lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api jus trajs jamnas cun quaj … calum antù̱rn , a lu ò `l stju í ál spital .
Glosses: and go.PTCP.M.SG three week.F.PL with DEM.M.SG _ thigh around and then have.PRS.3SG 3SG.M must.PTCP.UNM go.INF in.DEF.M.SG hospital . 
Translation: And he walked around with this … thigh for three weeks, and then he had to go to the hospital.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quèl’ è la sulèt’ jèda tg’ èl è pròpi stauṣ ál spital .
Glosses: DEM.F.SG COP.PRS.3SG DEF.F.SG only time REL 3SG.M be.PRS.3SG really COP.PTCP.M.SG in.DEF.M.SG hospital
Translation: This is the only time he had really been to hospital.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api òni tractau quaj , a sjantar mava quaj bigja plé gjù Surajn parquaj tga la tat’ èra è gè ina véglja , a lu ṣ’ èl vivjus sé tiar nus sén Tgès’ Alva , nus stèvan cò , viajn … Tgès’ Alva , quèla tgèsa grònda òragjùṣùt al muséum .
Glosses: and have.PRS.3PL.3PL treat.PTCP.UNM DEM.UNM and after go.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM NEG any_more down PN because SUBORD DEF.F.SG grandmother COP.IMPF.3SG also after_all INDEF.F.SG old and then be.PRS.3SG 3SG.M live.PTCP.M.SG up by 1PL on house.F.SG white 1PL live.IMPF.1PL here over_in _ house white DEM.F.SG house big out_down_under DEF.M.SG museum
Translation: And they treated that, and after this it was not possible any more for him to live in Surrein because my grandmother already was an old woman after all, and then he lived with us in the white house, we lived here, in … the white house, that is the big house underneath the museum.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Lu ṣ' èl vivjús tiar nus . Ábar ah … quaj vèva lu dau ina … ina … tussègazjun dal saun , sjantar lu ṣ’ èl maj vagnús pròpi nònavaun .
Glosses: then be.PRS.3SG 3SG.M live.PTCP.M.SG by 1SG but eh _ DEM.UNM have.IMPF.3SG then give.PTCP.UNM _ INDEF.F.SG INDEF.F.SG _ poisoning of.DEF.M.SG blood after then be.PRS.3SG 3SG.M never come.PTCP.M.SG really here_forward
Translation: And then he lived with us. But ah … this led to a … a … blood poisoning, after that he never really recovered from it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu vajn nuṣ aun sju gudaj al tat , fòrza tgéj , dus trajs majnṣ a gju bjè léjgar cun èl .
Glosses: and then have.PRS.1PL 1PL in_addition can.PTCP.UNM enjoy.INF DEF.M.SG grandfather maybe what two.M.PL three month.PL and have.PTCP.UNM much fun with 3SG.M
Translation: And then we were able to enjoy my grandfather a bit longer, maybe - how long? - two or three months, and had a lot of fun with him.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Èl durméva bjè , quaj mava `l sél baun-pégna , api mavi èl , tatlava `l ugèn música , ah , quaj savèva `l , durmí a tatlá música ajn ina .
Glosses: 3SG.M sleep.IMPF.3SG a_lot DEM.UNM go.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M on.DEF.M.SG bench.M.SG-oven.F.SG and go.IMPF.SBJV.3SG 3SG.M listen.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M with_pleasure music.F.SG ah DEM.UNM can.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M sleep.INF and listen.INF music.F.SG in one.F.SG
Translation: He slept a lot and used to go [and sit] on the oven bench and he would go, he loved to listen to the music, ah, this he was able to do, sleep and listen to the music at the same time.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A dumandavan nus lu èra , magari inqual discuérṣ vajn nus schòn gju a raṣdava bigja bjè , ábar ah … scha `l vèva bian , vagnév’ ins schòn séssúra inqual tgaussas .
Glosses: and ask.IMPF.1PL 1PL then also sometimes some conversation.M.SG have.PRS.1PL 1PL indeed have.PTCP.UNM and speak.IMPF.3SG NEG much but eh _ if 3SG.M have.IMPF.3SG good.ADJ.UNM come.IMPF.3SG GNR indeed upon some thing.F.PL
Translation: And if we asked him [a question], we really had a conversation with him from time to time, and he didn’t speak much, but eh … when he was in a good mood, one could get to know some things.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Lu dumandavan nuṣ èl , vèvan dumandau núa èl ségi stauṣ ajn plaza , èra `l staus zatgé vid Andermatt– a tudèstg savèv’ ju è bigja – vèvan nuṣ dumandau in' jèda sch’ èl sapi , savèva `l lu schòn in téc tudèstg , savèva `l lu aun , quaj tg’ èra lu bigj' al cas tiar quèls végls aun .
Glosses: then ask.IMPF.1PL 1PL 3SG.M have.IMPF.3SG ask.PTCP.UNM where 3SG.M be.PRS.SBJV.3SG COP.PTCP.M.SG in job.F.SG be.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M COP.PTCP.M.SG something over PN and German know.IMPF.1SG 1SG also NEG _ have.IMPF.1PL 1PL ask.PTCP.UNM one.F.SG time whether 3SG.M can.PRS.SBJV.3SG know.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M then indeed INDEF.M.SG bit German know.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M then really DEM.UNM REL COP.IMPF.3SG then NEG DEF.M.SG case at DEM.M.PL old.PL really
Translation: Then we would ask him, we asked [him] where he had been working, he had been working for a certain time in Andermatt – and [that he knew] German I didn't know either – we had asked him whether he knew, he knew some German indeed, he really knew, which then was not the case with these old people.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu ṣè `l lu ...ra gè ana … sissòntasját ṣè 'l mòrts .
Glosses: and then be.PRS.3SG 3SG.M then yes year _ sixty-seven be.PRS.3SG 3SG.M die.PTCP.M.SG
Translation: And then he is then still, yes [in] 1967 he died.
Language: Sutsilvan (English translation)
Transcription: A Cazis èr’ ju ajn tgòmbra , alṣò qu’ èra tgòmbras da trajs , a lu qu’ è adina , ina è gè adina pr̩sula , a nus trajs vèvan ábar … súpar !
Glosses: in PN COP.IMPF.1SG 1SG in room.F.SG well DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG room.F.PL of three and then DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG always one.F.SG COP.PRS.3SG of_course always alone.F.SG and 1PL three have.IMPF.3SG but _ super
Translation: In Cazas I was in a room, well these were rooms for three, and then this was always, one [of the three] is always alone, of course, but the three of us, we had … a great time.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A Cazis da las sòras adina hahhhh RS , da da Maitli-RS , diani , né ṣchèvani lura da da Cazis .
