lecslab/glosslm-corpus-split huggingface dataset:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … cunquaj tg' èl èra … fòrsa staus da malitèr tials tgavals , né gju da fá cun tgavals , scha … vèv’ èl … cumprau in asan , álṣò in mél , bitg in asan , in mél .
Glosses: _ since SUBORD 3SG.M be.IMPF.3SG _ maybe COP.PTCP.M.SG of army.M.SG at.DEF.M.PL horse.PL or have.PTCP.UNM to do.INF with horse.M.PL CORR _ have.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M _ buy.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG donkey this_is INDEF.M.SG mule NEG INDEF.M.SG donkey INDEF.M.SG mule
Translation: […] since in the army he had … maybe been, with the horses, or had to do with horses, then … he had … bought a donkey, that is to say a mule, not a donkey, a mule.' (Ruèras, m10, sec:8.7)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Scha té as lu mèmja bjè da raclamá a grí , scha matajn nus té ajnagjù ‘l Run .
Glosses: if 2SG have.PRS.2SG then too much ATTR complain.INF and shout.INF CORR put.PRS.1PL 1PL 2SG in_down DEF.M.SG PN
Translation: If you really have so much to complain and shout about, we will throw you down into the Run [creek].'
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Scha ju antupás quèla gljut , sabatès ju gjù ajn ganugljaṣ a bitscháṣ als cazès .
Glosses: if 1SG meet.COND.1SG DEM.F.SG people REFL.throw.COND.1SG 1SG down in knee.F.PL and kiss.COND.1SG DEF.M.PL shoe.PL
Translation: If I met these people, I’d kneel down and kiss their shoes.'
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 …
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
Translation: We had to go to every farmer and if he had given two [pigs], he should [pay] more … two pigs or one or so […].' (Sadrún, m6, sec:8.11)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … scha `l vèva bian , vagnév’ ins schòn séssúra inqual tgaussas .
Glosses: _ if 3SG.M have.IMPF.3SG good.ADJ.UNM come.IMPF.3SG GNR indeed upon some thing.F.PL
Translation: […] if he was in a good mood, one could get to know some things.' (Sadrún, m4, lsec:8.3)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Vasèvan ins ina signura … cun schuba cuérta , còtschna , … lura spitgavan als purs ina grònda malaura …
Glosses: see.IMPF.3SG.EUPH GNR INDEF.F.SG woman … _ with shirt.F.SG short red _ CORR expect.IMPF.3PL DEF.M.PL farmer.PL INDEF.F.SG big storm
Translation: If one saw a woman with a short shirt, a red one, the farmers would expect a heavy storm.' (Sèlva, )
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Èla dètgi in' jèda ina curnada li èl tg’ èl stètschi sél plaz .
Glosses: 3SG.F give.PRS.SBJV.3SG one.F time DEF.F.SG push_with_horn.PTCP.F.SG DAT 3SG.M SUBORD 3SG.M stay.PRS.SBJV.3SG on.DEF.M.SG place
Translation: She [the cow] would give him a push with her horns so that he would remain on the spot.' (Tschamùt, )
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … quaj piartg èra juṣ atráṣ a vèva rùt gjù al matg tga `l vèva mù la còrda plé antù̱rn .
Glosses: _ 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 3SG.M have.IMPF.3SG only DEF.F.SG rope more around
Translation: […] this pig had gone through and had broken the bunch of flowers so that he only had the rope around [his belly].' (Sadrún, m6, sec:8.11)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Bjè jèdaṣ ṣèni scapaj tga nuṣ vajn ah pròpi gju ah gròndas misé̱rjas …
Glosses: many time.PL be.PRS.3PL.3PL escape.PTCP.M.PL SUBORD 1PL have.PRS.1PL eh really have.PTCP.UNM ah big.F.PL trouble.PL …
Translation: They escaped many times so that we had big troubles […].' (Ruèras, m10, sec:8.7)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … 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 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 the priest really was engulfed by the avalanche and was … dead, so that the witches got their revenge on the priest of Sedrun.' (Sadrún, m6, sec:8.5)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Èla è saprida ajn quaj schi starmantús tg' èla è curdada ajn ina rùsna nùndétga .
Glosses: 3SG.F be.PRS.3SG REFL.take.PTCP.F.SG in DEM.UNM so terrible.ADJ.UNM SUBORD 3SG.F be.PRS.3SG fall.PTCP.F.SG into INDEF.F.SG hole awful
Translation: She took this so seriously that she fell in an awful hole.' (Cavòrgja, f1)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: I vò fil a fil scù da caná in anṣégjl .
Glosses: EXPL go.PRS.3SG jet to jet like SUBORD stab.INF INDEF.M.SG kid
Translation: [Blood] flows like when one stabs a kid.' (6300)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … lu va ju … tlafònau dad èl a détg , éba , mi' ùm ségi èba mòrts scù i sápian …
Glosses: … _ then have.PRS.1SG 1SG _ call.PTCP.UNM DAT 3SG.M and say.PTCP.UNM exactly POSS.1SG.M.SG man be.PRS.SBJV.3SG precisely die.PTCP.M.SG as 3PL know.PRS.SBJV.3PL
Translation: […] then I … phoned him and said that my husband had died as they knew […].' (Sadrún, f3, sec:8.1)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Schabi tga lu , cun siṣ òns capév’ ins lu hald aun mèmja pauc a vèva bigja la ... fòrsa da fá zatgéj .
Glosses: although COMP then with six year.M.PL understand.IMPF.3SG GNR then just still too little and have.IMPF.3SG NEG DEF.F.SG strength ATTR do.INF something
Translation: Although then, at the age of six, one would understand too little and wouldn’t have the … strength to do something.' (Sadrún, m4, sec:8.3)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api anstagl bájbar al vin … èran nus lu i sé , vèvani fatg ina bòla .
Glosses: and instead drink.INF DEF.M.SG wine _ be.IMPF.1PL 1SG then go.PTCP.M.PL up have.IMPF.3PL.3PL do.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG punch
Translation: And instead of drinking the wine … we went up, they had prepared a punch.' (Zarcúns, m2, sec:8.13)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … anstagl da mùngjar òtgònta vacas èri fòrsa mù tschuncònta …
Glosses: … _ instead_of milk.INF eighty cow.F.PL EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL maybe only fifty …
Translation: […] instead of milking eighty cows there were maybe only fifty […].' (Ruèras, m3, sec:8.16)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju a cò in bagljèt tòcan gjù Turitg , ábar ira vònd ju mù gjù Sumvitg .
