T09

Well, Lady, Lady, Lady… who lives on this earth,

tyuri meme , meme ... meme njañono tkowsa te pjoka ꞌpogꞌe .

my name is Franciso Guaji.

nuti nkíjare Pransisku Guaji

Noe is my Mom's last name.

Noe sapijane su meme

I live in a place called San Lorenzo. ajouter comme note: Speaker uses TAME-unmarked verbs, he speaks about his childhood. He is not living in San Lorenzo at the time of the recording.

nuti nkowsa te to tkíjare Sarorenso

In this town, San Lorenzo, it is small.

te pjuena ꞌwósare Sarorenso ꞌchiꞌchu

There lives my father, there lives my mother, there lives my grand-father, my grand-mother, all my relatives.

ene mawriko ma tata , ene ( mawriko m- ...) sowriko su meme , ene mawriko ma nochko , su notse , namutu , no njañonono .

And me, I was born the year, in the year 1936. On the 4th of October was my birth. This is my birthday, this year, this is my birth.

ene nuti , eto nuchkooꞌi to añu , te año 1936 te kwatru te octubre eto nutsira , eto nijaremꞌi eto to añu , eto nutsira .

And there I was born, in San Lorenzo, this is my village.

ene ene nutsiꞌo te pjuena Sarorenso , eto nowsa .

But later I studied, I went to this town of Trinidad, our village of we, Trinitarios, I came here

takeptsero nkarawoꞌpo , nutekpo te pjoka ꞌwósare Trinra , viowsa viti trinranono ; nutekpo te pjoka

That year, when there was a big flood here in Trinidad, that year called 36, 1936, it was serious, the water went high.

pjoñgi añumuꞌini te ꞌchopepo une te pjoka Trinra , pjoñgi añu tkijareeꞌi trenteisey , mil noveciento treinteisey , mrákapo , ꞌchopepo une

And my father sent me, I went back to my village, my village called San Lorenzo.

ene ma tata timyonnupo te to ..., nchoopo te to nowsa , nowsa tkijare Sarorenso .

I arrived there. My god-father, named Mr Cecilio Noé, took care of me in San Lorenzo.

nitekpopo tayeꞌe , ema ma nñeꞌe padrinoriꞌi tkijareeꞌi viya Sesilio Noe , ema tkootoknupo te pjuena Sarorenso .

And he installed me with the priests, with the priest called Padre Francisco Valea de la Cruz. This was the name of the priest.

ene tnoknupo ( ma ) naeꞌ no paꞌiono , mue ma viya paꞌi , tkíjare Padre Francisco Valea de la Cruz , eto muejareeꞌi ema viya paꞌi .

He arranged (?) our village of San Lorenzo.

ema tetpirikriꞌi pjuena viowsa Sarorenso .

Then, when I was big, I was growing up little by little, and I turned 18, I went into military service.

takeptsero te ꞌchopenupo , njuukopripo , nkoyꞌepo diesiocho año , nñompo te to nñeꞌe servicio militar

My destination was San Joaquin, on the Yacuma river.

to nñeꞌe destino en te San Joaquim , te río Yacuma

In the year 1955, I left (military service), I came back here to Trinidad and stayed.

to año sinkuenta y sinko nuchkuꞌpo , nchoopo te pjoka Trinra nnospo .

Here in Trinidad I stayed. I met the… the…

te pjoka Trinra nnospo nitkoopo esu su ... ( sonrió ) esu su ... [ la gravacion fue cortada aq uí ]

I went out (of the military service) in the year, year 1955, I went out.

nuchkuꞌpo eto to añu , te el año mil novesiento sinkuentaisinko , nuchkuꞌpo ,

I stayed here in Trinidad, here in Trinidad.

nnospo te pjoka Trinra , nnospo te pjoka Trinra .

