lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju savès raquintá , ju sùn stauṣ al davùs purtgè … da Sadrún , cun aun in in in camarat .
Glosses: 1SG can.COND.1SG tell.INF 1SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG DEF.M.SG last swineherd _ of PN with in_addition INDEF.M.SG INDEF.M.SG INDEF.M.SG mate
Translation: I could tell, I was the last swineherd … of Sedrun, together with a mate.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Sùnd ju sapladjus cun in ah coléga … è da Sadrún , a … lèz èra schòn jus l’ ampréma classa .
Glosses: be.PRS.1SG 1SG sign_on.REFL.PTCP.M.SG with DEF.M.SG eh mate _ also from PN and _ DEM.M.SG be.IMPF.3SG already go.PTCP.M.SG DEF.F.SG first term
Translation: I got employed with a eh mate … also from Sedrun, and … he had already attended the first term [of primary school].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A nuṣ duṣ vajn supríu da fá purtgè da Sadrún , a Gjònda .
Glosses: and 1PL two.M.PL have.PRS.1PL take_over.PTCP.UNM COMP do.INF swineherd.M.SG of PN of PN
Translation: And the two of us took over [the duty] of working as the swineherd of Sedrun, at Gionda .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj vùl dí qu’ èra lu al tgau-vitg , quèl vèva pladjú nus .
Glosses: DEM.UNM want.PRS.3SG say.INF DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG then DEF.M.SG head.M.SG-village.M.SG DEM.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG employ.PTCP.UNM 1PL
Translation: This means, this was the head of the village who had employed us.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju sa bitg tgé piaglja nuṣ vajn gju , álṣò nuṣ vajn gju ina pintga piáglja , parquaj , gljèz raquint' ju al davùs .
Glosses: 1SG know.PRS.1SG NEG what salary.F.SG 1SG have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM well 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM INDEF.F.SG small salary therefore DEM.UNM tell.PRS.1SG 1SG DEF.M.SG last
Translation: I don’t know what salary we got, well, we got a small salary; therefore, this I’ll tell at the end.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj vul dí , nuṣ vèvan èxáct végn pòrs , quaj sa ju … tschian pròcè̱nt .
Glosses: DEM.UNM want.PRS.3SG say.INF 1PL have.PRS.1PL exactly twenty pig.M.PL DEM.UNM know.PRS.1SG 1SG _ hundred percent.M.SG
Translation: This means, we had exactly twenty pigs, this I know one hundred percent.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A nuṣ duṣ vèvan dad í a rimná quèls pòrs , prèndar òr , schá ò èlṣ ò da nuégl .
Glosses: and 1PL two.M.PL have.IMPF.1PL to go.INF SUBORD collect.INF DEM.M.PL pig.PL take.INF out let.INF out 3PL.M out of barn.M.SG
Translation: And the two of us had to go and collect these pigs, take out, let them out, out of the barn.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Duṣ èran vin Gjònda craju , lu catschav' ju quèls vi Sadrún , ad in pèr èran vi Sadrún , nus stèvan sèzs … catschá als pòrs ò da nuégl , a lu rimná èls , a qu’ èra fòrsa vi da las … òtg né uschéja , né mjása las nùf .
Glosses: two.M.PL COP.IMPF.3PL over_in PN believe.PRS.1SG.1SG then drove.IMPF.1SG 1SG DEM.M.PL over PN, and INDEF.M.SG couple COP.IMPF.3PL over PN 1PL must.IMPF.1PL self.M.PL _ drove.INF DEF.M.PL pig.PL out of barn.M.SG and then collect.INF 3PL.M and DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG maybe over of DEF.F.PL _ eight or so, or half.F.SG DEF.F.PL nine
Translation: Two were over there in Gionda I believe, then I droved those to Sedrun, and some were in Sedrun, we had … to drove the pigs out of the barn ourselves, and then collect them, and that was maybe around … eight or so, or half past eight.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Má tga … avaun nus èra sagir al tgavrè èra schòn jus culas tgauras , lèz mava lu èra .
Glosses: since SUBORD _ before 1PL be.IMPF.3SG sure DEF.M.SG goatherd also already go.PTCP.M.SG with.DEF.F.PL goat.PL DEM.M.SG go.IMPF.3SG then also
Translation: Since … before us the goatherd had certainly already gone with the goats, he also used to go.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … viars anòr’sé da Val Strém ajn .
Glosses: and … _ towards out_up of valley.F.SG PN
Translation: And upwards into the Strem Valley.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A nus rimnau quèls végn pòrs , a vèvan nuṣ da catschá èls in dètg tòc , da Sadrún sédòra , da la pastira sé tòcan sé Valtgèva .
Glosses: and 1PL collect.PTCP.UNM DEM.M.PL twenty pig.PL and have.IMPF.1PL 1PL to drove.INF 3PL.M INDEF.M.SG big piece from PN up_out from DEF.F.SG pasture up until up PN
Translation: And we collected those twenty pigs, and we had to drove them quite a long way, from Sedrun up, from the pasture up to Valtgeva.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ùssa … pòrs …, tgi ca sò quaj , lèzs èn ualti stinaj da , da catschá èls , da da dad í cun èls , quaj è bigj’ in animal scù ina tgaura né ina vaca , quèls èn bégja andisaj , èlṣ èn ajn nuégl , ad ùs tùtajnína stùni antschajvar ad í .
Glosses: now _ pig.M.PL _ who REL know.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM DEM.M.PL COP.PRS.3PL quite obstinate.PTCP.M.PL MOD MOD drove.INF 3PL.M MOD MOD MOD go.INF with 3PL.M DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG NEG INDEF.M.SG animal like INDEF.F.SG goat or INDEF.F.SG cow DEM.M.PL COP.PRS.3PL NEG used_to.PTCP.M.PL 3PL.M COP.PRS.3PL in pigsty.M.SG and now suddenly must.PRS.3PL.3PL begin.INF COMP go.INF
Translation: Now … pigs …, those who know that, they are quite obstinate when one droves them, when one goes with them, this is not an animal like a goat or a cow, they are not used to it, they are in the pigsty, and now suddenly they must start going.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ajn tùta cas mia , mia mùma a la mùma da mju còlè̱ga tg’ èra è cun mè … vèvan stju gidá nus in pèr dis … da catschè èls a rimná quèls pòrs , a catschè èls sédòra .