Glosses: in PN of DEF.F.PL sister.PL always hhhh RS of of Maitli-RS say.PRS.3PL.3PL right say.IMPF.3PL.3PL then of of PN
Translation: The nuns’s [school] in Cazas [was] always [called], hah, the ‘recruit school’, ‘the girl’s recruit school’, right?, [that’s the way] they used to call Cazas.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ahm , a quaj èra schòn ah , a vagnéva fétg strèng , álṣò quaj nus vagnévan pròpi tanidas a nus stuèvan amprèndar a nus stuèvan ṣchubargè a fá a tùt .
Glosses: ahm and DEM.M.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG in_fact eh and get.IMPF.3SG very strict.ADJ.UNM well DEM.UNM 1PL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3PL really hold.PTCP.F.PL and 1PL must.IMPF.1PL learn.INF and 1PL must.IMPF.1PL clean.INF and do.INF and all
Translation: Ahm, and that was in fact ah, and it was getting very strict, well, and we were really kept [in a strict way] and we had to study and we had to clean and do and everything.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A zacuras èri ahm … da fá pènṣums , lu èri ruaus , in’ ura da fá pènṣums , a sjantar , a scalinavi a lu vèvans dad ira … a fá òrazjún la sèra , quaj èra tùts tga vèvan da dad í sé sissúm , fá òrazjún da da la sèra .
Glosses: and sometime be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL hm _ to do.INF homework.M.PL then COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL quiet.M.SG one.F.SG hour ATTR do.INF homework.M.PL and after and ring.IMPF.3SG.EXPL and then have.IMPF.1PL.1PL to go.INF … SUBORD do.INF prayer.F.SG DEF.F.SG evening DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG all.M.PL REL have.IMPF.3PL to to go.INF up uppermost do.INF prayer.F.SG of of DEF.F.SG evening
Translation: And sometime or another we had eh … to do our homework, then it was quiet, one hour to do our homework and after [this], and the bell rang and we had to go … to pray in the evening, then all had to to go upstairs, to the very top, to say the evening prayers.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api sjantar vèvan nus líbar atgnamajn uschéja mjaṣ’ ura , trajs quardṣ d’ ura tga nuṣ astgèvan fá , álṣò èssar plé dad aut , a lura … da da las déjṣch èri craj né mjasa las déjṣch èri ruaus , pals gancs antù̱rn , ad ajn tgòmbras da las déjsch stizá cazùla .
Glosses: and after have.IMPF.1PL 1PL free.ADJ.UNM actually so half.F.SG hour three quart.M.PL of hour.F.SG REL 1PL be_allowed.IMPF.1PL do.INF well be.INF more of high and then _ at at DEF.F.PL ten COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL believe.PRS.1SG of half.F.SG DEF.F.PL ten COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL quiet.M.SG in.DEF.M.PL corridor.PL around and in room.F.PL at DEF.F.PL ten turn_off.INF light.F.SG
Translation: And then we were free for about more or less half an hour, three quarters of an hour that we were allowed to do, well, to be louder, and then … at at ten o’clock it had to be, I believe, or half past nine it had to be quiet, in the corridors, and in the bedroom the light was turned off at ten.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api tgi ca fagèva bigja quaj , a vagnéva traplada , las sòras mavan mù schi a guardja , tgi ca vagnéva traplaus stuèva al vèndardís sèra … stá lò , stgèvan bigj’ í a tgèsa , api stèvan nuṣ ṣchùbargè in’ ura zatgéj , durmí lò , api stèvan lu í pér la sònda andamaun a tgèsa .
Glosses: and who REL do.IMPF.3SG NEG DEM.UNM and PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG catch.PTCP.F.SG DEF.F.PL nun.PL go.IMPF.3PL just so to guard.F.SG who REL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG catch.PTCP.M.SG must.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG Friday evening.F.SG _ stay.INF there be_allowed.IMPF.3PL NEG go.INF to home.F.SG and must.IMPF.1PL 1PL clean.INF one.F.SG hour something sleep.INF there and must.IMPF.3PL then go.INF only DEF.F.SG Saturday in_morning to home.F.SG
Translation: And the person who … didn’t do that and who got caught, the nuns would just walk around on guard duty, the person who got caught had to … remain there on Friday evening, they were not allowed to go home, and then they had to clean for more or less one hour, sleep there, and then could only go home on Saturday morning.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Qu’ èra … quèlas règlas .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG _ DEM.F.PL rule.PL
Translation: These were … those rules.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A las sòras savèvan tga nus trajs nuṣ vagjan adina u-léjgar , a nus mò̱ndian bugèn cò gjù a scùla , a nus fé̱tschian filistùcas , ad èlas pudévan maj tiar nus .
Glosses: and DEF.F.PL nun.PL know.IMPF.3PL COMP 1PL three 1PL have.PRS.SBJV.1PL always ELAT-funny.ADJ.UNM and 1PL go.PRS.SBJV.1PL with_pleasure here down to school.F.SG and 1PL do.PRS.SBJV.1PL prank.F.PL and 3PL.F can.IMPF.3PL never to 1PL
Translation: And the nuns knew that the three of us, we always had fun, and that we liked to come to school down here, and that we used to play pranks, and that they would never be able to prove anything against us.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu èri … da quèlaṣ uras , ah da quaj tjamṣ aun tga … ahm , als amprandissadiṣ antschavévan par part igl avrél .
Glosses: and then COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL _ of DEM.F.PL hour.PL ah of DEM.M.SG time still COMP _ hm DEF.M.PL apprenticeship.PL begin.IMPF.3PL for part.F.SG in.DEF.M.SG April
Translation: And then there was … at that time, ah at that time still that … ahm, the apprenticeships would partly begin in April.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu , ah , álṣò ajn nòssa classa , c' ju mava ála tjarza sacundara , igl avrél antschavévaṣ amprém da vagní òd scùla , al davús èranṣ aun quátar … buébas tga mavan a scùla ála tjarza sacundara .
Glosses: and then ah well in POSS.1PL.F.SG class when 1SG go.IMPF.1SG to.DEF.F.SG third secondary DEF.M.SG April begin.IMPF.2SG.GNR first COMP come.INF out_of school.F.SG DEF.M.SG last COP.IMPF.1PL.1PL only four _ girl.F.PL REL go.IMPF.3PL to school.F.SG to.DEF.F.SG third secondary
Translation: And then, ah, in our class, when I attended the third grade of secondary school, in April you would first come out of school, at the end we were only four … girls that attended the third grade of secondary school.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu ajn ajn tgòmbra eri ina tga vèva survgnú igl avrél plaza .
