lecslab/glosslm-corpus huggingface dataset:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu vajn nuṣ durmju lò , api navèn da Gletsch èssan nus , lò vajn nus lu stu í sén via `ssan nuṣ i sé sél Grimsel , a lu vajn nuṣ durmju sé ál hòspi̱z sé dal Grimsel , a lu èssan nus … i … ah , cùls méls .
Glosses: and then have.PRS.1PL 1PL sleep.PTCP.UNM there and from of PN be.PRS.1PL 1PL there have.PRS.1PL 1PL then must.PTCP.UNM go.INF on way.F.SG be.PRS.1PL 1PL go.PTCP.M.PL up on.DEF.M.SG PN and then have.1PL 1PL sleep.PTCP.UNM up at.DEF.M.SG hospice up of.DEF.M.SG PN and then be.PRS.1PL 1PL _ go.PTCP.M.PL _ eh with.DEF.M.PL mule.PL
Translation: And then we slept there, and from Gletsch we – there we then had to go on the way, we went up to the Grimsel [pass] and then we slept up there at the guesthouse on the Grimsel, and then we … went on … eh with the mules.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Lò dati ina , sé dal Grimsel vagnévi ina … in … in trùtg da sauma nùca tga mavan cùls cùls méls né cùls tgavals .
Glosses: there EXIST.PRS.3SG.EXPL INDEF.F.SG up of.DEF.M.SG PN come.IMPF.3SG.EXPL INDEF.F.SG _ INDEF.M.SG _ INDEF.M.SG footpath of bridle.F.SG where REL go.IMPF.3PL with.DEF.M.PL with.DEF.M.PL mule.PL or with.DEF.M.PL horse.PN
Translation: There there is a, from the Grimsel there came a … a … a bridle path where one would go with the mules or horses.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Avaun òns fagèvan trans-pòrts da da caṣchial tégn ju , a … a raquèntani aun òz .
Glosses: before year.M.PL make.IMPF.3PL transport.M.PL of of cheese.M.SG hold.PRS.1SG 1SG and _ and tell.PRS.3PL.3PL still today
Translation: Years ago they used to organise transports of of cheese, I think, and … and they still talk about [these things] today.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Què è btg ina lada sènda , quèl’ èra fòrsa … ah in mè̱tar a miaz , struṣch duṣ , a lu èssan nuṣ , gè in mè̱tar a miaz plétò̱st a mintgataun èri aun grépa tga stèv’ ò in téc ….
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG NEG INDEF.F.SG broad path DEM.F.SG COP.IMPF.3SG maybe … _ eh one.M.SG metre and half almost two and then be.PRS.1PL 1PL yes one.M.SG metre and half rather and sometimes EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL moreover rock.COLL REL stand.IMPF.3SG out INDEF.M.SG bit
Translation: This is not a broad path, it was maybe … eh one metre, almost two, and then we, yes rather one and a half metre and from time to time there were rocks protruding a bit … .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lura ah … mju quinau manava in mél , – lu vèva `l dus – ad ju manava in .
Glosses: and then eh _ POSS.1SG.M.SG brother-in-law lead.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG mule _ then have.IMPF.3SG 3SG.M two.M.PL _ and 1SG lead.IMPF.1SG one.M.SG
Translation: And then eh … my brother-in-law led one mule – at that time he had two – and I led one.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu ò `l détg èl sapi bigja vagní da luòra , ju , èl stètgi mal , èl mòndi da via òra , a lu va ju rantau in mél vi dal autar , álṣò vi da la … vi dal … cavèstar da lèz , álṣò vi dal … dal bast da lèz scù inṣ di , api ah sùnd jus cùn dòmaṣdús .
Glosses: and then have.PRS.3SG 3SG.M say.PTCP.UNM 3SG.M can.PRS.SBJV.3SG NEG come.INF from there_out 1SG 3SG.M stay.PRS.SBJV.3SG bad 3SG.M go.PRS.SBJV.3SG from road.F.SG out and then have.1SG 1SG bind.PTCP.UNM one.M.SG mule over of.DEF.M.SG other well over of DEF.F.SG _ over of.DEF.M.SG _ bridle of DEM.M.SG that_is_to_say over of.DEF.M.SG _ of.DEF.M.SG packsaddle of DEM.M.SG as GNR say.PRS.3SG and eh be.PRS.1SG go.PTCP.M.SG with both.M.SG
Translation: And then he said he couldn’t walk on that path, that I - that he was sorry, [but] that he would walk on the road, and then I bound one mule to the other, well, to the … eh to the bridle of this one, that is to say to the the packsaddle of that one as one says, and then eh I left with both [mules].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A qu' èra schòn strètg , álṣò sch’ ju stèṣ aun fá in’ jèda quaj , figès ju bétga .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG really narrow.ADJ.UNM well if 1SG must.COND.1SG again do.INF one.F.SG time DEM.UNM do.COND.1SG 1SG NEG
Translation: And this was really narrow, well, if I had to do it once again, I wouldn’t do it.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Mintgataun vasèvaṣ gjùadò grad agradgjù , tòcan gjù èl’ aua , álṣò sch’ in fùṣ ùssa tagljau , quèlas … al bùrdi stèva ò ualti gljunsch , quaj balantschava in téc .
Glosses: sometimes see.IMPF.2SG.GNR down_and_out directly steep_down until down in.DEF.F.SG water well if one.M.SG PASS.AUX.COND.3SG now cut.PTCP.UNM DEM.F.PL _ DEF.M.SG load stand.IMPF.3SG out quite far DEM.UNM roll.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG bit
Translation: From time to time one looked directly down, directly down, until down in the water, well, if one of these [ropes that I used to bind the mules together] had been cut, these… the load was sticking out quite a lot, it was rolling a bit.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lur scha `l vèṣ ùssa pagljau par èxè̱mpal in grép tga vès pudju bétar èl , scha quèls fùssan grat schulaj gjù ajl’ aua , ajl lac .
Glosses: and then if 3SG.M have.COND.3SG now hit.PTCP.UNM for example.M.SG INDEF.M.SG rock REL have.COND.3SG can.PTCP.UNM throw.INF 3SG.M CORR DEM.M.PL be.COND.3PL immediately fall_rapidly.PTCP.M.PL down into.DEF.F.SG water into.DEF.M.SG lake
Translation: And then if it [the load] hit a rock which could have thrown it down, the mules would have immediately fallen down rapidly into the water, into the lake.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ábar è ju … ju raṣdav' in téc cùn èls , ju èra mèz èr … saspruava dad èssar ruassajvals , quaj è ju tiptòp , tòcan ò atrás .
Glosses: but also 1SG _ 1SG speak.IMPF.1SG INDEF.M.SG bit with 3PL.M 1SG COP.IMPF.1SG self.1SG.M also _ REFL.try.hard.IMPF.1SG COMP COP.INF calm.M.SG DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG go.PTCP.UNM perfectly until out through
Translation: But I also, I spoke a bit with them, I was myself also … tried hard to remain calm, this went perfectly throughout the whole trip.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu èssans lu i l’ autar dé .
