG to go.INF again _ yes
Translation: And … and then we had to go to the fields again when it was [time] to go again … yes.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] Nuṣ ṣchajn anqual’ jèda c’ ins vèza las tiaras … ṣùdsvilupadas , lajn dí quèluísa , tga dian , quèls ufauns stùn luvrá a végnan bunamajn pandí sé , quaj lò … quaj lò vajn nus tùts fatg .
Glosses: _ 1PL say.PRS.1PL some time.F.SG when GNR see.PRS.3SG DEF.F.PL country.PL _ underdeveloped.PL HORT.1PL say.INF this_way COMP say.PRS.3PL DEM.M.PL child.PL must.PRS.3PL work.INF and PASS.AUX.PRS.3PL almost hang.PTCP.M.PL up DEM.UNM here _ DEM.UNM here have.PRS.1PL 1PL all.M.PL do.PTCP.UNM
Translation: [m3] `Sometimes we say when we see the underdeveloped countries, let's put it this way, that they say that these children must work and are almost hanged; this here … this here we all did it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] Nuṣ vajn fatg atrás quaj .
Glosses: _ 1SG have.PRS.1PL do.PTCP.UNM through DEM.UNM
Translation: [f4] `We have experienced that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] Tùts … ò da scùla a fumègl … a sjantar ad alp a navèn dad alp vagnévas pér al davùs mumèn a mavaṣ a scùla .
Glosses: _ all.M.PL _ out of school.F.SG to farmhand.M.SG _ and after to alp.F.SG and away from alp come.IMPF.2SG.GNR only DEF.M.SG last moment and go.IMPF.2SG.GNR to school.F.SG
Translation: All … out of school to farmhand … and after this to the alpine pasture and you would only come away from the pasture at the last moment and then you would go to school.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar quaj dèva bétga discusjun . Quaj nagín tga [f4] na [m3] tga lèva bétga fá .
Glosses: but DEM.UNM give.IMPF.3SG NEG discussion.F.SG DEM.UNM nobody REL _ no _ REL want.IMPF.3SG NEG do.INF
Translation: But there were no discussions. Nobody [f4] no [m3] would refuse to do it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar tgé tga … tg’ ins discussjunèsch’ aun anqual jèda , c’ in èra buéts … ju sa tg’ ju sùn stauṣ vazlè , tgé èra quaj , trènta vadjals … gjù cò vi da tschèla vart , ábar … ju sa bitg sch’ ju mav’ a scùla né uschéja .
Glosses: but what REL _ REL GNR discuss.PRS.3SG still some.F.SG time when GNR COP.IMPF.3SG boy.M.PL _ 1SG know.PRS.1SG COMP 1SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG calf_herdsman.M.SG what COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM thirty calf.M.PL _ down here over of DEM.F.SG side but _ 1SG know.PRS.1SG NEG whether 1SG go.IMPF.1SG to school.F.SG or so
Translation: But what … what one still discusses sometimes, when we were boys … I know that I was a calf herdsman, how many were there, thirty calves … down here, over there on the other side, but … I don't know whether I was going to school or so.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar quaj vagnéva dau ṣura in pènṣum mèmi gròn ad ju sùn parschuadjus , è ad alp … pia sch’ in èra purtgè , sùn staus purtgè cun dùdiṣch òns , a vèva mju quántum vacas .
Glosses: but DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG give.PTCP.UNM up INDEF.M.SG homework too big and 1SG COP.PRS.1SG convince.PTCP.M.SG also to alp.M.SG _ therefore if GNR COP.IMPF.3SG swineherd.M.SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG swineherd.M.SG with twelve year.M.PL and have.IMPF.1SG POSS.1SG.M.SG amount cow.F.SG
Translation: But they would give us too much homework and I am convinced, also to the pasture … therefore if one was a swineherd, I was swineherd when I was twelve years old, and I had my amount of cows.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju vèva da trá la cèntrifuga … né , quaj tùt tga mungèva … quaj èra zagnún , pástar gròn ….
Glosses: 1SG have.IMPF.1SG COMP pull.INF DEF.F.SG centrifuge … _ right DEM.UNM all REL milk.IMPF.3SG _ DEM.3SG COP.IMPF.3SG alpine_dairyman.M.SG shepherd.M.SG big
Translation: I had to spin the centrifuge … right, here everybody had to milk … there were the alpine dairyman, the main shepherd … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] «Gè , da mé daj è ina … . Al zagnún , pástar gròn , pástar pin , a `l tarsial ….
Glosses: _ yes DAT 1SG give.IMP.2SG also INDEF.F.SG … _ _ DEF.M.SG alpine_dairyman.M.SG shepherd.M.SG big shepherd.M.SG small and DEF.M.SG assistant
Translation: [m3] `«Yes, give me also a … . The alpine dairyman, the main shepherd, the second shepherd, and the assistant …» .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [PhM] «Tgei ei in tersiel ?»
Glosses: _ what COP.PRS.3SG INDEF.M.SG assistant
Translation: [PhM] `«What is a tersiel?»
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] «Al tarsial èra quèl al … al «Hausmann».» [f4] «Al gidòntar .» [PhM] «Ah okay .»
Glosses: _ DEF.M.SG assistant COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.M.SG DEF.M.SG _ DEF.M.SG househusband _ DEF.M.SG assistant _ eh OK
Translation: [m3] `«The tarsiel was the … the Hausmann». [f4] «The assistant.»
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] «Quèl èr’ a tgèsa , quèl vèva da … da lavá gjù la vaschala , trá la panaglja a …». [PhM] «Grazia fétg .» [f4] «Schòn bian .» [m3] A … a buglí gjù cu i èra fatg .»
