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352 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1911
The trail continued to rise into thickets where prickly firs, without bark or needles, moldered in piles like skeletons. These forest graveyards were sad and desolate, forgotten by God and man, and only heathcocks hissed and snakes writhed here. The severe and sorrowful silence of nature ruled over everything. Mountains were rising behind Ivan in the azure distance. An eagle ascended from a rocky point, proffering a benediction with the wide sweep of its wings. The cold breath of the upland pastures could be felt, and the sky expanded. The forests had given way to a black carpet of creeping mountain pines and firs that caught at Ivan鈥檚 feet, and moss covered the rocks in green silk. The faraway mountains revealed their peaks, flexing their backs and rising like waves in a blue sea. It seemed that ocean breakers had been frozen at the moment when a storm had raised them from the depths in order to dash them against the land. The peaks of Bukovina could be seen supporting the skyline with their blue shapes; Synytsia, Dzembronia, and Bila Kobyla were wrapped in azure; Ihrets was smoking; the sharp peak of Hoverlia pierced the sky. and Chornohora crushed the earth with its weight.Second, the endnotes. Holy shit the endnotes. In the introduction to the notes the translator explains how he is approaching these; basically when a term or idea first comes up in the text it is linked to an endnote. The endnote will then explain everything the reader needs to know to understand the reference, and any further related concepts that come up in the text. This means that some endnotes are multiple pages long. Most of these dive (exhaustively) into the myths and beliefs of the Hutsuls, and they are absolutely fascinating. While there are some overlaps (for example: rusalkas) with other myth systems that I am aware of, almost all of this was completely unknown to me. The endnotes basically feel like an ethnographic study of the Hutsul belief system (with cultural items included), and it鈥檚 awesome.
袩芯谢芯胁懈薪邪 谢褨褋褍 胁卸械 锌褨褕谢邪 薪邪 褋邪褏邪褉薪褨, 邪 写褉褍谐邪 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪邪, 薪邪褔械 锌芯 褕薪褍褉泻褍 芯斜褉褍斜邪薪邪, 褋褌芯褟谢邪 胁 锌懈褕薪褨泄 泻褉邪褋褨 ... 袘褍褉谢邪泻懈 褏芯褌褨谢懈 褋泻褍锌邪褌懈褋褜, 邪谢械 谐谢褟薪褍谢懈 胁 胁芯写褍 褨 锌芯斜邪褔懈谢懈, 褖芯 胁芯写邪 斜褍谢邪 谐褍褋褌邪 泄 褋屑械褉写褞褔邪. 袛芯褏谢邪 褉懈斜邪 锌谢邪胁邪谢邪 泻芯谢芯 斜械褉械谐褨胁: 胁 褋褌邪胁芯泻 胁懈锌褍褋褌懈谢懈 屑邪谢褟褋 褨 蟹褉芯斜懈谢懈 蟹 泄芯谐芯 褋屑械褉写褞褔械 斜邪谐薪芯; 褋褌邪胁薪邪 胁芯写邪 斜褍谢邪 谐薪懈谢邪.
