A day in the life of a Peruvian shaman - Gabriel Prieto

Prevoditelj: Gordan Prakiš Recezent: Sanda L

At the temple of the fisherman, Quexo, the village shaman,

U ribarevom hramu, Quexo, seoski šaman

looks out over the ocean and frowns.

namršteno pogledava prema oceanu.

It’s a still morning– unusually still,

Jutro je mirno - neobično mirno,

and the lack of wind is the latest in a series of troubling signs.

i nedostatak vjetra je posljednji u seriji zabrinjavajućih znakova.

The year is 1400 BCE.

Godina je 1400. pr. Kr.

Quexo’s village sits in the dusty, treeless desert

Quexovo selo leži u prašnjavoj pustinji bez drveća,

between the towering Andes and Pacific Ocean.

između visoko uzdignutih Anda i Tihog oceana.

The villagers live off the sea, harvesting reeds,

Seljani žive od mora sakupljajući trsku,

drying them in the sun, and using them to build fishing boats.

koju suše na suncu i koriste kako bi napravili brodice za ribarenje.

Every day in the summer,

Svakog dana ljeti

the men set out on these boats to hunt shark and other fish

muškarci se otiskuju na tim brodicama kako bi lovili morske pse i ostalu ribu,

while the women harvest shellfish and sea urchins.

dok žene sakupljaju školjke i morske ježeve.

In winter, storms bring powerful waves, which cross the vast ocean unobstructed

Zimi, oluje donose moćne valove koji prelaze ogromni ocean neometano

to detonate on these shores.

i razbijaju se na ovim obalama.

Most years, Quexo’s village catches more than enough fish.

Većinom, Quexovo selo ulovi više no dovoljno ribe.

But this year, the winds have died and the fish have dwindled.

Ali ove godine vjetrovi su odumrli i broj riba je splasnuo.

Quexo has seen this pattern before:

Quexo je već vidio ovaj obrazac:

the fish disappear, then the violent rains arrive,

ribe nestaju, dolaze silne kiše,

causing flash floods that dissolve mud bricks and wash away settlements.

uzrokujući poplave koje otapaju ciglu i uništavaju naselja.

He needs to stop the bad weather before the storms come—

Mora zaustaviti loše vrijeme prije no što dođu oluje --

his only hope is a special ritual he’s been planning.

njegova jedina nada je posebni ritual koji je planirao.

Quexo spends much less time in the ocean than the other villagers.

Quexo provodi puno manje vremena na moru od ostalih seljana.

He became a shaman after seeing a sign in the sea one morning—

Postao je šaman kad je jednog jutra ugledao znak u moru --

like his father and grandfather before him.

kao i njegov otac i djed prije njega.

This morning,

Ovoga jutra

he walks to the nearby sacred mountain as the sun rises.

hoda do obližnjih svetih planina čim sunce iziđe.

There, he gathers ceremonial cactus and herbs like “horse tail,”

Tamo sakuplja ceremonijalne kaktuse i biljke kao što su rastavić,

“stonebreaker," and valerian, along with the mineral hematite.

Phyllanthus niruri i marulju, zajedno s mineralom hematitom.

Back in the village, everyone is preparing to leave

U selu, svi se spremaju otići

for a religious festival at a large temple inland.

na religiozni festival u velikom hramu u unutrašnjosti.

The festival marks the beginning of what is usually the season of abundance,

Festival označava početak onoga što je obično sezona obilja,

but with the signs pointing to storms, Quexo isn’t feeling too celebratory.

ali sudeći prema znakovima koji ukazuju na oluju, Quexo nije u slavljeničkom raspoloženju.

Whole families travel to the festival, where they camp for a few days.

Cijele obitelji putuju na festival, gdje kampiraju po par dana.

They’ve packed seaweed, carved bones, gourd bowls, reed mats,

Spakirali su morsku travu, izrezbarene kosti, posude od tikve, tepihe od trske

and other goods to trade in the market around the temple.

kao i ostala dobra za razmjenu na tržnici oko hrama.

