Traditional russian gypsy folk song. Dance by Anna Vasilevskaya, VIA Romen and Blue Lotus Dance Company.
Shatritsa
Ai da nú-da nú-da nái
Da-rá da nú-da nai!
Ai da nú-da nú-da nái
Da-rá da nú-da nai! (x2)
A me djáva pa d’erévnye, pa balshym xátkam,
Syr yanáva balavás chavoré te xan
Chorus:
Ai tu térnori-nie lamáisya
Syr pxenáva lavoró – sabiraisyá!
Chorus:
Ai da shátritsa rogozhytko:
Ande shátritsa chai bidytko.
Chorus:
Little tent (translation):
Ai da nú-da nú-da nái
Da-rá da nú-da nai!
Ai da nú-da nú-da nái
Da-rá da nú-da nai! (x2)
And I’ll go around the village,
round the big cottages
If I bring pork, the children will eat.
But you young girl – don’t dispair
If I say the little words: Get ready!
Chorus:
Oh the tent is made of sack cloth:
In the tent, there is a forlorn girl.
Chorus: