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 !
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!”