Mysteries of vernacular: Ukulele - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Prevodilac: Miloš Milosavljević Lektor: Tatjana Jevdjic

Mysteries of vernacular:

Misterije kolokvijalnog:

Ukulele,

ukulele,

a small, four-stringed guitar.

mala gitara sa četiri žice.

Oddly enough, the word ukulele,

Začudo, reč ukulele

in its native Hawaiian,

na havajskom

literally translates to jumping flea.

bukvalno znači "buva koja skakuće".

Even more surprising,

Još više iznenađuje,

the instrument itself did not originate in Hawaii.

sam instrument ne potiče sa Havaja.

So, how did a Hawaiian word

Kako to onda da havajska reč

come to describe a non-Hawaiian instrument?

opisuje nehavajski instrument?

Back in the late 1800s,

Kasnih 1800-ih

King Kalākaua was the last reigning king

kralj Kalakaua je bio poslednji vladar

of the kingdom of Hawaii.

kraljevstva Havaji.

He was nicknamed "The Merry Monarch"

Imao je nadimak "Veseli monarh"

because of his joy for life

zbog svog uživanja u životu

and, in particular, his love of music.

i posebno, svoje ljubavi prema muzici.

In the King's court,

Na kraljevom dvoru

there was a former British army officer

nalazio se bivši britanski oficir

named Edward Purvis.

po imenu Edvard Parvis.

Though a small man,

Iako nizak čovek,

he was quite lively,

bio je prilično živahan

and his nickname was "Jumping Flea,"

i imao je nadimak "Buva koja skakuće",

"Ukulele" in Hawaiian.

"Ukulele" na havajskom.

Like the King, he was a great lover of music.

Kao i kralj, i on je bio veliki ljubitelj muzike.

In 1879, a group of Portuguese immigrants

1897. grupa portugalskih imigranata

arrived on the islands of Hawaii,

je stigla na Havajska ostrva

bringing with them a small, four-stringed guitar

i donela sa sobom malu gitaru sa četiri žice

known as a braguinha.

zvanu "braginja".

Purvis was immediately taken with the instrument

Parvis se odmah zaljubio u instrument

and helped spread its popularity

i pomogao njegovoj popularizaciji

throughout the King's court.

na kraljevom dvoru.

As the story goes,

Kako priča kaže,

it was not long before his nickname, Ukulele,

nije prošlo dugo do momenta kad je njegov nadimak Ukulele

jumped from the man to his favorite instrument.

prešao sa čoveka na njegov omiljeni instrument.

As demand grew, several Portuguese families

Kako je potražnja rasla, nekoliko portugalskih porodica

began to manufacture

je počelo da proizvodi

the minuscule guitar on the islands,

malenu gitaru na ostrvima,

making small modifications

napravivši male modifikacije

until it became the same ukulele we recognize today.

i tako je postao onaj ukulele za koji danas znamo.