Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 2
It is my intention to publish a study of this people in the near future, but realizing that it will be quite impossible for readers unacquainted with Tinguian life to understand many references in the tales, I have added such foot notes as will enable them to grasp the meaning of certain obscure passages.
Es mi intención publicar un estudio sobre este pueblo en un futuro próximo, pero al darme cuenta de que será bastante imposible para los lectores no familiarizados con la vida tinguiana comprender muchas referencias en los relatos, he añadido notas a pie de página que les permitirán captar el significado de ciertos pasajes oscuros.
In the introduction, an attempt has been made to bring together the culture of the people as it appears in the myths, and to contrast it with present day conditions and beliefs.
En la introducción, se ha realizado un intento de reunir la cultura del pueblo tal como aparece en los mitos, y de contrastarla con las condiciones y creencias actuales.
In this way we may hope to gain a clearer insight into their mental life, and to secure a better idea of the values they attach to certain of their activities than is afforded us by actual observation or by direct inquiry.
De esta manera podemos esperar obtener una visión más clara de su vida mental, y lograr una mejor idea de los valores que atribuyen a ciertas de sus actividades que la que nos ofrece la observación directa o la investigación directa.
It is also possible that the tales may give us a glimpse of the early conditions under which this people developed, of their life and culture before the advent of the European.
También es posible que los relatos nos ofrezcan un vistazo de las condiciones tempranas bajo las cuales se desarrolló este pueblo, de su vida y cultura antes de la llegada del europeo.
It should be noted at the outset that no attempt is here made to reconstruct an actual historical period.
Debe señalarse desde el principio que aquí no se realiza ningún intento de reconstruir un período histórico real.
As will appear later, a part of the material is evidently very old; later introductions--to which approximate dates may be assigned--have assumed places of great importance; while the stories doubtless owe much to the creative imaginations of successive story-tellers.
Como se verá más adelante, una parte del material es evidentemente muy antigua; introducciones posteriores —a las que pueden asignarse fechas aproximadas— han adquirido lugares de gran importancia; mientras que los relatos sin duda deben mucho a las imaginaciones creativas de sucesivos narradores.
A comparison of these tales with the folk-lore of neighboring tribes would be of greatest value, but unfortunately very little material for such a study is available.
Una comparación de estos relatos con el folclore de las tribus vecinas sería de gran valor, pero desafortunadamente hay muy poco material disponible para tal estudio.
Vocabulary
- intención
- Purpose or plan to do something
- publicar
- To publish or release written material
- estudio
- A detailed investigation or academic work
- pueblo
- A town, village, or group of people
- futuro
- Time that has not yet come; future
- próximo
- Near in time or space; next or upcoming
- darme
- Reflexive form meaning 'to give myself' or 'to realize'
- cuenta
- Used in 'darse cuenta' meaning to realize something
- será
- Future tense of 'ser' meaning 'will be'
- bastante
- Adverb meaning 'quite' or 'rather'; enough
- imposible
- Not able to occur or be done
- lectores
- People who read; readers of a text
- familiarizados
- Having knowledge or familiarity with something
- vida
- The state of being alive; life
- comprender
- To understand or grasp the meaning of something
- referencias
- Mentions or citations pointing to other material
- relatos
- Narratives, stories, or accounts of events
- añadido
- Past participle of añadir; having added something
- notas
- Short written comments or explanatory remarks
- pie
- Foot; used in 'a pie de página' meaning footnote
- página
- A leaf or side of a leaf in a book
- permitirán
- Future tense of permitir; will allow or permit
- captar
- To grasp, capture, or perceive meaning
- significado
- The meaning or sense of a word or passage
- ciertos
- Plural adjective meaning 'certain' or 'some specific'
- pasajes
- Sections or excerpts from a written text
- oscuros
- Dark or unclear; difficult to understand
- introducción
- Opening section presenting the main topic
