Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 8
In consequence of modern rationalism there is a tendency on the part of a considerable number of the Tinguian to consider these tales purely as stories and the characters as fictitious, but the mass of the people hold them to be true and speak of the actors as "the people who lived in the first times."
Em consequência do racionalismo moderno, há uma tendência por parte de um número considerável de Tinguian de considerar esses contos puramente como histórias e os personagens como fictícios, mas a massa do povo os considera verdadeiros e fala dos atores como "as pessoas que viveram nos primeiros tempos".
For the present we shall take their point of view and shall try to reconstruct the life in "the first times" as it appears in the tales.
Por ora, adotaremos o ponto de vista deles e tentaremos reconstruir a vida nos "primeiros tempos" tal como ela aparece nos contos.
The principal actors live in Kadalayapan and Kaodanan, [6] towns which our chief story teller--when trying to explain the desire of Kanag to go down and get fruit--assures us were somewhere in the air, above the earth (p. 141).
Os principais atores vivem em Kadalayapan e Kaodanan, [6] cidades que nosso principal contador de histórias — ao tentar explicar o desejo de Kanag de descer e apanhar frutas — nos assegura que ficavam em algum lugar no ar, acima da terra (p. 141).
[7] At other times these places are referred to as Sudipan--the term by which spirits are supposed to call the present earth--while the actors are referred to as Ipogau--the spirit name for Tinguian.
[7] Noutras ocasiões, esses lugares são referidos como Sudipan — o termo pelo qual os espíritos supostamente chamam a terra atual — enquanto os atores são referidos como Ipogau — o nome espiritual para Tinguian.
Whatever its location it was a place much like the present home of this people.
Independentemente de sua localização, era um lugar muito semelhante ao lar atual desse povo.
The sky, the chief abode of spirits and celestial bodies, was above the land, and the heroes of the tales are pictured as ascending to visit the upper realms.
O céu, a principal morada dos espíritos e dos corpos celestes, ficava acima da terra, e os heróis dos contos são retratados subindo para visitar os reinos superiores.
The trees, plants, and animals were for the most part those known to-day.
As árvores, plantas e animais eram em sua maioria os conhecidos hoje em dia.
The ocean appears to have been well known, while mention is made of some places in Luzon, such as Dagopan and San Fernando in Pangasinan with which the people of to-day are not at all familiar (p.
O oceano parece ter sido bem conhecido, ao passo que se menciona alguns lugares em Luzon, como Dagopan e San Fernando em Pangasinan, com os quais o povo de hoje não está nem um pouco familiarizado (p.
Vocabulary
- Em
- In; at; on (preposition indicating location or time)
- consequência
- Consequence; result; outcome of an action or event
- do
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o' (preposition)
- racionalismo
- Rationalism; philosophical belief in reason as knowledge source
- moderno
- Modern; contemporary; of recent or current times
- há
- There is; there are; ago (indicating time passage)
- uma
- A; an; feminine indefinite article in Portuguese
- tendência
- Tendency; inclination; general direction or trend
- por
- By; for; through (preposition expressing various relations)
- parte
- Part; portion; side; section of something whole
- de
- Of; from; by (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- um
- A; an; one (masculine indefinite article or numeral)
- número
- Number; quantity; figure representing amount or count
- considerável
- Considerable; substantial; worthy of attention or note
- considerar
- To consider; to regard; to think or deem
- esses
- Those; plural form of 'esse' (demonstrative pronoun)
- contos
- Tales; stories; short fictional or traditional narratives
- puramente
- Purely; entirely; only; in a pure manner
- como
- As; like; how; in the manner that something
- histórias
- Stories; histories; narratives of events or occurrences
- os
- The; plural masculine definite article in Portuguese
- personagens
- Characters; persons in story; figures in narrative
- fictícios
- Fictional; imaginary; not real or based on fact
- mas
- But; however; yet (conjunction expressing contrast)
- massa
- Mass; dough; majority or bulk of something
- povo
- People; populace; nation; common folk or citizens
- considera
- Considers; regards; thinks of in certain manner
- verdadeiros
- True; real; genuine; authentic or actual things
- fala
- Speech; speaks; talk; manner of speaking
- dos
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'os'
- atores
- Actors; agents; persons who perform or act
- as
- The; plural feminine definite article in Portuguese
- pessoas
- People; persons; individual human beings or individuals
- que
- That; which; who (relative or interrogative pronoun)
- viveram
- Lived; resided; existed in past tense
- nos
- In the; us; to us (pronoun or preposition)
- primeiros
- First; earliest; primary or initial in sequence
- tempos
- Times; periods; epochs; duration of years
- Por
- By; for; through (preposition expressing various relations)
- ora
- Now; for now; at present; this moment
- adotaremos
- We will adopt; we shall take on formally
- ponto
- Point; dot; location; specific position or viewpoint
- vista
- View; sight; perspective; manner of seeing
- deles
- Theirs; of them; possessive pronoun masculine plural
- tentaremos
- We will try; we shall attempt to do
- reconstruir
- To reconstruct; to rebuild; to build again
- vida
- Life; existence; living; duration of existence
- tal
- Such; like that; of that kind or nature
- ela
- She; her; feminine personal pronoun third person
- aparece
- Appears; seems; comes into view or existence
- Os
- The; plural masculine definite article in Portuguese
- principais
- Main; principal; chief; most important or primary
- vivem
- Live; reside; exist; dwell in a place
- cidades
- Cities; towns; urban areas with significant population
- nosso
- Our; ours; possessive adjective or pronoun
- principal
- Principal; main; chief; most important person
- contador
- Storyteller; narrator; counter; one who tells tales
- ao
- To the; at the; upon (contraction)
- tentar
- To try; to attempt; to make effort
- explicar
- To explain; to make clear; to interpret
- desejo
- Desire; wish; longing; strong want or craving
- descer
- To descend; to go down; to come down
- apanhar
- To catch; to pick; to gather; to collect
- frutas
- Fruits; produce; edible plant part with seeds
- assegura
- Assures; guarantees; insures; confirms or promises
- ficavam
- Stayed; remained; were located in past
- algum
- Some; any; a certain; some unspecified thing
- lugar
- Place; location; spot; position in space
- no
- In the; on the; at the (contraction)
- ar
- Air; atmosphere; breeze; space above ground
- acima
- Above; over; higher than; on top of
- da
- Of the; from the (feminine contraction)
- terra
- Earth; land; soil; ground; planet or world
- Noutras
- In others; among other things; in other cases
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