Šunen, šunen, Romalen
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Šunen, šunen, Romalen is a popular dance song about the devotion of a lover. Ruža Nikolić-Lakatos often sang it at public performances because the dance song enables interaction with the audience.
Musical transcription based on the booklet accompanying the CD Amare gila - Unsere Lieder / Our Songs
This recording of Šunen, Šunen, Romalen was made during a Lovari festival at the Amerlinghaus in 1993.
Commentary
(GERMAN ONLY) During a field research interview, Manuela Nikolić, the daughter of Ruža Nikolić-Lakatos and Mišo Nikolić, explains the content of Šunen, šunen, Romalen.
Lyrics
Stanza 1
| Šunen, šunen, Romalen, | Listen, listen, Roma, |
| so Roma so von vorbin, | what all the other Roma are saying, |
| a šeja von mangen, la šukara šeja, | they want to woo the girl, the beautiful girl, |
| aj me pala late merav. | for whom I am dying (of love). |
Stanza 2
| Muk den tu avereske | Let them give you to someone else, |
| aj tu kam te rovesa, | but you will cry, |
| ke vi tu man kames, sar vi me tut kamav, | because you love me too, just as I love you, |
| aj me pala tute merav. | I am dying for you. |
Stanza 3
| Ke tu san šej šukar hej, | Because you are so beautiful, girl, |
| kaj phabon tje duj jakha, | because your two eyes shine, |
| kaj phabon tje jakha sar duj čerhaja | because your eyes shine like two stars, |
| aj me pala tute merav. (3x) | I am dying for you. (3x) |
Literature
- Hemetek, Ursula. “Šunen, Šunen, Romalen (Listen, Listen, Roma): Reception of Lovari Songs-A Cultural Misunderstanding?” In: The World of Music (Vol. 39, Issue 2)., 1997. S. 97-110. PDF
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