Glosses: _ DEM.M.SG COP.IMPF.3SG at home.F.SG DEM.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG to _ to wash.INF down INDEF.F.SG dishes spin.INF DEF.F.SG butter_tub and _ _ thank.F.SG much _ all_right well _ and _ and boil.INF down when EXPL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG do.PTCP.UNM
Translation: [m3] `«He was at home, he had to … to wash up, spin the butter tub and …». [PhM] «Thank you very much». [f4] «That's OK.» [m3] «And … boil [it] when it was done.»
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: Atgnamajn al pástar gròn èr’ al … vèv’ als tiarṣ ajnta maun . A quaj èra cò ajn Tujétsch vèvan nus trajṣ albṣ da vacas .
Glosses: actually DEF.M.SG herdsman.M.SG big COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG _ have.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.PL animal.PL in hand.M.SG and DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG here in PN have.IMPF.1PL 1PL three alp.M.PL of cow.F.PL
Translation: Actually the main herdsman was the … was responsible for the animals. And there were here in the Tujetsch Valley, we had three cow pastures.
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj èra trajtschi̱an vacas plus minus … fòrza strusch … ábar duatschi̱an òtgònta èri sagir .
Glosses: DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG three_hundred cow.F.PL more less _ maybe hardly _ but two_hundred eighty EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL sure.ADJ.UNM
Translation: There were 300 cows more or less … maybe barely .. but there were 280 without doubt.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò bigja dal tùt trajtschi̱an , craj ju bétg … ábar ah … plé damanajval da trajtschi̱an tga da duatschi̱an tschuncònta .
Glosses: well NEG of.DEF.M.SG whole three_hundred believe.PRS.1SG 1SG NEG _ but eh _ more near of three_hundred than of two_hundred fifty
Translation: Well, not exactly 300, [this] I don't believe … but eh … nearer to 300 than to 250.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lur’ èra quaj al zagnún api al pástar , vèva quaj , a vèva è sju quántum vacaṣ da … da mùngjar .
Glosses: and then EXIST.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM DEF.M.SG Alpine_dairyman and DEF.M.SG herdsman have.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM and have.IMPF.3SG also POSS.3SG.M.SG amount cow.F.PL ATTR _ ATTR milk.INF
Translation: And then there were the dairyman and the herdsman, that had, and also had his amount of cows to … to milk.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj … in stèva vagní … mintgín sén sju quántum , quèls vèvan fòrsa végn vacas a `l zagnún vèva fòrsa ṣchòtg a `l tarségl vèva quindisch … al pástar … pin , i èra dus pástars , vèva fòrsa dùdisch , a `l purtgè vèv’ è aun òtg né déjsch .
Glosses: DEM.UNM _ GNR must.IMPF.3SG come.INF _ everyone.M.SG on POSS.3SG.M.SG amount DEM.M.PL have.IMPF.3PL maybe twenty cow.F.PL and DEF.M.SG alpine_dairyman have.IMPF.3SG maybe eighteen and DEF.M.SG assistant have.IMPF.3SG fifteen _ DEF.M.SG herdsman _ small EXPL exist.IMPF.3SG two.M.PL herdsman.PL have.IMPF.3SG maybe twelve and DEF.M.SG swineherd have.IMPF.3SG also in_addition eight or ten
Translation: This … one had to reach … everyone their amount, those had maybe twenty cows and the dairyman had maybe eighteen and the assistant fifteen … the second … herdsman, there were two herdsmen, had maybe twelve and the swineherd, in addition, also had eight or ten.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A i èra … tùt anzjaman èr’ in sis parsunas . Quèls vèvan da mùngjar las vacas … la … las tschian vacas … lajn dí ùssa , mù òtgònta … òtgònta vacas , la damaun a la sèra .
Glosses: and EXPL EXIST.IMPF.3SG _ all together exist.IMPF.3SG GNR six person.F.PL DEM.M.PL have.IMPF.3PL to milk.INF DEF.F.PL cow.PL _ DEF.F.SG _ DEF.F.PL hundred cow.PL _ HORT.1PL say.INF now only eighty _ eighty cow.F.PL DEF.F.SG morning and DEF.F.SG evening
Translation: And there were … all together six people. These had to milk the cows … the … the hundred cows … let's say now, only eighty … eighty cows, in the morning and in the evening.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … a quaj òn tgu sùn staus purtgè sél cuélm … quaj è stau ana tschuncòntatschún .
Glosses: and _ and DEM.M.SG year REL.1SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG swineherd on.DEF.M.SG assembly_of_house _ DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM year fifty-five
Translation: And … and that year, when I was swineherd at the majṣès … this was in 1955.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju craj tgu vèvi òtg vacas a … a lu vèvani ábar fatg uschéa:
Glosses: 1SG believe.PRS.1SG COMP.1SG have.SBJV.IMPF.1SG eight cow.F.PL and _ and then have.IMPF.3PL.3PL but do.PTCP.UNM so
Translation: I think I had eight cows, and … and then they did it the following way:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Té as … al zagnún a tauntaṣ a tauntas , a té as da gidá lèz . Vuṣ duṣ vajṣ da … mùngjar .»
Glosses: 2SG have.PRS.2SG _ DEF.M.SG dairyman have.PRS.3SG so_many.F.PL and so_many.F.PL and 2SG have.PRS.2SG to help.INF DEM.M.SG 2PL two.M.PL have.PRS.2PL to _ milk.INF
Translation: «You have … the dairyman has so and so many, and you have to help him. You have to help him, the two of you.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A quaj èra lu è détg: «Té as laṣ vacaṣ dal Berther , té as quèlaṣ dal Caduff .» A quaj èra sé las nùdas … quaj ancanuschèvas … mintga vaca .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG then also say.PTCP.UNM 2SG have.PRS.2SG DEF.F.PL cow.PL of.DEF.M.SG PN 2SG have.PRS.2SG DEM.F.PL of.DEF.M.SG PN and DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG on DEF.F.PL brand.PL _ DEM.UNM recognise.IMPF.2SG.GNR _ every cow.F.SG
Translation: And they would also say this: «You take Berther's cows, you take Caduff's cows.» And that was on the brands … so you could recognise … every cow.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò tòc’ al davùṣ da la stat … ancanuschèvas la buṣchia dal pur da laṣ vacas . Mintga pur vèva sia buṣchia , a quaj vèvanṣ da fá .
