Song by Esma Redžepova
Haide chayale, sare te khela, sare te khela,
Romano Horo 2X
AHHHHHH, romano horo 2X
sako chave khelen, savo tané khelen, horo sidela,
romano Horo 2X
AHHHHHH, romano horo 2X
Né ten, nedouk baba, en té, nedouk daba, machi, leste dake, me ka merav 2X
AHHHHHH, romano horo 2X
Aven Mande
Traditional song performed by Freylekh Trio.
Aven mande mure pena
Kone vena jaba prima (x2)
Que gelem te lepra lensa
Gelem gelem lepra lensa
Anda lama shukar lasha (x2)
Jovta mange pevu ruro
Kenov tuke shukar slaga (x2)
Te shoy dikhen lebo troma
Shukar slaga kenov tuke
Ay te shermelen landa tute (x2)
A peine entré dans les pesme
J’appelle les perosi, perivar
Toi le perdesh, toi l’é etranger
Ajde Djordje vamos a cantar
Gelem, Gelem, srce romale
Moja pesma n’est qu’un aparté
Gelem Gelem, ô gadjikane
Ada n’ichi de donde viene
Comme le perdad, nema pare
Comme la perday, tout mon or est passé
J’avais d’mandé, j’avais mendié
La calor du sunakay printanier
Gelem, Gelem, srce romale
Moja pesma n’est qu’un aparté
Gelem Gelem, ô gadjikane
Ada n’ichi de donde viene
Thanks a lot to Erika Serre, Toma Feterman and Cherenxia for providing the lyrics and the translations to all languages!!
Verse 1 Lyrics Offered by Erika Serre (from Hungary)
Verse 2 Lyrics Written by Toma Feterman (from French)
Translated by Cherenxia (from South Korea)
Thanks to Feterman & The Freylekh Trio
| Aven mande mure pena Come with me, my sister |
| (Romani) Aven : come (Romani) Mande : with me (Romani) Mure : my (Romani) Pena : sister (Romani) Penav : to say |
| Kone vena jaba prima. If I’m lucky, I will go first |
| (Romani) Kane : if (Romani) Vena : have luck (Romani) Jaba : i will go (Romani) Yaba : already, yet (Italian) Prima : first, primary, best |
| Que gelem te lepra lensa. I went to my lover, later you may be with them |
| (Romani) Kuc : lover (Romani) Gelem : I went (Romani) Lensa : with them (Romani) Lepta : later (Romani) Lerma : a sound (Romani) Te : and, may |
| Gelem gelem lepra lensa. I walked, I walked, later we’re with them |
| (Romani) Gelem : I went (Romani) Lensa : with them, to them (Romani) Lensar : With them. (Romani) Lepta : later |
| Anda lama shukar lasha She is gorgeous and beautiful |
| (Romani) Ando : in (Romani) Anda : the (Romani) Rasa : race, tribe (Romani) Lashav : shame, honor (Romani) Lasa : girl, her (Romani) Shukar : beautiful (Arabic) Lama : gorgeous, pretty |
| Jovta mange pevu ruro Tells me I’m a mature lover |
| (Swahili) Pevu : mature (Russian) Jovta : to tell (South Africa) Lulo : love, happiness (Romani) Rura : time (Romani) Mange : to me |
| Kenov tuke shukar slaga I’ll put on beautiful earrings to you |
| (Romani) Slaga : earing (Romani) Tuke : to you (Romani) Shukar : beautiful |
| Shukar slaga kenov tuke Beautiful earrings, i’ll put on you |
| (Romani) Slaga : earing (Romani) Tuke : to you (Romani) Shukar : beautiful |
| Te shoy dikhen lebo troma And gratitude to romani visitors, friends who take a look |
| (Arabic) Lebo : gratitude, thanks (Romani) Te shai dikhav : to take a look // in “Gelem Gelem (Romani Anthem)” (Romani) Troma : courage (Romani) Rroma : romani men |
| Shukar slaga kenov tuke Beautiful earrings, i’ll put on you |