Glosses: and then be.IMPF.1PL.1PL then go.PTCP.M.PL DEF.M.SG other day
Translation: And the next day we went there.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: La davùsa nògj vajn nuṣ durmju … a Guottannen .
Glosses: DEF.F.SG last night have.PRS.1PL 1PL sleep.PTCP.UNM _ at PN
Translation: The last night we slept in Guttannen.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Quaj èra , dad ira cùn cùn sauma èra quaj súpar cùn quèls , cùn quèls méls .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG COMP go.INF with with bridle.F.SG COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.UNM great with DEM.M.PL with DEM.M.PL mule.PL
Translation: This was, to go with bridles, this was great with these, with these mules.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Què è pròpa tiars plé déstinaj par ah fá … sauma .
Glosses: DEF COP.PRS.3SG really animal.M.PL more suited.PTCP.M.PL SUBORD ah do.INF _ bridle
Translation: These were really animals that are more suited to being bridled.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lura … va ju lu èra ábar … méz èls a sùt .
Glosses: and then _ have.PRS.1SG 1SG then also but _ put.PTCP.UNM 3M.PL to under
Translation: And then … but … I also yoked them.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A … ajl , lò , èran è lu bétga schi … schi flòts dad í cùn cùn cròtscha né cùn tgar .
Glosses: and _ in.DEF.M.SG there COP.IMPF.3PL also then NEG so _ so nice.M.PL MOD go.INF with with plough.F.SG or with cart.M.SG
Translation: And … in the, it was not so … so nice to walk [with] them with a plough or a cart.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lò … vajn nuṣ gju savèns dificultats , gè .
Glosses: and there _ have.PRS.1PL 1PL have.PTCP.UNM often difficulty.F.PL yes
Translation: And there … we often had troubles, yes.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Bjè jèdaṣ ṣèni scapaj tga nuṣ vajn ah pròpi gju ah gròndas misé̱rjas a mju quinau … ṣchèva , ṣchèva savèns:
Glosses: many time.PL be.PRS.3PL.3PL escape.PTCP.M.PL SUBORD 1PL have.PRS.1PL eh really have.PTCP.UNM eh big.F.PL trouble.PL and POSS.1SG.M.SG brother-in-law _ say.IMPF.3SG say.IMPF.3SG often
Translation: They escaped many times so that we had big troubles and my brother-in-law … often said, said:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: «Ah , cò èssan nus mitschaj cùla véta , cò vèssans sju èssar mòrts .»
Glosses: ah here be.PRS.1PL 1PL escape.PTCP.M.PL with.DEF.F.SG life here have.COND.1PL.1PL can.PTCP.UNM COP.INF dead.M.PL
Translation: «Here we escaped with our lives, here we could have been dead.»
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: In’ jèda èssan nus staj … sén Tschamùt .
Glosses: one.F.SG time be.IMPF.1PL 1PL COP.PTCP.M.PL _ on PN
Translation: Once we were in Tschamùt.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Nuṣ vèvan , ju vèva cumprau , midau òr in , in … vèv’ ju vandju a cumprau in autar parquaj tgu vèva l’ imprèssjun tga , tg’ èra quèl tga fagèva bitg andrètg , a lu èssan nus , vajn nus méz sùt èls , dòmaṣdús , al quinau èra ad ju anzjaman api èssan nuṣ i sén Tschamùt , a sé spèr l’ ustria da Tschamùt … vajn nus ah … èssan nus samanaj , gjù sél parcadi èssan nus samanaj .
Glosses: 1SG have.IMPF.1PL 1SG have.IMPF.1SG buy.PTCP.UNM change.PTCP.UNM out one.M.SG one.M.SG _ have.IMPF.1SG 1SG sell.PTCP.UNM and buy.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG other because SUBORD.1SG have.1SG DEF.F.SG impression COMP COMP COP.IMPF.3SG DEM.M.SG REL do.IMPF.3SG NEG right.ADJ.UNM and then be.IMPF.1PL 1PL have.PRS.1PL 1PL put.PTCP.UNM under 3PL.M both DEF.M.SG brother-in-law also and 1SG together and be.PRS.1PL 1PL go.PTCP.M.PL on PN and up next_to DEF.F.SG restaurant of PN _ have.PRS.1PL 1PL eh _ be.IMPF.1PL 1PL REFL.turn_back.PTCP.M.PL down on.DEF.M.SG parking be.PRS.1PL 1PL REFL.turn_back.PTCP.M.PL
Translation: We had, I had bought, exchanged one, one … I had sold and bought another because I had the impression that, that it was this one that didn’t behave properly, and then we, we yoked them, both, I together with my brother-in-law were together and then we went up to Tschamut, and there next to the restaurant of Tschamut … we eh … we turned back, down on the parking space we turned back.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A schi … schi glajti scù nuṣ èssan staj sén la via cantunala , òni antschiat a galòpá .
Glosses: and so _ so soon as 1PL be.PRS.1PL COP.PTCP.M.PL on DEF.F.SG way cantonal have.PRS.3PL.3PL begin.PTCP.UNM COMP gallop.INF
Translation: And as … as soon as we were on the cantonal way they started to gallop.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu vès ju bitga ugagjau plé , da , dad ira cùn èls vinanavaun .
Glosses: and then have.COND.1SG 1SG NEG dare.PTCP.UNM more COMP COMP go.INF with 3PL.M farther
Translation: And then I wouldn’t have dared to, to, to go farther with them any more.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Lu vain nus rantau èls lò , api sùnd jus gjù pal tgar anèx , api èssan nus … sùnd jus sé … cùl tgar anèx .
Glosses: then have.PRS.1PL 1PL tie.PTCP.UNM 3PL.M there and be.PRS.1SG go.PTCP.M.1SG down for.DEF.M.SG cart annexed and be.1PL 1PL _ be.PRS.1SG go.PTCP.M.SG up _ with.DEF.M.SG cart.M.SG annexed
Translation: We then tied them there, and then I went down for the trailer and then we … I went up … with the trailer.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Tùt saniastar , a galòpavan zatgéj starmantúṣ , ju stèva séla brèmṣa .
Glosses: completely left.ADJ.UNM and gallop.IMPF.3PL something terrible.ADJ.UNM 1SG stand.IMPF.1SG on.DEF.F.SG brake
Translation: On the very left, and they galloped terribly, I stood on the brake.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Al quinau èr’ in ùm , pròp’ in ùm fèrm .
Glosses: DEF.M.SG brother-in-law COP.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG man really INDEF.M.SG man strong.ADJ.M.SG
Translation: My brother-in-law was a man, a really strong man.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Lèz tanèva palas hòtas , a nùnpussajval , nùnpussajval da fá stá quèls dus tgavals .
Glosses: DEM.M.SG hold.IMPF.3SG on.DEF.F.PL reins.PL and impossible.ADJ.UNM impossible.ADJ.UNM COMP make.INF stop.INF DEM.M.PL two.M.PL horse.PL
Translation: He held them by the reins, and [it was] impossible, impossible to have these two horses [i.e. the two mules] stop.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu èra … sé Tschamùt , cu i òn antschiat a galòpá , èri grat stau avaun mèssa …, ina mèssa da sjantarmjaṣ-dé èn caplùta da Sòntga Clau .