Glosses: well until DEF.M.SG last of DEF.F.SG summer _ know.IMPF.2SG.GNR DEF.F.SG nickname of.DEF.M.SG farmer of DEF.F.PL cow.PL every farmer.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG POSS.3SG.F.SG nickname and DEM.UNM have.PRS.1PL.1PL to do.INF
Translation: Well, until the end of summer … you knew the nickname of every farmer of the cows. Every farmer had their nickname, and that's what we had to do.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lur’ `l purtgè vèv’ aun … cu i mungèvan , mávani ajn a dargèvan gjù al … al latg ála cùpa da la cèntrifuga a quèl’ èra da trá … trá , trá … tùt al latg cèntrifugau .
Glosses: and then DEF.M.SG swineherd have.IMPF.3SG in_addition _ when 3PL milk.IMPF.3PL go.IMPF.3PL.3PL in and pour.IMPF.3PL down DEF.M.SG _ DEF.M.SG milk into.DEF.F.SG bowl of DEF.F.SG centrifuge and DEM.F.SG be.IMPF.3SG to pull.INF _ pull.INF pull.INF _ all DEF.M.SG milk centrifugate.PTCP.UNM
Translation: And then the swineherd had to … when they were milking, they would go in and pour the … the milk into the bowl of the centrifuge and we had to pull … pull, pull … the whole centrifuged milk.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api magari vèva `l aun da tanaj laṣ vacaṣ ajn stával . Quaj vul dí culas , quèls tiars dal gjával tga mavan òra … autras stèvan lò duaṣ uras , fagèvan bigja mucs , ábar i èr’ adina zacòntas tga mavan , da las vacas … api stuèvanṣ í: «Puscha … puscha … las vacas vòn !»
Glosses: and sometimes have.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M in_addition to hold.INF DEF.F.PL cow.PL in cowshed.M.SG DEM.UNM want.PRS.3SG say.INF with.DEF.F.PL DEM.M.PL animal.PL of.DEF.M.SG devil REL go.IMPF.3PL out _ other.F.PL stay.IMPF.3PL there two.F.PL hour.PL do.IMPF.3PL NEG sound.M.SG but EXPL EXIST.IMPF.3SG always some.F.PL REL go.IMPF.3PL of DEF.F.PL cow.PL _ and must.IMPF.1PL.1PL go.INF cow.F.SG _ cow.F.SG _ DEF.F.PL cow.PL go.PRS.3PL
Translation: And sometimes he also had to maintain the cows in the cowshed. This means with the, those damned cows that would go out … other cows would stay there for two hours, wouldn't move at all, but there always were some that would go, of the cows … and then we had to go: «Puscha … puscha … the cows go away!»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Pi èri da schè … quaj èra … da samazá da trá ajn la cèntrifuga , quaj duvrava grònda fòrza … cu `l èr’ in' jèd’ ajn , mava quaj pulit … ábar al trá ajn èla èra … da maz .
Glosses: and be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL to let.INF _ DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG _ COMP REFL.kill.INF comp pull.INF in DEF.F.SG centrifuge DEM.UNM need.IMPF.3SG big.F.SG force _ when 3SG.M COP.INF.3SG one.F.SG time in go.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM easy.ADJ.UNM _ but DEF.M.SG pull.INF in 3SG.F COP.IMPF.3SG _ of killing.M.SG
Translation: Then one had to let [it] … that was … terrible to bring in the centrifuge, this required much force … when once it was in, it was easy to handle it … but bringing it in was … terrible.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Anqual jèda vagnéva lu al pás[tar] … né usché cu aj vasévan a gidavan tòca tg’ inṣ èr’ ajn … ajn «ṣchwunc» … api èri strusch tga té vèvaṣ antschiat èri da turná ad ira .
Glosses: some time.F.SG COME.IMPF.3SG then DEF.M.SG herdsman … _ or so when 3PL see.IMPF.3PL and help.IMPF.3PL until SUBORD GNR COP.IMPF.3SG in _ in momentum.M.SG _ and COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL hardly SUBORD 2SG.GNR have.IMPF.2SG.GNR begin.PTCP.UNM be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL →go_back.INF and go.INF
Translation: Sometimes the herdsman would come … or so, when they saw and they would help until one was again in momentum and one had hardly begun when one had to go back and leave.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj cas stù ju raquintá . Quaj èra in pulit ùm , ò cò da Zarcúns . Ju vèz’ aun quèl , quaj èr’ in súpar musicant … in ùm pin griaṣ usché , ábar in … in pin .
Glosses: DEM.M.SG case must.PRS.1SG 1SG tell.INF DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG capable man out here of PN 1SG see.PRS.1SG still DEM.M.SG DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG super musician _ INDEF.M.SG man short fat so but INDEF.M.SG _ INDEF.M.SG short
Translation: I should tell [you] the following case. It was a capable man, here from Zarcuns. I still see him, he was a super musician … a short and fat man, but a … a short one.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A sia … sia dùna vèva nùm Marjuschla , a quèla tgèsa c’ inṣ vò cò da quòra vèva quèl … «il Segner ei» … mù spétga … [f4] «En tutta malura il Segner ei sisura .» … [m3] «En tutta malura il Segner ei sisura .» … [f4] Quaj cu té vaṣ anòra drètg . [m3] A cu nus mavan vidòra , ṣchèvan nus … i ṣchèvan … Marjuschla vèva quèla nùm … nuṣ ṣchèvan la Barjùtla … cu nus mavan spèrasò: «En tutta malura la Barjutla ei sis[ura]».