Glosses: in every case.M.SG POSS.1SG.F.SG POSS.1SG.F.SG mother and DEF.F.SG mother of POSS.1SG.M.SG mate REL COP.IMPF.3SG also with 1SG _ have.IMPF.3PL must.PTCP.UNM help.INF 1PL INDEF.M.SG couple day.M.PL _ SUBORD drove.INF 3PL.M and gather.INF DEM.M.PL pig.PL and drove.INF 3PL up
Translation: Anyhow my, my mother and the mother of my mate who was with me … had had to help us for a couple of days … to drove them and gather these pigs, and drove them up.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Má tga quèls scapava tgi drètg a saniastar , a lu , ad al problèm gròn èra cu nus mavan ajnasé séssum la pastira da Sadrún stuèvan nuṣ í gjù tral Drun , quèl , al dargún tga végn gjùadòra cò , a tral Drun , a qu’ èra lu mù in pin trùtg , a suèntar vi dad ina … gjassa sédòra tòcan sé Valtgèva .
Glosses: since SUBORD DEM.M.PL run_away.IMPF.3SG who right and left and then and DEF.M.SG problem big COP.IMPF.3SG when 1PL go.IMPF.1PL in_and_up on_top DEF.F.SG pasture of PN must.IMPF.1PL 1PL go.INF down through.DEF.M.PL PN DEM.M.SG DEF.M.SG torrent REL come.PRS.3SG down_and_out here and through.DEF.M.SG PN and DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG then only INDEF.M.SG small path and after over of INDEF.F.SG _ narrow_path up_and_out until up PN
Translation: Since they would run away to the right or to the left, and then, the biggest problem was when we would go up to the top of the pasture of Sedrun, we had to go down through the river Drun, this, the torrent that comes down here, and through the Drun, there was only a small path, and after this via a small path for the cattle up to Valtgeva.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A dumagnè als amprèmṣ dis quèls pòrs gjù da da quaj trùtg ajnagjù a sjantar atrás l’ aua dal Drun tga vagnéva mù pauc vi da tschèla vart , qu’ è stau álṣò in martéri , a nuṣ vajn gju da samudargè , ju sa , mia mùma è saglida sjantar in piartg tg’ èra scapaus , ad ju sa aun bégn tg’ èl’ èra vagnida tùt còtschna , ad èla vèva gju da fá cul cùr , èla vèva magari in téc pròblè̱ms cul cùr , a qu’ èra stau par èla mèmja hèfti .
Glosses: and cope.INF DEF.M.SG first.PL day.PL DEM.M.PL pig.PL down from from DEM.M.SG path into_and_down and after through DEF.F.SG water of.DEF.M.SG PN REL come.IMPF.3SG only little over of DEM.F.SG side DEM.UNM . be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM well INDEF.M.SG ordeal and 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM to REFL.struggle.INF 1SG know.PRS.1SG POSS.1SG.F.SG mother be.PRS.3SG run.PTCP.F.SG after INDEF.M.SG pig REL be.IMPF.3SG run_away.PTCP.M.SG and 1SG know.PRS.1SG still well REL 3SG.F be.IMPF.3SG become.PTCP.F.SG completely red.F.SG and 3SG.F have.IMPF.3SG have.PTCP.UNM to do.INF with.DEF.M.SG heart 3SG.F have.IMPF.3SG sometimes INDEF.M.SG bit problem.M.PL with.DEF.M.SG heart and DEM.UNM be.IMPF.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM for 3SG.F too violent.ADJ.UNM
Translation: And the first days, to cope with these pigs [going] down this path and then through the water of the Drun, of which only few would go over to the other side, well, this was an ordeal, and we had to struggle, I know, my mother ran after a pig that had run away, and I still remember very well that she had turned completely red, and she had had heart problems, she sometimes had some problems with her heart, and this had been too violent for her.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar èla èra lu tutina aun vagnida … pulit véglja . Parví da quaj , ábar èla vèva gju lò ina , in hèfti ad …
Glosses: but 3SG.F have.IMPF.3SG then nevertheless still become.PTCP.F.SG … _ quite old.F.SG because of DEM.UNM but 3SG.F have.IMPF.3SG have.PTCP.UNM there INDEF.F.SG INDEF.M.SG violent and
Translation: But she nevertheless got … quite old. Because of that, but she then had had there a, a, violent, and … .
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A quaj è rastau da mé , a lu … sjantar in pèr dis … vajn nus savju dumigná quèls pòrs … tga mavan pulit , a lu mava … in òrdavaun a lu mavan quèls pòrs tùt ajn còrda … da quaj trutg ajnagjù vi tra l' aua a sé tòcan sé Valtgèva .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG remain.PTCP.UNM DAT 1SG and then _ after INDEF.M.SG couple day.M.PL _ have.PRS.1PL 1PL can.PTCP.UNM cope.INF DEM.M.PL pig.PL _ REL go.IMPF.3PL proper.ADJ.UNM and then go.IMPF.3SG _ one.M in_front and then go.IMPF.3PL DEM.M.PL pig.PL all in single_file.F.SG _ from DEM.M.SG path in_and_down over through DEF.F.SG water and up until up PN
Translation: And I still remember this, and then … after a couple of days … we were able to cope with these pigs … which would move properly, and then … one would move in front and then the other pigs would follow in single file … down this path and through the water up to Valtgeva.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A sé Valtgèva cu nuṣ èran tras … èri lò ina pòrt’, ina gjajna , a cu nuṣ vajn aviart la gjajna , savèvan nus sèrá la gjajna dals pòrs , stèvans sé cò ajn quaj plat , a nuṣ vèvan da fá ajnsassèz … nagina lavur , nuṣ vèvan ina bjala véta .
Glosses: and up PN when 1PL COP.IMPF.1PL through _ EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL there INDEF.F.SG door INDEF.F.SG gate and when 1PL have.PRS.1PL open.PTCP.UNM DEF.F.SG gate can.IMPF.1PL 1PL close.INF DEF.F.SG gate of.DEF.M.PL pig.PL stay.IMPF.1PL.1PL up here in DEM.M.SG flat and 1PL have.IMPF.1PL to do.INF actually _ no.F.SG work 1PL have.IMPF.1PL INDEF.F.SG beautiful life
Translation: And up in Valtgeva, when we were through … there was a door there, a gate, and when we opened the gate, we could close the pig’s gate, we could stay up there on this flat ground, and actually … we had nothing to do, we had a wonderful life.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu la sèra … stèvan nus rimná als pòrs , a lu vagnévan gjù cù̱ntar la gjajna , a nuṣ vèvan da dumbrá .
Glosses: and then DEF.F.SG evening _ must.IMPF.1PL 1PL gather.INF DEF.M.PL pig.PL and then come.IMPF.3PL down towards DEF.F.SG gate and 1PL have.IMPF.1PL COMP count.INF
Translation: And then in the evening we had to gather the pigs, and then we came down to the gate and had to count [them].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju sa , ju èra bégj’ aun jus l’ ampréma classa , ju vèva problèms da dumbrá quèls végn pòrs dad in tòcan végn .
