Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 3
Under the circumstances it has seemed best to defer the attempt and to call attention in the footnotes to striking similarities with other fields.
Dadas las circunstancias, ha parecido mejor aplazar el intento y llamar la atención en las notas al pie sobre las llamativas similitudes con otros campos.
In the main these tales are so closely associated with the religious beliefs of the present day that it is unlikely they will be found, in anything approaching their present form, outside the districts dominated by this tribe.
En general, estos relatos están tan estrechamente asociados con las creencias religiosas actuales que es poco probable que se encuentren, en algo que se aproxime a su forma actual, fuera de los distritos dominados por esta tribu.
Nevertheless, isolated incidents corresponding to those of neighboring peoples or even of distant lands occur several times.
No obstante, incidentes aislados que corresponden a los de pueblos vecinos o incluso de tierras lejanas aparecen en varias ocasiones.
Observation has led me to the belief that the religious organization and ceremonies of the Tinguian have reached a higher development than is found among the neighboring tribes, and that this complexity decreases as we penetrate toward the interior or to the south.
La observación me ha llevado a creer que la organización religiosa y las ceremonias de los tinguianes han alcanzado un desarrollo más avanzado que el que se encuentra entre las tribus vecinas, y que esta complejidad disminuye a medida que nos adentramos hacia el interior o hacia el sur.
If this be true, it seems evident that the tales based on or associated with them must likewise grow weaker as we go from Abra.
Si esto es cierto, parece evidente que los relatos basados en ellas o asociados con ellas deben igualmente debilitarse a medida que nos alejamos de Abra.
I wish here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Dr. Franz Boas and Dr. Berthold Laufer, whose interest and suggestions have been of greatest value in the preparation of the material for publication;
Deseo aquí reconocer mi deuda con el Dr. Franz Boas y el Dr. Berthold Laufer, cuyo interés y sugerencias han sido de gran valor en la preparación del material para su publicación;
also to express my gratitude to the late Robert F. Cummings, under whose liberal endowment the field work was carried on.
también deseo expresar mi gratitud al difunto Robert F. Cummings, bajo cuya generosa dotación se llevó a cabo el trabajo de campo.
His constant interest made possible the gathering of the extensive Philippine collections now in the Museum, and it is a matter of deep regret that he did not live to see all the results of his generosity made available to the reading public.
Su constante interés hizo posible la recopilación de las extensas colecciones filipinas que se encuentran ahora en el Museo, y es motivo de profundo pesar que no viviera para ver todos los resultados de su generosidad puestos a disposición del público lector.
Fay-Cooper Cole,
Fay-Cooper Cole,
Assistant Curator of Malayan Ethnology.
Conservador Adjunto de Etnología Malaya.
Vocabulary
- dadas
- given; provided; taking into account
- las
- the (feminine plural definite article)
- circunstancias
- circumstances; situations; conditions
- ha
- has; auxiliary verb for present perfect
- parecido
- seemed; appeared; looked like
- mejor
- better; best; preferable option or choice
- aplazar
- to postpone; to delay; to put off
- el
- the (masculine singular definite article)
- intento
- attempt; effort; try; undertaking
- llamar
- to call; to name; to telephone someone
- atención
- attention; notice; care; consideration
- notas
- notes; marks; annotations; musical notes
- pie
- foot; base; bottom; foundation of something
- sobre
- on; over; about; concerning; envelope
- llamativas
- striking; notable; eye-catching; conspicuous
- similitudes
- similarities; resemblances; likenesses between things
- campos
- fields; areas; domains; countryside; categories
- general
- general; common; usual; overall; military rank
- relatos
- stories; narratives; accounts; tales
- están
- are; located; third person plural present
- estrechamente
- closely; tightly; intimately; in close manner
- asociados
- associated; linked; connected; partnered
- creencias
- beliefs; faiths; convictions; religious or personal
- religiosas
- religious; spiritual; concerning religion or faith
- actuales
- current; present-day; existing now; contemporary
- probable
- probable; likely; plausible; odds favoring
- encuentren
- find; encounter; meet; discover something
- aproxime
- approaches; comes near; approximates; resembles
- forma
- form; shape; way; manner; style
- actual
- current; present; existing at this time
- fuera
- outside; out; beyond; away from place
- distritos
- districts; regions; areas; administrative divisions
- dominados
- dominated; ruled; controlled; overcome
- tribu
- tribe; group; clan; ethnic or social group
- obstante
- notwithstanding; however; nevertheless; despite
- incidentes
- incidents; events; occurrences; episodes
- aislados
- isolated; separated; lone; detached
- corresponden
- correspond; belong; relate; pertain to
- pueblos
- towns; villages; peoples; communities; nations
- vecinos
- neighbors; neighboring; nearby; adjacent
- tierras
- lands; territories; grounds; earth; regions
- lejanas
- distant; far; remote; far away places
- aparecen
- appear; seem; show up; come into view
- varias
- various; several; different; multiple
- ocasiones
- occasions; opportunities; times; instances
- observación
- observation; remark; notice; comment; watching
- llevado
- led; carried; taken; driven; caused
- creer
- to believe; to think; to suppose
- organización
- organization; arrangement; structure; system
- ceremonias
- ceremonies; rituals; formal proceedings; rites
- alcanzado
- reached; achieved; attained; accomplished
- desarrollo
- development; growth; evolution; progress
- avanzado
- advanced; developed; progressive; sophisticated
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