Quexo inspects the goods to make sure everything is of the finest quality.

Quexo radi inspekciju dobara kako bi se uvjerio da je sve kvalitetno.

He brings the herbs he gathered to trade for cinnabar,

Donosi bilje koje je sakupio kako bi ga zamijenio za cinabarit,

a mineral that comes from the highlands in the Andes.

mineral koji dolazi s visoravni Anda.

He needs cinnabar for his ritual to ward off the storms.

Potreban mu je cinabarit za njegov ritual kako bi otjerao oluje.

Around lunchtime, the sprawling temple rises out of the desert ahead.

U vrijeme oko ručka, široki hram izranja iz okolne pustinje.

People have come from all along the coast and the foothills.

Došli su ljudi s cijele obale i podnožja planine.

The women handle trade transactions— they’re looking for cotton and ceramics.

Žene upravljaju transakcijama - traže pamuk i keramiku.

Men aren’t usually allowed to do the trading,

Muškarcima obično nije dozvoljeno trgovanje,

but shamans are an exception.

ali šamani su iznimka.

Though Quexo is a man, during rituals he becomes half man, half woman,

Iako je Quexo muškarac, tijekom rituala on postaje polumuškarac, polužena,

and this ambiguity makes his role more flexible outside ceremonies too.

i njegova ambivalentnost čini njegovu rolu fleksibilnijom i izvan ceremonija.

Quexo can’t find any cinnabar in the market,

Quexo ne uspijeva pronaći nikakav cinabarit na tržnici

so he heads to the main temple,

pa se upućuje prema glavnom hramu,

dodging children playing in the plaza.

izbjegavajući djecu koja se igraju na trgu.

He puts on his ceremonial garb: red face paint, earrings,

Stavlja svoju ceremonijalnu opremu: crvenu boju na lice, naušnice,

and a necklace of shark’s teeth and vertebrae.

kao i ogrlicu od zubi i kralježaka morskog psa.

Inside, the ceremonies are already underway,

Unutra, ceremonije su već krenule

and the shamans have drunk the sacred cactus drink.

i šamani su popili sveti sok iz kaktusa.

Many of them are Quexo’s friends from festivals over the years,

Mnogi su Quexovi prijatelji s festivala tijekom proteklih godina,

but he doesn’t see the mountain shamans who would have cinnabar.

ali nije ugledao planinske šamane koji bi mogli imati cinabarit.

He begins to panic.

Počinje paničariti.

If the highland shamans don’t show up,

Ako se planinski šamani ne pojave,

his only option will be to make the long walk into the mountains.

jedina opcija koja mu preostaje je duga šetnja u planine.

It’s a dangerous journey that takes five days,

To je opasno putovanje koje traje pet dana,

precious time he doesn’t have to waste.

dragocjeno vrijeme koje ne želi potrošiti.

But perhaps he has no choice.

Ali možda nema izbora.

He refuses the sacred cactus and sets off toward the mountains.

Odbija sveti kaktus i upućuje se prema planinama.

As he leaves the settlement behind, he sees a group approaching.

Ostavljajući naselje iza sebe, ugleda grupu koja mu se približava.

He recognizes them as highlanders by their llamas.

Prepoznaje ih kao planinske ljude po njihovim ljamama.

He dashes toward their shaman.

Pojuri prema njihovom šamanu.

Barely pausing to say hello, he offers him hematite, dried seaweed,

Jedva stigavši se pozdraviti, nudi mu hematit, osušenu morsku travu

and empty shells to grind up for lime and chew with coca leaves.

i prazne školjke za usitniti limetu i žvakati je s lišćem koke.

In return, the other shaman gives him the precious cinnabar.

U zamjenu, drugi šaman njemu daje dragocjeni cinabarit.

With the key to his ritual in hand,

S ključnim sastojkom svoga rituala u rukama,

Quexo heads home to the temple of the fisherman

Queco odlazi kući u ribarev hram,

in hopes of turning the tide.

u nadi da će preokrenuti izglede.