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[acebreathesfire]

This international Roma day I wish the world more than ever BUT SASTIPEN THAJ MESTIPEN (health and freedom). Shukar Romani Dives! Opre Roma!

[acebreathesfire]

What's it like being Romani? How did you practice trapeze and fire breathing?

First, some background. The Romani are a diasporic people with roots in what is now northern India. There are tons of sub-groups of Romani people, with all kinds of dialects of the Romanes language. A lot of us are settled nowadays — being nomadic was never a choice as much as a reality of being chased from place to place. And because we’re such a varied and far-flung ethnicity who have repeatedly faced genocide and continue to face pogroms and discrimination, I wouldn’t dare to speak for anyone but myself. With that said, it’s being fiercely protective of cultural traditions and human rights.

Circus arts are one way I connect to my culture. I learned to eat and breathe fire from a family friend, and continue to perform, teach, practice, and learn from other fire eaters and breathers. I first picked up trapeze in a similar way. These days, many major and mid-cities have thriving circus communities, including circus classes.

[acebreathesfire]

“Today, we call on Romani women to take a stand and send a message that we refuse to stop fighting for our equality. We refuse to give in to racism and hate. We refuse to compromise on our rights. We refuse to be defined by the violence which is done against us.” — Anikó Orsós & Senada Sali, European Roma Rights Centre

[nataliewell]

This song is incredible, particularly the woman singer's part. 

[aj-rromale]

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"Tu Jésty Fátã...-You Are That Girl" by Kanizsa Csillagai from the album The Boyash Gypsies of Hungary

Tu eşti fată care n-are N-are, n-are suflet n-are N-are, n-are suflet n-are Haide fată, tu a fată Să te vadă tot ţigani Haide fată, tu a fată

Aj, o Doamne, să cu fire Nu zvon des ține cu mine Aj, o Doamne, să cu fire

Tu eşti fată, fată bună, Care nu mine să joacă, Care nu mine să joacă, Haide fată, tu a fată Să te vadă tot ţigani Haide fată, tu a fată

Aj, o Doamne, să cu fire Nu zvon des ține cu mine Aj, o Doamne, să cu fire

English

You are that girl, who has got no Got no, got no heart, got no, Got no, got no heart, got no, Come girl, come out, So that men can see you Come girl, come out.

Oh, my God, she has brains. She does not speak to me, She has brains.

You are that girl, that good girl, Who is not playing with me, Who is not playing with me, Come girl, come out, So that men can see you Come girl, come out.

Oh, my God, she has brains. She does not speak to me, She has brains.

The English translations were included in the book. The actual words, however, are missing for every song and it annoys me to no end. So, the Romanian is what I've been able to come up with with Google's help and spellchecks. Take it as a rough, possible wording, as I know next to nothing about Romanian.

[aj-rromale]

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"S-O Mérsz gîszká-The Goose Has Gone Onto The Ice" by Kanizsa Csillagai from the album The Boyash Gypsies of Hungary