Macedonian FolkloreAt the University Press, 1903 - 372 sider |
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Side 13
... τὰ Φῶτα τὰ στεγνὰ καὶ τὴ Λαμπρὴ βρεμένη . " A dry Epiphany and dripping Easter - tide Betoken joy and plenty through the country - side . " This is the reverse of our English adages " A green Yule makes a fat churchyard , " " January ...
... τὰ Φῶτα τὰ στεγνὰ καὶ τὴ Λαμπρὴ βρεμένη . " A dry Epiphany and dripping Easter - tide Betoken joy and plenty through the country - side . " This is the reverse of our English adages " A green Yule makes a fat churchyard , " " January ...
Side 20
... τὰ κουκκιά , Νὰ τρώγω παξιμάδι . " O dear crow , here is a tooth of bone , Take it and give me a tooth of iron instead , That I may be able to chew beans And to crunch dry biscuits . " Now , the practice of disposing of a child's first ...
... τὰ κουκκιά , Νὰ τρώγω παξιμάδι . " O dear crow , here is a tooth of bone , Take it and give me a tooth of iron instead , That I may be able to chew beans And to crunch dry biscuits . " Now , the practice of disposing of a child's first ...
Side 23
... τὰ παλούκια . " In the month of March save thy firewood , and do not burn up thy stakes . " The same idea is implied in another saw , rather too Hogarthian for translation : Μάρτης ὀρθοχέστης καὶ παλουκοκαύτης . It would not be amiss to ...
... τὰ παλούκια . " In the month of March save thy firewood , and do not burn up thy stakes . " The same idea is implied in another saw , rather too Hogarthian for translation : Μάρτης ὀρθοχέστης καὶ παλουκοκαύτης . It would not be amiss to ...
Side 26
... τὰ κόκκινα τ ' αὐγά , Μὲ τ ̓ ἀρνοῦδι ' ς τὸν ταβά , etc. “ Oh , when will Easter come , bringing with her red eggs , a lamb in a tray , etc. " The Easter festivities are ushered in by a long period of strict abstinence known as the ...
... τὰ κόκκινα τ ' αὐγά , Μὲ τ ̓ ἀρνοῦδι ' ς τὸν ταβά , etc. “ Oh , when will Easter come , bringing with her red eggs , a lamb in a tray , etc. " The Easter festivities are ushered in by a long period of strict abstinence known as the ...
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... τὰ μάτια τὴν φιλοῦσε , Σ τὰ μάτια , ' ς τὰ ματόφυλλα κῇ ἀνάμεσα ' ς τὰ φρύδια . “ As the Turk dallies with his steed and the Frank with his ship , Even so dallies a youth with his fair one . He will take her on his knees and kiss her on ...
... τὰ μάτια τὴν φιλοῦσε , Σ τὰ μάτια , ' ς τὰ ματόφυλλα κῇ ἀνάμεσα ' ς τὰ φρύδια . “ As the Turk dallies with his steed and the Frank with his ship , Even so dallies a youth with his fair one . He will take her on his knees and kiss her on ...
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Side 52 - As, supperless to bed they must retire, And couch supine their beauties, lily white; Nor look behind, nor sideways, but require Of Heaven with upward eyes for all that they desire.
Side 57 - And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom : also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
Side 163 - First march the heavy mules, securely slow, O'er hills, o'er dales, o'er crags, o'er rocks they go...
Side 190 - A man had better ne'er been born, Than have his nails on a Sunday shorn. Cut them on Monday, cut them for health ; Cut them on Tuesday, cut them for wealth ; Cut them on Wednesday, cut them for news ; Cut them on Thursday for a pair of new shoes ; Cut them on Friday, cut them for sorrow ; Cut them on Saturday, see your sweetheart tomorrow.
Side 60 - Begins to paint the bloomy plain, We hear thy sweet prophetic strain, Thy sweet prophetic strain we hear, And bless the notes, and thee revere ! The muses love thy shrilly tone, Apollo calls thee all his own, 'Twas he who gave that voice to thee, 'Tis he who tunes thy minstrelsy.
Side 96 - My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
Side 235 - When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
Side 53 - On St. Mark's Eve, at twelve o'clock, The fair maid will watch her smock, To find her husband in the dark, By praying unto good St. Mark."] Pennant says, that in North Wales no farmer dare hold his team on St.