Numa tusa
Ado shavo kade zhanel tekhelel
E figuri le romenge sikavel

Lesko nav si pinzharduno
Ke voj si lo romano (x2)

Kanak khelel sakon peles te dikhel
Taj le sheja andar leste dijaven

Lesko nav si pinzharduno
Ke voj si lo romano (x2)

Numa, numa, numa, numa, numa me
Numa tusa khelav me

Aj Devlale, aj Devlale putyardo
Kade gindyin voj si numa buzhanglo

Lesko nav si pinzharduno
Ke voj si lo romano (x2)

Numa, numa, numa, numa, numa me
Numa tusa khelav me (x4)

O Bijav

Phenas amen e vorba
Sar le but roma ande luma
E gava andre phiren
Le gazhhenca lasho foro von keren
Le but love von roden
Kade zhuven sar zhanen ande luma

Le romenge zhal misto
Bijav keren romano de romano
Putren auri o vudar
Aven le roma dural kaj amende
Vurdonesa von aven
Ande glazha mol anen le romenge

Phenas gilji romanji
Mukh te khelel amari cini bori
Taj aujas odo chaso
Bijav keras romano de romano
Gijabaras taj khelas
Patyivales vorbinas le romenca

Amari san amari, amari cini bori
Tu te khelej amenge
Voja kerej le intrego romenge
Aldil tut o Sunto Del
Kaj shukaras tu kheles amenge

The wedding (translation)

We’ll tell the truth
How the gypsies live in the world
They roam the villages
They trade with people
That’s how they make lots of money
That’s how they live in the world

If it goes well for the romanies
They make a wedding for their daughter
If you open the door
You would see how the wedding guests are coming
They are boys bringing wine in bottles

Let’s celebrate, let’s sing
So our little bride can dance
The time has come
The wedding will be beautiful
We’ll sing, we’ll dance
We’ll make a proper wedding

You belong to us, you belong to us, you are ours
Smallest doughter/when you dance for us
You make us so happy
My God bless you

When you dance kindly for the wedding guests

Ochi chyornye

Ochi chyornye

Ochi chyornye, ochi zhguchie
Ochi strastnye i prekrasnye
Kak lyublyu ya vas, kak boyus’ ya vas
Znat’ uvidel vas ya ne v dobryi chas

Ochi chyornye, ochi plamenny
I manyat oni v strany dal’nye
Gde tsarit lyubov’, gde tsarit pokoi
Gde stradan’ya nyet, gde vrazhdy zapryet

Ne vstrechal by vas, ne stradal by tak
Ya by prozhil zhizn’ ulybayuchis’
Vy zgubili menya ochi chyornye
Unesli na vek moyo schast’ye

Vy zgubili menya ochi chyornye
Unesli na vek moyo schast’ye

Dark eyes (translation)

Dark eyes, burning eyes
Passionate and splendid eyes
How I love you, How I fear you
Verily, I saw you at a sinister hour

Dark eyes, flaming eyes
They implore me into faraway lands
Where love reigns, where peace reigns
Where there is no suffering, where war is forbidden

If I hadn’t met you, I wouldn’t be suffering so
I would have lived my life smiling
You have ruined me, dark eyes
You have taken my happiness away forever

Opa Cupa / Opa Tsupa (Lumba)

Opa cupa

Me sem gova chavoro,
Khelav mange majlacho,
Oj andale mandale,
E chora man astaren.

Kas me astarava,
Me mange asava,
Samo jekh chaj ni mangel,
Voj mande puchel

O opa cupa na ker mange chaje muka,
Ti daj ka merel ako ni keles.

Lumbaj , lumbaj, lumbalaj ajde ajde ajde,
Lumbaj , lumbaj, lumbalaj ajde ajde ajde.

Sa e chaja kelena,
Voj ni mangel te khelel,
Oj andale mandale,
Mudarel man o devel.

Ava Ruza ava khel,
a i tiro mek avel,
Oj andale mandale,
E sviracha ka kelen.

O opa cupa na ker mange chaje muka,
Ti daj ka merel ako ni keles.

Lumbaj , lumbaj, lumbalaj ajde ajde ajde,
Lumbaj , lumbaj, lumbalaj ajde ajde ajde.

Chao maj o hutalo, I Ruza so ni kelel,
Oj andale mandale, an bobo ki astarel.

Ava Ruza ava khel,
Pa i tiro mek avel,
Oj andale mandale,
E sviracha ka kelen.

O opa cupa na ker mange chaje muka,
Ti daj ka merel ako ni keles.

Lumbaj , lumbaj, lumbalaj ajde ajde ajde,
Lumbaj , lumbaj, lumbalaj ajde ajde ajde.

Oh girl (translation)

I am a poor guy,
One of the best dancers,
The girls grab me to dance.

Whomever I grab is glad,
Only one girl doesn’t want to dance,
She runs away from me.

O girl, why are you making trouble for me?
May your mother die if you don’t dance!
Come on, come on, Come on!

All the girls are dancing,
But she is crying sadly,
In my heart a fire burns.
Come on, Rosa, come and dance,
Then you’ll get married.
Even the musicians are dancing.

Whomever I grab is glad,
Only one girl doesn’t want to dance,
She runs away from me.
Translation provided by Mónica Roncon

Lúmba, lúmba, lúmbajla,
Ájde, ájde, ájde.
Lúmba, lúmba, lúmbajla,
Ájde, ájde, ájde.

Pherasyása phurilyom,
Pherasyása barilyom,
Akaná baró pheryás,
Sar aménge te ternyás.

Áke taj voj kaj avél,
Amarí terní borí,
«Dobryj vecher» na phenél
Shukyol láki chiborí.

Ópa tsúpa, kaj gelyán, pe saí lumyá,
E daj but rovél, e romní khelél.
Ópa tsúpa, kaj gelyán, pe saí lumyá,
E daj but rovél, e romní khelél.

Lúmba, lúmba, lúmbajla,
Ájde, ájde, ájde.
Lúmba, lúmba, lúmbajla,
Ájde, ájde, ájde.
Lyrics provided by Alexander Abashev

Pala Tute

Pala Tute (I’m dying after you)
Caravan is comin’
All guitars are strummin’
Chief is sitting high
With gold across the chest
I’m just a little chavo
I don’t even own a guitar
But mama they got girl
That I love the best

Lela lela lela
Lela pala tute
Jas kana meres
Merava pala late
Lela lela lela
Lela pala tute
Aaaaaaaaaaaaa hey

Lela lela lela
Lela pala tute
Jas kana meres
Merava pala late
Lela lela lela
Lela pala tute
Jas kana meres
Merava pala late

Carnival is comin’
All guitars are strummin’
And says old hitano
Boy, forget about the bling
Here is a guitarra
For you little chavo
If you slave to kissing
You gotta play this thing

Lela lela lela
Lela pala tute
Jas kana meres
Merava pala late
Lela lela lela
Lela pala tute
Jas kana meres
Merava pala late

Caravan is leavin’
And her breast is heaving
Lord this kind of love
Can not be untrue
I’m a little chavo
But I learned one thing
Girls they like the kissing
As much as we do

Lela lela lela
Lela pala tute
I’m dying dying
Dying after you
Lela lela lela
Lela pala tute
Girls they like the kissing
As much as we do

Lela lela lela
Lela pala tute
Jas kana meres
Merava pala late
Lela lela lela
Lela pala tute
Jas kana meres
Merava pala late