I went to work here and there, where I went to walk.

nñompo nkemtonnekpo te to mpuiirisꞌooꞌi

And where I have been going, I kept learning to play the violin.

ene te to mpuiirisꞌooꞌi nnosimuijgieneripo to nkarawoꞌu to nkopnune to yórino

And I knew how to make (violins).

ene nitkooꞌi to nepiako

And I went around with what I had made (to sell them), and, these, right now...

ene nimpuiiriko to nepiaresra ene ... eto jmani juitjicha ...

This year, having progressed to this moment, gentleman, I am just well, and I study everything, what must be studied.

pjoka añu , te to nechpeepo juitjicha tatanoviono nitotijworichu ene tamutu nkarawoꞌu jmani tkarawoꞌkoriono ,

I know how to be a musician, I know how to be a doctrinero, I know also how to facilitate,

nitko to muskonu , nitko to ( rotrine ) rotrineenu , nitkowre ( too ), to , ( too , aa- ) vꞌanimárapi ,

I study the use of the Holy Book, the Holy Bible I know also, I study

nkarawoꞌu te to manejo , to tamanejachrawo , eto to sagrada historia Santa Biblia , tomuire nitko nkarawoꞌu

And this (what precedes) had been helping me these days, when I feel good, I feel good in my life.

ene etoporichu pjokni timkatakonriꞌi juiti te to nuuna , nuuri to nitorisra .

But later, I entered the Cabildo Indigenal here, they made me choir master.

takeptsero nsioppo te pjoka kavildo indigenal tnoknompo maestrompo de capilla .

The one who nominated me, his name was Mr Doroteo Ramos Chuvé.

ma tijarechnuuꞌi ema tkijareni viya Doroteo Ramos Chuvé .

He was corregidor that year, but what year could it have been, I don't remember well.

ema koregierooriꞌi pjoñgi añumuꞌini , tajpukatsero añu to wo nechajicha

But he recieved me,

etotsero ema tveꞌnupo

and put me in charge, I took an oath to be a musician here in the Cabildo Indigenal de Trinidad.

ene ttuparaknupo , tjuramentachnupo te to mmuskowyooriꞌi te pjoka kavildo indigenal de Trinidad

These days, I keep working.

juitjicha nnosjiyriꞌi nkemtoneriꞌi

And for having worked in this indigenous council, then these (male) authorities of our institutions like the Culture Hall, they took us, they made us travel, first we went to the city of La Paz

ene to nkemtonewo te pjoka kavildo , ene pnoni viyanoviono ( vyeꞌono ) kparaakono te jmañono instituciones digamos caa ... casa de cu ... Casa de la cultura tyommo ... tyommokoopo , timpuiirikovi te ..., tatiwriꞌi vyonriꞌi te ciudad de La Paz ,

then we went to Cochabamba, then we went down to Santa Cruz, and came back,

takepo vyompo te Cochabamba , takepo vyompo vpajkopo te Santa Cruz , ene vchoopo ,

so these last years, four or five times I went travelling, gentlemen, in my life.

ene jmañono añono kwatru , sinkoꞌepuka nñono tatanoviono te to mpuiirikriꞌi te to nitorisra .

Now this year, I have turned seventy, seventy years now I am reaching.

juitjicha pjoka añu , nkoyꞌepo setenta añu , setenta añu juitijcha nokpako

and there is no more... um... for me to go, because I am truly going to be old.

ene ... tajinapo , manjeꞌe ( nakíj ) nakijꞌe , jicho jeꞌchu ꞌchoykonyorepo

And all that I have been saying that I do, these things of our culture, I have been following them.

ene tamutu nkeeꞌi to njichgiene jmani vyeꞌono cultura , mponriꞌi

I know how to play bajon, I also know how to be a machetero, and these make me live.

nitkooꞌi to vajoneenuuꞌi , nitkowre to chripeenuuꞌi ene etoporine titkonriꞌi

And now, gentlemen, lately this... this woman, my wife, she is called Doña Mercedes Pedraza Tamo.

ene juiti tatanoviono , ultimamente psuka , psuka veno nñeno , tkijare Doña Mercedes Pedraza Tamo .