Glosses: and then in in room.F.SG EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL one.F.SG REL have.IMPF.3SG get.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG April job.F.SG
Translation: And then in our room there was one [girl] that had got a job in April.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A las sòras savèvan , quèl’ ò ùṣ aun in’ jamna , a quèlaṣ òn bigja pudju tiar nus da fá stá in vèndardís .
Glosses: and DEF.F.PL nun.PL know.IMPF.3PL DEM.F.SG have.PRS.3SG now only one.F.SG week and DEM.F.PL have.PRS.3PL NEG can.PTCP.UNM to 1PL COMP make.INF stay.INF INDEF.M.SG Friday
Translation: And the nuns knew [that] this one had only one week [left], and they haven’t been able to make us stay one Friday.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api èra la sòra òra uschéja … avaun niaṣ ésch ad ò spatgau a spatgau tòca la audi anzatgéj , api ṣè … ina da nòssa tgòmbra id’ òn tualèta api fò la sòra:
Glosses: and COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG nun out so _ in_front_of POSS.1PL.M.SG door and have.PRS.3SG wait.PTCP.UNM and wait.PTCP.UNM until 3SG.F hear.PRS.SBJV.3SG something and COP.PRS.3SG _ one.F.SG of POSS.1PL.F.SG room go.PTCP.F.SG out_in toilet and make.PRS.3SG DEF.F.SG nun
Translation: And then the nun was out [in the corridor] like this … in front of our door, waiting and waiting until she would hear something, and then … one of our room went out to the toilet, and the nun said:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Chasch denn grad usrichta , Fritig obig müänd är do bliiba .»
Glosses: can.PRS.2SG then right_away tell.INF Friday evening mu'.PRS.2PL 2PL here remain.INF
Translation: You can just tell [them] that you have to stay here on Friday evening.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api ò èla cò détg: «Cool , ju mòn grad a raquénta dad èlas .»
Glosses: and have.PRS.3SG 3SG.F here say.PTCP.UNM cool 1SG go.PRS.1SG right_away and tell.PRS.1SG DAT 3PL.F
Translation: And then she said there: «Cool, I’ll just go and tell them.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Èla vagnid’ ajn tgòmbra api fò la: «Scheisse ! Nus stuajn stá cò vèndardís»
Glosses: 3SG.F come.PTCP.F.SG in room.F.SG and make.PRS.3SG 3SG.F shit 1PL must.PRS.1PL stay.INF here Friday.M.SG
Translation: She came into the bedroom and said: «Shit!
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A quaj vid risadas .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM by laughing.F.PL
Translation: And [she said] this laughing.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu vèvani traplau circa sis .
Glosses: and then have.IMPF.3PL.3PL catch.PTCP.UNM about six
Translation: And then they caught about six.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Má tga la tgòmbra spèras fagèva è tup .
Glosses: since SUBORD DEF.F.SG room next do.IMPF.3SG also stupid.ADJ.UNM
Translation: Because the room next [to ours] also behaved in a stupid way.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Sò vajn nus sis stavju stá lò , api ṣaj stau in’ ura da ṣchubargè né fá ò cul fiar né x-zatgéj luvrá palas sòras , api vajn nuṣ gju quèla gròndjuṣ’ idéa scha nuṣ ástgian cuṣchiná .
Glosses: so have.PRS.1PL 1PL six must.PTCP.UNM stay.INF there and be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM one.F.SG hour to clean.INF or do.INF out with.DEF.M.SG iron or anything do.INF for.DEF.F.PL nun.PL and have.PRS.1PL 1SG have.PTCP.UNM DEM.F.SG great.F.SG idea if 1PL be_allowed.PRS.SBJV.1PL cook.INF
Translation: Then the six of us had to stay there, and then we had to clean for one hour or iron or do something else for the nuns, and then we had that great idea [to ask] whether we were allowed to cook.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Gè nus ástgian cuṣchiná .
Glosses: yes 1PL be_allowed.PRS.SBJV.1PL cook.INF
Translation: And yes, we were allowed to cook.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api èssan nuṣ i ajn cuṣchina , fatg pètas a … gè ….
Glosses: and be.PRS.1PL 1PL go.PTCP.M.PL in kitchen.F.SG make.PTCP.UNM cake.F.PL and … _ yes
Translation: And then we went to the kitchen, made cakes and .. yes … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A la sèra èssan nus , stuèvan nuṣ èba bigj’ í ad uraṣ ajnta létg , nuṣ vajn … fatg ju sa bigja còn ditg la nòtg .
Glosses: and DEF.F.SG evening be.PRS.1PL 1PL must.IMPF.1PL 1PL just NEG go.INF at hour.F.PL in bed.M.SG 1SG have.PRS.1PL _ do.PTCP.UNM 1SG know.1SG NEG how long DEF.F.SG night
Translation: And in the evening, we went, we didn’t have to go to bed early after all, we … were busy I don’t know how long during that night.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Pi vajn nus méz svagljarín , api èssan nus las … nòtg cu las sòras durmévan , èssan nuṣ i tala … tar ina sòra , ad amplanju sé agl ésch cul … ròlas da pupí da tualèta tòcan séssum , a … ina filistùca sjantar l’ autra .
Glosses: then have.PRS.1PL 1PL put.PTCP.UNM alarm_clock.M.SG and be.PRS.1PL 1PL DEF.F.PL _ night.F.SG when DEF.F.PL nun.PL sleep.IMPF.3PL be.PRS.1PL 1PL go.PTCP.M.PL to.DEF.F.SG _ to INDEF.F.SG nun and fill.PTCP.UNM up DEF.M.SG door with.DEF.M.SG _ roll.F.PL of paper.M.SG of toilet.F.SG until very_top and _ one.F.SG prank after DEF.F.SG other
Translation: Then we set the alarm clock, and then we went … at night when the nuns were sleeping we went … to a nun and filled up the doorway with the … rolls of toilet paper until the very top, and … one prank after the other.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api sjantar vajn nus tartgau nus sápian durmí òra , a lu la damaun vagnéva ina ina sòra , quèla sòra tga vèva èba igl ésch plajn ròlas è lu vagnida tr̩ nus ad ò dastadau nus cun aua , sprizau aua , a … a , i , a igl èfè̱ct èra bigja pròpi staus , quaj è bigja stau castitg pr̩ nus , stuaj stá quaj vèndardís , a … gè , da quèls gags fagèvan nuṣ èba schòn .
