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hindity mush�察。�110�� as you well know。 I suppose you have not
forgot how�察�fifteen years ago�察�when you made horse´shoes in the
little dingle by the side of the great north road�察�I lent you fifty
cottors ��111�� to purchase the wonderful trotting cob of the
innkeeper with the green Newmarket coat�察�which three days after you
sold for two hundred。
'Well�察�brother�察�if you had wanted the two hundred�察�instead of the
fifty�察�I could have lent them to you�察�and would have done so�察�for I
knew you would not be long pazorrhus to me。 I am no hindity mush�察�
brother�察�no Irishman�察�I laid out the other day twenty pounds in
buying rupenoe peam´engries�察。�112�� and in the Chong´gav�察。�113�� have
a house of my own with a yard behind it。
'AND�察�FORSOOTH�察�IF I GO THITHER�察�I CAN CHOOSE A PLACE TO LIGHT A
FIRE UPON�察�AND SHALL HAVE NO NECESSITY TO ASK LEAVE OF THESE HERE
GENTILES。'
Well�察�dear reader�察�this last is the translation of the Gypsy
sentence which heads the chapter�察�and which is a very
characteristic specimen of the general way of speaking of the
English Gypsies。
The language�察�as they generally speak it�察�is a broken jargon�察�in
which few of the grammatical peculiarities of the Rommany are to be
distinguished。 In fact�察�what has been said of the Spanish Gypsy
dialect holds good with respect to the English as commonly spoken�此 �
yet the English dialect has in reality suffered much less than the
Spanish�察�and still retains its original syntax to a certain extent�察�
its peculiar manner of conjugating verbs�察�and declining nouns and
pronouns。 I must�察�however�察�qualify this last assertion�察�by
observing that in the genuine Rommany there are no prepositions�察�
but�察�on the contrary�察�post´positions�察�now�察�in the case of the
English dialect�察�these post´positions have been lost�察�and their
want�察�with the exception of the genitive�察�has been supplied with
English prepositions�察�as may be seen by a short example�此�
Hungarian Gypsy。��114�� English Gypsy。 English。
Job Yow He
Leste Leste Of him
Las Las To him
Les Los Him
Lester From leste From him
Leha With leste With him
PLURAL。
Hungarian Gypsy English Gypsy。 English
Jole Yaun They
Lente Lente Of them
Len Len To them
Len Len Them
Lender From Lende From them
The following comparison of words selected at random from the
English and Spanish dialects of the Rommany will�察�perhaps�察�not be
uninteresting to the philologist or even to the general reader。
Could a doubt be at present entertained that the Gypsy language is
virtually the same in all parts of the world where it is spoken�察�I
conceive that such a vocabulary would at once remove it。
English Gypsy。 Spanish Gypsy。
Ant Cria Crianse
Bread Morro Manro
City Forus Foros
Dead Mulo Mulo
Enough Dosta Dosta
Fish Matcho Macho
Great Boro Baro
House Ker Quer
Iron Saster Sas
King Krallis Cralis
Love��I�� Camova Camelo
Moon Tchun Chimutra
Night Rarde Rati
Onion Purrum Porumia
Poison Drav Drao
Quick Sig Sigo
Rain Brishindo Brejindal
Sunday Koorokey Curque
Teeth Danor Dani
Village Gav Gao
White Pauno Parno
Yes Avali Ungale
As specimens of how the English dialect maybe written�察�the
following translations of the Lord's Prayer and Belief will perhaps
suffice。
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Miry dad�察�odoi oprey adrey tiro tatcho tan�察�Medeveleskoe si tiro
nav�察�awel tiro tem�察�be kairdo tiro lav acoi drey pov sa odoi adrey
kosgo tan�此 �dey mande ke´divvus miry diry morro�察�ta fordel man sor
so me pazzorrus tute�察�sa me fordel sor so wavior mushor pazzorrus
amande�察�ma riggur man adrey kek dosch�察�ley man abri sor wafodu�察�
tiro se o tem�察�tiro or zoozli´wast�察�tiro or corauni�察�kanaw ta ever´
komi。 Avali。 Tatchipen。
LITERAL TRANSLATION
My Father�察�yonder up within thy good place�察�god´like be thy name�察�
come thy kingdom�察�be done thy word here in earth as yonder in good
place。 Give to me to´day my dear bread�察�and forgive me all that I
am indebted to thee�察�as I forgive all that other men are indebted
to me�察�not lead me into any ill�察�take me out ��of�� all evil�察�thine
is the kingdom�察�thine the strong hand�察�thine the crown�察�now and
evermore。 Yea。 Truth。
THE BELIEF
Me apasavenna drey mi´dovvel�察�Dad soro´ruslo�察�savo kedas charvus ta