Glosses: and POSS.3SG.F.SG _ POSS.3SG.F.SG wife have.IMPF.3SG name.M.SG PN and DEM.F.SG house when GNR go.PRS.3SG here from here_out have.IMPF.3SG DEM.M.SG _ DEF.M.SG Lord COP.PRS.3SG _ only wait.IMP.2SG _ _ in all.F.SG disaster DEF.M.SG Lord COP.PRS.3SG above _ _ in all.F.SG disaster DEF.M.SG Lord COP.PRS.3SG above _ _ DEM.UNM when 2SG go.PRS.2SG out straight_ahead _ and when 1PL go.IMPF.1PL out say.IMPF.1PL 1PL _ 3PL say.IMPF.3PL _ PN have.IMPF.3SG DEM.F.SG name.M.SG _ 1PL say.IMPF.1PL DEF.F.SG PN _ when 1PL go.IMPF.1PL next_to_out in all.F.SG disaster DEF.F.SG PN COP.PRS.3SG above
Translation: And his … his wife was called Marjuschla, and that house, when you go from here in direction out of the valley, had … «the Lord is» just wait [f4] «In every disaster the Lord is above.» [m3] «In every disaster the Lord is above.» [f4] This if you go straight ahead in direction down the valley. [m4] And when we would go down the valley, we would say … they would say … she was called Marjuschla … we used to call her Barjùtla … when we would pass by: «In every disaster Bajùtla is above.»
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj pur vèva quèla vaca . Quaj èr’ ina vaca , ina mujèra scù inṣ di , quèla vèva bégja fatg vadí plé … lu quèlas vagnévan angarschèdas api ….
Glosses: DEM.M.SG farmer have.IMPF.3SG DEM.F.SG cow DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG INDEF.F.SG cow INDEF.F.SG cow_without_calves as GNR say.PRS.3SG DEM.F.SG have.IMPF.3SG NEG do.PTCP.UNM calf.M.SG more … _ then DEM.F.PL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG fatten.PTCP.F.PL and
Translation: This farmer had a particular cow. It was a «mujèra» as one says, this cow didn't have calves any more … so these were fattened and … .
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Quèla vèva còrna usché davùsòra , pasanca tiar , a vèva sé in plèc a quèla mava mintg’ jè … tac , tac , tac , vònzaj èra la végn , trènta mèters ò dal múval api mavan tschèlas halt sjantar .
Glosses: DEM.F.SG have.IMPF.3SG horn.COLL so back_out heavy.ELAT animal.M.SG and have.IMPF.3SG up INDEF.M.SG flat_bell and DEM.F.SG go.IMPF.3SG every time.F.SG _ ONOM ONOM ONOM later COP.IMPF.3SG 3SG.F twenty thirty metre.M.SG out of.DEF.M.SG cattle and go.IMPF.3PL dem.F.PL simply after
Translation: This one had horns that had grown backwards, a very heavy animal, and it had a flat bell, and it would always walk … tac, tac, tac, and a bit later it would be twenty, thiry metres away from the herd and the other cows would follow it.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] Gè , gè , i è nuéta schi . Na , na , nuṣ vajn gju strèntg scù ufauns .
Glosses: _ yes yes EXPL COP.PRS.3SG NEG so no no 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM hard.ADJ.UNM as child.M.PL
Translation: [f4] `Oh yes, it was not so (…). No no, we had a hard time as children.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] Quaj èra da lavá … las quátar . Agl aut da la stat … èra quaj da lavá las quátar .
Glosses: _ DEM.UNM be.IMPF.3SG to get_up.INF _ DEF.F.PL four DEF.M.SG high of DEF.F.SG summer _ be.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM to get_up.INF DEF.F.PL four
Translation: [m3] `Then one had to get up … at four o'clock. When summer was at its highest point one had to get up at four o'clock.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [f4] Tgi c’ èr’ ad alp schòn , gè .
Glosses: _ who REL COP.IMPF.3SG at alp indeed yes
Translation: Those who were at the alpine pastures indeed, yes.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: [m3] Gè , tgi c’ èr’ ad alp . Las quátar òrd létg ad í a rimná laṣ vacas ajn stával … antschajvar a mùngjar , tg’ èraṣ uschéja … gè , c' i èra vi da las … laṣ òtg né usché èr’ aj mùgnsch manègj’ ju … survagnév’ ins sòlvar .
Glosses: _ yes who REL COP.IMPF.3SG at alp.M.SG DEF.F.PL four out_of bed.M.SG and go.INF SUBORD collect.INF DEF.F.PL cow.PL in cowshed.M.SG _ begin.INF COMP milk.INF SUBORD COP.IMPF.2SG.GNR so _ yes when EXPL COP.IMPF.3SG over of DEF.F.PL _ DEF.F.PL eight or so PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG EXPL milk.PTCP.UNM think.PRS.1SG 1SG _ receive.IMPF.3SG GNR breakfast.M.SG
Translation: [m3] `Yes, those who were at the alpine pastures. At four o'clock out of bed and go and gather the cows in the cowshed … start milking, so that you were so … yes when it was around … eight or so the milking was done I think … [and then] we would get breakfast.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A sjantar èra , mav’ als tiars puspè a pastgè a lura stèv’ al … al zagnún , lèz caṣchava , sjantar cargjav’ al magnùc a purtava ajn tschalè .
