Opre šute aba mange
- Genre
- langsames Lied
- Thema
- Klagelied
- DOI
- doi.org/10.21939/vpms-r313
Content
Recordings
Opre šute aba mange is the lament of a man who comes to Austria and starts a relationship with a taken woman. This gets him into great difficulties, as the other men now despise and persecute him. The recording was made as part of a concert by Ruža Nikolić-Lakatos and her husband Mišo Nikolić at the Amerlinghaus in 1991.
Musical transcription based on Romane gila. Lieder und Tänze der Roma in Österreich.
This recording was made during a Lovari party at the Nikolić family home in 1993. The guests, including Ruža's brother and other relatives, sing the song along loudly, especially the final notes of the lines. They also talk and comment in between. The recording reflects the mood of the celebration, where the music is in the foreground, as well as shows the popularity of the song.
Opre šute aba mange on the occasion of a concert by Ruža Nikolić-Lakatos and Mišo Nikolić at the Interkulttheater in 1993.
Commentary
(GERMAN ONLY) Ethnomusicologist Ursula Hemetek presents Opre šute aba mange during a performance by Ruža Nikolić-Lakatos and Mišo Nikolić at the Interkulttheater in 1993. She emphasizes that the song is a lament of a young Hungarian man. He curses the day he came to Vienna, as he got into big trouble because of an affair with a married woman.
Lyrics
Stanza 1
| Opre šute aba mange | The lousy Viennese guys |
| jaj de le Bečeske čore šave | have decided |
| jaj de man varikaj xutjilena, | to kill me immediately, |
| jaj de mamo, mindjar mudaren ma. | when they catch me. |
Stanza 2
| Misto soste aba, mamo? | Why, mother? |
| Misto kodi čori kurva. | Because of that depraved whore. |
| Jaj de xalas mange muro šero, | She has ruined me, |
| šinel la de o merimo. | Death shall take her. |
Stanza 3
| Apal phendas: | And again, he said: |
| So kero ma, Raja Devla, | What shall I do, my Lord? |
| ka šo, Devlam, muro šero | Where shall I lay my head? |
| jaj de barestar lažavestar | Because of the great shame, |
| jaj de mamo la bara brigatar? | mother, because of the great sorrow. |
Stanza 4
| Žutisar ma, Raja Devla, | Help me, my Lord, |
| na muk, Devlam, te xasajvav, | do not let me perish, my God, |
| jaj de te šaj kerav vi me voja | that I too may live in joy, |
| mama maškar muro nipo. | among my people. |
Stanza 5
| Apal phendas: | And again, he said: |
| A kurvake kale jakha | The whore's black eyes, mother, |
| avri trubun, mamo, marde. | they should be cut out. |
| Jaj de la kurvake kale jakha | The whore's black eyes, mother, |
| avri trubun, mamo, marde. | they should be cut out. |
Stanza 6
| Mardon o Del kodo časo, | If only God had cursed that hour, |
| kana kheral šutem paso, | when I left home, |
| jaj de kana kheral indulindem, | when I left home for |
| mamo, ando čoro njamco. | this miserable Austria. |
Manuscript by Mišo Nikolić
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