Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 13
One tale informs us of a girl who is left alone to guard the rice field and is promptly killed by the _alzado;_ [9] another states that "all the tattooed Igorot are enemies" (pp. 43, 155, 161).
Un conte nous parle d'une jeune fille laissée seule pour garder la rizière et tuée sur-le-champ par l'_alzado_ ; [9] un autre affirme que « tous les Igorot tatoués sont des ennemis » (pp. 43, 155, 161).
Revenge for the loss of relations or townspeople is a potent cause of hostile raids; old feuds may be revived by taunts; but the chief incentive appears to be the desire for renown, to be known as "a man who goes to fight in the enemies' towns" (pp. 90, 59).
La vengeance pour la perte de proches ou de compatriotes est une cause puissante de raids hostiles ; de vieilles querelles peuvent être ravivées par des railleries ; mais la principale motivation semble être le désir de renommée, d'être connu comme « un homme qui va se battre dans les villes ennemies » (pp. 90, 59).
Warriors sometimes go in parties, sometimes alone, but generally in couples (p. 67).
Les guerriers partent parfois en groupes, parfois seuls, mais généralement par paires (p. 67).
At times they lie in ambush and kill young girls who go for water, or old men and women who pass their hiding place (p. 97).
Parfois ils se mettent en embuscade et tuent de jeunes filles allant chercher de l'eau, ou des vieillards et des femmes qui passent devant leur cachette (p. 97).
Again they go out boldly, armed with shield, spear, and headaxe; they strike their shields as they go and announce their presence to the enemy (p. 103).
D'autres fois ils sortent hardiment, armés d'un bouclier, d'une lance et d'une hache à décapiter ; ils frappent leurs boucliers en marchant et annoncent leur présence à l'ennemi (p. 103).
In five of the tales the heroes challenge their opponents and then refuse to be the first to use their weapons.
Dans cinq des contes, les héros défient leurs adversaires et refusent ensuite d'être les premiers à utiliser leurs armes.
It is only when their foes have tried in vain to injure them that they enter the conflict.
Ce n'est que lorsque leurs ennemis ont tenté en vain de les blesser qu'ils entrent dans le combat.
In such cases whole towns are wiped out of existence and a great number of heads and a quantity of jars and other booty is sent back to the towns of the victors (p. 104).
Dans de tels cas, des villages entiers sont anéantis et un grand nombre de têtes ainsi qu'une quantité de jarres et d'autres butins sont renvoyés dans les villages des vainqueurs (p. 104).
Peace is restored in one instance by the payment of a number of valuable jars (p. 91).
La paix est rétablie dans un cas par le paiement d'un certain nombre de jarres de valeur (p. 91).
Vocabulary
- conte
- A tale or short story, often fictional
- laissée
- Past participle of 'laisser': left behind, abandoned
- garder
- To guard, keep watch over, or look after
- rizière
- A paddy field where rice is cultivated
- tuée
- Past participle of 'tuer': killed (feminine form)
- sur-le-champ
- Idiomatic expression meaning immediately, on the spot
- affirme
- Third person singular of 'affirmer': asserts, states
- tatoués
- Past participle of 'tatouer': tattooed (plural masculine)
- ennemis
- Plural noun meaning enemies, foes
- vengeance
- The act of taking revenge for a wrong
- perte
- Loss, especially of people or possessions
- proches
- Close relatives or loved ones
- compatriotes
- Fellow countrymen or members of the same community
- puissante
- Adjective meaning powerful, strong (feminine form)
- raids
- Sudden attacks or incursions against enemies
- hostiles
- Adjective meaning hostile, unfriendly, aggressive
- querelles
- Quarrels, disputes, or prolonged conflicts
- ravivées
- Past participle of 'raviver': revived, rekindled (feminine plural)
- railleries
- Mockery, taunts, or scornful remarks
- motivation
- The reason or drive behind someone's actions
- désir
- A strong wish or longing for something
- renommée
- Fame, reputation, or widespread recognition
- se battre
- Reflexive verb meaning to fight, to do battle
- guerriers
- Warriors or fighters in battle
- parfois
- Adverb meaning sometimes, occasionally
- généralement
- Adverb meaning generally, usually, most often
- paires
- Pairs, sets of two people or things
- Parfois
- Adverb meaning sometimes, on certain occasions
- embuscade
- An ambush, a surprise attack from hiding
- tuent
- Third person plural of 'tuer': kill
- chercher
- To look for, fetch, or search for something
- vieillards
- Old men, elderly persons
- devant
- Preposition meaning in front of, before
- cachette
- A hiding place or secret spot
- D'autres fois
- Idiomatic phrase meaning at other times, other occasions
- hardiment
- Adverb meaning boldly, daringly, with courage
- armés
- Past participle of 'armer': armed (masculine plural)
- bouclier
- A shield used for protection in combat
- lance
- A spear or lance used as a weapon
- hache
- An axe or hatchet used as a tool or weapon
- décapiter
- To behead, to cut off someone's head
- frappent
- Third person plural of 'frapper': strike, hit, knock
- annoncent
- Third person plural of 'annoncer': announce, signal
- présence
- The state of being present in a place
- ennemi
- An enemy or adversary
- contes
- Plural of 'conte': tales, short stories
- défient
- Third person plural of 'défier': challenge, defy
- adversaires
- Opponents, rivals, or adversaries
- ensuite
- Adverb meaning then, next, afterwards
- armes
- Weapons used in combat or warfare
- lorsque
- Conjunction meaning when, at the time that
- tenté
- Past participle of 'tenter': attempted, tried
- vain
- Adjective meaning vain, futile, without success
- blesser
- To wound, injure, or hurt someone
- combat
- A fight, battle, or armed conflict
- tels
- Adjective meaning such, such as (masculine plural)
- entiers
- Adjective meaning entire, whole (masculine plural)
- anéantis
- Past participle of 'anéantir': annihilated, destroyed
- grand nombre
- A large number or great quantity of something
- ainsi
- Adverb meaning thus, in this way, as well
- quantité
- A quantity or amount of something
- jarres
- Large ceramic jars used for storage
- butins
- Plural of 'butin': loot, plunder, spoils of war
- renvoyés
- Past participle of 'renvoyer': sent back, returned
- vainqueurs
- Winners, victors, those who have triumphed
- paix
- Peace, the state of absence of conflict
- rétablie
- Past participle of 'rétablir': restored, reestablished (feminine)
- paiement
- Payment, the act of paying a sum owed
- valeur
- Value, worth, or the importance of something
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