Burno, lacho quiribo, Que nuevas has dinar?
Que nuevas has dinar?"
"Las nuevas que io terelo, Birandon, birandon, birandera!
Las nuevas que io terelo Te haran orobar, Te haran orobar.
"Mero Malbrun mi eray, Birandon, birandon, birandera!
Mero Malbrun mi eray Mero en la chinga, Mero en la chinga.
"Sinaba a su entierro, Birandon, birandon, birandera!
Sinaba a su entierro La plastani sara, La plastani sara.
"Seis guapos jundunares, Birandon, birandon, birandera!
Seis guapos jundunares Le llevaron cabanar, Le llevaron cabanar.
"Delante de la jestari, Birandon, birandon, birandera!
Delante de la jestari Chalo el sacrista, Chalo el sacrista.
"El sacrista delante, Birandon, birandon, birandera!
El sacrista delante, Y el errajai pala, Y el errajai pala.
"Al majaro ortalame, Birandon, birandon, birandera!
Al majaro ortalame Le llevaron cabanar, Le llevaron cabanar.
"Y ote le cabanaron Birandon, birandon, birandera!
Y ote le cabanaron No dur de la burda, No dur de la burda.
"Y opre de la jestari Birandon, birandon, birandera!
Guillabela un chilindrote; Soba en paz, soba!
Soba en paz, soba!
MALBROUK FROM THE SPANISH GYPSY VERSION
Malbrouk is gone to the wars, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
Malbrouk is gone to the wars; He"ll never return no more!
He"ll never return no more!
His lady-love and darling, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera His lady-love and darling His absence doth deplore, His absence doth deplore.
To the turret"s top she mounted, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
To the turret"s top she mounted And look"d till her eyes were sore, And look"d till her eyes were sore.
She saw his squire a-coming, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
She saw his squire a-coming; And a mourning suit he wore, And a mourning suit he wore.
"O squire, my trusty fellow; Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
O squire, my trusty fellow, What news of my soldier poor?
What news of my soldier poor?"
"The news which I bring thee, lady, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
The news which I bring thee, lady, Will cause thy tears to shower, Will cause thy tears to shower.
"Malbrouk my master"s fallen, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
Malbrouk my master"s fallen, He fell on the fields of gore, He fell on the fields of gore.
"His funeral attended, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
His funeral attended The whole reg"mental corps, The whole reg"mental corps.
"Six neat and proper soldiers, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
Six neat and proper soldiers To the grave my master bore, To the grave my master bore.
"The parson follow"d the coffin, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
The parson follow"d the coffin, And the s.e.xton walk"d before, And the s.e.xton walk"d before.
"They buried him in the churchyard, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
They buried him in the churchyard, Not far from the church"s door, Not far from the church"s door.
"And there above his coffin, Birrandon, birrandon, birrandera!
There sings a little swallow: Sleep there, thy toils are o"er, Sleep there, thy toils are o"er."
THE ENGLISH GYPSIES
TUGNEY BESHOR
The Romany Chals Should jin so bute As the Puro Beng To scape of gueros And wafo gorgies The wafodupen.
They lels our gryor, They lels our wardoes, And wusts us then Drey starripenes To mer of pishens And buklipen.
Cauna volelan Muley pappins Pawdle the len Men artavavam Of gorgio foky The wafodupen.
Ley teero sollohanloinus opreylis!
SORROWFUL YEARS
The wit and the skill Of the Father of ill, Who"s clever indeed, If they would hope With their foes to cope The Romany need.