Glosses: and 1SG know.PRS.1SG 1SG COP.IMPF.SG NEG yet go.PTCP.M.SG DEF.F.SG first class 1SG have.IMPF.1SG problem.M.PL ATTR count.INF DEM.M.PL twenty pig.PL from one till twenty
Translation: And I know, I hadn’t attended the first class yet, I had difficulties counting these pigs from one to twenty.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò … ju vèva braja da dumbrá in tòcan végn , mirá tga nuṣ vajn tùt als pòrs .
Glosses: well _ 1SG have.IMPF.1SG trouble.F.SG COMP count.INF one till twenty look.INF COMP 1PL have.PRS.1PL all DEF.M.PL pig.PL
Translation: Well … I had troubles in counting [from] one to twenty, in ensuring that we had all the pigs.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu catschavan nuṣ als pòrs gjù Sadrún , a schavan èls ajn nuégl , l’ autar dé puspè ajnsé .
Glosses: and then drove.IMPF.1PL 1PL DEF.M.PL pig.PL down PN and leave.IMPF.1PL 3PL.M . in pigsty.M.SG DEF.M.SG other day again up
Translation: And then we would drove the pigs down to Sedrun, and would leave them in the pigsty, the next day again up [to Valtgeva].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Qu’ è stau , ju sùn è staus lùschs da mi’ ampréma plaza , parquaj tga … al davùṣ dé , cu ju a dascargjau als pòrs , scha ṣè al bap da mju còlè̱ga vagnús cun – èl vèva in unimòc – vagnús cun nus sé Valtgèva , a las mùmas vèvan praparau tiar mats … pals pòrs , a vèvan … usché cun … mats , fatg antù̱rn in sujèt mataj a méz sé quaj antù̱rn al vjantar dals pòrs .
Glosses: DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM 1SG be.PRS.1SG also COP.PTCP.M.SG proud.M.SG of POSS.1SG.F.SG first job because SUBORD _ DEF.M.SG last day when 1SG have.PRS.1SG drove_down.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.PL pig.PL CORR be.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG father of POSS.1G.M.SG mate come.PTCP.M.SG with _ 3SG.M have.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG unimog _ come.PTCP.M.SG with 1PL up PN and DEF.F.SG mother.PL have.IMPF.3PL prepare.PTCP.UNM by bunch.F.PL _ for.DEF.M.PL pig.PL and have.IMPF.3PL _ so with _ bunch.M.PL do.PTCP.UNM around INDEF.M.SG rope probably and put.PTCP.UNM up DEM.UNM around DEF.M.SG belly of.DEF.M.PL pig.PL
Translation: This was, I was also proud of my first job, because … the last day, when I drove the pigs down, my mate’s father came with – he had a unimog – came with us to Valtgèva, and the mothers had prepared bunches of flowers … for the pigs, and had … so with … bunches of flowers, tied a rope around, and put them around the belly of the pigs.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A nuṣ vagní gjù da Valtgèva fòrsa cun tschun sis pòrs , cun sé matg .
Glosses: and 1PL come.PTCP.M.PL down from PN maybe with five six pig.M.PL with up bunch.M . 
Translation: And we would come down from Valtgeva with maybe five or six pigs, with their bunches of flowers.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A nuṣ duṣ èra cun la tgapjala cun sé ina bjala flur , a da scargjá `ls pòrs usché , qu’ è stau pr̩ nus in aparti avanimajn .
Glosses: and 1PL two.M also with DEF.F.SG hat with on INDEF.F.SG beautiful flower and COMP drove_down.INF DEF.M.PL pig.PL so DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM for 1PL INDEF.M.SG special event
Translation: And also the two of us with the hats with a beautiful flower on them, and to drove down the pigs in such a way, that was a special event for us.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ad in piartg … ah … vèva pudju scapá sé Valtgèva tras la sajf , qu’ er’ ina , la sajv èr' ina , la sajv vèva rùt in palé , quaj vèva pudju atrás , a quaj … vèz' ju aun òz , quaj piartg èra juṣ atráṣ a vèva rùt gjù al matg tga vèva mù la còrda plé antù̱rn .
Glosses: and and INDEF.M.SG pig _ eh _ have.IMPF.3SG can.PTCP.UNM escape.INF up PN through DEF.F.SG fence DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG INDEF.F.SG DEF.F.SG fence COP.IMPF.3SG INDEF.F.SG DEF.F.SG fence have.IMPF.3SG break.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG post DEM.UNM have.IMPF.3SG can.PTCP.UNM through and DEM.UNM _ see.PRS.1SG 1SG still today DEM.M.SG pig be.IMPF.3SG go.PTCP.M.SG through and have.IMPF.3SG break.PTCP.UNM down DEF.M.SG bunch SUBORD have.IMPF.3SG only DEF.F.SG rope more around
Translation: And and a pig … eh … had been able to escape in Valtgeva through the fence, that was a, the fence was, had a broken post, so it had been able to go through, and this … I still see it today, this pig had gone through and had broken the bunch of flowers so that he only had the rope around [his belly].
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A , a lu vajn nus dascargjau cun gròn plaṣchaj , quaj è naturálmajn ina ònur , dascargjau als pòrs .
Glosses: and and then have.PRS.1PL 1PL drove_down.PTCP.UNM with big.M.SG pleasure DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG natural.M.SG.ADV INDEF.F.SG honour drove_down.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.PL pig.PL
Translation: And, and then we drove down [the pigs] with great pleasure, this is naturally an honour, drove down the pigs.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A lu , parví da la piaglja , nuṣ vèvan lu dad í ad incassá .
Glosses: and then because of DEF.F.SG wage 1PL have.IMPF.1PL then to go.INF SUBORD collect.INF
Translation: And then, because of the wage, we had to go and collect [the money].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Da mintga pur stèvanṣ í a scha `l vèva gju dus , stèva `l pijè … dus pòrs né in né uschéa … ábar ju sa bigja còns raps nuṣ vèvan … gju d’ incassá , mataj dus … fòrsa tschun francs par piartg .