Glosses: and after have.PRS.1PL 1PL think.PTCP.UNM 1PL can.PRS.SBJV.1PL sleep.INF out and then DEF.F.SG morning come.IMPF.3SG INDEF.F.SG INDEF.F.SG nun DEM.F.SG nun REL have.IMPF.3SG in_fact DEF.M.SG door full roll.F.PL be.PRS.3SG then come.PTCP.F.SG to 1PL and have.PRS.3SG wake.PTCP.UNM 1PL with water.F.SG squirt.PTCP.UNM water.F.SG and _ and and _ DEF.M.SG effect be.IMPF.3SG NEG really COP.PTCP.M.SG DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG NEG COP.PTCP.UNM punishment.M.SG for 1PL must.INF remain.INF DEM.M.SG Friday and _ yes of DEM.M.PL gag.PL make.IMPF.1PL 1PL after_all really
Translation: And then we thought we would have a good sleep, and then in the morning a nun came, the sister that had her door full of rolls came into our room and woke us up with water, squirted water, and, and, and there hadn’t really been any effect, this wasn’t a punishment for us, to be obliged to stay there that Friday and … yes, we really made this sort of gags, after all.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A nuṣ vajn gju schi súpar .
Glosses: and 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM so super
Translation: And we had such a wonderful time.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju èr' ùs ah , ju vèva gju ajnsasèz al clégj dad èssar ajn tgòmbra cun ròmòntschas .
Glosses: 1SG COP.IMPF.1SG now eh 1SG have.IMPF.1SG have.PTCP.UNM in_fact DEF.M.SG luck COMP COP.INF in room.F.SG with Romansh.F.PL
Translation: I was now eh, in fact I had been lucky to share the room with Romansh girls.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A i miravan schòn in téc da métar anzjaman è … als lungatgs , i è lu halt è tèssinèsas , álṣò na , bétg tèssinèsas , da da Br̩gaglja né da….
Glosses: and 3PL look.IMPF.3PL in_fact INDEF.M.SG bit COMP put.INF together also _ DEF.M.PL language.PL EXPL EXIST.PRS.3SG then after_all also Ticino.F.PL well no NEG Ticino.F.PL of of PN or of
Translation: And in fact, they would make sure to put … the languages together, there are after all also girls from the Canton of Ticino, well, no, not from the Ticino, from from the Bregaglia or from … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ùsa quaj cò èra halt ramòntschas . Gè . A lu ajni 
Glosses: now DEM.UNM here COP.IMPF.3SG well Romansh.F.PL yes and then COP.PRS.3PL.3PL
Translation: Well, now these [students] here were Romansh-speaking women. Yes. And then they are-
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: PhM: Danunder eran ellas ?
Glosses: _ from_where COP.IMPF.3PL 3PL
Translation: PhM: Where were they from?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: f6: Ina da Lacs , ad ina da Sagògn .
Glosses: _ one.F.SG from PN and one.F.SG from PN
Translation: One from Laax and one from Sagogn.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad èlas duaṣ ábar ancùnusché̱van … in’ l’ autra ad ju lu halt bégja .
Glosses: and 3AUN.F two.F.PL but know.IMPF.3PL _ one.F.SG DEF.F.SG other and 1SG then in_fact NEG
Translation: But these two already knew … each other but I didn’t.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … api parví dal ròmò̱ntsch èri a Cazis scha … a … nus astgèvan bégja raṣdá ròmò̱ntsch , inṣ vèṣ gè savju dá la bùca ṣur dlas sòras .
Glosses: and _ and because of.DEF.M.SG Romansh COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL in PN if _ and _ 1PL be_allowed.IMPF.1PL NEG speak.INF Romansh.M.SG GNR have.COND.3SG after_all can.PTCP.UNM give.INF DEF.F.SG mouth over of.DEF.F.PL nun.PL
Translation: And … and as for Romansh, in Cazas it was if …, and … we were not allowed to speak Romansh, as a matter of fact one could have made derisive remarks about the nuns.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nus stèvan raṣdá … tudèstg .
Glosses: 1PL must.IMPF.1PL speak.INF _ German.M.SG
Translation: We were obliged to speak German.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu ábar cu nuṣ èran pr̩sulas raṣdavan nus naturálmajn ròmò̱ntsch .
Glosses: and then but when 1PL COP.IMPF.1PL alone.F.PL speak.IMPF.1PL 1PL of_course Romansh.M.SG
Translation: But then, when we were alone, we would of course speak Romansh.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Lu vèvan nuṣ anflau òra scha nus rassarvassan , nus vèvan ina , ina … téscha da sarvjèta , a quèla mavan nuṣ a rassarvávan , ábar matévan quèla tèscha schòn lò nùca nus lèvan séjṣar , api vèvan nuṣ anflau òra scha nus mò̱ndian a sé̱jṣian spèr la sòr’ Andréa , lèza savèva ròmò̱ntsch .
Glosses: then have.IMPF.1PL 1PL find.PTCP.UNM out if 1PL reserve.COND.1PL 1PL have.IMPF.1PL INDEF.F.SG INDEF.F.SG _ bag of napkin.F.SG and DEM.F.SG go.IMPF.1PL 1PL and reserve.IMPF.1PL but put.IMPF.1PL DEM.F.SG bag already there REL.LOC 1PL want.IMPF.1PL sit.INF and have.IMPF.1PL 1PL find.PTCP.UNM out if 1PL go.PRS.SBJV.1PL and sit.PRS.SBJV.1PL next DEF.F.SG nun PN DEM.F.SG know.IMPF.3SG Romansh.M.SG
Translation: Then we found out [that], if we reserved, we had a, a napkin bag, and with this we used to go and reserve, but we used to put that bag already where we wanted to sit, and then we found out that if we went to sit next to Sister Andrea, she knew Romansh.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Scha nus sé̱jṣian sin lèza majṣa , ástgian nus raṣdá ramò̱ntsch , stuèvan bgja raṣdá tudèstg .
Glosses: if 1PL sit.PRS.SBJV.1PL on DEM.F.SG table be_allowed.PRS.SBJV.1PL 1PL speak.1PL Romansh.M.SG must.IMPF.1PL NEG speak.INF German.M.SG
Translation: If we sat at that table, we would be allowed to speak Romansh, we weren’t obliged to speak German .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu , nus cò sursilvanas , matévan adina da pausa , mavanṣ ajn ṣala da magljè , prandèvan nòssa … sarvjèta , matévan sé nùca la sòr’ Andréa , a lu stgèvan nus raṣdá ramò̱ntsch .
