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place。 Give to me to…day my dear bread； and forgive me all that I
am indebted to thee； as I forgive all that other men are indebted
to me； not lead me into any ill； take me out （of） all evil； thine
is the kingdom； thine the strong hand； thine the crown； now and
evermore。 Yea。 Truth。
THE BELIEF
Me apasavenna drey mi…dovvel； Dad soro…ruslo； savo kedas charvus ta
pov： apasavenna drey olescro yeck chavo moro arauno Christos； lias
medeveleskoe Baval…engro； beano of wendror of medeveleskoe gairy
Mary： kurredo tuley me…cralliskoe geiro Pontius Pilaten wast；
nasko pre rukh； moreno； chivios adrey o hev； jas yov tuley o kalo
dron ke wafudo tan； bengeskoe stariben； jongorasa o trito divvus；
atchasa opre to tatcho tan； Mi…dovvels kair； bestela kanaw odoi pre
Mi…dovvels tacho wast Dad soro…boro； ava sig to lel shoonaben opre
mestepen and merripen。 Apasa…venna en develeskoe Baval…engro； Boro
develeskoe congri； develeskoe pios of sore tacho foky ketteney；
soror wafudu…penes fordias； soror mulor jongorella； kek merella
apopli。 Avali； palor。
LITERAL TRANSLATION
I believe in my God； Father all powerful； who made heaven and
earth； I believe in his one Son our Lord Christ； conceived by Holy
Ghost； （117） born of bowels of Holy Virgin Mary； beaten under the
royal governor Pontius Pilate's hand； hung on a tree； slain； put
into the grave； went he down the black road to bad place； the
devil's prison； he awaked the third day； ascended up to good place；
my God's house； sits now there on my God's right hand Father…all…
powerful； shall come soon to hold judgment over life and death。 I
believe in Holy Ghost； Great Holy Church； Holy festival of all good
people together； all sins forgiveness； that all dead arise； no more
die again。 Yea； brothers。
SPECIMEN OF A SONG IN THE VULGAR OR BROKEN ROMMANY
As I was a jawing to the gav yeck divvus；
I met on the dron miro Rommany chi：
I puch'd yoi whether she com sar mande；
And she penn'd： tu si wafo Rommany；
And I penn'd； I shall ker tu miro tacho Rommany；
Fornigh tute but dui chave：
Methinks I'll cam tute for miro merripen；
If tu but pen； thou wilt commo sar mande。
TRANSLATION
One day as I was going to the village；
I met on the road my Rommany lass：
I ask'd her whether she would come with me；
And she said thou hast another wife。
I said； I will make thee my lawful wife；
Because thou hast but two children；
Methinks I will love thee until my death；
If thou but say thou wilt come with me。
Many other specimens of the English Gypsy muse might be here
adduced； it is probable； however； that the above will have fully
satisfied the curiosity of the reader。 It has been inserted here
for the purpose of showing that the Gypsies have songs in their own
language； a fact which has been denied。 In its metre it resembles
the ancient Sclavonian ballads； with which it has another feature
in common … the absence of rhyme。
Footnotes：
（1） QUARTERLY REVIEW； Dec。 1842
（2） EDINBURGH REVIEW； Feb。 1843。
（3） EXAMINER； Dec。 17； 1842。
（4） SPECTATOR； Dec。 7； 1842。
（5） Thou speakest well； brother！
（6） This is quite a mistake： I know very little of what has been
written concerning these people： even the work of Grellmann had
not come beneath my perusal at the time of the publication of the
first edition OF THE ZINCALI； which I certainly do not regret： for
though I believe the learned German to be quite right in his theory
with respect to the origin of the Gypsies； his acquaintance with
their character； habits； and peculiarities； seems to have been
extremely limited。
（7） Good day。
（8） Glandered horse。
（9） Two brothers。
（10） The edition here referred to has long since been out of print。
（11） It may not be amiss to give the etymology of the word engro；
which so frequently occurs in compound words in the English Gypsy
tongue：… the EN properly belongs to the preceding noun； being one
of the forms of the genitive case； for example； Elik…EN boro
congry； the great Church or Cathedral of Ely； the GRO or GEIRO
（Spanish GUERO）； is the Sanscrit KAR； a particle much used in that
language in the formation of compounds； I need scarcely add that
MONGER in the English words Costermonger； Ironmonger； etc。； is
derived from the same root。
（12） For the knowledge of this fact I am indebted to the well…known
and enterprising traveller； Mr。 Vigne； whose highly interesting
work on Cashmire and the Panjab requires no recommendation from me。
（13） Gorgio （Spanish GACHO）； a man who is not a Gypsy： the Spanish
Gypsies term the Gentiles Busne； the meaning of which word will be
explained farther on。
（14） An Eastern image tantamount to the taking away of life。
（15） Gentes non multum morigeratae； sed quasi bruta animalia et
furentes。 See vol。 xxii。 of the Supplement to the works of
Muratori； p。 890。
（16） As quoted by Hervas： CATALOGO DE LAS LENGUAS； vol。 iii。 p。
306。
（17） We have found this beautiful metaphor both in Gypsy and
Spanish； it runs thus in the former language：…
'LAS MUCHIS。 （The Sparks。）
'Bus de gres chabalas orchiris man dique a yes chiro purelar
sistilias sata rujias； y or sisli carjibal dinando trutas
discandas。
（18） In the above little tale the writer confesses that there are
many things purely imaginary； the most material point； however； the
attempt to sack the town during the pestilence； which was defeated
by the courage and activity of an individual； rests on historical
evidence the most satisfactory。 It is thus mentioned in the work
of Francisco de Cordova （he was surnamed Cordova from having been
for many years canon in that city）：…
'Annis praeteritis Iuliobrigam urbem； vulgo Logrono； pestilenti
laborantem morbo； et hominibus vacuam invadere hi ac diripere
tentarunt； perfecissentque ni Dens O。 M。 cuiusdam BIBLIOPOLAE
opera； in corum； capita； quam urbi moliebantur perniciem
avertisset。' DIDASCALIA； Lugduni； 1615； I vol。 8VO。 p。 405； cap。
50。
（19） Yet notwithstanding that we refuse credit to these particular
narrations of Quinones and Fajardo； acts of cannibalism may
certainly have been perpetrated by the Gitanos of Spain in ancient
times； when they were for the most part semi…savages living amongst
mountains and deserts； where food was hard to be procured： famine
may have occasionally compelled them to prey on human flesh； as it
has in modern times compelled people far more civilised than
wandering Gypsies。
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