Glosses: of every farmer.M.SG must.IMPF.1PL.1PL go.INF and if 3SG.M have.IMPF.3SG have.PTCP.UNM two.M must.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M pay.INF _ two.M pig.PL or one.M or so _ but 1SG know.PRS.1SG NEG how_many cent.PL 1PL have.IMPF.1PL … have.PTCP.UNM to collect.INF maybe two.M _ probably five franc.M.PL per pig.M.SG
Translation: We had to go to every farmer and if he had given two, he should [pay] more … two pigs or one or so … but I don’t know how much money we … had to collect, probably two … maybe five francs for each pig.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A tiar in pur … èn nuṣ í , èr’ ju , vèv’ ju gju dad incassá quèls raps , a quèl vèva bégja grad munajda ad usché vinavaun , a quèl ò quaj mumèn bgja dau , ad ju a lu amblidau quaj , ábar mia mùma ò aun detg , aun ònṣ ad òns sjantar:
Glosses: and by INDEF.M.SG farmer … be.PRS.1SG 1PL go.PTCP.M.PL be.IMPF.1SG 1SG have.IMPF.1SG 1SG have.PTCP.UNM to collect.INF DEM.M.PL cent.PL and DEM.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG NEG currently coin.F.SG and so on and DEM.M.SG have.PRS.3SG DEM.M.SG moment NEG give.PTCP.UNM and 1SG have.PRS.1SG then forget.PTCP.UNM DEM.UNM but POSS.1SG.F.SG mother have.PRS.3SG moreover say.PTCP.UNM still year.M.PL and year.M.PL after
Translation: And we went … to a farmer, I was, I had to collect this money, and he didn’t have coins at that moment, and so on, and I then forgot about that, but my mother said, even many years later:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: “Quèl vès lu aun da pijè da té al pustrètsch dal piartg tga té vèvas partgirau .”
Glosses: DEM.M.SG have.COND.3SG then still COMP pay.INF DAT 2SG DEF.M.SG herdsman's_money of.DEF.M.SG pig REL 2SG have.IMPF.2SG look_after.PTCP.UNM
Translation: This one should still pay you the money for the pig you had looked after.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò quèl vèv' ju bégja vagnús d’ incassá .
Glosses: well DEM.M.SG have.IMPF.1SG 1SG NEG come.PTCP.M.SG to collect.INF
Translation:  Well, I didn’t succeed in collecting the money from that farmer.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar tschaj vèvan nu incassau a naturálmajn dau gjù tùt als raps … dal bap ni da la mùma .
Glosses: but DEM.UNM have.IMPF.1PL 1PL collect.PTCP.UNM and natural.M.SG.ADV give.PTCP.UNM down all DEF.M.PL cent.PL _ DAT.DEF.M.SG father or DAT DEF.F.SG mother
Translation: But the other [money] we had collected and of course handed over all the money to father or mother.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Qu’ èra clar , nuṣ vèvan naginṣ raps sèzs .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG clear.ADJ.UNM 1PL have.IMPF.1PL no.M.PL cent.PL self.M.PL
Translation: This was clear, we didn’t have any money of our own.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar qu’ è stau mi’ ampréma plaza , a tùt ajn tùt lùschs ad i dat ina fòtògrafia tgu sùn sé cun mju còlè̱ga al dé da la scargèda , dus pinṣ buéts ca vèvan fatg quèla lavur quèl’ antira stat .
Glosses: but DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM POSS.1SG.F.SG first job and all COP.PRS.3PL all proud.M.PL and EXPL EXIST.PRS.3SG INDEF.F.SG photograph REL.1SG COP.PRS.1SG on with POSS.1SG.M.SG mate DEF..SG day of DEF.F.SG drove.PTCP.F.SG two.M.PL small.PL . boy.PL REL have.IMPF.3PL do.PTCP.UNM DEF.F.SG job DEM.F.SG whole summer
Translation: But this was my first job, and all are very proud and there is a photograph in which I am with my mate the day of the pig droving, two young boys who had done this job the whole summer.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ti vevas sis onns fòrsa , ni tschun ?
Glosses: _ 2SG have.IMPF.2SG six year.M.PL maybe or five
Translation:  You were maybe six years old, or five?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Avaun in pèr jamnas … èr’ ju gjù Locarno , api sjantar sùnd jus a spaz … dal lag vidajn , api vòu anflau in bi ljuc , api lu … lèv’ ju fá bògn lò , api va ju príu ò mju ùrdan , ju vèva ùrdan da scrívar , da légjar , a … tùt méz òra .
Glosses: before INDEF.M.SG couple week.F.PL _ COP.IMPF.1SG 1SG down PN and after be.PRS.1SG go.PTCP.M.SG to walk.M.SG _ from.DEF.M.SG lake over_in and have.PRS.1SG.1SG find.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG beautiful place and then _ want.IMPF.1SG 1SG do.INF bath there and have.PRS.1SG 1SG take.PTCP.UNM out POSS.1SG.M utensil 1SG have.IMPF.1SG utensil.M.SG ATTR write.INF ATTR read.INF and _ all put.PTCP.UNM out
Translation: A couple of weeks ago … I was in Locarno and then I went for a walk … at the lake, and then I found a nice place, and then I wanted to take a bath there, and I took out my utensils, I had writing utensils, something to read, and … [had] taken out everything.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju èra pr̩suls lò , api , ah …, tratg ajn mias tgautschas da fá bògn , api èr’ ju pinauṣ dad ir ál’ aua .
Glosses: 1SG COP.IMPF.1SG alone.M.SG there and eh _ pull.PTCP.UNM in POSS.1SG.F.PL trouser.PL COMP do.INF bath.M.SG and COP.IMPF.1SG 1SG ready.M.SG MOD go.INF into.DEF.F.SG water
Translation: I was alone and ah put on my swim trunks and then I was ready to jump into the water.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api grad ajn quèl mumèn vagnév’ in cégn … gròn né – vi datiar ad èra lò , usché in téc dòmina̱nt .
Glosses: and exactly in DEM.M.SG moment come.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG swan _ big.M.SG.UNM or _ over next_to and COP.IMPF.3SG there so INDEF.M.SG bit dominant.ADJ.UNM
Translation: And precisely at that moment a big swan… was coming to the place where I was, a bit a dominant one.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api sjantar vòu détg dal cégn:
Glosses: and after have.PRS.1SG.1SG say.PTCP.UNM DAT.DEF.M.SG swan
Translation: And then I said to the swan:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Gè , sùnd ju ajn tju taritòri , distùrb’ ju té ?»
Glosses: yes COP.PRS.1SG 1SG in POSS.2SG.M.SG territory disturb.PRS.1SG 1SG 2SG
Translation: Yes, am I in your territory, do I disturb you?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nagina réaczjún . Ju sa bigj’ í ál’ aua .
Glosses: no.F.SG reaction 1SG can.PRS.1SG NEG go.INF into.DEF.F.SG water
Translation: No reaction. Well, I couldn’t jump into the water.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Fòrza prènd’ al anzatgéj né ju vèv’ avaun … zatgé da magljè .