Glosses: 1SG have.3SG here INDEF.M.SG ticket until down PN but go.INF go.PRS.1SG 1SG only down PN
Translation: I have here a ticket to Zurich, but I only go as far as Sumvitg.' (Sadrún, ) (literally '… but GOING I only go till Sumvitg')
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju sùn dada gjù séla fatscha , mù fatg òi nuét .
Glosses: 1SG be.PRS.1SG give.PTCP.F.SG down on.DEF.F.SG face but do.PTCP.UNM have.PRS.3SG.EXPL nothing
Translation: I fell down on my face but it didn't do anything.' (Cavòrgja, )
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … ábar stju luvrá còrpòrálmajn vajn nus schi fétg scù quèls .
Glosses: _ but must.PTCP.UNM work.INF physical.ADJ.M.ADV have.PRS.1PL 1PL so much as DEM.M.PL
Translation: […] but physically we had to work as hard as those [children].' (Ruèras, f4, sec:8.16)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Als tiars vèzan al barlòt a tèman , mù dí sòn i nuét .
Glosses: DEF.M.PL animal.PL see.PRS.3PL DEF.M.SG sorcery and be_afraid.PRS.3PL but say.INF can.PRS.3PL 3PL nothing
Translation: The animals see the sorcery and are afraid, but they cannot say anything.' (Cavòrgja, )
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Alṣò ancùntar prandès `l tùt ùsa ?
Glosses: well towards take.COND.3SG 3SG all now
Translation: Well, would he receive everything now?' (Sadrún, m5)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ins vèz’ aun tg’ èra dau vidajn pùntgas né trádals; sch’ i sitavan gljèz sau bétg .
Glosses: GNR see.PRS.3SG still COMP PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG give.PTCP.UNM into chisel.F.PL or power_drill.M.PL whether 3PL blow_up.IMPF.3PL DEM.UNM know.PRS.1SG.1SG NEG
Translation: One still can see that chisels or power drills had been used; whether they would blow up I don’t know.' (Sadrún, m4, l. sec:8.3)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Aah , tgé … prandévan pròpi òra sa ins bégj éxáct …
Glosses: ah what … _ take.IMPF.3PL exactly out know.PRS.3SG GNR NEG exactly
Translation: Ah, what … they really mined, one does not know exactly […].' (Sadrún, m4, sec:8.3)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Las nòtízjas sa ju bétg danù̱ndar als gjaniturs , als dus baps prandèvan aj …
Glosses: DEF.F.PL news.PL know.PRS.1SG 1SG NEG from_where DEF.M.PL parents.PL DEF.M.PL two.M.PL father.PL take.IMPF.3PL 3SG …
Translation: I don’t know where my parents had the news from, the two fathers took them, there was in Rueras, there was [only] one who had a radio.' (Sadrún, m1, sec:8.2)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Gjòn ò angulau la gaglina , bigja Maria .
Glosses: PN have.PRS.3SG steal.PTCP.UNM DEF.F.SG hen NEG PN
Translation: It is Gion who stole the hen, not Maria.' (Sadrún, m5)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Èl vut dá in cùdisch da Gjòn , bigja da Maria .
Glosses: 3SG.M want.PRS.3SG give.INF INDEF.M.SG book DAT PN NEG DAT PN
Translation: It is to Gion that he wants to give a book, not to Maria.' (Sadrún, m4)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ála véglja-véglja tgèsa-parvènda , né ?
Glosses: in.DEF.F.SG RED~old presbytery right
Translation: At the very old presbytery, right?' (Sadrún, m5, sec:8.9)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … i èra sgtir-stgir !
Glosses: … _ EXPL COP.IMPF.3SG RED~dark
Translation: […] it was pitch-dark.' (Surajn, )
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Al tat èr’ ajn a durméva lò grat sc’ in tajṣ , vèv’ udju ṣchùbar-ṣchùbar nuét .
Glosses: DEF.M.SG grandfather COP.IMPF.3SG up and sleep.IMPF.3SG there precisely like INDEF.M.SG badger have.IMPF.3SG hear.PTCP.UNM RED~clean.ADJ.UNM nothing
Translation: My grandfather was up there and was sleeping like a log, he hadn’t heard anything at all.' (Sadrún, m4, sec:8.3)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju a gju fétg-fétg bian cun èl .
Glosses: 1SG have.PRS.1SG have.PTCP.UNM RED~very good.UNM with 3SG.M
Translation: I got along very well with him.' (Sadrún, m4)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: El ò mirau antùrn-antùrn …
Glosses: 3SG.M have.PRS.3SG look.PTCP.UNM RED~around …
Translation: He looked around and around […].' (Tschamùt, )
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland ( translation)
Transcription: A sjantar surpríu acòrds adin-adina .
Glosses: and after take_over.PTCP.UNM piecework.M.PL RED~always
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … a lu stuèv’ ju la sèra adin’ ir' a fá tschajna … a fá … manèstra , manèstra , manèstra , manèstra .
Glosses: _ and then must.IMPF.1SG 1SG DEF.F.SG evening always go.INF SUBORD make.INF dinner.F.SG _ SUBORD make.INF _ pottage.F.SG pottage.F.SG pottage.F.SG pottage.F.SG
Translation: […] and then in the evening I always had to go and prepare dinner … and prepare pottage, pottage, pottage, pottage.' (Ruèras, f4, sec:8.16)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … a quèl’ èra da trá … trá , trá … tùt al latg cèntrifugau .
Glosses: _ and DEM.F.SG be.IMPF.3SG to pull.INF _ pull.INF pull.INF _ all DEF.M.SG milk centrifugate.PTCP.UNM
Translation: […] and we had to pull … pull, pull … the whole centrifuged milk.' (Ruèras, m4, sec:8.16)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: In tiar da tgèsa , è `l gjat a `l tgaun , a tiar-tgèsa è sagir tùt quaj tga vò bigj’ ad alp . Als tiars-tgèsa èn atgnamajn cò , né sén majṣès , quaj è quèlas tgauras a nùrsas a pòrs .
