Hi

This is Banu who is a fan of Balkan music & culture from Istanbul.

I was just 9 years old when I first listent to a song from Balkans, and that was it... I was deep in love simply!

Now I'm trying to collect any albums of Balkan bands (and Brass bands) I can find in Istanbul (and of course with a reasonable price lol)

Yesterday I bought an albume of Fanfare Ciocarlia ~ Iag Bari

I've been listening the song "Lume, lume" a thousand time since I bought it!
Just magical... (And maybe because I've been to two funerals of my dearest uncles since the new year's eve)

All I understand from google searches that the song is about the meaning of life and death. But unfortunatelly I don't know Romani (if the song is in Romani though)

As a new member I'd be so pleased if someone could translate the lyrics of "Lume, lume" to English. (I'm sorry if it's already translated in here, but I couldn't find it inside the forum)

Thank you all,
Best wishes from Istanbul,
Banu

Welcome to ATL Banu!
I hope you'll have fun here!

Hoşgeldin Banu

I was 9 years old too when I first listen to Turkish songs. And so far Turkey is my huge love. But unfortunately, I couldn't speak it yet . I'm still learning Turkish. Hoping I could speak it soon. İyi günler

Merhabe ! Welcome to this forums; as far as I know Fanfare is a gipsy´s band and I think there are some amazing somgs sung by Esma (a very famous gipsy singer)

At least I could find the lyrics for Lume Lume, maybe someone can help with translation


Lume, Lume
(with “The Bulgarian Voices
ANGELITE')

Lume Lume soro lume
Lume lume soro lume
Ca asa e lumea trecatoare
Unul naste si altul moare
Lume soro lume
Cel ce naste chifueste
Cel ce moare petrezeste
Lume soro lume

Caci de mama si de tata
Nu te saturi nici o data
Lume soro lume
Si de frati si de surori
Nu te saturi pina mori
Lume soro lume

Berna, and Aylin... Thank you for greetings

Tahira, I do thank you too.

I found another version of Lume, lume on internet by chance.

The older version which was sung by Maria Tanase (a Romanian singer) on a non-profit website about Romania.

I would love to share both Romanian, and English words of it from that website. Should I write it here, or on another page?

Thank you all!