Glosses: maybe take.PRS.3SG 3SG.M something or 1SG have.IMPF.1SG in_front _ something ATTR eat.INF
Translation: Maybe he would take something or I had … something to eat in front [of me].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api va ju tartgau ju stùn in’ jèda sén pajs , né , pr̩, pr̩ mussá … usché . Nagina réaczjun , né .
Glosses: and have.PRS.1SG 1SG think.PTCP.UNM 1SG stay.PRS.1SG one.F.SG time on foot.M.PL right S SUBORD show.INF _ so no.F.SG reaction right
Translation: And then I thought I could just get up, right, to show … like this. No reaction, right?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Aun adina lò , al cégn , lò da , da fá usché da mussá sja pow-, sja pussònza .
Glosses: still always there DEF.M.SG swan there COMP COMP make.INF so to show.INF POSS.3.F.SG _ POSS.3SG.F.SG power
Translation: Still there, the swan, there, showing his pow- his power.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Api sjantar sùnd ju saṣjuṣ gjù , api vau tartgau gè ábar ah , api sau bigj’ ajfach í ál’ aua .
Glosses: and after be.PRS.1SG 1SG sit.PTCP.M.SG down and have.PRS.1SG.1SG think.PTCP.UNM yes but eh and can.PRS.1SG.1SG NEG simply go.INF into.DEF.F.SG water
Translation: And then I sat down and thought yes, but, eh, after all I should, I cannot simply jump into the water.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Api vau tartgau gè OK , lu stajn nus hald in téc cò .
Glosses: and have.PRS.1SG.1SG think.PTCP.UNM yes OK then remain.PRS.1PL 1PL just INDEF.M.SG bit here
Translation: And then I thought yes, OK, in this case we’ll just stay here for a while.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Pi ṣè’ l vajramájn staus lò .
Glosses: then be.PRS.3SG 3SG.M true.F.SG.ADV remain.PTCP.M.SG there
Translation: And the swan really stayed there.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Api vònzaj vau tartgau , ah ju a in’ idéa , ju vèva grat cumprau , ju vèva grat cumprau … quèla … suna da bùca .
Glosses: and later have.PRS.1SG.1SG think.PTCP.UNM eh 1SG have.PRS.1SG INDEF.F.SG idea 1SG have.IMPF.1SG just buy.PTCP.UNM 1SG have.IMPF.1SG just buy.PTCP.UNM _ DEM.F.SG _ organ of mouth.F.SG
Translation: And after a while I thought, eh, I have an idea, I had just bought, I had just bought … that … harmonica.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api lu vau fatg usché .
Glosses: and then have.PRS.1SG.1SG make.PTCP.UNM so
Translation: And then I played like this.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A sél amprém tùn , al cégn usché: uh , vscht ! ina lingja scapaus da lò circa tschian mè̱tars navèn , schi curjòs !
Glosses: and on.DEF.M.SG first sound DEF.M.SG swan so uh vsht ! one.F.SG line escape.PTCP.M.SG from there about hundred metre.M.PL away so strange.ADJ.UNM
Translation: And when the swan heard the first sound, he… [went] uh, vsht! [and] escaped from there about one hundred metres away, so strange!
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Sas , fòrza … ṣè quaj ṣch’ léjf dissònánt né , bétg idéa .
Glosses: know.PRS.2SG maybe _ COP.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM so light.ADJ.UNM dissonant.ADJ.UNM right NEG idea.F.SG
Translation: You know, maybe … this is slightly dissonant, right, no idea.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò ju a bigja fatg aj agrèssíf , ju a vajramájn fatg mù …, quaj è mù ina cuérta .
Glosses: well 1SG have.PRS.1SG NEG make.PTCM.UNM 3SG aggressive.ADJ.UNM 1SG have.PRS.1SG really make.PTCP.UNM only _ DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG only INDEF.F.SG short
Translation: Well, I didn’t do it in an aggressive way, I’ve really done it only …, this is only a short [story].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Al vitg , gl’ uclaun da Zarcúns , quaj è la basèlgja da Nòssadùna , quaj fùs Nòssadùna da la Najf … ò quaj nùm .
Glosses: DEF.M.SG village DEF.M.SG hamlet of PN DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG DEF.F.SG church of Our_Lady.F.SG DEM.UNM COP.COND.3SG Our_Lady.F.SG of DEF.F.SG snow _ have.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM name.M.SG
Translation: The village, the hamlet of Zarcuns, that is the church of the Virgin Mary, this is the Virgin of the Snow … as it is called.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A cò raquéntan aj tga plé daditg … ṣè è sé quèls malètgs ajn a la basèlgja … tga in … tga stèva ajnasé Gjuf ábar vaj gju da vagní navèn da Gjuf tòcan òragjù … Zarcúns , í da dí páternias tòcan òragjù Zarcúns .
Glosses: and here tell.PRS.3PL 3PL COMP more long_time_ago _ EXIST.PRS.3SG.EXPL also on DEM.M.PL picture.PL in to DEF.F.SG church _ COMP one.M.SG _ REL live.IMPF.3SG in_and_up PN but have.SBJV.PRS.3SG have.PTCP.UNM to come.INF from of PN until out_down _ PN go.INF to say.INF Lord's_prayer.M.SG until out_and_down PN
Translation: And here they say that a long time ago … there was also in these pictures in the church … that one … that lived up in Gjuf, but who had to come down from Gjuf to … Zarcuns, [who had to] come reciting the Lord's prayer until down to Zarcuns.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lò… sén quaj intènt ségi è vagnú bagagjau quèla caplùta .
Glosses: and there upon DEM.M.SG undertaking be.PRS.SBJV.3SG also PASS.AUX.PTCP.UNM build.PTCP.UNM DEM.F.SG chapel
Translation: And there … after this undertaking, this chapel was built.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj è hald ina détga tgu sa , ábar plé gròn savès ju lu è bétga … tgé i è … cù Vus lajṣ alṣò ….
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG simply INDEF.F.SG legend REL.1SG know.PRS.1SG but more big.ADJ.UNM can.COND.1SG 1SG then also NEG … _ what EXPL COP.PRS.3SG _ how 2PL.POL want.2PL.POL well
Translation: This is a legend I know, but a longer one I would not be able … what it is … how you want, well … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Alṣò la véta qu' èra quèluísa … qu’ èra la gjuvantétgna èran … par òrdinari èra quaj … qu’ èra massa gjuvantétgna cò ála val .