Glosses: and then 1PL here Sursilvan.F.PL put.IMPF.1PL always during break.F.SG go.IMPF.1PL.1PL in hall.F.SG ATTR eat.INF take.IMPF.1PL POSS.1PL.F.SG _ napkin put.IMPF.1PL up where DEF.F.SG nun PN and then be_allowed.IMPF.1PL 1PL speak.INF Romansh.M.SG
Translation: And then we, the Sursilvan students, would always place [it] during the break, we would go into the dining hall, would take our … napkin, would put it next to Sister Andrea, and then we were allowed to speak Romansh.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland ( translation)
Transcription: Má tg’ èla capéva gè nus .
Glosses: since SUBORD 3SG.F understand.IMPF.3SG in_fact 1SG
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar lu , lèza raṣdava lu èxtra è ramò̱ntsch cun nus .
Glosses: but then DEM.F.SG speak.IMPF.3SG then on_purpose also Romansh.M.SG with 1PL
Translation: But then, on purpose, she would also speak Romansh with us.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar la , qu’ èra la majṣa séssum a vèvan adin’ ina sòra séssum .
Glosses: but DEF.F.SG DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG table on_very_top and have.IMPF.1PL always INDEF.F.SG nun on_very_top
Translation: But the, that was the table at the very top and we always had a nun at the very top.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu las majṣas gè drètg a saniastar capévan bigja la sòra a capévan bigja nus .
Glosses: and then DEF.F.PL table.PL yes right and left understand.IMPF.3PL NEG DEF.F.SG nun and understand.IMPF.3PL NEG 1PL
Translation: And then the tables, yes, right and left wouldn’t understand the nun and wouldn’t understand us.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar nuṣ astgèvan lu raṣdá ramò̱ntsch .
Glosses: but 1PL be_allowed.IMPF.1PL then speak.INF Romansh.M.SG
Translation: But then we were allowed to speak Romansh.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ál saminar … raṣdavan nus simplamajn , lò ṣchèvani schòn «Tüütsch reedä», gè gè .
Glosses: and at.DEF.M.SG training_college _ speak.IMPF.1PL 1PL simple.F.SG.ADV there say.IMPF.3PL.3PL all_right German speak.INF yes yes
Translation: And at the training college we simply spoke, there they would say «Speak German!», yes yes.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu vèvan nus tar ina scòlásta , quèla vèva in U … als bauns , api èr’ ins gjù ajn quaj cantún cò tùt las ròmòntschas , plus quèla da Mésò̱cò .
Glosses: and then have.IMPF.1PL 1PL by INDEF.F.SG teacher DEM.F.SG have.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG U _ DEF.M.PL bench.PL and COP.IMPF.3SG GNR down in DEM.M.SG corner here all DEF.F.PL Romansh.F.PL plus DEM.F.SG of PN
Translation: And then we had a teacher, she had formed a U … with the benches, and all the Romansh students were down in that corner, plus the one from Mesocco.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A cò vagnéva raṣdau mù ròmòntsch .
Glosses: and here PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG speak.PTCP.UNM only Romansh.M.SG
Translation: And here only Romansh was spoken.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Èla raṣdava talján tga nus capévan , ad èla capéva ábar è nus ròmòntschas , quaj vagnéva raṣdau cò ajn quaj cantún mù ròmòntsch .
Glosses: 3SG.F speak.IMPF.3SG Italian.M.SG REL 1PL understand.IMPF.1PL and 3SG.F understand.IMPF.3SG but also 1PL Romansh.F.PL DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG speak.PTCP.UNM here in DEM.M.SG corner only Romansh.M.SG
Translation: She spoke Italian, which we understood, but she also understood us, the Romansh speaking students, in that corner only Romansh was spoken.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar lò èri lu èngjadinè̱sas , sursilvanas , surmiranas , api èba aun la , la Mirta da … da talján .
Glosses: and there COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL then Engadine.F.PL Sursilvan.F.PL Surmiran.F.PL and precisely also DEF.F.SG DEF.F.SG PN of _ of Italian.M.SG
Translation: But there were then students from the Engadine, form the Surselva, from Surmeir and also Mirta … from the Italian [speaking part of the Grisons].
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Ad na , aun ina , ina da Bívjò , a lèza capéva talján .
Glosses: and no still one.F.SG one.F.SG of PN and DEM.F.SG understand.IMPF.3SG Italian.M.SG
Translation: And no, there still was another one, one from Bivio, and she understood Italian.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A lu vèva lèza hald èra , lèza raṣdava lu anstagl tudèstg talján , a lu vèvan nus cò pròpi in cantún tga vagnéva mù raṣdau ròmòntsch .
Glosses: and then have.IMPF.3SG DEM.F.SG simply also DEM.F.SG speak.IMPF.3SG then instead_of German.M.SG Italian.M.SG and then have.IMPF.1PL 1SG here really INDEF.M.SG corner REL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG only speak.PTCP.UNM Romansh.M.SG
Translation: And then that one also had, instead of speaking German she spoke Italian, and then we had here a real Romansh corner where only Romansh was spoken.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A la scòlásta capéva halt nuét .
Glosses: and DEF.F.SG teacher understand.IMPF.3SG simply nothing
Translation: And the teacher wouldn’t understand anything.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Alṣò clar , a al’ instruczjún raṣdávan nus gè schòn tudèstg .
Glosses: well clear.M.SG at at.DEF.F.SG teaching speak.IMPF.1PL 1PL of_course in_fact German.M.SG
Translation: Well evidently, during teaching we would speak German, of course.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad è ajn ajn , ju a atgnamajn adina gju còntáct còlégas ròmòntschas , usché quaj tjamṣ da da … da saminar .
Glosses: and also in in 1SG have.PRS.1SG actually always have.PTCP.UNM contact colleague.F.PL Romansh.PL so DEM.M.SG time of of _ of training_college
Translation: And also in in, actually I always had contact [with] Romansh colleagues, during that time of the training college.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ál’ antschata cu té capèschaṣ aun bigja quèls … curjòs plajds tg’ èls òn , stòs halt dumandá: «Hèj , tgéj vuta quaj dí ?» Api diani tgéj , api lu l’ autr’ jèda cu quaj plajd végn , saṣ gè , né ál còntè̱xt capèschaṣ gè lu èra tgéj ca vut dí , gè .