Glosses: and after be.IMPF.3SG go.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.PL animal.PL again SUBORD graze.INF and then must.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG _ DEF.M.SG alpine_dairyman DEM.M.SG make_cheese.IMPF.3SG after load.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG cheese and bring.IMPF.3SG in cellar.M.SG
Translation: And after this one had to, the animals would again go and graze and then the … the alpine dairyman had to, he would make cheese, and after that he would load the cheese and bring it to the cellar.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj èra in … tgilada gjù val , ajn in' autra alp , in … in liuc cèntrau pr̩ duaṣ alps . A lura al , als pástars mavan cùls tiars , al … al purtgè a ‘l tarségl vèvan dad èssar ajn … ajn tégja a buglí gjù , sas , lu fá la … la scòtga .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG _ slip down valley.F.SG in INDEF.F.SG other alp INDEF.M.SG _ INDEF.M.SG place central for two.F.PL alp.PL and then DEF.M.SG DEF.M.PL herdsman.PL go.IMPF.3PL with.DEF.M.PL animal.PL DEF.M.SG _ DEF.M.SG swineherd and DEF.M.SG assistant have.IMPF.3PL to COP.INF in _ in alpine_hut.F.SG and boil.INF off know.PRS.2SG then do.INF DEF.F.SG _ DEF.F.SG whey
Translation: That was a … slip down the valley, into another alpine pasture, a … a central place for two pastures. And then the, the herdsmen would go with the animals, the … the swineherd and the assistant had to stay in … in the alpine hut and boil off, you know, and then prepare the … the whey.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Lu vagnéva fatg tschagrún . Cu `l latg èra tratgs òra , scha l’ ò `l … al zignún finju , api cargjav’ al al magnùc da la … dal dé avaun né da la sèr’ avaun a cargjava a … purtava ajn tschalè .
Glosses: then PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG do.M.SG whey_cheese when DEF.M.SG milk PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG pull.PTCP.M.SG out CORR DEF.M.SG have.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG _ DEF.M.SG dairyman finish.PTCP.UNM and load.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M DEF.M.SG cheese of DEF.F.SG _ of.DEF.M.SG day before or of DEF.F.SG evening before and load.IMPF.3SG and _ bring.IMPF.3SG in cellar.M.PL
Translation: Then they made whey cheese. When the milk was pulled out, the, the … the dairyman had finished, and then he would load the cheese from the day before or from the evening before and would load [it] and … bring [it] to the cellar.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A dantaun stèvaṣ buglí sé al , la scòtga , quaj stèvaṣ … quaj duvrava la plé bjè lèna … quaj stèva buglí .
Glosses: and meanwhile must.IMPF.2SG.GNR boil.INF up DEF.M.SG DEF.F.SG whey DEM.UNM must.IMPF.2SG _ DEM.UNM need.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG more much firewood.COLL _ DEM.UNM must.IMPF.3SG boil.INF
Translation: And meanwhile one had to boil up the, the the whey, this one had to … that required the highest quantity of firewood … the whey had to boil.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A lu vagnévi sésúra quèla «schichta» … quèla dèv’ al tschagrún … gè , al tschagrún … cò diani al tschagrún a tudèstg ? … [f4] Ziger … [m3] Ziger … a lura cu quaj è … è … stèv’ ins pascá gjù quaj a métar ajn ajn quaj … quaj dèv’ usché ampau scù magnùc a quaj vagnéva lu schazagjau fétg .
Glosses: and then come.IMPF.3SG.EXPL upon DEM.F.SG layer _ DEM.F.SG give.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG wey_cheese _ yes DEF.M.SG wey_cheese _ how say.PRS.3PL.3PL DEF.M.SG whey_cheese in German _ _ Ziger _ _ Ziger _ and then when DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG _ COP.PRS.3SG _ must.IMPF.3SG GNR fish.INF down DEM.UNM and put.INF in in DEM.UNM _ DEM.UNM give.IMPF.3SG so a_bit like cheese and DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG then appreciate.PTCP.UNM much
Translation: And then this layer would come up … this would yield the whey … yes, the whey … how do they call the Swiss German whey cheese? [f4] Ziger … [m3] Ziger … and then when this is … is … one had to skim this and put into into, this would produce something a bit like cheese and this was very appreciated.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A pér cu quaj èra fatg , scha èra la scòtga mèmi tgauda , api vèv’ al purtgè la quajda né né al plaṣchaj dad ira par au’ ad’ au’ ad aua … quèls zajvars da végn fùns , ṣchèvan nus … a purtá a métar ajn ála caldèra tòca tga èra tamprau , tg’ als pòrs savèvan magljè .
Glosses: and only when DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG do.PTCP.UNM CORR COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG whey too hot and have.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG swineherd DEF.F.SG desire or or DEF.M.SG pleasure ATTR go.INF for water.F.SG and water and water _ DEM.M.PL washtub.PL of twenty pound.M.PL say.IMPF.1PL 1PL _ and bring.INF and put.INF in into.DEF.F.SG cauldron until SUBORD COP.IMPF.3SG lukewarm.PTCP.UNM SUBORD DEF.M.PL pig.PL can.IMPF.3PL eat.INF
Translation: And only when this was done was the whey too hot, and then the swineherd had the desire or or the pleasure to go and fetch water and water and water … these «washtubs of twenty pounds» as we used to say … and bring it and put it into the cheese cauldron until it was lukewarm so the pigs could eat it.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A lura quaj èran lèzs schòn lò a griavan a fagèvan al gjával … pi árvar sé in barcún api vagnévan quèls , quaj èra da quaj da trènta … trènta pòrs biabégn .
