the football field
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Το γήπεδο ποδοσφαίρου
Χουσεΐν Αρσάλ: Φυσικά, εκτός που τούτον, στην Λεμεσόν υπήρχε μια θαυμάσια αθλητική δραστηριότητα που απολάμβαναν ούλλοι οι Λεμεσιανοί: το ποδόσφαιρο. Οι λεμεσιανές ομάδες ήταν καλές. τζ̆αι τα ματς που εγίνονταν μεταξύ των ομάδων εσυζητητιούνταν για πολύ καιρό μετά που ετέλειωναν. τζ̆αι μετά το τέλος του ματς, οι νικητές… Υπήρχε έναν είδος φυτού, ενδημικού στην Λεμεσόν, που το έλεαν κουρτουνιά. Δεν είσ̆εν καμιά χρήση απολύτως, τζ̆’ επειδή δεν είσ̆εν χρήση, έβαλλαν κουρτουνιά μπροστά που τα σπίθκια τζ̆είνων που είχαν χάσει.
Κοντά στο σχολείον. Το σχολείον της Λεμεσού. Επίσης, τι έγινεν μια φορά; Μια ομάδα εκέρδισε. Η άλλη ομάδα έκαμεν έναν φέρετρο, έβαψε το κίτρινον τζ̆αι μπλε τζ̆’ επερπάτησε μες στες γειτονιές ψάλλοντας προσευχές τζ̆αι μετά έκαψαν το φέρετρο.
Τουρκ Οτσάγκι, Ντογάν Τουρκ Μπιρλιγί… Τουρκ Οτσάγκι, Ντογάν Τουρκ Μπιρλιγί… Η Τουρκ Οτσάγκι εκέρδισε την Ντογάν Τουρκ Μπιρλιγί, επιάσαν έναν γάρον, έβαλαν έναν κιτρινομπλέ ρούχον που πάνω του, ήταν η Χαλαγίκ Τζεμαλιγιέ, μαύρη άσιλα… Έκατσεν πάνω στον γάρον τζ̆αι όπως τον εχτυπούσεν, ο γάρος εβάδιζε σε ούλλη την Λεμεσόν.
Γιατί σου τα λέω τούτα; Για τους Λεμεσιανούς υπήρχε μια κουλτούρα ανεκτικότητας. Τωρά, τούτους τους καιρούς, μπορείς να φανταστείς πόσον επικίνδυνον θα ήταν να κάμει κάποιος έτσι πράμαν; Την άλλην μέρα οι θκυο πλευρές εγελούσαν τζ̆’ έπαιζαν. Έτσι, οι άνθρωποι της Λεμεσού ήταν ανεκτικοί, είχαν μια νοοτροπία που τους έκαμνεν να σηκώννουν αστεία.
futbol sahası
HÜSEYİN ARSAL: Tabii, bunun dışında, Limasol’da çok hoş ve bütün halkın hoşlandığı bir spor olayı vardı: futbol. Limasol’un takımları iyiydi ve aralarında yapılan maçlar da maç bittikden sonra çok uzun zaman anlatılırdı. Ve maçlardan sonra kazananlar… Limasol’a has olarak gurtunya denen bir çeşit ot varıdı— hiçbir işe yaramayan— yaramadığı için gurtunya, gurtunya keserek o mağlup olan takımın evlerine, önüne gonurlardı. Okulun yanında. Limasol’un okulu. Hem, bir defa da noldu? Bir takım yendi... Diğeri taput yaptı— rengi godu sarı lacivert— ve yürüdüler doalar okuyarak. Sora da o taputu yakdılar.
Türk Ocağı, Doğan Türk Birliği… Türk Ocağı, Doğan Türk Birliği…bir tane daha söyleyim: Türk Ocağı, Doğan Türk Birliğini yendi. Bir eşek aldılar, sarı lacivert, şey, goydular, bez goydular üzerine. Bir Halayık Cemaliye vardı, resmen halayık… O eşeğe bindi, değneği aldı vura vura bütün Leymosun’u gezdiydi.
Bunu niçin anlattım ben? Orda, Limasollularda, bir hoşgörü kültürü vardı. Şimdi, bu zamanda, böyle bir şeyler yapılmasında ne tehlikeler olduğunu düşünebiliyor musunuz? Ertesi gün, iki taraf birbiriynan güler oynardı. Yani, Limasol’un insanı hoşgörülü, şakaya, şeye, kabullenen bir zihniyet söz konusuydu.
HUSEYIN ARSAL: Of course, other than this, in Limassol, there was a lovely sporting activity that all Limassolians would enjoy: football. Limassol’s teams were good. And matches that took place between them would be talked about even long after they had finished. And after the match was over, the winners… There was a type of plant indigenous to Limassol called kourtounia. It had absolutely no use, and because it had no use, they would put kourtounia in front of the homes of those who had lost.
Near the school. Limassol School. Also, this one time, what happened? A team won... The other team built a coffin, painted it yellow and navy, and walked through the streets saying prayers and then they burned the coffin.
Türk Ocağı, Doğan Türk Birligi… Türk Ocağı, Doğan Türk Birliği… Türk Ocağı beat Doğan Türk Birliği, they took a donkey, put a navy-yellow cloth over it, there was Halayık Cemaliye, truly black… She sat on the donkey and whilst hitting the donkey, the donkey walked all around Limassol.
Why am I telling you this? For Limassolians, there was a culture of tolerance. Now, in current times, can you imagine what dangers would lie in doing something like this today? The next day, the two sides would laugh and play. So, the people of Limassol were tolerant, they had a mindset that could take a joke.