Glosses: and then COP.IMPF.3SG _ up PN when 3PL have.PRS.3PL begin.PTCP.UNM COMP gallop.INF be.IMPF.3SG.EXPL just COP.PTCP.UNM before mass.F.SG _ INDEF.F.SG mass of afternoon.M.SG in chapel of Saint Nicholas
Translation: And then there was … in Tschamut, when they began to gallop, there had just been a mass … an afternoon mass in the chapel of St. Nicholas.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu , agl aucségnar , par clétg èra la gljut schòn vidòragjù̱ – quèls tg’ èran staj a mèssa èran schòn vidòragjù̱ – pléndanòragjù̱ tga quaj tga nuṣ èssan , tg’ als , tg’ als méls èn galòpaj .
Glosses: and then DEF.M.SG priest by fortune.M.SG COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.F.SG people already over_out_down _ DEM.M.PL REL be.IMPF.3PL COP.PTCP.M.PL at mass.F.SG COP.IMPF.3PL already over_out_down _ more_out_down than DEM.UNM REL 1PL be.PRS.1PL REL DEF.M.PL REL DEF.M.PL mule.PL be.PRS.3PL gallop.PTCP.M.PL
Translation: And then the priest, fortunately the people were already down [the valley] – those who had attended the mass were already down – farther down than we were, that the, that the mules galloped.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Quèls èn staj ò dal prígal .
Glosses: DEM.M.PL be.PRS.3PL COP.PTCP.M.PL out of.DEF.M.SG danger
Translation: These were out of danger.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ábar gl aucségnar èra in aucségnar tudèstg .
Glosses: but DEF.M.SG priest COP.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG priest German
Translation: But the priest was a German priest.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lèz èr’ avaun caplùta cu , cu nuṣ èssan vagní , a lu ò `l , ò `l détg – èl è lu vagnús cùgl autò … anòragjù cu nuṣ vèvan … rantau als , als méls – a lu , a … lu vajn nuṣ , va ju dumandau sch’ èl prandéssi mè tòcan … a Ruèras .
Glosses: and DEM.M.SG COP.IMPF.3SG in_front chapel.F.SG when when 1PL be.PRS.1PL come.PTCP.M.PL and then have.PRS.3SG 3SG.M have.PRS.3SG 3SG.M say.PTCP.UNM _ 3SG.M be.PRS.3SG then come.PTCP.M.SG with.DEF.M.SG car _ out_down when 1SG have.IMPF.1PL _ tie.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.PL DEF.M.PL mule.PL _ and then and _ then have.PRS.1PL 1PL have.PRS.1SG 1SG ask.PTCP.UNM if 3SG.M take.COND.INDIR.3SG 1SG until _ to PN
Translation: And he was in front of the chapel when, when we came, and then he, he said – he then came with the car … down when we had … tied the, the mules – and then, and … then we, I asked whether he could take me down to Rueras.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Naturálmajn , èl agi vju tgéj … déṣgrázja né tgé , tgé nuṣ ágian gju , tgé événimajn … nuṣ vajn gju cùls méls .
Glosses: natural.F.SG.ADV 3SG.M have.PRS.SBJV.3SG see.PTCP.UNM what _ accident.F.SG or what what 1PL have.PRS.SBJV.1PL have.PTCP.UNM what incident.M.SG _ 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM with.DEF.M.PL mule.PL
Translation: Of course, [he said] he had seen what … accident or what what we had had, what event … we had had with the mules.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ábar èl vagi lura pandarau a tartgau na:
Glosses: but 3SG.M have.PRS.SBJV.3SG then think_about.PTCP.UNM and think.PTCP.UNM no:
Translation: But he had then thought about it and thought no:
Language: German
Transcription: «Da hilft nur noch beten !»
Glosses: here helps only still pray
Translation: «In this case only prayers may help!»
Language: German
Transcription: Ad uschéja vès ju , savès ju raquintá in tschùpal èvènimajnts tg’ èn schabagjaj cùn quèls méls .
Glosses: and so have.COND.1SG 1SG can.COND.1SG 1SG tell.INF INDEF.M.SG lot incident.M.PL REL be.PRS.3PL happen.PTCP.M.PL with DEM.M.PL mule.PL
Translation: And so I would, I could recount a lot of incidents that happened with these mules.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Nua Jésus végn gassaljaus , né ?
Glosses: where PN PASS.AUX.PRS.3SG flagellate.PTCP.M.SG right
Translation: Where Jesus is being flagellated, right?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu ṣchajnṣ adina al … sòntgè̱t òdém al vitg .
Glosses: and then say.PRS.1PL.1PL always DEF.M.SG _ little_chapel low_most DEF.M.SG village
Translation: And then we always say the … little chapel at the lowest part of the village.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Álṣò ùṣ è `l bigja plé òdém al vitg , ábar quaj sòntgè̱t èra , in’ jèda , òdém al vitg , a quaj , quaj è atgnamajn rastau , né .
Glosses: well now COP.PRS.3SG 3SG.M NEG any_more low_most DEF.M.SG village, but DEM.M.SG little_chapel COP.IMPF.3SG one.F.SG time low_most DEF.M.SG village and DEM.UNM DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG actually remain.PTCP.UNM right
Translation: Well, now it is not at the lowest part of the village any more, but this chapel was once at the lowest part of the village, and this, this is still so, right?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Sch’ té vaṣ dl vitg òra , scha … ṣaj `l … drètg , vagní gè bagagjau da néiv hòtè̱l Albṣú , né , a lu … vas fòrsa aun végn mè̱tars , a lu ṣè `l saniastar .
Glosses: if 2SG go.PRS.2SG of.DEF.M.SG village out CORR _ COP.PRS.3SG 3SG.M _ right.ADJ.UNM PASS.AUX.PTCP.M.PL in_fact build.PTCP.UNM from new hotel PN right and then _ go.PRS.2SG maybe moreover twenty metre.M.PL and then COP.PRS.3SG 3SG.M left.ADJ.UNM
Translation: If you walk down the valley, … the hotel Alpsu has in fact been renovated on the right side, right?, and then you walk maybe twenty more metres, and then it [the chapel] is on the left.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Qu’ è adin' aviart a lu saṣ í ajn api vèzas té quèlas ah … figuras … ajn gròndèzja da carstgaun .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG always open.ADJ.UNM and then can.PRS.2SG go.INF in and see.PRS.2SG 2SG DEM.F.PL eh _ figure.PL _ in size.F.SG of human_being.M.SG
Translation: This is always open, and then you can step in and then you see these eh … figures … the size of human beings.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A qu’ è in ah , in Andreoli da , da Mustajr tg’ èra usché in téc ah , gè , vèva talènt , vèva tagljau ò quèlas .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG INDEF.M.SG eh INDEF.M.SG PN of of PN REL COP.IMPF.3SG so INDEF.M.SG bit eh yes have.IMPF.3SG talent.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG cut.PTCP.UNM out DEM.F.PL
Translation: And this is a eh, a, [a man called] Andreoli from Mustér who was a little eh, yes, had talent, had chiselled these out.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Da tgei temps ?
