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SERKEY ANBA LAVARANG

Summary :

A woman who lived by the roadside, was woken up in the early hours of the morning, by people speaking a strange language. When she looked out the window, she saw some men with a coffin, which they had placed under her verandah. She got scared and left her home to live with her relatives.
Theme Group: Witchcraft
Character Hero: Woman
Origin: Sey
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SERKEY ANBA LAVARANG

Summary :

A woman who lived by the roadside, was woken up in the early hours of the morning, by people speaking a strange language. When she looked out the window, she saw some men with a coffin, which they had placed under her verandah. She got scared and left her home to live with her relatives.
Origin: Sey
Character Hero: Woman
Theme Group: Witchcraft
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SERKEY ANBA LAVARANG

Informant: Mrs. Elina Brioche François, Anse Boudin, Praslin. 71 yrs. Recorded 25/07/2021. Researchers: Penda T. Choppy & Cindy Moka. Transcribed by Cindy Moka, Sept. 2021.

Prezan ti annan en msye. Sa msye dimoun ti fer li malis. Fer li malis, I malad, in mor tou. Be zot lakaz, ti obor, zot ti reste obor semen. Be lavey ki sa msye in mor aswar, zot pran sa lekor met anba lavarang en madanm. Li son lakaz ti reste pre avek semen. Prezan sa madan aswar I tann pe koz langaz anba son lavarang. Be li sa madanm I ti kontan reste li tousel. Sa madanm prezan I ouver soz, I ouver soz I gete deor. I ouver trou akoz zot lakaz lontan ek lakaz konmela la ti de. I war en serkey anba son lavarang. Prezan I war de boug pe koz langaz. Prezan sa madanm in per pe pis dan son lenz. Pa kapab ni bouze ni narnyen, sa de zans in la ziska lo granmaten boner. Ziska lo granmaten, nek 3 er bomaten ki zot tir sa serkey la. Prezan la ler sa de zans I pran sa serkey pour ale, madanm I leve granmaten, madanm in fini per. I dir “ be la ozordi I pa pour zanmn reste dan sa lakaz ankor la”. Sa lakaz tro pre avek semen, zot pour pran dimoun mor serkey zot met anba lavarang. I fer li per. La son bomaten, sa madanm I fer tou son bann prosedir, I al kot son fanmir, rod en plas reste. Pa kapab reste, akoz li son lakaz ti pre avek semen. Prezan zot aswar ler zot in fini al deter zot zafer, I vin met sa serkey anba lavarang sa madanm.

P. Choppy: la pe fer nanm la.

Mm. Elina: La prezan lanmenm ler sa madanm I sorti. I al kot son fanmir I al reste. Pa kapab reste la obor semen.