Glosses: at.DEF.F.SG beginning when 2SG.GNR understand.PRS.2SG.GNR yet NEG DEM.M.PL _ strange.PL word.PL REL 3PL.M have.PRS.3PL must.PRS.2SG.GNR just ask.INF hey what want.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM say.INF and say.PRS.3PL.3PL what and then DEF.F.SG other time when DEM.M.SG word come.PRS.3SG know.PRS.2SG.GNR after_all or in.DEF.M.SG context understand.2SG.GNR after_all then also what REL want.PRS.3SG say.INF yes
Translation: At the beginning when you don’t understand yet those … strange words they use, you must just ask: «Hey, what does this mean?» And then they say what [it means], and the next time this word occurs [again], you know after all, or by the context you then understand what it means.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: La sèra astgèvaṣ í in téc a spas , quaj vuta dí navèn dla tgèsa astgèvaṣ í ò tòcan quèla via tòca la latjarna a lu stèvas samaná anavù̱s .
Glosses: DEF.F.SG evening be_allowed.IMPF.2SG.GNR go.INF INDEF.M.SG bit to walk.M.SG DEM.UNM want.PRS.3SG say.INF away of.DEF.F.SG house be_allowed.IMPF.2SG.GNR go.INF out until DEM.F.SG street until DEF.F.SG lantern and then must.IMPF.2SG.GNR turn_over.INF back
Translation: In the evening you were allowed to go for a little walk, this means away from the house until that street, until the lantern, and then you had to go back.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj è scù ju détsch , cun mias buébas scha ju stuèṣ ùsa , è sch’ ju stéṣ ála bassa .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG as 1SG say.PRS.1SG with POSS.1SG.F.PL girl.PL if 1SG must.COND.1SG now also if 1SG stay.COND.1SG in.DEF.F.SG lowlands
Translation: This is as I say, with my daughters if I now should, even if I lived outside the Grisons.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju scù mùma stèṣ ùsa raṣdá cun èlas tudèstg , quaj fùs schi jastar .
Glosses: and 1SG as mother.F.SG must.COND.1SG now speak.INF with 3PL.F German.M.SG DEM.UNM COP.COND.3SG so strange.ADJ.UNM
Translation: And I, as a mother, should I now speak German with them, this would be so strange.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Al lungatg … car , álṣò quaj tgi té , quaj hèrzic , né , quaj è al lungatg-mùma , a té sas tòh bgja raṣdá … cun in ufaun … sin tudèstg a fá , álṣò sch’ i è in ufaun tudèstg sa ju gè è fá quaj , ábar lu ṣè quaj bigja mju , quaj è gè bgja mju cùr ni mju … mia carèzja tgu stù dá da quèlas .
Glosses: DEF.M.SG language _ dear.ADJ.M.SG well DEM.UNM REL 2SG.GNR DEM.UNM cute.ADJ.M.SG right DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG language.M.SG-mother.F.SG and 2SG.GNR can.PRS.2SG.GNR after_all NEG speak.INF _ with INDEF.M.SG child _ on German.M.SG and do.INF well if EXPL COP.PRS.3SG INDEF.M.SG child German can.PRS.1SG 1SG after_all also do.INF DEM.UNM but then COP.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM NEG POSS.1SG.M.SG DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG after_all NEG POSS.1SG.M.SG heart or POSS.1SG.M.SG _ POSS.1SG.F.SG love REL.1SG must.PRS.1SG give.INF DAT DEM.F.PL
Translation: The dear … language, well the language you, the cute one, right?, this is the mother tongue, and you really cannot speak German … with a child … and do, well if it is a German-speaking child, I can of course do that, but then it is not mine, this is of course not my heart or my … my love that I have to give them.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A qu’ è pròpi ina … pulit grònda plata , è ina bjala , ṣchaj bégn ála pastira , a da quèla òns naturálmajn … quasi stavju … vagní cun ina détga .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG precisely INDEF.F.SG _ very big slab also INDEF.F.SG beautiful lie.PRS.3SG well in.DEF.F.SG pastureland and of DEM.F.SG have.PRS.3SG.GNR natural.M.SG.ADV _ almost must.PTCP.UNM _ come.INF with INDEF.F.SG legend
Translation: And this really is a … very big slab, also a beautiful one, lies well in the pastureland, and of this slab, one of course had …. to … come up with a legend.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A la détga raquénta … tga las stréjas dl Caschlè tg’ èran sé cò a fijèvan barlòt vágian trans-pòrtau quèla plata sin in fil-sajda … navèn dal Culmatsch vi a … ajn quaj ljuc sila alp amiaz al Caschlè .
Glosses: and DEF.F.SG legend tell.PRS.3SG _ COMP DEF.F.PL witch.PL DEF.M.SG PN REL COP.IMPF.3PL up here and do.IMPF.3PL sorcery have.PRS.SBJV.3PL carry.PTCP.UNM DEM.F.SG slab on INDEF.M.SG thread-silk.F.SG _ away from.DEF.M.SG PN over and _ into DEM.M.SG place on.DEF.F.SG alp in_the_midst_of DEF.M.SG PN
Translation: And the legend says … that the witches of the Caschlè who were up there and used to do sorcery had carried this slab on a … silk thread … away from the Culmatsch and … into the pasture in the midst of the Caschlè.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A quèla , quèla plata è è è pròpi , ṣchaj bégn ajn plat , qu’ è ina pulita surfatscha , a sén quèla plata … végnan las , vagnévan las stréjas né végnan fòrsa aun adina … da nòtg , a … fòn al barlòt ad òravauntùt sáutani .
Glosses: and DEM.F.SG DEM.F.SG slab COP.PRS.3SG COP.PRS.3SG COP.PRS.3SG really lie.PRS.3SG well in flat.M.UNM DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG INDEF.F.SG huge surface and on DEM.F.SG slab _ come.PRS.3PL DEF.F.PL come.IMPF.3PL DEF.F.PL witch.PL or come.PRS.3PL maybe still always _ of night and _ do.PRS.3PL DEF.M.SG sorcery and above_all dance.PRS.3PL.3PL
Translation: And that, that slab is is is really - lies perfectly even, this is a huge surface, and on this slab … the witches come, used to come or still come… at night and do sorcery and they dance above all.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A dad ina vart da la plata ṣaj ajn usché in , in in pin scaf ad ajn quaj scaf tégna al musicant al paj ad aut cu `l végn a suná la gégja , a quaj scaf vèz’ inṣ èra .
Glosses: and of INDEF.F.SG side of DEF.F.SG slab EXIST.PRS.3SG.EXPL in so INDEF.M.SG INDEF.M.SG INDEF.M.SG little.M.SG footprint and in DEM.M.SG footprint hold.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG musician DEF.M.SG foot to high when 3SG.M come.PRS.3SG SUBORD play DEF.F.SG violin and DEM.M.SG footprint see.PRS.3SG GNR also
Translation: And on one side of the slab there is a kind of a, a a small footprint and in this footprint the musician holds up his foot when he comes in order to play the violin, and you can also see this footprint.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu , sch’ inṣ vò sé a , a raquénta quèla détga dals ufaunts né dals scòlars scha , quaj fò naturálmajn imprèsjun a … ad èls a , vèzan , lura sòn simaginá quaj .
