Gyönyvirágos a Türei nagytemplom,
Te vagy benne legszebb virág galambom.
Ügy elnézlek te gyönyörú virágszal,
Azt se tudom hogy a pap mit prédikal.
Aranycsatos imakönyv a kezedbe,
Isten tudja, mi van a te szívedbe.
Kék virágos a mérai temetó,
Engem temessenek oda legelóbb,
Engem elól, azután a babámat,
Ne keressen más szeretót magának.
Háromszor is elindultam s elmentem,
Ablakidhoz még közel sem mehettem,
A kapuban úgy elfogott valami
Hogy egy arvá szót sem tudtam szólani.
A kapuban úgy elfogott valami,
Hogy egy arvá szót sem tudtam szólani.
Translation:
Türei’s church is full of flowers
But you are the most beutifull of all
And as I can’t stop stearing at you
I don’t realize what’s the priest saying
I left my house three times
To try to get netx to your window
But just in the main door of you house
Somenthing touched me so deeply that I ran out of words.
Based on a Gypsy Greek folk song, is the basis of Tony Gatlif’s Spanish Gypsy song “Naci en Alamo” in his film Vengo. Composed by Dionysis Tsaknis. Performed here by Eleni Vitali
Den eho topo, den eho elpida
de tha me hasi, kamia patrida
ke me ta heria mou ke tin kardia mou
ftiahno tsantiria sta onira mou
Nas balamos, nas balamos
kai to loumno to afentiko
nagia domles atze I balamo
Ke ta ganikia mas otan chorevoun
ne chastaromata pou se magevoun
kounoune somata kai ta pite tous
mesa se klinoune stis agalies tous
Translation
I don’t have a place, I don’t have any hope
no homeland will ever lose me
and with my hands and my heart
I make chadir (arabic-gypsy tent) in my dreams
go away outsider(non gypsy), leave outsider
and the mean boss does not accept the outsider (non-gypsy = white)
and when our women dance
with perfums and colours that put a spell on you,
they move their bodies and their jewels
they put their arms around you..
Note: Eleni uses different words instead of “Naglia domles atze” in this version.
Song from the movie Transylvania, where pregnant Zingarina travels to Transylvania to explore the region and find her lost lover Milan, a musician who left her without a word of explanation. Singed by Bea Playa.
Tchiki tchiki
Adjatok egy szalmaszálat
Égessem el a világot!
Adjatok egy szalmaszálat,
Hadd fújjam fel ezt a házat!
Lábam termett a táncra,
Szemem a kacsintásra.
Ha táncolok, szikrát szórok,
A világra fittyet hányok!
ay tchiki tchiki, ay ke te merav
ay tchiki tchiki, ay ke te merav
ay tchiki tchiki, ay ke te merav
mejakaf mejadinaf
ay tchiki tchiki il m’apelle come ça
ay tchiki tchiki il meure pour moi
ay tchiki tchiki il m’apelle come ça
Avec moi il va ou je vais
Vesz ő nékem selyem ruhát,
Gyöngyöt,láncot,piros szoknyát,
Reám költi a vagyonát,
Lopja-lopja édesanyját.
Bolondítom, hevítem,
Kiáltozza a nevem…
Tchiki, Tchiki, így hív engem,
Megöllek én szép szerelmem…
ay tchiki tchiki, ay ke te merav
ay tchiki tchiki, ay ke te merav
ay tchiki tchiki, ay ke te merav
mejakaf mejadinaf
ay tchiki tchiki il meure pour moi
ay tchiki tchiki il m’apelle come ça
ay tchiki tchiki il m’apelle come ça
avec moi il va ou je vais
ay tchiki tchiki…
ay tchiki tchiki…
ay tchiki tchiki… (x2)
Lábam termett a táncra,
Szemem a kacsintásra,
Ha táncolok szikrát szórok,
A világra fittyet hányok!
Bolondítom, hevítem,
Kiáltozza a nevem:
Tchiki, Tchiki – így hív engem –
Megöllek én, szép szerelmem!