Glosses: well DEF.F.SG life DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG this_way _ DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3PL DEF.F.SG youth COP.IMPF.3PL _ for usual.ADJ.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM _ DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG lots youth.F.SG here in.DEF.F.SG valley
Translation: Well, life here, it was like this … there was the youth were … there were usually … there were a lot of young people here in the valley.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Tgi gidava als géniturs a tgi fagèva quaj a … mávani ajn quèlas sòcjéta̱ts , u ál cant ni ála música , a nuṣ èssan è staj , sùn è stauṣ ála música biabégn curònt' òns , a … déjṣch òns sùnd ju staus pr̩sidén lò , a lura , sjantar gl axarsézi da música … èra quaj úsit … tg’ ins mava … aun a bájbar in pr̩ laṣ ustrias antù̱rn .
Glosses: who help.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.PL parent.PL and who do.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM and _ go.IMPF.3PL.3PL into DEM.F.PL society.PL either to.DEF.M.SG singing or to.DEF.F.SG music and 1PL be.PRS.1PL also COP.PTCP.M.PL be.PRS.1SG also COP.PTCP.M.SG at.DEF.F.SG music more_than forty year.M.PL and _ ten year.M.SG be.PRS.1SG 1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG president.M.SG there and then, after DEF.M.SG rehearsal of music.F.SG _ COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM habit.M.SG _ COMP GNR go.IMPF.3SG _ still SUBORD drink.INF one.M.SG through DEF.F.PL restaurant.PL around
Translation: Some helped their parents and some would do that and and they would participate in these societies, either in singing or in music, and we were, and I too was in the music society for a little bit more than forty years, and for ten years I was the president there, and then, after the music rehearsal, there was the habit that one would go and have a drink in the restaurants.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: In’ jèda tschò , in’ jèda lò , ad in’ jèda saragòrd’ ju aun … tga nuṣ èran i ajn ustria òl Mírar , api sa ju bégja sén tgé nuṣ èran vagní , nuṣ vèvan quaj òn vèvan nuṣ da fá sé … ina … fòrmazjun nòva ad ad instrumajnts nùfs .
Glosses: one.F.SG time here one.F.SG time there and one.F.SG time REFL.remember.PRS.1SG PRS.1SG still _ COMP 1PL be.IMPF.1PL go.PTCP.M.PL in restaurant.F.SG out.DEF.M.SG PN and know.PRS.1SG PRS.1SG NEG upon what 1PL be.IMPF.1PL come.PTCP.M.PL 1PL have.IMPF.1PL DEM.M.SG year have.IMPF.1PL 1PL to make.INF up _ INDEF.F.SG _ lineup new.F.SG and and instrument.M.PL new.PL
Translation: Once here, once there, and once I still remember … that we had gone to Mirer's restaurant, and I don't know what we had come up with, that year we had to do … a … new lineup and and [buy] new instruments.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api vèvan nus , ah , tratg sé lò in téc agl ustér a quèls , pr̩via d’ in pèr raps , api ò `l … gl ustér vagnús cun quèl’ idéja da , vagnús cun in piartg gròn tg’ ins savèva … métar ajnagjù , tschichi jástar da quaj , i èra scrét sé pr̩, quaj vùt di par ina … ina sòzjétat cò .
Glosses: and have.1PL 1PL eh pull.PTCP.UNM up there INDEF.M.SG bit DEF.M.SG manager and DEM.M.PL because of INDEF.M.SG pair cent.M.PL and_then have.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG _ DEF.M.SG manager come.PTCP.M.SG with DEM.F.SG idea of come.PTCP.M.SG with INDEF.M.SG pig big REL GNR can.IMPF.3SG _ put.INF into_and_down pig.M.SG strange of DEM.UNM EXPL be.IMPF.3SG write.PTCP.UNM up for DEM.UNM want.PRS.3SG say.INF for INDEF.F.SG _ INDEF.F.SG society here
Translation: And we had, eh, made fun of the restaurant manager and the others a little bit, because of some cents, and then the manager came up with the idea of, coming with a big piggy bank into which one could put [coins], one of those strange pigs or so, something was written on it, this means for a … a society here.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu sjantar música mav’ ins ajn cò; c’ i èra jástars lò scha … vignévan quels lu vi a dèvan … matévan ajnagjù ampau raps pi c’ i èra … fòrsa stau al davùṣ da la saṣjún cul … scha vagnévanṣ d’ anstagl duvrá als danès , cu nus vèvan fòm , èssanṣ í anzjaman culas dùnas , a , a ina tschajna , da quèlas tgaussas .
Glosses: and then after music.F.SG go.IMPF.3SG GNR in here when EXPL COP.IMPF.SG stranger.M.PL there CORR _ come.IMPF.3PL DEM.M.PL then over and give.IMPF.3PL _ put.IMPF.3SG into_and_down a_bit cent.M.PL and when EXPL COP.IMPF.3SG _ maybe be.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG last of DEF.F.SG season with.DEF.M.SG _ CORR come.IMPF.1PL.1PL COMP instead use.INF DEF.M.PL money.PL when 1PL have.IMPF.1PL hunger.F.PL be.IMPF.1PL.1PL go.PTCP.M.PL together with.DEF.F.PL woman.PL to to a dinner.F.SG of DEM.F.PL thing.PL
Translation: And then after rehearsal we would go there; if there were strangers there, they would come over and give … put into the piggy bank some cents and when it was … maybe the last of the season with the … then we would, instead of use the money [for the society], when we were hungry, we would go and have dinner with our wives, things like that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api … cu l’ ò gju tgé èri stau , èssan nuṣ í in òn … sén in vièdi gjù ad , ad Immis .
Glosses: and _ when 3SG have.PRS.3SG have.PTCP.UNM what be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL COP.PTCP.UNM be.PRS.1PL 1PL go.PTCP.M.PL INDEF.M.SG year _ on INDEF.M.SG trip down to to PN
Translation: And … when he had found out what had been going on, we went one year … on a trip down to, to Immis.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api èssan nuṣ i sé … taunṣ èssan í sé sédajn cò .
Glosses: and be.PRS.1PL 1PL go.PTCP.M.PL up _ so_many.M.PL be.PRS.3PL go.PTCP.M.PL up up_and_in here
Translation: And we went up … so many went up here.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj èra quèls gjucs a quaj api … vajn nus … sòfòrt anflau òra tga … da pascá cula … lòntscha , quèlas butègljas , quèlas tga vèvan in ring gjùdájn .
Glosses: DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG DEM.M.PL game.PL and DEM.UNM and _ have.PRS.1PL 1PL _ immediately find.PTCP.UNM out COMP _ SUBORD fish.INF with.DEF.F.SG _ lance DEM.F.PL bottle.PL DEM.F.PL REL have.IMPF.3PL INDEF.M.SG ring down_and_in
Translation: There were those games and that, and … we found out … immediately that … when fishing with the lance, those bottles, those that had a ring at their bottom.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Basta , nuṣ èran , miravan adina dad èssar siṣ anzjaman , ad in gartagjava sagir .