Glosses: and then if GNR go.PRS.3SG up and and tell.PRS.3SG DEM.F.SG legend DAT.DEF.M.PL child.PL or DAT.DEF.M.PL pupil.PL CORR DEM.UNM make.PRS.3SG natural.M.SG.ADV impression.F.SG and _ and 3PL.M and see.PRS.3PL then can.PRS.3PL REFL.imagine.INF DEM.UNM
Translation: And then, if one goes up and, and tells this legend to the children or to the pupils, then, this impresses them and … and they and, see [it], then they can imagine it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu , als pasturs tg’ èran sé cò cun stjarlas vèvan adin’ in téc pròblè̱ms cula , culs … cul barlòt da las stjarlaṣ adina a a da qué vagnéva è raquintau da quaj a da tschaj a … las distù̱rbian è èls , ah , dl partgirá , quaj dèva lu difarèntas istòrjas .
Glosses: and then DEF.M.PL herdsman.PL REL COP.IMPF.3PL up here with calf.F.PL have.IMPF.3PL always INDEF.M.SG bit problem.M.PL with.DEF.F.SG DEF.M.PL _ DEF.M.SG sorcery of DEF.F.PL calf.PL always and and of DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG also tell.ptcp.unm of DEM.UNM and of DEM.UNM and _ 3PL.F disturb.PRS.SBJV.3PL also 3PL.M eh of.DEF.M.SG look_after.INF DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG then different.F.PL story.PL
Translation: And the herdsmen who were up there with one year old female calves had always problems with the, with the … with the sorcery of the calves [witches], always, and people would also tell this and that about this and … they would hinder them from looking after [the animals], and there were different stories about that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu pr̩quaj vèvani clumau lu in’ jèda al , gl aucségnar , al plavòn da Sadrún da vagní sé a banadí òra la plata par tga , tga quèlas stréaṣ dè̱tian in’ jèda ruaus , a la banadiczjun , lèza vèva plé bjè fòrza sélas stréjas .
Glosses: and then therefore have.IMPF.3PL.3PL call.PTCP.UNM then one.F.SG time DEF.M.SG DEF.M.SG priest DEF.M.SG parish_priest of PN COMP come.INF up and bless.INF out DEF.F.SG rock SUBORD COMP COMP DEM.F.PL witch.PL give.PRS.SBJV.3PL one.F.SG time rest.M.SG and DEF.F.SG blessing DEM.F.SG have.IMPF.3SG much more power.F.SG on.DEF.F.PL witch.PL
Translation: And therefore they had once called the, the priest, the parish priest from Sedrun in order to bless the slab so those witches, so they would for once leave them in peace, and the blessing had much more power over the witches.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: l A quèl … aucségnar ò lu banadjú òra … la plata a vigljantau naturálmajn tras quaj las stréjas , clar .
Glosses: and DEM.M.SG _ … priest have.PRS.3SG then bless.PTCP.UNM out _ DEF.F.SG slab and upset.PTCP.UNM natural.M.SG.ADV through DEM.UNM DEF.F.PL witch.PL for_sure
Translation: This … priest blessed … the slab and doing so he of course upset the witches, for sure.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu al pròxim , in dls pròximṣ unvjarns … òi dau ina grònda navada , qu’ è stau gl òn mili a … a sjat tschian a tauns , quaj è stau la lavina da , la lavina da … Ruèras , ju sa bé tgé òn quaj èra , mili a sjat tschian a tònṣ ṣè stau , mili a sjat tschian òtgònta .
Glosses: and then DEF.M.SG next one of.DEF.M.PL next.PL winter.PL _ have.PRS.3SG.EXPL EXIST.PTCP.UNM INDEF.F.SG big snowfall DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG year thousand and _ and seven hundred and so_many.M.PL DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM DEF.F.SG avalanche of DEF.F.SG avalanche of _ PN 1SG know.PRS.1SG NEG which year DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG thousand and seven hundred and so_many.M.PL be.PRS.3SG.EXPL COP.PTCP.UNM thousand and seven hundred eighty
Translation: And then the next, one of the next winters … there was a big snowfall, this was in 1700 and something, this was the avalanche of … the avalanche of … Rueras, I don’t know which year this was, it was in 1700 and something, in 1780.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Qu’ è dòcumèntau , gljèz è , abr al dátum sau ùssa bétg .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG document.PTCP.UNM DEM.UNM also but DEM.M.SG date know.PRS.1SG.1SG now NEG
Translation: This is documented, this too, but the date I don’t know now.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj èra ju gjù ina grònda lavina … a vèva … déstruí ina grònda part dl vitg ajntadém Ruèras … a vèv’ è dau mòrts , ad i vèvan dau … naturálmajn alarm è ò Sadrún .
Glosses: DEM.UNM be.IMPF.3SG go.PTCP.UNM down INDEF.F.SG big avalanche _ and have.IMPF.3SG _ destroy.PTCP.UNM INDEF.F.SG huge part of.DEF.M.SG village uppermost PN _ and have.IMPF.3SG also EXIST.PTCP.UNM dead.M.PL and 3PL have.IMPF.3PL give.PTCP.UNM _ natural.M.SG.ADV alarm.M.SG also down PN
Translation: Then a huge avalanche went down … and had … destroyed a big part of the village in the upper part of Rueras … and people died, and, of course, they had … also sounded the alarm down in Sedrun.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu , agl aucségnar … da Sadrún … è saméz sén via par í ajnta Ruèras a purtá agit a dá sògn jéli né al davùs sacramèn tga dèvan da quels … mòribù̱nds , basta , agl aucségnar végn atrás … Zarcúns a lu auda `l las stréjas sé cò , séssum la val da l' Òndadusa òni clumau:
Glosses: and then DEF.M.SG priest _ of PN _ be.PRS.3SG REFL.put.PTCP.M.SG on way.F.SG SUBORD go.INF into PN SUBORD bring.INF help.M.SG and give.INF holy.M.SG oil or DEF.M.SG last sacrament REL give.IMPF.3PL DAT DEM.M.PL _ dying.PL enough DEF.M.SG priest come.PRS.3SG through _ PN and then hear.PRS.3SG 3SG.M DEF.F.PL witch.PL up here uppermost DEF.F.SG valley of DEF.F.SG PN have.PRS.3PL.3PL call.PTCP.UNM
Translation: And then, the priest … of Sedrun … set off in order to go to Rueras and bring help and administer the sacrament of anointing or the Holy Sacrament they would give to those … dying people. Well, the priest comes through Zarcuns and then he hears the witches up there, they called from the uppermost part of the Ondadusa valley:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Al végn , agl aucségnar , da Sadrún !