Glosses: INDEF.M.SG animal of house.F.SG COP.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG cat and DEF.M.SG dog and animal.M.SG-house.F.SG COP.PRS.3SG for_sure all DEM.UNM REL go.PRS.3SG NEG to alpine_pasture.M.SG DEF.M.PL animal.PL-house.F.SG COP.PRS.3PL actually here or on assembly_of_houses.M.SG DEM.GL COP.PRS.3SG DEM.F.PL goat.PL and sheep.F-PL and pig.M.PL
Translation: A tiar da tgèsa, these are cats and dogs, and tiar tgèsa are of course all those that do not go to the alpine pastures. The tiars tgèsa are actually here, or up in the assembly of houses, these are the goats, the sheep, and the pigs.' (Tuatschín, Cavòrgja, m7)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: … lò ani bagagjau gjù la … raquéntani … la crapa par bagagè al clutgè-basèlgja .
Glosses: _ there have.PRS.3PL.3PL build.PTCP.UNM down DEF.F.SG _ tell.PRS.3PL.3PL _ DEF.F.SG stone.COLL SUBORD build.INF DEF.M.SG tower.M.SG-church.F.SG
Translation: […] there they removed, as they say, the stones used to build the church tower [of Sedrun].' (Sadrún, m4, sec:8.3)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Lò fùva in pin laj-èt cun pauc’ aua .
Glosses: there EXIST.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG small lake-DIM with little.F.SG water
Translation: There was a small lake with little water.' (Ruèras, )
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj è dòn-ún .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG pity.M.SG-AUGM
Translation: This is a real pity.' (Sadrún, m5)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Sònda-dumèngja vagnévan quèls ò cò a fagjévan fjast-unas .
Glosses: Saturday-Sunday come.IMPF.3PL DEM.M.PL out here and do.IMPF.3PL party-AUGM.F.PL
Translation: On week-ends they would come here and have big parties.' (Sadrún, m4, sec:8.3)
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland ( translation)
Transcription: Ju a fòm-az .
Glosses: 1SG have.PRS.1SG hunger-AUGM
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju raquénta da mia lavur tga ju a fatg als davù̱ṣ òns .
Glosses: 1SG tell.PRS.1SG of POSS.1SG.F.SG job REL 1SG have.PRS.1SG do.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.PL last.PL year.PL
Translation: I’ll tell [you] about the job I've done for the past few years.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò … mju ùm , lèz è schòn mòrts cun tchuncònt’ òns .
Glosses: well _ POSS.1SG.M.SG man DEM.M.SG be.PRS.3SG already die.PTCP.M.SG with fifty year.M.PL
Translation: Well … my husband died when he was only fifty years old.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu sùnd ju stada parsula anavù̱s cun trajṣ ufauns .
Glosses: and then be.PRS.1SG 1SG COP.PTCP.F.SG alone.F.SG back with three child.M.PL
Translation: And then I was left alone with three children.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò i èran … grad , grat , al gròn èra racrut , a tschèlṣ duṣ ajn amprèndissadi .
Glosses: well 3PL COP.IMPF.3PL _ just just DEF.M.SG big COP.IMPF.3SG recruit.M.SG and DEM.M.PL two.PL in apprenticeship.M.SG
Translation: Well, they were … just, the oldest was a recruit, and the other two [were] in an apprenticeship.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A… mi' ùm fagèva gè survigiládar , a spèras fagèva èl aun ah … quaj da las sèndaṣ da spassagè .
Glosses: and POSS.1SG.M.SG man do.IMPF.3SG in_fact supervisor.M.SG and in_addition do.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M still eh _ DEM.UNM of DEF.F.PL trail.PL ATTR walk.INF
Translation: And … in fact, my husband was a supervisor, and in addition he used to make … the trails.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api lura … ju mava è mintgataun cun èl a dá culur las sèndas né métar sé mùssaviaṣ a da quaj , api … va[u] tartgau:
Glosses: and then _ 1SG go.IMPF.1SG also sometimes with 3SG.M SUBORD give.INF colour.F.SG DEF.F.PL trail.PL or put.INF up signpost.F.PL and of DEM.UNM and _ have.PRS.1SG think.PTCP.UNM
Translation: And then … from time to time I would go with him to give colour [to the stones indicating] the trails or to put up signposts and things like that, and then … I thought:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Ah , quaj fùṣ è ina lavur pr̩ mè .»
Glosses: ah DEM.UNM COP.COND.3SG also INDEF.F.SG job for 1SG
Translation: Ah, this could also be a job for me.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu va ju , nuṣ èran gè sùt la … la B .A .W ., quaj è «cuminònza griṣchuna da sèndas» da Cuéra .
Glosses: and then have.PRS.1SG 1SG 1PL COP.IMPF.1PL in_fact under DEF.F.SG _ DEF.F.SG PN DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG working-group.F.SG Grison of trail.F.PL of PN
Translation: And then I, we were in fact under the … B.A.W, this means «Grison working-group of trails" in Cuera.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A lu èra PN ah atgnamajn mju … schèf , api lura va ju in’ jèda talafònau dad èl pr̩quaj tg' èl vèva tr̩mèz in’ anunzja da mòrt , álṣò ina carta par , ah , quèls sòn è schòn quaj , ùsa mataj tgé … ùsa sa ju amblidá quèla , quèla lavur tgu fagèva bugèn cun mi' ùm , api lu va ju … tlafònau dad èl a détg , èba , mi' ùm ségi èba mòrts scù i sápian , ábar … ju fagèssi ugèn vinavaun quèla lavur , api ò `l détg:
Glosses: and then COP.IMPF.3SG PN eh actually POSS.1SG.M.SG _ boss and then have.1SG 1SG one.F.SG time call.PTCP.UNM DAT 3SG.M because SUBORD 3SG.M have.IMPF.3SG send.PTCP.UNM INDEF.F.SG announcement of death.F.SG this_is_to_say INDEF.F.SG card SUBORD eh DEM.M.PL know.PRS.3PL also already DEM.UNM now probably COMP _ now can.PRS.1SG 1SG forget.INF DEM.F.SG DEM.F.SG job REL.1SG do.IMPF.1SG gladly with POSS.1SG.M.SG man and then have.PRS.1SG 1SG _ call.PTCP.UNM DAT 3SG.M and say.PTCP.UNM exactly POSS.1SG.M.SG man be.PRS.SBJV.3SG precisely die.PTCP.M.SG as 3PL know.PRS.SBJV.3PL but 1SG _ do.COND.INDIR.1SG with_pleasure still DEM.F.SG job and have.PRS.3SG 3SG.M say.PTCP.UNM
Translation: And then P.N. was actually my … boss, and then I phoned him once, because he had sent a death notice, that is to say a card for, ah, they already knew that, now probably that … now I can forget about this, this job I loved to do with my husband, and then I … phoned him and said that my husband had died as they knew, but … that I would like to keep doing this job, and then he said:
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: «Mir sind nid so frauäfintlich .»