Glosses: and then DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3PL DEM.M.PL already there and shout.IMPF.3PL and do.IMPF.3PL DEF.M.PL devil _ and open.INF up INDEF.M.SG shutter and come.IMPF.3PL DEM.M.PL DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG of DEM.UNM of thirty _ thirty pig.PL good.ADV
Translation: And then they were already there and shouted and behaved like the devil … and then open a shutter and then they would come, there were good thirty … thirty pigs.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A lur' vèv’ inṣ da dá … da magljè da lèzs … a quaj èra antir ritmus , antira stat … vagnéva lu plé pauc , ancúnt’ agl atún èri plé paucs tiarṣ a quaj ad è da quèlas , anstagl da mùngjar òtgònta vacas èri fòrsa mù tschuncònta , da quèlas tg’ èran schòn schétgas … a tutín’ al sjantarmjadṣ-dé èra … inṣ gudéva lu aun , in’ ura , duas … savèvas … schá dá l’ aura pals lárischs .
Glosses: and then have.IMPF.3SG GNR to give.INF _ to eat.INF DAT DEM.M.PL _ and DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG whole.M.SG rhythm whole.F.SG summer _ come.IMPF.3SG then more little towards DEF.M.SG autumn EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL more little.M.PL animal.PL and DEM.UNM and also of DEM.F.PL instead SUBORD milk.INF eighty cow.F.PL EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL maybe only fifty of DEM.F.PL REL COP.IMPF.3SG already dry.F.PL _ and after_all DEF.M.SG afternoon COP.IMPF.3SG _ GNR enjoy.IMPF.3SG then still one.F.SG hour two.F.PL _ can.IMPF.2SG.GNR _ let.INF give.INF DEF.F.SG weather through.DEF.M.PL larch.PL
Translation: And then one had to feed … feed them … and that was a constant movement, during the whole summer … fewer would come, towards autumn there were fewer animals and that and also of these, instead of milking eighty cows there were maybe only fifty, of those that already were without calves … and in the afternoon there was after all … one could then enjoy one hour, two, … one could … relax.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj è uschéa , ju èr’ in buéb da nùv né déjṣch òns ad avaun òns ṣè quaj clar tga scùla èri mù gl unviarn .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG so 1SG COP.IMPF.1SG iNDEF.M.SG boy of nine or ten year.M.PL and before year.M.PL COP.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM clear.ADJ.UNM COMP school.F.SG COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL only DEF.M.SG winter
Translation: This is so, I was a boy of nine or ten years, and years ago it is clear that we attended school only during winter.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: La stat … èra simplamajn bigja scùla . Quaj gnang vèva nùm vacanzas . La stat … èra nagina scùla .
Glosses: DEF.F.SG summer _ EXIST.IMPF.3SG simple.F.SG.ADV NEG school.F.SG DEM.UNM not_even have.IMPF.3SG name.M.SG holidays.F.PL DEF.F.SG summer _ EXIST.IMPF.3SG no.F.SG school
Translation: During summer … there was simply no school. This wasn't even called holidays. During summer … there was no school at all.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: La scùla finéva … al matg … zarcladur , ad ins ṣchèva da quaj bigj èxnùm vacanzas . Sjantar èri bigja scùla , líbar .
Glosses: DEF.F.SG school end.IMPF.3SG _ DEF.M.SG May _ June.M.SG and GNR say.IMPF.3SG of DEM.UNM NEG definitively holidays.F.PL after EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL NEG school.F.SG free.ADJ.UNM
Translation: School ended in May … June, and one wouldn't necessarily call this holidays. After that, there was no school, free.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … cò mava `lṣ buéts la stad ad alp , ábar avaun c’ al tjams dad alp èri lu aun dad í majṣès … culs tiars .
Glosses: and _ here go.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.PL boy.PL DEF.F.SG summer to alp.M.SG but before COMP DEF.M.SG time of alp be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL then in_addition to go.INF assembly_of_houses _ with.DEF.M.PL animal.PL
Translation: And … here, during summer, the boys would go to the summer pastures, but before going to the summer pastures one had to go to the majṣès with the animals.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … nuṣ vèvan par èxèmpal al majṣès ajnta Pardatsch , in autar vèva sé Miléz né Val Gjuf né nù c’ i èran èra .
Glosses: and _ 1PL have.iMPF.1PL for example.M.SG DEF.M.SG assembly_of_houses in PN INDEF.M.SG other have.IMPF.3SG up PN or PN _ or where REL 3PL COP.IMPF.3PL also
Translation: And … we had our majṣès in Pardatsch, somebody else had it in Milez or Val jiuv or wherever they were.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Scadín cas , quaj èra schòn … ah … in désidéri , savaj í majṣès a durmí sé lò . Tùt símpal , ins savèva gidá ajn tégj’ a cuṣchiná a vi a nò .
Glosses: each.M.SG case dem.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG indeed _ eh _ indef.M.SG longing can.INF go.INF assembly_of_houses and sleep.INF up there all simple.ADJ.UNM GNR can.IMPF.3SG help.INF in alpine_hut and cook.INF and to and fro
Translation: In any case, this was indeed … eh … a longing, be able to go to the majṣès and sleep up there. Very easy, in the hut one could help cooking and so on.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api quaj è usché tga … al bap … vagnéva … als ùmans , quaj èr’ aun plé purs lò … . Nuṣ vèvan da partgirá als tiars , als buéts , a stèvan lò sé , sé majṣès .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG so COMP _ DEF.M.SG father _ come.IMPF.3SG _ DEF.M.PL man.PL DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG still more farmer.M.PL there _ _ 1PL have.IMPF.1PL to mind.INF DEF.M.PL animal.PL DEF.M.PL boy.PL and stay.IMPF.1PL there up up assembly_of_houses.M.SG
Translation: But this is so that … my father … would come … the men, there still were more farmers there … . We had to mind the animals, we the boys, and stayed up there, at the majṣès.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … in èra fumègl tiar quèl , tschèl èra fòrza … in pur , èfèctív al fégl , api …, ábar savènṣ è aun da quèls tg’ èran fumègl tschò né lò .