Glosses: enough 1PL COP.IMPF.1PL look.IMPF.1PL always COMP COP.INF six together and one.M.SG succeed.IMPF.3SG surely
Translation: OK, we were, we always made sure that there were six of us together, and one would certainly succeed.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api tòc’ al davùṣ vèvan nuṣ ṣvidau quèla bòla .
Glosses: and until DEF.M.SG last have.1PL 1PL empty.PTCP.UNM DEM.F.SG punch
Translation: And we drank the whole punch, down to the last drop.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quèls musicants da Sadrún .
Glosses: DEM.M.PL musician.PL of PN
Translation: These musicians from Sedrun.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nuṣ dèvan anavù̱s la butèglja vin api buèvanṣ … duas trajs da quèlas , a da quèlas tgaussas .
Glosses: 1PL give.IMPF.1PL back DEF.F.SG bottle wine and drink.IMPF.1PL.1PL _ two.F.PL three of DEM.F.PL and of DEM.F.PL thing.PL
Translation: We would give back the bottle of wine and then we would drink … two or three of these, and things like that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Uschéja . Da la sòcjétat da la música tg’ èr’ ida sén vièdi .
Glosses: so of DEF.F.SG society of DEF.F.SG music REL be.IMPF.3SG go.PTCP.F.SG on trip.M.SG
Translation: Exactly so. About the music society that had gone on a trip.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: La cumpagnia da mats , lèzas vèvan mintg’ jèda , la cumpagnia da mats vèva mintg’ jèda , lu èra quaj … craju , sjat fjastas … tga vagnéva … fatg parada .
Glosses: DEF.F.SG association of boy.PL DEM.F.PL have.IMPF.3PL every.F.SG time DEF.F.SG association of boy.PL have.IMPF.3PL every.F.SG time then COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM _ believe.PRS.1SG.1SG seven celebration.F.PL _ REL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG _ do.PTCP.UNM parade.F.SG
Translation: The young men's associations, every time they had, every time the young men's association had, then there were …, I believe, seven celebrations … when they would … prepare a parade.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj èra scù Sòntgalcrést , Fronleichnam scù nuṣ ṣchajn , api èr' aj … Dumèngja Alva , api èr’ aj , ah , Nòssadùna … d’ Úast álṣò cùlas fjastas aschia , a tùt anzjaman , api èri al patrún-basèlgja Sògn Vagèli , a cò … sunava la … sòcjétat da música , fagèvan aj ina pròcèsjún-basèlgja , mù als catòlics , a la música mava , a la cumpagnia da mats .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG as Corpus_Christi.M.SG Fronleichnam as 1PL say.PRS.1PL and_then EXIST.IMPF.3SG EXPL _ Sunday.F.SG white and_then EXIST.IMPF.3SG EXPL eh Our_Lady.F.SG _ of August.M.SG well with.DEF.F.PL celebration.PL so and all together and_then EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL DEF.M.SG patron.SG-church.F.SG Saint.M.SG Vigilius and here _ play.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG _ society of music.F.SG make.IMPF.3PL 3PL.UNM INDEF.F.SG procession-church.F.SG only DEF.M.PL Catholic.PL and DEF.F.SG music go.IMPF.3SG and DEF.F.SG association of boy.M.PL
Translation: These were for instance Corpus Christi, «Fronleichnam» as we say, and also Divine Mercy Sunday, and there was eh Our Lady… of August, well, with the celebrations and all together, and then there was the Church Patron Saint Vigilius and here … the Music Society used to play, they made a procession, only the Catholics, and the Music Society would participate, and the Young men's association [as well].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu èra quaj , ála cumpignia da mats èra quaj ajn trènta tòcan curònta … gjuvans … tga fagèvan parada culas , cula guís cò .
Glosses: and then EXIST.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM in.DEF.F.SG association of young_man.M.PL EXIST.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM in thirty till forty _ young_man.M.PL _ REL make.IMPF.3PL parade.F.SG with.DEF.F.PL with.DEF.F.SG rifle here
Translation: And then there were, there were between thirty and forty … young men … who would parade with the, with their rifles here.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Gè gè quèls , … duṣ a dus mávani , a djantarajn èri quèls cafanúns scù nuṣ ṣchajn .
Glosses: yes yes DEM.M.PL _ two.M.PL by two.M.PL go.IMPF.3PL.3PL and in_between EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL DEM.M.PL church_banner.PL as 1PL say.PRS.1PL
Translation: Oh yes, these … they would go two by two, and in between there were the cafanúns [church banners] as we say.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api èri , davauntiar èra è la , la bandiara … bjala , qu’ èra , ṣchèvan aj … la bandiara bjala .
Glosses: and EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL in_front EXIST.IMPF.3SG also DEF.F.SG DEF.F.SG flag _ beautiful DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG say.IMPF.3PL 3PL _ DEF.F.SG flag beautiful.F.SG
Translation: And there was, in front there was also the the beautiful flag …, this was, as they would say …, the beautiful flag.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A quèla … èra … da mintga vart … èr’ aj mintg’ jèda dus tga vèvan fatg ni tga fagjèvan racrut , tga cumpignavan cun la guís , cun sé la bajònè̱ta .
Glosses: and DEM.F.SG _ EXIST.IMPF.3SG _ of each.F.SG side _ EXIST.IMPF.3SG EXPL each.F.SG time two.M.PL REL have.IMPF.3PL do.PTCP.UNM or REL do.IMPF.3PL recruit REL accompany.IMPF.3PL with DEF.F.SG rifle with on DEF.F.SG bayonet
Translation: And this … there were … on both sides … there were two who had been or were recruits who would accompany [the flag] with a rifle with the bayonet fixed on it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ála gjuvantétgna mavan … als gjuvans tg’ èran lèdics .
Glosses: and in.DEF.F.SG youth go.IMPF.3PL _ DEF.M.PL young_man.PL REL COP.IMPF.3PL bachelor.M.PL
Translation: And those who were members of the association of young men were … the young men who were bachelors.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A quaj atgnamajn mav’ ins bétga plé pala nègla , a quaj mav’ ins pal puschégn , quaj vagnéva dau in puschégn a sjantar survagnév’ ins ina nègla .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM as_a_matter_of_fact go.IMPF.3SG GNR NEG more for.DEF.M.SG carnation and DEM.UNM go.IMPF.3SG GNR for.DEF.M.SG snack DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG give.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG snack and afterwards receive.PTCP.UNM GNR DEF.F.SG carnation
Translation: But as a matter of fact, one wouldn’t go for the carnation any more, one would go for a snack and afterwards one would receive a carnation.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api savèv’ ins bigja cù , cù fá da purtá las nèglas , má tga quaj , quaj fagèva las gjufnas lu schòn stém sch’ i vajan sé la nègla tg’ èla vaj dau né bétg .