pov�此 �apasavenna drey olescro yeck chavo moro arauno Christos�察�lias
medeveleskoe Baval´engro�察�beano of wendror of medeveleskoe gairy
Mary�此 �kurredo tuley me´cralliskoe geiro Pontius Pilaten wast�察�
nasko pre rukh�察�moreno�察�chivios adrey o hev�察�jas yov tuley o kalo
dron ke wafudo tan�察�bengeskoe stariben�察�jongorasa o trito divvus�察�
atchasa opre to tatcho tan�察�Mi´dovvels kair�察�bestela kanaw odoi pre
Mi´dovvels tacho wast Dad soro´boro�察�ava sig to lel shoonaben opre
mestepen and merripen。 Apasa´venna en develeskoe Baval´engro�察�Boro
develeskoe congri�察�develeskoe pios of sore tacho foky ketteney�察�
soror wafudu´penes fordias�察�soror mulor jongorella�察�kek merella
apopli。 Avali�察�palor。
LITERAL TRANSLATION
I believe in my God�察�Father all powerful�察�who made heaven and
earth�察�I believe in his one Son our Lord Christ�察�conceived by Holy
Ghost�察。�117�� born of bowels of Holy Virgin Mary�察�beaten under the
royal governor Pontius Pilate's hand�察�hung on a tree�察�slain�察�put
into the grave�察�went he down the black road to bad place�察�the
devil's prison�察�he awaked the third day�察�ascended up to good place�察�
my God's house�察�sits now there on my God's right hand Father´all´
powerful�察�shall come soon to hold judgment over life and death。 I
believe in Holy Ghost�察�Great Holy Church�察�Holy festival of all good
people together�察�all sins forgiveness�察�that all dead arise�察�no more
die again。 Yea�察�brothers。
SPECIMEN OF A SONG IN THE VULGAR OR BROKEN ROMMANY
As I was a jawing to the gav yeck divvus��
I met on the dron miro Rommany chi��
I puch'd yoi whether she com sar mande��
And she penn'd�此 �tu si wafo Rommany��
And I penn'd�察�I shall ker tu miro tacho Rommany��
Fornigh tute but dui chave��
Methinks I'll cam tute for miro merripen��
If tu but pen�察�thou wilt commo sar mande。
TRANSLATION
One day as I was going to the village��
I met on the road my Rommany lass��
I ask'd her whether she would come with me��
And she said thou hast another wife。
I said�察�I will make thee my lawful wife��
Because thou hast but two children��
Methinks I will love thee until my death��
If thou but say thou wilt come with me。
Many other specimens of the English Gypsy muse might be here
adduced�察�it is probable�察�however�察�that the above will have fully
satisfied the curiosity of the reader。 It has been inserted here
for the purpose of showing that the Gypsies have songs in their own
language�察�a fact which has been denied。 In its metre it resembles
the ancient Sclavonian ballads�察�with which it has another feature
in common ´ the absence of rhyme。
Footnotes��
��1�� QUARTERLY REVIEW�察�Dec。 1842
��2�� EDINBURGH REVIEW�察�Feb。 1843。
��3�� EXAMINER�察�Dec。 17�察�1842。
��4�� SPECTATOR�察�Dec。 7�察�1842。
��5�� Thou speakest well�察�brother��
��6�� This is quite a mistake�此 �I know very little of what has been
written concerning these people�此 �even the work of Grellmann had
not come beneath my perusal at the time of the publication of the
first edition OF THE ZINCALI�察�which I certainly do not regret�此 �for
though I believe the learned German to be quite right in his theory
with respect to the origin of the Gypsies�察�his acquaintance with
their character�察�habits�察�and peculiarities�察�seems to have been
extremely limited。
��7�� Good day。
��8�� Glandered horse。
��9�� Two brothers。
��10�� The edition here referred to has long since been out of print。
��11�� It may not be amiss to give the etymology of the word engro�察�
which so frequently occurs in compound words in the English Gypsy
tongue�此� the EN properly belongs to the preceding noun�察�being one
of the forms of the genitive case�察�for example�察�Elik´EN boro
congry�察�the great Church or Cathedral of Ely�察�the GRO or GEIRO
��Spanish GUERO���察�is the Sanscrit KAR�察�a particle much used in that
language in the formation of compounds�察�I need scarcely add that
MONGER in the English words Costermonger�察�Ironmonger�察�etc。�察�is
derived from the same root。
��12�� For the knowledge of this fact I am indebted to the well´known
and enterprising traveller�察�Mr。 Vigne�察�whose highly interesting
work on Cashmire and the Panjab requires no recommendation from me。
��13�� Gorgio ��Spanish GACHO���察�a man who is not a Gypsy�此 �the Spanish
Gypsies term the Gentiles Busne�察�the meaning of which word will be
explained farther on。