Aj Chiki-Chiki, aj ke te merav,
Aj Chiki-Chiki, aj ke te merav,
Aj Chiki-Chiki-Chiki, aj ke te merav,
Me zhanav me ka zhivav
Aj Chiki-Chiki, aj ke te merav
Aj Chiki-Chiki, il meurt pour moi,
Aj Chiki-Chiki, il m’appelle comme ça,
Avec moi il va où je veux
Translation
Give me a piece of straw to set the world on fire
give me a piece of straw to blow up this house
My feet were made for dancing
my eyes were made for winking
when i dance I spread sparkles all around
and don’t give a damn about the world
Ai,Tchiki-Tchiki, i should die
Ai,Tchiki-Tchiki, i should die
Ai,Tchiki-Tchiki, i should die
I know I’m going to live
Ai,Tchiki-Tchiki, he dies for me
Ai,Tchiki-Tchiki, this is how he calls me
Ai,Tchiki-Tchiki, this is how he calls me,
With me, he go where I want
He will buy me a dress of silk, necklace of pearls, red skirt,
he’ll spend his fortune on me
he will steal his mother again and again
and I make him crazy, I set him on fire
He only shouts my name
tchiki tchiki – that’s what he calls me
I will kill you my beautiful love !
A version of the traditional song ‘Kéren Chave’ performed by Hungarian Gypsies of the group Csókolom. Also apearing in the film ‘Everything is illuminated’.
Amari szi, amari
Amari si, amari,
amari cini bori.
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Amari si, amari,
amari cini bori.
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Duj, duj, dešuduj,
čumidav me lako muj.
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Duj, duj, dešuduj,
čumidav me lako muj.
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Lako muj si rupuno,
puške trubula dino.
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Lako muj si rupuno,
puške trubula dino.
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Keren, šavořale, drom,
te khêlel o phuro řom.
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Phuro řom te khêlela
biš taj jek džes malavla*.
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Hoi, te merav
te na čačipan** phenav!
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Hoi, te merav
te na čačipan phenav!
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Amari si, amari,
amari cini bori.
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Amari si, amari,
amari cini bori.
Aj, lalalalala la la laj laj.
Translation
She is ours, she is ours
Our little daughter in law
Two two twelve
I kiss her mouth
Her mouth is made of silver
she has to be shot
Make way children,
let the old man dance
When the old man dances
he taps on for twenty one days.
I’ll slap away at my boot-legs,
That you’ll hear it even in the morning.
Oh let me die
If I don’t tell the truth
She is ours, she is ours
Our little daughter in law
This song is the equivelant of a Gypsy Lullaby. It was originaly written by a hungarian Romani Gypsy group called Kalyi jag (Black flame/fire). Performing in the video, the Salamantras Carolina Fonseca and Mónica Roncon, in the Noites na Nora Festival in Serpa, 2003.
From the film ‘Transylvania’ by Tony Gatlif. Mamaliga is also a traditional romanian dish. Singing in the video, the singer of Nadara Gypsy band, Alexandra Beaujard.
Mamaliga
Mamaliga branzali,
*Ai Devla,te merau!*
So kerel o barvali?
*Ai te merau!* x2
Chorus:
Aai mo Rromal!e
Aaai mo chaval!e
Aai Rromalenca,
Aai chavalenca!
*Ai te merau: “Oh Lord may I die!”
“this is a genuine gypsy expression, they also say “may my mother die!”, and it’s used to emphasize the truthfulness of one’s afirmation (like ‘I swear to God’). It is actually an abreviation of the phrase “May the Lord let me die if I’m lying to you!”
Song from the film ‘Gadjo Dilo’ by Toni Gatlif . The translation of the lyrics is “Oh my God, what am I going to do?”.
In this video: Charlotte Terlutte (singer), José Navas (guitar), Piotr Odrekhivskyy (accordion), Ronald Grün (Clarinette).
Filmed at the concert “Petites Prières d’Entendre”.
Nora Luca
Ay devlah so te keraw
Ah Roma lala lalo madalo
Ah roma roma
Ah roma lale lale laleee
Ah roma roma da
Ah roma lale lale laleee
Ah roma romaya