Glosses: we are not so misogynistic
Translation: We are not really misogynistic.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Api vau détg: «Ah súpar .»
Glosses: and have.PRS.1SG.1SG say.PTCP.UNM oh great
Translation: And then I said: «Oh, great!»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu va ju antschiat cun quaj .
Glosses: and then have.PRS.1SG 1SG begin.PTCP.UNM with DEM.UNM
Translation: And then I started with it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api … ṣè quaj vagnú príu ajn , a lu ò la cònfadarazjun dau vi quaj da mintga cantún , a lèzs òn sèzs stavju lura … métar sén pajs quaj , èba … cù í … avaun , a tùt , a mintga vaschnaunca ò lu stavju dá ajn tùt tgé ca la vagi , nùca la vagi lògans cun mùssavias , a las sèndas , tùt .
Glosses: and _ be.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM PASS.AUX.PTCP.UNM take.PTCP.UNM in and then have.PRS.3SG DEF.F.SG confederation give.PTCP.UNM over DEM.UNM DAT every canton.M.SG and DEM.M.PL have.PRS.3PL self.M.PL must.PTCP.UNM then _ put.INF on foot.M.PL DEM.UNM precisely _ how go.INF _ forward and all and every municipality.F.SG have.PRS.3SG then must.PTCP.UNM give.INF in all what REL 3SG.F have.PRS.SBJV.3SG where 3SG.F have.PRS.SBJV.3SG place.M.PL with signpost.F.PL and DEF.F.PL trail.PL all
Translation: Then … this has been adopted, and then the confederation handed it over to every canton, and these … had to get it off the ground themselves, this is to say, precisely … how to go … on, and everything, and every municipality had then to inform about everything they had, where they had places with signposts and trails, everything.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A sjantar òi gju nùm … i sé̱gia , i mídian ò tùt als muossavías .
Glosses: and after have.PRS.3SG.EXPL have.PTCP.UNM name.M.SG _ EXPL be.PRS.SBJV.3SG 3PL change.PRS.SBJV.3PL out all DEF.M.PL signpost.PL
Translation: And after this, one had to … it was, they would replace all the signposts.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: A quaj èra tschians .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG hundred.M.PL
Translation: And there were hundreds [of them].
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju a stuvju ir’ ál’ antiara val a préndar sé gl amprém tut quèls … tut quèls … lògans nù i èran muossavías .
Glosses: and 1SG have.PRS.1SG must.PTCP.UNM go.INF in.DEF.F.SG whole valley SUBORD take.INF up DEF.M.SG first all DEM.M.PL _ all DEM.M.PL _ place.PL REL EXPL EXIST.IMPF.3PL signpost.F.PL
Translation: And I had to go to the entire valley in order to first take down all these … all these … places where there were signposts.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lura … va ju gju dad í a mid’ òra quaj … cun agid da … da la vischnaunca va ju … è aun … stju métar … nùvas pétgas … bétònaj , né , sédòra séssum als cuélms , schizún al malitèr ò gju da gidá m’ in’ jèd’ ajnta Majgals , pr̩quaj tga ajnta Majgals vagnéva adina bumbardau nùndétg , al malitèr .
Glosses: and then _ have.PRS.1SG 1SG have.PTCP.UNM to go.INF SUBORD change.INF out DEM.UNM _ with help.M.SG of _ of DEF.F.SG municipality have.PRS.1SG 1SG _ also moreover _ must.PTCP.UNM put.INF _ new.F.PL post.PL _ concrete.PTCP.M.PL right up_out on_top DEF.M.PL peak.PL even DEF.M.SG army have.PRS.3SG have.PTCP.UNM to help.INF 1SG one.F.SG time in_up PN because SUBORD in_up PN PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG always bomb.PTCP.UNM incredibly DEF.M.SG army
Translation: And then … I had to go and replace this … with the help of … of the municipality I had … also … had to put … new concreted … posts, right, up there on top of the peaks, even the army had to help me once in Maighels, because up there in Maighels the army was always bombing incredibly much.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju vèva fatg gjù dad ira , dad ira … ajnta Majgals a métar sé muossavías .
Glosses: and 1SG have.IMPF.1SG make.PTCP.UNM down to go.INF to go.INF _ into PN SUBORD put.INF up signpost.F.PL
Translation: And I had arranged to go, to go … to Maighels to put up signposts.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju stòpi ir’ a fá gjù cun quèls sé la tégja dal , da Majgals , lò ségi pròpi … al bü̱rò .
Glosses: 1SG must.PRS.SBJV.1SG go.INF SUBORD make.INF down with DEM.M.PL up DEF.F.SG alpine_hut of.DEF.M.SG of PN there COP.PRS.SBJV.3SG exactly _ DEF.M.SG office
Translation: I should go and make an appointment with those up there in the alpine hut of the, of Maighels, there, there was precisely … the office.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api quèls da la vischnaunca èran grad vid' al , vida zaná al bògn , api ṣchèvan aj:
Glosses: and DEM.M.PL of DEF.F.SG municipality COP.IMPF.3PL just PROG DEF.M.SG PROG renovate.INF DEF.M.SG bath and_then say.IMPF.3PL 3PL
Translation: And the municipal employees were just renovating the swimming pool and then they said:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Nuṣ vajn bgja péjda … da dá da té , nuṣ vajn bigja luvrèṣ da dá da té .»
Glosses: 1PL have.PRS.1PL NEG time _ COMP give.INF DAT 2SG 1SG have.PRS.1PL NEG worker.M.PL COMP give.INF DAT 2SG
Translation: We have no time … to dedicate to you, we have no workers to give to you.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Prandèva simplamajn … sablún … mal , álṣò al zamèn ad aua cun mè , quaj è vagnú da bètòn’ ajn , a tanju ò laṣ aun adina .
Glosses: take.IMPF.1SG simple.F.SG.ADV _ sand.M.SG _ bad.M.SG well DEF.M.SG cement and water.F.SG with 1SG DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG come.PTCP.UNM to concrete.INF in and hold.PTCP.UNM have.PRS.3SG 3PL.F still always
Translation: I would simply take … bad … sand, that is to say cement and water with me, and this has been concreted, and they still hold.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Pi gju dad í … quèl’ jèda cul-, sau bétg c’ ju sùn ida da la val Strém ajnasé , stuèv’ í sélṣ bauns , ah , sél Krüzlipass , Pas dlas Cruschs , cun muossavías , a vèva sjat da quèlas da purtá sé .
