We went, we went
created: 20. 12. 2019 10:50 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The female instrumental and vocal group LUNA played in Presov on June 7, 2013. The band consists, non typically of women only. It's members are four conservatory students, three of them play the instruments, the fourth is a lead singer. The presented digital cultural object is a record of their interpretation of the Romani anthem "Gelem, gelem". The LUNA band anthem playing style incorporates the folk music elements typical for Central Slovakia into the original composition.
copyright: State Scientific Library in Prešov
recorded: 07. 06. 2013
category: music
A text transcript of the video content
Gelem, gelem
Gelem, gelem lungone dromensa,
maladilem bahtale Romensa.
A Romalen katar tumen aven?
E tsarensa, bokhale chavensa.
A Romale, a čhavale.
Sine man yek bari familiya,
mudarďas la i kali legiya.
Ake vriama, ušti Rom akana,
men khutasa mishto kai kerasa.
A Romalen, a čhavale.
Puter, Devla, le parne vudara,
te shai dikhav kai si me manusha.
Opre Roma, isi vaht akana,
ajde mancar sa lumniake Roma.
A Romalen, a čhavale.
Išli sme, išli
Išli sme, išli, dlhými cestami
Stretli sme sa so šťastnými Rómami.
Ach, Rómovia, odkiaľ že prichádzate?
Pod plachtami, s hladnými deťmi.
Ach, Rómovia, ach, ľudia.
Mal som veľkú rodinu,
Zavraždila ju čierna légia.
Nastal čas, povstaňte, Rómovia,
Vysoko dosiahneme, ak sa pohneme.
Ach, Rómovia, ach, ľudia.
Otvor, Bože, biele dvere,
Nech uvidím, kde je môj národ.
Hore sa, Rómovia, nastal už čas,
Spojte sa, Rómovia z celého sveta.
Ach, Rómovia, ach ľudia.
Gelem, gelem
I went, I went on long roads
I met happy Romani
O Romani, where do you come from,
With tents, with hungry children?
O Romani, O Romani youth!
I had a great family,
It was murdered by Black Legion
The time comes, rise up Romani now,
We will rise high if we act
O Romani, O Romani youth!
God, open the white doors
So I can see where are my people.
Stand up, Romani, time has come now,
Come together all world Romani
O Romani, O Romani youth!