Glosses: of which time.M.SG
Translation: [PhM] At what time?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ah , méli ad òtg … tgu craj ṣè stau Vèndardís Sògn mili ad òtg tschian trènta quátar , fòrsa scha ju ṣbaglja bitg , ṣè quèlas figuras lu vagnidas trans-pòrtadaṣ a mézaṣ ajn quèla , ajn quaj sòntgè̱t .
Glosses: eh thousand and eight _ REL.1SG believe.PRS.1SG be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM Friday.M.SG Holy thousand and eight hundred thirty four maybe if 1SG be_wrong.PRS.1SG NEG COP.PRS.3SG DEM.F.PL figure.PL then PASS.AUX.PTCP.F.PL transport.PTCP.F.PL and put.PTCP.F.PL in DEM.F.SG in DEM.M.SG little_chapel
Translation: [m5] Ah, eighteen hundred … it was on Good Friday 1834, maybe, if I am not wrong, yes, when these figures were transported and put into this little chapel.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ad ál’ antschata èra `l sòntgè̱t … in sòntgè̱t aviart , quaj vut dí quaj è in pin baghètg , a cò èr’ in gártar , a lu vasèvas té ajn quèlas .
Glosses: and in.DEF.F.SG beginning COP.IMPF.3SG DEF.M.SG little_chapel _ INDEF.M.SG little_chapel open.M.SG DEM.UNM want.PRS.3SG say.INF DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG INDEF.M.SG small.M.SG building and there EXIST.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG grating and then see.IMPF.2SG.GNR 2SG.GNR in DEM.F.PL
Translation: And at the beginning the little chapel … was an open chapel, which means that it is a small building, and there there was a grating, and then you [could] see these [figures] therein.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu òni aun bagagjau vitlúndar ina , aun ina part , lu ṣèn … in pèr bauns pins , gè , intarassant , gè , a méz in clutgè ánò véntgò̱tg tégn ju , gè .
Glosses: and then have.PRS.3PL.3PL in_addition build.PTCP.UNM next_to INDEF.F.SG moreover INDEF.F.SG part then EXIST.PRS.3PL _ INDEF.M.SG pair bench.M.PL small yes interesting.ADJ.UNM yes and put.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG clock_tower year twenty-eight hold.PRS.1SG 1SG yes
Translation: And then, in addition, they built another part next to the chapel, then there are … some small benches, yes, interesting, yes, and also built a clock tower in [19]28 I think, yes.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Quaj vò anavù̱s sén ina tradizjun tga … Tuatschíns èran ira … a pèlègrinádi a Nossa-Dunaun , a lu vas lò zanúa , vas té ṣur in , ah , ṣur in pas , álṣò in , in crèst , in sémpal pas , a sén quèla , sén quaj pas duèssi èssar ina samagljònta caplùta , è cun ina stazjun da … da la via da la crusch , a lu … ṣè quèls vagní anavù̱s ajn Tujétsch a détg:
Glosses: DEM.UNM go.PRS.3SG back on INDEF.F.SG tradition REL _ inhabitant_of_Tujetsch.M.PL be.IMPF.3PL go.INF _ at pilgrimage.M.SG to PN and then go.PRS.2SG.GNR there somewhere go.PRS.2SG.GNR 2SG.GNR over INDEF.M.SG eh over INDEF.M.SG pass well INDEF.M.SG INDEF.M.SG high_ground INDEF.M.SG simple pass and on DEM.F.SG on DEM.M.SG pass should.COND.3SG.EXPL COP.INF INDEF.F.SG similar chapel also with INDEF.F.SG station of _ of DEF.F.SG way of DEF.F.SG cross and then _ be.PRS.3SG DEM.M.PL come.PTCP.M.PL back in PN and say.PTCP.UNM
Translation: This goes back to a tradition that … some inhabitants of Tujetsch had gone … on a pilgrimage to Einsiedeln, and then you go there somewhere, you go over a, eh, over a pass, rather a high ground, a simple pass, and on this, on this pass there should be a similar chapel, also with a station of … of Christ’s way to the Cross, and then they came back to Tujetsch and said:
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: «Usché zatgé fagjajn nuṣ è a Sadrún .»
Glosses: so something make.PRS.1PL 1PL also in PN
Translation: We’ll also make something like this in Sedrun.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A quaj è tùt schabagjau sén basa privata , álṣò quèla caplùta è stada tòcan avaun fòrsa déjṣch òns privat .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG all happen.PTCP.UNM on base.F.SG private thus DEM.F.SG chapel be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.F.SG until before maybe ten year.M.PL private.ADJ.UNM
Translation: And this all happened on a private basis, this chapel has thus been private until maybe ten years ago.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ad ùṣ ò la plajv surpríu aj .
Glosses: and now have.PRS.3SG DEF.F.SG parish take.PTCP.UNM 3SG
Translation: And now the parish has taken it over.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu vèvani dépònju quèlas , quèlas státuas vèvani dépònju ajn tgèsa-parvènda .
Glosses: and then have.IMPF.3PL.3PL store.PTCP.UNM DEM.F.PL DEM.F.PL statue.PL have.IMPF.3PL.3PL store.PTCP.UNM in presbytery.F.SG
Translation: And then they stored these, these statues they had stored in the presbytery.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Quèla stèva dadò `l hòtè̱l Cruna .
Glosses: DEM.F.SG stay.IMPF.3SG of_down DEF.M.SG hotel PN
Translation: It was located after the Hotel Cruna, down the valley.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Quaj hanlégj da tiars , ál sén scù quaj tg' i èra ál ṣchènivával tschantanè , tg' als martgadònts cumpravan als tiars quasi schòn la pr̩mavèra , alura mavan quèls stjarls , als mùtgs , als stjarls mavan lu ád alp , a lura sjantar alp , agl atù̱n , vagnévani lu par èls a mavan cun èls lura ṣur Lucmagn a vandévan lò .
Glosses: DEM.M.SG business of animal.M.PL in.DEF.M.SG sense like DEM.UNM REL EXPL COP.IMPF.3SG in.DEF.M.SG nineteenth.M.SG century.m.sg REL DEF.M.PL merchant.PL buy.IMPF.3PL DEF.M.PL animal.PL so_to_speak already DEF.F.SG spring then go.IMPF.3PL DEM.M.PL one_year_old_calf.PL DEF.M.PL two_year_old_calf.PL DEF.M.PL one_year_old_calf.PL go.IMPF.3PL then to alp.F.SG and then after alp.F.SG in.DEF.M.SG autumn come.IMPF.3PL.3PL then for 3PL.M and go.IMPF.3PL with 3PL.M then over PN and sell.IMPF.3PL there
Translation: This cattle business, in the sense of how it was in the nineteenth century, that the merchants would buy the animals already during spring, then those one-year-old calves, the two-year-old calves, the one-year-old calves would go to the mountain pastures, and after that period, during autumn, they would go and fetch them and would then go with them over the Lucmagn pass and would sell them there.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Quaj mava lu radù̱n , quaj mava ò da Tujétsch , mavi radù̱n duatschían , fòrsa antù̱rn duatschían tgaus .
