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Baro Foro Lyrics
Ai so keres mah baro foro
Tum baro foro yo roma
Pash sveto me parno projava
Ilo miro duchala chaja
Ai pasho mange dah romaino
Muro ilo duchala mah
For they can never never measure
Kuravlem so tekerav!
So call your best friend, let's take him with us
Onto new space, onto new time
Our silver plane now will be leaving
Only one day only one time
Kuravlem so tekerav!
Tum baro foro yo roma
Pash sveto me parno projava
Ilo miro duchala chaja
Ai pasho mange dah romaino
Muro ilo duchala mah
For they can never never measure
Kuravlem so tekerav!
So call your best friend, let's take him with us
Onto new space, onto new time
Our silver plane now will be leaving
Only one day only one time
Kuravlem so tekerav!
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Straight from the Hutz's mouth:
http://www.gogolbordello.com/us/hutzovina/baro-foro
To answer all questions about the 'SONG OF ALL TIMES AND ALL NATIONS BARO FORO' (from Multi Kontra Culti album)... So let's get down into the creative lab once again and settle all confusion. Baro Foro is written in a very broken Rromanes, the gypsy language; the reason is, that's all I could afford at the time of writing it in 1999. Now my knowledge of it has increased, but at the beginning of GB, when I was actively researching my family history and Romany culture, it was more on the level of abstract expression of my longing and love for Romany culture. Even though I managed to actually write sensible verses in Rromanes, some of it is basically sung in some bird-like language, if you wish - that's why any translations of it you find in chatrooms are total bullshit, except for a few lines correctly translated by Romany kids. Since I didn't go into rock n' roll to ask anyone how to do my shit, I just did it in the most immediate way. And anyway, the idea was to write not a national anthem, but a song of all times and all nations, the kind of shit they put into Vijager for other civilizations to check out. Another inspirational key is the song 'Mercy Seat' by Nick Cave... it's an extremely long and obsessive song and it was my anthem through teenage years. I always thought that when I grow up I will write a song that's even better and even longer than that. Well, Baro Foro is definitely fucking longer!
Translation to English by Professor Ian Hancock
Oh how are you, big town Oh big town, lads The boys will steal the horses The boys will steal the girl
The boys near Romani My heart pains me For they could never, never measure Oh Roma, what am I to do?
Around the white world I will travel My heart pains me And I will never lose Ay yeah, what am I to do?
The silver plane now will be leaving Only one day, only one time Call your best friend, let's take him with us Oh, what am I to do!
(Translation by Hütz)
Only that family lives well Where brothers love one another
Anyone speak Ukrainian?
OMG, this is amazing when they play it live! In four years I've never been able to find the meaning of the lyrics, but it doesn't take away from how great the music is. With GB, louder is always better, and this is a great example. I can get lost in this song... maybe the foreign lyrics help to create the effect. Hm. Maybe I shouldn't get it translated. Our silver plane now will be leaving......
Totally agree. I saw them play the Academy in Glasgow and they were awesome. The blew the roof of the place with this song
The lyrics aren't in Ukrainian, they're in the Romani language. The title literally means big town or big city.
Baro Foro is absolutely one of my favourite GB songs live.
this song is epic