Glosses: and_then have.PTCP.UNM to go.INF _ DEM.F.SG time with know.PRS.1SG.1SG NEG when 1SG be.PRS.1SG go.PTCP.F.SG from DEF.F.SG valley PN in_up must.IMPF.1SG go.INF on.DEF.M.PL ridge.PL eh on.DEF.M.SG PN pass of.DEF.F.PL cross.PL with signpost.F.PL and have.IMPF.1SG seven of DEM.F.PL to carry.INF up
Translation: And then I had to go … that time with-, I don’t know when I went up the Strem valley, I had to go along the ridges, eh, on the Krüzlipass, Pass dallas Cruschs, with signposts, and I had seven of them to carry up.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar ju vèva da préndar alṣ véglṣ anavù̱s .
Glosses: but 1SG have.IMPF.1SG to take.INF DEF.M.PL old.PL back
Translation: But I had to take back the old ones.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: La sèra èr’ ju cáput parquaj tga quaj va sé sén dua mili a trajtschian a taunts mè̱tarṣ ṣur mar .
Glosses: DEF.F.SG evening COP.IMPF.1SG 1SG shattered because SUBORD DEM.UNM go.PRS.3SG up on two thousand and three_hundred and so_many.M.PL metre.PL above sea.F.SG
Translation: In the evening I used to be shattered because this goes up to 2.300 metres or so above sea level.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ábar … ju a fatg faruct ugèn quaj . Gljèz stù ju dí .
Glosses: but _ 1SG have.PRS.1SG do.PTCP.UNM crazy.ADJ.UNM gladly DEM.UNM DEM.UNM must.PRS.1SG 1SG say.INF
Translation: But… I really loved to do that. I must say that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … tgu sùn vagnida pènṣjunada scha … ju fagèva zuar schòn avaun majnadistríct , ò̱dar tg’ ins … è cò atgnamajn … pala , pala , cuminònza da sèndas ò ála ragjún .
Glosses: and _ when.1SG be.PRS.1SG PASS.AUX.PTCP.F.SG pension_off.PTCP.F.SG CORR _ 1SG do.IMPF.1SG although already before head_of_district.M.SG or COMP GNR _ COP.PRS.3SG here actually _ for.DEF.F.SG for.DEF.F.SG community of trail.F.PL out in.DEF.F.SG region
Translation: And … when I got pensioned off … as a matter of fact, I had already worked as head of district before, or that one … is here actually … for the, for the community of trails in the region.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad aṣ da vaj quitau tg’ i végni marcau … tga las sèndas èn tùt èn ùrdan .
Glosses: and have.2SG.GNR to have.INF worry.M.SG COMP EXPL PASS.AUX.PRS.SBJV.3SG mark.PTCP.UNM _ COMP DEF.F.PL trail.PL COP.PRS.3PL all in order.M.SG
Translation: One has to see to it that they get marked … that all the trails are in order.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lura … ah , gljèz sùnd ju , tégn ju ùssa … végn òns .
Glosses: and then _ eh DEM.UNM be.PRS.1SG 1SG hold.1SG 1SG now _ twenty year.M.PL
Translation: And then … ah, this, I am like this, I think now … for twenty years.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò schòn avaun , cu ju fagèva las sèndas … èr’ ju schòn majnadistríct .
Glosses: well already before when 1SG do.IMPF.1SG DEF.F.PL trail.PL _ COP.IMPF.1SG 1SG already head_of_district.M.SG
Translation: Well, already before, when I cared for the trails … I already was head of district.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ùssa òni partju ajn quaj , al cantún ò circa trènta da quèls majnadistrícts , quèls èn partí ajn ajn ragjúns , ad ju a la val Tujétsch a Musté .
Glosses: and now have.PRS.3PL.3PL divide.PTCP.UNM in DEM.UNM DEF.M.SG canton have.PRS.3SG about thirty of DEM.M.PL head_of_district.PL DEM.M.PL PASS.AUX.PRS.3PL divide.PTCP.M.PL in in region.F.PL and 1SG have.PRS.1SG DEF.F.SG valley PN and PN
Translation: And now they have divided that, the canton has about thirty of these heads of district, these are divided into regions, and I have the Tujetsch valley and Mustér.
Language: Unknown language (English translation)
Transcription: Ùsa quèst’ jamna vau fatg gròndas turas … da … da sis sjat uras … gè bunamajn mintga dé .
Glosses: now DEM.F.SG week have.PRS.1SG.1SG do.PTCP.UNM big.F.PL tour.PL _ of _ of six seven hour.F.PL _ yes almost every day.M.SG
Translation: Now this week I did long tours … of … of six seven hours … yes, almost every day.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Na , ju fétsch faruct ugèn quaj .
Glosses: no 1SG do.PRS.1SG crazily gladly DEM.UNM
Translation: No, I really love to do that.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad uschéja , gè … sch’ ju pùs , fètg ju aun … parquaj tga … atgnamajn ṣè quaj vagnú … uschéja parquaj tg' i … las vaschnauncas , ju vasèva quaj , tiar nus scù a Musté , laṣ vaschnauncas schèvan si̱mplamajn í ajn décadè̱nza , fagèvan nuét tg’ è stau in’ jèda .
Glosses: and so yes _ if 1SG can.PRS.1SG do.PRS.1SG 1SG still _ because SUBORD _ actually COP.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM come.PTCP.UNM _ so because SUBORD EXPL _ DEF.F.PL municipality.PL 1SG see.IMPF.1SG DEM.UNM at 1PL and out PN DEF.F.PL municipality.PL let.IMPF.3PL simple.F.ADV go.INF in decadence.F.SG do.IMPF.3PL nothing REL be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM one.F.SG time
Translation: And so, yes … if I can I will go on doing [it] … because … this has actually happened … so because they … the municipalities, I saw that here and in Mustér, the municipalities would simply let them go into decline, they wouldn’t do anything that had been done once.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: I vignéva bitga … dau culur , i vignéva bitga mirau da las sèndas .