Glosses: DEM.UNM go.IMPF.3SG then around DEM.UNM go.IMPF.3SG out of PN go.IMPF.3SG.EXPL around two_hundred maybe around two_hundred head.M.PL
Translation: There would go about, there would go then out of the Tujetsch valley, there would go about two hundred, maybe about two hundred heads [of animals].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A qu’ è atgnamajn al … sulèt danè … quasi tg’ al pur vèva blùt danè , né .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG actually DEF.M.SG _ only.M.SG money _ almost REL DEF.M.SG farmer have.IMPF.3SG naked.ADJ.M.SG money right
Translation: And this is at least almost the … only cash money … the farmers had, right?
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Quaj èra atgnamajn la fòntauna la plé impurtònta da hanlètg , quèla fiara da Ligjaun .
Glosses: DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG actually DEF.F.SG source DEF.F.SG most important of business.M.SG DEM.F.SG market of PN
Translation: This was actually the most important source of business, that market in Lugano.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Álṣò quaj , quaj èra lura , ajn Tujétsch èri usché da quèls mulissiars , álṣò quèls «Unterhändler», né , né quèls mulissiars , quèls ah fagèvan lu quasi las préfatschè̱ntas , né , né tg’ èran … cumissunaj da quèls ah martgadònts grònṣ da la bassa , né .
Glosses: well DEM.UNM DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG then in PN EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL so of DEM.M.PL negotiator.PL well DEM.M.PL negotiators right or DEM.M.PL negotiator.PL DEM.M.PL eh do.IMPF.3PL then so_to_speak DEF.F.PL intermediate_trade.PL right or REL PASS.AUX.IMPF.3PL _ commission.PTCP.M.PL by DEM.M.PL eh businessman.PL big.PL of DEF.F.SG «lowlands» right
Translation: Well, this, this is then, in the Tujetsch Valley there were some negotiators, well these «Unterhändler», right? These negotiators, they would so to speak do the intermediate trade, or they were … commissioned by the big businessmen from outside the Grisons, right?
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Quèls vèvan quasi in téc maun líbar , né , da fá las cùmpras , né , a lu mavi quasi ṣur quèlṣ íntèrns òra , né , a da quèls martgadònts ah tuatschíns òi adina dau , quèls tg’ òn ugagjau a rascau quaj .
Glosses: DEM.M.PL have.IMPF.3PL so_to_speak a bit hand.M.SG free.M.SG right SUBORD do.INF DEF.F.PL shopping.PL right and then go.IMPF.3SG.EXPL so_to_say over DEM.M.PL domestic.PL out right and of DEM.M.PL negotiator.PL eh from_Tujetsch.M.PL have.PRS.3SG.EXPL always EXIST.PTCP.UNM DEM.M.PL REL have.PRS.3PL dare.PTCP.UNM and risk.PTCP.UNM DEM.UNM
Translation: These had so to speak a bit of a free hand, right, to do the shopping, right, and then business was in the hands of the domestic merchants, right, and there were always some of these negotiators from the Tujetsch valley, right, those who dared and risked [to do] this.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Álṣò … la résca èra atgnamajn fétg grònda , parquaj tga … èls cumpravan gè … la pr̩mavèra , a lura savèvani bégja cù ṣè `l préci , cù ṣè la féjra insùma , ṣai atractif , ṣè la tschèrca cò , né .
Glosses: well _ DEF.F.SG risk COP.IMPF.3SG in_fact very big.F.SG because SUBORD _ 3PL.M buy.IMPF.3PL in_fact _ DEF.F.SG spring and then know.IMPF.3PL.3PL NEG how COP.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG price how COP.PRS.3SG DEF.F.SG market at_all COP.PRS.3SG.EXPL attractive.ADJ.UNM COP.PRS.3SG DEF.F.SG demand here right
Translation: Well, the risk was in fact very big, because … in fact they used to buy … during spring, and then they wouldn’t know how the price would be, what the market was supposed to be, whether it would be attractive at all, would there be some demand, right?
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu mávani magari culs tiars gjù a Ligjaun , a … savèvan bigja vèndar lò , a lu stèvani quasi í gjùdòra , ir tòc’ al nòrd da l’ Italja gjùdajn ad ampruá da vèndar , ah … ad aj ah … vagnéva bigj’ éba vandju tùt , al davùs stuèvani vèndar fòrsa pr̩, pr̩ in schliat prézi , né .
Glosses: and then go.IMPF.3PL.3PL sometimes with.DEF.M.PL animal.PL down to PN and _ can.IMPF.3PL NEG sell.INF there and then must.IMPF.3PL.3PL so_to_speak go.INF down_out go.INF until DEF.M.SG north of DEF.F.SG PN down_in and try.INF COMP sell.INF eh _ and EXPL eh _ PASS.AUX.IMPF.3SG NEG precisely sell.PTCP.UNM everything DEF.M.SG last must.IMPF.3PL.3PL sell.INF maybe for for INDEF.M.SG bad.M.SG price right
Translation: And then they would go sometimes down to Lugano and … could not sell there, and then they had so to speak to go outside [the country], to go until the North of Italy and try to sell, eh … and then they could not sell all [the animals] after all, and in the end they would have to sell maybe for, for a bad price, right?
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Quaj scriva Gadola , scriv’ è quaj zanú , quèla è zatgéj ina , ina lavur , «La fiera da Ligjaun», a lu dascriva la òrd vésta dal Tujétsch scù quaj funcsanava , cù i mavan , a lu èri è quèls prígals tga dèva sén ah , ah , sén ira , naturálmajn cu i vagnévan anavù̱s scha savèvan als cugljúns , né , la nara , né , savèvan è quèls òn … bùrsas plajnas , né , a vagnévan lura pr̩ part atacaj ad angulaj .
Glosses: DEM.UNM write.PRS.3SG PN write.PRS.3SG also DEM.UNM somewhere DEM.F.SG COP.PRS.3SG something DEF.F.SG INDEF.F.SG work DEF.F.SG market of PN and then describe.PRS.3SG 3SG.F out_of sight of.DEF.M.SG PN how DEM.UNM function.IMPF.3SG how 3PL go.IMPF.3PL and then EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL also DEM.M.PL danger REL EXIST.IMPF.3SG on eh eh on go.INF natural.M.SG.ADV when 3PL come.IMPF.3PL back CORR know.IMPF.3PL DEF.M.PL scoundrel.PL right DEF.F.SG mad_people.COLL right know.IMPF.3PL also DEM.M.PL have.PRS.3PL _ wallet.F.PL full.PL right and PASS.AUX.IMPF.3PL then for part.F.SG attack.PTCP.M.PL and steal.PTCP.M.PL
Translation: This Gadola writes, writes also this somewhere this, the, this is a, a work with the title «La fiera da Ligjaun», and this work describes from the point of view of the Tujetsch valley how this used to function, how they used to go, and then there were these dangers which [one encountered] when travelling, of course when they would come back, the scoundrels, the madmen, right, they also knew that those had full wallets, right, and they were sometimes attacked and got robbed.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Quaj òi dau savèns , gè .
