Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 12
As it becomes light, part of the women begin pounding out the rice from its straw and husks (p. 144), while others depart for the springs to secure water (p. 101).
Au lever du jour, une partie des femmes commencent à décortiquer le riz de sa paille et de ses enveloppes (p. 144), tandis que d'autres partent aux sources pour chercher de l'eau (p. 101).
In planting time husband and wife trudge together to the fields, where the man plants the seeds or cuttings, and his wife assists by pouring on water (p. 107).
Au moment des semailles, le mari et la femme se rendent ensemble d'un pas lourd aux champs, où l'homme plante les graines ou les boutures, et sa femme l'aide en versant de l'eau (p. 107).
In midday, unless it is the busy season, the village activities are practically suspended, and we see the _balaua_ filled with men, asleep or lounging, while children may be playing about with tops or disk-like _lipi_ seeds (p. 139).
À midi, à moins que ce ne soit la saison chargée, les activités du village sont pratiquement suspendues, et l'on voit le _balaua_ rempli d'hommes, endormis ou en train de se prélasser, tandis que des enfants jouent avec des toupies ou des graines en forme de disque, les _lipi_ (p. 139).
As it becomes cooler, the town again takes on life; in the houses the women weave blankets or prepare food, the older women feed the chickens and pigs (p. 93), while the workers from the fields, or hunters with their dogs and game, add to the general din and excitement (p. 80).
Quand la fraîcheur revient, le village reprend vie ; dans les maisons, les femmes tissent des couvertures ou préparent les repas, les femmes plus âgées nourrissent les poulets et les cochons (p. 93), tandis que les travailleurs des champs, ou les chasseurs avec leurs chiens et leur gibier, ajoutent au brouhaha et à l'agitation générale (p. 80).
When night comes on, if it be in the dry season, bonfires spring up in different parts of the village, and about them the girls and women gather to spin.
Quand la nuit tombe, si c'est la saison sèche, des feux de joie s'allument en différents endroits du village, et autour d'eux les filles et les femmes se rassemblent pour filer.
Here also come the men and boys, to lounge and talk (p. 117).
Les hommes et les garçons viennent également s'y prélasser et bavarder (p. 117).
A considerable portion of the man's time is taken up in preparation for or actual participation in warfare (p. 74).
Une part considérable du temps de l'homme est consacrée à la préparation ou à la participation effective à la guerre (p. 74).
We have already seen that the constant danger of enemies makes it advisable for the women to go in parties, even to the village spring.
Nous avons déjà vu que le danger constant que représentent les ennemis rend prudent pour les femmes de se déplacer en groupes, même pour aller à la source du village.
Vocabulary
- lever
- To rise; sunrise when used in 'lever du jour'
- jour
- Day; daylight
- partie
- Part, portion, or share of a group
- femmes
- Women; plural of 'femme'
- commencent
- They begin; third-person plural of 'commencer'
- décortiquer
- To husk, shell, or strip outer covering from grain
- riz
- Rice; staple grain crop
- paille
- Straw; dried stalks of grain plants
- enveloppes
- Husks, shells, or outer coverings of seeds
- tandis
- Used in 'tandis que' meaning 'while' or 'whereas'
- autres
- Others; plural of 'autre'
- partent
- They leave; third-person plural of 'partir'
- sources
- Springs or water sources in nature
- chercher
- To look for, search for, or fetch something
- eau
- Water; essential liquid for life
- moment
- Moment or time; a specific point or period
- semailles
- Sowing season; time for planting seeds
- mari
- Husband; a married man
- femme
- Woman or wife
- rendent
- They go to; third-person plural of 'se rendre'
- ensemble
- Together; at the same time or place
- pas
- Step or pace; also used in negation 'ne...pas'
- lourd
- Heavy; difficult to carry or move
- champs
- Fields; open areas used for agriculture
- homme
- Man; adult male person
- plante
- He plants; also 'plant' as a noun
- graines
- Seeds; small units from which plants grow
- boutures
- Cuttings; plant shoots used for propagation
- aide
- Helps; assistance or support provided to someone
- versant
- Pouring; present participle of 'verser'
- midi
