traditional Roma song arranged by Hilary Jeffery
dedicated to the memory of Béla Pokuta

Marcelka Dreveňáková - voice
Jozef Dreveňák - voice
Hilary Jeffery - trombone
Irenka Pokutová -voice
Béla Pokuta - voice

recorded at the Evangelic church in Veľký Slavkov - Slovakia,
September 2007

edited and mixed at the Hilcave, Amsterdam

thanks to Jana Belisova!

Lyrics:

Te me geľom andre karčma te pijel,
de zachudle man štar žandara te marel.
De na maren man de žandarale, de bo dukhal,
hej, de hin man khere de churde čhave,
de mukhen man.

De na maren man de žandarale, de bo dukhal,
hej, de hin man khere de o but čhave,
de muken man.

When I went to the pub to get a drink,
four cops grabbed me to give me a hit.
Don’t hit me, cops, it hurts,
I have little kids at home,
let me go.

Don’t hit me, cops, ‘cause it hurts,
I have at home lots of kids,
let me go. 






Te me geľom andre karčma te pijel

hilary jeffery composes, plays and teaches music

plays in 
Organza Ray, Zinc & Copper, Inconsolable Ghost, Mullet + many more

works at
Berlintune Studio
with Eleni Poulou

Te me geľom andre karčma te pijel

hiljef