Glosses: and _ one.M.SG COP.IMPF.3SG farmer.M.SG at DEM.M.SG DEM.M.SG COP.IMPF.3SG maybe … INDEF.M.SG farmer effective.ADJ.UNM DEF.M.SG son and … but often also in_addition of DEM.M.PL REL COP.IMPF.3PL farmhand.M.SG here or there
Translation: And … one was a farmhand for that person, the other was maybe .. a farmer, as a matter of fact his son and …, but often also one of those that were farmhands here and there.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju èra tial bap . Quaj èra naturálmajn flòt . Scha lu ò quaj dau òns tg’ ins stèv’ ira … cul fagòt … tiar in pur a gidá .
Glosses: and 1SG COP.IMPF.1SG by.DEF.M.SG father DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG natural.M.SG.ADV great.ADJ.UNM if then have.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM EXIST.PTCP.UNM year.M.PL REL GNR must.IMPF.3SG go.INF _ with.DEF.M.SG bundle _ by INDEF.M.SG farmer SUBORD help.INF
Translation: And I was with my father. This was great, of course. Then there were years where one had to go … with one's bundle … to a farmer and help.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A quaj òn vèva `l détg: «Ah uòn nò té ajnta Pardatsch .» Al PN , mju frá , èr’ juṣ ajn in autar ljuc .
Glosses: and DEM.M.SG year have.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M say.PTCP.UNM eh this_year go.IMP.2SG 2SG into PN DEF.M.SG PN POSS.1SG.M.SG brother be.IMPF.3SG go.PTCP.M.SG into INDEF.M.SG other place
Translation: And that year he had said: «Eh, this year go to Pardatsch.» PN, my brother, had gone to another place.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Scadín cas , a vagnévan … i ajn culs tiars , api … alṣ ùmans … durmévan lò , mungjèvan a mavan a tgèsa … ah la damaun .
Glosses: each.M.SG case and come.IMPF.3PL _ 3PL in with.DEF.M.SG animal.PL and _ DEF.M.PL man.PL _ sleep.IMPF.3PL there milk.IMPF.3PL and go.IMPF.3PL to home.F.SG _ eh DEF.F.SG morning
Translation: In any case, and they came … up with the animals, and … the men … would sleep there, they would milk [the cows] and would go home … eh … the next morning.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api ancù̱ntar sèra , las quátar , las tschun vagnévani sédò puspè ad usché vinavaun . Al dé ò èran nus parsuls .
Glosses: and towards evening.F.SG DEF.F.PL four DEF.F.PL five come.IMPF.3PL.3PL up_out again and so further DEF.M.SG day out COP.IMPF.1PL 1PL alone.M.PL
Translation: And towards evening, at four o'clock, five o'clock they would come up again and so on. During the daytime we were alone.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Alṣ ùmans mavan cul latg gjù tgèsa a quaj èra … in' ur’ a paj bjabé̱gn . A scadín cas … pr̩ndèv’ al bap lur’ ajn tiar quaj gjantá tg’ ins duvrava magnùc a tgarnpiartg .
Glosses: DEF.M.SG man.PL go.IMPF.3PL with.DEF.F.SG milk down home.F.SG and DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG _ one.F.SG hour by foot good.ADV and every.M.SG case _ take.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG father then in by DEM.M.SG lunch REL GNR need.IMPF.3SG cheese.M.SG and bacon.M.SG
Translation: The men would go home with the milk and that would take them a good hour on foot. And in any case … my father would bring here, in addition to the lunch one needed, also cheese and bacon.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj vèv’ inṣ adina , ábar quaj èra tga `l purtava fòrz’ ajn: «Ò la mùma ò fatg ina péta .», né , né , ina tgaussa né l’ autra tg’ ins salagrava lura .
Glosses: DEM.UNM have.IMPF.3SG GNR always but DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG COMP 3SG bring.IMPF.3SG maybe in oh DEF.F.SG mother have.PRS.3SG make.PTCP.UNM INDEF.F.SG cake or or INDEF.F.SG thing or INDEF.F.SG other REL GNR REFL.be_pleased.IMPF.3Sg then
Translation: This we always had, but it could happen that maybe he brought here: «Oh, mother has made a cake.», right? right?, this or that so that we could feel happy.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ùṣa , in' jèda … stù fòrz’ aun dí òdavaun , mintga buéb vèva … tarmagljava cul cuntí da sac … tgapiala … a cuntí da sac . A … ju sa tga ju vèva bégja cuntí … né usché in tgu schèv’ ajn tégja .