Glosses: DEM.UNM have.PRS.3SG.EXPL EXIST.PTCP.UNM often yes
Translation: This happened often, yes.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Cu nuṣ èran buébas , èri bja autar tgé ùssa .
Glosses: when 1PL COP.IMPF.1PL girl.F.PL COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL much different.ADJ.UNM than now
Translation: When we were girls, it was very different from nowadays.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Als gjanitu̱rs fagèvan al pur , ad ju èra tschavrèr’ in tjams , ajn l’ antschata cun mju frá , in òn parsula , api stavèv’ ins í culas tgauras tòca sé Nalps , a vèvan in bi tjams lò , vagnéva … lu èri aun bigja turists , mintgataun vagnévi in in in car , a quèls vèvan naturálmajn plaṣchaj da nus a dlas tgauras .
Glosses: DEF.M.PL parent.PL do.IMPF.3PL DEF.M.SG farmer and 1SG COP.IMPF.1SG goatherd.F.SG INDEF.M.SG time in DEF.F.SG beginning with POSS.1SG.M.SG brother one.M.SG year alone.F.SG and must.IMPF GNR go.INF with.DEF.F.PL goat.PL until up PN and have.IMPF.1PL INDEF.M.SG beautiful.ADJ.M.SG time there come.IMPF.3SG _ then EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL yet NEG tourist.M.PL from_time_to_time come.IMPF.3SG.EXPL INDEF.M.SG INDEF.M.SG INDEF.M.SG bus and DEM.M.PL have.IMPF.3PL natural.M.SG.ADV pleasure.M.SG of 1PL and of.DEF.F.PL goat.PL
Translation: My parents were farmers, and I was a goatherd for a certain time, at the beginning with my brother, one year alone, and one had to go with the goats as far as Nalps, and we had a great time there, there came … then there weren’t tourists yet, from time to time a a a bus arrived, and it was, of course, a pleasure for them to be with us and the goats.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A cu ins vagnéva anavù̱s èri bigja schi flòt pr̩, cu inṣ vagnéva cò cu `ls purs vagnévan a savilavan cun nus , ni tumévan par nus , api stèvan nuṣ vagní a tgèsa ad a … múlgjar tùt las tgauras .
Glosses: and when GNR come.IMPF.3SG back COP.IMPF.3SG.EXPL NEG so nice.ADJ.UNM for when GNR come.IMPF.3SG here when DEF.M.PL farmer.PL come.IMPF.3PL and get_angry.IMPF.3PL with 1PL or be_afraid.IMPF.3PL for 1PL and must.IMPF.1PL 1PL come.INF to house.F.SG and _ SUBORD milk.INF all DEF.F.PL goat.PL
Translation: And when we came back, it wouldn’t be that nice for us, when one came here, when the farmers would come and get angry at us, or were worried because of us, and then we had to go home and milk all the goats.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Als gjanitu̱rṣ vèvan aun pòrs , stèvan fá gljèz , a quaj è naturálmajn ùssa samidau bjè .
Glosses: DEF.M.PL parent.PL have.IMPF.3PL in_addition pig.PL must.IMPF.1PL do.INF DEM.UNM and DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG of_course now REFL.change.PTCP.UNM a_lot
Translation: My parents, in addition, had pigs, and we had to look after them, and nowadays this has of course changed a lot.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Navèn da lu tòcan , ad è stau ábar in bi tjams . Ad oz lajni gnanc í la buébanáglja , nus mavan cun tschun òns èran nus tgavrèrs , ad ozaldé , gè .
Glosses: from of then until and be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM but INDEF.M.SG beautiful.M.SG time and today let.PRS.3PL.3PL not_even go.INF DEF.F.SG child.COLL 1PL go.IMPF.1PL with five year.M.PL COP.IMPF.1PL 1PL goatherd.PL and nowadays yes
Translation: From then up to, but it was a nice time. And today they don’t even let the children go, we would go when we were five years old, we were goatherds, and nowadays, yes.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Aber la notg buc , la notg…
Glosses: but DEF.F.SG night NEG DEF.F.SG night
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Qu’ è stau in bi tjams .
Glosses: DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM INDEF.M.SG beautiful.M.SG.UNM time
Translation: This was a wonderful time.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ju savès raquintá , ju sùn stauṣ al davùs purtgè … da Sadrún , cun aun in in in camarat .
Glosses: 1SG can.COND.1SG tell.INF 1SG be.PRS.1SG COP.PTCP.M.SG DEF.M.SG last swineherd _ of PN with in_addition INDEF.M.SG INDEF.M.SG INDEF.M.SG mate
Translation: I could tell, I was the last swineherd … of Sedrun, together with a mate.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Sùnd ju sapladjus cun in ah coléga … è da Sadrún , a … lèz èra schòn jus l’ ampréma classa .
Glosses: be.PRS.1SG 1SG sign_on.REFL.PTCP.M.SG with DEF.M.SG eh mate _ also from PN and _ DEM.M.SG be.IMPF.3SG already go.PTCP.M.SG DEF.F.SG first term
Translation: I got employed with a eh mate … also from Sedrun, and … he had already attended the first term [of primary school].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A nuṣ duṣ vajn supríu da fá purtgè da Sadrún , a Gjònda .
Glosses: and 1PL two.M.PL have.PRS.1PL take_over.PTCP.UNM COMP do.INF swineherd.M.SG of PN of PN
Translation: And the two of us took over [the duty] of working as the swineherd of Sedrun, at Gionda .
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Quaj vùl dí qu’ èra lu al tgau-vitg , quèl vèva pladjú nus .
Glosses: DEM.UNM want.PRS.3SG say.INF DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG then DEF.M.SG head.M.SG-village.M.SG DEM.M.SG have.IMPF.3SG employ.PTCP.UNM 1PL
Translation: This means, this was the head of the village who had employed us.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ju sa bitg tgé piaglja nuṣ vajn gju , álṣò nuṣ vajn gju ina pintga piáglja , parquaj , gljèz raquint' ju al davùs .
Glosses: 1SG know.PRS.1SG NEG what salary.F.SG 1SG have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM well 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM INDEF.F.SG small salary therefore DEM.UNM tell.PRS.1SG 1SG DEF.M.SG last
Translation: I don’t know what salary we got, well, we got a small salary; therefore, this I’ll tell at the end.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Quaj vul dí , nuṣ vèvan èxáct végn pòrs , quaj sa ju … tschian pròcè̱nt .
Glosses: DEM.UNM want.PRS.3SG say.INF 1PL have.PRS.1PL exactly twenty pig.M.PL DEM.UNM know.PRS.1SG 1SG _ hundred percent.M.SG
Translation: This means, we had exactly twenty pigs, this I know one hundred percent.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A nuṣ duṣ vèvan dad í a rimná quèls pòrs , prèndar òr , schá ò èlṣ ò da nuégl .