Glosses: and know.IMPF.3SG GNR NEG how how do.INF SUBORD carry.INF DEF.F.PL carnation.PL since SUBORD DEM.UNM DEM.UNM do.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.PL young_woman.PL then in_fact attention.M.SG if 3PL have.SBJV.PRS.3PL up INDEF.F.SG carnation REL 3SG.F have.SBJV.PRS.3SG give.PTCP.UNM or NEG
Translation: And one would not know how to put the carnations on the hat, since that, the young women would pay close attention to whether they had put on the hat the carnation they had given them or not.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A qu’ è lu schabagjau tr̩ … bjèras schavan lu è bétga vagní ajn , èra sarau , quaj mav’ ins sén ésch a patarlava a fagèva … api tùtajnina ṣchèvani gè , lu mav’ ins ajn .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG then happen.PTCP.UNM by _ many.F.PL let.IMPF.3PL then also NEG come.INF in COP.IMPF.3SG close.PTCP.UNM DEM.UNM go.IMPF.3SG GNR on door.M.SG and chatter.IMPF.3SG and do.IMPF.3SG _ and sudenly say.IMPF.3PL.3PL yes then go.IMPF.3SG GNR in
Translation: And this happened … many [young women] wouldn’t let [the young man] come in, the door was closed, so one would go to the door and chatter and do … and then suddenly the young women would say yes, and then one would go in.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A da quèlas tgaussas .
Glosses: and of DEM.F.PL thing.PL
Translation: And things like that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … ad in òn , sa ju aun bégn , lu vèvan nuṣ gju fatg in tòc humòristic da la músic’ anòra .
Glosses: and _ and INDEF.M.SG year know.PRS.1SG 1SG still well then have.IMPF.1PL 1PL have.PTCP.UNM do.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG prank funny from DEF.F.SG music out
Translation: And … and one year, I still know very well, we from the music had played a funny prank.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api … i è stau finju scha fò in dals … tg’ èran lò djantara̱jn …: «Òz fùs … dad ira a fá tschajvar … cò ál vitg , quèls da quèls òn sé Tgès’ Alva , cun tschajvar òz», api vajn nus détg: «Ah , scha quaj savèssan nus schòn ira sé mirá .»
Glosses: and _ EXPL be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM finish.PTCP.UNM then do.PRS.3SG one.M.SG of.DEF.M.PL _ REL COP.IMPF.3SG there in_between _ today be.COND.3SG _ to go.INF SUBORD do.INF carnival.M.SG _ here in.DEF.M.SG village DEM.M.PL of DEM.M.PL have.PRS.3PL up house.F.SG white with carnival.M.SG today and have.PRS.1PL 1PL say.PTCP.UNM eh then DEM.UNM can.COND.1PL 1PL indeed go.INF up look.INF
Translation: And … it was over, then one of those … who were there among us, said … «Today we should do carnival here in the village, those of the Tgès' Alva have carnival today», and then we said: «Eh, then, in this case, we could indeed go up and have a look.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api èssan nuṣ i … api davùsajn a pudjú ajn davùstiar ajn ajn ajn , nùca tga vèvan al al al , nuṣ ṣchèvan la tgaminada , quaj èra … in lòcál nùca tga matévan lò , vèvan ajn las magljas a quaj tga tanévan a frèstg quaj .
Glosses: and be.PRS.1PL 1PL go.PTCP.M.PL _ and back_in and be_able.PTCP.UNM in back_by in in in where REL have.IMPF.3PL DEF.M.SG DEF.M.SG DEF.M.SG 1PL say.IMPF.1PL DEF.F.SG pantry DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG _ INDEF.M.SG place where REL put.IMPF.3PL there have.IMPF.3PL in DEF.F.PL provisions.PL and DEM.UNM REL hold.IMPF.3PL at fresh.ADJ.UNM DEM.UNM
Translation: And then we went … and then into the house from the back, and were able to go in from the back, into into into, where they had the the the, we would say ‘tgaminada’ [pantry], this was … a place where [they] would put into, would keep provisions and what had to be kept fresh.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A tschèls èran ajn stiva a dèvan tròcas né jass … a nus príu quèls … pinau tiar , quèls puschégns , quèlas … tablas cun sé tgarn a dal tùt … príu quaj ad i gjù ajn in clavau a magljau a sjantar turnaj sé cul cul … cula vaschala vita a méz lò puspè api i .
Glosses: and DEM.M.PL COP.IMPF.3PL in living_room.F.SG and give.IMPF.3PL k.o.card_game.F.PL or k.o.card_game.M.SG _ and 1PL take.PTCP.UNM DEM.M.PL _ prepare.PTCP.UNM by DEM.M.PL snack.M.PL DEM.F.PL _ tray.PL with up meat.F.SG and of.DEF.M.SG all _ take.PTCP.UNM DEM.UNM and go.PTCP.M.PL down in INDEF.M.SG hay_barn and eat.PTCP.UNM and after go_back.PTCP.M.PL up with.DEF.M.SG with.DEF.M.SG _ with.DEF.F.SG dishes empty and put.PTCP.UNM there again and go.PTCP.UNM
Translation: And the others were in the living room and were playing card games … and we took these … prepared, these snacks, these … trays with meat and all on it … we took this and went down into the hay barn and ate it and after we went up back with … with the empty dishes, put them there again and went away.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A da quèlas tgaussas … schabjavi .
Glosses: and of DEM.F.PL thing.PL _ happen.IMPF.3SG.EXPL
Translation: And these sort of things … used to happen.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Òz ṣè bigja quaj plé .
Glosses: today EXIST.PRS.3SG.EXPL NEG DEM.UNM more
Translation: Nowadays, this doesn’t exist any more.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Òz vòni è bitga , i i dat aun … duas né trajs ah … fjastas … tga la gjuvantétgna … fòn parada .
Glosses: today go.PRS.3PL.3PL also NEG EXPL EXPL EXIST.PRS.3SG still _ two.F.PL or three eh _ celebration.PL _ REL DEF.F.SG youth _ do.PRS.3PL parade.F.Sg
Translation: Nowadays they don’t go either, there there are still … two or three eh … celebrations where the association of young men … holds a parade.