Glosses: EXPL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG NEG _ give.PTCP.UNM colour.F.SG EXPL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG NEG look.PTCP.UNM of DEF.F.PL trail.PL
Translation: They wouldn’t … give colour [to the signposts], they wouldn’t care for the trails.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lura va ju … in’ jèda détg , cu nuṣ vajn gju ina sasida:
Glosses: and then have.PRS.1SG 1SG _ one.F.SG time say.PTCP.UNM when 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM DEF.F.SG meeting
Translation: And then I … said once, when we had a meeting:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Atgnamajn stuèssaṣ Vus … èssar plé rigurús .»
Glosses: actually must.COND.2PL 2PL _ COP.INF more rigorous.M.PL
Translation: Actually you … should be more rigorous.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ajn taun a taun tjams stòni vaj fatg a schagljùc végni lu al cantún .
Glosses: and in such.M.SG and such time must.PRS.3PL have.INF do.PTCP.UNM and otherwise come.PRS.SBJV.3SG then DEF.M.SG canton
Translation: And within a certain time limit they must have done it or otherwise the canton would intervene.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A nuṣ vajn … la pussajvladat da … da dí ...
Glosses: and 1PL have.PRS.1PL _ DEF.F.SG possibility COMP _ COMP say.INF
Translation: And we have … the possibility to … to say …
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: [f3] Gè , gè . A lura … nus , nuṣ ṣchajn dis vischnauncas , tarmatajn ábar tutina «eine Mängelmeldung» scù quaj ò nùm .
Glosses: yes yes and then _ … 1PL 1PL tell.PRS.1PL DEF.DAT.PL municipality.PL send.PRS.1PL but nevertheless a report_of_damage as DEM.UNM have.PRS.3SG name.M.SG
Translation: [f3] Yes, yes. And then we tell it to the municipalities, but we nevertheless send «a report of damages» as this is called.
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: Di B .A .W a quaj vòi di cantún . A lu ajn … ajn taun tjams … a … la in’ jèda i è , tòcan lu a lu vajṣ vus da … vaj quaj ajn … ajn ùrdan , a schigljùc fòni lu sèzs squétsch .
Glosses: DEF.DAT.SG B.A.W . and DEM.UNM go.PRS.3SG.EXPL DEF.DAT.SG canton.M and then in _ in such.M.SG time _ and _ DEF.F.SG one.F.SG time EXPL COP.PRS.3SG until then and then have.PRS.2PL 2PL COMP _ have.INF DEM.UNM in _ in order.M.SG and otherwise make.PRS.3PL.3PL then self.M.PL pressure
Translation: To the B.A.W., and then it goes to the canton. And the … in … in a certain time … and the … once it is, until then and then you have to … have this … all right, and otherwise they put pressure themselves.
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: A quaj è al mégljar tg’ ò savju schabagè .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG best COMP have.PRS.3SG can.PTCP.UNM happen.INF
Translation: And this is the best that could have happened.
Language: German (English translation)
Transcription: Na , ùsa tiar nus … diani álṣò ségi fétg bian .
Glosses: no now at 1PL _ say.PRS.3PL.3PL well COP.PRS.SBJV.3SG very good.UNM
Translation: No, well, now at our place … they say that it’s very good.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Pugns sén majṣa duaṣ jèdas aun zatgé .
Glosses: fist.M.PL on table.F.SG two.F.PL time.PL still something
Translation: The fists on the table at least twice or even more.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nus fièvan al pur , ad ju vèṣ ugèn ampríu da majstar , majstar , pér … scrinari .
Glosses: 1PL do.IMPF.1PL DEF.M.SG farmer and 1SG have.COND.1SG gladly learn.PTCP.UNM of joiner.M.SG joiner.M.SG only _ carpenter.M.SG
Translation: We were farmers, and I would have liked to become a joiner, joiner, [or] only … carpenter.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju lèv’ amprè̱ndar da majstar , quaj vès ju gju al dun da , né vèṣ gju tschafan .
Glosses: 1SG want.IMPF.1SG learn.INF of joiner.M.SG DEM.UNM have.COND.1SG 1SG have.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG gift of or have.COND.1SG have.PTCP.UNM desire.M.SG
Translation: I wanted to become a joiner, I would have had the gift to [do it], or I would have had the desire.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ju èra , vèva … in buéb , in frá è daṣgrazjaus tgu vèv’ òtg majns ála Val Milá , ála grépa , ad ju vèv' aun duas sòras , a tschaj èr' ju buép parsul .
Glosses: and 1SG COP.IMPF.1SG have.IMPF.1SG _ INDEF.M.SG boy INDEF.M.SG brother be.PRS.3SG have_accident.PTCP.M.SG REL.1SG have.IMPF.1SG eight month.M.PL in.DEF.F.SG valley PN in.DEF.F.SG rock.COLL and 1SG have.IMPF.1SG in_addition two.F.PL sister.PL and DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.1SG 1SG boy.M.SG alone.M.SG
Translation: And I was, had … a boy, a brother had an accident when I was eight months old, in the Val Milá, in the rocks, and in addition I had two sisters, hence I was the only boy.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Api al bap … èr , plé baut èr’ aj al fagljét tgi fijèv’ al pur .
Glosses: and DEF.M.SG father.M.SG _ COP.IMPF.3SG more early COP.IMPF.3SG EXPL DEF.M.SG son.M.SG.DIM REL do.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG farmer
Translation: And my father … was, in earlier days it was the youngest son who worked as a farmer.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A lu ò `l bab détg sé pr̩ mè:
Glosses: and then have.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG father say.PTCP.UNM up for 1SG
Translation: And then my father said to me:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Gè , i fùs schòn flòt , ábar ju sùn è vagnúṣ atrás cun fá `l pur .»
Glosses: yes EXPL COP.COND.3SG really great.ADJ.UNM but 1SG be.PRS.1SG also come.PTCP.M.SG through with do.INF DEF.M.SG farmer
Translation: «Yes, this would be really great, but I also could earn a living by being a farmer.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju a fatg al pur , a finju .
Glosses: 1SG have.1SG do.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG farmer and finish.PTCP.UNM
Translation: I became a farmer, and that’s the end of the story.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj ò bégja dau discusjun .
Glosses: DEM.UNM have.PRS.3SG NEG give.PTCP.UNM discussion.M.SG
Translation: There was no discussion.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad usché va ju fatg al pur adina , a … sùn lu maridaus , a gju quátar ufaunṣ , in buéb a trajs … buébas , a quèlṣ èn tùts … ampríu mistrégn , trajṣ èn … vi da quaj da mazauns .
