The Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainBorrow, George
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The Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of Spain
Borrow, George
Romanies -- Languages; Romanies -- Spain
Varé tava soskei me puchelas cai Much I ponder why you ask me
soskei avillara catári. (questions), and why you should
come hither.
Mango le gulo Devlas vas o erai, I pray the sweet Goddess for the
hodj o erai te pirel misto, te gentleman, that the gentleman may
n’avel pascotia l’eras, ta na journey well, that misfortune
avel o erai nasvalo. come not to the gentleman, and
that the gentleman fall not sick.
Cana cames aves pale. When you please come back.
Ki’som dhes keral avel o rai How many days did the gentleman
catari? {363a} take to come hither?
Kit somu berschengro hal tu? How many years old are you?
{363b}
Cadé abri mai lachi e mol sar Here out better (is) the wine
ando foro. than in the city.
Sin o mas balichano, ta i gorkhe The meat is of pig, and the
garasheskri; {363c} sin o manro gherkins cost a grosh—the bread
parno, cai te felo do is white, and the lard costs two
garashangro. groshen.
Yeck quartalli mol ando lende. One quart of wine amongst us.
Andé mol oté mestchibo. In wine there (is) happiness.
Khava piava—dui shel, tri shel I will eat, I will drink—two
predinava. hundred, three hundred I will
place before.
Damen Devla saschipo ando mure Give us Goddess health in our
cocala. bones.
Te rosarow labio tarraco le I will seek a waistcoat, which I
Mujeskey miro pralesco, ta vela have, for Moses my brother, and I
mi anao tukey le Mujeskey miro will change names with Moses my
pralesky. brother. {363d}
Llundun baro foro, bishwar mai London (is) a big city, twenty
baro sar Cosvaro. times more big than Colosvar.
Nani yag, mullas. There is no fire, it is dead.
Nasiliom cai purdiom but; besh te I have suffered and toiled much:
pansch bersch mi homas slugadhis twenty and five years I was
pa Baron Splini regimentos. serving in Baron Splini’s
regiment.
Saro chiro cado Del; cavo o puro Every time (cometh) from God;
diñas o Del. that old (age) God gave.
Me camov te jav ando I wish to go unto Bukarest—from
Buka-resti—cado Bukaresti lachico Bukarest, the good country, (it
tem dur drom jin keri. is) a far way unto (my) house.
Mi hom nasvallo. I am sick.
Soskei nai jas ke baro ful-cheri? Why do you not go to the great
physician
Wei mangue ke nani man lové Because I have no money I can’t
nastis jav. go
Belgra sho mille pu cado Belgrade (is) six miles of land
Cosvarri; hin oter miro chabo.
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