Glosses: 3SG.M come.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG priest from PN
Translation: «He comes, the priest, from Sedrun.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad òz ò `l bégja sé la plauna … antù̱rn al culiaz .
Glosses: and today have.PRS.3SG 3SG.M NEG up DEF.F.SG chasuble _ around DEF.M.SG neck
Translation: And today he doesn’t have the chasuble around his neck.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Òz ṣè `l bgja schurmagjaj ,_ stuschaj la lavina !»
Glosses: today COP.PRS.3SG 3SG.M NEG protect.PTCP.M.PL push.IMP.2PL DEF.F.SG avalanche
Translation: Today he is not protected, push the avalanche!»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ajnaquèla … ṣaj sadèrs … ina grònda lavina gjù da la val l' Òndadusa , gjù ancù̱ntar al vitg , ni `l vitgèt , gl uclaun da , da Zarcúns , a gl aucségnar è pròpi vagnuṣ ála lavina , ad è … staus mòrts , usché tga las stréaṣ òn … fatg vandètga cugl aucségnar da Sadrún .
Glosses: and at_that_moment _ be.PRS.3SG REFL.fall.PTCP.UNM _ INDEF.F.SG huge avalanche down of DEF.F.SG valley DEF.F.SG PN down towards DEF.M.SG village or DEF.M.SG village.DIM DEF.M.SG hamlet of of PN and DEF.M.SG priest be.PRS.3SG really come.PTCP.M.SG into.DEF.F.SG avalanche and be.PRS.3SG _ COP.PTCP.M.SG dead.M.SG so COMP DEF.F.PL witch.PL have.PRS.3PL _ do.PTCP.UNM revenge.F.SG with.DEF.M.SG priest of PN
Translation: And precisely at that moment … a huge avalanche … came down from the Ondadusa valley, down towards the village, or the small village, the hamlet of Zarcuns, and the priest really was engulfed by the avalanche and was … dead, so that the witches got their revenge on the priest of Sedrun.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A vid quèla tgèsa dals Schmits ṣaj aun sé quèla crusch tga ragòrda vi da quèla diṣgrazja ajnta Ruèras , ajn , ajn Zarcúns , gè .
Glosses: and at DEM.F.SG house of.DEF.M.PL Schmit.PL COP.PRS.3SG.EXPL still up DEM.F.SG cross REL remind.PRS.3SG over of DEM.F.SG tragedy in PN in in PN yes
Translation: And on that house of the Schmid family there still is this cross that reminds of that tragedy in Rueras, in, in Zarcuns, yes.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar quaj fò lu imprasjún quèla , l' Òndadusa cu las stréas òn stuschau gjùdòra .
Glosses: but DEM.UNM make.PRS.3SG then impression.F.SG DEM.F.SG DEF.F.SG PN when DEF.F.PL witch.PL have.PRS.3PL push.PTCP.UNM down_out
Translation: But this impresses [people], that, the Ondadusa when the witches pushed [the avalanche] down the valley.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A fòrsa fòni vinavaun barlòt .
Glosses: and maybe do.PRS.3PL.3PL still sorcery
Translation: And maybe they keep doing sorcery.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nuṣ vèvan nòssa scùla ajn Sùtcrè̱stas , qu’ è dadajns Sèlva , api èri è adina duaṣ buébas tga vèvan da scuá .
Glosses: 1PL have.IMPF.1PL POSS.1PL.F.SG school in PN DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG in_interior PN and EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL also always two.F.PL girl.PL REL have.IMPF.3PL to sweep.INF
Translation: We had our school in Sutcrestas, this is outside Selva, and there were also always two girls who had to sweep.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Navé , las sèras las quátar èri , qu' èra , qu’ èra nagín ah , cò dinṣ , in padèl , vèvan mintg’ jamna duas buébas da fá .
Glosses: right ? DEF.F.PL afternoon.PL DEF.F.PL four EXIST.IMPF.EXPL DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG no.M.SG ah how say.PRS.3SG.GNR INDEF.M.SG caretaker have.IMPF.3PL every.F.SG week two.F.PL girl.PL to do.INF
Translation: Right? In the afternoon at four o’clock, there was no ah, how does one say? no caretaker, every week two girls had to do [that].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api plénangjú , èri gl unviarn , qu’ èra baghétgs aun , ad èra pr̩vasèdars … ad in … quèl vèv’ adina sch’ `l vagnév’ ò sé la pòrta-clavau , a vasèva nus , ṣchèva `l:
Glosses: and more_down COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL DEF.M.SG winter DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG building.M.PL still and EXIST.IMPF.3SG herdsman.M.PL _ and INDEF.M.SG _ DEM.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG always if 3SG.M come.IMPF.3SG out on DEF.F.SG door.F.SG-barn.M.SG and see.IMPF.3SG 1PL say.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M
Translation: And down there, it was winter, there still were buildings [there], and there were men who would feed the animals, and one, this one had always, when he came out of the barn, staying in the doorway and saw us, he would say:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Tatlaj ! Laṣ òndas , laṣ òlmaṣ dian … rusari gjùn basèlgja .»
Glosses: listen.IMP.2PL DEF.F.PL aunt.PL DEF.F.PL soul.PL say.PRS.3PL _ rosary.M.SG down_in church.F.SG
Translation: «Listen! The aunts, the spirits are saying … a rosary down in the church.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A nus tumévan , a schèvan dá quèlas scúaṣ a da quaj , quaj è in crèst , a da quaj crès[t] gjù a tgèsa .
Glosses: and 1PL be.afraid.IMPF.1PL and let.IMPF.1PL give.INF DEM.F.SG broom.PL and of DEM.UNM DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG INDEF.M.SG hill and from DEM.M.SG hill down to home.F.SG
Translation: And we were afraid and would let these brooms and so on fall down, this is a hill, and from this hill [we would run] down until home.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Sagir quaj fagèv’ adin’ in’ impramasjun cu quèl antschavèv’ ajn cun séjs spérts a tùt quaj tg’ èra .
Glosses: sure DEM.UNM make.IMPF.3SG always DEF.F.SG impression when DEM.M.SG begin.IMPF.3SG in with POSS.3SG.M.PL spirit.PL and all DEM.UNM REL EXIST.IMPF.3SG
Translation: For sure, this made always an impression when he started with his spirits and everything that was there.