Her also, the studies interest her, she has also learned.

esu somuire tawoyokpo to narawoꞌu , somuire sitkopo

and nowadays, I take her everywhere we go, to our invitations

ene juitjicha esu nomporiiko te to v- ... v- ... vkijꞌenu ... vkijꞌenve te to vyeꞌono invitación .

so it is like that, gentleman,... my study in my life on this land, Santíssima Trinidad is our village.

asike en takoꞌe tata joka narawoꞌu tayeꞌe nitorisra te pjoka ꞌpogꞌe , Santísima Trinidad eto viowsa .

And nowadays, gentlemen, it has been three times that I have receive what is called a present from the government, that is called Bono Sol.

ene juitjicha tatanoviono , mopoꞌepo njakporiko eto to tkíjareeꞌi vencheko mue ma gobierno tkijareeꞌi Bono Sol

And this also, nowadays, um... it helps me a bit (lit. I am walking with it a bit), I have brought (things) and I have arranged my house.

ene etoporine juitijcha manjeꞌe nokchupuesꞌooꞌi ꞌpuesariꞌi nwachririkpo ene netpirikpo pjoka mpeno .

I already have so many of these things um... that are helps for our works: this motor, this chainsaw, this moped,

nkoyꞌepo jmani tasimtuwono , manjeꞌono timkataraꞌono te to vemtoniono : pjoka motoro , pjoka motosierra , pjokapo motosikleta ,

all this is what I have, gentlemen, this helps me (lit. this I am helping myself with), (these are) my sons, my people.

tamutu eto nkoyꞌe tatanoviono eto ( nim ) nimkatasiꞌwooꞌi noni nchichanoviono tayeꞌe , ꞌchaneranu

I didn't let myself go down.

woꞌneni to nakinajiiwooꞌini

And I started studying now, gentlemen, this that is called musical theory, and violin. This I know, gentlemen, this I study these days.

ene nkarawoꞌpo juiti tatanoviono joka tkijarekreeꞌi método de solfa , instrumento de violín eto nitko tatanoviono , eto nkarawoꞌu juitijcha ,

and I already know how to write the notes, and I write music.

ene nitkoripo najriko to ... to najcho to notano , ene najcho to músika ,

And I also know the music in the musical notation.

ene njirowore to ... to músika en sol ... en solfeo .

So this is my studies, that I humbly know here.

asike eto jmakni narawoꞌriꞌi nitkotchaaꞌi te pjoka

And this I am telling to this other older sister, other daughter of ours, other relative who comes from a far-away land, the roundness of this earth, from there she comes.

ene eto mmetokooꞌi psuka v- ... ꞌpona viati , ꞌpona vchicha , ꞌpona vjañono tyosꞌo te to ewiregiene ꞌpogꞌe , tachoyoropaꞌi pjoka ꞌpogꞌe , pjokni sos- ... sosꞌooꞌi .

so this I am telling to you gentlemen, whoever you are, you who learn our language

asike eto nechjisꞌoriꞌi tatanoviono eti , amutchujcha eti , itka pjoka vechjiriiwo

and this you listen, this story, my words about it

ene eto asama pjoka ꞌchojriikowo , nechjiriiwooꞌi tayeꞌe

I haven't let myself be, all this I am going to make you listen about what is in my life on this earth

wo nakinajiiwo , tamutu eto nimsamꞌeyre tayeꞌe te to nitorisra te pjoka ꞌpogꞌe

Well, I said, "gentlemen", so I said "this other older sister, our younger sister, she wants to know about my life.

jeꞌe nkeeꞌi tatanoviono ene nkeeꞌi psuka pona vporape viati esu swooꞌo to sechoyore te to nitorisra

She wants to know my studies in this world.

swooꞌo sechoyore to narawoꞌono te pjoka ꞌpogꞌe .

Thanks gentlemen.

rusrupaya tatanoviono .