Glosses: now INDEF.F.SG time _ must.PRS.1SG maybe say.INF in_addition in_advance every.SG boy.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG _ play.IMPF.3SG with.DEF.M.SG knife of pocket.M.SG _ hat.F.SG _ and knife.M.SG of pocket.M.SG and _ 1SG know.PRS.1SG COMP 1SG have.IMPF.1SG NEG knife.M.SG _ or such one.M.SG REL leave.IMPF.1SG in alpine_hut.F.SG
Translation: Now, once … I might say in advance, every boy had … would play with the pocket knife … hat … and pocket knife. And … I know that I didn't have a knife … or one I would leave in the hut.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj èra lu nuéta propi … quaj cuntí èra … scadín cas … ah … èra quaj ina sònda sèra … al bab végn sé majṣès … api cò … sacadò̱s … quaj tg’ ins stù vaj: macrúnṣ a riṣ a quaj a tschaj .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG then nothing really _ DEM.M.SG knife COP.IMPF.3SG _ every.M.SG case _ eh _ COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM INDEF.F.SG Saturday evening.F.SG _ DEF.M.SG father come.PRS.3SG up assembly_of_houses.M.SG _ and here _ backpack.M.SG _ DEM.UNM REL GNR must.PRS.3SG have.INF macaroni.M.PL and rice.M.SG and DEM.UNM and DEM.UNM
Translation: This was nothing really … this knife was … anyhow … eh this happened on a Saturday afternoon … my father comes up to the … and here … backpack … what one must have: rice, macaroni and this and that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju , quétun cun quèla sèrvla , má tga quaj èra ina raritat … quaj dèvi bigja grat . A … la dumèngja … alṣ ùmanṣ èn i angjù̱ … alṣ buéts èran ṣur tégja … a:
Glosses: and 1SG braggart.M.SG with DEM.F.SG cervelat because SUBORD DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG rarity _ DEM.UNM exist.IMPF.3SG.EXPL NEG just and _ DEF.F.SG Sunday _ DEF.M.SG man.PL be.PRS.3PL go.PTCP.M.PL down _ DEF.M.PL boy.PL COP.IMPF.3PL over alpine_hut.F.SG _ and
Translation: And I, [like a] braggart with that cervelat, because that was something scarce … that you wouldn't find just so. And … on Sunday … the men went down … and the boys were above the hut:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Tgé fas té gjantá ?» «Tgé as té ?» In vèva survagnú pèta a … ad ju … «Ju a survagnú ina sèrvala .» «Schòn ?» Quaj èra scartèzja .
Glosses: what do.PRS.2SG 2SG lunch.INF what have.PRS.2SG 2SG one.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG get.PTCP.UNM cake.F.SG and _ and 1SG _ 1SG have.PRS.1SG get.PTCP.UNM INDEF.F.SG cervelat indeed DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG rarity.ELAT
Translation: «What are you going to prepare for lunch?» «What do you have?» One had got a cake and … and I … «I have got a cervelat.» «Really?» The cervelats were very scarce.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A ‘l PN …: «Vò gjù in' jèda par quèla sèrvla !» Ad ju séglja gjù ajn tégja a végn sé cun èla … a gljèz … mirau a mirau , i èra bigj' aun uraṣ da gjantá .
Glosses: and DEF.M.SG PN _ go.IMPF.2SG down INDEF.F.SG time for DEM.F.SG cervelat and 1SG run.PRS.1SG down in alpine_hut.F.SG and come.PRS.1SG up with 3SG.F _ and DEM.UNM _ look.PTCP.UNM and look.PTCP.UNM EXPL COP.IMPF.3SG NEG already hour.F.PL COMP lunch.INF
Translation: And …: «Go down and fetch that cervelat!» And I run down to the hut and come up with it … and that … looked and looked, it wasn't yet time for lunch.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api prènd’ al PN in cuntí ò da sac … quèls cuntjalṣ da mòni mèlan … usché , lajn dí , in cuntí da pauc , al mèndar èra mù tga quèl vèv’ ajn ina stria furclèta , api fò ‘l:
Glosses: and take.PRS.3SG DEF.ART PN INDEF.M.SG knife out of pocket.M.SG _ DEM.M.PL knife.PL of handle.M.SG yellow _ so HORT.1PL say.INF INDEF.M.SG knife of little DEF.M.SG worse COP.IMPF.3SG only COMP DEM.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG in INDEF.F.SG witch.F.SG notch and do.PRS.3SG 3SG.M
Translation: And then PN takes a knife out of his pocket … one of those knives with a yellow handle … so, let's say, a worthless knife; the worst was that it had a damned notch and then he said:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Atgnamajn lès ju bratá … . Té sas vaj al cuntí par adina a té datas da mé la sèrvòla .»
Glosses: actually want.COND.1SG 1SG exchange _ _ 2SG can.PRS.2SG have.INF DEF.M.SG knife for always and 2SG give.PRS.2SG DAT 1SG DEF.F.SG cervelat
Translation: «Actually I would like to exchange … . You may have the knife forever and you give me the cervelat.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju mirau sén quaj cuntí … buah …, ò gljèz , in cuntí fùs schòn … . A … la sèrvòla dèv’ ju schòn nuídis .
Glosses: and 1SG look.PTCP.UNM on DEM.M.SG knife … EXCL _ oh DEM.UNM INDEF.M.SG knife COP.COND.3SG indeed _ _ and _ DEF.F.SG cervelat give.COND.1SG 1SG indeed reluctantly
Translation: And I looked at this knife … wow! … oh, well, a knife would indeed … . And … the cervelat I would only give away reluctantly.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «PN , té saṣ vaj la sèrvòla …. Ju salv’ al cuntí .» Stau ditg a fatg … ju vèva schòn quajdas , ábar quaj èra … ad ju , gl’ amprém tgu a fatg … è í in téc zanúa a ṣ-dulatschè_ ad í in téc .
Glosses: PN 2SG can.PRS.2SG have.INF DEF.F.SG cervelat _ 1SG keep.PRS.1SG DEF.M.SG knife be.PTCP.UNM say.PTCP.UNM and do.PTCP.UNM _ 1SG have.IMPF.1SG indeed desire.F.PL but DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG _ and 1SG DEF.M.SG first.ADJ.UNM REL.1SG have.PRS.1SG do.PTCP.UNM _ COP.PRS.3SG go.INF iNDEF.M.SG bit somewhere SUBORD carve.INF and go.INF INDEF.M.SG bit
Translation: , you can have the cervelat … . I keep the knife. No sooner said than done … I had indeed the desire, but that was … and I, the first thing I did … was to go somewhere in order to carve and to walk around a bit.