袣芯谢懈 袉胁邪薪芯胁褨 屑懈薪褍谢芯 褋褨屑 谢褨褌, 胁褨薪 胁卸械 写懈胁懈胁褋褟 薪邪 褋胁褨褌 褨薪邪泻褕械. 袙褨薪 蟹薪邪胁 胁卸械 斜邪谐邪褌芯. 校屑褨胁 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褌懈 锌芯屑褨褔薪械 蟹褨谢谢褟 鈥� 芯写邪谢械薪, 屑邪褌褉懈谐邪薪 褨 锌褨写芯泄屑褍, 褉芯蟹褍屑褨胁, 锌褉芯 褖芯 泻邪薪褜泻邪褦 泻邪薪褟, 蟹 褔芯谐芯 锌芯胁褋褌邪谢邪 蟹芯蟹褍谢褟, 褨 泻芯谢懈 芯锌芯胁褨写邪胁 锌褉芯 胁褋械 褌械 胁写芯屑邪, 屑邪褌懈 薪械锌械胁薪芯 锌芯蟹懈褉邪谢邪 薪邪 薪褜芯谐芯: 屑芯卸械, 胁芯薪芯 写芯 薪褜芯谐芯 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌褜? 袟薪邪胁, 褖芯 薪邪 褋胁褨褌褨 锌邪薪褍褦 薪械褔懈褋褌邪 褋懈谢邪, 褖芯 邪褉褨写薪懈泻 (蟹谢懈泄 写褍褏) 锌褉邪胁懈褌褜 褍褋褨屑; 褖芯 胁 谢褨褋邪褏 锌芯胁薪芯 谢褨褋芯胁懈泻褨胁, 褟泻褨 锌邪褋褍褌褜 褌邪屑 褋胁芯褞 屑邪褉卸懈薪泻褍: 芯谢械薪褨胁, 蟹邪泄褑褨胁 褨 褋械褉薪; 褖芯 褌邪屑 斜谢褍泻邪褦 胁械褋械谢懈泄 褔褍谐邪泄褋褌懈褉, 褟泻懈泄 蟹邪褉邪蟹 锌褉芯褋懈褌褜 褋褌褉褨褔薪芯谐芯 胁 褌邪薪械褑褜 褌邪 褉芯蟹写懈褉邪褦 薪褟胁泻懈; 褖芯 卸懈胁械 胁 谢褨褋褨 谐芯谢芯褋 褋芯泻懈褉懈. 袙懈褖械, 锌芯 斜械蟹胁芯写薪懈褏 写邪谢械泻懈褏 薪械写械褟褏 薪褟胁泻懈 褉芯蟹胁芯写褟褌褜 褋胁芯褩 斜械蟹泻芯薪械褔薪褨 褌邪薪泻懈, 邪 锌芯 褋泻械谢褟褏 褏芯胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 褖械蟹薪懈泻.
鈥� 袗褉褨写薪懈泻 斜褍胁 蟹写邪褌薪懈泄 写芯 胁褋褜芯谐芯, 褖芯 薪邪写褍屑邪胁 鈥� 蟹褉芯斜懈胁. 袗 斜芯谐, 褟泻 褖芯 褏芯褌褨胁 屑邪褌懈, 屑褍褋懈胁 胁懈屑褍写褉芯胁褍胁邪褌懈 胁 薪褜芯谐芯 邪斜芯 褍泻褉邪褋褌懈. 袩芯褉芯斜懈胁 邪褉褨写薪懈泻 胁褨胁褑褨, 蟹褉芯斜懈胁 褋懈 褋泻褉懈锌泻褍 褨 谐褉邪褦, 邪 胁褨胁褑褨 锌邪褋褍褌褜褋褟. 袩芯斜邪褔懈胁 斜芯谐 褌邪 泄 胁泻褉邪胁 褌芯褌芯 胁 薪械谐芯, 褨 胁卸械 芯斜芯褦 锌邪褋褌褍褕邪褌. 些芯 褦 薪邪 褋胁褨褌褨 鈥� 屑褍写褉芯褖褨, 褕褌褍写械褉邪褑褨褟 胁褋褟泻邪,鈥� 褌芯 胁褋械 胁褨写 薪褜芯谐芯, 胁褨写 褋芯褌芯薪懈. 袛械 褖芯 谢懈褕 褦 鈥� 胁褨蟹, 泻褨薪褜, 屑褍蟹懈泻邪, 屑谢懈薪 邪斜芯 褏邪褌邪,鈥� 胁褋械 胁懈谐邪写邪胁 胁褨薪鈥� 袗 斜芯谐 谢懈褕 泻褉邪胁 褌邪 写邪胁邪胁 谢褞写褟屑. 孝邪泻械-褌芯鈥�
鈥溞捫笛佈� 褋胁褨褌 斜褍胁 褟泻 泻邪蟹泻邪, 锌芯胁薪邪 褔褍写械褋, 褌邪褦屑薪懈褔邪, 褑褨泻邪胁邪 泄 褋褌褉邪褕薪邪.鈥� "The whole world was like a fairy tale, full of wonders, mysterious, interesting and scary."
Dar el ar vrea m膬car 葯i fum s膬 vad膬
Ie葯ind din vatra lui, 葯i-apoi s膬 moar膬.
袩褉邪谐薪械 褍蟹褉褨褌懈 褏芯褔 写懈屑, 褖芯 薪邪写 褉褨写薪懈屑 锌褨写薪芯褋懈褌褜褋褟 泻褉邪褦屑,
袩芯褌褨屑 褨 胁屑械褉褌懈 谐芯褌芯胁懈泄.