Sunday, November 21, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Patouà Proverbs
Here are some proverbs taken from class notes from E. Jaiher's Patouà class of 1979.
La gialina chë cianto l'e chëllo cha fait l'öu.
'The chicken that sings is the one that lays the egg.'
~~
La maire e la filha
lâ bövën lu vin bun
e la pauro noro,
cuiccui l'eitupun.
'The mother and the daughter drink the good wine and the poor daughter-in-law sucks the cork.'
~~
La maire e la filha
l'az àn d'bèlli foudiël
e la pauro noro
i porto lu mantiël.
'The mother and the daughter have beautiful aprons, and the poor daughter-in-law wears a table cloth.'
La gialina chë cianto l'e chëllo cha fait l'öu.
'The chicken that sings is the one that lays the egg.'
~~
La maire e la filha
lâ bövën lu vin bun
e la pauro noro,
cuiccui l'eitupun.
'The mother and the daughter drink the good wine and the poor daughter-in-law sucks the cork.'
~~
La maire e la filha
l'az àn d'bèlli foudiël
e la pauro noro
i porto lu mantiël.
'The mother and the daughter have beautiful aprons, and the poor daughter-in-law wears a table cloth.'
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Së ch'lâ muntagna pughêsën parlâ
This poem was written by the "Valdese, NC Patois Class of 1978." This class was taught at Wester Piedmont Community College in order to revive the local Patouà. In this recording, the poem is read by Gus TRON.
Da Pumaret, fin amunt a Prâl
Süü lâ muntagna, ënt lî cumbâl
L'aire e pür e përfümà
Dë flur, dë tutta calità
Së ch'lâ muntagna pughêsën parlâ
Chë dë storia lâ puriën cuntiâ
L'ero pâ sampre "roz e fiur'
Ma dë masaccre, e dë dulur
Lâ puriën nu dire soc e aribà
Ch'lo "Diamengio d'Paco" a Rorà
Lâ párlëriën dë Janavel e d'Arnaud
Dë Balsilho, col Julian, e Sibaud
Ma, lâ muntagna poën pâ parlâ
La resto a nuz'autri a laudâ
Lu curagge dî velh Vaudois
Ch'an tant süfert për gardâ l'ur "foi"
Tönöit, nu selebrën la liberta
Chë li Vaudois an dür gagna
Nu fêtën la memorio
D'üno storio, plêno d'glorio.
From Pmaretto, up to Prali
on the mountain tops and in the valleys,
The air was perfumed
with the scent of many flowers
If those mountains could only talk,
what stories they could unfold!
It wasn't always "wine and roses,"
but massacres, anguish, and pain.
They could tell us what transpired
that "bloody Easter" in Rora;
They would speak of Janavel and Arnaud,
of Balsigla, Julian Pass, and Sibaud.
But alas! those mountains cannot talk;
so it's up to us to laud
the brave Waldenses, who for so long,
suffered so much, to keep their faith.
Tonight, we celebrate the liberty
those Waldenses so dearly won.
Tonight, we honor the memory
of a story filled with glory.
Da Pumaret, fin amunt a Prâl
Süü lâ muntagna, ënt lî cumbâl
L'aire e pür e përfümà
Dë flur, dë tutta calità
Së ch'lâ muntagna pughêsën parlâ
Chë dë storia lâ puriën cuntiâ
L'ero pâ sampre "roz e fiur'
Ma dë masaccre, e dë dulur
Lâ puriën nu dire soc e aribà
Ch'lo "Diamengio d'Paco" a Rorà
Lâ párlëriën dë Janavel e d'Arnaud
Dë Balsilho, col Julian, e Sibaud
Ma, lâ muntagna poën pâ parlâ
La resto a nuz'autri a laudâ
Lu curagge dî velh Vaudois
Ch'an tant süfert për gardâ l'ur "foi"
Tönöit, nu selebrën la liberta
Chë li Vaudois an dür gagna
Nu fêtën la memorio
D'üno storio, plêno d'glorio.
From Pmaretto, up to Prali
on the mountain tops and in the valleys,
The air was perfumed
with the scent of many flowers
If those mountains could only talk,
what stories they could unfold!
It wasn't always "wine and roses,"
but massacres, anguish, and pain.
They could tell us what transpired
that "bloody Easter" in Rora;
They would speak of Janavel and Arnaud,
of Balsigla, Julian Pass, and Sibaud.
But alas! those mountains cannot talk;
so it's up to us to laud
the brave Waldenses, who for so long,
suffered so much, to keep their faith.
Tonight, we celebrate the liberty
those Waldenses so dearly won.
Tonight, we honor the memory
of a story filled with glory.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Mountain Stooping
So my dad was talking to me last night about whether I knew anything about the fact that Mountain people (at least in NC) will often squat when talking to other people. I didn't really know what he was talking about at first, but he described it to me a little more, and I recognized what he was talking about.
He says he had forgotten about this, but realized it again the other day when he saw some folks doing this... It's something to look into.
He says he had forgotten about this, but realized it again the other day when he saw some folks doing this... It's something to look into.
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