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
God save thee, Maria! full art thou of grace; the Lord is with thee;
blessed art thou amongst all women, and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb.—Jesus.
Holy Maria, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of
our death!—Amen, Jesus.
Glory (to) the Father, the Son, (and) the Holy Ghost; as was in the
beginning, now, and for ever: in the ages of the ages.—Amen.
OR CREDO / THE CREED
SARTA LO CHIBELARON LOS CALES DE CORDOVATI / TRANSLATED BY THE GYSPIES OF
CORDOVA
Pachabélo en Un-debel batu tosaro-baro, que ha querdi el char y la
chiqué; y en Un-debél chinoró su unico chaboró eraño de amangue, que
chaló en el trupo de la Majarí por el Duquende Majoró, y abió del veo de
la Majarí; guilló curádo debájo de la sila de Pontio Piláto el chínobaró;
guilló mulo y garabado; se chalé á las jacháris; al trin chibé se ha
sicobádo de los mulés al char; sinéla bejádo á las baste de Un-debél
barreá; y de oté abiará á juzgar á los mulés y á los que no lo sinélan;
pachabélo en el Majaró; la Cangrí Majarí bareá; el jalar de los Majaries;
lo mecó de los grécos; la resureccion de la maas, y la ochi que no
maréla.
I believe in God the Father all-great, who has made the heaven and the
earth; and in God the young, his only Son, the Lord of us, who went into
the body of the blessed (maid) by (means of) the Holy Ghost, and came out
of the womb of the blessed; he was tormented beneath the power of Pontius
Pilate, the great Alguazil; was dead and buried; he went (down) to the
fires; on the third day he raised himself from the dead unto the heaven;
he is seated at the major hand of God; and from thence he shall come to
judge the dead and those who are not (dead). I believe in the blessed
one; in the church holy and great; the banquet of the saints; the
remission of sins; the resurrection of the flesh, and the life which does
not die.
REJELENDRES / PROVERBS
Or soscabela juco y teráble garipé no le sin perfiné anelar relichi.
Bus yes manupe cha machagarno le pendan chuchipon los brochabos.
Sacais sos ne dicobélan calochin ne bridaquélan.
Coin terelare trasardos e dinastes nasti le buchare berrandáñas á
desquero contiqué.
On sares las cachimanes de Sersen abillen rechés.
Bus mola yes chirriclo on la ba sos grés balogando.
A Ostebé brichardilando y sar or mochique diñelando.
Bus mola quesar jero de gabuño sos manporí de bombardo.
Dicár y panchabár, sata penda Manjaró Lillar.
Or esorjié de or narsichislé sin chismar lachinguél.
Las queles mistos grobelás: per macara chibel la pirí y de rachi la
operisa.
Aunsos me dicas vriardao de jorpoy ne sirlo braco.
Chachipé con jujána—Calzones de buchí y medias de lana.
Chuquel sos piréla cocal teréla.
Len sos sonsi bela pani ó reblandani teréla.
He who is lean and has scabs needs not carry a net. {419a}
When a man goes drunk the boys say to him ‘suet.’ {419b}
Eyes which see not break no heart.
He who has a roof of glass let him not fling stones at his neighbour.
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