Lyrics and translation ESMA REDŽEPOVA - Dzelem, Dzelem

Dzelem, Dzelem

Gelem, gelem, lungone dromensa
Maladilem bakhtale Romensa
A Romale, katar tumen aven,
E tsarensa bakhtale dromensa?
A Romale, A Chavale
Sas vi man yekh bari familiya,
Mundardyas la e Kali Legiya
Aven mansa sa lumnyake Roma,
Kai putardile e Romane droma
Ake vriama, usti Rom akana,
Amen khutasa misto kai kerasa
A Romale, A Chavale
Puter Devla le parne vudara
Te shai dikhav kai si me manusha
Pale ka zhav lungone dromendar
Thai ka phirav bakhtale Romensa
A Romalen, A chavalen
Opre Rroma, si bakht akana
Aven mansa sa lumnyake Roma
O kalo mui thai e kale yakha
Kamav len sar e kale drakha
A Romalen, A chavalen.

Dzelem, Dzelem

I go, I go, along the long road
I was born under the lucky Romany star
Oh, Romany people, where do you come from,
What king gave you the lucky road?
Oh, Romany people, oh, my brothers
Once we were one big family,
Our mother was the Black Madonna
From her came the proud Romany people,
When they set out on the Romany road
At that time, you were the real Romany,
And we all lived together peacefully
Oh, Romany people, oh, my brothers
God's son came down to earth
To show you what it means to be human
So now we go along the long road
And follow the lucky Romany star
Oh, Romany people, oh, my brothers
Wake up, Roma, it's time for luck
From her came the proud Romany people
With black eyes and black hair
Be beautiful like the black raven
Oh, Romany people, oh, my brothers.