Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 15
The girl's people discuss the proposition, and if they are favorable they set a day for the _pakálon_--a celebration at which the price to be paid for the bride is decided upon (p. 49).
La gente della ragazza discute la proposta, e se sono favorevoli fissano un giorno per il _pakálon_--una celebrazione in cui viene stabilito il prezzo da pagare per la sposa (p. 49).
The parents of the groom then return home after having left some small present, such as a jar or an agate bead, as a sign of engagement (p. 128) [14].
I genitori dello sposo tornano quindi a casa dopo aver lasciato un piccolo regalo, come un vaso o una perla di agata, come segno di fidanzamento (p. 128) [14].
The _pakálon_ is held a few days later at the girl's home, and for this event her people prepare a quantity of food (p. 72).
Il _pakálon_ si tiene qualche giorno dopo a casa della ragazza, e per questo evento la sua gente prepara una grande quantità di cibo (p. 72).
On the agreed day the close friends and relatives of both families will assemble.
Nel giorno stabilito si riuniranno gli amici intimi e i parenti di entrambe le famiglie.
Those who accompany the groom carry jars and pigs, either in part payment for the bride, or to serve as food for the company (pp. 72, 128).
Coloro che accompagnano lo sposo portano vasi e maiali, sia come pagamento parziale per la sposa, sia come cibo per i convitati (pp. 72, 128).
The first hours are spent in bargaining over the price the girl should bring, but when this is settled a feast is prepared, and then all indulge in dancing the _tadek_ (p. 59) [15].
Le prime ore vengono trascorse a contrattare sul prezzo della ragazza, ma una volta che questo è stabilito viene preparato un banchetto, e poi tutti si dedicano a danzare il _tadek_ (p. 59) [15].
When the payment is made a portion is distributed among the girl's relatives (pp. 72, 74), but her parents retain the greater part for themselves [16].
Quando il pagamento viene effettuato, una parte viene distribuita tra i parenti della ragazza (pp. 72, 74), ma i suoi genitori trattengono la parte maggiore per sé [16].
The groom cannot yet claim his bride, although in one case he is allowed to take her immediately after the _pakálon_ by making a special payment for the privilege (p. 74).
Lo sposo non può ancora reclamare la sua sposa, sebbene in un caso gli sia consentito di portarla via immediatamente dopo il _pakálon_ effettuando un pagamento speciale per tale privilegio (p. 74).
A few nights later the groom goes to the girl's home carrying with him an empty jar with which he makes the final payment (p. 73).
Qualche notte dopo lo sposo si reca a casa della ragazza portando con sé un vaso vuoto con cui effettua il pagamento finale (p. 73).
Vocabulary
- La
- The (feminine singular article)
- gente
- People, folk, persons in general
- della
- Of the, from the (feminine singular)
- ragazza
- Girl, young woman, girlfriend
- discute
- Discusses, debates, talks about something
- proposta
- Proposal, suggestion, offer made to someone
- se
- If, whether (conditional conjunction)
- sono
- Are, they are, I am (verb essere)
- favorevoli
- Favorable, agreeable, in favor of something
- fissano
- They fix, set, establish a date
- un
- A, an (masculine singular article)
- giorno
- Day, daylight, period of twenty-four hours
- per
- For, in order to, towards (preposition)
- il
- The (masculine singular article)
- una
- A, an (feminine singular article)
- celebrazione
- Celebration, ceremony, festive occasion or event
- in
- In, inside, within (preposition)
- cui
- Which, whom, in which (relative pronoun)
- viene
- Comes, arrives, happens (verb venire)
- stabilito
- Established, fixed, determined, settled
- prezzo
- Price, cost, value of something
- da
- From, by, since (preposition)
- pagare
- To pay, to settle a debt
- sposa
- Bride, wife, woman being married
- genitori
- Parents, father and mother collectively
- dello
- Of the, from the (masculine singular)
- sposo
- Groom, bridegroom, man being married
- tornano
- They return, come back, go back
- quindi
- Therefore, thus, then, consequently
- casa
- House, home, building for living
- dopo
- After, afterwards, later than something
- aver
- To have (auxiliary verb, infinitive)
- lasciato
- Left, abandoned, allowed to remain
- piccolo
- Small, little, tiny in size
- regalo
- Gift, present, something given as offering
- vaso
- Vase, pot, vessel for flowers
- perla
- Pearl, precious gem from oyster
- segno
- Sign, signal, mark, indication
- fidanzamento
- Engagement, betrothal, promise to marry
- evento
- Event, occurrence, happening in time
- sua
- His, her, its (feminine singular)
- prepara
- Prepares, gets ready, makes arrangements
- grande
- Great, big, large in size
- quantità
- Quantity, amount, measure of something
- cibo
- Food, meals, nourishment for eating
- Nel
- In the, within the (masculine)
- riuniranno
- They will gather, assemble together
- gli
- The, him (masculine plural article)
- amici
- Friends, companions, people one knows
- intimi
- Intimate, close, inner, familiar persons
- parenti
- Relatives, family members, kin
- entrambe
- Both (feminine), both families or groups
- le
- The, them (feminine plural article)
- famiglie
- Families, family groups, relatives collectively
- Coloro
- Those, those people (plural demonstrative)
- che
- That, which, who (relative pronoun)
- accompagnano
- They accompany, go with, escort
- lo
- Him, it (masculine singular object)
- portano
- They carry, bring, wear, bear
- vasi
- Vases, pots, plural of vaso
- sia
- Is, may be (verb essere subjunctive)
- pagamento
- Payment, act of paying money owed
- parziale
- Partial, incomplete, not total
- convitati
- Guests, invited persons at an event
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