Glosses: and 1PL two.M.PL have.IMPF.1PL to go.INF SUBORD collect.INF DEM.M.PL pig.PL take.INF out let.INF out 3PL.M out of barn.M.SG
Translation: And the two of us had to go and collect these pigs, take out, let them out, out of the barn.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Duṣ èran vin Gjònda craju , lu catschav' ju quèls vi Sadrún , ad in pèr èran vi Sadrún , nus stèvan sèzs … catschá als pòrs ò da nuégl , a lu rimná èls , a qu’ èra fòrsa vi da las … òtg né uschéja , né mjása las nùf .
Glosses: two.M.PL COP.IMPF.3PL over_in PN believe.PRS.1SG.1SG then drove.IMPF.1SG 1SG DEM.M.PL over PN, and INDEF.M.SG couple COP.IMPF.3PL over PN 1PL must.IMPF.1PL self.M.PL _ drove.INF DEF.M.PL pig.PL out of barn.M.SG and then collect.INF 3PL.M and DEM.UNM COP.IMPF.3SG maybe over of DEF.F.PL _ eight or so, or half.F.SG DEF.F.PL nine
Translation: Two were over there in Gionda I believe, then I droved those to Sedrun, and some were in Sedrun, we had … to drove the pigs out of the barn ourselves, and then collect them, and that was maybe around … eight or so, or half past eight.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Má tga … avaun nus èra sagir al tgavrè èra schòn jus culas tgauras , lèz mava lu èra .
Glosses: since SUBORD _ before 1PL be.IMPF.3SG sure DEF.M.SG goatherd also already go.PTCP.M.SG with.DEF.F.PL goat.PL DEM.M.SG go.IMPF.3SG then also
Translation: Since … before us the goatherd had certainly already gone with the goats, he also used to go.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A … viars anòr’sé da Val Strém ajn .
Glosses: and … _ towards out_up of valley.F.SG PN
Translation: And upwards into the Strem Valley.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A nus rimnau quèls végn pòrs , a vèvan nuṣ da catschá èls in dètg tòc , da Sadrún sédòra , da la pastira sé tòcan sé Valtgèva .
Glosses: and 1PL collect.PTCP.UNM DEM.M.PL twenty pig.PL and have.IMPF.1PL 1PL to drove.INF 3PL.M INDEF.M.SG big piece from PN up_out from DEF.F.SG pasture up until up PN
Translation: And we collected those twenty pigs, and we had to drove them quite a long way, from Sedrun up, from the pasture up to Valtgeva.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ùssa … pòrs …, tgi ca sò quaj , lèzs èn ualti stinaj da , da catschá èls , da da dad í cun èls , quaj è bigj’ in animal scù ina tgaura né ina vaca , quèls èn bégja andisaj , èlṣ èn ajn nuégl , ad ùs tùtajnína stùni antschajvar ad í .
Glosses: now _ pig.M.PL _ who REL know.PRS.3SG DEM.UNM DEM.M.PL COP.PRS.3PL quite obstinate.PTCP.M.PL MOD MOD drove.INF 3PL.M MOD MOD MOD go.INF with 3PL.M DEM.UNM COP.PRS.3SG NEG INDEF.M.SG animal like INDEF.F.SG goat or INDEF.F.SG cow DEM.M.PL COP.PRS.3PL NEG used_to.PTCP.M.PL 3PL.M COP.PRS.3PL in pigsty.M.SG and now suddenly must.PRS.3PL.3PL begin.INF COMP go.INF
Translation: Now … pigs …, those who know that, they are quite obstinate when one droves them, when one goes with them, this is not an animal like a goat or a cow, they are not used to it, they are in the pigsty, and now suddenly they must start going.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ajn tùta cas mia , mia mùma a la mùma da mju còlè̱ga tg’ èra è cun mè … vèvan stju gidá nus in pèr dis … da catschè èls a rimná quèls pòrs , a catschè èls sédòra .
Glosses: in every case.M.SG POSS.1SG.F.SG POSS.1SG.F.SG mother and DEF.F.SG mother of POSS.1SG.M.SG mate REL COP.IMPF.3SG also with 1SG _ have.IMPF.3PL must.PTCP.UNM help.INF 1PL INDEF.M.SG couple day.M.PL _ SUBORD drove.INF 3PL.M and gather.INF DEM.M.PL pig.PL and drove.INF 3PL up
Translation: Anyhow my, my mother and the mother of my mate who was with me … had had to help us for a couple of days … to drove them and gather these pigs, and drove them up.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Má tga quèls scapava tgi drètg a saniastar , a lu , ad al problèm gròn èra cu nus mavan ajnasé séssum la pastira da Sadrún stuèvan nuṣ í gjù tral Drun , quèl , al dargún tga végn gjùadòra cò , a tral Drun , a qu’ èra lu mù in pin trùtg , a suèntar vi dad ina … gjassa sédòra tòcan sé Valtgèva .
Glosses: since SUBORD DEM.M.PL run_away.IMPF.3SG who right and left and then and DEF.M.SG problem big COP.IMPF.3SG when 1PL go.IMPF.1PL in_and_up on_top DEF.F.SG pasture of PN must.IMPF.1PL 1PL go.INF down through.DEF.M.PL PN DEM.M.SG DEF.M.SG torrent REL come.PRS.3SG down_and_out here and through.DEF.M.SG PN and DEM.UNM EXIST.IMPF.3SG then only INDEF.M.SG small path and after over of INDEF.F.SG _ narrow_path up_and_out until up PN
Translation: Since they would run away to the right or to the left, and then, the biggest problem was when we would go up to the top of the pasture of Sedrun, we had to go down through the river Drun, this, the torrent that comes down here, and through the Drun, there was only a small path, and after this via a small path for the cattle up to Valtgeva.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: A dumagnè als amprèmṣ dis quèls pòrs gjù da da quaj trùtg ajnagjù a sjantar atrás l’ aua dal Drun tga vagnéva mù pauc vi da tschèla vart , qu’ è stau álṣò in martéri , a nuṣ vajn gju da samudargè , ju sa , mia mùma è saglida sjantar in piartg tg’ èra scapaus , ad ju sa aun bégn tg’ èl’ èra vagnida tùt còtschna , ad èla vèva gju da fá cul cùr , èla vèva magari in téc pròblè̱ms cul cùr , a qu’ èra stau par èla mèmja hèfti .
Glosses: and cope.INF DEF.M.SG first.PL day.PL DEM.M.PL pig.PL down from from DEM.M.SG path into_and_down and after through DEF.F.SG water of.DEF.M.SG PN REL come.IMPF.3SG only little over of DEM.F.SG side DEM.UNM . be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM well INDEF.M.SG ordeal and 1PL have.PRS.1PL have.PTCP.UNM to REFL.struggle.INF 1SG know.PRS.1SG POSS.1SG.F.SG mother be.PRS.3SG run.PTCP.F.SG after INDEF.M.SG pig REL be.IMPF.3SG run_away.PTCP.M.SG and 1SG know.PRS.1SG still well REL 3SG.F be.IMPF.3SG become.PTCP.F.SG completely red.F.SG and 3SG.F have.IMPF.3SG have.PTCP.UNM to do.INF with.DEF.M.SG heart 3SG.F have.IMPF.3SG sometimes INDEF.M.SG bit problem.M.PL with.DEF.M.SG heart and DEM.UNM be.IMPF.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM for 3SG.F too violent.ADJ.UNM
Translation: And the first days, to cope with these pigs [going] down this path and then through the water of the Drun, of which only few would go over to the other side, well, this was an ordeal, and we had to struggle, I know, my mother ran after a pig that had run away, and I still remember very well that she had turned completely red, and she had had heart problems, she sometimes had some problems with her heart, and this had been too violent for her.