| (Romani) Slaga : earing (Romani) Tuke : to you (Romani) Shukar : beautiful |
| Kenov tuke shukar slaga I’ll put on beautiful earrings to you |
| (Romani) Slaga : earing (Romani) Tuke : to you (Romani) Shukar : beautiful |
| Ay te shermelen landa tute And Shermelen with you |
| (Romani) Ay : oh (Romani) Te : and, may (Romani) Tute : to you (Romani) Landa : with them |
En Aparté
| A peine entré dans les pesme The song enters, just before |
| (French) à peine : the song (French) entré : enter (French) dans : just before (Serbian) Pesme : chansons, poèmes |
| J’appelle les perosi, perivar I call the neighbors, family |
| (French) J’appelle: I call (Romani) perosi : voisins : neighbors (Romani) perivar : famille : family |
| Toi le perdesh, toi l’é etranger. You the foreigners, you the strangers |
| (French) Toi le : you the (Romani) Perdesh : foreigner, stranger (French) Etranger : foreigner, stranger |
| Ajde Djordje vamos a cantar. Come on Georges, we’re going to sing |
| (Serbian) Ajde Djordie : go Georges (Español) Vamos a : we are going to, we will (Español) Cantar : sing |
| Gelem, Gelem, srce romale I walked, I walked, with romani heart |
| (Romani) Gelem : I went (Serbian) Srce romale = le coeur rom : with Romani heart |
| Moja pesma n’est qu’un aparté My song is just an aside |
| (Serbian) Moja : my (Serbian) Pesme : chansons, poèmes (French) N’est qu’un aparté : just an aside |
| Gelem Gelem, ô gadjikane I walked, I walked it doesn’t matter |
| (Romani) Gelem : I went (Romani) Gadjikane : non-romani |
| Ada n’ichi de donde viene I don’t care if he is not gypsy or where he came from |
| (Romani) Ada n’ichi : It’s not important (Español) De donde viene : Where he came from |
| Comme le perdad, nema pare Like the great grandfather, has no money |
| (French) Comme : like (Romani) Perdad : great grandfather (Serbian) Nema : does not have (Serbian) Pare : money |
| Comme la perday, tout mon or est passé . Like the great grandmather, all my gold is gone |
| (French) Comme : like (Romani) Perday : great grandmother (French) Tout mon or est : all my gold (French) Passé : be gone |
| J’avais d’mandé, j’avais mendié I’ve asked, I’ve begged |
| (French) J’avais demandé : I had asked (French) J’avais mendié : I had begged |
| La calor du sunakay printanier For the warmth of golden spring |
| (French) La : the (Español) Calor : heat (French) Du : of (Romani) Sunakay : gold (French) Printanier : spring |
Gypsy Bohemians – Tockolotoc composed this song about their band leader, who once married a white – non gypsy – woman, or gadza. This song is from the original album Kale bala, kale jakha (Black hair, black eyes)
Parni Romni
Kana nane e chaj pati vaľi
ta mi čhivel pes andro pani.
Kana hiňi igen barikani
nane šoha lačhi chulaňi.
The me mange iľom gadža
ma kamavas čhajen romanen
kaj te dikhen ola Roma
hoj man hiňi parňi romňi
romňi, parňi romňi.
La gandžaha menge me dživavas
so kamavas mange keravas
hoj ča imar adaďives džanav
kaj la romaňa ča me kamav.
Lakre šukar jakhora
lakre kale balora.
The me mange iľom gadža
ma kamavas čhajen romanen
kaj te dikhen ola Roma
hoj man hiňi parňi romňi
romňi, parňi romňi.