- Noon; twelve o'clock in the afternoon
- moins
- Less; fewer; used in expressions of subtraction
- soit
- Subjunctive of 'être': 'be'; used in conditions
- saison
- Season; a period of the year
- chargée
- Loaded or busy; full of activities or tasks
- activités
- Activities; things done or undertaken regularly
- village
- Village; small rural community or settlement
- pratiquement
- Practically; almost entirely or nearly completely
- suspendues
- Suspended; halted or paused temporarily
- voit
- One sees; third-person singular of 'voir'
- rempli
- Filled; full of people or things
- hommes
- Men; plural of 'homme'
- endormis
- Asleep; in a state of sleep
- train
- Used in 'en train de' meaning 'in the process of'
- prélasser
- To lounge or laze about comfortably
- enfants
- Children; young boys and girls
- jouent
- They play; third-person plural of 'jouer'
- toupies
- Spinning tops; children's toys that spin
- forme
- Shape or form; the appearance of something
- disque
- Disc; flat circular object or shape
- Quand
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- fraîcheur
- Coolness; pleasant cool temperature in the air
- revient
- Returns; third-person singular of 'revenir'
- reprend
- Resumes; takes up again after a pause
- vie
- Life; existence or daily living
- maisons
- Houses; buildings where people live
- tissent
- They weave; third-person plural of 'tisser'
- couvertures
- Blankets or covers used for warmth
- préparent
- They prepare; third-person plural of 'préparer'
- repas
- Meal; food eaten at a specific time
- plus
- More; also used in negation 'ne...plus'
- âgées
- Older; elderly women in a group
- nourrissent
- They feed; third-person plural of 'nourrir'
- poulets
- Chickens; domestic birds raised for food
- cochons
- Pigs; farm animals raised for meat
- travailleurs
- Workers; people who perform labor or work
- chasseurs
- Hunters; people who hunt animals for food
- chiens
- Dogs; domestic animals often used in hunting
- gibier
- Game; wild animals hunted for food
- ajoutent
- They add; third-person plural of 'ajouter'
- brouhaha
- Hubbub; loud confused noise from a crowd
- agitation
- Agitation; state of bustle, excitement, or commotion
- générale
- General; relating to everyone or everything overall
- nuit
- Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise
- tombe
- Falls; 'la nuit tombe' means night falls
- si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition
- sèche
- Dry; lacking moisture; dry season implied here
- feux
- Fires; plural of 'feu'
- joie
- Joy; feeling of great happiness or pleasure
- allument
- They light up; third-person plural of 's'allumer'
- différents
- Different; various, not the same as others
- endroits
- Places; specific locations or spots
- autour
- Around; surrounding a person or place
- filles
- Girls or daughters; young female persons
- rassemblent
- They gather; third-person plural of 'se rassembler'
- filer
- To spin thread; also to move quickly away
- garçons
- Boys; young male persons
- viennent
- They come; third-person plural of 'venir'
- également
- Also; equally or likewise
- bavarder
- To chat or gossip; talk casually with others
- part
- Share, portion, or part of something larger
- considérable
- Considerable; significant in size or amount
- temps
- Time; the duration or period of something
- consacrée
- Devoted or dedicated to a specific purpose
- préparation
- Preparation; process of getting ready for something
- participation
- Participation; taking part in an activity or event
- effective
- Effective or actual; real involvement in something
- guerre
- War; armed conflict between groups or nations
- déjà
- Already; by this time or previously
- vu
- Seen; past participle of 'voir'
- danger
- Danger; risk of harm or injury
- constant
- Constant; continuous without interruption or change
- représentent
- They represent; third-person plural of 'représenter'
- ennemis
- Enemies; hostile persons or opposing groups
- rend
- Makes or renders; third-person singular of 'rendre'
- prudent
- Cautious; careful to avoid danger or risk
- déplacer
- To move or travel from one place to another
- groupes
- Groups; collections of people together
- même
- Even; same; used for emphasis or similarity
- aller
- To go; basic verb of motion
- source
- Spring or source; origin of water in nature
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