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: Ábar èla èra lu tutina aun vagnida … pulit véglja . Parví da quaj , ábar èla vèva gju lò ina , in hèfti ad …
Glosses: but 3SG.F have.IMPF.3SG then nevertheless still become.PTCP.F.SG … _ quite old.F.SG because of DEM.UNM but 3SG.F have.IMPF.3SG have.PTCP.UNM there INDEF.F.SG INDEF.M.SG violent and
Translation: But she nevertheless got … quite old. Because of that, but she then had had there a, a, violent, and … .
Language: Unknown language
Transcription: A quaj è rastau da mé , a lu … sjantar in pèr dis … vajn nus savju dumigná quèls pòrs … tga mavan pulit , a lu mava … in òrdavaun a lu mavan quèls pòrs tùt ajn còrda … da quaj trutg ajnagjù vi tra l' aua a sé tòcan sé Valtgèva .
Glosses: and DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG remain.PTCP.UNM DAT 1SG and then _ after INDEF.M.SG couple day.M.PL _ have.PRS.1PL 1PL can.PTCP.UNM cope.INF DEM.M.PL pig.PL _ REL go.IMPF.3PL proper.ADJ.UNM and then go.IMPF.3SG _ one.M in_front and then go.IMPF.3PL DEM.M.PL pig.PL all in single_file.F.SG _ from DEM.M.SG path in_and_down over through DEF.F.SG water and up until up PN
Translation: And I still remember this, and then … after a couple of days … we were able to cope with these pigs … which would move properly, and then … one would move in front and then the other pigs would follow in single file … down this path and through the water up to Valtgeva.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A sé Valtgèva cu nuṣ èran tras … èri lò ina pòrt’, ina gjajna , a cu nuṣ vajn aviart la gjajna , savèvan nus sèrá la gjajna dals pòrs , stèvans sé cò ajn quaj plat , a nuṣ vèvan da fá ajnsassèz … nagina lavur , nuṣ vèvan ina bjala véta .
Glosses: and up PN when 1PL COP.IMPF.1PL through _ EXIST.IMPF.3SG.EXPL there INDEF.F.SG door INDEF.F.SG gate and when 1PL have.PRS.1PL open.PTCP.UNM DEF.F.SG gate can.IMPF.1PL 1PL close.INF DEF.F.SG gate of.DEF.M.PL pig.PL stay.IMPF.1PL.1PL up here in DEM.M.SG flat and 1PL have.IMPF.1PL to do.INF actually _ no.F.SG work 1PL have.IMPF.1PL INDEF.F.SG beautiful life
Translation: And up in Valtgeva, when we were through … there was a door there, a gate, and when we opened the gate, we could close the pig’s gate, we could stay up there on this flat ground, and actually … we had nothing to do, we had a wonderful life.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu la sèra … stèvan nus rimná als pòrs , a lu vagnévan gjù cù̱ntar la gjajna , a nuṣ vèvan da dumbrá .
Glosses: and then DEF.F.SG evening _ must.IMPF.1PL 1PL gather.INF DEF.M.PL pig.PL and then come.IMPF.3PL down towards DEF.F.SG gate and 1PL have.IMPF.1PL COMP count.INF
Translation: And then in the evening we had to gather the pigs, and then we came down to the gate and had to count [them].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Ad ju sa , ju èra bégj’ aun jus l’ ampréma classa , ju vèva problèms da dumbrá quèls végn pòrs dad in tòcan végn .
Glosses: and 1SG know.PRS.1SG 1SG COP.IMPF.SG NEG yet go.PTCP.M.SG DEF.F.SG first class 1SG have.IMPF.1SG problem.M.PL ATTR count.INF DEM.M.PL twenty pig.PL from one till twenty
Translation: And I know, I hadn’t attended the first class yet, I had difficulties counting these pigs from one to twenty.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Álṣò … ju vèva braja da dumbrá in tòcan végn , mirá tga nuṣ vajn tùt als pòrs .
Glosses: well _ 1SG have.IMPF.1SG trouble.F.SG COMP count.INF one till twenty look.INF COMP 1PL have.PRS.1PL all DEF.M.PL pig.PL
Translation: Well … I had troubles in counting [from] one to twenty, in ensuring that we had all the pigs.
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: A lu catschavan nuṣ als pòrs gjù Sadrún , a schavan èls ajn nuégl , l’ autar dé puspè ajnsé .
Glosses: and then drove.IMPF.1PL 1PL DEF.M.PL pig.PL down PN and leave.IMPF.1PL 3PL.M . in pigsty.M.SG DEF.M.SG other day again up
Translation: And then we would drove the pigs down to Sedrun, and would leave them in the pigsty, the next day again up [to Valtgeva].
Language: Sursilvan-Oberland
Transcription: Qu’ è stau , ju sùn è staus lùschs da mi’ ampréma plaza , parquaj tga … al davùṣ dé , cu ju a dascargjau als pòrs , scha ṣè al bap da mju còlè̱ga vagnús cun – èl vèva in unimòc – vagnús cun nus sé Valtgèva , a las mùmas vèvan praparau tiar mats … pals pòrs , a vèvan … usché cun … mats , fatg antù̱rn in sujèt mataj a méz sé quaj antù̱rn al vjantar dals pòrs .
Glosses: DEM.UNM be.PRS.3SG COP.PTCP.UNM 1SG be.PRS.1SG also COP.PTCP.M.SG proud.M.SG of POSS.1SG.F.SG first job because SUBORD _ DEF.M.SG last day when 1SG have.PRS.1SG drove_down.PTCP.UNM DEF.M.PL pig.PL CORR be.PRS.3SG DEF.M.SG father of POSS.1G.M.SG mate come.PTCP.M.SG with _ 3SG.M have.IMPF.3SG INDEF.M.SG unimog _ come.PTCP.M.SG with 1PL up PN and DEF.F.SG mother.PL have.IMPF.3PL prepare.PTCP.UNM by bunch.F.PL _ for.DEF.M.PL pig.PL and have.IMPF.3PL _ so with _ bunch.M.PL do.PTCP.UNM around INDEF.M.SG rope probably and put.PTCP.UNM up DEM.UNM around DEF.M.SG belly of.DEF.M.PL pig.PL
Translation: This was, I was also proud of my first job, because … the last day, when I drove the pigs down, my mate’s father came with – he had a unimog – came with us to Valtgèva, and the mothers had prepared bunches of flowers … for the pigs, and had … so with … bunches of flowers, tied a rope around, and put them around the belly of the pigs.