p. viiCONTENTS
p. viiCONTENTS
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The English Gypsy Language
3
Romano Lavo-Lil: Word-Book of the Romany
15
Rhymed List of Gypsy Verbs
71
Betie Rokrapenes: Little Sayings
76
Cotorres of Mi-Dibble’s Lil chiv’d adrey Romanes: Pieces of Scripture cast into Romany
85
The Lord’s Prayer in the Gypsy Dialect of Transylvania
92
Lil of Romano Jinnypen: Book of the Wisdom of the Egyptians
96
Romane Navior of Temes and Gavior: Gypsy Names of Countries and Towns
112
Thomas Rossar-mescro, or Thomas Herne
118
Kokkodus Artarus
129
Mang, Prala: Beg on, Brother
132
English Gypsy Songs:—
Welling Kattaney: The Gypsy Meeting
132
Lelling Cappi: Making a Fortune
136
The Dui Chalor: The Two Gypsies
138
Miro Romany Chi: My Roman Lass
142
Ava, Chi: Yes, my Girl
146
The Temeskoe Rye: The Youthful Earl
146
Camo-Gillie: Love-Song
148
p. viiiTugnis Amande: Woe is me
150
The Rye and the Rawne: The Squire and Lady
152
Romany Suttur Gillie: Gypsy Lullaby
154
Sharrafi Kralyissa: Our Blessed Queen
156
Plastra Lesti: Run for it!
156
Foreign Gypsy Songs:—
The Romany Songstress
161
L’Erajai: The Frair
162
Malbrun: Malbrouk
164
The English Gypsies:—
Tugney Beshor: Sorrowful Years
172
Their History
174
Gypsy Names
185
Fortune-Telling
197
The Hukni
201
Cauring
202
Metropolitan Gypsyries:—
Wandsworth
207
The Potteries
228
The Mount
235
Ryley Bosvil
241
Kirk Yetholm
253