svv36_04

_ At that time was more economy, more, more, more closeness was then.

_ ečka xoša eḳonomia las, xoša, xoš... xošas, siûic̣roûe las xošām.

It wasn't able to get things that is so able to get nowadays, nor a gold neither a silver and nobody was looking for it very much

mād itxōl atx' ēr itxi amži, de ûokrûāl i de _ ûercxlar i detā yar xetxēlda imdenad

andthere weren't so much names of anything and so they used to know wedding at that time.

i mād ārda atxe amša sašualeba dēmša i korc̣il ečka xoča xoxāldax aš.

They used to choose the best men,

maq̇ard ka xatšə̄dax,

they didn't send only relatives, they didn't invite only thero, but-who better,

naġalars gar dem azzədax, dem ac̣īdax, yari xočul irōl,

good singer and good dancer and good, interlocutor, they took them thirty-forty men, thirty five.

xoča meġrāl i xoča mešušṗār i xoča magərgāli, eǯyārs aesdax, semešd _ ûōštxûešd māras, semešdiûoxušds.

His, on it was depended how rich a family was and what kind,

eča, ečēži las damoḳidebul, mayḳali ʒlier ûoǯaxġen las i imži,

what kind of remedy it had there, e, how many people treat.

imzum sašualeba gar xuûān eč'ḗ, ûoša māremi lixōliš.

Of course, when they appointed the chief of table, yes, there was an embarrassed silence.

ra tkma unda, tamadas yer adgēnnax, dera, buzul yer emṗerēlas, eys ži ximqeris.

Now everybody makes noise, e, in the wedding and in tthecarouse, something, when a man was standing up,

atx'ēr ṭanṭūme magé, lakorc̣ilži i lakeypži eysyam, mār er ž'engenōl, dera,

when he was making a toast, there was a great silence, such...

lamzə̄ral xeġûenōl ṭoṭisa, buzula yers ži ximqeris, eǯḳa...

Excuse me, even if you scoled him, until he would have finished his speech,

bodiš isgûeycaxan, di er geginebia, ûod kado adgātûna eǯi ligərgālis,

nobody would have answered, when he used to finish,

ečkad ṗasuxs dem xa... dem xaṭxa dār, eǯi er k'ādgatûna,

then he would return the answer, not before, such good rule then used to be.

ečka ka xaṭxa ṗasuxs, ečkad dēma, eǯḳay xoča c̣es las ečka.

Great, there used to be a good childhood.

xoša, xoxrōb xoča las.

Every young used to respect olds.

xošēls ṗaṭiûs scemda xoxrēl mag.

Now, they don't respect olds, it wasn't so.

atx'ēr li xošēle uṗaṭiûcemloba, amži mā las.

Wherever they would have met, it would had been a relative or not relative, he was obliged,

imēdo ettxanōl, ale naġal irōl a unġāla irōl, ûaldebul las,

the children were brought up so, then, that wherever they would have met,

eyži lərd las, bōpšar, ečk'ēre xoša ime ettxanōl,

they had to respect , everywhere, with greeting.

čyag xaḳûč er ṗaṭiûi eca, misalmebāûš, xoča ladeġi līkûisšû.

If he needed something, he would be sent for him, where he needed, the old would have sent.

yer ēsma esc̣əxōl, xecadnēlda, imte esc̣əxōl, ottōnna xoša,

If he sent him to jump in the water, he wouldn't have refused, so used they to bring up children earlier.

nicte lasḳnat'ēr ottōna, ûars dem xaq̇la, eǯḳayd irdədax ečkad gezlīrs.

Without asking mother and father, nobody could marry a wife

dedēš i mamā uč̣ûdyelāld, de ličižāls moš yar ičmə̄da

and nobody could marry, if they didn't want, otherwise not.

i de lic̣ûilāls, eǯyars e mo xendōlx, eyži deš.

Nowadays they do like them and who they want, they marry them and it wasn't so at that time.

atx'ēr ičox minešə̄rad i yasi xaḳur eys xač̣imx i amži mā las ečka.