Glosses: and so have.PRS.1SG 1SG do.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG farmer always and _ be.PRS.1SG then married.PTCP.M.SG and have.PTCP.UNM four child.M.PL one.M.SG boy and three _ girl.F.PL and DEM.M.PL COP.PRS.3PL all.M.PL _ learn.PTCP.UNM profession.M.SG three COP.PRS.3PL _ at of DEM.UNM of ill.M.PL
Translation: And so I have always been a farmer, and … got married, and had four children, a boy and three … girls, and these are all, learned a profession, three are learning to become a nurse.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ina studègja … a a Winterthur ad ò , ad ò surpríu in … Heim da … Heim da duatschían , ò fatg scùlaṣ vinavaun … stada in téc plé pardèrta tgé quaj tgu èra .
Glosses: one.F.SG study.PRS.3SG _ in in PN and have.PRS.3SG and have.PRS.3SG take_over.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG _ home.M.SG of _ home.M.SG of two_hundred have.PRS.3SG make.PTCP.UNM school.F.PL further _ COP.PTCP.F.SG INDEF.M.SG bit more clever.F.SG than DEM.UNM REL.1SG COP.IMPF.1SG
Translation: One studies … in in Winterthur and has, and has taken over a … home of … a home of two hundred, kept going to school … was a little bit cleverer than I was.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A la dùna èra ṣchùber … ad ina tg’ ò luvrau stédi .
Glosses: and DEF.F.SG woman COP.IMPF.3SG clean.ADJ.UNM _ and one.F.SG REL have.PRS.3SG work.PTCP.UNM diligent.ADJ.UNM
Translation: And my wife was very … and one who always worked hard.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … álṣò ina stat a Bèrn , ad in’ è cò tial miadi , al fégl è è cò .
Glosses: and _ well one.F.SG stay.PRS.3SG in PN and one.F.SG COP.PRS.3SG here by.DEF.M.SG doctor DEF.M.SG son COP.PRS.3SG also here
Translation: And … well, one lives in Bern, and another stays here with the doctor, and my son is also here.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A … da gjuvantétgna , né da buéts , tg’ nuṣ èran buéts … savès ju raquintá ina .
Glosses: and _ of youth.F.SG or of boy.M.PL REL 1PL COP.IMPF.1PL boy.M.PL _ can.COND.1SG 1SG tell.INF one.F.SG
Translation: And of my youth, or of our boyhood, when we were boys … I could tell a [story].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Tiar nus … la dumèngja , sjantar vjaspras , mavan nus sé , sé landstrò̱s … a dèvan balpalùta .
Glosses: by 1PL _ DEF.F.SG Sunday after vesper.F.PL go.IMPF.1SG 1SG up up main_road.F.SG _ and give.IMPF.1PL “balpalùta".F.SG
Translation: On Sundays, after having celebrated vespers, we would go up to the main road … and play «balpalùta».
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: La landstrò̱s , quaj è hauptstrò̱s .
Glosses: DEF.F.SG landstròs DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG main_road.F.SG
Translation: The «landstròs», this is the «hauptstròs».
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju réjṣda da Tujétsch , nias , gè .
Glosses: 1SG speak.1SG of PN POSS.1PL.M.SG yes
Translation: I am speaking the dialect of Tujetsch, ours, yes.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Da quèls plajds , i èra da quèls plajds , ah , fétg-fétg déra ...[saj], a è autar , c' nus mavan ah a fá fajn ni uschéja … ṣchèva la mùm’ adina:
Glosses: of DEM.M.PL word.PL EXPL COP.IMPF.3SG of DEM.M.PL word.PL eh RED~very widespread.M.PL and also other.ADJ.UNM when 1PL go.IMPF.1PL eh SUBORD make.INF hay.M.SG or so _ say.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG mother always
Translation: Such words, precisely such words, eh, very widespread ones, and also others, when we went and made hay or so … my mother would always say:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: «Vajas quitau vuṣ majṣ ṣul' landstròs òrd via .
Glosses: have.IMP.2PL worry.M.SG 2PL go.PRS.2PL over.DEF.F.SG main_way out way.F.SG
Translation: Be careful going out over the «landstròs».
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Vajas quitaus cu vuṣ majṣ ṣur la lingja via … dal dṣùc , dal zùc .»
Glosses: have.IMP.2PL worry.M.PL when 2PL go.PRS.2PL over DEF.F.SG line over _ of.DEF.M.SG train.M.SG of.DEF.M.SG train
Translation: Be careful when you cross the railway line, the railway line.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Al lungatg èra uschéja .
Glosses: DEF.M.SG language COP.IMPF.3SG so
Translation: The language was like this.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Sjantar … tgu sùn staus maridauṣ vajn nus , va ju éba fatg al pur … né … vajn aun gè avaun da maridá … èri … paucs raps .
Glosses: after _ SUBORD.1SG be.PRS.1SG PASS.AUX.PTCP.M.SG marry.PTCP.M.SG have.PRS.1PL 1PL have.PRS.1SG 1SG precisely do.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG farmer _ right _ have.PRS.1PL already yes before SUBORD get_married.INF _ EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL _ little.M.PL money.PL
Translation: After … I got married, we have, I worked as a farmer … right? … before we got married … we already had … we hadn’t much money.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Durònt l’ ujara , nus mavan òrasé ál ustria … la dumèngja sjantarmjadṣ-dé … cun tschuncònta raps a vèvans … in ájndarli , quaj dèvi par tschuncònta raps .
Glosses: during DEF.F.SG war 1PL go.IMPF.1PL out_up in.DEF.F.SG restaurant _ DEF.F.SG Sunday.F.SG afternoon.M.SG _ with fifty cent.M.PL and have.IMPF.1PL.1PL _ INDEF.M.SG one_decilitre DEM.UNM give.IMPF.3SG.EXPL for fifty cent.M.PL
Translation: During war we used to go up to the restaurant … on Sunday afternoon … with fifty cents and we had … one decilitre of wine, this would cost fifty cents.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj dèvi par tschuncònta raps .
Glosses: DEM.UNM give.IMPF.3SG.EXPL for fifty cent.M.PL
Translation: This would cost fifty cents.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ad ah … nus mavan cun skiṣ , scù quaj tg’ inṣ vèva skis , ju sùn aun jus cun skis da la bùt … a a farmau … farmau vitlùndar in cazè .
