[Intro] [acoustic guitar flourishes, solo violin melody] [male vocalizing] Gelem, gelem Gelem, gelem Gelem, gelem [Verse 1] [acoustic guitar strumming, soft strings] I went a long, long time I met happy Roma O Roma, where do you come from With tents happy on the road O Romani, I once had a great family The Black Legions murdered them Come with me, Roma from all the world [Chorus] [full band enters, driving rock beat, male choir] (Hey!) Gelem, gelem, through the fire and the rain (Hey!) Roma laughing, drinking, dancing through the pain (Abba!) Gelem, gelem, feel the thunder in our feet (Hey!) Gypsy hearts are wild, hear the riot in the street Gelem, gelem, we are singing with the flame Clapping, stomping, shouting out the family name Gelem, gelem, raise your voices till they break Romani forever, every chain we're gonna break [Post-Chorus] [choir chanting over driving rhythm] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! [Verse 2] [bass and drums continue, acoustic guitar accents] Caravan of dreams on the broken railway line Rust and dust and moonlight, but the stars are always mine children's children making real our dream Kids are breathing rhythm while the elders bless the band Stories in the smoke as it twists around the sky Laughing at the fortune that the city types deny Patchwork coat and boots made of every stolen year Still we turn the hunger into music, into cheer [Chorus] [full band, high energy] (Hey!) Gelem, gelem, through the fire and the rain (Hey!) Roma laughing, drinking, dancing through the pain (Abba!) Gelem, gelem, feel the thunder in our feet (Hey!) Gypsy hearts are wild, hear the riot in the street Gelem, gelem, we are singing with the flame Clapping, stomping, shouting out the family name Gelem, gelem, raise your voices till they break Romani forever, every chain we're gonna break [Bridge] [rhythmic chanting, brass stabs] rosa roma, rosa roma mother seer, mother seer butterfly beat, upward into the stars Let the fury out [Guitar and Violin Solo] [distorted electric guitar and fast violin runs] [Outro] [full choir and band] Gelem, gelem, through the fire and the rain Roma laughing, drinking, dancing through the pain Gelem, gelem, feel the thunder in our feet Gypsy hearts are wild, hear the riot in the street Gelem, gelem, we are singing with the flame Clapping, stomping, shouting out the family name Gelem, gelem, raise your voices till they break Romani forever, every chain we're gonna break Phoenix flies upward bound till safety is found [violin flourish, final drum hit]
