Romani Poem Translated by A Z Foreman

Poems Found In Translation: “Lilith Mazikina: "The Years Flow By..." (From Romani)”

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Lilith Mazikina: "The Years Flow By..." (From Romani) Posted: 12 Oct 2016 09:02 PM PDT "The years flow by..." By Lilith Mazikina Translated by A.Z. Foreman The years flow by like water through hands,  From the girl I was to the woman I am. Now I'm the one with her own girls, see! What thief filched all my youth from me?  Whoever it was...I hope he has fun.  There at my window — the dark birds come.  I open the window — shoo them away. How far ahead is the bone-cold rain? It's all without you! "Forget him" they insisted. What sister forgets her brother existed? The Original: For reasons explained on this page, all Cyrillic Romani texts I translate are accompanied by transcription in Roman characters.  Бэрша прастан - вастэндыр паны. Мэ сомас чяй - мэ ячьём ромны; кокорьятэ, дыкх, акана чяя. Тэрныпэ миро со за чёр чёрдя? Саво чёрдя - мэк лэнца кхэлэл... Пал окностэ - калэ чириклэ; откэрава фэнштра, криго традав. Кицык ангил шудрэ брышында? - сарэ битыро! "Забистэр", пхэнэн. Нэ сыр пшалэс забистрэла - пхэн?      BerÅ¡a prastan — vasténdîr panî. Me somas čjaj — me jačjom romnî Kokorjáte, dîkh, akana čjaja. Ternîpé miro so za čjor čjordja? Savo čjordja — mek lénca khelel... Pal oknóste — kale čirikle; Otkeráva fénÅ¡tra, krígo tradav. Kícîk angil Å¡udre brîšîndá? Sare bitîró! Zabister, phenen. Ne sîr pÅ¡ales zabistréla — phen?