Glosses: and eh _ 1PL go.IMPF.1PL with ski.M.PL as DEM.UNM REL GNR have.IMPF.3SG ski.M.PL 1SG be.PRS.1SG still go.PTCP.M.SG with ski.M.PL of DEF.F.SG barrel _ and and tie.PTCP.UNM _ tie.PTCP.UNM on_it INDEF.M.SG shoe
Translation: And ah we used to go skiing, with the kind of skis we had [at that time], in fact I would go with skis made from a barrel … and I would tie … tie a shoe on it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Sjantar savèvanṣ aun cumprá ina tschuculata da curònta raps .
Glosses: after can.IMPF.1PL.1PL in_addition buy.INF INDEF.F.SG chocolate of forty cent.M.PL
Translation: After that we could, in addition, buy a chocolate for forty cents.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Álṣò uschéja ṣè quaj vagnú ad è , qu’ è stau bi . Qu’ è stau bi .
Glosses: well so be.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM come.PTCP.UNM and be.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM be.PRS.3G COP.PTCP.UNM nice.ADJ.UNM DEM.UNM be.PRS.3G COP.PTCP.UNM nice.ADJ.UNM
Translation: Well, that’s how it happened, and was, this was nice. This was nice.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Tùts stuèvan spargnè . Finadín . Vèvan nagins … réhs .
Glosses: all.M.PL must.IMPF.3PL save.INF everyone have.IMPF.1PL no.M.PL _ rich.PL
Translation: Everyone had to save. Absolutely everyone. We had no … rich people.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Tùts paupars . Tùts paupars . Tùts puráncals , gè , a stèvan mirá sél rap .
Glosses: all.M.PL poor.PL all.M.PL poor.PL all.M.PL small_farmer.PL yes and must.IMPF.3PL look.INF on.DEF.M.SG penny
Translation: All poor. All poor. All small farmers, and they had to control every penny.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A bi … la gjuvantétgna , vèvanṣ lu , vajn nuṣ gju plé bi … tga quèls dad òz .
Glosses: and nice.ADJ.UNM _ DEF.F.SG youth have.IMPF.1PL.1PL then have.PRS.1PL 1PL have.PTCP.UNM more nice.ADJ.UNM _ than DEM.M.PL of today
Translation: And nice … our youth, we then had, we had a nicer [youth] than those of nowadays.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Quaj èra in èssar , quaj èra paupradat . Nuṣ vajn vju `l paupar . Té aṣ è aun … santju dal paupar .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG be.INF DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG poverty.F.SG 1PL have.PRS.1PL see.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.SG poor.M.SG 2SG have.2SG also still _ feel.PTCP.UNM of poor.M.SG
Translation: This was a way of living, this was poverty. We have experienced poverty. You too … experienced poverty.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Ju sa , nuṣ vivévan cùl , cùl … ajn , a madèm' tgèsa cùl , cun mju auc , cun in frá da mju bap .
Glosses: 1SG know.PRS.1SG 1SG live.IMPF.1PL with.DEF.M.SG with.DEF.M.SG _ in in same.F.SG house with.DEF.M.SG with POSS.1SG.M.SG uncle with INDEF.M.SG brother of POSS.1SG.M.SG father
Translation: I know, we lived with the, with the … in, in the same house with the, with my uncle, with a brother of my father.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: In èra da quèla famiglja , ad in da tschèla .
Glosses: one.M.SG COP.IMPF.3SG of DEM.F.SG family and one.M.SG of DEM.F.SG
Translation: One belonged to this family, and one to the other.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A quaj la damaun cu i èra da da lavá , la mùma pétgáva sé cul mòni-scúa [par clumá nus], fijèva lavá nus … tschèla l’, l’ ònda Tina era … ad uschéja mava quaj atrás .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM DEF.F.SG morning when EXPL be.IMPF.3SG to to get_up.INF DEF.F.SG mother knock.IMPF.3SG up with.DEF.M.SG broomstick SUBORD call.INF 1PL make.IMPF.3SG get_up.INF 1PL _ DEM.F.SG DEF.F.SG DEF.F.SG aunt PN also _ and so go.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM through
Translation: And so in the morning, when we had to to get up, my mother knocked with the broomstick [in order to call us], made us get up … the other the, aunt Tina also … and that’s the way things happened.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Al , al … sjantar mavan nus , gè , stèvan nus … í a scùla , tùt quaj èra … tùt símpal culs … cùdischs ṣùt bratsch , gnanc ina tèscha .
Glosses: DEF.M.SG DEF.M.SG _ after go.IMPF.1PL 1PL yes must.IMPF.1PL 1PL _ go.INF to school.F.SG all DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG _ very simple.ADJ.UNM with.DEF.M.PL _ book.PL under arm.M.SG not_even INDEF.F.SG bag
Translation: The, the … and then we would go, yes, we had to … go to school, this was … very simple with the … books under the arm, not even a bag.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Lu gnang vèv’ ins , vèvanṣ ina tèscha .
Glosses: then not_even have.IMPF.3SG GNR have.IMPF.1PL.1PL INDEF.F.SG bag
Translation: At that time one hadn’t, we didn’t even have a bag.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A durònt l’ ujara … vèva lu al bap api mju auc … als dus frás ansjaman patarlavan ajn gang , ajn … zulè .
Glosses: and during INDEF.F.SG war _ have.IMPF.3SG then DEF.M.SG father and POSS.1SG.M.SG uncle _ DEF.M.PL two.M.PL brother.PL together chatter.IMPF.3PL in corridor.M.SG in _ corridor.M.SG
Translation: And during war … my father and my uncle had … the two brothers used to chatter together in the «gang», in … the corridor.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: Nuṣ ṣchèvan ajn gang . Ah , ṣur da l’ ujara .
Glosses: 1PL say.IMPF.1PL on «gang».M.SG ah over of INDEF.F.SG war
Translation: We used to say «ajn gang». Ah, about the war.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland (English translation)
Transcription: A quèls stèvan uraṣ dad uraṣ a raquintavan da la , da , ṣur da l’ ujara , da quaj tg’ èra fòrsa la … schabjau avaun quindisch dis .
Glosses: and DEM.M.PL stay.IMPF.3PL hour.F.PL of hour.F.PL and tell.IMPF.3PL of DEF.F.SG of over of DEF.F.SG war of DEM.UNM REL be.IMPF.3SG maybe DEF.F.SG _ happen.PTCP.UNM before fifteen day.M.PL
Translation: And they stayed for hours and hours speaking about the, about the war, about what had maybe … happened a fortnight before.