Song by Goran Bregovic
Bijav
Baro devla dikh dikh dikh tu devlea
Akava them na dikhlja
Sveti djordje azdajenca
Sa andjelja mustakjenca
Bahtale romenca
Sa bijavenca
Baro devla dikh dikh dikh tu devlea
Djamutrea djamutrea
Suza terna tu avea
A tu devla sar o mace
Te bijangon chave lace
Ka vazdolpe viski viski
Ka pijolpe malboro
Majbut majbut rakija
Bijav si amaro
Kavijari kavijari
Kavijari nane
Deni trube deni trube
Kurav ta cemane
Star babe trin teze
Sel selea ka han meze
*Sorry the chorus is missing
A version of Vera Bila’s song by Sabrosas
O poštaris avel
O postaris avel
telegramos avel (x2)
sarmeles genava genava
opala cingela cingea
dzamore dzamore dzamore
na kamav tut (x2)
idze postar idze
telegram mi nese (x2)
jak ja ho citala citala
vlasy si trhala trhala
nechod mi do dvora do dvora
bo ja netvoja (x2)
Song by Mitsoura
Kelushka
Shukar san shukar keles
Pala mande tu meres
Tigda da da da shukar sa kiri iaca
Shukar san shukar keles
Pala mande tu meres
Tigdalalala shukar sa kiri iaca
Ref
Hei na na na me mamo pa la la
Hei mamo da ciumidau me che ushtea
Hei na na na me mamo pa la la
Hei mamo da ciumidau me che ushtea
Str 2
Che romie belgali
Ma che tuche mai bari
Tigdadada da shukar sa kiri iaca
Che romnie belgali
Ma che tuche mai bari
Tigdalalala shukar sa kiri iaca
Ref
Hei na na na meu mamo pa la la
Hei mamo da ciumidau me che ushtea
Hei na na na meu mamo pa la la
hei mamo da ciumidau me che ushtea
Shukar san shukar keles
Pala mande tu meres
Tigdalalala shukar sa kiri iaca
Shukar san shukar keles
Pala mande tu meres
Tigdalala da shukar sa kiri iaca
Ref:
Hei na na na mer mamo pa la la
Hei mamo da ciumidau me che ushta
Hei na na na meu mamo pa la la
Hei mamo da ciumidau me che ushta
Muri cinyi lulugyori,
lulugyengi sukár ráji.
Ustyi opre, seje, haj,
Hulávtut taj urávtut,
Hulávtut taj lasártut,
Aven mange le rom, mangen tut!
Aj, Dévlale, jaldinla,
Pé kercsima tradela,
Pé kercsima, pe bari,
Kaj pijen e mol tatyi.
Song by Goran Bregovic
Aven Ivenda
Sa gada guglije munrrije sa gada dilije
Ucharla iva parne
Thaj duj cikne asvora
Sar duj cirikljora
ivja furjan
Ileja
Aven Ivenda
Ya Rayah performed by Shantel. The song is originally from Dahmane El Harrachi.
Sorry I couldn’t find the lyrics in Romani, I’ll keep on trying!
Translation:
Hey departing Traveler, where are you heading?
Your journey is bound to failure…
How many travelers before you…
Have sought the path with similar results?
How many cities and deserts have I roamed?
How much time have I wasted
Touring from one place to another?
Oh lost one, no matter how much you run away
Your destiny will end in exhaustion…
Time has passed you by…
And you have yet to notice it.
Original lyrics in arabic:
Ya rayah win msafar trouh taâya wa twali
Ch’hal nadmou laâbad el ghaflin qablak ou qabli
Ch’hal cheft al bouldan lâamrine wa lber al khali
Ch’hal dhiyaât wqat ch’hal tzid mazal ou t’khali
Ya lghayeb fi bled ennas ch’hal taâya ma tadjri
Tzid waâd el qoudra wala zmane wenta ma tedri
Aâlach qalbek hzine waâlach hakda ki zawali
Matdoum achadda wila tzid taâlem ou tabni
maydoumou layyam wala ydoum seghrek ou seghri
Ya hlil ou meskine li ghab saâdou ki zahri
Ya msafer naâtik oussaayti addiha el bakri
Chouf ma yeslah bik qbal ma tbiî ou ma techri
Ya nnayem djani khabrek ma sralek ma srali
Hakdha rad el qalb bel djbine sabhane el âali
Lyrics to Naj Ma Shela, thanks to Mihaly “Mazsi” Rostás from Romengo:
Naj Ma Shela
Naj ma shela me te lav
de mange tu tyira sha
de mange tu tyira sha,
te na desla ingravla
Si ma shela me te lav
de mange tu tyira sha
de mange tu tyira sha
te na desla csoravla
Translation:
I have no money to get married
Give me your daughter
Give me your daughter
If you don’t give me her I’ll carry her off.
I have money to get married
Give me your daughter
Give me your daughter
If you don’t give me her I’ll steal her.