Poland Three - Text
Female, born 1961 and raised in Zielona Gora, Poland. She had been living in the USA for nearly 20 years when the interview took place, so her English is very fluent and her accent quite mild. Notice her addition of a /g/ at the end of surprising long etc.. The subject speaks a little of Alice in Wonderland in Polish, provided by the subject herself as follows:
Plywajac, uslyszalam niedaleko plusk wody. Co to moglo byc za zwierze? Moze
hipopotam? Oh, zapomnialam jaka sie zrobilam malutka...
- Myszko, Pani Myszko, widze ze Pani tez wpadla do tej wody, a ja myslalam
ze jest jej tyle co kot naplakal. Oh, przepraszam, Pani zdaje sie nie lubi
kotow.-
- Nie lubie kotow? Ciekawe czy Ty lubilabys koty bedac na moim miejscu?-
- Z pewnoscia nie, ale moj kot jest taki uroczy i tak doskonale lapie
myszy....
The subject provided the following English translation:
As I was swimming, I heard a splashing noise nearby. What kind of animal
could that be? Maybe a hippopotamus? Oh, I forgot how tiny I became...
- Mouse, Mrs. Mouse, I see you also fell into this water, and I thought
there is only a small amount, just like a cat would produce. Oh, I am sorry
I think you do not like cats that much.
- Dislike cats? I wonder if you would like them if you were in my position?
- Surely not, but my kitty is so cute and he is a great mouse hunter....
Recorded and edited by Paul Meier October 26, 2005. Running time 6:25.