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Filistuccas e fafanoias da temp vegl (1926)

Filistuccas e fafanoias da temp vegl – Flausen und Fabeleien aus alter Zeit

Fables and Tales from Days gone by - Recordings of Romansh Dialect

Registraziuns dialectalas rumantschas – Rätoromanische Mundartaufnahmen
Andrea Schorta, 1926
Edited by Rico Valär
Institut dal Dicziunari Rumantsch Grischun, Phonogram Archives of the University of Zurich
2013

Description

In September 1926, a gramophone apparatus from Berlin was used in Chur to record the German, Romansh and Italian dialects of over 40 villages in Grisons on wax discs. This publication contains the Romansh texts with Standard German translations, accompanied by the restored original recordings on audio CD of the dialects of Rueras, Breil/Brigels, Vrin, Domat/Ems, Bonaduz, Sarn, Scharans, Maton, Calantgil/Innerferrera, Vaz/Obervaz, Alvagni/Alvaneu, Mon, Savognin, Marmorera, Bravuogn/Bergün, Schlarigna/Celerina, Zuoz, Zernez, Valchava, Scuol and Vnà.

  • The image shows the book cover with a historical photograph of seven seated elderly gentlemen.

    Front cover of the book "Filistuccas e fafanoias da temp vegl"

  • The left half of the historical photograph shows a farmer milking a cow and bears the title ‘Domat’ beneath the image.

    Left half of a historical photograph taken in Domat.

  • The right-hand side of the historical photograph shows a farmer with a calf in the background, a farmer with a walking stick and a girl holding a bunny in the foreground. Information about the photograph from Domat and the speaker is listed below the image.

    Right half of a historical photograph taken in Domat.

  • The image shows the first page of the complete transcription in the dialect of the audio sample from Domat/Ems.

    Page 1 of the complete transcription of the audio sample from Domat/Ems.

  • The image shows the first page of the complete transcription of the Standard German translation of the audio sample from Domat/Ems.

    Page 1 of the complete Standard German translation of the audio sample from Domat/Ems.

  • The image shows the second page of the complete transcription in the dialect of the audio sample from Domat/Ems.

    Page 2 of the complete transcription of the audio sample from Domat/Ems.

  • The image shows the second page of the complete transcription of the Standard German translation of the audio sample from Domat/Ems.

    Page 2 of the complete Standard German translation of the audio sample from Domat/Ems.

Audio sample from Domat/Ems

Track: CD 4 "Ils spérts da Prau Cadenga" Die Geister von Prau Cadenga
Recording date: 15 September 1926
Speaker: Theus Balzer from Domat/Ems

Audio sample from Domat/Ems from 1926. Theus Balzer narrates "Ils spérts da Prau Cadenga".

Transcript in dialect

«Bunga sera Gieri, co ca Vus mas onc en Vos vegls onns a culm?» Senza rispunder sin mia damonda gi’l: «Co lascas ti buob nausch star qua sur notg en aschi ing liac nua ch’igl é daventau aschi caussas sgarschevlas?» Cartend ch’el fetschi me tumadads, entscheiv’el a raquintar la suandonta hi­ storia.

Standard German translation

«Guten Abend Gieri, wie kommt es, dass Ihr noch in alten Tagen auf das Maiensäss geht?» Ohne auf meine Frage zu antworten, sagte er: «Wie wagst du es, böser Bursche, hier zu übernachten? An einem Ort, wo so schreckliche Dinge gesche­hen sind?» Da ich glaubte, er mache nur Spass, begann er folgende Geschichte zu erzählen.

 

The publication (book, accompanying booklet and audio CD) produced by Rico Valär can be purchased from Lia Rumantscha in Chur  (price: CHF 28.00).