- realizado
- Past participle of realizar; carried out or accomplished
- intento
- An attempt or effort to do something
- reunir
- To gather or bring together in one place
- cultura
- The customs, arts, and beliefs of a society
- tal
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'such' or 'such a'
- aparece
- Third person singular of aparecer; appears or shows up
- mitos
- Traditional stories explaining origins or beliefs
- contrastarla
- To contrast or compare it with something else
- condiciones
- Circumstances or situations affecting something
- creencias
- Beliefs or convictions held by a person or group
- actuales
- Adjective meaning current, present-day, or existing now
- manera
- A way or method of doing something
- esperar
- To wait or to hope for something
- obtener
- To get, obtain, or acquire something
- visión
- A view, perspective, or way of seeing something
- clara
- Feminine adjective meaning clear or easy to understand
- mental
- Relating to the mind or intellectual processes
- lograr
- To achieve or succeed in accomplishing something
- mejor
- Comparative adjective meaning 'better' or 'best'
- idea
- A thought or concept formed in the mind
- valores
- Principles or standards considered important in life
- atribuyen
- They attribute or assign importance to something
- ciertas
- Feminine plural meaning 'certain' or 'specific'
- actividades
- Actions or tasks performed regularly or purposefully
- ofrece
- Third person singular of ofrecer; offers or provides
- observación
- The act of watching carefully to gain information
- directa
- Feminine adjective meaning direct or straightforward
- investigación
- Systematic inquiry or research into a subject
- posible
- Capable of happening or being done
- ofrezcan
- Subjunctive form of ofrecer; may offer or provide
- vistazo
- A quick look or brief glance at something
- tempranas
- Feminine plural meaning early in time or development
- bajo
- Preposition meaning 'under' or adjective meaning 'low'
- desarrolló
- Past tense of desarrollar; developed or grew over time
- llegada
- The arrival of a person or group somewhere
- europeo
- Adjective or noun relating to Europe or Europeans
- Debe
- Third person singular of deber; must or should
- señalarse
- To be noted or pointed out; to be indicated
- principio
- The beginning or start; also a guiding principle
- realiza
- Third person singular of realizar; carries out or performs
- ningún
- Adjective meaning 'no' or 'not any' before nouns
- reconstruir
- To rebuild or reconstruct something from the past
- período
- A length of time with particular characteristics
- histórico
- Adjective relating to history or past events
- real
- Adjective meaning actual, genuine, or existing in fact
- verá
- Future tense of ver; will see or will notice
- adelante
- Adverb meaning 'ahead' or 'further on' in text
- parte
- A portion or section of a whole thing
- material
- Content or subject matter used in a work
- evidentemente
- Adverb meaning evidently or obviously true
- antigua
- Feminine adjective meaning old or ancient in origin
- introducciones
- Plural of introducción; opening sections of texts
- posteriores
- Adjective meaning later or subsequent in time
- asignarse
- Reflexive form of asignar; to be assigned or attributed
- fechas
- Specific days or times assigned to events
- aproximadas
- Adjective meaning approximate or roughly estimated
- adquirido
- Past participle of adquirir; acquired or obtained over time
- lugares
- Plural of lugar; places or locations
- importancia
- The quality of being significant or highly valued
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'whereas'
- duda
- Uncertainty or lack of certainty; doubt
- imaginaciones
- Plural of imaginación; creative mental inventions
- creativas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning inventive or original
- sucesivos
- Adjective meaning successive or following one after another
- narradores
- People who tell or narrate stories
- comparación
- The act of examining similarities and differences
- folclore
- Traditional stories and customs of a community
- tribus
- Groups of people sharing culture and ancestry
- vecinas
- Feminine plural meaning neighboring or nearby groups
- sería
- Conditional form of ser; would be under certain conditions
- valor
- Worth, importance, or usefulness of something
- desafortunadamente
- Adverb meaning unfortunately or regrettably
- disponible
- Available or accessible for use when needed
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